Christopher Nolan: A Look At His Most Famous Films

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Christopher Nolan

Christopher Nolan is the man behind some of the biggest movies of the 2000s. The English filmmaker has directed major box office hits and fan-favourites including The Dark Knight and Inception. Click through the gallery here for a breakdown of his most famous films. Enjoy!

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'Memento'

Christopher Nolan made a name for himself in 1998 with the great one-hour indie crime film Following. But he truly arrived with his feature-length studio debut two years later, in 2000's Memento. Guy Pearce stars as a man with amnesia in the one-of-a-kind crime thriller.

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'Insomnia'

If there's one Christopher Nolan film that's sometimes forgotten, it's probably his 2002 thriller Insomnia. Nolan's follow-up to Memento, the film stars Al Pacino as an insomniac detective tracking down a murderer. Watch also for a chilling and dramatic Robin Williams performance!

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'Batman Begins'

Following Insomnia, Christopher Nolan kickstarted his Batman trilogy that would forever change the superhero movie genre. 2005's Batman Begins was the first of his three films with a gritty Christian Bale as the caped-crusader.

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'The Prestige'

The Prestige saw Nolan return to thoroughly-captivating thrills and plot twists in the style of Memento. The all-star cast of the sci-fi magician film includes Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Scarlett Johansson, and David Bowie.

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'The Dark Knight'

Commonly called the greatest superhero movie of all time, The Dark Knight was Christopher Nolan's sixth film. Featuring a Heath Ledger performance for the ages, the film won two Oscars and currently ranks 4th on IMDb's highest-rated titles.

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'Inception'

While The Dark Knight may be Nolan's most popular film, his trademark movie has to be Inception. The mind-bending 2010 sci-fi drama stars Leonardo DiCaprio in a crime story exploring dreams, illusion, and the human mind.

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'The Dark Knight Rises'

It was difficult to match the hype of The Dark Knight, but Christopher Nolan returned to finish his Batman trilogy with The Dark Knight Rises in 2012. Tom Hardy joined the franchise as "Bane" in the well-received film that was still divisive to some fans.

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'Interstellar'

Speaking of divisive... Christopher Nolan's sci-fi epic Interstellar was the must-see movie event of 2014. Polarizing critics and viewers alike, the space and time travel film stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, and Jessica Chastain.

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'Dunkirk'

Dunkirk just might be Nolan's most conventional film, but the talented director aced his first entry in the war film genre. The movie is a technical masterpiece about the Dunkirk evacuation during World War II. It picked up three Oscar wins for sound and editing.

Christopher Nolan is one of the most acclaimed and successful directors working today.

The English filmmaker is behind countless box office hits dating back to his studio feature debut Memento in 2000. Ever since, he's earned a devoted following and has been dropping one mind-bending film after another.

Christopher Nolan's Most Famous Movies

In this gallery, we're taking a look back at Christopher Nolan's most famous movies, a list that includes some of the biggest titles in 21st century cinema.

Click through the gallery above to look back at the movies of Christopher Nolan, from thrillers like Memento to superhero movies and his most recent epic Tenet.