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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. 494 -

    Gravity

    2013, in 12 top lists Check
  2. 138 -

    Sedmikrásky

    1966 — a.k.a. Daisies, in 19 top lists Check
  3. 120 -

    Il vangelo secondo Matteo

    1964 — a.k.a. The Gospel According to St. Matthew, in 14 top lists Check
  4. 149 -

    Baisers volés

    1968 — a.k.a. Stolen Kisses, in 7 top lists Check
  5. 11 -

    Viaggio in Italia

    1954 — a.k.a. Journey to Italy, in 14 top lists Check
  6. 71 -

    Le trou

    1960 — a.k.a. Le Trou, in 15 top lists Check
  7. 103 -

    Gertrud

    1964, in 11 top lists Check
  8. 75 -

    Rocco e i suoi fratelli

    1960 — a.k.a. Rocco and His Brothers, in 19 top lists Check
  9. 14 -

    Lola Montès

    1955, in 12 top lists Check
  10. 236 -

    The Dead

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  11. 72 -

    Lola

    1961, in 10 top lists Check
  12. 2 -

    Journal d'un curé de campagne

    1951 — a.k.a. Diary of a Country Priest, in 14 top lists Check
  13. 82 -

    Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux

    1962 — a.k.a. Vivre Sa Vie, in 12 top lists Check
  14. 4 -

    Los olvidados

    1950 — a.k.a. The Young and the Damned, in 25 top lists Check
  15. 136 -

    Playtime

    1967, in 19 top lists Check
  16. 21 -

    Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent...

    1956 — a.k.a. A Man Escaped, in 20 top lists Check
  17. 85 -

    Viridiana

    1961, in 24 top lists Check
  18. 373 -

    Yi yi

    2000 — a.k.a. Yi Yi: A One and a Two..., in 19 top lists Check
  19. 326 -

    Dead Man

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
  20. 25 -

    Senso

    1954, in 12 top lists Check
  21. 234 -

    Krótki film o zabijaniu

    1988 — a.k.a. A Short Film About Killing, in 12 top lists Check
  22. 37 -

    Bigger Than Life

    1956, in 11 top lists Check
  23. 430 -

    Death Proof

    2007, in 3 top lists Check
  24. 122 -

    Au hasard Balthazar

    1966 — a.k.a. Au Hasard Balthazar, in 18 top lists Check
  25. 54 -

    Ivan Groznyy. Skaz vtoroy: Boyarskiy zagovor

    1958 — a.k.a. Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot, in 15 top lists Check
  26. 481 -

    Holy Motors

    2012, in 11 top lists Check
  27. 428 -

    The New World

    2005, in 10 top lists Check
  28. 496 -

    Lincoln

    2012, in 5 top lists Check
  29. 395 -

    Gerry

    2002, in 6 top lists Check
  30. 461 -

    Loong Boonmee raleuk chat

    2010 — a.k.a. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, in 13 top lists Check
  31. 12 -

    Ordet

    1955, in 21 top lists Check
  32. 337 -

    Ta'm e guilass

    1997 — a.k.a. Taste of Cherry, in 17 top lists Check
  33. 158 -

    La femme d'à côté

    1981 — a.k.a. The Woman Next Door, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 370 -

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  35. 270 -

    Nema-ye Nazdik

    1990 — a.k.a. Close-Up, in 21 top lists Check
  36. 476 -

    Melancholia

    2011, in 10 top lists Check
  37. 125 -

    Masculin féminin

    1966 — a.k.a. Masculine-Feminine, in 7 top lists Check
  38. 18 -

    The Barefoot Contessa

    1954, in 8 top lists Check
  39. 160 -

    Jalsaghar

    1958 — a.k.a. The Music Room, in 14 top lists Check
  40. 19 -

    Johnny Guitar

    1954, in 21 top lists Check
  41. 176 -

    L'argent

    1983 — a.k.a. L'Argent, in 8 top lists Check
  42. 118 -

    Shock Corridor

    1963, in 14 top lists Check
  43. 94 -

    El ángel exterminador

    1962 — a.k.a. The Exterminating Angel, in 19 top lists Check
  44. 225 -

    Yeelen

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  45. 48 -

    Mon oncle

    1958 — a.k.a. My Uncle, in 17 top lists Check
  46. 78 -

    La notte

    1961 — a.k.a. The Night, in 13 top lists Check
  47. 62 -

    Sanshô dayû

    1954 — a.k.a. Sansho the Bailiff, in 21 top lists Check
  48. 392 -

    Hable con ella

    2002 — a.k.a. Talk to Her, in 12 top lists Check
  49. 134 -

    Week End

    1967 — a.k.a. Weekend, in 14 top lists Check
  50. 473 -

    The Tree of Life

    2011, in 13 top lists Check
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