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Directors with at Least 5 Films in The 1,000 Greatest Films Listing (in Alphabetical Order):
Chantal Akerman 5, Woody Allen 6, Robert Altman 5, Paul Thomas Anderson 6, Michelangelo Antonioni 8, Ingmar Bergman 14, Robert Bresson 9, Luis Buñuel 15, James Cameron 5, John Cassavetes 8, Charles Chaplin 9, Joel & Ethan Coen 7, Francis Ford Coppola 5, David Cronenberg 5, Brian De Palma 5, Carl Theodor Dreyer 5, Sergei Eisenstein 6 (including October, co-directed by Grigori Aleksandrov), Rainer Werner Fassbinder 7, Federico Fellini 9, John Ford 14, Jean-Luc Godard 14, Michael Haneke 6, Howard Hawks 10, Werner Herzog 5, Alfred Hitchcock 13, Hou Hsiao-hsien 6, John Huston 8, Buster Keaton 7 (including 5 films credited to and/or co-directed by Charles Reisner, Clyde Bruckman, Donald Crisp, Edward Sedgwick, and John G. Blystone), Abbas Kiarostami 6, Krzysztof Kieslowski 5, Stanley Kubrick 11, Akira Kurosawa 12, Fritz Lang 8, David Lean 5, Ernst Lubitsch 7, David Lynch 9, Terrence Malick 5, Vincente Minnelli 5, Kenji Mizoguchi 6, F.W. Murnau 5, Max Ophüls 5, Yasujiro Ozu 7, Pier Paolo Pasolini 7, Roman Polanski 5, Michael Powell 8 (including 6 films co-directed by Emeric Pressburger, and The Thief of Bagdad, co-directed by Ludwig Berger and Tim Whelan), Nicholas Ray 5, Satyajit Ray 5, Jean Renoir 10, Alain Resnais 6, Roberto Rossellini 8, Martin Scorsese 9, Steven Spielberg 9, Jean-Marie Straub 5 (including 3 films co-directed by Danièle Huillet), Andrei Tarkovsky 7, François Truffaut 7, Luchino Visconti 7, Josef von Sternberg 5, Lars von Trier 5, Apichatpong Weerasethakul 5, Orson Welles 8, Billy Wilder 5.
Chantal Akerman 5, Woody Allen 6, Robert Altman 5, Paul Thomas Anderson 6, Michelangelo Antonioni 8, Ingmar Bergman 14, Robert Bresson 9, Luis Buñuel 15, James Cameron 5, John Cassavetes 8, Charles Chaplin 9, Joel & Ethan Coen 7, Francis Ford Coppola 5, David Cronenberg 5, Brian De Palma 5, Carl Theodor Dreyer 5, Sergei Eisenstein 6 (including October, co-directed by Grigori Aleksandrov), Rainer Werner Fassbinder 7, Federico Fellini 9, John Ford 14, Jean-Luc Godard 14, Michael Haneke 6, Howard Hawks 10, Werner Herzog 5, Alfred Hitchcock 13, Hou Hsiao-hsien 6, John Huston 8, Buster Keaton 7 (including 5 films credited to and/or co-directed by Charles Reisner, Clyde Bruckman, Donald Crisp, Edward Sedgwick, and John G. Blystone), Abbas Kiarostami 6, Krzysztof Kieslowski 5, Stanley Kubrick 11, Akira Kurosawa 12, Fritz Lang 8, David Lean 5, Ernst Lubitsch 7, David Lynch 9, Terrence Malick 5, Vincente Minnelli 5, Kenji Mizoguchi 6, F.W. Murnau 5, Max Ophüls 5, Yasujiro Ozu 7, Pier Paolo Pasolini 7, Roman Polanski 5, Michael Powell 8 (including 6 films co-directed by Emeric Pressburger, and The Thief of Bagdad, co-directed by Ludwig Berger and Tim Whelan), Nicholas Ray 5, Satyajit Ray 5, Jean Renoir 10, Alain Resnais 6, Roberto Rossellini 8, Martin Scorsese 9, Steven Spielberg 9, Jean-Marie Straub 5 (including 3 films co-directed by Danièle Huillet), Andrei Tarkovsky 7, François Truffaut 7, Luchino Visconti 7, Josef von Sternberg 5, Lars von Trier 5, Apichatpong Weerasethakul 5, Orson Welles 8, Billy Wilder 5.
Decade Breakdown:
1900s = 1
1910s = 5
1920s = 38
1930s = 64
1940s = 79
1950s = 124
1960s = 168
1970s = 164
1980s = 121
1990s = 115
2000s = 86
2010s = 34
2020s = 1
1900s = 1
1910s = 5
1920s = 38
1930s = 64
1940s = 79
1950s = 124
1960s = 168
1970s = 164
1980s = 121
1990s = 115
2000s = 86
2010s = 34
2020s = 1
Leading Years:
24 films = 1975
20 films = 1962, 1974
19 films = 1967, 1971, 1973
18 films = 1969, 1977
17 films = 1961, 1963
24 films = 1975
20 films = 1962, 1974
19 films = 1967, 1971, 1973
18 films = 1969, 1977
17 films = 1961, 1963
Print Colour:
Colour films = 580 films
Black & White = 388 films
Colour/Black & White = 32 films
Colour films = 580 films
Black & White = 388 films
Colour/Black & White = 32 films
Breakdown by Production Country:
427 = USA
142 = France
64 = Italy, United Kingdom
41 = Japan, Germany/West Germany
31 = USSR/Russia
19 = Sweden
14 = Spain, Taiwan
11 = Mexico
10 = Denmark, India
9 = China
8 = Brazil, Iran
7 = Belgium
6 = Australia, Canada
5 = Czechoslovakia, Hong Kong, Hungary, Portugal, Senegal, South Korea, Thailand
4 = Argentina, New Zealand
3 = Austria, Cuba, Poland, Yugoslavia
2 = Egypt, Greece, Romania, Turkey
1 = Angola, Israel, Mali, Philippines, Switzerland
427 = USA
142 = France
64 = Italy, United Kingdom
41 = Japan, Germany/West Germany
31 = USSR/Russia
19 = Sweden
14 = Spain, Taiwan
11 = Mexico
10 = Denmark, India
9 = China
8 = Brazil, Iran
7 = Belgium
6 = Australia, Canada
5 = Czechoslovakia, Hong Kong, Hungary, Portugal, Senegal, South Korea, Thailand
4 = Argentina, New Zealand
3 = Austria, Cuba, Poland, Yugoslavia
2 = Egypt, Greece, Romania, Turkey
1 = Angola, Israel, Mali, Philippines, Switzerland
Breakdown by Production Continent:
North America = 453 films (+7)
Europe = 416 films (-2)
Asia = 100 films (-4)
South America = 12 films
Australasia = 10 films (-1)
Africa = 9 films
North America = 453 films (+7)
Europe = 416 films (-2)
Asia = 100 films (-4)
South America = 12 films
Australasia = 10 films (-1)
Africa = 9 films
Top 25 of the Pre-1920s
1. Intolerance (D.W. Griffith, 1916)
2. Broken Blossoms (D.W. Griffith, 1919)
3. The Birth of a Nation (D.W. Griffith, 1915)
4. A Trip to the Moon (Georges Méliès, 1902)
5. Les Vampires (Louis Feuillade, 1915)
6. True Heart Susie (D.W. Griffith, 1919)
7. Tih Minh (Louis Feuillade, 1918)
8. Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory (Louis Lumière, 1895)
9. Fantomas (Louis Feuillade, 1913)
10. A Corner in Wheat (D.W. Griffith, 1909)
11. L'Arrivée d'un train à la Ciotat (August Lumière & Louis Lumière, 1896)
12. Suspense (Lois Weber & Phillips Smalley, 1913)
13. Shoes (Lois Weber, 1916)
14. Sir Arne's Treasure (Mauritz Stiller, 1919)
15. The Outlaw and His Wife (Victor Sjöström, 1918)
16. A Man There Was (Victor Sjöström, 1917)
17. Ingeborg Holm (Victor Sjöström, 1913)
18. The Battle of the Somme (Geoffrey Malins, 1916)
19. Le Village de Namo - Panorama pris d'une chaise à porteurs (Gabriel Veyre, 1900)
20. Le Voyage à travers l'impossible (Georges Méliès, 1904)
21. The Oyster Princess (Ernst Lubitsch, 1919)
22. Judex (Louis Feuillade, 1916)
23. Boat Leaving the Port (Louis Lumière, 1895)
24. The Musketeers of Pig Alley (D.W. Griffith, 1912)
25. Cabiria (Giovanni Pastrone, 1914)
Films ranked 7-25 are not in the current 1,000 Greatest Films listing.
1. Intolerance (D.W. Griffith, 1916)
2. Broken Blossoms (D.W. Griffith, 1919)
3. The Birth of a Nation (D.W. Griffith, 1915)
4. A Trip to the Moon (Georges Méliès, 1902)
5. Les Vampires (Louis Feuillade, 1915)
6. True Heart Susie (D.W. Griffith, 1919)
7. Tih Minh (Louis Feuillade, 1918)
8. Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory (Louis Lumière, 1895)
9. Fantomas (Louis Feuillade, 1913)
10. A Corner in Wheat (D.W. Griffith, 1909)
11. L'Arrivée d'un train à la Ciotat (August Lumière & Louis Lumière, 1896)
12. Suspense (Lois Weber & Phillips Smalley, 1913)
13. Shoes (Lois Weber, 1916)
14. Sir Arne's Treasure (Mauritz Stiller, 1919)
15. The Outlaw and His Wife (Victor Sjöström, 1918)
16. A Man There Was (Victor Sjöström, 1917)
17. Ingeborg Holm (Victor Sjöström, 1913)
18. The Battle of the Somme (Geoffrey Malins, 1916)
19. Le Village de Namo - Panorama pris d'une chaise à porteurs (Gabriel Veyre, 1900)
20. Le Voyage à travers l'impossible (Georges Méliès, 1904)
21. The Oyster Princess (Ernst Lubitsch, 1919)
22. Judex (Louis Feuillade, 1916)
23. Boat Leaving the Port (Louis Lumière, 1895)
24. The Musketeers of Pig Alley (D.W. Griffith, 1912)
25. Cabiria (Giovanni Pastrone, 1914)
Films ranked 7-25 are not in the current 1,000 Greatest Films listing.
Top 25 of the 1920s
1. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (F.W. Murnau, 1927)
2. The Passion of Joan of Arc (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1928)
3. Battleship Potemkin (Sergei Eisenstein, 1925)
4. The Man with a Movie Camera (Dziga Vertov, 1929)
5. The General (Buster Keaton & Clyde Bruckman, 1926)
6. Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1927)
7. The Gold Rush (Charles Chaplin, 1925)
8. Sherlock Jr. (Buster Keaton, 1924)
9. Greed (Erich von Stroheim, 1924)
10. Nosferatu (F.W. Murnau, 1922)
11. Un Chien andalou (Luis Buñuel, 1928)
12. Napoléon (Abel Gance, 1927)
13. The Last Laugh (F.W. Murnau, 1924)
14. The Crowd (King Vidor, 1928)
15. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Robert Wiene, 1920)
16. Pandora's Box (G.W. Pabst, 1929)
17. Nanook of the North (Robert Flaherty, 1922)
18. The Kid (Charles Chaplin, 1921)
19. The Cameraman (Buster Keaton & Edward Sedgwick, 1928)
20. The Wind (Victor Sjöström, 1928)
21. October (Sergei Eisenstein & Grigori Aleksandrov, 1928)
22. Steamboat Bill, Jr. (Buster Keaton & Charles Reisner, 1928)
23. Our Hospitality (Buster Keaton & John G. Blystone, 1923)
24. Faust (F.W. Murnau, 1926)
25. The Wedding March (Erich von Stroheim, 1928)
1. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (F.W. Murnau, 1927)
2. The Passion of Joan of Arc (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1928)
3. Battleship Potemkin (Sergei Eisenstein, 1925)
4. The Man with a Movie Camera (Dziga Vertov, 1929)
5. The General (Buster Keaton & Clyde Bruckman, 1926)
6. Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1927)
7. The Gold Rush (Charles Chaplin, 1925)
8. Sherlock Jr. (Buster Keaton, 1924)
9. Greed (Erich von Stroheim, 1924)
10. Nosferatu (F.W. Murnau, 1922)
11. Un Chien andalou (Luis Buñuel, 1928)
12. Napoléon (Abel Gance, 1927)
13. The Last Laugh (F.W. Murnau, 1924)
14. The Crowd (King Vidor, 1928)
15. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Robert Wiene, 1920)
16. Pandora's Box (G.W. Pabst, 1929)
17. Nanook of the North (Robert Flaherty, 1922)
18. The Kid (Charles Chaplin, 1921)
19. The Cameraman (Buster Keaton & Edward Sedgwick, 1928)
20. The Wind (Victor Sjöström, 1928)
21. October (Sergei Eisenstein & Grigori Aleksandrov, 1928)
22. Steamboat Bill, Jr. (Buster Keaton & Charles Reisner, 1928)
23. Our Hospitality (Buster Keaton & John G. Blystone, 1923)
24. Faust (F.W. Murnau, 1926)
25. The Wedding March (Erich von Stroheim, 1928)
Top 25 of the 1930s
1. The Rules of the Game (Jean Renoir, 1939)
2. L'Atalante (Jean Vigo, 1934)
3. City Lights (Charles Chaplin, 1931)
4. Modern Times (Charles Chaplin, 1936)
5. M (Fritz Lang, 1931)
6. La Grande illusion (Jean Renoir, 1937)
7. The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939)
8. Bringing Up Baby (Howard Hawks, 1938)
9. A Day in the Country (Jean Renoir, 1936)
10. Gone with the Wind (Victor Fleming, 1939)
11. Trouble in Paradise (Ernst Lubitsch, 1932)
12. L'Âge d'or (Luis Buñuel, 1930)
13. Only Angels Have Wings (Howard Hawks, 1939)
14. Stagecoach (John Ford, 1939)
15. Duck Soup (Leo McCarey, 1933)
16. Earth (Alexander Dovzhenko, 1930)
17. Vampyr (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1932)
18. King Kong (Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack, 1933)
19. Zero for Conduct (Jean Vigo, 1933)
20. Tabu (F.W. Murnau, 1931)
21. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1939)
22. Freaks (Tod Browning, 1932)
23. It Happened One Night (Frank Capra, 1934)
24. Make Way for Tomorrow (Leo McCarey, 1937)
25. I Was Born, But... (Yasujiro Ozu, 1932)
1. The Rules of the Game (Jean Renoir, 1939)
2. L'Atalante (Jean Vigo, 1934)
3. City Lights (Charles Chaplin, 1931)
4. Modern Times (Charles Chaplin, 1936)
5. M (Fritz Lang, 1931)
6. La Grande illusion (Jean Renoir, 1937)
7. The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939)
8. Bringing Up Baby (Howard Hawks, 1938)
9. A Day in the Country (Jean Renoir, 1936)
10. Gone with the Wind (Victor Fleming, 1939)
11. Trouble in Paradise (Ernst Lubitsch, 1932)
12. L'Âge d'or (Luis Buñuel, 1930)
13. Only Angels Have Wings (Howard Hawks, 1939)
14. Stagecoach (John Ford, 1939)
15. Duck Soup (Leo McCarey, 1933)
16. Earth (Alexander Dovzhenko, 1930)
17. Vampyr (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1932)
18. King Kong (Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack, 1933)
19. Zero for Conduct (Jean Vigo, 1933)
20. Tabu (F.W. Murnau, 1931)
21. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1939)
22. Freaks (Tod Browning, 1932)
23. It Happened One Night (Frank Capra, 1934)
24. Make Way for Tomorrow (Leo McCarey, 1937)
25. I Was Born, But... (Yasujiro Ozu, 1932)
Top 25 of the 1940s
1. Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941)
2. Bicycle Thieves (Vittorio De Sica, 1948)
3. Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942)
4. The Third Man (Carol Reed, 1949)
5. Late Spring (Yasujiro Ozu, 1949)
6. Les Enfants du paradis (Marcel Carné, 1945)
7. It's a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946)
8. The Magnificent Ambersons (Orson Welles, 1942)
9. To Be or Not to Be (Ernst Lubitsch, 1942)
10. Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren & Alexander Hammid, 1943)
11. The Red Shoes (Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, 1948)
12. Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946)
13. Letter from an Unknown Woman (Max Ophüls, 1948)
14. A Matter of Life and Death (Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, 1946)
15. My Darling Clementine (John Ford, 1946)
16. His Girl Friday (Howard Hawks, 1940)
17. Rome, Open City (Roberto Rossellini, 1945)
18. Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944)
19. Brief Encounter (David Lean, 1945)
20. Out of the Past (Jacques Tourneur, 1947)
21. Black Narcissus (Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, 1947)
22. Spring in a Small Town (Fei Mu, 1948)
23. Paisan (Roberto Rossellini, 1946)
24. The Lady Eve (Preston Sturges, 1941)
25. The Great Dictator (Charles Chaplin, 1940)
1. Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941)
2. Bicycle Thieves (Vittorio De Sica, 1948)
3. Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942)
4. The Third Man (Carol Reed, 1949)
5. Late Spring (Yasujiro Ozu, 1949)
6. Les Enfants du paradis (Marcel Carné, 1945)
7. It's a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946)
8. The Magnificent Ambersons (Orson Welles, 1942)
9. To Be or Not to Be (Ernst Lubitsch, 1942)
10. Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren & Alexander Hammid, 1943)
11. The Red Shoes (Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, 1948)
12. Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946)
13. Letter from an Unknown Woman (Max Ophüls, 1948)
14. A Matter of Life and Death (Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, 1946)
15. My Darling Clementine (John Ford, 1946)
16. His Girl Friday (Howard Hawks, 1940)
17. Rome, Open City (Roberto Rossellini, 1945)
18. Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944)
19. Brief Encounter (David Lean, 1945)
20. Out of the Past (Jacques Tourneur, 1947)
21. Black Narcissus (Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, 1947)
22. Spring in a Small Town (Fei Mu, 1948)
23. Paisan (Roberto Rossellini, 1946)
24. The Lady Eve (Preston Sturges, 1941)
25. The Great Dictator (Charles Chaplin, 1940)
Top 25 of the 1950s
1. Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)
2. Tokyo Story (Yasujiro Ozu, 1953)
3. The Searchers (John Ford, 1956)
4. Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954)
5. Singin' in the Rain (Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly, 1952)
6. Rashomon (Akira Kurosawa, 1950)
7. The 400 Blows (François Truffaut, 1959)
8. Some Like it Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959)
9. Ordet (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1955)
10. The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955)
11. Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954)
12. Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958)
13. Sunset Blvd. (Billy Wilder, 1950)
14. Pather Panchali (Satyajit Ray, 1955)
15. North by Northwest (Alfred Hitchcock, 1959)
16. Ugetsu monogatari (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1953)
17. Wild Strawberries (Ingmar Bergman, 1957)
18. Rio Bravo (Howard Hawks, 1959)
19. Journey to Italy (Roberto Rossellini, 1954)
20. La Strada (Federico Fellini, 1954)
21. A Man Escaped (Robert Bresson, 1956)
22. The Seventh Seal (Ingmar Bergman, 1957)
23. Sansho the Bailiff (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1954)
24. Pickpocket (Robert Bresson, 1959)
25. Madame de... (Max Ophüls, 1953)
1. Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)
2. Tokyo Story (Yasujiro Ozu, 1953)
3. The Searchers (John Ford, 1956)
4. Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954)
5. Singin' in the Rain (Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly, 1952)
6. Rashomon (Akira Kurosawa, 1950)
7. The 400 Blows (François Truffaut, 1959)
8. Some Like it Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959)
9. Ordet (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1955)
10. The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955)
11. Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954)
12. Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958)
13. Sunset Blvd. (Billy Wilder, 1950)
14. Pather Panchali (Satyajit Ray, 1955)
15. North by Northwest (Alfred Hitchcock, 1959)
16. Ugetsu monogatari (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1953)
17. Wild Strawberries (Ingmar Bergman, 1957)
18. Rio Bravo (Howard Hawks, 1959)
19. Journey to Italy (Roberto Rossellini, 1954)
20. La Strada (Federico Fellini, 1954)
21. A Man Escaped (Robert Bresson, 1956)
22. The Seventh Seal (Ingmar Bergman, 1957)
23. Sansho the Bailiff (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1954)
24. Pickpocket (Robert Bresson, 1959)
25. Madame de... (Max Ophüls, 1953)
Top 25 of the 1960s
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
2. 8½ (Federico Fellini, 1963)
3. Persona (Ingmar Bergman, 1966)
4. Breathless (Jean-Luc Godard, 1960)
5. Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
6. Andrei Rublev (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1966)
7. Au hasard Balthazar (Robert Bresson, 1966)
8. La Dolce vita (Federico Fellini, 1960)
9. L'Avventura (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1960)
10. Playtime (Jacques Tati, 1967)
11. Contempt (Jean-Luc Godard, 1963)
12. Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean, 1962)
13. The Apartment (Billy Wilder, 1960)
14. The Battle of Algiers (Gillo Pontecorvo, 1966)
15. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Stanley Kubrick, 1964)
16. Once Upon a Time in the West (Sergio Leone, 1968)
17. Pierrot le fou (Jean-Luc Godard, 1965)
18. The Leopard (Luchino Visconti, 1963)
19. The Wild Bunch (Sam Peckinpah, 1969)
20. Viridiana (Luis Buñuel, 1961)
21. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (John Ford, 1962)
22. Gertrud (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1964)
23. La Jetée (Chris Marker, 1962)
24. Cléo from 5 to 7 (Agnès Varda, 1962)
25. Jules et Jim (François Truffaut, 1962)
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
2. 8½ (Federico Fellini, 1963)
3. Persona (Ingmar Bergman, 1966)
4. Breathless (Jean-Luc Godard, 1960)
5. Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
6. Andrei Rublev (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1966)
7. Au hasard Balthazar (Robert Bresson, 1966)
8. La Dolce vita (Federico Fellini, 1960)
9. L'Avventura (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1960)
10. Playtime (Jacques Tati, 1967)
11. Contempt (Jean-Luc Godard, 1963)
12. Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean, 1962)
13. The Apartment (Billy Wilder, 1960)
14. The Battle of Algiers (Gillo Pontecorvo, 1966)
15. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Stanley Kubrick, 1964)
16. Once Upon a Time in the West (Sergio Leone, 1968)
17. Pierrot le fou (Jean-Luc Godard, 1965)
18. The Leopard (Luchino Visconti, 1963)
19. The Wild Bunch (Sam Peckinpah, 1969)
20. Viridiana (Luis Buñuel, 1961)
21. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (John Ford, 1962)
22. Gertrud (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1964)
23. La Jetée (Chris Marker, 1962)
24. Cléo from 5 to 7 (Agnès Varda, 1962)
25. Jules et Jim (François Truffaut, 1962)
Top 25 of the 1970s
1. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)
2. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (Chantal Akerman, 1975)
3. Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)
4. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976)
5. Mirror (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1975)
6. The Godfather Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
7. Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick, 1975)
8. Stalker (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979)
9. Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974)
10. A Woman Under the Influence (John Cassavetes, 1974)
11. Amarcord (Federico Fellini, 1973)
12. The Conformist (Bernardo Bertolucci, 1970)
13. Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975)
14. Nashville (Robert Altman, 1975)
15. The Mother and the Whore (Jean Eustache, 1973)
16. A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971)
17. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1974)
18. Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Werner Herzog, 1972)
19. Annie Hall (Woody Allen, 1977)
20. The Spirit of the Beehive (Víctor Erice, 1973)
21. Don't Look Now (Nicolas Roeg, 1973)
22. Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979)
23. Céline and Julie Go Boating (Jacques Rivette, 1974)
24. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Milos Forman, 1975)
25. Killer of Sheep (Charles Burnett, 1977)
1. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)
2. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (Chantal Akerman, 1975)
3. Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)
4. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976)
5. Mirror (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1975)
6. The Godfather Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
7. Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick, 1975)
8. Stalker (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979)
9. Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974)
10. A Woman Under the Influence (John Cassavetes, 1974)
11. Amarcord (Federico Fellini, 1973)
12. The Conformist (Bernardo Bertolucci, 1970)
13. Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975)
14. Nashville (Robert Altman, 1975)
15. The Mother and the Whore (Jean Eustache, 1973)
16. A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971)
17. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1974)
18. Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Werner Herzog, 1972)
19. Annie Hall (Woody Allen, 1977)
20. The Spirit of the Beehive (Víctor Erice, 1973)
21. Don't Look Now (Nicolas Roeg, 1973)
22. Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979)
23. Céline and Julie Go Boating (Jacques Rivette, 1974)
24. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Milos Forman, 1975)
25. Killer of Sheep (Charles Burnett, 1977)
Top 25 of the 1980s
1. Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980)
2. Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982)
3. Fanny and Alexander (Ingmar Bergman, 1982)
4. Shoah (Claude Lanzmann, 1985)
5. Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989)
6. The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
7. Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986)
8. Sans soleil (Chris Marker, 1983)
9. Come and See (Elem Klimov, 1985)
10. Once Upon a Time in America (Sergio Leone, 1984)
11. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg, 1982)
12. Histoire(s) du cinéma (Jean-Luc Godard, 1988-98)
13. L'Argent (Robert Bresson, 1983)
14. My Neighbour Totoro (Hayao Miyazaki, 1988)
15. Dekalog (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1989)
16. Ran (Akira Kurosawa, 1985)
17. Paris, Texas (Wim Wenders, 1984)
18. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981)
19. A City of Sadness (Hou Hsiao-hsien, 1989)
20. Vagabond (Agnès Varda, 1985)
21. The Thing (John Carpenter, 1982)
22. Wings of Desire (Wim Wenders, 1987)
23. Brazil (Terry Gilliam, 1985)
24. Where is the Friend's House? (Abbas Kiarostami, 1987)
25. Love Streams (John Cassavetes, 1984)
1. Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980)
2. Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982)
3. Fanny and Alexander (Ingmar Bergman, 1982)
4. Shoah (Claude Lanzmann, 1985)
5. Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989)
6. The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
7. Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986)
8. Sans soleil (Chris Marker, 1983)
9. Come and See (Elem Klimov, 1985)
10. Once Upon a Time in America (Sergio Leone, 1984)
11. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg, 1982)
12. Histoire(s) du cinéma (Jean-Luc Godard, 1988-98)
13. L'Argent (Robert Bresson, 1983)
14. My Neighbour Totoro (Hayao Miyazaki, 1988)
15. Dekalog (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1989)
16. Ran (Akira Kurosawa, 1985)
17. Paris, Texas (Wim Wenders, 1984)
18. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981)
19. A City of Sadness (Hou Hsiao-hsien, 1989)
20. Vagabond (Agnès Varda, 1985)
21. The Thing (John Carpenter, 1982)
22. Wings of Desire (Wim Wenders, 1987)
23. Brazil (Terry Gilliam, 1985)
24. Where is the Friend's House? (Abbas Kiarostami, 1987)
25. Love Streams (John Cassavetes, 1984)
Top 25 of the 1990s
1. Close-Up (Abbas Kiarostami, 1990)
2. Beau travail (Claire Denis, 1999)
3. GoodFellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990)
4. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)
5. Sátántangó (Béla Tarr, 1994)
6. The Piano (Jane Campion, 1993)
7. A Brighter Summer Day (Edward Yang, 1991)
8. Chungking Express (Wong Kar-wai, 1994)
9. Breaking the Waves (Lars von Trier, 1996)
10. Magnolia (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999)
11. The Matrix (Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski, 1999)
12. The Big Lebowski (Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, 1998)
13. Schindler's List (Steven Spielberg, 1993)
14. The Thin Red Line (Terrence Malick, 1998)
15. Daughters of the Dust (Julie Dash, 1991)
16. Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick, 1999)
17. Three Colours: Blue (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1993)
18. Heat (Michael Mann, 1995)
19. Fargo (Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, 1996)
20. Taste of Cherry (Abbas Kiarostami, 1997)
21. Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993)
22. Three Colours: Red (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1994)
23. All About My Mother (Pedro Almodóvar, 1999)
24. Happy Together (Wong Kar-wai, 1997)
25. Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood, 1992)
1. Close-Up (Abbas Kiarostami, 1990)
2. Beau travail (Claire Denis, 1999)
3. GoodFellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990)
4. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)
5. Sátántangó (Béla Tarr, 1994)
6. The Piano (Jane Campion, 1993)
7. A Brighter Summer Day (Edward Yang, 1991)
8. Chungking Express (Wong Kar-wai, 1994)
9. Breaking the Waves (Lars von Trier, 1996)
10. Magnolia (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999)
11. The Matrix (Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski, 1999)
12. The Big Lebowski (Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, 1998)
13. Schindler's List (Steven Spielberg, 1993)
14. The Thin Red Line (Terrence Malick, 1998)
15. Daughters of the Dust (Julie Dash, 1991)
16. Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick, 1999)
17. Three Colours: Blue (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1993)
18. Heat (Michael Mann, 1995)
19. Fargo (Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, 1996)
20. Taste of Cherry (Abbas Kiarostami, 1997)
21. Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993)
22. Three Colours: Red (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1994)
23. All About My Mother (Pedro Almodóvar, 1999)
24. Happy Together (Wong Kar-wai, 1997)
25. Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood, 1992)
Top 25 of the 2000s
1. In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar-wai, 2000)
2. Mulholland Dr. (David Lynch, 2001)
3. Yi Yi (Edward Yang, 2000)
4. Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001)
5. There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007)
6. Tropical Malady (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2004)
7. The Gleaners & I (Agnès Varda, 2000)
8. Caché (Michael Haneke, 2005)
9. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)
10. La Ciénaga (Lucrecia Martel, 2001)
11. Goodbye, Dragon Inn (Tsai Ming-liang, 2003)
12. City of God (Fernando Meirelles & Kátia Lund, 2002)
13. Werckmeister Harmonies (Béla Tarr, 2000)
14. Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks (Wang Bing, 2003)
15. The White Ribbon (Michael Haneke, 2009)
16. Dogville (Lars von Trier, 2003)
17. The Headless Woman (Lucrecia Martel, 2008)
18. Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola, 2003)
19. Songs from the Second Floor (Roy Andersson, 2000)
20. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Steven Spielberg, 2001)
21. Pan's Labyrinth (Guillermo del Toro, 2006)
22. In Vanda's Room (Pedro Costa, 2000)
23. Talk to Her (Pedro Almodóvar, 2002)
24. Syndromes and a Century (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2006)
25. Elephant (Gus Van Sant, 2003)
Please note that this top 25 is based on different criteria to TSPDT’s list of the The 21st Century’s Most Acclaimed Films (primarily, no end-of-year lists are included).
1. In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar-wai, 2000)
2. Mulholland Dr. (David Lynch, 2001)
3. Yi Yi (Edward Yang, 2000)
4. Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001)
5. There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007)
6. Tropical Malady (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2004)
7. The Gleaners & I (Agnès Varda, 2000)
8. Caché (Michael Haneke, 2005)
9. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)
10. La Ciénaga (Lucrecia Martel, 2001)
11. Goodbye, Dragon Inn (Tsai Ming-liang, 2003)
12. City of God (Fernando Meirelles & Kátia Lund, 2002)
13. Werckmeister Harmonies (Béla Tarr, 2000)
14. Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks (Wang Bing, 2003)
15. The White Ribbon (Michael Haneke, 2009)
16. Dogville (Lars von Trier, 2003)
17. The Headless Woman (Lucrecia Martel, 2008)
18. Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola, 2003)
19. Songs from the Second Floor (Roy Andersson, 2000)
20. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Steven Spielberg, 2001)
21. Pan's Labyrinth (Guillermo del Toro, 2006)
22. In Vanda's Room (Pedro Costa, 2000)
23. Talk to Her (Pedro Almodóvar, 2002)
24. Syndromes and a Century (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2006)
25. Elephant (Gus Van Sant, 2003)
Please note that this top 25 is based on different criteria to TSPDT’s list of the The 21st Century’s Most Acclaimed Films (primarily, no end-of-year lists are included).
Top 25 of the 2010s
1. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Céline Sciamma, 2019)
2. The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2011)
3. Moonlight (Barry Jenkins, 2016)
4. Parasite (Bong Joon-ho, 2019)
5. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2010)
6. Melancholia (Lars von Trier, 2011)
7. A Separation (Asghar Farhadi, 2011)
8. Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller, 2015)
9. Get Out (Jordan Peele, 2017)
10. The Turin Horse (Béla Tarr, 2011)
11. Under the Skin (Jonathan Glazer, 2013)
12. Holy Motors (Leos Carax, 2012)
13. Toni Erdmann (Maren Ade, 2016)
14. The Act of Killing (Joshua Oppenheimer, 2012)
15. Phantom Thread (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2017)
16. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2011)
17. Zama (Lucrecia Martel, 2017)
18. Twin Peaks: The Return (David Lynch, 2017)
19. Boyhood (Richard Linklater, 2014)
20. Nostalgia for the Light (Patricio Guzmán, 2010)
21. The Master (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2012)
22. Amour (Michael Haneke, 2012)
25. The Great Beauty (Paolo Sorrentino, 2013)
24. Roma (Alfonso Cuarón, 2018)
25. Carol (Todd Haynes, 2015)
Please note that this top 25 is based on different criteria to TSPDT’s list of the The 21st Century’s Most Acclaimed Films (primarily, no end-of-year lists are included).
1. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Céline Sciamma, 2019)
2. The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2011)
3. Moonlight (Barry Jenkins, 2016)
4. Parasite (Bong Joon-ho, 2019)
5. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2010)
6. Melancholia (Lars von Trier, 2011)
7. A Separation (Asghar Farhadi, 2011)
8. Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller, 2015)
9. Get Out (Jordan Peele, 2017)
10. The Turin Horse (Béla Tarr, 2011)
11. Under the Skin (Jonathan Glazer, 2013)
12. Holy Motors (Leos Carax, 2012)
13. Toni Erdmann (Maren Ade, 2016)
14. The Act of Killing (Joshua Oppenheimer, 2012)
15. Phantom Thread (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2017)
16. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2011)
17. Zama (Lucrecia Martel, 2017)
18. Twin Peaks: The Return (David Lynch, 2017)
19. Boyhood (Richard Linklater, 2014)
20. Nostalgia for the Light (Patricio Guzmán, 2010)
21. The Master (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2012)
22. Amour (Michael Haneke, 2012)
25. The Great Beauty (Paolo Sorrentino, 2013)
24. Roma (Alfonso Cuarón, 2018)
25. Carol (Todd Haynes, 2015)
Please note that this top 25 is based on different criteria to TSPDT’s list of the The 21st Century’s Most Acclaimed Films (primarily, no end-of-year lists are included).
Top 25 European Films (Based on Production Country)
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
2. The Rules of the Game (Jean Renoir, 1939)
3. 8½ (Federico Fellini, 1963)
4. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (Chantal Akerman, 1975)
5. Bicycle Thieves (Vittorio De Sica, 1948)
6. Persona (Ingmar Bergman, 1966)
7. Breathless (Jean-Luc Godard, 1960)
8. The Passion of Joan of Arc (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1928)
9. L'Atalante (Jean Vigo, 1934)
10. Battleship Potemkin (Sergei Eisenstein, 1925)
11. The Man with a Movie Camera (Dziga Vertov, 1929)
12. Mirror (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1975)
13. The 400 Blows (François Truffaut, 1959)
14. Andrei Rublev (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1966)
15. Au hasard Balthazar (Robert Bresson, 1966)
16. Ordet (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1955)
17. La Dolce vita (Federico Fellini, 1960)
18. L'Avventura (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1960)
19. Playtime (Jacques Tati, 1967)
20. Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick, 1975)
21. Contempt (Jean-Luc Godard, 1963)
22. Stalker (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979)
23. Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean, 1962)
24. Beau travail (Claire Denis, 1999)
25. The Third Man (Carol Reed, 1949)
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
2. The Rules of the Game (Jean Renoir, 1939)
3. 8½ (Federico Fellini, 1963)
4. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (Chantal Akerman, 1975)
5. Bicycle Thieves (Vittorio De Sica, 1948)
6. Persona (Ingmar Bergman, 1966)
7. Breathless (Jean-Luc Godard, 1960)
8. The Passion of Joan of Arc (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1928)
9. L'Atalante (Jean Vigo, 1934)
10. Battleship Potemkin (Sergei Eisenstein, 1925)
11. The Man with a Movie Camera (Dziga Vertov, 1929)
12. Mirror (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1975)
13. The 400 Blows (François Truffaut, 1959)
14. Andrei Rublev (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1966)
15. Au hasard Balthazar (Robert Bresson, 1966)
16. Ordet (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1955)
17. La Dolce vita (Federico Fellini, 1960)
18. L'Avventura (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1960)
19. Playtime (Jacques Tati, 1967)
20. Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick, 1975)
21. Contempt (Jean-Luc Godard, 1963)
22. Stalker (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979)
23. Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean, 1962)
24. Beau travail (Claire Denis, 1999)
25. The Third Man (Carol Reed, 1949)
Top 25 African Films (Based on Production Country)
1. Touki Bouki (Djibril Diop Mambéty, 1973)
2. Black Girl (Ousmane Sembene, 1966)
3. Yeelen (Souleymane Cissé, 1987)
4. Sambizanga (Sarah Maldoror, 1972)
5. Xala (Ousmane Sembene, 1975)
6. Hyènes (Djibril Diop Mambéty, 1992)
7. Cairo Station (Youssef Chahine, 1958)
8. The Night of Counting the Years (Shadi Abdel Salam, 1969)
9. Ceddo (Ousmane Sembene, 1977)
10. Bamako (Abderrahmane Sissako, 2006)
11. Timbuktu (Abderrahmane Sissako, 2014)
12. Yaaba (Idrissa Ouedraogo, 1989)
13. The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun (Djibril Diop Mambéty, 1999)
14. Moolaadé (Ousmane Sembene, 2004)
15. Emitaï (Ousmane Sembene, 1971)
16. District 9 (Neill Blomkamp, 2009)
17. Daratt (Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, 2006)
18. Harvest: 3,000 Years (Haile Gerima, 1975)
19. Borom sarret (Ousmane Sembene, 1963)
20. Muna Moto (Jean-Pierre Dikongue-Pipa, 1975)
21. This is Not a Burial, it's a Resurrection (Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese, 2019)
22. Life on Earth (Abderrahmane Sissako, 1998)
23. Tahia ya didou! (Mohamed Zinet, 1971)
24. Camp de Thiaroye (Ousmane Sembene & Thierno Faty Sow, 1988)
25. Letter from My Village (Safi Faye, 1976)
Films ranked 10-25 are not in the current 1,000 Greatest Films listing.
1. Touki Bouki (Djibril Diop Mambéty, 1973)
2. Black Girl (Ousmane Sembene, 1966)
3. Yeelen (Souleymane Cissé, 1987)
4. Sambizanga (Sarah Maldoror, 1972)
5. Xala (Ousmane Sembene, 1975)
6. Hyènes (Djibril Diop Mambéty, 1992)
7. Cairo Station (Youssef Chahine, 1958)
8. The Night of Counting the Years (Shadi Abdel Salam, 1969)
9. Ceddo (Ousmane Sembene, 1977)
10. Bamako (Abderrahmane Sissako, 2006)
11. Timbuktu (Abderrahmane Sissako, 2014)
12. Yaaba (Idrissa Ouedraogo, 1989)
13. The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun (Djibril Diop Mambéty, 1999)
14. Moolaadé (Ousmane Sembene, 2004)
15. Emitaï (Ousmane Sembene, 1971)
16. District 9 (Neill Blomkamp, 2009)
17. Daratt (Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, 2006)
18. Harvest: 3,000 Years (Haile Gerima, 1975)
19. Borom sarret (Ousmane Sembene, 1963)
20. Muna Moto (Jean-Pierre Dikongue-Pipa, 1975)
21. This is Not a Burial, it's a Resurrection (Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese, 2019)
22. Life on Earth (Abderrahmane Sissako, 1998)
23. Tahia ya didou! (Mohamed Zinet, 1971)
24. Camp de Thiaroye (Ousmane Sembene & Thierno Faty Sow, 1988)
25. Letter from My Village (Safi Faye, 1976)
Films ranked 10-25 are not in the current 1,000 Greatest Films listing.
Top 25 Asian Films (Based on Production Country)
1. Tokyo Story (Yasujiro Ozu, 1953)
2. Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954)
3. In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar-wai, 2000)
4. Rashomon (Akira Kurosawa, 1950)
5. Pather Panchali (Satyajit Ray, 1955)
6. Close-Up (Abbas Kiarostami, 1990)
7. Late Spring (Yasujiro Ozu, 1949)
8. Ugetsu monogatari (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1953)
9. Sansho the Bailiff (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1954)
10. Ikiru (Akira Kurosawa, 1952)
11. A Brighter Summer Day (Edward Yang, 1991)
12. Yi Yi (Edward Yang, 2000)
13. Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001)
14. Chungking Express (Wong Kar-wai, 1994)
15. My Neighbour Totoro (Hayao Miyazaki, 1988)
16. Tropical Malady (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2004)
17. Spring in a Small Town (Fei Mu, 1948)
18. A City of Sadness (Hou Hsiao-hsien, 1989)
19. The Life of Oharu (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1952)
20. Where is the Friend's House? (Abbas Kiarostami, 1987)
21. The House is Black (Forugh Farrokhzad, 1963)
22. Parasite (Bong Joon-ho, 2019)
23. An Autumn Afternoon (Yasujiro Ozu, 1962)
24. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2010)
25. Taste of Cherry (Abbas Kiarostami, 1997)
1. Tokyo Story (Yasujiro Ozu, 1953)
2. Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954)
3. In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar-wai, 2000)
4. Rashomon (Akira Kurosawa, 1950)
5. Pather Panchali (Satyajit Ray, 1955)
6. Close-Up (Abbas Kiarostami, 1990)
7. Late Spring (Yasujiro Ozu, 1949)
8. Ugetsu monogatari (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1953)
9. Sansho the Bailiff (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1954)
10. Ikiru (Akira Kurosawa, 1952)
11. A Brighter Summer Day (Edward Yang, 1991)
12. Yi Yi (Edward Yang, 2000)
13. Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001)
14. Chungking Express (Wong Kar-wai, 1994)
15. My Neighbour Totoro (Hayao Miyazaki, 1988)
16. Tropical Malady (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2004)
17. Spring in a Small Town (Fei Mu, 1948)
18. A City of Sadness (Hou Hsiao-hsien, 1989)
19. The Life of Oharu (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1952)
20. Where is the Friend's House? (Abbas Kiarostami, 1987)
21. The House is Black (Forugh Farrokhzad, 1963)
22. Parasite (Bong Joon-ho, 2019)
23. An Autumn Afternoon (Yasujiro Ozu, 1962)
24. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2010)
25. Taste of Cherry (Abbas Kiarostami, 1997)
Top 25 Australasian Films (Based on Production Country)
1. The Piano (Jane Campion, 1993)
2. Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller, 2015)
3. An Angel at My Table (Jane Campion, 1990)
4. Picnic at Hanging Rock (Peter Weir, 1975)
5. Mad Max 2 (George Miller, 1981)
6. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Peter Jackson, 2001)
7. Wake in Fright (Ted Kotcheff, 1971)
8. Moulin Rouge! (Baz Luhrmann, 2001)
9. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Peter Jackson, 2003)
10. Sweetie (Jane Campion, 1989)
11. Gallipoli (Peter Weir, 1981)
12. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Peter Jackson, 2002)
13. Babe (Chris Noonan, 1995)
14. The Power of the Dog (Jane Campion, 2021)
15. The Year of Living Dangerously (Peter Weir, 1982)
16. The Babadook (Jennifer Kent, 2014)
17. Mad Max (George Miller, 1979)
18. The Last Wave (Peter Weir, 1977)
19. Braindead (Peter Jackson, 1992)
20. Heavenly Creatures (Peter Jackson, 1994)
21. Samson and Delilah (Warwick Thornton, 2009)
22. My Brilliant Career (Gillian Armstrong, 1979)
23. Whale Rider (Niki Caro, 2002)
24. Mary and Max (Adam Elliot, 2008)
25. Strictly Ballroom (Baz Luhrmann, 1992)
Films ranked 11-25 are not in the current 1,000 Greatest Films listing.
1. The Piano (Jane Campion, 1993)
2. Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller, 2015)
3. An Angel at My Table (Jane Campion, 1990)
4. Picnic at Hanging Rock (Peter Weir, 1975)
5. Mad Max 2 (George Miller, 1981)
6. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Peter Jackson, 2001)
7. Wake in Fright (Ted Kotcheff, 1971)
8. Moulin Rouge! (Baz Luhrmann, 2001)
9. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Peter Jackson, 2003)
10. Sweetie (Jane Campion, 1989)
11. Gallipoli (Peter Weir, 1981)
12. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Peter Jackson, 2002)
13. Babe (Chris Noonan, 1995)
14. The Power of the Dog (Jane Campion, 2021)
15. The Year of Living Dangerously (Peter Weir, 1982)
16. The Babadook (Jennifer Kent, 2014)
17. Mad Max (George Miller, 1979)
18. The Last Wave (Peter Weir, 1977)
19. Braindead (Peter Jackson, 1992)
20. Heavenly Creatures (Peter Jackson, 1994)
21. Samson and Delilah (Warwick Thornton, 2009)
22. My Brilliant Career (Gillian Armstrong, 1979)
23. Whale Rider (Niki Caro, 2002)
24. Mary and Max (Adam Elliot, 2008)
25. Strictly Ballroom (Baz Luhrmann, 1992)
Films ranked 11-25 are not in the current 1,000 Greatest Films listing.
Top 25 North American Films (Based on Production Country)
1. Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941)
2. Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)
3. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)
4. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (F.W. Murnau, 1927)
5. The Searchers (John Ford, 1956)
6. Singin' in the Rain (Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly, 1952)
7. Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)
8. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976)
9. City Lights (Charles Chaplin, 1931)
10. Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
11. Mulholland Dr. (David Lynch, 2001)
12. Some Like it Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959)
13. The Godfather Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
14. Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980)
15. The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955)
16. Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942)
17. Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982)
18. Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954)
19. Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958)
20. Sunset Blvd. (Billy Wilder, 1950)
21. The General (Buster Keaton & Clyde Bruckman, 1926)
22. Modern Times (Charles Chaplin, 1936)
23. The Apartment (Billy Wilder, 1960)
24. North by Northwest (Alfred Hitchcock, 1959)
25. GoodFellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990)
1. Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941)
2. Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)
3. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)
4. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (F.W. Murnau, 1927)
5. The Searchers (John Ford, 1956)
6. Singin' in the Rain (Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly, 1952)
7. Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)
8. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976)
9. City Lights (Charles Chaplin, 1931)
10. Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
11. Mulholland Dr. (David Lynch, 2001)
12. Some Like it Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959)
13. The Godfather Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
14. Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980)
15. The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955)
16. Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942)
17. Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982)
18. Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954)
19. Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958)
20. Sunset Blvd. (Billy Wilder, 1950)
21. The General (Buster Keaton & Clyde Bruckman, 1926)
22. Modern Times (Charles Chaplin, 1936)
23. The Apartment (Billy Wilder, 1960)
24. North by Northwest (Alfred Hitchcock, 1959)
25. GoodFellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990)
Top 25 South American Films (Based on Production Country)
1. Black God, White Devil (Glauber Rocha, 1964)
2. La Ciénaga (Lucrecia Martel, 2001)
3. Terra em Transe (Glauber Rocha, 1967)
4. City of God (Fernando Meirelles & Kátia Lund, 2002)
5. The Hour of the Furnaces (Octavio Getino & Fernando E. Solanas, 1968)
6. Limite (Mario Peixoto, 1931)
7. The Headless Woman (Lucrecia Martel, 2008)
8. Twenty Years Later (Eduardo Coutinho, 1984)
9. Barren Lives (Nelson Pereira dos Santos, 1963)
10. Zama (Lucrecia Martel, 2017)
11. Antonio das Mortes (Glauber Rocha, 1969)
12. The Age of the Earth (Glauber Rocha, 1980)
13. O Bandido da Luz Vermelha (Rogério Sganzerla, 1968)
14. Iracema - Uma Transa Amazônica (Jorge Bodanzky & Orlando Senna, 1975)
15. La Flor (Mariano Llinás, 2018)
16. Macunaima (Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, 1969)
17. Central Station (Walter Salles, 1998)
18. The Holy Girl (Lucrecia Martel, 2004)
19. Rio 40 Graus (Nelson Pereira dos Santos, 1955)
20. Pixote (Hector Babenco, 1981)
21. Invasion (Hugo Santiago, 1969)
22. The Battle of Chile: Part 1 (Patricio Guzmán, 1975)
23. The Vampires of Poverty (Carlos Mayolo & Luis Ospina, 1978)
24. The Battle of Chile: Part 3 (Patricio Guzmán, 1979)
25. Ganga Bruta (Humberto Mauro, 1933)
Films ranked 13-25 are not in the current 1,000 Greatest Films listing.
1. Black God, White Devil (Glauber Rocha, 1964)
2. La Ciénaga (Lucrecia Martel, 2001)
3. Terra em Transe (Glauber Rocha, 1967)
4. City of God (Fernando Meirelles & Kátia Lund, 2002)
5. The Hour of the Furnaces (Octavio Getino & Fernando E. Solanas, 1968)
6. Limite (Mario Peixoto, 1931)
7. The Headless Woman (Lucrecia Martel, 2008)
8. Twenty Years Later (Eduardo Coutinho, 1984)
9. Barren Lives (Nelson Pereira dos Santos, 1963)
10. Zama (Lucrecia Martel, 2017)
11. Antonio das Mortes (Glauber Rocha, 1969)
12. The Age of the Earth (Glauber Rocha, 1980)
13. O Bandido da Luz Vermelha (Rogério Sganzerla, 1968)
14. Iracema - Uma Transa Amazônica (Jorge Bodanzky & Orlando Senna, 1975)
15. La Flor (Mariano Llinás, 2018)
16. Macunaima (Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, 1969)
17. Central Station (Walter Salles, 1998)
18. The Holy Girl (Lucrecia Martel, 2004)
19. Rio 40 Graus (Nelson Pereira dos Santos, 1955)
20. Pixote (Hector Babenco, 1981)
21. Invasion (Hugo Santiago, 1969)
22. The Battle of Chile: Part 1 (Patricio Guzmán, 1975)
23. The Vampires of Poverty (Carlos Mayolo & Luis Ospina, 1978)
24. The Battle of Chile: Part 3 (Patricio Guzmán, 1979)
25. Ganga Bruta (Humberto Mauro, 1933)
Films ranked 13-25 are not in the current 1,000 Greatest Films listing.
Top 25 Films Directed by Women
1. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (Chantal Akerman, 1975)
2. Beau travail (Claire Denis, 1999)
3. Cléo from 5 to 7 (Agnès Varda, 1962)
4. The Piano (Jane Campion, 1993)
5. Daisies (Věra Chytilová, 1966)
6. Wanda (Barbara Loden, 1970)
7. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Céline Sciamma, 2019)
8. The Gleaners & I (Agnès Varda, 2000)
9. Vagabond (Agnès Varda, 1985)
10. News from Home (Chantal Akerman, 1976)
11. The House is Black (Forugh Farrokhzad, 1963)
12. The Matrix (Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski, 1999)
13. Daughters of the Dust (Julie Dash, 1991)
14. La Ciénaga (Lucrecia Martel, 2001)
15. The Ascent (Larisa Shepitko, 1976)
16. India Song (Marguerite Duras, 1975)
17. Orlando (Sally Potter, 1992)
18. The Headless Woman (Lucrecia Martel, 2008)
19. Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola, 2003)
20. Le Bonheur (Agnès Varda, 1965)
21. An Angel at My Table (Jane Campion, 1990)
22. Toni Erdmann (Maren Ade, 2016)
23. Paris is Burning (Jennie Livingston, 1990)
24. Harlan County, U.S.A. (Barbara Kopple, 1976)
25. Zama (Lucrecia Martel, 2017)
Top 10 Films Co-Directed by Women
1. Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren & Alexander Hammid, 1943)
2. City of God (Fernando Meirelles & Kátia Lund, 2002)
3. Grey Gardens (David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Ellen Hovde & Muffie Meyer, 1975)
4. Gimme Shelter (Albert Maysles, David Maysles & Charlotte Zwerin, 1970)
5. Salesman (Albert Maysles, David Maysles & Charlotte Zwerin, 1969)
6. Persepolis (Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi, 2007)
7. Too Early, Too Late (Jean-Marie Straub & Danièle Huillet, 1981)
8. Sicilia! (Jean-Marie Straub & Danièle Huillet, 1999)
9. From the Clouds to the Resistance (Jean-Marie Straub & Danièle Huillet, 1979)
10. Leviathan (Lucien Castaing-Taylor & Verena Paravel, 2012)*
* Not in the current 1,000 Greatest Films listing.
1. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (Chantal Akerman, 1975)
2. Beau travail (Claire Denis, 1999)
3. Cléo from 5 to 7 (Agnès Varda, 1962)
4. The Piano (Jane Campion, 1993)
5. Daisies (Věra Chytilová, 1966)
6. Wanda (Barbara Loden, 1970)
7. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Céline Sciamma, 2019)
8. The Gleaners & I (Agnès Varda, 2000)
9. Vagabond (Agnès Varda, 1985)
10. News from Home (Chantal Akerman, 1976)
11. The House is Black (Forugh Farrokhzad, 1963)
12. The Matrix (Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski, 1999)
13. Daughters of the Dust (Julie Dash, 1991)
14. La Ciénaga (Lucrecia Martel, 2001)
15. The Ascent (Larisa Shepitko, 1976)
16. India Song (Marguerite Duras, 1975)
17. Orlando (Sally Potter, 1992)
18. The Headless Woman (Lucrecia Martel, 2008)
19. Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola, 2003)
20. Le Bonheur (Agnès Varda, 1965)
21. An Angel at My Table (Jane Campion, 1990)
22. Toni Erdmann (Maren Ade, 2016)
23. Paris is Burning (Jennie Livingston, 1990)
24. Harlan County, U.S.A. (Barbara Kopple, 1976)
25. Zama (Lucrecia Martel, 2017)
Top 10 Films Co-Directed by Women
1. Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren & Alexander Hammid, 1943)
2. City of God (Fernando Meirelles & Kátia Lund, 2002)
3. Grey Gardens (David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Ellen Hovde & Muffie Meyer, 1975)
4. Gimme Shelter (Albert Maysles, David Maysles & Charlotte Zwerin, 1970)
5. Salesman (Albert Maysles, David Maysles & Charlotte Zwerin, 1969)
6. Persepolis (Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi, 2007)
7. Too Early, Too Late (Jean-Marie Straub & Danièle Huillet, 1981)
8. Sicilia! (Jean-Marie Straub & Danièle Huillet, 1999)
9. From the Clouds to the Resistance (Jean-Marie Straub & Danièle Huillet, 1979)
10. Leviathan (Lucien Castaing-Taylor & Verena Paravel, 2012)*
* Not in the current 1,000 Greatest Films listing.
Top 25 Short* Films
1. La Jetée (Chris Marker, 1962)
2. Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren & Alexander Hammid, 1943)
3. Sherlock Jr. (Buster Keaton, 1924)
4. A Day in the Country (Jean Renoir, 1936)
5. Un Chien andalou (Luis Buñuel, 1928)
6. Wavelength (Michael Snow, 1967)
7. Zero for Conduct (Jean Vigo, 1933)
8. The House is Black (Forugh Farrokhzad, 1963)
9. Night and Fog (Alain Resnais, 1955)
10. A Trip to the Moon (Georges Méliès, 1902)
11. Listen to Britain (Humphrey Jennings & Stewart McAllister, 1942)
12. Land Without Bread (Luis Buñuel, 1933)
13. Tale of Tales (Yuriy Norshteyn, 1979)
14. Scorpio Rising (Kenneth Anger, 1963)
15. Flaming Creatures (Jack Smith, 1963)
16. Un Chant d'amour (Jean Genet, 1950)
17. Rose Hobart (Joseph Cornell, 1936)
18. The Seasons (Artavazd Peleshian, 1975)
19. Simon of the Desert (Luis Buñuel, 1965)
20. Mothlight (Stan Brakhage, 1963)
21. Elephant (Alan Clarke, 1989)
22. Duck Amuck (Chuck Jones, 1953)
23. The Red Balloon (Albert Lamorisse, 1956)
24. Outer Space (Peter Tscherkassky, 1999)
25. A Portrait of Ga (Margaret Tait, 1952)
*Running time is less than (or equal to) 45 minutes.
Films ranked 22-25 are not in the current 1,000 Greatest Films listing.
1. La Jetée (Chris Marker, 1962)
2. Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren & Alexander Hammid, 1943)
3. Sherlock Jr. (Buster Keaton, 1924)
4. A Day in the Country (Jean Renoir, 1936)
5. Un Chien andalou (Luis Buñuel, 1928)
6. Wavelength (Michael Snow, 1967)
7. Zero for Conduct (Jean Vigo, 1933)
8. The House is Black (Forugh Farrokhzad, 1963)
9. Night and Fog (Alain Resnais, 1955)
10. A Trip to the Moon (Georges Méliès, 1902)
11. Listen to Britain (Humphrey Jennings & Stewart McAllister, 1942)
12. Land Without Bread (Luis Buñuel, 1933)
13. Tale of Tales (Yuriy Norshteyn, 1979)
14. Scorpio Rising (Kenneth Anger, 1963)
15. Flaming Creatures (Jack Smith, 1963)
16. Un Chant d'amour (Jean Genet, 1950)
17. Rose Hobart (Joseph Cornell, 1936)
18. The Seasons (Artavazd Peleshian, 1975)
19. Simon of the Desert (Luis Buñuel, 1965)
20. Mothlight (Stan Brakhage, 1963)
21. Elephant (Alan Clarke, 1989)
22. Duck Amuck (Chuck Jones, 1953)
23. The Red Balloon (Albert Lamorisse, 1956)
24. Outer Space (Peter Tscherkassky, 1999)
25. A Portrait of Ga (Margaret Tait, 1952)
*Running time is less than (or equal to) 45 minutes.
Films ranked 22-25 are not in the current 1,000 Greatest Films listing.
Top 25 Documentary Films
1. The Man with a Movie Camera (Dziga Vertov, 1929)
2. Close-Up (Abbas Kiarostami, 1990)
3. Shoah (Claude Lanzmann, 1985)
4. Sans soleil (Chris Marker, 1983)
5. Histoire(s) du cinéma (Jean-Luc Godard, 1988-98)
6. The Gleaners & I (Agnès Varda, 2000)
7. News from Home (Chantal Akerman, 1976)
8. The House is Black (Forugh Farrokhzad, 1963)
9. Night and Fog (Alain Resnais, 1955)
10. F for Fake (Orson Welles, 1973)
11. Nanook of the North (Robert Flaherty, 1922)
12. Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks (Wang Bing, 2003)
13. The Quince Tree Sun (Víctor Erice, 1992)
14. The Hour of the Furnaces (Octavio Getino & Fernando E. Solanas, 1968)
15. The Thin Blue Line (Errol Morris, 1988)
16. Twenty Years Later (Eduardo Coutinho, 1984)
17. Koyaanisqatsi (Godfrey Reggio, 1982)
18. La Région centrale (Michael Snow, 1971)
19. The Act of Killing (Joshua Oppenheimer, 2012)
20. Paris is Burning (Jennie Livingston, 1990)
21. Listen to Britain (Humphrey Jennings & Stewart McAllister, 1942)
22. Harlan County, U.S.A. (Barbara Kopple, 1976)
23. Blue (Derek Jarman, 1993)
24. Nostalgia for the Light (Patricio Guzmán, 2010)
25. Man of Aran (Robert Flaherty, 1934)
1. The Man with a Movie Camera (Dziga Vertov, 1929)
2. Close-Up (Abbas Kiarostami, 1990)
3. Shoah (Claude Lanzmann, 1985)
4. Sans soleil (Chris Marker, 1983)
5. Histoire(s) du cinéma (Jean-Luc Godard, 1988-98)
6. The Gleaners & I (Agnès Varda, 2000)
7. News from Home (Chantal Akerman, 1976)
8. The House is Black (Forugh Farrokhzad, 1963)
9. Night and Fog (Alain Resnais, 1955)
10. F for Fake (Orson Welles, 1973)
11. Nanook of the North (Robert Flaherty, 1922)
12. Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks (Wang Bing, 2003)
13. The Quince Tree Sun (Víctor Erice, 1992)
14. The Hour of the Furnaces (Octavio Getino & Fernando E. Solanas, 1968)
15. The Thin Blue Line (Errol Morris, 1988)
16. Twenty Years Later (Eduardo Coutinho, 1984)
17. Koyaanisqatsi (Godfrey Reggio, 1982)
18. La Région centrale (Michael Snow, 1971)
19. The Act of Killing (Joshua Oppenheimer, 2012)
20. Paris is Burning (Jennie Livingston, 1990)
21. Listen to Britain (Humphrey Jennings & Stewart McAllister, 1942)
22. Harlan County, U.S.A. (Barbara Kopple, 1976)
23. Blue (Derek Jarman, 1993)
24. Nostalgia for the Light (Patricio Guzmán, 2010)
25. Man of Aran (Robert Flaherty, 1934)
Top 25 Films That Are Over (or Equal to) 3 Hours
1. Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954)
2. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (Chantal Akerman, 1975)
3. Andrei Rublev (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1966)
4. The Godfather Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
5. Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick, 1975)
6. Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean, 1962)
7. Fanny and Alexander (Ingmar Bergman, 1982)
8. Shoah (Claude Lanzmann, 1985)
9. The Leopard (Luchino Visconti, 1963)
10. Les Enfants du paradis (Marcel Carné, 1945)
11. The Mother and the Whore (Jean Eustache, 1973)
12. Sátántangó (Béla Tarr, 1994)
13. Once Upon a Time in America (Sergio Leone, 1984)
14. A Brighter Summer Day (Edward Yang, 1991)
15. Histoire(s) du cinéma (Jean-Luc Godard, 1988-98)
16. Gone with the Wind (Victor Fleming, 1939)
17. Céline and Julie Go Boating (Jacques Rivette, 1974)
18. The Deer Hunter (Michael Cimino, 1978)
19. Dekalog (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1989)
20. Napoléon (Abel Gance, 1927)
21. Rocco and His Brothers (Luchino Visconti, 1960)
22. Magnolia (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999)
23. The Travelling Players (Theo Angelopoulos, 1975)
24. Schindler's List (Steven Spielberg, 1993)
25. Berlin Alexanderplatz (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1980)
1. Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954)
2. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (Chantal Akerman, 1975)
3. Andrei Rublev (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1966)
4. The Godfather Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
5. Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick, 1975)
6. Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean, 1962)
7. Fanny and Alexander (Ingmar Bergman, 1982)
8. Shoah (Claude Lanzmann, 1985)
9. The Leopard (Luchino Visconti, 1963)
10. Les Enfants du paradis (Marcel Carné, 1945)
11. The Mother and the Whore (Jean Eustache, 1973)
12. Sátántangó (Béla Tarr, 1994)
13. Once Upon a Time in America (Sergio Leone, 1984)
14. A Brighter Summer Day (Edward Yang, 1991)
15. Histoire(s) du cinéma (Jean-Luc Godard, 1988-98)
16. Gone with the Wind (Victor Fleming, 1939)
17. Céline and Julie Go Boating (Jacques Rivette, 1974)
18. The Deer Hunter (Michael Cimino, 1978)
19. Dekalog (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1989)
20. Napoléon (Abel Gance, 1927)
21. Rocco and His Brothers (Luchino Visconti, 1960)
22. Magnolia (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999)
23. The Travelling Players (Theo Angelopoulos, 1975)
24. Schindler's List (Steven Spielberg, 1993)
25. Berlin Alexanderplatz (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1980)
Leading Cinematographers
(Most cinematography credits within the 1,000 Greatest Films)
14 - Raoul Coutard
13 - Sven Nykvist
10 - Tonino Delli Colli
8 - Roland Totheroh, Russell Metty, Gordon Willis, William Lubtchansky
7 - Asakazu Nakai, Sacha Vierny, Gianni Di Venanzo, Vilmos Zsigmond, Robby Müller, Robert Burks, Michael Ballhaus
6 - Giuseppe Rotunno, Kazuo Miyagawa, Takao Saito, Eduard Tisse, Frederick Elmes, Vittorio Storaro, Otello Martelli, Nestor Almendros, Joseph Walker
5 - Miroslav Ondrícek, Charles Lang, Edmond Richard, Elgin Lessley, G.R. Aldo, Gabriel Figueroa, Ghislain Cloquet, Boris Kaufman, Lucien Ballard, Yûharu Atsuta, Pasqualino De Santis, Roger Deakins, Russell Harlan, Subrata Mitra, Victor Milner, William Daniels, Laszlo Kovacs, Lee Ping Bin
(Most cinematography credits within the 1,000 Greatest Films)
14 - Raoul Coutard
13 - Sven Nykvist
10 - Tonino Delli Colli
8 - Roland Totheroh, Russell Metty, Gordon Willis, William Lubtchansky
7 - Asakazu Nakai, Sacha Vierny, Gianni Di Venanzo, Vilmos Zsigmond, Robby Müller, Robert Burks, Michael Ballhaus
6 - Giuseppe Rotunno, Kazuo Miyagawa, Takao Saito, Eduard Tisse, Frederick Elmes, Vittorio Storaro, Otello Martelli, Nestor Almendros, Joseph Walker
5 - Miroslav Ondrícek, Charles Lang, Edmond Richard, Elgin Lessley, G.R. Aldo, Gabriel Figueroa, Ghislain Cloquet, Boris Kaufman, Lucien Ballard, Yûharu Atsuta, Pasqualino De Santis, Roger Deakins, Russell Harlan, Subrata Mitra, Victor Milner, William Daniels, Laszlo Kovacs, Lee Ping Bin
Leading Actors
(Most leading/character acting credits* within the 1,000 Greatest Films)
15 - Ward Bond
13 - Robert De Niro
11 - Harry Dean Stanton
10 - John Wayne, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Takashi Shimura, Joseph Cotten
9 - Buster Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Jean Daste, Daisuke Kato, Chishu Ryu, James Stewart, Charles Chaplin, Michel Piccoli
8 - Lance Henriksen, Harrison Ford, Cary Grant, Gunnar Bjornstrand, Al Pacino, Max von Sydow, Orson Welles
7 - Humphrey Bogart, Steve Buscemi, Seymour Cassel, Eijiro Tono, Elisha Cook Jr., Sterling Hayden, Fernando Rey, Henry Fonda, Tatsuya Nakadai, Thomas Mitchell, Toshiro Mifune, Alec Guinness, Gene Hackman, Porter Hall, Harvey Keitel, Bill Murray
Leading Actresses
(Most leading/character acting credits* within the 1,000 Greatest Films)
8 - Lillian Gish, Haruko Sugimura
7 - Jane Darwell
6 - Harriet Andersson, Claudia Cardinale, Laura Dern, Gunnel Lindblom, Kyoko Kagawa, Diane Keaton, Anna Lee, Ingrid Thulin, Catherine Deneuve, Geraldine Chaplin, Alida Valli, Julianne Moore, Juliette Binoche, Marlene Dietrich, Sigourney Weaver, Jeanne Moreau
5 - Giulietta Masina, Natalie Wood, Monica Vitti, Hanna Schygulla, Mia Farrow, Frances McDormand, Kuniko Miyake, Shelley Duvall, Anna Karina, Bibi Andersson, Shelley Winters, Delphine Seyrig, Milena Vukotic, Isabelle Huppert, Ingrid Bergman, Julie Delpy, Gena Rowlands, Marilyn Monroe, Ingrid Caven, Liv Ullmann
Most Acting Credits* Overall
22 - Bess Flowers (probably the most well-known and prolific extra to work in Hollywood films).
*excludes voice/narration credits
(Most leading/character acting credits* within the 1,000 Greatest Films)
15 - Ward Bond
13 - Robert De Niro
11 - Harry Dean Stanton
10 - John Wayne, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Takashi Shimura, Joseph Cotten
9 - Buster Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Jean Daste, Daisuke Kato, Chishu Ryu, James Stewart, Charles Chaplin, Michel Piccoli
8 - Lance Henriksen, Harrison Ford, Cary Grant, Gunnar Bjornstrand, Al Pacino, Max von Sydow, Orson Welles
7 - Humphrey Bogart, Steve Buscemi, Seymour Cassel, Eijiro Tono, Elisha Cook Jr., Sterling Hayden, Fernando Rey, Henry Fonda, Tatsuya Nakadai, Thomas Mitchell, Toshiro Mifune, Alec Guinness, Gene Hackman, Porter Hall, Harvey Keitel, Bill Murray
Leading Actresses
(Most leading/character acting credits* within the 1,000 Greatest Films)
8 - Lillian Gish, Haruko Sugimura
7 - Jane Darwell
6 - Harriet Andersson, Claudia Cardinale, Laura Dern, Gunnel Lindblom, Kyoko Kagawa, Diane Keaton, Anna Lee, Ingrid Thulin, Catherine Deneuve, Geraldine Chaplin, Alida Valli, Julianne Moore, Juliette Binoche, Marlene Dietrich, Sigourney Weaver, Jeanne Moreau
5 - Giulietta Masina, Natalie Wood, Monica Vitti, Hanna Schygulla, Mia Farrow, Frances McDormand, Kuniko Miyake, Shelley Duvall, Anna Karina, Bibi Andersson, Shelley Winters, Delphine Seyrig, Milena Vukotic, Isabelle Huppert, Ingrid Bergman, Julie Delpy, Gena Rowlands, Marilyn Monroe, Ingrid Caven, Liv Ullmann
Most Acting Credits* Overall
22 - Bess Flowers (probably the most well-known and prolific extra to work in Hollywood films).
*excludes voice/narration credits
Leading Producers
(Most producer credits within the 1,000 Greatest Films)
11 - Anatole Dauman
9 - Howard Hawks, Charles Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock
8 - Carlo Ponti
7 - Ethan Coen, Stanley Kubrick, Michael Powell
6 - Georges de Beauregard, Merian C. Cooper, Emeric Pressburger, JoAnne Sellar, Alberto Grimaldi, John Ford, Joseph M. Schenck, Ernst Lubitsch, Alain Sarde
5 - Serge Silberman, Scott Rudin, Roberto Rossellini, Robert Chartoff, Pierre Braunberger, Paul Thomas Anderson, Mag Bodard. Irwin Winkler, Francis Ford Coppola, Erich Pommer, Angelo Rizzoli, Allan Ekelund, Alfredo Bini
(Most producer credits within the 1,000 Greatest Films)
11 - Anatole Dauman
9 - Howard Hawks, Charles Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock
8 - Carlo Ponti
7 - Ethan Coen, Stanley Kubrick, Michael Powell
6 - Georges de Beauregard, Merian C. Cooper, Emeric Pressburger, JoAnne Sellar, Alberto Grimaldi, John Ford, Joseph M. Schenck, Ernst Lubitsch, Alain Sarde
5 - Serge Silberman, Scott Rudin, Roberto Rossellini, Robert Chartoff, Pierre Braunberger, Paul Thomas Anderson, Mag Bodard. Irwin Winkler, Francis Ford Coppola, Erich Pommer, Angelo Rizzoli, Allan Ekelund, Alfredo Bini
Leading Screenwriters
(Most screenwriting credits within the 1,000 Greatest Films)
15 - Luis Buñuel
14 - Jean-Luc Godard
12 - Federico Fellini, Ingmar Bergman, Akira Kurosawa
9 - Tonino Guerra, Stanley Kubrick, Robert Bresson, Jean Renoir, David Lynch, Charles Chaplin
8 - Orson Welles, Michelangelo Antonioni, John Cassavetes, Ennio Flaiano
7 - Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Luchino Visconti, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Hideo Oguni, François Truffaut, Billy Wilder, Chu T'ien-wen, François Truffaut
6 - Michael Powell, Clyde Bruckman, Emeric Pressburger, Fritz Lang, Jean-Claude Carrière, Jules Furthman, Abbas Kiarostami, Michael Haneke, Yasujiro Ozu, Paul Thomas Anderson, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Roberto Rossellini, Sergei Eisenstein, Shinobu Hashimoto, Tullio Pinelli, Woody Allen, Kôgo Noda
(Most screenwriting credits within the 1,000 Greatest Films)
15 - Luis Buñuel
14 - Jean-Luc Godard
12 - Federico Fellini, Ingmar Bergman, Akira Kurosawa
9 - Tonino Guerra, Stanley Kubrick, Robert Bresson, Jean Renoir, David Lynch, Charles Chaplin
8 - Orson Welles, Michelangelo Antonioni, John Cassavetes, Ennio Flaiano
7 - Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Luchino Visconti, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Hideo Oguni, François Truffaut, Billy Wilder, Chu T'ien-wen, François Truffaut
6 - Michael Powell, Clyde Bruckman, Emeric Pressburger, Fritz Lang, Jean-Claude Carrière, Jules Furthman, Abbas Kiarostami, Michael Haneke, Yasujiro Ozu, Paul Thomas Anderson, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Roberto Rossellini, Sergei Eisenstein, Shinobu Hashimoto, Tullio Pinelli, Woody Allen, Kôgo Noda
Leading Composers
(Most composer credits within the 1,000 Greatest Films)
14 - Nino Rota
12 - Ennio Morricone, John Williams
10 - Howard Shore, Dimitri Tiomkin
9 - Bernard Herrmann, Elmer Bernstein
8 - Carter Burwell, Georges Delerue, Max Steiner
7 - Franz Waxman, Michel Legrand, Renzo Rossellini, Victor Young
6 - Angelo Badalamenti, Fumio Hayasaka, Georges Auric, Maurice Jarre, Miklós Rózsa, Roy Webb
5 - Alex North, Alfred Newman, Allan Gray, Charles Chaplin, Erik Nordgren, Frank Skinner, Giovanni Fusco, Peer Raben, Tôru Takemitsu, Werner R. Heymann, Zbigniew Preisner
(Most composer credits within the 1,000 Greatest Films)
14 - Nino Rota
12 - Ennio Morricone, John Williams
10 - Howard Shore, Dimitri Tiomkin
9 - Bernard Herrmann, Elmer Bernstein
8 - Carter Burwell, Georges Delerue, Max Steiner
7 - Franz Waxman, Michel Legrand, Renzo Rossellini, Victor Young
6 - Angelo Badalamenti, Fumio Hayasaka, Georges Auric, Maurice Jarre, Miklós Rózsa, Roy Webb
5 - Alex North, Alfred Newman, Allan Gray, Charles Chaplin, Erik Nordgren, Frank Skinner, Giovanni Fusco, Peer Raben, Tôru Takemitsu, Werner R. Heymann, Zbigniew Preisner
Leading Editors
(Most editor credits within the 1,000 Greatest Films)
11 - Eraldo Da Roma
10 - Nino Baragli
8 - Marguerite Renoir, Mario Serandrei
7 - George Tomasini, Agnès Guillemot
6 - Jack Murray, Paul Hirsch, Dylan Tichenor, Akira Kurosawa, Ruggero Mastroianni, Michael Kahn, Thelma Schoonmaker
5 - Charles Chaplin, Ulla Ryghe, Dulal Dutta, Tom Rolf, Carlos Savage, Sergei Eisenstein, Lee Chatametikool, Susan E. Morse, Stuart Gilmore, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Ronald Sanders, Nelly Quettier, Arthur Schmidt, Yoshiyasu Hamamura, Abbas Kiarostami, Dede Allen, Sam O'Steen
(Most editor credits within the 1,000 Greatest Films)
11 - Eraldo Da Roma
10 - Nino Baragli
8 - Marguerite Renoir, Mario Serandrei
7 - George Tomasini, Agnès Guillemot
6 - Jack Murray, Paul Hirsch, Dylan Tichenor, Akira Kurosawa, Ruggero Mastroianni, Michael Kahn, Thelma Schoonmaker
5 - Charles Chaplin, Ulla Ryghe, Dulal Dutta, Tom Rolf, Carlos Savage, Sergei Eisenstein, Lee Chatametikool, Susan E. Morse, Stuart Gilmore, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Ronald Sanders, Nelly Quettier, Arthur Schmidt, Yoshiyasu Hamamura, Abbas Kiarostami, Dede Allen, Sam O'Steen
Leading Production Designers/Art Directors
(Most production design/art direction credits within the 1,000 Greatest Films)
18 - Cedric Gibbons
17 - Hans Dreier
10 - Hal Pereira, Richard Day, Jack Fisk
9 - Richard Sylbert
8 - Alexander Golitzen, Charles D. Hall, Pierre Guffroy, Yoshirô Muraki
7 - Dean Tavoularis, P.A. Lundgren
6 - Alexandre Trauner, Bansi Chandragupta, James Basevi, Lyle Wheeler
5 - Albert S. D'Agostino, Alfred Junge, Bernard Evein, Boris Leven, Carol Spier, David Wasco, Fred Gabourie, Jacques Saulnier, Jean d'Eaubonne, Piero Gherardi, Pierre Charbonnier, Van Nest Polglase, Eugene Lourie
(Most production design/art direction credits within the 1,000 Greatest Films)
18 - Cedric Gibbons
17 - Hans Dreier
10 - Hal Pereira, Richard Day, Jack Fisk
9 - Richard Sylbert
8 - Alexander Golitzen, Charles D. Hall, Pierre Guffroy, Yoshirô Muraki
7 - Dean Tavoularis, P.A. Lundgren
6 - Alexandre Trauner, Bansi Chandragupta, James Basevi, Lyle Wheeler
5 - Albert S. D'Agostino, Alfred Junge, Bernard Evein, Boris Leven, Carol Spier, David Wasco, Fred Gabourie, Jacques Saulnier, Jean d'Eaubonne, Piero Gherardi, Pierre Charbonnier, Van Nest Polglase, Eugene Lourie
Top 10 Climbers Within the 1,000
669 to 589 - Plácido (Luis García Berlanga, 1961)
913 to 833 - Let the Right One In (Tomas Alfredson, 2008)
934 to 854 - Mon oncle d'Amérique (Alain Resnais, 1980)
813 to 739 - Red Beard (Akira Kurosawa, 1965)
821 to 756 - The Firemen's Ball (Milos Forman, 1967)
749 to 693 - Distant (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2002)
313 to 259 - El Verdugo (Luis García Berlanga, 1963)
802 to 750 - The Idiots (Lars von Trier, 1998)
962 to 911 - Port of Shadows (Marcel Carné, 1938)
516 to 467 - Pan's Labyrinth (Guillermo del Toro, 2006)
669 to 589 - Plácido (Luis García Berlanga, 1961)
913 to 833 - Let the Right One In (Tomas Alfredson, 2008)
934 to 854 - Mon oncle d'Amérique (Alain Resnais, 1980)
813 to 739 - Red Beard (Akira Kurosawa, 1965)
821 to 756 - The Firemen's Ball (Milos Forman, 1967)
749 to 693 - Distant (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2002)
313 to 259 - El Verdugo (Luis García Berlanga, 1963)
802 to 750 - The Idiots (Lars von Trier, 1998)
962 to 911 - Port of Shadows (Marcel Carné, 1938)
516 to 467 - Pan's Labyrinth (Guillermo del Toro, 2006)
Top 10 Sliders Within the 1,000
953 to 980 - Fox and His Friends (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1975)
690 to 712 - Nouvelle vague (Jean-Luc Godard, 1990)
779 to 801 - Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (Russ Meyer, 1965)
455 to 476 - Phantom Thread (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2017)
506 to 527 - Les Vampires (Louis Feuillade, 1915)
774 to 795 - Zelig (Woody Allen, 1983)
782 to 803 - Taipei Story (Edward Yang, 1985)
767 to 787 - Wings (Larisa Shepitko, 1966)
783 to 802 - Code Unknown (Michael Haneke, 2000)
914 to 933 - Le Boucher (Claude Chabrol, 1970)
953 to 980 - Fox and His Friends (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1975)
690 to 712 - Nouvelle vague (Jean-Luc Godard, 1990)
779 to 801 - Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (Russ Meyer, 1965)
455 to 476 - Phantom Thread (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2017)
506 to 527 - Les Vampires (Louis Feuillade, 1915)
774 to 795 - Zelig (Woody Allen, 1983)
782 to 803 - Taipei Story (Edward Yang, 1985)
767 to 787 - Wings (Larisa Shepitko, 1966)
783 to 802 - Code Unknown (Michael Haneke, 2000)
914 to 933 - Le Boucher (Claude Chabrol, 1970)
10 Highest Entrants Into the 1,000
906 - Hôtel Terminus (Marcel Ophüls, 1988)
947 - Dust in the Wind (Hou Hsiao-hsien, 1986)
951 - Diary (David Perlov, 1983)
957 - Excalibur (John Boorman, 1981)
960 - The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow, 2008)
961 - Cool Hand Luke (Stuart Rosenberg, 1967)
971 - The Long Farewell (Kira Muratova, 1971)
973 - Ghostbusters (Ivan Reitman, 1984)
982 - The Pianist (Roman Polanski, 2002)
990 - Elevator to the Gallows (Louis Malle, 1958)
906 - Hôtel Terminus (Marcel Ophüls, 1988)
947 - Dust in the Wind (Hou Hsiao-hsien, 1986)
951 - Diary (David Perlov, 1983)
957 - Excalibur (John Boorman, 1981)
960 - The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow, 2008)
961 - Cool Hand Luke (Stuart Rosenberg, 1967)
971 - The Long Farewell (Kira Muratova, 1971)
973 - Ghostbusters (Ivan Reitman, 1984)
982 - The Pianist (Roman Polanski, 2002)
990 - Elevator to the Gallows (Louis Malle, 1958)
10 Previously Highest-Ranked Films That Have Exited the 1,000
788 - The Ballad of Narayama (Shohei Imamura, 1983)
798 - Duck Amuck (Chuck Jones, 1953)
876 - After Hours (Martin Scorsese, 1985)
910 - Sideways (Alexander Payne, 2004)
970 - I Am Twenty (Marlen Khutsiev, 1965)
977 - Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (Russ Meyer, 1970)
989 - Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (Walter Ruttmann, 1927)
993 - America, America (Elia Kazan, 1963)
995 - Cul-de-sac (Roman Polanski, 1966)
997 - Mildred Pierce (Michael Curtiz, 1945)
788 - The Ballad of Narayama (Shohei Imamura, 1983)
798 - Duck Amuck (Chuck Jones, 1953)
876 - After Hours (Martin Scorsese, 1985)
910 - Sideways (Alexander Payne, 2004)
970 - I Am Twenty (Marlen Khutsiev, 1965)
977 - Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (Russ Meyer, 1970)
989 - Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (Walter Ruttmann, 1927)
993 - America, America (Elia Kazan, 1963)
995 - Cul-de-sac (Roman Polanski, 1966)
997 - Mildred Pierce (Michael Curtiz, 1945)
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