Quentin Tarantino Names His 20 Favourite Films from the 21th Century

We have seen legendary Quentin Tarantino whip up masterpieces, but have we seen him name his favourite movies of the 21st century? Indeed, we have!

Appearing on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, Tarantino unveiled his top picks for this century. The only rule: one film per director. Much to our expectations, most of Tarantino’s picks are violent and lean into the horror genre. The filmmaker even described why he loved them.

Just so you know, Tarantino only named those from 20 through 11; the rest will be revealed on the next episode, which drops every Wednesday morning.

Here’s the list so far.

Ranking

Movie Name

Director

Year

IMDb

West Side Story

Steven Spielberg

2021

7.1

Cabin Fever

Eli Roth

2002

6.2

Moneyball

Bennett Miller

2011

7.6

Chocolate

Prachya Pinkaew

2008

7.0

The Devil’s Rejects

Rob Zombie

2005

6.7

The Passion of the Christ

Mel Gibson

2004

7.2

School of Rock

Richard Linklater

2003

7.2

Jackass: The Movie

Jeff Tremaine

2002

6.6

Big Bad Wolves

Aharon Keshales & Navot Papushado

2013

6.8

Battle Royale

Kinji Fukasaku

2002

7.5

Let us know in the comments below which of Tarantino’s picks you have seen, and which are on your watchlist.

Quentin Tarantino Names His 20 Favourite Films from the 21th Century

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