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1. The Dark Knight 2008 · Christopher Nolan · IMDb 9.1
2. The Fellowship of the Ring 2001 · Peter Jackson · IMDb 8.9
3. Fight Club 1999 · David Fincher · IMDb 8.8
4. Pulp Fiction 1994 · Quentin Tarantino · IMDb 8.8
5. Inception 2010 · Christopher Nolan · IMDb 8.8
6. Interstellar 2014 · Christopher Nolan · IMDb 8.7
7. Spirited Away 2001 · Hayao Miyazaki · IMDb 8.6
8. Se7en 1995 · David Fincher · IMDb 8.6
9. Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991 · James Cameron · IMDb 8.6
10. Pretty Village, Pretty Flame 1996 · Srdjan Dragojević · IMDb 8.6
11. City of God 2002 · Fernando Meirelles · IMDb 8.6
12. Django Unchained 2012 · Quentin Tarantino · IMDb 8.5
13. The Prestige 2006 · Christopher Nolan · IMDb 8.5
14. Parasite 2019 · Bong Joon-ho · IMDb 8.5
15. Whiplash 2014 · Damien Chazelle · IMDb 8.5
16. Inglourious Basterds 2009 · Quentin Tarantino · IMDb 8.4
17. Memento 2000 · Christopher Nolan · IMDb 8.4
18. Good Will Hunting 1997 · Gus Van Sant · IMDb 8.4
19. Your Name 2016 · Makoto Shinkai · IMDb 8.4
20. Capernaum 2018 · Nadine Labaki · IMDb 8.4
21. Princess Mononoke 1997 · Hayao Miyazaki · IMDb 8.3
22. Oldboy 2003 · Park Chan-wook · IMDb 8.3
23. A Separation 2011 · Asghar Farhadi · IMDb 8.3
24. To Live 1994 · Zhang Yimou · IMDb 8.3
25. Incendies 2010 · Denis Villeneuve · IMDb 8.3
26. American Beauty 1999 · Sam Mendes · IMDb 8.3
27. Requiem for a Dream 2000 · Darren Aronofsky · IMDb 8.3
28. Joker 2019 · Todd Phillips · IMDb 8.3
29. We Are Not Angels 1992 · Srdjan Dragojević · IMDb 8.3
30. Zora 2008 · Dalibor Matanić · IMDb 8.3
31. The Hunt (2012) 2012 · Thomas Vinterberg · IMDb 8.3
32. There Will Be Blood 2007 · Paul Thomas Anderson · IMDb 8.2
33. Close-Up 1990 · Abbas Kiarostami · IMDb 8.2
34. Howl's Moving Castle 2004 · Hayao Miyazaki · IMDb 8.2
35. A Brighter Summer Day 1991 · Edward Yang · IMDb 8.2
36. Sátántangó 1994 · Béla Tarr · IMDb 8.2
37. Reservoir Dogs 1992 · Quentin Tarantino · IMDb 8.2
38. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 2003 · Quentin Tarantino · IMDb 8.2
39. No Country for Old Men 2007 · The Coen Brothers · IMDb 8.2
40. Oppenheimer 2023 · Christopher Nolan · IMDb 8.2
41. Pan's Labyrinth 2006 · Guillermo del Toro · IMDb 8.2
42. Children of Heaven 1997 · Majid Majidi · IMDb 8.2
43. Prisoners 2013 · Denis Villeneuve · IMDb 8.2
44. Snatch 2000 · Guy Ritchie · IMDb 8.2
45. 1917 2019 · Sam Mendes · IMDb 8.2
46. The Voice of Hind Rajab 2025 · Kaouther Ben Hania · IMDb 8.2
47. Sky Hook 2000 · Srdjan Dragojević · IMDb 8.2
48. 13th 2016 · Ava DuVernay · IMDb 8.2
49. Amélie 2001 · Jean-Pierre Jeunet · IMDb 8.2
50. Yi Yi 2000 · Edward Yang · IMDb 8.1
51. Gone Girl 2014 · David Fincher · IMDb 8.1
52. Fargo 1996 · The Coen Brothers · IMDb 8.1
53. The Big Lebowski 1998 · The Coen Brothers · IMDb 8.1
54. The Handmaiden 2016 · Park Chan-wook · IMDb 8.1
55. Raise the Red Lantern 1991 · Zhang Yimou · IMDb 8.1
56. Memories of Murder 2003 · Bong Joon-ho · IMDb 8.1
57. Farewell My Concubine 1993 · Chen Kaige · IMDb 8.1
58. 12 Years a Slave 2013 · Steve McQueen · IMDb 8.1
59. I'm Still Here 2024 · Walter Salles · IMDb 8.1
60. The Color of Paradise 1999 · Majid Majidi · IMDb 8.1
61. Before Sunrise 1995 · Richard Linklater · IMDb 8.1
62. Before Sunset 2004 · Richard Linklater · IMDb 8.1
63. The Grand Budapest Hotel 2014 · Wes Anderson · IMDb 8.1
64. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 1998 · Guy Ritchie · IMDb 8.1
65. Trainspotting 1996 · Danny Boyle · IMDb 8.1
66. Collective 2019 · Alexander Nanau · IMDb 8.1
67. Wild Tales 2014 · Damián Szifron · IMDb 8.1
68. Magnolia 1999 · Paul Thomas Anderson · IMDb 8.0
69. The Straight Story 1999 · David Lynch · IMDb 8.0
70. Three Colours: Red 1994 · Krzysztof Kieślowski · IMDb 8.0
71. Dogville 2003 · Lars von Trier · IMDb 8.0
72. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 2004 · Quentin Tarantino · IMDb 8.0
73. In the Mood for Love 2000 · Wong Kar-wai · IMDb 8.0
74. Secrets & Lies 1996 · Mike Leigh · IMDb 8.0
75. Nobody Knows 2004 · Hirokazu Kore-eda · IMDb 8.0
76. Amores perros 2000 · Alejandro G. Iñárritu · IMDb 8.0
77. The Revenant 2015 · Alejandro G. Iñárritu · IMDb 8.0
78. Titanic 1997 · James Cameron · IMDb 8.0
79. Central Station 1998 · Walter Salles · IMDb 8.0
80. Portrait of a Lady on Fire 2019 · Céline Sciamma · IMDb 8.0
81. Blade Runner 2049 2017 · Denis Villeneuve · IMDb 8.0
82. Dune 2021 · Denis Villeneuve · IMDb 8.0
83. Quo Vadis, Aida? 2020 · Jasmila Žbanić · IMDb 8.0
84. Slumdog Millionaire 2008 · Danny Boyle · IMDb 8.0
85. La La Land 2016 · Damien Chazelle · IMDb 8.0
86. Black Swan 2010 · Darren Aronofsky · IMDb 8.0
87. Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring 2003 · Kim Ki-duk · IMDb 8.0
88. Sicko 2007 · Michael Moore · IMDb 8.0
89. Citizenfour 2014 · Laura Poitras · IMDb 8.0
90. Toto and His Sisters 2014 · Alexander Nanau · IMDb 8.0
91. Elite Squad 2007 · José Padilha · IMDb 8.0
92. The Wounds 1998 · Srdjan Dragojević · IMDb 8.0
93. The Celebration 1998 · Thomas Vinterberg · IMDb 8.0
94. Mommy 2014 · Xavier Dolan · IMDb 8.0
95. Perfect Blue 1997 · Satoshi Kon · IMDb 8.0
96. Dead Souls 2018 · Wang Bing · IMDb 8.0
97. Waltz with Bashir 2008 · Ari Folman · IMDb 8.0
98. Amour 2012 · Michael Haneke · IMDb 7.9
99. Boogie Nights 1997 · Paul Thomas Anderson · IMDb 7.9
100. Mulholland Drive 2001 · David Lynch · IMDb 7.9