# The best movies of the last 25 years according to critics (RT25)

Mad Max: Fury Road, Parasite, Mulholland Dr., The Dark Knight, Portrait of a Lady on Fire and In the Mood for Love: the top 25 films of 1998-2023 voted by critics for Rotten Tomatoes' 25th anniversary.

- 144 votes · 25 items
- Mar 18, 2024 · couchpotato_yyc
- https://even.best/en/l/4962/the-best-movies-of-the-last-25-years-according-to-critics-rt25

## Top 25

1. **Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)** (13 · ▲13 ▼0) — 97% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
2. **Spirited Away (2001)** (11 · ▲11 ▼0) — 96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
3. **Parasite (2019)** (10 · ▲10 ▼0) — 99% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
4. **Mulholland Dr. (2001)** (10 · ▲10 ▼0) — 84% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
5. **The Dark Knight (2008)** (9 · ▲9 ▼0) — 94% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
6. **In the Mood for Love (2000)** (8 · ▲10 ▼2) — 92% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
7. **Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — 94% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
8. **The Social Network (2010)** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — 96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
9. **Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — 97% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
10. **Magnolia (1999)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 82% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
11. **Whiplash (2014)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — 94% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
12. **The Tree of Life (2011)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — 85% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
13. **Pan's Labyrinth (2006)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 95% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
14. **Moonlight (2016)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 98% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
15. **Black Panther (2018)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
16. **The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — 91% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
17. **Paddington 2 (2017)** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — 99% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
18. **There Will Be Blood (2007)** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — 91% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
19. **Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — 92% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
20. **The Matrix (1999)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — 83% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
21. **Get Out (2017)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — 98% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
22. **Zodiac (2007)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — 90% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
23. **Inglourious Basterds (2009)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — 89% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
24. **Arrival (2016)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — 94% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
25. **No Country for Old Men (2007)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 93% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

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