Французский журнал Les Inrockuptibles составил список 100 лучших фильмов 21 века:

91-100:
100. (tie) Ce vieux reve qui bouge, Alain Guiraudie
100. (tie) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Brad Bird
99. Inside Out, Pete Doctor
98. P’tit Quinquin, Bruno Dumont
97. Minority Report, Steven Spielberg
96. The Social Network, David Fincher
95. Looper, Rian Johnson
94. La piel que habito, Pedro Almodovar
93. The 40 Year-Old Virgin, Judd Apatow
92. Les amours imaginaires, Xavier Dolan
91. Essential Killing, Jerzy Skolimowski

81-90:
90. Bug, William Friedkin
89. Les plages d’Agnes, Agnes Varda
88. Choses secretes, Jean-Claude Brisseau
87. Mysterious Skin, Gregg Araki
86. Time and Tide, Tsui Hark
85. The Myth of American Sleepover, David Robert Mitchell
84. Blissfully Yours, Apichatpong Weerasethakul
83. Boyhood, Richard Linklater
82. The New World, Terrence Malick
81. Histoire de Marie et Julien, Jacques Rivette

71-80:
80. Super 8, J.J. Abrams
79. A Touch of Sin, Jia Zhang-ke
78. A ma soeur, Catherine Breillat
77. Spiderman 2, Sam Raimi
76. The Ghost Writer, Roman Polanski
75. Stuck on You, Bobby and Peter Farrelly
74. Syndromes and a Century, Apichatpong Weerasethakul
73. Triple Agent, Eric Rohmer
72. Arabian Nights, Miguel Gomes
71. Saint Laurent, Bertrand Bonello

61-70:
70. Woman on the Beach, Hong Sang-soo
69. La Captive, Chantal Akerman
68. West of the Tracks, Wang Bing
67. La Graine et le mulet, Abdellatif Kechiche
66. Tomboy, Celine Sciamma
65. L’Avenir, de Mia Hansen-Love
64. We Own the Night, James Gray
63. Tokyo Sonata, Kiyoshi Kurosawa
62. Catch Me If You Can, Steven Spielberg
61. L’Esquive, Abdellatif Kechiche

51-60:
60. Bad Education, Pedro Almodovar
59. A Serious Man, Ethan and Joel Coen
58. Last Days, Gus Van Sant
57. In Another Country, Hong Sang-soo
56. Un Conte de Noel, Arnaud Desplechin
55. Mia Madre, Nanni Moretti
54. Trouble Every Day, Claire Denis
53. Death Proof, Quentin Tarantino
52. Collateral, Michael Mann
51. Sarabande, Ingmar Bergman

41-50:
50. Still Life, Jia Zhang-ke
49. The Brown Bunny, Vincent Gallo
48. Inglorious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino
47. Les amours d’Astree et de Celadon, Eric Rohmer
46. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Werner Herzog
45. Speed Racer, Lana and Lilly Wachowski
44. Twixt, Francis Ford Coppola
43. Miami Vice, Michael Mann
42. Spirited Away, Hayao Miyazaki
41. La vie d’Adele, Abdellatif Kechiche

31-40:
40. Come and Go, Joao Cesar Monteiro
39. Nobody's Daughter Haewon, Hong Sang-soo
38. Les chansons d’amour, Christophe Honore
37. No Country for Old Men, Ethan and Joel Coen
36. Sils Maria, Olivier Assayas
35. Les amants reguliers, Philippe Garrel
34. Ten, Abbas Kiarostami
33. The Life Aquatic, Wes Anderson
32. Mad Max : Fury Road, George Miller
31. Zero Dark Thirty, Kathryn Bigelow

21-30:
30. Adieu au langage, Jean-Luc Godard
29. Superbad, Greg Mottola
28. Only Lovers Left Alive, Jim Jarmusch
27. How Do You Know, James L. Brooks
26. Melancholia, Lars Von Trier
25. Tabu, Miguel Gomes
24. Take Shelter, Jeff Nichols
23. Match Point, Woody Allen
22. Zodiac, David Fincher
21. A History of Violence, David Cronenberg

11-20:
20. L’Apollonide: Souvenirs de la maison close, Bertrand Bonello
19. Millenium Mambo, Hou Hsiao-hsien
18. O Fantasma, Joao Pedro Rodrigues
17. Film Socialisme, Jean-Luc Godard
16. The Host, Bong Joon-ho
15. Mysteries of Lisbon, Raoul Ruiz
14. Under the Skin, Jonathan Glazer
13. Elle, Paul Verhoeven
12. Spring Breakers, Harmony Korine
11. L’Inconnu du lac, Alain Guiraudie

Top-10:
10. Two Lovers, James Gray
9. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, Apichatpong Weerasethakul
8. A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Steven Spielberg
7. In the Mood for Love, Wong Kar-wai
6. Tropical Malady, Apichatpong Weerasethakul
5. Gerry, Gus Van Sant
4. Rois et reine, Arnaud Desplechin
3. Elephant, Gus van Sant
2. Holy Motors, Leos Carax
1. Mulholland Drive, David Lynch

Авторы ресурса The Playlist составили список из 100 лучших режиссеров, которые до сих пор снимают кино. Топ-лист получился довольно неоднозначным и странным. Впрочем, у каждого свое мнение. Итак:

11-25:
25. Steven Spielberg
24. Christopher Nolan
23. Lars Von Trier
22. Wong Kar-Wai
21. Hou Hsiao-Hsien
20. Steven Soderbergh
19. Bong Joon-Ho
18. Steve McQueen
17. Ava DuVernay
16. David Fincher
15. Pedro Almodovar
14. Jane Campion
13. Asghar Farhadi
12. Alfonso Cuaron
11. Yorgos Lanthimos

Top-10:
10. Claire Denis
9. Mia Hansen-Love
8. Jonathan Glazer
7. Denis Villeneuve
6. Pablo Larrain
5. Martin Scorsese
4. Todd Haynes
3. The Coen Brothers
2. Kathryn Bigelow
1. Paul Thomas Anderson

Список лучших британских лент по версии журнала Total Film:

Top-10:
1. Get Carter
2. A Matter of Life and Death
3. Trainspotting
4. The Third Man
5. Life of Brian
6. The Wicker Man
7. Kind Hearts and Coronets
8. Lawrence of Arabia
9. From Russia With Love
10. Naked

10 лучших фильмов о пост-апокалипсисе по версии BFI:

Top-10:
Облик грядущего (Things to Come, 1936), реж. Уильям Кэмерон Мензиес
Взлетная полоса (La Jetée, 1962), реж. Крис Маркер
Военная игра (The War Game, 1965), реж. Питер Уоткинс
Парень и его пес (A Boy and His Dog, 1975), реж. Л.К. Джонс
Рассвет мертвецов (Dawn of the Dead, 1978), реж. Джордж А. Ромеро
Время волков (Le temps du loup, 2003), реж. Михаэль Ханеке
Дитя человеческое (Children of Men, 2006), реж. Альфонсо Куарон
ВАЛЛ-И (WALL-E, 2008), реж. Эндрю Стэнтон
Сквозь снег (Snowpiercer, 2013), реж. Пон Джун-хо
Безумный Макс: Дорога ярости (Mad Max: Fury Road, 2015), реж. Джордж Миллер

Лучшие ленты 21 века по версии David Ehrlich:

Top-10:
10. “Girl Walk // All Day”
9. “35 Shots of Rum”
8. “Mulholland Dr.”
7. “World of Tomorrow”
6. “The Wind Rises”
5. “Certified Copy”
4. “Dancer in the Dark”
3. “Yi Yi”
2. “Carol”
1. “Lost in Translation”

Лучшие ленты 21 века по версии Eric Kohn:

Top-10:
10. “Rejected”
9. “12 Years a Slave”
8. “The Act of Killing”
7. “Leviathan” (2012)
6. “Son of Saul”
5. “Enter the Void”
4. “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives”
3. “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”
2. “Boyhood”
1. “Holy Motors”

Лучшие ленты 21 века по версии Саши Стоун:

Top-5:
1. The Social Network
2. No Country for Old Men
3. Lincoln
4. The Departed
5. Spirited Away

Special Mentions:
1. Brokeback Mountain
2. The Hurt Locker
3. I’m Not There
4. Gone Girl
5. Middle of Nowhere
6. Mommy
7. Wall-E
8. Pan’s Labyrinth
9. Zodiac
10. Mean Girls
11. Selma
12. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
13. A Separation
14. Inception
15. The Wolf of Wall Street

Лучшие ленты 21 века по версии Клэйтона Дэвиса:

Top-10:
1. “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2003)
2. “Inside Llewyn Davis” (2013)
3. “Toy Story 3” (2010)
4. “Gravity” (2013)
5. “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” (2007)
6. “Son of Saul” (2015)
7. “Chicago” (2002)
8. “Bowling for Columbine” (2002)
9. “The Hours” (2002)
10. “The Hurt Locker” (2009)

BBC опросило 177 критиков и на их основе составило топ-лист из 100 лучших фильмов 21 века:

100. Toni Erdmann (Maren Ade, 2016)
100. Requiem for a Dream (Darren Aronofsky, 2000)
100. Carlos (Olivier Assayas, 2010)
99. The Gleaners and I (Agnès Varda, 2000)
98. Ten (Abbas Kiarostami, 2002)
97. White Material (Claire Denis, 2009)
96. Finding Nemo (Andrew Stanton, 2003)
95. Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson, 2012)
94. Let the Right One In (Tomas Alfredson, 2008)
93. Ratatouille (Brad Bird, 2007)
92. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Andrew Dominik, 2007)
91. The Secret in Their Eyes (Juan José Campanella, 2009)

90. The Pianist (Roman Polanski, 2002)
89. The Headless Woman (Lucrecia Martel, 2008)
88. Spotlight (Tom McCarthy, 2015)
87. Amélie (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001)
86. Far From Heaven (Todd Haynes, 2002)
85. A Prophet (Jacques Audiard, 2009)
84. Her (Spike Jonze, 2013)
83. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Steven Spielberg, 2001)
82. A Serious Man (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2009)
81. Shame (Steve McQueen, 2011)

80. The Return (Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2003)
79. Almost Famous (Cameron Crowe, 2000)
78. The Wolf of Wall Street (Martin Scorsese, 2013)
77. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Julian Schnabel, 2007)
76. Dogville (Lars von Trier, 2003)
75. Inherent Vice (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2014)
74. Spring Breakers (Harmony Korine, 2012)
73. Before Sunset (Richard Linklater, 2004)
72. Only Lovers Left Alive (Jim Jarmusch, 2013)
71. Tabu (Miguel Gomes, 2012)

70. Stories We Tell (Sarah Polley, 2012)
69. Carol (Todd Haynes, 2015)
68. The Royal Tenenbaums (Wes Anderson, 2001)
67. The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow, 2008)
66. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter…and Spring (Kim Ki-duk, 2003)
65. Fish Tank (Andrea Arnold, 2009)
64. The Great Beauty (Paolo Sorrentino, 2013)
63. The Turin Horse (Béla Tarr and Ágnes Hranitzky, 2011)
62. Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, 2009)
61. Under the Skin (Jonathan Glazer, 2013)

60. Syndromes and a Century (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2006)
59. A History of Violence (David Cronenberg, 2005)
58. Moolaadé (Ousmane Sembène, 2004)
57. Zero Dark Thirty (Kathryn Bigelow, 2012)
56. Werckmeister Harmonies (Béla Tarr, director; Ágnes Hranitzky, co-director, 2000)
55. Ida (Paweł Pawlikowski, 2013)
54. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2011)
53. Moulin Rouge! (Baz Luhrmann, 2001)
52. Tropical Malady (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2004)
51. Inception (Christopher Nolan, 2010)

50. The Assassin (Hou Hsiao-hsien, 2015)
49. Goodbye to Language (Jean-Luc Godard, 2014)
48. Brooklyn (John Crowley, 2015)
47. Leviathan (Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2014)
46. Certified Copy (Abbas Kiarostami, 2010)
45. Blue Is the Warmest Color (Abdellatif Kechiche, 2013)
44. 12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen, 2013)
43. Melancholia (Lars von Trier, 2011)
42. Amour (Michael Haneke, 2012)
41. Inside Out (Pete Docter, 2015)

40. Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee, 2005)
39. The New World (Terrence Malick, 2005)
38. City of God (Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund, 2002)
37. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2010)
36. Timbuktu (Abderrahmane Sissako, 2014)
35. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee, 2000)
34. Son of Saul (László Nemes, 2015)
33. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008)
32. The Lives of Others (Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, 2006)
31. Margaret (Kenneth Lonergan, 2011)

30. Oldboy (Park Chan-wook, 2003)
29. WALL-E (Andrew Stanton, 2008)
28. Talk to Her (Pedro Almodóvar, 2002)
27. The Social Network (David Fincher, 2010)
26. 25th Hour (Spike Lee, 2002)
25. Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2000)
24. The Master (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2012)
23. Caché (Michael Haneke, 2005)
22. Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola, 2003)
21. The Grand Budapest Hotel (Wes Anderson, 2014)

20. Synecdoche, New York (Charlie Kaufman, 2008)
19. Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller, 2015)
18. The White Ribbon (Michael Haneke, 2009)
17. Pan’s Labyrinth (Guillermo Del Toro, 2006)
16. Holy Motors (Leos Carax, 2012)
15. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (Cristian Mungiu, 2007)
14. The Act of Killing (Joshua Oppenheimer, 2012)
13. Children of Men (Alfonso Cuarón, 2006)
12. Zodiac (David Fincher, 2007)
11. Inside Llewyn Davis (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2013)

10. No Country for Old Men (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2007)
9. A Separation (Asghar Farhadi, 2011)
8. Yi Yi: A One and a Two (Edward Yang, 2000)
7. The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2011)
6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)
5. Boyhood (Richard Linklater, 2014)
4. Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001)
3. There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007)
2. In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar-wai, 2000)
1. Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001)

На сайте thecinematicholic.com выбрали десять лучших европейских фильмов за последние десять лет:

Top-10:
1. 4 месяца, 3 недели, 2 дня (4 luni, 3 saptamâni si 2 zile), реж. Кристиан Мунджиу
2. Пророк (Un prophète), реж. Жак Одиар
3. Копия верна (Copie conforme), реж. Аббас Киаростами
4. Жизнь других (Das Leben der Anderen), реж. Флориан Хенкель фон Доннерсмарк 
5. Скафандр и бабочка (Le scaphandre et le papillon), реж. Джулиан Шнабель
6. Любовь (Amour), реж. Михаэль Ханеке
7. Охота (Jagten), реж. Томас Винтерберг
8. Клык (Kynodontas), реж. Йоргос Лантимос
9. Ида (Ida), реж. Павел Павликовский
10. Гоморра (Gomorrah), реж. Маттео Гарроне