Denis Villeneuve Movies Ranked!

This weekend Dune finally released in the US. Thus it seemed like the right time to rank Denis Villeneuve's films. Unfortunately I was unable to watch his Canadian films in time for this video. I intended to, but October turned out to be a VERY busy month for me in terms of movie watching. So this is just a ranking of his American films.

MOVIES TO RANK
Prisoners
Enemy
Sicario
Arrival
Blade Runner 2049
Dune

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This video contains Sean Chandler Talks About's ranking of Denis Villeneuve movies.

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[DBZVelocity]

Hey Sean! It’s actually pronounced “Din-E Vil-nuv, ” just so you know.

[SeanChandlerTalksAbout]

One of the fun things about this particular set of films is that rankings are ALL over the place. There's not really hot takes. There's not the general consensus as to the best or worst. He's done a bunch of solid films which connect with different people in different ways.

[vinikyks]

Blade Runner 2049 is an absolute masterpiece

[nms]

Prisoners has one of my all time favourite movie scenes.
When Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal) drives Hugh Jackman's daughter to the hospital.
Acting + Cinematography + Score = phenomenal scene
Deakins is a master for that scene

[Manjan]

Prisoners is simply a masterpiece. One of the best thrillers of all time.

[TheFartingMonkeys]

Prisoners is still one of my all-time favorite movies.

[fransesco]

Its insane that he hasnt even made one bad or medicore movie, he is a true artist, one of the best directors working.

[lukekersten]

1. Arrival
2. Blade Runner 2049
3. Prisoners
4. Dune
5. Sicario
6. Enemy

Every one of these movies are amazing. Arrival and Enemy are the only ones I’m confident are in the right spot for me

[motionpictureman]

What I love about Sean's reviews is that he acknowledges the quality of the arthouse movies that aren't his thing, while not pretending to be an arthouse kinda guy. He's like the everyman film critic. He likes mainstream media, but isn't a pushover. He's always honest, and I think that's very cool.

[minchin]

Incendies is honestly his best film, so underrated among his amazing filmography

[RareCinephile]

I’ve only seen 3, but regardless I love Denis Villeneuve and his films.
1: Arrival - A+
2: Prisoners - A+
3: Sicario - A-

[loganastrup]

Personally I believe Arrival is his best film. But he’s never made a bad movie

[clairecallaghan]

10. Maelstrom
9. August 32nd On Earth
8. Polytechnic
7. Incendies
6. Enemy
5. Sicario
4. Prisoners
3. Dune
2. Arrival
1. Blade Runner 2049

[amoggo]

Here’s my ranking:

1) Arrival
2) Prisoners
3) Dune
4) Blade Runner 2049
5) Sicario
6) Enemy
Haven’t watched Incendies yet

[thesmellofadventure]

8: Polytechnique (A tragic, scarily realistic look at a tragic event! This is one you can only watch once tho)
7: Incendies (One of the greatest foreign films I’ve ever seen! Just incredible!)
6: Enemy (Very ambiguous almost to a fault. Granted, it’s a good movie, but a little too much)
5: Dune (A very good movie, but still suffers from being WAY too confusing! I was lost lol!)
4: Prisoners (Probably Villneauve’s BEST movie. It’s a professional, emotional, well acted masterpiece)
3: Blade Runner 2049 (An amazing sequel to the classic. I still prefer the original, but this movie is mind blowing)
2: Sicario (A thrilling, intense, action packed action movie that is surprisingly complex)
1: Arrival (This is the kind of Sci Fi I like! Complex, morally ambiguous, and more thought provoking than something like Star Wars)

[whiplash]

Of the ones I’ve seen:
1. Prisoners
2. Blade Runner 2049
3. Arrival
4. Sicario
5. Dune
All of the ones I’ve seen are great.

[joshgravel]

Prisoners is one of the most overlooked/underrated movie of all time IMO

[gunnarthedude]

I've been waiting for this for so long. Such an underrated director and easily one of the best of our time and all time.

[mogammedflanders]

Dont understand how he pulled off Sicario. Was a great surprise at the time it came out and tops my list of his films

[RShadow]

Waiting to see Dune in IMAX, but out of the Villeneuve films I’ve seen, here’s how I’d rank them:

1. Prisoners (2013)
2. Incendies (2010)
3. Arrival (2016)
4. Sicario (2015)