What is the best film directed by Denis Villeneuve?

From mind-bending extraterrestrial contact to sweeping desert epics, his filmography swings between cerebral tension and breathtaking spectacle. Which masterwork defines him best?

Arrival

A 2016 science fiction film in which a linguist is recruited to communicate with mysterious alien visitors before global tensions boil over.

1/10

Blade Runner 2049

A 2017 neo-noir sci-fi sequel starring Ryan Gosling as a blade runner who uncovers a long-buried secret that could plunge society into chaos.

2/10

Dune

A 2021 epic sci-fi adaptation of Frank Herbert's novel, following Paul Atreides as his family is thrust into a desert planet's deadly politics.

3/10

Dune: Part Two

A 2024 sci-fi epic continuing Paul Atreides' journey as he unites with the Fremen and seeks revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family.

4/10

Prisoners

A 2013 psychological thriller starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal about a desperate father who takes justice into his own hands when his daughter goes missing.

5/10

Sicario

A 2015 crime thriller following an FBI agent drawn into the murky world of US-Mexico border drug enforcement, starring Emily Blunt and Benicio del Toro.

6/10

Incendies

A 2010 French-Canadian drama in which twins travel to the Middle East to unravel the secrets of their late mother's past, ending in a devastating revelation.

7/10

Enemy

A 2013 psychological thriller where a college professor discovers his exact double in a film, leading to an increasingly sinister obsession.

8/10

Polytechnique

A stark 2009 black-and-white drama dramatizing the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre in Montreal from the perspectives of victims and bystanders.

9/10

Maelström

A quirky 2000 Quebec drama narrated by a fish, following a troubled woman whose life intersects fatefully with a Norwegian fishmonger after a hit-and-run accident.

10/10