OFCS Top 100: 100 Best First Films

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October 04, 2010: For movie lovers, there are few things more exciting than the discovery of a bold new filmmaker. Through cinema history, many extraordinary directors immediately made their marks on the industry with their first feature-length films.

The Online Film Critics Society celebrates the innovations and ingenuity of these extraordinary artists by presenting its selection of the 100 Best First Feature Films of All Time. Spanning the cinematic experience from the silent era to the digital age, the OFCS writers pay tribute to the most impressive filmmaking debuts of all time.

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  1. 6 new

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  2. 8 new

    Blood Simple

    1984, in 10 top lists Check
  3. 19 new

    Duel

    1971, in 4 top lists Check
  4. 26 new

    District 9

    2009, in 10 top lists Check
  5. 28 new

    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
  6. 38 new

    Primer

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 43 new

    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
  8. 44 new

    Pi

    1998, in 6 top lists Check
  9. 51 new

    Ascenseur pour l'échafaud

    1958 — a.k.a. Elevator to the Gallows, in 10 top lists Check
  10. 60 new

    Shallow Grave

    1994, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 65 new

    Amores perros

    2000, in 17 top lists Check
  12. 78 new

    Following

    1998, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 86 new

    El orfanato

    2007 — a.k.a. The Orphanage, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 99 new

    Get Carter

    1971, in 11 top lists Check
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