If you asked someone to guess what director Christopher Nolan's favorite movie is, most people would assume it was something serious, maybe a film that plays around with time in some unique, thought-provoking way. And sure enough, when Nolan was asked about his favorite movies in a 2023 interview , he did mention the renowned works of director Stanley Kubrick. "2001: A Space Odyssey" in particular made the top of his list , a fact that should come as no surprise to any "Interstellar" fans out there .
But Nolan's more questionable shoutout was to the 2006 movie "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby." It's a movie about a racecar driver played by Will Ferrell who learns to be a tiny bit less of a selfish egomaniac. It's a far sillier story than anything Nolan himself would ever