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Dunkirk is Christopher Nolan's highest-rated film yet on Rotten Tomatoes

The film's Rotten Tomatoes score sits at 98% after 40 reviews

Jacob Stolworthy
Tuesday 18 July 2017 11:26 BST
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Critics give glowing reviews as Dunkirk receives top movie ratings

The reviews of Dunkirk - the latest film from director Christopher Nolan - have flooded in overnight with many praising the intense WWII thriller as his masterpiece.

Nolan is no stranger to acclaim having earned positive reviews continually from his first hit, 200's neo-noir gem Memento, right through to sci-fi opus Interstellar in 2014.

His credits in between, including magician drama The Prestige, the Dark Knight trilogy and Inception - as well as the low-budgeted debut Following (1999) - are all revered as good films (despite, admittedly, the large sector of individuals who dislike Inception).

Going by the early Dunkirk consensus, Nolan hasn't simply done it again but has outdone himself with: after 40 reviews, the film has a staggering Rotten Tomatoes score of 98% - his highest yet.

You can see the full list, not including Nolan's shorts, below.

Following - 78%

Memento - 92%

Insomnia - 92%

Batman Begins - 84%

The Prestige - 76%

The Dark Knight - 94%

Inception - 86%

The Dark Knight Rises - 87%

Interstellar - 71%

Now, this could be liable to change as more reviews come in, but it's hard to see it dipping below the filmmaker's second placed film, The Dark Knight (2008).

Whichever way you fall down on the work of Christopher Nolan, there's no denying he's one of the most exciting filmmakers working today. Many may be wondering what the filmmaker will do next (a Bond film is a strong possibility), for now, book yourself into the cinema to see what many are touting to be one of the most intense depictions of war ever seen on screen.

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