What is the best Lanthimos film?

By IQ Score on TV Intelligentsia, Poor Things (2023) and The Favourite (2018) anchor the catalog. Dogtooth (2009) is the canonical Greek-language entry and one of the catalog's most-disturbing works. The Lobster (2015) is the most-philosophical-allegorical entry.

How does TVI rank Lanthimos's filmography?

Every Lanthimos film is scored on the same rubric: Cognitive Stimulation (40%), Educational Value (35%), Craft & Quality (25%). The rubric reads the deadpan-absurdist register as actual structural argument — every Lanthimos film uses its absurd premise to make a serious philosophical or political point.

Where should I start with Lanthimos?

Poor Things (2023) is the most-accessible entry — Steampunk-Frankenstein adaptation with strong commercial appeal. The Favourite (2018) is the next-most-accessible. Dogtooth (2009) is the catalog's most-formally-ambitious but also most-difficult — recommended only after the more-accessible entries have established Lanthimos's register for you.

Yorgos Lanthimos · Filmography Ranked

Best Yorgos Lanthimos Films, Ranked by IQ Score

Two decades of the Greek auteur whose deadpan-absurdist register reshaped contemporary international cinema. Every Lanthimos film, ranked by IQ Score.

Yorgos Lanthimos's filmography is the most-sustained engagement with deadpan-absurdist register in contemporary international cinema. From his Greek Weird Wave breakthrough Dogtooth (2009) through the recent commercial-prestige work, the catalog uses absurdity as actual structural argument rather than as decoration.

Anchor picks: Poor Things (2023) is the catalog's most-commercially-successful entry — Emma Stone's second Best Actress Oscar. The Favourite (2018) is the catalog's most-canonical breakthrough. Dogtooth (2009) is the international-breakthrough Greek-language entry. The Lobster (2015) is the catalog's most-philosophical-allegorical work.

7 titles · ranked by IQ Score