Closet Picks

filmmaker

Christopher Nolan

One visit, reaching 31 films in the collection.

19 Jun 2026

The filmmaker shares how The Testament of Dr. Mabuse influenced The Dark Knight, talks about the importance of Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project, and praises the way David Lynch evokes dream logic on-screen.

Chose Director Year
1 The Killersbox set, 2 films
2 John Cassavetes: Five Filmsbox set, 6 films
3 For All Mankind Al Reinert 1989
4 The Complete Mr. Arkadin Orson Welles 1955
5 The Testament of Dr. Mabuse Fritz Lang 1933
6 The Apu Trilogybox set, 3 films
7 Scorsese Shorts Martin Scorsese
8 Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 3box set, 6 films
9 Malcolm X Spike Lee 1992
10 Lost Highway David Lynch 1997
11 The Qatsi Trilogybox set, 3 films
12 The Player Robert Altman 1992
13 Boyhood Richard Linklater 2014
14 One False Move Carl Franklin 1992
15 The Black Stallion Carroll Ballard 1979
16 Citizen Kane Orson Welles 1941

Least-picked choice here: The Testament of Dr. Mabuse , taken by nobody else.

Watch the video · On criterion.com · This visit

Closest taste

Guests who chose the most of the same things. Anyone filmed alongside Christopher Nolan is left out, since they picked from one list.

GuestSharedJaccardIn common
Nicholas Britell 2 0.100 Citizen Kane, Malcolm X
Matthew Modine 2 0.095 The Black Stallion, The Player
Charlie Day 2 0.087 John Cassavetes: Five Films, The Player
Carl Franklin 2 0.077 Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 3, The Killers
Eric Andre 2 0.077 John Cassavetes: Five Films, Malcolm X