Christopher Nolan Favorite Movies: Films 'Oppenheimer' Director ...
Christopher Nolan favorite movies. Clockwise from bottom left: 'Chariots of Fire,' 'The Tree of Life,' Christopher Nolan, 'Bad Timing,' and ' ...
British Film Institute
In crafting the forward-momentum thrills of ‘Dunkirk,’ Nolan sought inspiration from two similarly-minded thrillers: Jan de Bont’s 1994 action classic ‘Speed’ and Tony Scott’s 2010 thriller ‘Unstoppable,’ starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine. In an interview with the <anchor>British Film Institute</anchor>, Nolan praised the latter title for its ‘relentless’ pacing, adding it’s a superior example of using ‘the mechanics and uses of suspense to modulate an audience’s response to narrative.’ As for ‘Speed,’ Nolan called it a ‘ticking clock nail-biter’ of the highest order.