Overview
- Business Insider published a subjective ranking of Nolan’s complete filmography that orders every film from worst to best.
- The critic puts Memento at the top of the list and calls it Nolan’s best work, with Inception second and The Dark Knight third.
- Oppenheimer is ranked sixth in the list and is noted for winning Nolan a Best Director Oscar while the film earned Best Picture.
- The Odyssey, Nolan’s 2026 adaptation starring Matt Damon, appears at number eight and is described as a moving, ambitious take on Homer’s poem.
- The piece frames these placements against Nolan’s signature traits — non-linear storytelling, large-scale practical effects, and a preference for theatrical IMAX presentation — while acknowledging that rankings are subjective and other critics rank his films differently.