Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar-winning masterpiece “Parasite” has been named the best film of the 21st century in a new list released by The New York Times.
The Korean black comedy thriller, which made history at the 2020 Academy Awards as the first non-English film to win Best Picture, topped the Times’ “100 Best Movies of the 21st Century” list based on a poll of over 500 film industry professionals.
Following Parasite in the top five are David Lynch’s “Mulholland Drive,” Paul Thomas Anderson’s “There Will Be Blood,” Wong Kar-wai’s “In the Mood for Love,” and Barry Jenkins’ “Moonlight.”
“Parasite” starred Song Kang-ho, Choi Woo-shik, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Park So-dam, Jang Hye-jin, Park Myung-hoon, and Lee Jung-eun. It won four Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature Film. Bong also took home the prestigious Palme d’Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival for the film.
Two other Korean films made the list: Park Chan-wook’s “Oldboy” at rank 43rd and Bong’s “Memories of Murder” at top 99.
Also in the Times’ top 10 are “No Country for Old Men,” “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” “Get Out,” “Spirited Away,” and “The Social Network.”
