İngiltere merkezli yayın kuruluşu BBC, dünya çapından 177 sinema eleştirmenini biraraya getirdi. 177 sinema eleştirmeninden 2000-2017 yıllarını kapsayan süreçteki 21.Yüzyıl'ın En İyi Sinema Filmleri'ni belirlemeleri istendi. Dünyaca ünlü 177 sinema eleştirmenin her biri 50 film belirledi. 50 filmin arasında eleştirmenlerin listesinde en çok yer alan film ise BBCtarafından 21.Yüzyıl'ın en iyi filmi olarak tayin edildi. 177 sinema eleştirmeni tarafından belirlenen aralarında Nuri Bilge Ceylan'ın ödüllü filmi 'Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da'nın da bulunduğu 21.Yüzyılın En İyi 50 Filmi sizlerle; 50. The Assassin (Hou Hsiao-hsien, 2015)49. Goodbye to Language (Jean-Luc Godard, 2014)48. Brooklyn (John Crowley, 2015)47. Leviathan (Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2014)46. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2011)45. Blue Is the Warmest Color (Abdellatif Kechiche, 2013)44. 12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen, 2013)43. Melancholia (Lars von Trier, 2011)42. Amour (Michael Haneke, 2012)41. Inside Out (Pete Docter, 2015) 40. Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee, 2005)39. The New World (Terrence Malick, 2005)38. City of God (Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund, 2002)37. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2010)36. Timbuktu (Abderrahmane Sissako, 2014)35. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee, 2000)34. Son of Saul (László Nemes, 2015)33. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008) 32. The Lives of Others (Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, 2006)31. Margaret (Kenneth Lonergan, 2011)30. Oldboy (Park Chan-wook, 2003)29. WALL-E (Andrew Stanton, 2008)28. Talk to Her (Pedro Almodóvar, 2002)27. The Social Network (David Fincher, 2010)26. 25th Hour (Spike Lee, 2002)25. Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2000)24. The Master (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2012)23. Caché (Michael Haneke, 2005)22. Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola, 2003)21. The Grand Budapest Hotel (Wes Anderson, 2014)20. Synecdoche, New York (Charlie Kaufman, 2008)19. Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller, 2015) 18. The White Ribbon (Michael Haneke, 2009)17. Pan's Labyrinth (Guillermo Del Toro, 2006)16. Holy Motors (Leos Carax, 2012)15. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (Cristian Mungiu, 2007)14. The Act of Killing (Joshua Oppenheimer, 2012)13. Children of Men (Alfonso Cuarón, 2006)12. Zodiac (David Fincher, 2007)11. Inside Llewyn Davis (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2013)10. No Country for Old Men (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2007) 9. A Separation (Asghar Farhadi, 2011) 8. Yi Yi: A One and a Two (Edward Yang, 2000) 7. The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2011) 6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004) 5. Boyhood (Richard Linklater, 2014) 4. Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001) 3. There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007) 2. In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar-wai, 2000) 1. Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001)