Christopher Nolan

Director

Christopher Nolan has a .615 batting average: 8 of 13 films rated 80/100 or higher.

Batting average
.615
Hits
8 of 13 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 3% of 941 directors, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1990–2026

Films, ranked by rating

  1. The Dark Knight (2008) — 92/100 · hit
  2. Inception (2010) — 90/100 · hit
  3. Oppenheimer (2023) — 89/100 · hit
  4. The Odyssey (2026) — 86/100 · hit
  5. Memento (2000) — 85/100 · hit
  6. Dunkirk (2017) — 85/100 · hit
  7. The Dark Knight Rises (2012) — 82/100 · hit
  8. Interstellar (2014) — 81/100 · hit
  9. Batman Begins (2005) — 79/100
  10. The Prestige (2006) — 79/100
  11. Insomnia (2002) — 76/100
  12. Following (1999) — 72/100
  13. Tenet (2020) — 71/100
  14. Quay (2015) — 70/100 · short, not counted
  15. Doodlebug (1997) — 67/100 · short, not counted
  16. Tarantella (1990) — 51/100 · short, not counted

Films that qualify under the rating methodology, not a complete filmography.

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. The Dark Knight (2008) — 92/100 · hit
  2. Inception (2010) — 90/100 · hit
  3. Oppenheimer (2023) — 89/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. Tarantella (1990) — 51/100 · short, not counted
  2. Doodlebug (1997) — 67/100 · short, not counted
  3. Quay (2015) — 70/100 · short, not counted

Also on Movie Moneyball as writer. Each page is a separate record.

How these numbers work: Methodology