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Cahiers du cinéma is an influential French film magazine founded in 1951.

The magazine has picked its top ten films of the year, most years. Top ten films were not picked in the years 1952-1954, 1969-1980, and in the year 2003. Rankings can be viewed in my source list URL, or via the link provided in the comments section. In some cases, films tie for a certain spot in the yearly top 10; for example, 2012's #4 spot is tied between three films (consequently, there is no #5 or #6). Some directors definitely appear to be heavily preferred by those responsible for selecting the list.

This list does not include the special "best of 1990s" and "best of 2000s" decade lists, though most of those twenty films are included here. (The exceptions are David Lynch's TV show Twin Peaks on the 1990s list, and Gus Van Sant's Elephant, Abdellatif Kechiche's The Secret of the Grain, and Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds on the 2000s decade list.)

Other anomalies:
The TV show "24" tied for the #10 spot in 2002, along with Gus Van Sant's Gerry. Gerry also tied for #6 on the 2004 list.

A TV episode "Travolta et moi" (dir. Patricia Mazuy) from the show "Tous les garçons et les filles de leur âge..." was selected as #6 in 1994. Claire Denis' episode "US Go Home" from the same series rated #9 in 1994.

Raul Ruiz's Les trois couronnes du matelot (Three Crowns of the Sailor) tied for #7 in 1983 and tied for #8 in 1982.

1968's #4 spot for Histoires extraordinaires is specifically for Federico Fellini's segment "Toby Damnit."

1965's #4 spot for Paris vu par... is specifically for the Jean Rouch episode.

1959's #3 spot was claimed by Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible. Since Part II was released in 1958, it is possible that the award was for Part II, but since my sources didn't specify a part and both parts may have been shown together, I have included Parts I & II in the list.

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  1. 417 -

    Sin City

    2005, in 10 top lists Check
  2. 444 -

    No Country for Old Men

    2007, in 23 top lists Check
  3. 492 -

    Spring Breakers

    2012, in 5 top lists Check
  4. 405 -

    Kill Bill: Vol. 2

    2004, in 9 top lists Check
  5. 426 -

    The Departed

    2006, in 20 top lists Check
  6. 340 -

    Face/Off

    1997, in 7 top lists Check
  7. 434 -

    Zodiac

    2007, in 14 top lists Check
  8. 269 -

    The Godfather Part III

    1990, in 7 top lists Check
  9. 409 -

    A History of Violence

    2005, in 11 top lists Check
  10. 232 -

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  11. 259 -

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  12. 354 -

    Jackie Brown

    1997, in 5 top lists Check
  13. 323 -

    Casino

    1995, in 11 top lists Check
  14. 64 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  15. 195 -

    Once Upon a Time in America

    1984, in 19 top lists Check
  16. 462 -

    The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

    2009 — a.k.a. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 244 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  18. 518 -

    Inherent Vice

    2014, in 6 top lists Check
  19. 429 -

    Paranoid Park

    2007, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 351 -

    Snake Eyes

    1998, in 1 top list Check
  21. 112 -

    Pierrot le fou

    1965 — a.k.a. Pierrot le Fou, in 16 top lists Check
  22. 425 -

    Capote

    2005, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 56 -

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  24. 41 -

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 31 top lists Check
  25. 364 -

    Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

    1999, in 7 top lists Check
  26. 267 -

    Miller's Crossing

    1990, in 11 top lists Check
  27. 563 -

    The Irishman

    2019, in 7 top lists Check
  28. 297 -

    Bad Lieutenant

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  29. 301 -

    Carlito's Way

    1993, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 20 -

    Kiss Me Deadly

    1955, in 20 top lists Check
  31. 55 -

    Pickpocket

    1959, in 20 top lists Check
  32. 102 -

    Bande à part

    1964 — a.k.a. Band of Outsiders, in 13 top lists Check
  33. 345 -

    Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

    1997, in 1 top list Check
  34. 88 -

    Le procès

    1962 — a.k.a. The Trial, in 10 top lists Check
  35. 332 -

    Hana-bi

    1997 — a.k.a. Fireworks, in 11 top lists Check
  36. 254 -

    Dom za vesanje

    1988 — a.k.a. Time of the Gypsies, in 8 top lists Check
  37. 75 -

    Rocco e i suoi fratelli

    1960 — a.k.a. Rocco and His Brothers, in 19 top lists Check
  38. 176 -

    L'argent

    1983 — a.k.a. L'Argent, in 8 top lists Check
  39. 198 -

    Year of the Dragon

    1985, in 4 top lists Check
  40. 4 -

    Los olvidados

    1950 — a.k.a. The Young and the Damned, in 25 top lists Check
  41. 34 -

    The Wrong Man

    1956, in 8 top lists Check
  42. 65 -

    Tirez sur le pianiste

    1960 — a.k.a. Shoot the Piano Player, in 10 top lists Check
  43. 18 -

    The Barefoot Contessa

    1954, in 8 top lists Check
  44. 189 -

    Prénom Carmen

    1983 — a.k.a. First Name: Carmen, in 3 top lists Check
  45. 441 -

    Redacted

    2007, in 1 top list Check
  46. 470 -

    Madeo

    2009 — a.k.a. Mother, in 9 top lists Check
  47. 317 -

    Sonachine

    1993 — a.k.a. Sonatine, in 10 top lists Check
  48. 285 -

    Guling jie shaonian sharen shijian

    1991 — a.k.a. A Brighter Summer Day, in 19 top lists Check
  49. 289 -

    A Perfect World

    1993, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 197 -

    Détective

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
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