Cahiers du Cinéma's Annual Top 10 Lists

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The following is a list of the top 10 films chosen annually by the critics of Cahiers du Cinéma, a French film magazine. The magazine started the lists in 1951, but did not publish a list from 1952 to 1953 and from 1969 to 1980.[1]

1950s[edit]

1951
# Film Director Country
1. The River Jean Renoir France
2. Diary of a Country Priest Robert Bresson
3. Miracle in Milan Vittorio de Sica Italy
4. Los Olvidados Luis Buñuel Mexico
5. All About Eve Joseph L. Mankiewicz United States
6. Miss Julie Alf Sjöberg Sweden
7. Story of a Love Affair Michelangelo Antonioni Italy
8. Sunset Boulevard Billy Wilder United States
9. Edward and Caroline Jacques Becker France
10. The Flowers of St. Francis Roberto Rossellini Italy

No lists from 1952 through 1953.

1954
# Film Director Country
1. El Luis Bunuel Mexico
2. Touchez pas au grisbi Jacques Becker France
3. Knave of Hearts René Clément
4. The Wild One László Benedek United States
5. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Howard Hawks
6. I Vitelloni Federico Fellini Italy
7. It Should Happen to You George Cukor United States
8. The Blue Gardenia Fritz Lang
9. Robinson Crusoe Luis Bunuel Mexico
10. Mother Mikio Naruse Japan
1955
# Film Director Country
1. Voyage to Italy Roberto Rossellini Italy
2. Ordet Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark
3. The Big Knife Robert Aldrich United States
4. Lola Montès Max Ophüls France
5. Rear Window Alfred Hitchcock United States
6. Bad Liaisons Alexandre Astruc France
7. La Strada Federico Fellini Italy
8. The Barefoot Contessa Joseph L. Mankiewicz United States
9. Johnny Guitar Nicholas Ray
10. Kiss Me Deadly Robert Aldrich
1956
# Film Director Country
1. A Man Escaped Robert Bresson France
2. Elena and Her Men Jean Renoir
3. Rebel Without a Cause Nicholas Ray United States
4. Confidential Report Orson Welles
5. Senso Luchino Visconti Italy
6. Smiles of a Summer Night Ingmar Bergman Sweden
7. Il bidone Federico Fellini Italy
8. L'Amore Roberto Rossellini
9. Picnic Joshua Logan US
10. Fear Roberto Rossellini Italy
1957
# Film Director Country
1. A King in New York Charlie Chaplin United Kingdom
2. Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Frank Tashlin United States
3. Nights of Cabiria Federico Fellini Italy
4. The Wrong Man Alfred Hitchcock United States
5. The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz Luis Buñuel Mexico
6. Sawdust and Tinsel Ingmar Bergman Sweden
7. Bigger Than Life Nicholas Ray United States
8. The Girl Can't Help It Frank Tashlin
9. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Fritz Lang
10. 12 Angry Men Sidney Lumet
1958
# Film Director Country
1. Touch of Evil Orson Welles United States
2. The Seventh Seal Ingmar Bergman Sweden
3. White Nights Luchino Visconti Italy
4. Il Grido Michelangelo Antonioni
5. Bonjour Tristesse Otto Preminger United Kingdom,
United States
6. Journey into Autumn Ingmar Bergman Sweden
7. One Life Alexandre Astruc France
8. Mon Oncle Jacques Tati
9. The Quiet American Joseph L. Mankiewicz United States
10. Summer Interlude Ingmar Bergman Sweden
1959
# Film Director Country
1. Ugetsu Monogatari Kenji Mizoguchi Japan
2. Hiroshima mon Amour Alain Resnais France
3. Ivan the Terrible Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union
4. Pickpocket Robert Bresson France
5. The 400 Blows François Truffaut
6. Rio Bravo Howard Hawks United States
7. Wild Strawberries Ingmar Bergman Sweden
8. Vertigo Alfred Hitchcock United States
9. Princess Yang Kwei Fei Kenji Mizoguchi Japan
10. The Tiger of Eschnapur Fritz Lang West Germany

1960s[edit]

1960
# Film Director Country
1. Sansho the Bailiff Kenji Mizoguchi Japan
2. L'Avventura Michelangelo Antonioni Italy
3. Breathless Jean-Luc Godard France
4. Shoot the Piano Player François Truffaut
5. Poem of the Sea Alexander Dovzhenko & Yuliya Solntseva Soviet Union
6. Les Bonnes Femmes Claude Chabrol France
Nazarin Luis Buñuel Spain, Mexico
8. Moonfleet Fritz Lang United States
9. Psycho Alfred Hitchcock
10. Le Trou Jacques Becker France
1961
# Film Director Country
1. Lola Jacques Demy France
2. A Woman Is a Woman Jean-Luc Godard
3. Paris Belongs to Us Jacques Rivette
4. Rocco and His Brothers Luchino Visconti Italy
5. Shin Heike Monogatari Kenji Mizoguchi Japan
6. At Great Cost Mark Donskoy Soviet Union
7. La Notte Michelangelo Antonioni Italy
8. Last Year at Marienbad Alain Resnais France
9. Elmer Gantry Richard Brooks United States
10. Two Rode Together John Ford
1962
# Film Director Country
1. My Life to Live Jean-Luc Godard France
2. Jules and Jim François Truffaut
3. Hatari! Howard Hawks United States
4. Viridiana Luis Buñuel Mexico
5. Le Signe du Lion Éric Rohmer France
6. Wild River Elia Kazan United States
7. The Trial Orson Welles
8. Through a Glass Darkly Ingmar Bergman Sweden
9. The Elusive Corporal Jean Renoir France
10. Vanina Vanini Roberto Rossellini Italy
1963
# Film Director Country
1. Contempt Jean-Luc Godard France
2. The Birds Alfred Hitchcock United States
3. The Exterminating Angel Luis Buñuel Mexico
4. Adieu Philippine Jacques Rozier France
5. The Trial of Joan of Arc Robert Bresson
6. Muriel Alain Resnais
7. The Nutty Professor Jerry Lewis United States
8. The Carabineers Jean-Luc Godard France
9. Salvatore Giuliano Francesco Rosi Italy
10. Federico Fellini
1964
# Film Director Country
1. Band of Outsiders Jean-Luc Godard France
2. Gertrud Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark
3. Marnie Alfred Hitchcock United States
4. A Married Woman Jean-Luc Godard France
5. Man's Favourite Sport? Howard Hawks United States
6. Red Desert Michelangelo Antonioni Italy
7. America, America Elia Kazan United States
8. The Silence Ingmar Bergman Sweden
9. Now About These Women
10. The Servant Joseph Losey United Kingdom
1965
# Film Director Country
1. Pierrot le Fou Jean-Luc Godard France
2. Sandra Luchino Visconti Italy
3. Winter Light Ingmar Bergman Sweden
4. Six in Paris: "Gare du Nord" segment Jean Rouch France
5. Alphaville Jean-Luc Godard
6. Lilith Robert Rossen United States
7. Shock Corridor Sam Fuller
8. The Family Jewels Jerry Lewis
9. The Gospel According to St. Matthew Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy
10. Le Bonheur Agnès Varda France
1966
# Film Director Country
1. Au Hasard Balthazar Robert Bresson France
2. Walkover Jerzy Skolimowski Poland
3. Not Reconciled Jean-Marie Straub West Germany
4. Masculin Féminin Jean-Luc Godard France
5. The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short André Delvaux Belgium
6. Seven Women John Ford United States
7. The Taking of Power by Louis XIV Roberto Rossellini Italy
8. Torn Curtain Alfred Hitchcock United States
9. Red Line 7000 Howard Hawks
10. Fists in the Pocket Marco Bellocchio Italy
1967
# Film Director Country
1. Persona Ingmar Bergman Sweden
2. Belle de Jour Luis Buñuel France
3. Weekend Jean-Luc Godard
4. Lion Hunting with Bow and Arrow Jean Rouch
5. Playtime Jacques Tati
6. The Big Mouth Jerry Lewis United States
7. Daisies Vera Chytilova Czechoslovakia
The Nun Jacques Rivette France
9. 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her Jean-Luc Godard
10. La Chinoise Jean-Luc Godard
1968
# Film Director Country
1. The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach Jean-Marie Straub & Danièle Huillet West Germany
2. Before the Revolution Bernardo Bertolucci Italy
3. The Edge Robert Kramer United States
4. Spirits of the Dead: "Toby Dammit" segment Federico Fellini Italy
5. Don't Let It Kill You Jean Pierre Lefebvre Canada
6. The Times That Are Pierre Perrault
7. Barrier Jerzy Skolimowski Poland
8. Stolen Kisses François Truffaut France
9. Ride in the Whirlwind Monte Hellman United States
10. The Bride Wore Black François Truffaut France
Les Contrebandières Luc Moullet

No list for 1969.

1970s[edit]

No lists for the 1970s.

1980s[edit]

No list for 1980.

1981
# Film Director Country
1. The Aviator's Wife Éric Rohmer France
Francisca Manoel de Oliveira Portugal
3. Hotel America André Téchiné France
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man Bernardo Bertolucci Italy
5. Germany, Pale Mother Helma Sanders-Brahms West Germany
The Woman Next Door François Truffaut France
7. Stalker Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union
8. The Music Room Satyajit Ray India
Raging Bull Martin Scorsese United States
10. Gloria John Cassavetes
In girum imus nocte et consumimur igni Guy Debord France
Palermo or Wolfsburg Werner Schroeter West Germany
The Wings of the Dove Benoît Jacquot France
1982
# Film Director Country
1. A Room in Town Jacques Demy France
2. Moonlighting Jerzy Skolimowski United Kingdom
Passion Jean-Luc Godard France
4. White Dog Sam Fuller United States
5. The Color of Pomegranates Sergei Parajanov Soviet Union
Identification of a Woman Michaelangelo Antonioni Italy
Le Pont du Nord Jacques Rivette France
8. Parsifal Hans-Jürgen Syberberg West Germany
9. Three Crowns of the Sailor Raúl Ruiz France
10. Le Beau Mariage Éric Rohmer
1983
# Film Director Country
1. À Nos Amours Maurice Pialat France
L'Argent Robert Bresson
3. Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence Nagisa Oshima United Kingdom, Japan
Un jeu Brutal Jean-Claude Brisseau France
5. The King of Comedy Martin Scorsese United States
Pauline at the Beach Éric Rohmer France
7. L'Enfant Secret Philippe Garrel
Faux-Fuyants Alain Bergala & Jean-Pierre Limosin
Three Crowns of the Sailor Raúl Ruiz
10. Cracking Up Jerry Lewis United States
Fanny And Alexander Ingmar Bergman Sweden
1984
# Film Director Country
1. Full Moon in Paris Éric Rohmer France
2. Class Relations Jean-Marie Straub & Danièle Huillet West Germany
3. Biquefarre Georges Rouquier France
First Name: Carmen Jean-Luc Godard
Liberté, la nuit Philippe Garrel
6. Rumble Fish Francis Ford Coppola United States
7. And the Ship Sails On Federico Fellini Italy
Paris, Texas Wim Wenders West Germany
The Right Stuff Philip Kaufman United States
10. Once Upon a Time in America Sergio Leone Italy, United States
1985
# Film Director Country
1. Hail Mary Jean-Luc Godard France
2. Détective Jean-Luc Godard
3. Year of the Dragon Michael Cimino United States
4. After the Rehearsal Ingmar Bergman Sweden
5. Love Streams John Cassavetes United States
6. The Home and the World Satyajit Ray India
7. Les Amants terribles Danièle Dubroux France
8. The Children Marguerite Duras
9. Ran Akira Kurosawa Japan
10. Favorites of the Moon Otar Iosseliani France
Rendez-vous André Téchiné
1986
# Film Director Country
1. The Green Ray Éric Rohmer France
2. Legend of Suram Fortress Sergei Parajanov Soviet Union
The Sacrifice Andrei Tarkovsky Sweden
4. Double Messieurs Jean-François Stévenin France
5. Bad Blood Leos Carax
Maine-Ocean Express Jacques Rozier
7. Thérèse Alain Cavalier
8. Scene of the Crime André Téchiné
9. After Hours Martin Scorsese United States
Alpine Fire Fredi M. Murer Switzerland
Disorder Olivier Assayas France
Gardien de la nuit Jean-Pierre Limosin
Rise and Fall of a Small Cinema Company Jean-Luc Godard
1987
# Film Director Country
1. Under the Sun of Satan Maurice Pialat France
2. The Death of Empedocles Jean-Marie Straub & Danièle Huillet West Germany
Intervista Federico Fellini Italy
Wings Of Desire Wim Wenders West Germany
5. The Last Emperor Bernardo Bertolucci China, United Kingdom, Italy
6. Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle Éric Rohmer France
Full Metal Jacket Stanley Kubrick United Kingdom,

United States

Yeelen Souleymane Cissé Mali
9. The Mass Is Ended Nanni Moretti Italy
10. Blue Velvet David Lynch United States
The Color of Money Martin Scorsese
King Lear Jean-Luc Godard
Um Adeus Português João Botelho Portugal
Wedding in Galilee Michel Khleifi Palestine
1988
# Film Director Country
1. A Short Film About Killing Krzysztof Kieślowski Poland
2. The Unbearable Lightness of Being Philip Kaufman United States
3. The Dead John Huston
4. Urgences Raymond Depardon France
5. Bird Clint Eastwood United States
6. Landscape in the Mist Theo Angelopoulos Greece
7. De bruit et de fureur Jean-Claude Brisseau France
8. The Last Temptation of Christ Martin Scorsese United States
9. Les Innocents André Téchiné France
10. Story of Women Claude Chabrol
1989
# Film Director Country
1. Do the Right Thing Spike Lee United States
Red Wood Pigeon Nanni Moretti Italy
3. Gang of Four Jacques Rivette France
Dead Ringers David Cronenberg Canada
5. The Cannibals Manoel de Oliveira Portugal
Yaaba Idrissa Ouedraogo Burkina Faso
7. Black Rain Shohei Imamura Japan
Thick Skinned Patricia Mazuy France
Little Vera Vasili Pichul Soviet Union
10. The Accidental Tourist Lawrence Kasdan United States
I Want to Go Home Alain Resnais France
Time of the Gypsies Emir Kusturica Yugoslavia

1990s[edit]

1990
# Film Director Country
1. Freeze Die Come to Life Vitali Kanevsky Soviet Union
The Little Gangster Jacques Doillon France
3. Goodfellas Martin Scorsese United States
Nouvelle Vague Jean-Luc Godard France
5. Alexandria Again and Forever Youssef Chahine Egypt
Meghe Dhaka Tara Ritwik Ghatak India
No, or the Vain Glory of Command Manoel de Oliveira Portugal
8. Crimes and Misdemeanors Woody Allen United States
La Désenchantée Benoît Jacquot France
Dreams Akira Kurosawa Japan
1991
# Film Director Country
1. Van Gogh Maurice Pialat France
2. Miller's Crossing Coen Brothers United States
3. Barton Fink Coen Brothers
4. The Godfather Part III Francis Ford Coppola
5. Close-Up Abbas Kiarostami Iran
6. J'entends plus la guitare Philippe Garrel France
7. Edward Scissorhands Tim Burton United States
8. Rhapsody in August Akira Kurosawa Japan
9. Les Amants du Pont-Neuf Leos Carax France
10. Paris s'éveille Olivier Assayas France
1992
# Film Director Country
1. Unforgiven Clint Eastwood United States
2. Agantuk Satyajit Ray India
3. Life, and Nothing More... Abbas Kiarostami Iran
4. Husbands and Wives Woody Allen United States
5. Border Line Danièle Dubroux France
Savage Nights Cyril Collard
The Sentinel Arnaud Desplechin
8. La Chasse aux papillons Otar Iosseliani
A Tale of Winter Éric Rohmer
10. A Brighter Summer Day Edward Yang Taiwan
The House of Smiles Marco Ferreri Italy
Le mirage Jean-Claude Guiguet France
The Oak Lucian Pintilie Romania
1993
# Film Director Country
1. A Perfect World Clint Eastwood United States
2. Abraham's Valley Manoel de Oliveira Portugal
3. L'Arbre, le maire et la médiathèque Éric Rohmer France
4. Smoking/No Smoking Alain Resnais
5. In the Land of the Deaf Nicolas Philibert
6. Aranyer Din Ratri Satyajit Ray India
7. Mad Dog and Glory John McNaughton United States
8. Innocent Blood John Landis
9. Bad Lieutenant Abel Ferrara
10. Hélas pour moi Jean-Luc Godard France
1994
# Film Director Country
1. Caro diario Nanni Moretti Italy
2. I Can't Sleep Claire Denis France
3. Carlito's Way Brian De Palma United States
4. Wild Reeds André Téchiné France
5. The Nightmare Before Christmas Henry Selick United States
6. Travolta and Me Patricia Mazuy France
7. L'Enfer Claude Chabrol
8. Joan the Maiden Jacques Rivette
9. US Go Home Claire Denis
10. Coming to Terms with the Dead Pascale Ferran
M. Butterfly David Cronenberg United States
1995
# Film Director Country
1. La Cérémonie Claude Chabrol France
2. Le Garçu Maurice Pialat
3. Waati Souleymane Cissé Mali
4. The Bridges of Madison County Clint Eastwood United States
5. Oublie-moi Noémie Lvovsky France
6. The Flower of My Secret Pedro Almodóvar Spain
7. Sonatine Takeshi Kitano Japan
8. Ed Wood Tim Burton United States
9. Through the Olive Trees Abbas Kiarostami Iran
10. In the Mouth of Madness John Carpenter United States
1996
# Film Director Country
1. Crash David Cronenberg Canada
2. For Ever Mozart Jean-Luc Godard France
3. Casino Martin Scorsese United States
4. My Sex Life... or How I Got into an Argument Arnaud Desplechin France
5. God's Comedy João César Monteiro Portugal
6. Dead Man Jim Jarmusch United States
7. Thieves André Téchiné France
8. Mission: Impossible Brian De Palma United States
9. Encore Pascal Bonitzer France
Parfait amour! Catherine Breillat
11. Don't Forget You're Going to Die Xavier Beauvois
1997
# Film Director Country
1. Hana-bi Takeshi Kitano Japan
2. Goodbye South, Goodbye Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan
3. Lost Highway David Lynch United States
4. The Eel Shohei Imamura Japan
The River Tsai Ming-liang Taiwan
6. Same Old Song Alain Resnais France
Seventh Heaven Benoît Jacquot
Taste of Cherry Abbas Kiarostami Iran
9. Face/Off John Woo United States
Happy Together Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong
Scream Wes Craven United States
1998
# Film Director Country
1. Flowers of Shanghai Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan
2. Dr. Akagi Shohei Imamura Japan
3. Autumn Tale Éric Rohmer France
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Clint Eastwood United States
5. Anxiety Manoel de Oliveira Portugal
Sue Lost in Manhattan Amos Kollek United States
7. L'Ennui Cédric Kahn France
Velvet Goldmine Todd Haynes United States
9. Snake Eyes Brian De Palma
10. L'arrière-pays Jacques Nolot France
Jackie Brown Quentin Tarantino United States
Ossos Pedro Costa Portugal
Titanic James Cameron United States
1999
# Film Director Country
1. Eyes Wide Shut Stanley Kubrick United States
2. The Wind Will Carry Us Abbas Kiarostami Iran
3. Sicilia! Jean-Marie Straub & Danièle Huillet Italy
4. eXistenZ David Cronenberg Canada
5. Le vent de la nuit Philippe Garrel France
6. True Crime Clint Eastwood United States
7. The Letter Manoel de Oliveira Portugal
8. The Straight Story David Lynch United States
9. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Jim Jarmusch
10. As Bodas de Deus João César Monteiro Portugal
1990s (1990–1999)
# Film Director Country
1. The Bridges of Madison County Clint Eastwood United States
Carlito's Way Brian De Palma
Goodbye South, Goodbye Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan
4. Close-Up Abbas Kiarostami Iran
Eyes Wide Shut Stanley Kubrick United States
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me David Lynch
Unforgiven Clint Eastwood
8. Crash David Cronenberg Canada
Edward Scissorhands Tim Burton United States
The River Tsai Ming-liang Taiwan

2000s[edit]

2000
# Film Director Country
1. Esther Kahn Arnaud Desplechin France
2. The Captive Chantal Akerman Belgium
3. Man on the Moon Miloš Forman United States
4. Mission to Mars Brian De Palma
5. In the Mood for Love Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong
6. M/Other Nobuhiro Suwa Japan
7. The Virgin Suicides Sofia Coppola United States
Yi Yi Edward Yang Taiwan
9. Space Cowboys Clint Eastwood United States
10. Workers for the Good Lord Jean-Claude Brisseau France
2001
# Film Director Country
1. Mulholland Drive David Lynch United States
2. The Lady and the Duke Éric Rohmer France
3. Millennium Mambo Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan
4. Time and Tide Tsui Hark Hong Kong
5. I'm Going Home Manoel de Oliveira Portugal
6. Platform Jia Zhangke China
Wild Innocence Philippe Garrel France
8. Sobibór, October 14, 1943, 4 p.m. Claude Lanzmann France
9. The Son's Room Nanni Moretti Italy
10. 'R Xmas Abel Ferrara United States
2002
# Film Director Country
1. Secret Things Jean-Claude Brisseau France
Ten Abbas Kiarostami Iran
3. Blissfully Yours Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand
4. From the Other Side Chantal Akerman Belgium
5. The Uncertainty Principle Manoel de Oliveira Portugal
6. My Mother's Smile Marco Bellocchio Italy
7. Talk to Her Pedro Almodóvar Spain
8. Spider David Cronenberg Canada
Spirited Away Hayao Miyazaki Japan
10. 24 N/A United States
Gerry Gus Van Sant
2004
# Film Director Country
1. Tropical Malady Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand
2. S-21 Rithy Panh Cambodia
Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks Wang Bing China
The Village M. Night Shyamalan United States
5. Shara Naomi Kawase Japan
6. The Brown Bunny Vincent Gallo United States
Gerry Gus Van Sant
Kings and Queen Arnaud Desplechin France
9. Café Lumière Hou Hsiao-hsien Japan
Taiwan
Kill Bill: Volume 2 Quentin Tarantino United States
Saraband Ingmar Bergman Sweden
2005
# Film Director Country
1. Last Days Gus Van Sant United States
2. A History of Violence David Cronenberg
Regular Lovers Philippe Garrel France
4. 1/3 of the Eyes Olivier Zabat
Three Times Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan
The World Jia Zhangke China
The Young Lieutenant Xavier Beauvois France
8. Be with Me Eric Khoo Singapore
Grizzly Man Werner Herzog United States
Sin City Frank Miller & Robert Rodriguez
Tale of Cinema Hong Sang-soo South Korea
2006
# Film Director Country
1. Private Fears in Public Places Alain Resnais France
The Sun Alexander Sokurov Russia
3. The Host Bong Joon-ho South Korea
4. Lady Chatterley Pascale Ferran France
5. A Perfect Couple Nobuhiro Suwa Japan
France
6. Capote Bennett Miller United States
These Encounters of Theirs Straub–Huillet France
Italy
Lady in the Water M. Night Shyamalan United States
9. The Departed Martin Scorsese
10. Flags of Our Fathers Clint Eastwood
The New World Terrence Malick
2007
# Film Director Country
1. Paranoid Park Gus Van Sant United States
2. Death Proof Quentin Tarantino
Inland Empire David Lynch
Still Life Jia Zhangke China
5. La France Serge Bozon France
Zodiac David Fincher United States
7. Before I Forget Jacques Nolot France
Honor of the Knights (Quixotic) Albert Serra Spain
Romance of Astree and Celadon Éric Rohmer France
10. The Duchess of Langeais Jacques Rivette
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone Tsai Ming-liang Malaysia
Taiwan
Syndromes and a Century Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand
2008
# Film Director Country
1. Redacted Brian De Palma United States
2. Colossal Youth Pedro Costa Portugal
3. Cloverfield Matt Reeves United States
4. No Country for Old Men Coen Brothers
5. Two Lovers James Gray
6. Waltz with Bashir Ari Folman Israel
7. Dernier maquis Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche Algeria
France
8. Hunger Steve McQueen United Kingdom
9. A Short Film About the Indio Nacional Raya Martin Philippines
10. On War Bertrand Bonello France
2009
# Film Director Country
1. Wild Grass Alain Resnais France
2. Vincere Marco Bellocchio Italy
3. Inglourious Basterds Quentin Tarantino United States
4. Gran Torino Clint Eastwood
5. Eccentricities of a Blonde-haired Girl Manoel de Oliveira Portugal
6. Tetro Francis Ford Coppola United States
7. The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow
8. King of Escape Alain Guiraudie France
9. Tokyo Sonata Kiyoshi Kurosawa Japan
10. Hadewijch Bruno Dumont France
2000s (2000–2009)
# Film Director Country
1. Mulholland Drive David Lynch United States
2. Elephant Gus Van Sant
3. Tropical Malady Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand
4. The Host Bong Joon-ho South Korea
5. A History of Violence David Cronenberg United States
6. The Secret of the Grain Abdellatif Kechiche France
7. Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks Wang Bing China
8. War of the Worlds Steven Spielberg United States
9. The New World Terrence Malick
10. Ten Abbas Kiarostami Iran

2010s[edit]

2010[2][3]
# Film Director Country
1. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand
2. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Werner Herzog United States
3. Film Socialisme Jean-Luc Godard France
4. Toy Story 3 Lee Unkrich United States
5. Fantastic Mr. Fox Wes Anderson
6. A Serious Man Coen Brothers
7. To Die Like a Man João Pedro Rodrigues Portugal
8. The Social Network David Fincher United States
9. Chouga Darezhan Omirbayev Kazakhstan
10. Mother Bong Joon-ho South Korea
2011[4]
# Film Director Country
1. We Have a Pope Nanni Moretti Italy
2. The Strange Case of Angelica Manoel de Oliveira Portugal
The Tree of Life Terrence Malick United States
4. Essential Killing Jerzy Skolimowski Poland
Outside Satan Bruno Dumont France
6. A Burning Hot Summer Philippe Garrel
Melancholia Lars von Trier Denmark
8. House of Tolerance Bertrand Bonello France
Meek's Cutoff Kelly Reichardt United States
Super 8 J. J. Abrams
2012[5]
# Film Director Country
1. Holy Motors Leos Carax France
2. Cosmopolis David Cronenberg Canada
3. Twixt Francis Ford Coppola United States
4. 4:44 Last Day on Earth Abel Ferrara
5. In Another Country Hong Sang-soo South Korea
6. Take Shelter Jeff Nichols United States
7. Go Go Tales Abel Ferrara
8. Tabu Miguel Gomes Portugal
9. Faust Alexander Sokurov Russia
10. Keep the Lights On Ira Sachs United States
2013[6]
# Film Director Country
1. Stranger by the Lake Alain Guiraudie France
2. Spring Breakers Harmony Korine United States
3. Blue Is the Warmest Colour Abdellatif Kechiche France
4. Gravity Alfonso Cuarón United Kingdom, United States
5. A Touch of Sin Jia Zhangke China
6. Lincoln Steven Spielberg United States
7. Jealousy Philippe Garrel France
8. Nobody's Daughter Haewon Hong Sang-soo South Korea
9. You and the Night Yann Gonzalez France
10. Age of Panic Justine Triet
2014[7]
# Film Director Country
1. Li'l Quinquin Bruno Dumont France
2. Goodbye to Language Jean-Luc Godard France, Switzerland
3. Under the Skin Jonathan Glazer United Kingdom
4. Maps to the Stars David Cronenberg Canada
5. The Wind Rises Hayao Miyazaki Japan
6. Nymphomaniac Lars von Trier Denmark, United Kingdom
7. Mommy Xavier Dolan Canada
8. Love Is Strange Ira Sachs United States
9. Paradise Alain Cavalier France
10. Our Sunhi Hong Sang-soo South Korea
2015[8]
# Film Director Country
1. Mia Madre Nanni Moretti France, Italy
2. Cemetery of Splendour Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand
3. In the Shadow of Women Philippe Garrel France, Switzerland
4. The Smell of Us Larry Clark France
5. Mad Max: Fury Road George Miller Australia, United States
6. Jauja Lisandro Alonso Argentina, Denmark
7. Inherent Vice Paul Thomas Anderson United States
8. Arabian Nights Miguel Gomes Portugal
9. The Summer of Sangailė Alantė Kavaitė Lithuania
10. Journey to the Shore Kiyoshi Kurosawa Japan
2016[9]
# Film Director Country
1. Toni Erdmann Maren Ade Germany, Austria
2. Elle Paul Verhoeven France
3. The Neon Demon Nicolas Winding Refn Denmark, France, United States
4. Aquarius Kleber Mendonça Filho Brazil
5. Slack Bay Bruno Dumont France
6. Julieta Pedro Almodóvar Spain
7. Staying Vertical Alain Guiraudie France
8. La Loi de la jungle Antonin Peretjatko
9. Carol Todd Haynes United States, United Kingdom
10. Le Bois Dont Les Rêves Sont Faits Claire Simon France
2017[10]
# Film Director Country
1. Twin Peaks: The Return David Lynch United States
2. Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc Bruno Dumont France
3. Certain Women Kelly Reichardt United States
4. Get Out Jordan Peele
5. The Day After Hong Sang-Soo South Korea
6. Lover for a Day Philippe Garrel France
7. Good Time Ben and Josh Safdie United States
8. Split M. Night Shyamalan
9. Jackie Pablo Larraín United States, Chile, France
10. Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Ang Lee Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States
2018[11][12]
# Film Director Country
1. The Wild Boys Bertrand Mandico France
2. Coincoin and the Extra-Humans Bruno Dumont
3. Phantom Thread Paul Thomas Anderson United States
4. Burning Lee Chang-dong South Korea
5. Paul Sanchez est revenu! Patricia Mazuy France
6. The Post Steven Spielberg United States
7. On the Beach at Night Alone Hong Sang-Soo South Korea
8. The House That Jack Built Lars von Trier Denmark
9. Leto Kirill Serebrennikov Russia
10. Treasure Island Guillaume Brac France
2019[13][14]
# Film Director Country
1. The Image Book Jean-Luc Godard France, Switzerland
2. Parasite Bong Joon-Ho South Korea
3. Synonyms Nadav Lapid France, Israel
4. Bacurau Kleber Mendonça Filho & Juliano Dornelles Brazil
5. Jeanne Bruno Dumont France
6. Pain and Glory Pedro Almodóvar Spain
7. Les Misérables Ladj Ly France
8. The Mule Clint Eastwood United States
9. Joker Todd Phillips
10. The Irishman Martin Scorsese
2010s (2010–2019)[15]
# Film Director Country
1. Twin Peaks: The Return David Lynch United States
2. Holy Motors Leos Carax France
3. Li'l Quinquin Bruno Dumont
4. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand
5. The Image Book Jean-Luc Godard France, Switzerland
6. Toni Erdmann Maren Ade Germany, Austria
7. Mia Madre Nanni Moretti Italy
8. Melancholia Lars von Trier Denmark
9. Under the Skin Jonathan Glazer United Kingdom
10. The Strange Case of Angelica Manoel de Oliveira Portugal

2020s[edit]

2020[16]
# Film Director Country
1. City Hall Frederick Wiseman United States
2. The Woman Who Ran Hong Sang-soo South Korea
3. Uncut Gems Benny Safdie and Joshua Safdie United States
4. Malmkrog Cristi Puiu Romania
5. Love Affair(s) Emmanuel Mouret France
6. Hotel by the River Hong Sang-soo South Korea
7. Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains Gu Xiaogang China
8. The Salt of Tears Philippe Garrel France, Switzerland
9. Enormous Sophie Letourneur France
10. The August Virgin Jonás Trueba Spain
2021[17]
# Film Director Country
1. First Cow Kelly Reichardt United States
2. Annette Leos Carax France
3. Memoria Apichatpong Weerasethakul Colombia
4. Drive My Car Ryusuke Hamaguchi Japan
5. France Bruno Dumont France
6. The French Dispatch Wes Anderson United States
7. All Hands on Deck Guillaume Brac France
8. The Girl and the Spider Ramon Zürcher and Silvan Zürcher Switzerland
9. The Card Counter Paul Schrader United States
10. Benedetta Paul Verhoeven France
2022[18]
# Film Director Country
1. Pacifiction Albert Serra France, Spain, Germany, Portugal
2. Licorice Pizza Paul Thomas Anderson United States, Canada
3. Nope Jordan Peele United States
4. EO Jerzy Skolimowski Poland, Italy
5. Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy Ryusuke Hamaguchi Japan
6. Saturn Bowling Patricia Mazuy France, Belgium
7. Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood Richard Linklater United States
8. Introduction Hong Sang-soo South Korea
9. Nobody's Hero Alain Guiraudie France
10. Who's Stopping Us Jonás Trueba Spain
2023[19][20]
# Film Director Country
1. Trenque Lauquen Laura Citarella Argentina, Germany
2. Close Your Eyes Víctor Erice Spain, Argentina
3. Anatomy of a Fall Justine Triet France
4. The Fabelmans Steven Spielberg United States
5. Fallen Leaves Aki Kaurismäki Finland, Germany
6. Unrest Cyril Schäublin Switzerland
7. Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World Radu Jude Romania, Croatia, France, Luxembourg
8. The Temple Woods Gang Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche France
9. Last Summer Catherine Breillat
10. A Prince Pierre Creton
Showing Up Kelly Reichardt United States

Filmmakers with multiple works on the lists[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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