The Best of World Cinema

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The best non-English movies, as picked entirely subjectively by an appreciator.

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  1. 22 -

    Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

    2001 — a.k.a. Amélie, in 27 top lists Check
  2. 17 -

    Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi

    2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check
  3. 32 -

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  4. 25 -

    Cidade de Deus

    2002 — a.k.a. City of God, in 22 top lists Check
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    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
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    Hauru no ugoku shiro

    2004 — a.k.a. Howl's Moving Castle, in 18 top lists Check
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    Mononoke-hime

    1997 — a.k.a. Princess Mononoke, in 18 top lists Check
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    Tonari no Totoro

    1988 — a.k.a. My Neighbor Totoro, in 23 top lists Check
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    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  10. 4 -

    Das Leben der Anderen

    2006 — a.k.a. The Lives of Others, in 20 top lists Check
  11. 69 -

    Trois couleurs: Rouge

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check
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    Das Boot

    1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check
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    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
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    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
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    Ikiru

    1952, in 25 top lists Check
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    Batoru rowaiaru

    2000 — a.k.a. Battle Royale, in 9 top lists Check
  17. 54 -

    Der Untergang

    2004 — a.k.a. Downfall, in 14 top lists Check
  18. 65 -

    Akira

    1988, in 22 top lists Check
  19. 58 -

    Hotaru no haka

    1988 — a.k.a. Grave of the Fireflies, in 21 top lists Check
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    Fa yeung nin wah

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

    1962 — a.k.a. Hara-Kiri, in 16 top lists Check
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    Du rififi chez les hommes

    1955 — a.k.a. Rififi, in 18 top lists Check
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    Tengoku to jigoku

    1963 — a.k.a. High and Low, in 16 top lists Check
  24. 76 -

    Hable con ella

    2002 — a.k.a. Talk to Her, in 12 top lists Check
  25. 34 -

    Mou gaan dou

    2002 — a.k.a. Infernal Affairs, in 14 top lists Check
  26. 10 -

    Intouchables

    2011 — a.k.a. The Intouchables, in 7 top lists Check
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    Persepolis

    2007, in 9 top lists Check
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    Volver

    2006, in 6 top lists Check
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    Jodaeiye Nader az Simin

    2011 — a.k.a. A Separation, in 15 top lists Check
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    Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent...

    1956 — a.k.a. A Man Escaped, in 20 top lists Check
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    Lat sau san taam

    1992 — a.k.a. Hard Boiled, in 12 top lists Check
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    El secreto de sus ojos

    2009 — a.k.a. The Secret in Their Eyes, in 12 top lists Check
  33. 61 -

    Kari-gurashi no Arietti

    2010 — a.k.a. The Secret World of Arrietty, in 0 top lists Check
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    Paprika

    2006, in 7 top lists Check
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    Jagten

    2012 — a.k.a. The Hunt, in 8 top lists Check
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    Toki o kakeru shôjo

    2006 — a.k.a. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, in 2 top lists Check
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    Ringu

    1998, in 12 top lists Check
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    Zatôichi

    2003 — a.k.a. The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi, in 6 top lists Check
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    Bin-jip

    2004 — a.k.a. 3-Iron, in 9 top lists Check
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    La mala educación

    2004 — a.k.a. Bad Education, in 4 top lists Check
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    Gisaengchung

    2019 — a.k.a. Parasite, in 22 top lists
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    Nikita

    1990 — a.k.a. La Femme Nikita, in 4 top lists Check
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    Le trou

    1960 — a.k.a. Le Trou, in 15 top lists Check
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    Zwartboek

    2006 — a.k.a. Black Book, in 5 top lists Check
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    Ip Man

    2008, in 3 top lists Check
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    Okuribito

    2008 — a.k.a. Departures, in 8 top lists Check
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    Le pacte des loups

    2001 — a.k.a. Brotherhood of the Wolf, in 2 top lists Check
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    Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed

    1926 — a.k.a. The Adventures of Prince Achmed, in 13 top lists Check
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    Abre los ojos

    1997 — a.k.a. Open Your Eyes, in 2 top lists Check
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    Chi bi

    2008 — a.k.a. Red Cliff, in 1 top list Check
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