Christopher Nolan filmography

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Christopher Nolan is a British-American film director, screenwriter, and film producer. His feature directorial debut was the neo-noir crime thriller Following (1998) which was made on a budget of $6,000.{{cite news|title=How Memento Set the Framework for Christopher Nolan's Career|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/03/memento-is-a-precise-twisty-delight-15-years-on/473973/|work=The Atlantic|date=16 March 2016|access-date=9 December 2019|last=Sims|first=David|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809124304/http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/03/memento-is-a-precise-twisty-delight-15-years-on/473973/|archive-date=9 August 2016|url-status=live}}{{refn|group=note|Nolan directed a feature, Larry Mahoney, in the mid-1990s, but it was scrapped and never released.{{cite web|url=http://www.nerdly.co.uk/2017/12/27/horror-on-sea-2018-interview-brian-barnes-discusses-the-redeeming/|title=Horror-On-Sea 2018 Interview: Brian Barnes discusses 'The Redeeming'|access-date=5 April 2020|publisher=Nerdly|date=27 December 2017|archive-date=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220081049/http://www.nerdly.co.uk/2017/12/27/horror-on-sea-2018-interview-brian-barnes-discusses-the-redeeming/|url-status=live}}}} Two years later, he directed the psychological thriller Memento (2000) which starred Guy Pearce as a man suffering from anterograde amnesia (short-term memory loss) searching for his wife's killer.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/16/movies/film-review-backward-reel-the-grisly-memories.html|work=The New York Times|date=16 March 2001|access-date=7 December 2019|last=Scott|first=A. O.|title=Film Review; Backward Reel the Grisly Memories|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020180300/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/16/movies/film-review-backward-reel-the-grisly-memories.html|archive-date=20 October 2019|url-status=live}} Similar to his debut feature it had a non-linear narrative structure, and was his breakthrough film.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/next-christopher-nolan-film-open-july-2020-1179373|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=25 January 2019|access-date=9 December 2019|title=Next Christopher Nolan Film to Open in July 2020|last1=Couch|first1=Aaron|last2=Kit|first2=Borys|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122011839/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/next-christopher-nolan-film-open-july-2020-1179373|archive-date=22 November 2019|url-status=live}} It was acclaimed by critics and was a surprise commercial success.{{cite news|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/sleeper-hits/|work=Empire|title=Sleeping Beauties: The Story Behind 12 Of Cinema's Unlikeliest Hits|last=White|first=James|date=17 February 2015|access-date=7 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426102050/http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/sleeper-hits/|archive-date=26 April 2016|url-status=live}} For the film Nolan received his first nomination for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film, and for writing its screenplay he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/in-contention/christopher-nolan-scores-his-first-ever-oscar-nomination-for-best-director-1202673364/|work=Variety|title=Christopher Nolan Scores His First-Ever Oscar Nomination for Best Director|last=Tapley|first=Kristopher|date=23 January 2018|access-date=9 December 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180123185650/http://variety.com/2018/film/in-contention/christopher-nolan-scores-his-first-ever-oscar-nomination-for-best-director-1202673364/|archive-date=23 January 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2002|title=The 74th Academy Awards|date=4 December 2015 |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|access-date=9 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001230532/http://oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2002|archive-date=1 October 2016|url-status=live}} He next directed the mystery thriller remake Insomnia (2002) which starred Al Pacino, Robin Williams, and Hilary Swank.{{cite web|publisher=Roger Ebert|title=Insomnia movie review & film summary (2002)|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/insomnia-2002|last=Ebert|first=Roger|date=24 May 2002|access-date=9 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822143233/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/insomnia-2002|archive-date=22 August 2019|url-status=live}} It was his first film for Warner Bros., and was a critical and commercial success.{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/next-christopher-nolan-movie-release-date-1203118713/|work=Variety|title=Christopher Nolan's Next Movie Gets July 2020 Release Date|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=25 January 2019|access-date=6 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706061412/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/next-christopher-nolan-movie-release-date-1203118713/|archive-date=6 July 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/laff-2012-dark-knight-rises-cinematographer-wally-pfister-imax-341329|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=24 June 2012|access-date=9 December 2019|title=LAFF 2012: 'Dark Knight Rises' Cinematographer Wally Pfister Discusses His Directorial Debut|last=Giardina|first=Carolyn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328104220/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/laff-2012-dark-knight-rises-cinematographer-wally-pfister-imax-341329|archive-date=28 March 2019|url-status=live}}

In 2005, Nolan directed Warner Bros' superhero film Batman Begins which starred Christian Bale and told an origin story of the title character.{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/batman-begins-2005|publisher=Roger Ebert|last=Ebert|first=Roger|date=13 June 2005|access-date=13 December 2019|title=Batman Begins movie review and film summary (2005)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208214254/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/batman-begins-2005|archive-date=8 December 2019|url-status=live}} The following year, he directed psychological thriller The Prestige (2006) in which Bale and Hugh Jackman played rival 19th-century stage magicians.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2006/nov/15/allchangecantheprestigesu|work=The Guardian|last=Thompson|first=Sam|date=15 November 2006|access-date=9 December 2019|title=Can The Prestige survive its Hollywood transformation?|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140926025126/http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2006/nov/15/allchangecantheprestigesu|archive-date=26 September 2014|url-status=live}} His next film was the sequel to Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, in which Bale reprised his role as Batman opposite Heath Ledger as the Joker. The film grossed a worldwide total of over $1 billion, and was the highest grossing of 2008.{{cite web|publisher=Box Office Mojo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612053111/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/|archive-date=12 June 2010|url-status=dead|title=Worldwide Grosses|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/}} It received eight nominations at the 81st Academy Awards, and Nolan received his second nomination at the Directors Guild of America Awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2009|title=The 81st Academy Awards|date=7 October 2014 |access-date=13 December 2019|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102115358/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2009|archive-date=2 November 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jan/09/christopher-nolan-nominated-dga-award|work=The Guardian|title=Nolan and Boyle nominated by DGA as Slumdog Millionaire sweeps Critics' Choice awards|access-date=13 December 2019|date=9 January 2009|last=Child|first=Ben|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719020001/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jan/09/christopher-nolan-nominated-dga-award|archive-date=19 July 2019|url-status=live}} In 2010, he directed the action film Inception starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a thief who leads a team who steal information by entering a person's subconscious.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/jul/18/inception-film-review-philip-french|work=The Observer|title=Inception|access-date=13 December 2019|date=18 July 2010|last=French|first=Philip|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519113502/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/jul/18/inception-film-review-philip-french|archive-date=19 May 2014|url-status=live}} It was nominated for Best Film at the Academy Awards, British Academy Film Awards, and Golden Globe Awards, and Nolan received his third nomination at the Directors Guild of America Awards.Multiple sources:

• {{cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2011|title=The 83rd Academy Awards|date=7 October 2014 |access-date=13 December 2019|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001230145/http://oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2011|archive-date=1 October 2015|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/film-awards-2011-winners-list|publisher=British Academy Film Awards|access-date=13 December 2019|title=Film Awards 2011: Winners List|date=13 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925120034/http://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/film-awards-2011-winners-list|archive-date=25 September 2019|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/inception|publisher=Hollywood Foreign Press Association|access-date=13 October 2019|title=Inception|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213153005/https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/inception|archive-date=13 December 2019|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/darren-aronofsky-christopher-nolan-directors-69852|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=13 December 2019|title=Darren Aronofsky, Christopher Nolan Among Directors Guild Nominees|last=Kilday|first=Gregg|date=10 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213152955/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/darren-aronofsky-christopher-nolan-directors-69852|archive-date=13 December 2019|url-status=live}}

Two years later, he directed The Dark Knight Rises (2012), which grossed a worldwide total at the box office of over $1 billion.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-milestone-dark-knight-rises-warner-bros-christopher-nolan-christian-bale-367476|work=The Hollywood Reporter|title=Box Office Milestone: 'Dark Knight Rises' Crosses $1 Billion Worldwide|last=McClintock|first=Pamela|date=2 September 2012|access-date=13 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207050555/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-milestone-dark-knight-rises-warner-bros-christopher-nolan-christian-bale-367476|archive-date=7 December 2019|url-status=live}} He followed this by producing Zack Snyder's superhero film Man of Steel (2013) and directing the science fiction film Interstellar (2014), which starred Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, and Jessica Chastain. It won the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film.{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2015/scene/vpage/saturn-awards-walking-dead-the-flash-guardians-of-the-galaxy-interstellar-1201529054/|work=Variety|title='Guardians of the Galaxy,' 'The Walking Dead,' 'Interstellar' Shine at Saturn Awards|last=Cohen|first=David S.|date=26 June 2015|access-date=13 December 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160104222605/http://variety.com/2015/scene/vpage/saturn-awards-walking-dead-the-flash-guardians-of-the-galaxy-interstellar-1201529054/|archive-date=4 January 2016|url-status=live}} In 2017, Nolan directed the war film Dunkirk, for which he received his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director.{{cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2018|title=The 90th Academy Awards|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|access-date=13 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310211235/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2018|archive-date=10 March 2018|url-status=live}} Three years later he directed the science fiction film Tenet (2020).{{Cite web|last=Rubin|first=Rebecca|date=27 July 2020|title='Tenet' Will Release Internationally in August Ahead of U.S. Debut|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/box-office/tenet-release-date-international-movie-theaters-1234717187/|access-date=23 August 2020|website=Variety|archive-date=27 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727174420/https://variety.com/2020/film/box-office/tenet-release-date-international-movie-theaters-1234717187/|url-status=live}} His next feature was Oppenheimer (2023), a biopic centered on J. Robert Oppenheimer, with Cillian Murphy starring as the titular character; the film won the Academy Award for Best Picture and he won Best Director.{{Cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=2021-09-09|title=Christopher Nolan Bombshell: Director Talking To Multiple Studios On Film He'll Direct About J. Robert Oppenheimer & Development Of The A-Bomb In WWII|url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/christopher-nolan-next-movie-development-of-atom-bomb-robert-oppenheimer-world-war-ii-1234829960/|access-date=2021-12-16|website=Deadline|language=en-US|archive-date=10 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910220856/https://deadline.com/2021/09/christopher-nolan-next-movie-development-of-atom-bomb-robert-oppenheimer-world-war-ii-1234829960/|url-status=live}} He is currently directing his follow-up film, The Odyssey (2026), an adaptation of Homer's epic poem starring Matt Damon as Odysseus.{{Cite web |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |date=February 17, 2025 |title=Matt Damon Is Odysseus in First Look at Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' |url=https://www.thewrap.com/matt-damon-odysseus-christopher-nolan-the-odyssey-image/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250217162736/https://www.thewrap.com/matt-damon-odysseus-christopher-nolan-the-odyssey-image/ |archive-date=February 17, 2025 |access-date=February 17, 2025 |website=TheWrap}}