Best Foreign Language Movies Of All-Time
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The Best Foreign Language Movies Of All-time

“What are the Best Foreign Language Movies Of All-time?” We looked at 640 of the top Foreign films, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!

The top 76 films, all appearing on 4 or more “Best Foreign Language” movie lists, are ranked below by how many times they appear. The remaining 550+ movies, as well as the sources we used, are in alphabetical order on the bottom of the page.

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Top 76 Foreign Language Movies Of All-Time



76 .) Andrei Rublev (1966) directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

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An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses a brutal battle and unintentionally becomes involved, he takes a vow of silence and spends time away from his work. As he begins to ease his troubled soul, he takes steps towards becoming a painter once again.

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75 .) Au Hasard Balthazar (1966) directed by Robert Bresson

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The story of a mistreated donkey and the people around him. A study on saintliness and a sister piece to Bresson’s Mouchette.

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74 .) Belle de Jour (1967) directed by Luis Bunuel

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Beautiful young housewife Séverine Serizy cannot reconcile her masochistic fantasies with her everyday life alongside dutiful husband Pierre. When her lovestruck friend Henri mentions a secretive high-class brothel run by Madame Anais, Séverine begins to work there during the day under the name Belle de Jour. But when one of her clients grows possessive, she must try to go back to her normal life.

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73 .) Delicatessen directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet

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This bizarre surrealistic black comedy takes place in a small fictitious post-apocalyptic town where food is scarce and butcher Clapet has the macabre business of using human flesh to feed his customers. Yet when his daughter falls in love with his next slaughter victim things turn into chaos.

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72 .) Dogtooth (2009) directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

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Three teenagers are confined to an isolated country estate that could very well be on another planet. The trio spend their days listening to endless homemade tapes that teach them a whole new vocabulary. Any word that comes from beyond their family abode is instantly assigned a new meaning. Hence ‘the sea’ refers to a large armchair and ‘zombies’ are little yellow flowers. Having invented a brother whom they claim to have ostracized for his disobedience, the uber-controlling parents terrorize their offspring into submission.

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71 .) Forbidden Games (1951) directed by Rene Clement

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Orphaned after a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, runs into Michel, an older peasant boy, and the two quickly become close. Together, they try to make sense of the chaotic and crumbling world around them, attempting to cope with death as they create a burial ground for Paulette’s deceased pet dog. Eventually, however, Paulette’s stay with Michel’s family is threatened by the harsh realities of wartime.

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70 .) Hero directed by Zhang Yimou

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One man defeated three assassins who sought to murder the most powerful warlord in pre-unified China.

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69 .) Hidden/Cache directed by Michael Haneke

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A married couple is terrorized by a series of videotapes planted on their front porch.

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68 .) Ida (2013) directed by Paweł Pawlikowski

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Anna, a young novitiate in 1960s Poland, is on the verge of taking her vows when she discovers a family secret dating back to the years of the German occupation.

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67 .) Incendies (2010) directed by Denis Villeneuve

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A mother’s last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their tangled roots. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad’s acclaimed play, Incendies tells the powerful and moving tale of two young adults’ voyage to the core of deep-rooted hatred, never-ending wars and enduring love.

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66 .) Kagemusha (1980) directed by Akira Kurosawa

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When a warlord dies, a peasant thief is called upon to impersonate him, in order to protect his clan from appearing weak and vulnerable. But he finds himself haunted by the warlord’s spirit as well as his own ambitions.

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65 .) Le Samouraï directed by Jean-Pierre Melville

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Hitman Jef Costello is a perfectionist who always carefully plans his murders and who never gets caught.

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64 .) Leviathan (2014) directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev

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In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished. He recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man’s arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family.

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63 .) Memories of Murder (2003) directed by Bong Joon-ho

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1986 Gyunggi Province. The body of a young woman is found brutally raped and murdered. Two months later, a series of rapes and murders commences under similar circumstances. And in a country that had never known such crimes, the dark whispers about a serial murderer grow louder. A special task force is set up in the area, with two local detectives Park Doo-Man and Jo Young-Goo joined by a detective from Seoul who requested to be assigned to the case.

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62 .) Pather Panchali (1955) directed by Satyajit Ray

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The film is a coming-of-age story of a young boy named Apu, and life in his small Indian village in the early years of the 20th century. Apu is born to a poor Brahmin family in Bengal. His father Harihar is a priest who dreams of becoming a successful poet and a playwright; he does not earn enough, but the mother Sarbajaya keeps the family going. Because of their limited resources, Sarbajaya resents having to share her home with Harihar’s elderly cousin: the old and helpless cripple Indir. Apu’s sister Durga is always getting into trouble for stealing guavas from the neighbour’s orchards for Indir. She cares for Apu like a good older sister but loves to affectionately tease him. Together, they make do with what they have and enjoy the simple joys of life.

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61 .) Persepolis (2007) directed by Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi

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In 1970s Iran, Marjane ‘Marji’ Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah’s defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.

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60 .) Raise the Red Lantern directed by Zhang Yimou

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China in the 1920s. After her father’s death, 19 year old Songlian is forced to marry the much older lord of a powerful family. With three wives already, each living in a separate house within the great castle, there is fierce competition for his attention and the privileges that are gained. This competition gets out of hand…

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59 .) Ran directed by Akira Kurosawa

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In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how their new-found power will corrupt them.

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58 .) Sansho the Bailiff (1954) directed by Kenji Mizoguchi

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In medieval Japan a compassionate governor is sent into exile. His wife and children try to join him, but are separated, and the children grow up amid suffering and oppression.

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57 .) Solaris (1972) directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

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A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.

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56 .) The Intouchables (2011) directed by Eric Toledano, Olivier Nakache

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A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.

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55 .) The Wages of Fear directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot

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In the South American jungle, supplies of nitroglycerine are needed at a remote oil field. The oil company pays four men to deliver the supplies in two trucks. A tense rivalry develops between the two sets of drivers on the rough remote roads where the slightest jolt can result in death.

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54 .) Throne of Blood (1957) directed by Akira Kurosawa

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Returning to their lord’s castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit’s prophecy comes true, Washizu’s scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit’s prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa’s resetting of William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.

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53 .) Viridiana (1961) directed by Luis Buñuel

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Viridiana, a young nun about to take her final vows, pays a visit to her widowed uncle at the request of her Mother Superior.

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52 .) Yi Yi (2000) directed by Edward Yang

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Each member of a family in Taipei asks hard questions about life’s meaning as they live through everyday quandaries.

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51 .) A Prophet (2009) directed by Jacques Audiard

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Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena (Tahar Rahim) is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. On his arrival at the prison, he seems younger and more brittle than the others detained there. At once he falls under the sway of a group of Corsicans who enforce their rule in the prison. As the ‘missions’ go by, he toughens himself and wins the confidence of the Corsican group.

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50 .) Come and See (1985) directed by Elem Klimov

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The invasion of a village in Byelorussia by German forces sends young Florya into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his family’s wishes. There he meets a girl, Glasha, who accompanies him back to his village. On returning home, Florya finds his family and fellow peasants massacred. His continued survival amidst the brutal debris of war becomes increasingly nightmarish, a battle between despair and hope.

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49 .) Das Boot directed by Wolfgang Peterson

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A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits.

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48 .) Fanny and Alexander (1982) directed by Ingmar Bergman

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Through the eyes of ten-year-old Alexander, we witness the delights and conflicts of the Ekdahl family, a sprawling bourgeois clan in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Sweden.

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47 .) High and Low (1963) directed by Akira Kurosawa

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An executive of a shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur’s son is kidnapped and held for ransom.

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46 .) Infernal Affairs (2002) directed by Alan Mak, Andrew Lau

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Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, respectively, race against time to expose the mole within their midst.

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45 .) Jules and Jim (1962) directed by Francois Truffaut

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In Paris, before WWI, two friends, Jules (Austrian) and Jim (French) fall in love with the same woman, Catherine. But Catherine loves and marries Jules. After the war, when they meet again in Germany, Catherine starts to love Jim… This is the story of three people in love, a love which does not affect their friendship, and about how their relationship evolves with the years.

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44 .) L’Avventura (1960) directed by Michelangelo Antonioni

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In Michelangelo Antonioni’s classic of Italian cinema, two lovely young women, Claudia and Anna, join the latter’s lover, Sandro, on a boat trip to a remote volcanic island. When Anna goes missing, an extensive search is launched. In the meantime, Sandro and Claudia become involved in a romance despite Anna’s disappearance, though the relationship suffers from the guilt and tension brought about by the looming mystery.

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43 .) La Strada (1954) directed by Federico Fellini

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A traveling strongman, Zampano, repays the death of Rosa, his assistant, by offering the same job to little sister Gelsomina, whose mother receives compensation in return.

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42 .) Run Lola Run (1998) directed by Tom Tykwer

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Lola receives a phone call from her boyfriend Manni. He lost 100,000 DM in a subway train that belongs to a very bad guy. She has 20 minutes to raise this amount and meet Manni. Otherwise, he will rob a store to get the money. Three different alternatives may happen depending on some minor event along Lola’s run.

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41 .) The Hunt (2012) directed by Thomas Vinterberg

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A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son’s custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.

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40 .) Wings of Desire directed by Wim Wenders

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Two angels, Damiel and Cassiel, glide through the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling population, providing invisible rays of hope to the distressed but never interacting with them. When Damiel falls in love with lonely trapeze artist Marion, the angel longs to experience life in the physical world, and finds — with some words of wisdom from actor Peter Falk — that it might be possible for him to take human form.

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39 .) Z (1969) directed by Constantin Costa-Gavras

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Repression is the rule of the day in this film that skewers Greek governance of the 1960s. Z, a leftist rabble rouser, is killed in what appears to be a traffic accident. But given the political climate, the death of such a prominent activist raises troubling questions. Though it’s too late to save Z’s life, a postmortem examination suggests that the ruling party was behind his death. As the facts leak out, those who tell the truth pay the price for their honesty.

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38 .) A Separation (2011) directed by Asghar Farhadi

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A married couple are faced with a difficult decision – to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer’s disease.

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37 .) All About My Mother directed by Pedro Almodovar

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A single mother in Madrid sees her only son die on his birthday as he runs to seek an actress’ autograph. Beside herself with grief, she returns to Barcelona to tell the boy’s father about the death of the son he never knew he had.

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36 .) Amores Perros (2000) directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

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Three different people in Mexico City are catapulted into dramatic and unforeseen circumstances in the wake of a terrible car crash: a young punk stumbles into the sinister underground world of dog fighting; an injured supermodel’s designer pooch disappears into the apartment’s floorboards; and an ex-radical turned hit man rescues a gunshot Rotweiler.

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35 .) Good Bye Lenin! (2003) directed by Wolfgang Becker

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An affectionate and refreshing East/West-Germany comedy about a boy who’s mother was in a coma while the Berlin wall fell and when she wakes up he must try to keep her from learning what happen (since she was an avid communist supporter) to avoid shocking her which could lead to another heart attack.

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34 .) La Haine (1995) directed by Mathieu Kassovitz

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Aimlessly whiling away their days in the concrete environs of their dead-end suburbia, Vinz, Hubert, and Said — a Jew, African, and an Arab — give human faces to France’s immigrant populations, their bristling resentment at their social marginalization slowly simmering until it reaches a climactic boiling point.

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33 .) Let The Right One In directed by Tomas Alfredson

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Set in 1982 in the suburb of Blackeberg, Stockholm, twelve-year-old Oskar is a lonely outsider, bullied at school by his classmates; at home, Oskar dreams of revenge against a trio of bullies. He befriends his twelve-year-old, next-door neighbor Eli, who only appears at night in the snow-covered playground outside their building.

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32 .) Life Is Beautiful (1997) directed by Roberto Benigni

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A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.

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31 .) Spirited Away (2001) directed by Hayao Miyazaki

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A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.

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30 .) Wild Strawberries (1957) directed by Ingmar Bergman

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Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara, a dead ringer for the doctor’s own first love.

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29 .) Yojimbo (1961) directed by Akira Kurosawa

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A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant Tazaemon and sake merchant Tokuemon to hire him as a personal bodyguard, then artfully sets in motion a full-scale gang war between the two ambitious and unscrupulous men.

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28 .) Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972) directed by Werner Herzog

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A few decades after the destruction of the Inca empire, a Spanish expedition leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon river in search of gold and wealth. Soon, they come across great difficulties and Don Aguirre, a ruthless man who cares only about riches, becomes their leader. But will his quest lead them to “the golden city”, or to certain destruction?

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27 .) Breathless (1960) directed by Jean-Luc Godard

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A young car thief kills a policeman and tries to persuade a girl to hide in Italy with him.

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26 .) Ikiru (1952) directed by Akira Kurosawa

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Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.

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25 .) The Battle of Algiers (1966) directed by Gillo Pontecorvo

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Tracing the struggle of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale to gain freedom from French colonial rule as seen through the eyes of Ali from his start as a petty thief to his rise to prominence in the organisation and capture by the French in 1957. The film traces the rebels’ struggle and the increasingly extreme measures taken by the French government to quell the revolt.

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24 .) The Conformist (1970) directed by Bernardo Bertolucci

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A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.

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23 .) The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) directed by Luis Bunuel

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In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined.

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22 .) Three Colors directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski

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Part-time model Valentine meets a retired judge who lives in her neighborhood after she runs over his dog. At first the judge gifts Valentine with the dog, but her possessive boyfriend won’t allow her to keep it. When she returns with the dog to the judge’s house, she discovers him listening in on his neighbors’ phone conversations. At first Valentine is outraged, but her debates with the judge over his behavior soon leads them to form a strange bond.

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21 .) Persona (1966) directed by Ingmar Bergman

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A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisabeth constantly, never receiving any answer. Alma eventually confesses her secrets to a seemingly sympathetic Elisabeth and finds that her own personality is being submerged into Elisabeth’s persona.

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20 .) The Secret in Their Eyes (2009) directed by Juan José Campanella

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A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior – both of which still haunt him decades later.

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19 .) Tokyo Story (1953) directed by Yasujirō Ozu

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An old couple visit their children and grandchildren in the city, but the children have little time for them.

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18 .) 8½ (1963) directed by Federico Fellini

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With 8½ Frederico Fellini leaves a self-portrait where dreams and reality are a mix. With help from a most excellent cast and unique scenery this self reflecting film is one of his master works.

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17 .) Amélie (2001) directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet

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At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie (Audrey Tautou) accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story?

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16 .) Cinema Paradiso (1988) directed by Giuseppe Tornatore

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A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village’s theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater’s projectionist.

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15 .) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) directed by Ang Lee

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Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman’s daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.

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14 .) M (1931) directed by Fritz Lang

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In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert’s heinous crimes are so repellant and disruptive to city life that he is even targeted by others in the seedy underworld network. With both cops and criminals in pursuit, the murderer soon realizes that people are on his trail, sending him into a tense, panicked attempt to escape justice.

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13 .) Oldboy (2003) directed by Park Chan-wook

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With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate businessman seeks revenge on his captors.

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12 .) Rashomon (1950) directed by Akira Kurosawa

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Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, “Rashomon” is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man’s murder and the rape of his wife.

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11 .) Seven Samurai (1954) directed by Akira Kurosawa

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A samurai answers a village’s request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food. A giant battle occurs when 40 bandits attack the village.

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10 .) The 400 Blows (1959) directed by Francois Truffaut

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For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene, trying to plan for a better life. When one of their schemes goes awry, Antoine ends up in trouble with the law, leading to even more conflicts with unsympathetic authority figures.

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9 .) Y Tu Mamá También (2001) directed by Alfonso Cuaron

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In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.

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8 .) City of God (2002) directed by Fernando Merielles

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Cidade de Deus is a shantytown that started during the 1960s and became one of Rio de Janeiro’s most dangerous places in the beginning of the 1980s. To tell the story of this place, the movie describes the life of various characters, all seen by the point of view of the narrator, Buscapé. Buscapé was raised in a very violent environment. Despite the feeling that all odds were against him, he finds out that life can be seen with other eyes…

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7 .) Downfall (2004) directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel

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In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his generals and advisers to fight to the last man. When the end finally does come, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to end the killing that is the Battle of Berlin, and lay down their arms in surrender.

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6 .) Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) directed by Guillermo Del Toro

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Living with her tyrannical stepfather in a new home with her pregnant mother, 10-year-old Ofelia feels alone until she explores a decaying labyrinth guarded by a mysterious faun who claims to know her destiny. If she wishes to return to her real father, Ofelia must complete three terrifying tasks.

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5 .) La Dolce Vita (1960) directed by Federico Fellini

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Episodic journey of an Italian journalist scouring Rome in search of love.

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4 .) The Lives of Others (2006) directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

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A tragic love story set in East Berlin with the backdrop of an undercover Stasi controlled culture. Stasi captain Wieler is ordered to follow author Dreyman and plunges deeper and deeper into his life until he reaches the threshold of doubting the system.

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3 .) In the Mood for Love (2000) directed by Wong Kar-wai

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A melancholy story about the love between a woman and a man who live in the same building and one day find out that their husband and wife had an affair with each other. More and more the two meet during their daily lives as they determine that they both don’t want to be lonely in their marriage.

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2 .) The Seventh Seal (1957) directed by Ingmar Bergman

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When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.

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1 .) Bicycle Thieves (1948) directed by Vittorio De Sica

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Antonio, an unemployed man in the depressed post-WWII economy of Italy, at last finds a good job hanging up posters, the only requirement for which is that he must have his own bicycle. When Antonio’s bicycle is stolen, he and his son are forced to walk the streets of Rome in search of it, or else face ruin.

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# Movie Director Lists
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77 Amarcord Federico Fellini Eddie On Film
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78 Au Revoir Les Enfants (Goodbye, Children) Louis Malle Night Hawk News
Taste Of Cinema
Wikipedia
79 Band of Outsiders (1964) Eddie On Film
Gear Patrol
IMDB 2
80 Battle Royale (2000) Empire Online
List Challenges
Ranker
81 Battleship Potemkin Empire Online
Ranker
The Guardian
82
Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974)
Eddie On Film
Film Site
Time Out
83 Cyrano De Bergerac Empire Online
The Guardian
Wikipedia
84 Day for Night Francois Truffaut Eddie On Film
Night Hawk News
Wikipedia
85 Farewell My Concubine Empire Online
Ranker
Wikipedia
86 Grand Illusion (1937) Eddie On Film
Flick Chart
Time Out
87 Irreversible (2002) Den Of Geek
Den Of Geek
The Playlist
88 Knife in the Water Roman Polanski Empire Online
Night Hawk News
Wikipedia
89 La Belle et la Bete (1946) Jean Cocteau Empire Online
Film Site
Night Hawk News
90 Metropolis Fritz Lang Empire Online
Night Hawk News
Ranker
91 My Neighbor Totoro Hiyao Miyazaki Empire Online
Night Hawk News
Ranker
92 My Night at Maud’s (1969) Eddie On Film
Time Out
Wikipedia
93 Nights of Cabiria Federico Fellini Eddie On Film
Night Hawk News
Wikipedia
94 Nosferatu F.W. Murnau Empire Online
Night Hawk News
Ranker
95 Rififi Eddie On Film
Empire Online
Ranker
96 Rome, Open City (1945) Empire Online
Ranker
Time Out
97 Talk to Her Pedro Almodovar Eddie On Film
IMDB
Night Hawk News
98 The Decalogue (1988) Eddie On Film
Film Site
Time Out
99
The Rules of the Game (1939)
Flick Chart
Gear Patrol
IMDB 2
100
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
Eddie On Film
Time Out
Wikipedia
101 Waltz With Bashir (2008) Den Of Geek
Taste Of Cinema
Wikipedia
102 Wild Tales (2014) IMDB
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Wikipedia
103 Woman in the Dunes Eddie On Film
Taste Of Cinema
Wikipedia
104 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Pedro Almodovar Empire Online
Night Hawk News
Wikipedia
(Films Appear On 2 List Each)
105 3 Idiots (2009) Gear Patrol
IMDB 2
106
4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days
Indie Wire
The Playlist
107 A Nous la Liberte (1931) Rene Clair Film Site
Night Hawk News
108
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Eddie On Film
Time Out
109 Army of Shadows Jean-Pierre Melville Eddie On Film
Night Hawk News
110 Ashes and Diamonds (1958) Empire Online
Film Site
111
Battle of Algiers (La Battaglia di Algeri)
Empire Online
Gear Patrol
112 Biutiful (2010) List Challenges
Wikipedia
113
Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)
List Challenges
The Playlist
114 Central Station The Guardian
Wikipedia
115 Children Of Heaven Ranker
Wikipedia
116 Children of Paradise Marcel Carne Eddie On Film
Night Hawk News
117 Contempt (1963) Eddie On Film
Film Site
118 Cries and Whispers Ingmar Bergman Eddie On Film
Night Hawk News
119 Day of Wrath (1943) Eddie On Film
Time Out
120 Diabolique Henri-Georges Clouzet IMDB
Night Hawk News
121 Flame & Citron (2008) Gear Patrol
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122 Gate of Hell Teinosuke Kinugasa Night Hawk News
Wikipedia
123 Ghost In The Shell Empire Online
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124 Girlhood (2014) Indie Wire
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125 Grave of the Fireflies Isao Takahata Night Hawk News
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126 Harakiri Masaki Kobayashi Flick Chart
Night Hawk News
127
Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
Eddie On Film
Time Out
128 Holy Motors (2012) Indie Wire
The Playlist
129 House of Flying Daggers Zhang Yimou Empire Online
Night Hawk News
130 Il Postino Michael Radford Night Hawk News
The Guardian
131 Intouchables Gear Patrol
Life Hack
132
Jean de Florette/ Manon des Sources
Empire Online
The Guardian
133 L’Atalante (1934) Eddie On Film
Film Site
134 L’Eclisse (1962) Eddie On Film
Film Site
135 La Grande Illusion Empire Online
IMDB
136 La Règle du Jeu Empire Online
The Guardian
137 Lagaan Empire Online
Wikipedia
138
Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
Eddie On Film
Film Site
139 Loves of a Blonde Empire Online
Wikipedia
140 Mommy (2014) Indie Wire
The Playlist
141 Mother India Empire Online
Wikipedia
142 Night Watch Den Of Geek
Empire Online
143 No (2012) The Playlist
Wikipedia
144
Nostalgia for the Light (2010)
Gear Patrol
IMDB 2
145 Nowhere in Africa Caroline Link Night Hawk News
Wikipedia
146 Orpheus Eddie On Film
Ranker
147 Playtime (1967) Eddie On Film
Time Out
148 Poetry (2010) BFI
The Playlist
149 Princess Mononoke Hayao Miyazaki Night Hawk News
Ranker
150 Ringu Hideo Nakata Empire Online
Night Hawk News
151 Russian Ark (2002) Den Of Geek
Time Out
152 Scenes from a Marriage Ingmar Bergman Eddie On Film
Night Hawk News
153 Shoot the Piano Player Francois Truffaut Eddie On Film
Night Hawk News
154 Smiles of a Summer Night Ingmar Bergman Eddie On Film
Night Hawk News
155 Suspiria Eddie On Film
Empire Online
156 Tabu (2012) BFI
The Playlist
157
That Obscure Object of Desire
Taste Of Cinema
Wikipedia
158 The Barbarian Invasions Denys Arcand Night Hawk News
Wikipedia
159
The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005)
Den Of Geek
The Playlist
160
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)
Film Site
Time Out
161 The Blue Angel (1930) Eddie On Film
Film Site
162 The Bridge Bernhard Wicki Night Hawk News
Wikipedia
163 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Robert Wiene Night Hawk News
Ranker
164 The Class Fluent U
Wikipedia
165 The Cranes are Flying Mikhail Kalatozov Eddie On Film
Night Hawk News
166
The Double Life of Veronique (1991)
Eddie On Film
Film Site
167
The Earrings of Madame De… (1953)
Film Site
Time Out
168
The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964)
Eddie On Film
Film Site
169 The Host (2006) Den Of Geek
Empire Online
170 The Red Balloon (1956) Gear Patrol
IMDB 2
171
The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
Ranker
Time Out
172
The Triplets of Belleville (2003)
Gear Patrol
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173 The Virgin Spring Ingmar Bergman Night Hawk News
Wikipedia
174 Through a Glass Darkly Ingmar Bergman Night Hawk News
Wikipedia
175 Toni Erdmann Indie Wire
Wikipedia
176 Tsotsi (2005) Den Of Geek
Wikipedia
177
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)
BFI
Indie Wire
178 Volver (2006) Den Of Geek
The Playlist
(Films Appear On 1 List Each)
179 10 Empire Online
180 [REC] Den Of Geek
181 13 Assassins Fluent U
182 2046 (Hong Kong, 2004) Den Of Geek
183 35 Shots of Rum Indie Wire
184 38′ Wikipedia
185 8 Women Francois Ozon Night Hawk News
186 A Bout de Souffle Empire Online
187 A Chef in Love Wikipedia
188 A Fantastic Woman Wikipedia
189
A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night” (2014)
The Playlist
190 A Man and a Woman Wikipedia
191 A Man Called Ove Wikipedia
192
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
Indie Wire
193 A Place in the World Wikipedia
194 A Royal Affair Wikipedia
195 A Simple Story Wikipedia
196 A Special Day Wikipedia
197 A Touch of Zen (1969) Time Out
198 A Very Long Engagement Jean-Pierre Jeunet Night Hawk News
199 A War Wikipedia
200 Ådalen 31 Wikipedia
201 After the Wedding Wikipedia
202 Ajami Wikipedia
203 Akira Empire Online
204 All Things Fair Wikipedia
205 Alsino and the Condor Wikipedia
206 Amour Wikipedia
207 And Your Mother Too Fluent U
208 Angry Harvest Wikipedia
209 Antonia’s Line Wikipedia
210 Apu trilogy Ranker
211 Arms and the Man Wikipedia
212 As It Is in Heaven Wikipedia
213
At Five In The Afternoon (Iran, 2003)
Den Of Geek
214 Autumn Sonata Ingmar Bergman Night Hawk News
215 Babel (2006) List Challenges
216 Babette’s Feast Wikipedia
217 Bamako” (2006) The Playlist
218 Bande A Part Empire Online
219 Battle of Neretva Wikipedia
220 Beaufort Wikipedia
221 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Eddie On Film
222 Before the Rain Wikipedia
223 Belle Epoque Wikipedia
224
Belleville Rendezvous/The Triplets Of Belleville (France, 2003)
Den Of Geek
225 Betty Blue Wikipedia
226 Bewitched Love Wikipedia
227 Beyond Silence Wikipedia
228 Beyond the Walls Wikipedia
229 Black and White in Color Wikipedia
230 Black Orpheus Wikipedia
231 Blood on the Land Wikipedia
232 Blow Up Ranker
233 BLUE Eddie On Film
234
Boudu Saved From Drowning (1932)
Film Site
235 BPM Indie Wire
236 Bullhead Wikipedia
237 Burnt by the Sun Wikipedia
238 Camila Wikipedia
239 Camille Claudel Wikipedia
240 Carmen Wikipedia
241 Casshern Den Of Geek
242 Cats’ Play Wikipedia
243 Central Do Brasil Empire Online
244 Certified Copy” (2010) The Playlist
245 Character Wikipedia
246 Chico & Rita Den Of Geek
247 Children of Nature Wikipedia
248 Christiane F. (1981) List Challenges
249 CHUNGKING EXPRESS Eddie On Film
250 CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 Eddie On Film
251 Close to Eden Wikipedia
252 Close-Up (1990) Time Out
253 Closely Observed Trains Empire Online
254 Closely Watched Trains Wikipedia
255 Cold Fish Fluent U
256 Colonel Redl Wikipedia
257 Confidence Wikipedia
258 Consequences Of Love Den Of Geek
259
Coup de Torchon (‘Clean Slate’)
Wikipedia
260 Course Completed Wikipedia
261 Cousin Cousine Wikipedia
262 Cria! (1975) Film Site
263 Daens Wikipedia
264 Dangerous Liaisons Fluent U
265 Dangerous Moves Wikipedia
266 Days of Glory Wikipedia
267 Dear John Wikipedia
268 Dekalog Empire Online
269 Departures Wikipedia
270 Dersu Uzala Wikipedia
271 Devdas Empire Online
272 Devdas (India, 2002) Den Of Geek
273
Diary of a Country Priest (1950)
Film Site
274 Divided We Fall Wikipedia
275 Dodes’ka-den Wikipedia
276 Double Feature Wikipedia
277 Dr. Mabuse Film Site
278 Dust of Life Wikipedia
279 Earth (1930) Film Site
280 East-West Wikipedia
281 Eat Drink Man Woman Wikipedia
282 Eden” (2014) The Playlist
283 Electra Wikipedia
284 Elevator to the Gallows Louis Malle Night Hawk News
285 Elle (2016) List Challenges
286 Elling Wikipedia
287 Embrace of the Serpent Wikipedia
288 Entre Nous Wikipedia
289 Etre Et Avoir Den Of Geek
290 Europa ’51 (1952) Film Site
291 Europa Europa Agnieszka Holland Night Hawk News
292 Everybody’s Famous! Wikipedia
293 Everyone Else” (2009) The Playlist
294 Evil Wikipedia
295 EYES WITHOUT A FACE Eddie On Film
296 Face to Face Ingmar Bergman Night Hawk News
297 Farinelli: Il Castrato Wikipedia
298 Fat Girl The Playlist
299 Faust F.W. Murnau Night Hawk News
300 Festen Empire Online
301 First Love Wikipedia
302 Flight of the Eagle Wikipedia
303 Floating Weeds (1959) Film Site
304 Flowers of Shanghai (1998) Time Out
305 Footnote Wikipedia
306 Force Majeure Indie Wire
307 Four Days in September Wikipedia
308
Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1
Ranker
309 Gates of Paris Wikipedia
310 Gertrud (1965) Film Site
311 Gervaise Wikipedia
312 Get Out Your Handkerchiefs Wikipedia
313 Godzilla Empire Online
314 Gomorrah (Italy, 2008) Den Of Geek
315 Goodbye First Love (2011) BFI
316
Goodbye Lenin! (Germany, 2003)
Den Of Geek
317 Goodbye to Language Indie Wire
318 Hanussen Wikipedia
319 Hard Boiled Empire Online
320 Harp of Burma Wikipedia
321 Harry and the Butler Wikipedia
322 Hedd Wyn Wikipedia
323 Heimat Empire Online
324 High Tension Den Of Geek
325 Himalaya Wikipedia
326 Hoa-Binh Wikipedia
327 Hotaru No Haka (1988) List Challenges
328 Howl’s Moving Castle Den Of Geek
329 Hungarians Wikipedia
330 I Even Met Happy Gypsies Wikipedia
331 I Love You Rosa Wikipedia
332 I Wish The Playlist
333 Il Conformista Empire Online
334 Immortal Love Wikipedia
335 In a Better World Wikipedia
336 In Darkness Wikipedia
337 Indochine Wikipedia
338 Inglourious Basterds (2009) List Challenges
339 Innocence Den Of Geek
340
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Wikipedia
341 Iphigenia Wikipedia
342 Iron Monkey Empire Online
343 Ivan the Terrible Part I Sergei Eisenstein Night Hawk News
344 Ivan’s Childhood Andrei Tarkovsky Night Hawk News
345 Jacob the Liar Wikipedia
346
Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
Time Out
347 Jesus of Montreal Wikipedia
348
Jodai-E Nader Az Simin (2011)
List Challenges
349 Journey of Hope Wikipedia
350 Joyeux Noël Wikipedia
351 Ju Dou Wikipedia
352 Kapò Wikipedia
353 Katyń Wikipedia
354
Keeper of Promises (The Given Word)
Wikipedia
355 Kolya Wikipedia
356 Kon-Tiki Wikipedia
357 Korol Lir Grigori Kozintsev Night Hawk News
358 Kung Fu Hustle Den Of Geek
359 Kwaidan Wikipedia
360 L’Invitation Wikipedia
361 L’Avventura Gear Patrol
362 La Chienne (1931) Film Site
363 La Jetée (1962) Time Out
364 La Venganza Wikipedia
365 La Vérité Wikipedia
366 Lacombe, Lucien Wikipedia
367 Lamerica (1994) Film Site
368 Land of Mine Wikipedia
369
Landscape in the Mist (1988)
Film Site
370 LATE SPRING Eddie On Film
371 Le Bal Wikipedia
372 Le Boucher (1969) Film Site
373 Le Jour Se Leve (1939) Film Site
374 Lebanon (Israel, 2009) Den Of Geek
375 Leningrad Cowboys Empire Online
376 Les Diabolique (1955) Film Site
377 Les Enfants du Paradis The Guardian
378 Les Miserables Claude Lelouch Night Hawk News
379 Les Quatres Cent Coups Empire Online
380
Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)
List Challenges
381 Letters from Marusia Wikipedia
382 Like Someone in Love Indie Wire
383 Like Water for Chocolate Fluent U
384 Linda Linda Linda Fluent U
385 Live for Life Wikipedia
386 Lola (1961) Film Site
387 Los Tarantos Wikipedia
388 Loveless Wikipedia
389 Lust/Caution Den Of Geek
390 M. Hulot’s Holiday Empire Online
391 Macario Wikipedia
392 MADAME DE Eddie On Film
393 Madame Rosa Wikipedia
394 Mama Turns 100 Wikipedia
395 Man of Iron Wikipedia
396 Man On Wire Life Hack
397 Manon of the Spring Claude Berri Night Hawk News
398 Maria Full Of Grace Den Of Geek
399 Marriage Italian Style Wikipedia
400 MASCULIN/FEMININ Eddie On Film
401 Mediterraneo Wikipedia
402 Mephisto Wikipedia
403 Millennium Mambo” (2001) The Playlist
404 Mina Tannenbaum Martine Dugowson Night Hawk News
405 Miss Julie Alf Sjoberg Night Hawk News
406 Mongol Wikipedia
407 Monsieur Lazhar Wikipedia
408 Monsieur Vincent Wikipedia
409 Monsoon Wedding The Playlist
410
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
Wikipedia
411 Mother Indie Wire
412 Muddy River Wikipedia
413 Mustang Wikipedia
414 My Dearest Señorita Wikipedia
415 My Sweet Little Village Wikipedia
416 My Uncle Wikipedia
417
Neighbouring Sounds (2012)
BFI
418 Nights and Days Wikipedia
419 Nine Lives Wikipedia
420 No Man’s Land Wikipedia
421 Nobody Knows Life Hack
422 Not One Less Fluent U
423 O Quatrilho Wikipedia
424 Omar Wikipedia
425 On Body and Soul Wikipedia
426
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Indie Wire
427 OPEN CITY Eddie On Film
428 Open Doors Wikipedia
429 Operation Thunderbolt Wikipedia
430 ORDET Eddie On Film
431 Orphee Empire Online
432 Outside the Law Wikipedia
433 Paradise Now Wikipedia
434 Pathfinder Wikipedia
435 Paw Wikipedia
436 Peace in the Fields Wikipedia
437 Pelle the Conqueror Wikipedia
438 Pharaoh Wikipedia
439 Phoenix Indie Wire
440 PICKPOCKET Eddie On Film
441 PIERROT LE FOU Eddie On Film
442 Pierrot le Fou (1965) Time Out
443 Plácido Wikipedia
444 Portrait of Chieko Wikipedia
445 Prisoner of the Mountains Wikipedia
446 Private Life Wikipedia
447 Pulse” (2001) The Playlist
448 Qivitoq Wikipedia
449 Raven’s End Wikipedia
450 RED Eddie On Film
451 Reprise” (2006) The Playlist
452 Revanche Wikipedia
453 Ridicule Wikipedia
454 Rules of the Game Jean Renoir Night Hawk News
455 Salaam Bombay! Wikipedia
456 Sallah Shabati Wikipedia
457
Samurai, The Legend of Musashi
Wikipedia
458 Sandakan No. 8 Wikipedia
459 Saraband Ingmar Bergman Night Hawk News
460 SATANTANGO Eddie On Film
461 Scent of a Woman Wikipedia
462 Schtonk! Wikipedia
463 Secrets of the Heart Wikipedia
464 Seven Beauties Wikipedia
465 Shoah (1985) Time Out
466 Shoe-Shine Wikipedia
467 Show Me Love Den Of Geek
468 Sin City Den Of Geek
469
Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow
Den Of Geek
470 Solomon and Gaenor Wikipedia
471 Solyaris Andrei Tarkovsky Night Hawk News
472 Son of Saul Wikipedia
473 Son of the Bride Wikipedia
474
Songs From The Second Floor
The Playlist
475
Sophie Scholl – The Final Days
Wikipedia
476 Spirit of the Beehive Empire Online
477 Stalker Ranker
478 Stolen Kisses Wikipedia
479
Stranger By The Lake” (2013)
The Playlist
480 Strawberry and Chocolate Wikipedia
481 Stray Dog Akira Kurosawa Night Hawk News
482 Summer Hours” (2008) The Playlist
483 Sundays and Cybele Wikipedia
484 Switchblade Romance Den Of Geek
485
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005)
List Challenges
486
Syndromes And A Century” (2006)
The Playlist
487 Tangerines Wikipedia
488 Tango Wikipedia
489 Tanna Wikipedia
490 Tchaikovsky Wikipedia
491 Tell No One Den Of Geek
492 Ten Canoes Empire Online
493 The Act of Killing Indie Wire
494 The American Friend (1977) Film Site
495 The Apu Trilogy Empire Online
496 The Artist (2011) List Challenges
497 The Assault Wikipedia
498
The Baader Meinhof Complex
Wikipedia
499 The Bad Sleep Well Akira Kurosawa Night Hawk News
500 The Battleship Potemkin Sergei Eisenstein Night Hawk News
501 The Beast in the Heart Wikipedia
502 The Boat Is Full Wikipedia
503 The Boys of Paul Street Wikipedia
504
The Broken Circle Breakdown
Wikipedia
505 The Brothers Karamazov Wikipedia
506 The Burmese Harp (1956) Film Site
507 The Captain of Köpenick Wikipedia
508
The Children of Paradise (1945)
Film Site
509 The Chorus Wikipedia
510 The Consequences Of Love Den Of Geek
511 The Counterfeiters Wikipedia
512 The Crime of Father Amaro Wikipedia
513 The Dawns Here Are Quiet Wikipedia
514
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)
Time Out
515
The Decline of the American Empire
Wikipedia
516 The Deluge Wikipedia
517 The Devil Strikes at Night Wikipedia
518
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly” (2007)
The Playlist
519 The Edukators Den Of Geek
520 The Elementary School Wikipedia
521 The Emigrants Wikipedia
522
THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL
Eddie On Film
523
The Eyes Without a Face (1960)
Film Site
524 The Family Wikipedia
525 The Firemen’s Ball Wikipedia
526 The Four Days of Naples Wikipedia
527
The Four Hundred (400) Blows (1959)
Film Site
528 The Fourth Man Empire Online
529
The Garden of the Finzi Continis
Wikipedia
530
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Sweden, 2009)
Den Of Geek
531 The Girl with the Pistol Wikipedia
532 The Glass Cell Wikipedia
533 The Golden Coach (1952) Film Site
534
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 1966, 161 min.
Flick Chart
535 The Grand Illusion Jean Renoir Night Hawk News
536 The Grandfather Wikipedia
537 The Great Beauty Wikipedia
538 The Great War Wikipedia
539 The Handmaiden (2016) List Challenges
540
The Headless Woman” (2008)
The Playlist
541 The Hidden Fortress Akira Kurosawa Night Hawk News
542
The House on Chelouche Street
Wikipedia
543 The Idiots Empire Online
544 The Important Man Wikipedia
545 The Insult Wikipedia
546 The Killer (1989) Time Out
547 The Kingdom (1994) Film Site
548 The Last Laugh F.W. Murnau Night Hawk News
549 The Last Metro Wikipedia
550 THE LEOPARD Eddie On Film
551 The Maids of Wilko Wikipedia
552 The Man Without a Past Wikipedia
553 The Milk of Sorrow Wikipedia
554 The Missing Picture Wikipedia
555
The Motorcycle Diaries (Argentina, 2004)
Den Of Geek
556 The Music Teacher Wikipedia
557 The Nasty Girl Wikipedia
558 The Nest Wikipedia
559 The New Land Wikipedia
560 The Ninth Circle Wikipedia
561 The Official Story Wikipedia
562 The Orphanage Den Of Geek
563 The Other Side of Sunday Wikipedia
564 The Ox Wikipedia
565
The Passion of Joan of Arc 1928, 110 min.
Flick Chart
566 The Pedestrian Wikipedia
567 The Policeman Wikipedia
568
The Power of Kangwon Province (1989)
Time Out
569 The Princess and the Warrior Tom Tykwer Night Hawk News
570 The Promised Land Wikipedia
571 The Red Lanterns Wikipedia
572 The Revolt of Job Wikipedia
573 The Road a Year Long Wikipedia
574
THE RULES OF THE GAME
Eddie On Film
575 The Salesman Wikipedia
576 The Scent of Green Papaya Wikipedia
577 The Sea Inside Wikipedia
578 The Shop on Main Street Wikipedia
579 The Square Wikipedia
580 The Star Maker Wikipedia
581 The Taste of Others Wikipedia
582 The Thief Wikipedia
583 The Tin Drum Wikipedia
584 The Truce Wikipedia
585 The Turin Horse (2012) BFI
586 The Twilight Samurai Wikipedia
587
The Usual Unidentified Thieves
Wikipedia
588 The Vanishing Empire Online
589 The Village on the River Wikipedia
590 The Walls of Malapaga Wikipedia
591 The Wave Life Hack
592 The Wedding Banquet Wikipedia
593 The White Ribbon Wikipedia
594 The World of Apu Satyijat Ray Night Hawk News
595 Theeb Wikipedia
596 This Is Not a Film Indie Wire
597 Three Wikipedia
598 Three Brothers Wikipedia
599 Three Men and a Cradle Wikipedia
600 Timbuktu Wikipedia
601 TimeCrimes Den Of Geek
602 Tlayucan Wikipedia
603 To Begin Again Wikipedia
604 To Forget Venice Wikipedia
605 Touki Bouki Empire Online
606 Tristana Wikipedia
607 TrollHunter Den Of Geek
608
Tuesday, after Christmas (2010)
BFI
609 Turkish Delight Wikipedia
610 Twin Sisters Wikipedia
611 Twin Sisters of Kyoto Wikipedia
612
Two Days, One Night” (2014)
The Playlist
613 UGETSU MONOGATARI Eddie On Film
614 UMBERTO D Eddie On Film
615 Un Chien Andalou Empire Online
616 Under the Sun Wikipedia
617 Vampyr Carl Thedor Dreyer Night Hawk News
618 Viva Italia! Wikipedia
619 Wadjda The Playlist
620 Waltzing Regitze Wikipedia
621 War and Peace Wikipedia
622 War Witch Wikipedia
623 Wartime Romance Wikipedia
624 Water Wikipedia
625 Way of the Dragon Empire Online
626 Welcome to the Sticks Fluent U
627 What Happened to Santiago Wikipedia
628
What Time Is It There?” (2001)
The Playlist
629
When a Woman Ascends The Stairs (1960)
Time Out
630
When Father Was Away on Business
Wikipedia
631 White Bim Black Ear Wikipedia
632 White Material” (2009) The Playlist
633
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
Fluent U
634 Winter Light Ingmar Bergman Night Hawk News
635 Xala Empire Online
636 Yeelen Empire Online
637 Yesterday Wikipedia
638
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Wikipedia
639 Želary Wikipedia
640 Zus & Zo Wikipedia


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