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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. 549 -

    The Post

    2017, in 4 top lists
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  2. 465 -

    Fantastic Mr. Fox

    2009, in 9 top lists Check
  3. 269 -

    The Godfather Part III

    1990, in 7 top lists Check
  4. 416 -

    Grizzly Man

    2005, in 9 top lists Check
  5. 420 -

    Gwoemul

    2006 — a.k.a. The Host, in 11 top lists Check
  6. 234 -

    Krótki film o zabijaniu

    1988 — a.k.a. A Short Film About Killing, in 12 top lists Check
  7. 244 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  8. 132 -

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
  9. 4 -

    Los olvidados

    1950 — a.k.a. The Young and the Damned, in 25 top lists Check
  10. 181 -

    The King of Comedy

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
  11. 56 -

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  12. 58 -

    Smultronstället

    1957 — a.k.a. Wild Strawberries, in 23 top lists Check
  13. 566 -

    Uncut Gems

    2019, in 4 top lists
    Check
  14. 555 -

    Gisaengchung

    2019 — a.k.a. Parasite, in 22 top lists
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  15. 434 -

    Zodiac

    2007, in 14 top lists Check
  16. 562 -

    Joker

    2019, in 12 top lists
    Check
  17. 537 -

    Get Out

    2017, in 16 top lists Check
  18. 327 -

    Mission: Impossible

    1996, in 4 top lists Check
  19. 161 -

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  20. 232 -

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  21. 541 -

    Split

    2016, in 4 top lists Check
  22. 516 -

    Mad Max: Fury Road

    2015, in 23 top lists Check
  23. 42 -

    Det sjunde inseglet

    1957 — a.k.a. The Seventh Seal, in 25 top lists Check
  24. 8 -

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  25. 478 -

    Super 8

    2011, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 494 -

    Gravity

    2013, in 12 top lists Check
  27. 59 -

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  28. 276 -

    Unforgiven

    1992, in 24 top lists Check
  29. 448 -

    Hunger

    2008, in 6 top lists Check
  30. 409 -

    A History of Violence

    2005, in 11 top lists Check
  31. 93 -

    The Birds

    1963, in 18 top lists Check
  32. 15 -

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  33. 443 -

    Cloverfield

    2008, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 70 -

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  35. 204 -

    Ran

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  36. 259 -

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  37. 457 -

    The Hurt Locker

    2008, in 13 top lists Check
  38. 446 -

    Vals Im Bashir

    2008 — a.k.a. Waltz with Bashir, in 11 top lists Check
  39. 224 -

    The Last Emperor

    1987, in 14 top lists Check
  40. 340 -

    Face/Off

    1997, in 7 top lists Check
  41. 353 -

    Titanic

    1997, in 25 top lists Check
  42. 454 -

    Gran Torino

    2008, in 8 top lists Check
  43. 272 -

    Edward Scissorhands

    1990, in 10 top lists Check
  44. 303 -

    The Nightmare Before Christmas

    1993, in 15 top lists Check
  45. 227 -

    Full Metal Jacket

    1987, in 18 top lists Check
  46. 468 -

    The Social Network

    2010, in 13 top lists Check
  47. 405 -

    Kill Bill: Vol. 2

    2004, in 9 top lists Check
  48. 464 -

    Toy Story 3

    2010, in 16 top lists Check
  49. 417 -

    Sin City

    2005, in 10 top lists Check
  50. 40 -

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
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