Mulholland Drive is the critic's favourite in the BBC culture poll

David Lynches bizarre psychotropic drama Mulholland Drive is considered the best film of the 21st century by critics consulted in the BBC culture poll.
BBC polled 177 critics across 36 countries to find the best films of recent memory. Mulholland Drive while confusing from a plot perspective, has become something of a critics darling thanks to it's rich layers of ludonarrative and striking visuals

Though critics and audience can often clash over what a 'Good' film actually is, the list has a glut of what are widely considered to be masterpieces beloved by audiences and critics alike.
Ultimately as with any art form these 'Top 100' lists are merely subjective options, just as any criticism is.

The top 10 are as follows.

1 Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001)

2 In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar-wai, 2000)

3 There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007)

4 Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001)

5 Boyhood (Richard Linklater, 2014)

6 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)

7 The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2011)

8 Yi Yi: A One and a Two (Edward Yang, 2000)

9 A Separation (Asghar Farhadi, 2011)

10 Inside Llewyn Davis (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2013)