The Triumph of ‘The Odyssey,’ and the Christopher Nolan Movie Rankings
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July 21, 2026 · The Odyssey (2016) · Adventure · Biography · Drama · 1:56:19 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins
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The Christopher Nolan movie rankings
Ranked list · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins · ▶ 1:32:58
- 13Following (1998) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:54:30
- 12Insomnia (2002) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:54:31
- 11Batman Begins (2005) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:54:32
- 10The Dark Knight Rises (2012) · Chris Ryan▶ 1:32:58
- 9The Prestige (2006) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:45:50
- 8Memento (2000) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:45:52
- 7Interstellar (2014) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:46:26
- 6Tenet (2020) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:46:40
- 5Inception (2010) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:46:17
- 4The Dark Knight (2008) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:52:01
- 3The Odyssey (2026) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:51:58
- 2Oppenheimer (2023) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:51:39
- 1Dunkirk (2017) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:51:38
Movies Referenced (43)
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Directors Referenced (11)
10 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan · Known for Tenet, Interstellar, Inception▶ 0:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for All Quiet on the Western Front, Conclave▶ 19:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Argo, Gone Girl, The Town▶ 14:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Wonder Woman, Zack Snyder's Justice League▶ 1:16:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Ten Commandments, The Greatest Show on Earth, Sunset Boulevard▶ 35:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for 127 Hours, 28 Days Later, Shallow Grave▶ 13:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Sherlock Holmes, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch▶ 1:15:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Glengarry Glen Ross, Fifty Shades Freed▶ 1:26:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Last Seduction, Very Bad Things▶ 15:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Fitzcarraldo, Jack Reacher▶ 5:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (58)
15 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Good Will Hunting, The Martian, The Departed▶ 17:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Yesterday, Tenet, Don't Look Up▶ 18:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan · Known for The Dark Knight, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight Rises▶ 1:11:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Moulin Rouge!▶ 38:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Tenet, The Fate of the Furious▶ 14:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Disturbing Behavior, Batman Begins▶ 1:30:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Black Swan, V for Vendetta▶ 22:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Iron Man, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Endgame▶ 4:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Manchester by the Sea, Light of My Life, A Ghost Story▶ 18:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (12)
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Legacy▶ 21:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Black Panther, Creed▶ 18:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Talented Mr. Ripley, Strangers on a Train, Deep Water▶ 16:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Last King of Scotland▶ 1:01:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Inside Llewyn Davis, A Serious Man▶ 1:05:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Raid 2, Apostle▶ 1:01:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Tell No One▶ 32:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for The Swimmer▶ 22:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone▶ 14:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (1)
3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Lady Bird, While We're Young▶ 1:05:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗