From “In the Mood for Love” to “The Substance”: Here are the 30 best films of the 21st century (so far) – selected, described and celebrated by the ZEIT feature section.
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In the comfortable twilight between the years you can once again appreciate the best films of the past 25 years. She selected the features section of TIME. We have sorted the 30 titles chronologically according to their original theatrical release and divided them into five half-decades. Swipe through the individual sliders. If you would like to read more about a specific film, just click on the one you want. You will then be redirected to a text about the title in question. These articles come from the archives of the film from the time of the film’s release TIME – or they were created in retrospect in 2025. This list is originally in the TIME-Special Edition”The best ideas of the 21st century” (TIME 22/25).
