101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (*so far)
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Writers Guilds of America West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) members voted to determine WGA’s 101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (*so far). Announced on December 6, 2021, the list’s noted writing credits are based on that date
List entries written by Paul Brownfield, Dylan Callaghan, Peter Hanson, and Lisa Rosen.

1 Get Out (2017)

2 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

3 The Social Network (2010)

4 Parasite (2019)

5 No Country for Old Men (2007)

6 Moonlight (2016)

7 There Will Be Blood (2007)

8 Inglourious Basterds (2009)

9 Almost Famous (2000)

10 Memento (2000)

11 Adaptation (2002)

12 Bridesmaids (2011)

13 Brokeback Mountain (2005)

14 The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

15 Sideways (2004)

16 Lady Bird (2017)

17 Her (2013)

18 Children of Men (2006)

19 Lost in Translation (2003)

20 Michael Clayton (2007)

21 Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

22 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)

23 Promising Young Woman (2020)

24 Juno (2007)

25 The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

26 The Dark Knight (2008)

27 Arrival (2016)

28 Jojo Rabbit (2019)

29 Inside Out (2015)

30 The Departed (2006)

31 Spotlight (2015)

32 Whiplash (2014)

33 Up (2009)

34 Mean Girls (2004)

35 WALL-E (2008)

36 Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

37 Inception (2010)

38 Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

39 Before Sunset (2004)

40 In Bruges (2008)

41 Mulholland Dr. (2001)

42 A Serious Man (2009)

43 Amélie (2001)

44 Toy Story 3 (2010)

45 The Favourite (2018)

46 Zodiac (2007)

47 Gladiator (2000)

48 The Incredibles (2004)

49 Knives Out (2019)

50 Ex Machina (2015)

51 Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)

52 The Lives of Others (2007)

53 Nightcrawler (2014)

54 12 Years a Slave (2013)

55 The Big Short (2015)

56 Moneyball (2011)

57 Black Panther (2018)

58 You Can Count on Me (2000)

59 Boyhood (2014)

60 Finding Nemo (2003)

61 The Hurt Locker (2008)

62 Roma (2018)

63 The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

64 Hell or High Water (2016)

65 Manchester by the Sea (2016)

66 A Separation (2011)

67 Spirited Away (2001)

68 Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

69 Booksmart (2019)

70 City of God (2002)

71 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

72 Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

73 The King's Speech (2010)

74 Django Unchained (2012)

75 Ocean's Eleven (2001)

76 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

77 Shaun of the Dead (2004)

78 Erin Brockovich (2000)

79 Call Me by Your Name (2017)

80 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

81 The Lobster (2015)

82 The Prestige (2006)

83 Midnight in Paris (2011)

84 The Master (2012)

85 Argo (2012)

86 Y tu mamá también (2001)

87 Phantom Thread (2017)

88 Superbad (2007)

89 Little Women (2019)

90 BlacKkKlansman (2018)

91 The Farewell (2019)

92 La La Land (2016)

93 Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)

94 The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)

95 Ratatouille (2007)

96 Lars and the Real Girl (2007)

97 Nomadland (2020)

98 Winter's Bone (2010)

99 O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

100 Legally Blonde (2001)
