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

The top 3 according to 144 votes from people: Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) · Spirited Away (2001) · Parasite (2019). (Updated Mar 18, 2024.)

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.

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Top 25

  1. 1

    Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

    97% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 13 ▼ 0

    13
  2. 2

    Spirited Away (2001)

    96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 11 ▼ 0

    11
  3. 3

    Parasite (2019)

    99% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 10 ▼ 0

    10
  4. 4

    Mulholland Dr. (2001)

    84% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 10 ▼ 0

    10
  5. 5

    The Dark Knight (2008)

    94% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 9 ▼ 0

    9
  6. 6

    In the Mood for Love (2000)

    92% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 10 ▼ 2

    8
  7. 7

    Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

    94% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 7 ▼ 0

    7
  8. 8

    The Social Network (2010)

    96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 1

    5
  9. 9

    Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

    97% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 1

    4
  10. 10

    Magnolia (1999)

    82% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  11. 11

    Whiplash (2014)

    94% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 1

    3
  12. 12

    The Tree of Life (2011)

    85% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 1

    3
  13. 13

    Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

    95% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  14. 14

    Moonlight (2016)

    98% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  15. 15

    Black Panther (2018)

    96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  16. 16

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

    91% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 2

    2
  17. 17

    Paddington 2 (2017)

    99% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 2

    2
  18. 18

    There Will Be Blood (2007)

    91% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  19. 19

    Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

    92% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  20. 20

    The Matrix (1999)

    83% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  21. 21

    Get Out (2017)

    98% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  22. 22

    Zodiac (2007)

    90% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  23. 23

    Inglourious Basterds (2009)

    89% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  24. 24

    Arrival (2016)

    94% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  25. 25

    No Country for Old Men (2007)

    93% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1

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