Here are the results of your votes to determine the ranking of Christopher Nolan films. I prefer to call it his top ten feature films rather than tagging this the ranking of his films from worst to best. Thank you all for taking part. Let’s start of course with the film receiving the lowest amount of votes, thus declared the least excellent. Or in this particular case the most under-seen:
10
Following (1998)
In a Nutshell: An unemployed loner believes he is looking for inspiration by following complete strangers around London. When he is clocked by a slick guy in a suit, he is lured into a flurry of petty crime and eventual corruption.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q8bBAKNSA8?rel=0&w=560&h=315]
9
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
In a Nutshell: Bruce Wayne and Batman have becomes shadows of their former selves. A masked maniac called Bane becomes an immediate pain in Gotham’s ass. The conflicted Catwoman intervenes and helps Wayne / Batman somehow redeem themselves in the public eye.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8evyE9TuYk?rel=0&w=560&h=315]
8
Insomnia (2002)
In a Nutshell: Detective Dormer “accidentally” kills his partner while on the hunt for a murderer in Alaska. Given the constant daylight, Dormer struggles to get any sleep as the days tick on by. He meets the killer on a ferry, and later they have a scuffled were Dormer finally gets some sleep.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brHA3CF4_Mw?rel=0&w=560&h=315]
7
Interstellar (2014)
In a Nutshell: When the whole of humanity is threatened, former NASA pilot Cooper abandons his young daughter Murphy to go through a wormhole on a space misadventure. When asked by colleague Brand why he didn’t tell his daughter he was saving the world he tells her he wants to keep her safe. He then returns to his daughter, now 60 years older than him, abandoning Brand.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePbKGoIGAXY?rel=0&w=560&h=315]
6
Batman Begins (2005)
In a Nutshell: Bruce Wayne falls down a well of frantic bats. Then his parents are murdered. Alfred the butler raises him. When he is old enough, Bruce travels the world, learns fighting skills, and comes back to fight crime. He faces his childhood fears too, dressing as a Batman, thus alienating his potential true love Rachel.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neY2xVmOfUM?rel=0&w=560&h=315]
5
The Prestige (2006)
In a Nutshell: In London, magicians rub each other the wrong way amidst their water tank tricks, bullet catching, bird cage, The Transported Man. There’s murder, finger loss, injuries, suicide, and some serious identity issues.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijXruSzfGEc?rel=0&w=560&h=315]
4
Dunkirk (2017)
In a Nutshell: Over a week, a bunch of young British soldiers push ahead of the French in the queue to attempt survival on Dunkirk beach. Over a day, small boats head off to do the job the Navy couldn’t. Over an hour, the Spitfire fends off the Messerschmidt, before being captured by the Germans.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-eMt3SrfFU?rel=0&w=560&h=315]
3
Memento (2000)
In a Nutshell: Leonard suffers a head injury during a struggle were his wife is seemingly murdered. When he comes around he decides to piece together the puzzle by taking Polaroids, making notes, and getting some rather unorthodox tattoos.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E77LfnMI-34?rel=0&w=560&h=315]
2
Inception (2010)
In a Nutshell: A guilt-ridden husband wants to go home to his kids, so teams up with his buddy, a businessman, a thief, an architect, and a pharmacist to go dream-jumping. When they all wake up it was all a dream. Within a dream. Within a dream.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoHD9XEInc0?rel=0&w=560&h=315]
1
The Dark Knight (2008)
In a Nutshell: Batman is now faced with the maniacal new nemesis in the form of the lip-smacking, money-burning The Joker. The villain is so ruthless, charismatic, demented, terrifying, our hero hardly gets a look in. The envy shows in the interrogation room when Batman takes out his male-pride-denting on The Joker’s face.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXeTwQWrcwY?rel=0&w=560&h=315]
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