Acclaimed Films from Around the World

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Created by mjf314.

Favorited 22 times, disliked 0 times, added to 12 watchlists.

For each country, I selected a maximum of 2 films, 1 film per director. Countries that no longer exist are listed by their current names. The films are listed alphabetically by country (see the IMDb list to see which films are from which country).

I did not use a formula to select the films, but my selections are mainly based on the following criteria:

1. Country-specific and region-specific critic polls.
2. Non-country-specific critic polls.
3. Various other lists.
4. Rotten Tomatoes scores and ratings.

Note: Although the list has room for improvement, I lost interest, so I am not planning to update it.

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  1. 135 new

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  2. 71 new

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  3. 134 new

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  4. 50 new

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  5. 133 new

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  6. 68 new

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  7. 69 new

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  8. 121 new

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
  9. 54 new

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  10. 136 new

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
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    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
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    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
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    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  14. 70 new

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  15. 46 new

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  16. 103 new

    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
  17. 102 new

    Andrey Rublyov

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check
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    Picnic at Hanging Rock

    1975, in 15 top lists Check
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    Dekalog

    1989, in 11 top lists Check
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    Ordet

    1955, in 21 top lists Check
  21. 67 new

    Vals Im Bashir

    2008 — a.k.a. Waltz with Bashir, in 11 top lists Check
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    Breaking the Waves

    1996, in 14 top lists Check
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    The Piano

    1993, in 14 top lists Check
  24. 61 new

    Pather Panchali

    1955, in 21 top lists Check
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    Chelovek s kino-apparatom

    1929 — a.k.a. Man with a Movie Camera, in 24 top lists Check
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    Spoorloos

    1988 — a.k.a. The Vanishing, in 15 top lists Check
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    Underground

    1995, in 9 top lists Check
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    Viridiana

    1961, in 24 top lists Check
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    Nema-ye Nazdik

    1990 — a.k.a. Close-Up, in 21 top lists Check
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    Sátántangó

    1994 — a.k.a. Satantango, in 12 top lists Check
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    The Crying Game

    1992, in 11 top lists Check
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    Guling jie shaonian sharen shijian

    1991 — a.k.a. A Brighter Summer Day, in 19 top lists Check
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    Popiól i diament

    1958 — a.k.a. Ashes and Diamonds, in 16 top lists Check
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    Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080...

    1975, in 12 top lists Check
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    Los olvidados

    1950 — a.k.a. The Young and the Damned, in 25 top lists Check
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    Horí, má panenko

    1967 — a.k.a. The Firemen's Ball, in 11 top lists Check
  37. 35 new

    Marketa Lazarová

    1967, in 9 top lists Check
  38. 64 new

    My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

    1989 — a.k.a. My Left Foot, in 7 top lists Check
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    Der siebente Kontinent

    1989 — a.k.a. The Seventh Continent, in 5 top lists Check
  40. 24 new

    The Sweet Hereafter

    1997, in 8 top lists Check
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    Juventude Em Marcha

    2006 — a.k.a. Colossal Youth, in 8 top lists Check
  42. 131 new

    Zemlya

    1930 — a.k.a. Earth, in 16 top lists Check
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    Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol

    1964 — a.k.a. Black God, White Devil, in 10 top lists Check
  44. 55 new

    Ying hung boon sik

    1986 — a.k.a. A Better Tomorrow, in 10 top lists Check
  45. 111 new

    Obchod na korze

    1965 — a.k.a. The Shop on Main Street, in 14 top lists Check
  46. 11 new

    Le fils

    2002 — a.k.a. The Son, in 5 top lists Check
  47. 44 new

    Kauas pilvet karkaavat

    1996 — a.k.a. Drifting Clouds, in 3 top lists Check
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    Mon oncle Antoine

    1971 — a.k.a. Mon Oncle Antoine, in 6 top lists Check
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    Memorias del subdesarrollo

    1968 — a.k.a. Memories of Underdevelopment, in 11 top lists Check
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    Pred dozhdot

    1994 — a.k.a. Before the Rain, in 5 top lists Check
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Last updated on Jul 28, 2012; source