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.
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Questions about this ranking
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.
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