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Directing · Writing · age 56

Christopher Nolan

Best rated: The Dark Knight (9.1)

Christopher Nolan, illustrated
Films
13
Avg rating
8.18
Peak run
2006’14
Oscar wins
1 of 2
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Christopher Nolan, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 2006 to 2014, 8.706789200020052010201520202025Career avg 8.18The Dark Knight 9.1Insomnia 7.2

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Christopher Nolan's career barcodecoolhot
199813 films2026
Current formLast 5: 8.08 vs career 8.18 (−0.10)
  1. WInterstellar2014 · 8.7+0.5
  2. LDunkirk2017 · 7.8−0.4
  3. LTenet2020 · 7.3−0.9
  4. WOppenheimer2023 · 8.20.0
  5. WThe Odyssey2026 · 8.4+0.2
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Christopher by the numbers

Average
8.18
13 rated films
Vote weighted
8.22
bigger films count more
Median
8.4
half are better
Consistency
±0.59
rating spread
Career
29y
1998 to 2026
Total votes
19.2M
across every film
Best
9.1
The Dark Knight
Worst
7.2
Insomnia
Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography
2026The Odyssey posterThe Odyssey8.4521K
2023Oppenheimer posterOppenheimer8.21.1M
2020Tenet posterTenet7.3713K
2017Dunkirk posterDunkirk7.8829K
2014Interstellar posterInterstellar8.72.62M
2012The Dark Knight Rises posterThe Dark Knight Rises8.42.03M
2010Inception posterInception8.82.88M
2008The Dark Knight posterThe Dark Knight9.13.24M
2006The Prestige posterThe Prestige8.51.63M
2005Batman Begins posterBatman Begins8.21.75M
2002Insomnia posterInsomnia7.2353K
2000Memento posterMemento8.41.46M
1998Following posterFollowing7.4115K
Better together?

Christopher Nolan's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Christopher Nolan

12 nominations, 6 wins

Awards record

  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 2024
    Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan, Producers
    Won
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 2024
    Written for the screen by Christopher Nolan
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 2024
    Christopher Nolan
    Won
  • Best Director · Golden Globe Awards 2024
    Christopher Nolan
    Won
  • Best Director · Critics Choice Awards 2024
    Christopher Nolan
    Won
  • Outstanding Directing, Feature Film · Directors Guild Awards 2024
    Christopher Nolan
    Won
  • Best Director · BAFTA Film Awards 2024
    Christopher Nolan
    Won
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 2018
    Christopher Nolan
    Nominated
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 2018
    Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
    Nominated
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 2011
    Written by Christopher Nolan
    Nominated
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 2011
    Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
    Nominated
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 2002
    Screenplay by Christopher Nolan; Story by Jonathan Nolan
    Nominated

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