19 Jun 2026
Christopher Nolan’s Closet Picks
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.
Criterion's own upload · on criterion.com
- Choices
- 16
- Single films
- 11
- Box sets
- 5
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Killers box set, 2 films | ||
| 2 |  John Cassavetes: Five Films box 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 Trilogy box set, 3 films | ||
| 7 |  Scorsese Shorts | Martin Scorsese | |
| 8 |  Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 3 box set, 6 films | ||
| 9 |  Malcolm X | Spike Lee | 1992 |
| 10 |  Lost Highway | David Lynch | 1997 |
| 11 |  The Qatsi Trilogy box 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 |