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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. 40 -

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  2. 140 -

    2 ou 3 choses que je sais d'elle

    1967 — a.k.a. Two or Three Things I Know About Her, in 10 top lists Check
  3. 396 -

    24

    2001, in 1 top list Check
  4. 226 -

    4 aventures de Reinette et Mirabelle

    1987 — a.k.a. Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 127 -

    7 Women

    1965, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 101 -

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  7. 255 -

    The Accidental Tourist

    1988, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 95 -

    Adieu Philippine

    1962, in 5 top lists Check
  9. 243 -

    Une affaire de femmes

    1988 — a.k.a. Story of Women, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 218 -

    After Hours

    1985, in 7 top lists Check
  11. 277 -

    Agantuk

    1991 — a.k.a. The Stranger, in 6 top lists Check
  12. 5 -

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  13. 116 -

    Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution

    1965 — a.k.a. Alphaville, in 13 top lists Check
  14. 274 -

    Les amants du Pont-Neuf

    1991 — a.k.a. The Lovers on the Bridge, in 11 top lists Check
  15. 408 -

    Les amants réguliers

    2005 — a.k.a. Regular Lovers, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 208 -

    Ambavi Suramis tsikhitsa

    1985 — a.k.a. The Legend of Suram Fortress, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 108 -

    America America

    1963, in 7 top lists Check
  18. 435 -

    Les amours d'Astrée et de Céladon

    2007 — a.k.a. The Romance of Astrea and Celadon, in 1 top list Check
  19. 294 -

    Aranyer Din Ratri

    1970 — a.k.a. Days and Nights in the Forest, in 5 top lists Check
  20. 122 -

    Au hasard Balthazar

    1966 — a.k.a. Au Hasard Balthazar, in 18 top lists Check
  21. 437 -

    Avant que j'oublie

    2007 — a.k.a. Before I Forget, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 297 -

    Bad Lieutenant

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  23. 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
  24. 357 -

    Bad ma ra khahad bord

    1999 — a.k.a. The Wind Will Carry Us, in 7 top lists Check
  25. 149 -

    Baisers volés

    1968 — a.k.a. Stolen Kisses, in 7 top lists Check
  26. 286 -

    Balanta

    1992 — a.k.a. The Oak, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 102 -

    Bande à part

    1964 — a.k.a. Band of Outsiders, in 13 top lists Check
  28. 246 -

    La bande des quatre

    1989 — a.k.a. The Gang of Four, in 1 top list Check
  29. 18 -

    The Barefoot Contessa

    1954, in 8 top lists Check
  30. 148 -

    Bariera

    1966 — a.k.a. Barrier, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 268 -

    Barton Fink

    1991, in 8 top lists Check
  32. 414 -

    Be with Me

    2005, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 175 -

    Le beau mariage

    1982 — a.k.a. A Good Marriage, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 133 -

    Belle de jour

    1967 — a.k.a. Belle de Jour, in 21 top lists Check
  35. 39 -

    Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

    1956, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 27 -

    Il bidone

    1955 — a.k.a. The Swindle, in 4 top lists Check
  37. 13 -

    The Big Knife

    1955, in 3 top lists Check
  38. 37 -

    Bigger Than Life

    1956, in 11 top lists Check
  39. 238 -

    Bird

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  40. 93 -

    The Birds

    1963, in 18 top lists Check
  41. 232 -

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  42. 121 -

    Le bonheur

    1965 — a.k.a. Happiness, in 8 top lists Check
  43. 45 -

    Bonjour tristesse

    1958, in 3 top lists Check
  44. 67 -

    Les bonnes femmes

    1960 — a.k.a. The Good Time Girls, in 5 top lists Check
  45. 64 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  46. 314 -

    The Bridges of Madison County

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
  47. 403 -

    The Brown Bunny

    2003, in 5 top lists Check
  48. 90 -

    Le caporal épinglé

    1962 — a.k.a. The Elusive Corporal, in 1 top list Check
  49. 425 -

    Capote

    2005, in 3 top lists Check
  50. 367 -

    La captive

    2000 — a.k.a. The Captive, in 3 top lists Check
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