# Terrence Malick's films, ranked

From Badlands to A Hidden Life, plus his IMAX documentary: Malick's films ordered from TheWrap and High On Films, with The Thin Red Line and The Tree of Life fighting for the top.

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- Aug 23, 2023 · Kirsty Cox
- https://even.best/en/l/3172/terrence-malick-s-films-ranked

## Top 10

1. **The Thin Red Line (1998)** (78 · ▲88 ▼10) — Guadalcanal as a meditation; Golden Bear and seven Oscar nominations.
2. **Days of Heaven (1978)** (63 · ▲69 ▼6) — Néstor Almendros's Oscar-winning magic-hour photography; best director at Cannes.
3. **The New World (2005)** (48 · ▲58 ▼10) — Pocahontas and John Smith, with Colin Farrell and Q'orianka Kilcher.
4. **Badlands (1973)** (46 · ▲57 ▼11) — Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek on a killing spree; his debut.
5. **The Tree of Life (2011)** (43 · ▲52 ▼9) — A Texas family and the birth of the universe; Palme d'Or.
6. **Song to Song (2017)** (38 · ▲48 ▼10) — Musicians and a producer in the Austin scene.
7. **Voyage of Time (2016)** (28 · ▲41 ▼13) — His documentary on the history of the cosmos.
8. **To the Wonder (2012)** (27 · ▲40 ▼13) — Ben Affleck and Olga Kurylenko between Paris and Oklahoma.
9. **A Hidden Life (2019)** (25 · ▲41 ▼16) — Franz Jägerstätter refuses to swear loyalty to Hitler.
10. **Knight of Cups (2015)** (13 · ▲31 ▼18) — Christian Bale adrift in Los Angeles.

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