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The following is a list of the top 10 films chosen annually by the critics of Cahiers du Cinéma, a French film magazine. The magazine started the lists in 1951, but did not publish a list from 1952 to 1953 and from 1969 to 1980.

Contents

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1950s

1951
# Film Director Country
1.The RiverJean RenoirFrance
2.Diary of a Country PriestRobert BressonFrance
3.Miracle in MilanVittorio de SicaItaly
4.Los OlvidadosLuis BuñuelMexico
5.All About EveJoseph L. MankiewiczUS
6.Miss JulieAlf SjöbergSweden
7.Story of a Love AffairMichelangelo AntonioniItaly
8.Sunset BoulevardBilly WilderUS
9.Edward and CarolineJacques BeckerFrance
10.The Flowers of St. FrancisRoberto RosselliniItaly

No lists from 1952 through 1953.

1954
# Film Director Country
1.ElLuis BunuelMexico
2.Touchez pas au grisbiJacques BeckerFrance
3.Knave of HeartsRené ClémentFrance
4.The Wild OneLászló BenedekUS
5.Gentlemen Prefer BlondesHoward HawksUS
6.I VitelloniFederico FelliniItaly
7.It Should Happen to YouGeorge CukorUS
8.The Blue GardeniaFritz LangUS
9.Robinson CrusoeLuis BunuelMexico
10.MotherMikio NaruseJapan
1955
# Film Director Country
1.Voyage to ItalyRoberto RosselliniItaly
2.OrdetCarl Theodor DreyerDenmark
3.The Big KnifeRobert AldrichUS
4.Lola MontèsMax OphülsFrance
5.Rear WindowAlfred HitchcockUS
6.Bad LiaisonsAlexandre AstrucFrance
7.La StradaFederico FelliniItaly
8.The Barefoot ContessaJoseph L. MankiewiczUS
9.Johnny GuitarNicholas RayUS
10.Kiss Me DeadlyRobert AldrichUS
1956
# Film Director Country
1.A Man EscapedRobert BressonFrance
2.Elena and Her MenJean RenoirFrance
3.Rebel Without a CauseNicholas RayUS
4.Confidential ReportOrson WellesUS
5.SensoLuchino ViscontiItaly
6.Smiles of a Summer NightIngmar BergmanSweden
7.Il bidoneFederico FelliniItaly
8.L'AmoreRoberto RosselliniItaly
9.PicnicJoshua LoganUS
10.FearRoberto RosselliniItaly
1957
# Film Director Country
1.A King in New YorkCharlie ChaplinUK
2.Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?Frank TashlinUS
3.Nights of CabiriaFederico FelliniItaly
4.The Wrong ManAlfred HitchcockUS
5.The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la CruzLuis BuñuelMexico
6.Sawdust and Tinsel Ingmar BergmanSweden
7.Bigger Than LifeNicholas RayUS
8.The Girl Can't Help ItFrank TashlinUS
9.Beyond a Reasonable DoubtFritz LangUS
10.12 Angry MenSidney LumetUS
1958
# Film Director Country
1.Touch of EvilOrson WellesUS
2.The Seventh SealIngmar BergmanSweden
3.White NightsLuchino ViscontiItaly
4.Il GridoMichelangelo AntonioniItaly
5.Bonjour TristesseOtto PremingerUK
US
6.Journey into AutumnIngmar BergmanSweden
7.One LifeAlexandre AstrucFrance
8.Mon OncleJacques TatiFrance
9.The Quiet AmericanJoseph L. MankiewiczUS
10.Summer InterludeIngmar BergmanSweden
1959
# Film Director Country
1.Ugetsu MonogatariKenji MizoguchiJapan
2.Hiroshima mon AmourAlain ResnaisFrance
3.Ivan the TerribleSergei EisensteinSoviet Union
4.PickpocketRobert BressonFrance
5.The 400 BlowsFrançois TruffautFrance
6.Rio BravoHoward HawksUS
7.Wild StrawberriesIngmar BergmanSweden
8.VertigoAlfred HitchcockUS
9.Princess Yang Kwei FeiKenji MizoguchiJapan
10.The Tiger of EschnapurFritz LangWest Germany
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1960s

1960
# Film Director Country
1.Sansho the BailiffKenji MizoguchiJapan
2.L'AvventuraMichelangelo AntonioniItaly
3.BreathlessJean-Luc GodardFrance
4.Shoot the Piano PlayerFrançois TruffautFrance
5.Poem of the SeaAlexander Dovzhenko & Yuliya SolntsevaSoviet Union
6.Les Bonnes FemmesClaude ChabrolFrance
NazarinLuis BuñuelSpain, Mexico
8.MoonfleetFritz LangUS
9.PsychoAlfred HitchcockUS
10.Le TrouJacques BeckerFrance
1961
# Film Director Country
1.LolaJacques DemyFrance
2.A Woman Is a WomanJean-Luc GodardFrance
3.Paris Belongs to UsJacques RivetteFrance
4.Rocco and His BrothersLuchino ViscontiItaly
5.Shin Heike MonogatariKenji MizoguchiJapan
6.At Great CostMark DonskoySoviet Union
7.La NotteMichelangelo AntonioniItaly
8.Last Year at MarienbadAlain ResnaisFrance
9.Elmer GantryRichard BrooksUS
10.Two Rode TogetherJohn FordUS
1962
# Film Director Country
1.My Life to LiveJean-Luc GodardFrance
2.Jules and JimFrançois TruffautFrance
3.Hatari!Howard HawksUS
4.ViridianaLuis BuñuelMexico
5.Le Signe du LionÉric RohmerFrance
6.Wild RiverElia KazanUS
7.The TrialOrson WellesUS
8.Through a Glass DarklyIngmar BergmanSweden
9.The Elusive CorporalJean RenoirFrance
10.Vanina VaniniRoberto RosselliniItaly
1963
# Film Director Country
1.ContemptJean-Luc GodardFrance
2.The BirdsAlfred HitchcockUS
3.The Exterminating AngelLuis BuñuelMexico
4.Adieu PhilippineJacques RozierFrance
5.The Trial of Joan of ArcRobert BressonFrance
6.MurielAlain ResnaisFrance
7.The Nutty ProfessorJerry LewisUS
8.The CarabineersJean-Luc GodardFrance
9.Salvatore GiulianoFrancesco RosiItaly
10.8½Federico FelliniItaly
1964
# Film Director Country
1.Band of OutsidersJean-Luc GodardFrance
2.GertrudCarl Theodor DreyerDenmark
3.MarnieAlfred HitchcockUS
4.A Married WomanJean-Luc GodardFrance
5.Man's Favourite Sport?Howard HawksUS
6.Red DesertMichelangelo AntonioniItaly
7.America, AmericaElia KazanUS
8.The SilenceIngmar BergmanSweden
9.Now About These WomenIngmar BergmanSweden
10.The ServantJoseph LoseyUK
1965
# Film Director Country
1.Pierrot le FouJean-Luc GodardFrance
2.SandraLuchino ViscontiItaly
3.Winter LightIngmar BergmanSweden
4.Six in Paris: "Gare du Nord" segmentJean RouchFrance
5.AlphavilleJean-Luc GodardFrance
6.LilithRobert RossenUS
7.Shock CorridorSam FullerUS
8.The Family JewelsJerry LewisUS
9.The Gospel According to St. MatthewPier Paolo PasoliniItaly
10.Le BonheurAgnès VardaFrance
1966
# Film Director Country
1.Au Hasard BalthazarRobert BressonFrance
2.WalkoverJerzy SkolimowskiPoland
3.Not ReconciledJean-Marie StraubWest Germany
4.Masculin FémininJean-Luc GodardFrance
5.The Man Who Had His Hair Cut ShortAndré DelvauxBelgium
6.Seven WomenJohn FordUS
7.The Taking of Power by Louis XIVRoberto RosselliniItaly
8.Torn CurtainAlfred HitchcockUS
9.Red Line 7000Howard HawksUS
10.Fists in the PocketMarco BellochioItaly
1967
# Film Director Country
1.PersonaIngmar BergmanSweden
2.Belle de JourLuis BuñuelFrance
3.WeekendJean-Luc GodardFrance
4.Lion Hunting with Bow and ArrowJean RouchFrance
5.PlaytimeJacques TatiFrance
6.The Big MouthJerry LewisUS
7.DaisiesVera ChytilovaCzechoslovakia
The NunJacques RivetteFrance
9.2 or 3 Things I Know About HerJean-Luc GodardFrance
10.La ChinoiseJean-Luc GodardFrance
1968
# Film Director Country
1.The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena BachJean-Marie Straub & Danièle HuilletWest Germany
2.Before the RevolutionBernardo BertolucciItaly
3.The EdgeRobert KramerUS
4.Spirits of the Dead: "Toby Dammit" segmentFederico FelliniItaly
5.Don't Let It Kill YouJean Pierre LefebvreCanada
6.The Times That ArePierre PerraultCanada
7.BarrierJerzy SkolimowskiPoland
8.Stolen KissesFrançois TruffautFrance
9.Ride in the WhirlwindMonte HellmanUS
10.The Bride Wore BlackFrançois TruffautFrance
Les ContrebandièresLuc MoulletFrance

No list for 1969.

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1970s

No lists for the 1970s.

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1980s

No list for 1980.

1981
# Film Director Country
1.The Aviator's WifeÉric RohmerFrance
FranciscaManoel de OliveiraPortugal
3.Hotel AmericaAndré TéchinéFrance
Tragedy of a Ridiculous ManBernardo BertolucciItaly
5.Germany, Pale MotherHelma Sanders-BrahmsWest Germany
The Woman Next DoorFrançois TruffautFrance
7.StalkerAndrei TarkovskySoviet Union
8.The Music RoomSatyajit RayIndia
Raging BullMartin ScorseseUS
10.GloriaJohn CassavetesUS
In girum imus nocte et consumimur igniGuy DebordFrance
Palermo or WolfsburgWerner SchroeterWest Germany
The Wings of the DoveBenoît JacquotFrance
1982
# Film Director Country
1.A Room in TownJacques DemyFrance
2.MoonlightingJerzy SkolimowskiUK
PassionJean-Luc GodardFrance
4.White DogSam FullerUS
5.The Color of PomegranatesSergei ParajanovSoviet Union
Identification of a WomanMichaelangelo AntonioniItaly
Le Pont du NordJacques RivetteFrance
8.ParsifalHans-Jürgen SyberbergWest Germany
9.Three Crowns of the SailorRaúl RuizFrance
10.Le Beau MariageÉric RohmerFrance
1983
# Film Director Country
1.À Nos AmoursMaurice PialatFrance
L'ArgentRobert BressonFrance
3.Merry Christmas, Mr. LawrenceNagisa OshimaUK
Japan
Un jeu BrutalJean-Claude BrisseauFrance
5.The King of ComedyMartin ScorseseUS
Pauline at the BeachÉric RohmerFrance
7.L'Enfant SecretPhilippe GarrelFrance
Faux-FuyantsAlain Bergala & Jean-Pierre LimosinFrance
Three Crowns of the SailorRaúl RuizFrance
10.Cracking UpJerry LewisUS
Fanny And AlexanderIngmar BergmanSweden
1984
# Film Director Country
1.Full Moon in ParisÉric RohmerFrance
2.Class RelationsJean-Marie Straub & Danièle HuilletWest Germany
3.BiquefarreGeorges RouquierFrance
First Name: CarmenJean-Luc GodardFrance
Liberté, la nuitPhilippe GarrelFrance
6.Rumble FishFrancis Ford CoppolaUS
7.And the Ship Sails OnFederico FelliniItaly
Paris, TexasWim WendersWest Germany
The Right StuffPhilip KaufmanUS
10.Once Upon a Time in AmericaSergio LeoneItaly
US
1985
# Film Director Country
1.Hail MaryJean-Luc GodardFrance
2.DétectiveJean-Luc GodardFrance
3.Year of the DragonMichael CiminoUS
4.After the RehearsalIngmar BergmanSweden
5.Love StreamsJohn CassavetesUS
6.The Home and the WorldSatyajit RayIndia
7.Les Amants terriblesDanièle DubrouxFrance
8.The ChildrenMarguerite DurasFrance
9.RanAkira KurosawaJapan
10.Favorites of the MoonOtar IosselianiFrance
Rendez-vousAndré TéchinéFrance
1986
# Film Director Country
1.The Green RayÉric RohmerFrance
2.Legend of Suram FortressSergei ParajanovSoviet Union
The SacrificeAndrei TarkovskySweden
4.Double MessieursJean-François StéveninFrance
5.Bad BloodLeos CaraxFrance
Maine-Ocean ExpressJacques RozierFrance
7.ThérèseAlain CavalierFrance
8.Scene of the CrimeAndré TéchinéFrance
9.After HoursMartin ScorseseUS
Alpine FireFredi M. MurerSwitzerland
DisorderOlivier AssayasFrance
Gardien de la nuitJean-Pierre LimosinFrance
Rise and Fall of a Small Cinema CompanyJean-Luc GodardFrance
1987
# Film Director Country
1.Under the Sun of SatanMaurice PialatFrance
2.The Death of EmpedoclesJean-Marie Straub & Danièle HuilletWest Germany
IntervistaFederico FelliniItaly
Wings Of DesireWim WendersWest Germany
5.The Last EmperorBernardo BertolucciChina
UK
Italy
6.Four Adventures of Reinette and MirabelleÉric RohmerFrance
Full Metal JacketStanley KubrickUK
US
YeelenSouleymane CisséMali
9.The Mass Is EndedNanni MorettiItaly
10.Blue VelvetDavid LynchUS
The Color of MoneyMartin ScorseseUS
King LearJean-Luc GodardUS
Um Adeus PortuguêsJoão BotelhoPortugal
Wedding in GalileeMichel KhleifiPalestine
1988
# Film Director Country
1.A Short Film About KillingKrzysztof KieślowskiPoland
2.The Unbearable Lightness of BeingPhilip KaufmanUS
3.The DeadJohn HustonUS
4.UrgencesRaymond DepardonFrance
5.BirdClint EastwoodUS
6.Landscape in the MistTheo AngelopoulosGreece
7.De bruit et de fureurJean-Claude BrisseauFrance
8.The Last Temptation of ChristMartin ScorseseUS
9.Les InnocentsAndré TéchinéFrance
10.Story of WomenClaude ChabrolFrance
1989
# Film Director Country
1.Do the Right ThingSpike LeeUS
Red Wood PigeonNanni MorettiItaly
3.Gang of FourJacques RivetteFrance
Dead RingersDavid CronenbergCanada
5.The CannibalsManoel de OliveiraPortugal
YaabaIdrissa OuedraogoBurkina Faso
7.Black RainShohei ImamuraJapan
Thick SkinnedPatricia MazuyFrance
Little VeraVasili PichulSoviet Union
10.The Accidental TouristLawrence KasdanUS
I Want to Go HomeAlain ResnaisFrance
Time of the GypsiesEmir KusturicaYugoslavia
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1990s

1990
# Film Director Country
1.Freeze Die Come to LifeVitali KanevskySoviet Union
The Little GangsterJacques DoillonFrance
3.GoodfellasMartin ScorseseUS
Nouvelle VagueJean-Luc GodardFrance
5.Alexandria Again and ForeverYoussef ChahineEgypt
Meghe Dhaka TaraRitwik GhatakIndia
No, or the Vain Glory of CommandManoel de OliveiraPortugal
8.Crimes and MisdemeanorsWoody AllenUS
La DésenchantéeBenoît JacquotFrance
DreamsAkira KurosawaJapan
1991
# Film Director Country
1.Van GoghMaurice PialatFrance
2.Miller's CrossingCoen BrothersUS
3.Barton FinkCoen BrothersUS
4.The Godfather Part IIIFrancis Ford CoppolaUS
5.Close-UpAbbas KiarostamiIran
6.J'entends plus la guitarePhilippe GarrelFrance
7.Edward ScissorhandsTim BurtonUS
8.Rhapsody in AugustAkira KurosawaJapan
9.Les Amants du Pont-NeufLeos CaraxFrance
10.Paris s'éveilleOlivier AssayasFrance
1992
# Film Director Country
1.UnforgivenClint EastwoodUS
2.AgantukSatyajit RayIndia
3.Life, and Nothing More...Abbas KiarostamiIran
4.Husbands and WivesWoody AllenUS
5.Border LineDanièle DubrouxFrance
Savage NightsCyril CollardFrance
The SentinelArnaud DesplechinFrance
8.La Chasse aux papillonsOtar IosselianiFrance
A Tale of WinterÉric RohmerFrance
10.A Brighter Summer DayEdward YangTaiwan
The House of SmilesMarco FerreriItaly
Le mirageJean-Claude GuiguetFrance
The OakLucian PintilieRomania
1993
# Film Director Country
1.A Perfect World Clint EastwoodUS
2.Abraham's ValleyManoel de OliveiraPortugal
3.L'Arbre, le maire et la médiathèqueÉric RohmerFrance
4.Smoking/No SmokingAlain ResnaisFrance
5.In the Land of the DeafNicolas PhilibertFrance
6.Aranyer Din RatriSatyajit RayIndia
7.Mad Dog and GloryJohn McNaughtonUS
8.Innocent BloodJohn LandisUS
9.Bad LieutenantAbel FerraraUS
10.Hélas pour moiJean-Luc GodardFrance
1994
# Film Director Country
1.Caro diarioNanni MorettiItaly
2.I Can't SleepClaire DenisFrance
3.Carlito's WayBrian De PalmaUS
4.Wild ReedsAndré TéchinéFrance
5.The Nightmare Before ChristmasHenry SelickUS
6.Travolta and MePatricia MazuyFrance
7.L'EnferClaude ChabrolFrance
8.Joan the MaidenJacques RivetteFrance
9.US Go HomeClaire DenisFrance
10.Coming to Terms with the DeadPascale FerranFrance
M. ButterflyDavid CronenbergUS
1995
# Film Director Country
1.La CérémonieClaude ChabrolFrance
2.Le GarçuMaurice PialatFrance
3.WaatiSouleymane CisséMali
4.The Bridges of Madison CountyClint EastwoodUS
5.Oublie-moiNoémie LvovskyFrance
6.The Flower of My SecretPedro AlmodóvarSpain
7.SonatineTakeshi KitanoJapan
8.Ed WoodTim BurtonUS
9.Through the Olive TreesAbbas KiarostamiIran
10.In the Mouth of MadnessJohn CarpenterUS
1996
# Film Director Country
1.CrashDavid CronenbergCanada
2.For Ever MozartJean-Luc GodardFrance
3.CasinoMartin ScorseseUS
4.My Sex Life... or How I Got into an ArgumentArnaud DesplechinFrance
5.God's ComedyJoão César MonteiroPortugal
6.Dead ManJim JarmuschUS
7.ThievesAndré TéchinéFrance
8.Mission: ImpossibleBrian De PalmaUS
9.EncorePascal BonitzerFrance
Parfait amour!Catherine BreillatFrance
11.Don't Forget You're Going to DieXavier BeauvoisFrance
1997
# Film Director Country
1.Hana-biTakeshi KitanoJapan
2.Goodbye South, GoodbyeHou Hsiao-hsienTaiwan
3.Lost HighwayDavid LynchUS
4.The EelShohei ImamuraJapan
The RiverTsai Ming-liangTaiwan
6.Same Old SongAlain ResnaisFrance
Seventh HeavenBenoît JacquotFrance
Taste of CherryAbbas KiarostamiIran
9.Face/OffJohn WooUS
Happy TogetherWong Kar-waiHong Kong
ScreamWes CravenUS
1998
# Film Director Country
1.Flowers of ShanghaiHou Hsiao-hsienTaiwan
2.Dr. AkagiShohei ImamuraJapan
3.Autumn TaleÉric RohmerFrance
Midnight in the Garden of Good and EvilClint EastwoodUS
5.AnxietyManoel de OliveiraPortugal
Sue Lost in ManhattanAmos KollekUS
7.L'EnnuiCédric KahnFrance
Velvet GoldmineTodd HaynesUS
9.Snake EyesBrian De PalmaUS
10.L'arrière-paysJacques NolotFrance
Jackie BrownQuentin TarantinoUS
OssosPedro CostaPortugal
TitanicJames CameronUS
1999
# Film Director Country
1.Eyes Wide ShutStanley KubrickUS
2.The Wind Will Carry UsAbbas KiarostamiIran
3.Sicilia!Jean-Marie Straub & Danièle HuilletItaly
4.eXistenZDavid CronenbergCanada
5.Le vent de la nuitPhilippe GarrelFrance
6.True CrimeClint EastwoodUS
7.The LetterManoel de OliveiraPortugal
8.The Straight StoryDavid LynchUS
9.Ghost Dog: The Way of the SamuraiJim JarmuschUS
10.As Bodas de DeusJoão César MonteiroPortugal
1990s (1990–1999)
# Film Director Country
1.The Bridges of Madison CountyClint EastwoodUS
Carlito's WayBrian De PalmaUS
Goodbye South, GoodbyeHou Hsiao-hsienTaiwan
4.Close-UpAbbas KiarostamiIran
Eyes Wide ShutStanley KubrickUS
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With MeDavid LynchUS
UnforgivenClint EastwoodUS
8.CrashDavid CronenbergCanada
Edward ScissorhandsTim BurtonUS
The RiverTsai Ming-liangTaiwan
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2000s

2000
# Film Director Country
1.Esther KahnArnaud DesplechinFrance
2.The CaptiveChantal AkermanBelgium
3.Man on the MoonMiloš FormanUS
4.Mission to MarsBrian De PalmaUS
5.In the Mood for LoveWong Kar-waiHong Kong
6.M/OtherNobuhiro SuwaJapan
7.The Virgin SuicidesSofia CoppolaUS
Yi YiEdward YangTaiwan
9.Space CowboysClint EastwoodUS
10.Workers for the Good LordJean-Claude BrisseauFrance
2001
# Film Director Country
1.Mulholland DriveDavid LynchUS
2.The Lady and the DukeÉric RohmerFrance
3.Millennium MamboHou Hsiao-hsienTaiwan
4.Time and TideTsui HarkHong Kong
5.I'm Going HomeManoel de OliveiraPortugal
6.PlatformJia ZhangkeChina
Wild InnocencePhilippe GarrelFrance
8.Sobibór, October 14, 1943, 4 p.m.Claude LanzmannFrance
9.The Son's RoomNanni MorettiItaly
10.'R XmasAbel FerraraUS
2002
# Film Director Country
1.Secret ThingsJean-Claude BrisseauFrance
TenAbbas KiarostamiIran
3.Blissfully YoursApichatpong WeerasethakulThailand
4.From the Other SideChantal AkermanBelgium
5.The Uncertainty PrincipleManoel de OliveiraPortugal
6.My Mother's SmileMarco BellocchioItaly
7.Talk to HerPedro AlmodóvarSpain
8.SpiderDavid CronenbergCanada
Spirited AwayHayao MiyazakiJapan
10.24 N/AUS
GerryGus Van SantUS
2004
# Film Director Country
1.Tropical MaladyApichatpong WeerasethakulThailand
2.S-21Rithy PanhCambodia
Tie Xi Qu: West of the TracksWang BingChina
The VillageM. Night ShyamalanUS
5.SharaNaomi KawaseJapan
6.The Brown BunnyVincent GalloUS
GerryGus Van SantUS
Kings and QueenArnaud DesplechinFrance
9.Café LumièreHou Hsiao-hsienJapan
Taiwan
Kill Bill: Volume 2Quentin TarantinoUS
SarabandIngmar BergmanSweden
2005
# Film Director Country
1.Last DaysGus Van SantUS
2.A History of ViolenceDavid CronenbergUS
Regular LoversPhilippe GarrelFrance
4.1/3 of the EyesOlivier ZabatFrance
Three TimesHou Hsiao-hsienTaiwan
The WorldJia ZhangkeChina
The Young LieutenantXavier BeauvoisFrance
8.Be with MeEric KhooSingapore
Grizzly ManWerner HerzogUS
Sin CityFrank Miller & Robert RodriguezUS
Tale of CinemaHong Sang-sooSouth Korea
2006
# Film Director Country
1.Private Fears in Public PlacesAlain ResnaisFrance
The SunAlexander SokurovRussia
3.The HostBong Joon-hoSouth Korea
4.Lady ChatterleyPascale FerranFrance
5.A Perfect CoupleNobuhiro SuwaJapan
France
6.CapoteBennett MillerUS
These Encounters of TheirsStraub–HuilletFrance
Italy
Lady in the WaterM. Night ShyamalanUS
9.The DepartedMartin ScorseseUS
10.Flags of Our FathersClint EastwoodUS
The New WorldTerrence MalickUS
2007
# Film Director Country
1.Paranoid ParkGus Van SantUS
2.Death ProofQuentin TarantinoUS
Inland EmpireDavid LynchUS
Still LifeJia ZhangkeChina
5.La FranceSerge BozonFrance
ZodiacDavid FincherUS
7.Before I ForgetJacques NolotFrance
Honor of the Knights (Quixotic)Albert SerraSpain
Romance of Astree and CeladonÉric RohmerFrance
10.The Duchess of LangeaisJacques RivetteFrance
I Don't Want to Sleep AloneTsai Ming-liangMalaysia
Taiwan
Syndromes and a CenturyApichatpong WeerasethakulThailand
2008
# Film Director Country
1.RedactedBrian De PalmaUS
2.Colossal YouthPedro CostaPortugal
3.CloverfieldMatt ReevesUS
4.No Country for Old MenCoen BrothersUS
5.Two LoversJames GrayUS
6.Waltz with BashirAri FolmanIsrael
7.Dernier maquisRabah Ameur-ZaïmecheAlgeria
France
8.HungerSteve McQueenUK
9.A Short Film About the Indio NacionalRaya MartinPhilippines
10.On WarBertrand BonelloFrance
2009
# Film Director Country
1.Wild GrassAlain ResnaisFrance
2.VincereMarco BellocchioItaly
3.Inglourious BasterdsQuentin TarantinoUS
4.Gran TorinoClint EastwoodUS
5.Eccentricities of a Blonde-haired GirlManoel de OliveiraPortugal
6.TetroFrancis Ford CoppolaUS
7.The Hurt LockerKathryn BigelowUS
8.King of EscapeAlain GuiraudieFrance
9.Tokyo SonataKiyoshi KurosawaJapan
10.HadewijchBruno DumontFrance
2000s (2000–2009)
# Film Director Country
1.Mulholland DriveDavid LynchUS
2.ElephantGus Van SantUS
3.Tropical MaladyApichatpong WeerasethakulThailand
4.The HostBong Joon-hoSouth Korea
5.A History of ViolenceDavid CronenbergUS
6.The Secret of the GrainAbdellatif KechicheFrance
7.Tie Xi Qu: West of the TracksWang BingChina
8.War of the WorldsSteven SpielbergUS
9.The New WorldTerrence MalickUS
10.TenAbbas KiarostamiIran
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2010s

2010
# Film Director Country
1.Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past LivesApichatpong WeerasethakulThailand
2.Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New OrleansWerner HerzogUS
3.Film SocialismeJean-Luc GodardFrance
4.Toy Story 3Lee UnkrichUS
5.Fantastic Mr. FoxWes AndersonUS
6.A Serious ManCoen BrothersUS
7.To Die Like a ManJoão Pedro RodriguesPortugal
8.The Social NetworkDavid FincherUS
9.ChougaDarezhan OmirbayevKazakhstan
10.MotherBong Joon-hoSouth Korea
2011
# Film Director Country
1.We Have a PopeNanni MorettiItaly
2.The Strange Case of AngelicaManoel de OliveiraPortugal
The Tree of LifeTerrence MalickUS
4.Essential KillingJerzy SkolimowskiPoland
Outside SatanBruno DumontFrance
6.A Burning Hot SummerPhilippe GarrelFrance
MelancholiaLars von TrierDenmark
8.House of ToleranceBertrand BonelloFrance
Meek's CutoffKelly ReichardtUS
Super 8J. J. AbramsUS
2012
# Film Director Country
1.Holy MotorsLeos CaraxFrance
2.CosmopolisDavid CronenbergCanada
3.TwixtFrancis Ford CoppolaUS
4.4:44 Last Day on EarthAbel FerraraUS
5.In Another CountryHong Sang-sooSouth Korea
6.Take ShelterJeff NicholsUS
7.Go Go TalesAbel FerraraUS
8.TabuMiguel GomesPortugal
9.FaustAlexander SokurovRussia
10.Keep the Lights OnIra SachsUS
2013
# Film Director Country
1.Stranger by the LakeAlain GuiraudieFrance
2.Spring BreakersHarmony KorineUS
3.Blue Is the Warmest ColourAbdellatif KechicheFrance
4.GravityAlfonso CuarónUK
US
5.A Touch of SinJia ZhangkeChina
6.LincolnSteven SpielbergUS
7.JealousyPhilippe GarrelFrance
8.Nobody's Daughter HaewonHong Sang-sooSouth Korea
9.You and the NightYann GonzalezFrance
10.Age of PanicJustine TrietFrance
2014
# Film Director Country
1.Li'l QuinquinBruno DumontFrance
2.Goodbye to LanguageJean-Luc GodardFrance
Switzerland
3.Under the SkinJonathan GlazerUK
4.Maps to the StarsDavid CronenbergCanada
5.The Wind RisesHayao MiyazakiJapan
6.NymphomaniacLars von TrierDenmark
UK
7.MommyXavier DolanCanada
8.Love Is StrangeIra SachsUS
9.ParadiseAlain CavalierFrance
10.Our SunhiHong Sang-sooSouth Korea
2015
# Film Director Country
1.Mia MadreNanni MorettiFrance
Italy
2.Cemetery of SplendourApichatpong WeerasethakulThailand
3.In the Shadow of WomenPhilippe GarrelFrance
Switzerland
4.The Smell of UsLarry ClarkFrance
5.Mad Max: Fury RoadGeorge MillerAustralia
US
6.JaujaLisandro AlonsoArgentina
Denmark
7.Inherent VicePaul Thomas AndersonUS
8.Arabian NightsMiguel GomesPortugal
9.The Summer of SangailėAlantė KavaitėLithuania
10.Journey to the ShoreKiyoshi KurosawaJapan
2016
# Film Director Country
1.Toni ErdmannMaren AdeGermany
Austria
2.EllePaul VerhoevenFrance
3.The Neon DemonNicolas Winding RefnDenmark
France
US
4.AquariusKleber Mendonça FilhoBrazil
5.Slack BayBruno DumontFrance
6.JulietaPedro AlmodóvarSpain
7.Staying VerticalAlain GuiraudieFrance
8.La Loi de la jungleAntonin PeretjatkoFrance
9.CarolTodd HaynesUS
UK
10.Le Bois Dont Les Rêves Sont FaitsClaire SimonFrance
2017
# Film Director Country
1. Twin Peaks: The Return David Lynch US
2. Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc Bruno Dumont France
3. Certain Women Kelly Reichardt US
4. Get Out Jordan Peele US
5. The Day After Hong Sang-Soo South Korea
6. Lover for a Day Philippe Garrel France
7. Good Time Ben and Josh Safdie US
8. Split M. Night Shyamalan US
9. Jackie Pablo Larraín US
Chile
France
10. Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Ang Lee Taiwan
UK
US
2018
# Film Director Country
1. The Wild Boys Bertrand Mandico France
2. Coincoin and the Extra-Humans Bruno Dumont France
3. Phantom Thread Paul Thomas Anderson US
4. Burning Lee Chang-dong South Korea
5. Paul Sanchez est revenu! Patricia Mazuy France
6. The Post Steven Spielberg US
7. On the Beach at Night Alone Hong Sang-Soo South Korea
8. The House That Jack Built Lars von Trier Denmark
9. Leto Kirill Serebrennikov Russia
10. Treasure Island Guillaume Brac France
2019
# Film Director Country
1. The Image Book Jean-Luc Godard France
Switzerland
2. Parasite Bong Joon-Ho South Korea
3. Synonyms Nadav Lapid France
Israel
4. Bacurau Kleber Mendonça Filho & Juliano Dornelles Brazil
5. Jeanne Bruno Dumont France
6. Pain and Glory Pedro Almodóvar Spain
7. Les Misérables Ladj Ly France
8. The Mule Clint Eastwood US
9. Joker Todd Phillips US
10. The Irishman Martin Scorsese US
2010s (2010–2019)
# Film Director Country
1. Twin Peaks: The Return David Lynch US
2. Holy Motors Leos Carax France
3. Li'l Quinquin Bruno Dumont France
4. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand
5. The Image Book Jean-Luc Godard France
Switzerland
6. Toni Erdmann Maren Ade Germany
Austria
7. Mia Madre Nanni Moretti Italy
8. Melancholia Lars von Trier Denmark
9. Under the Skin Jonathan Glazer United Kingdom
10. The Strange Case of Angelica Manoel de Oliveira Portugal
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2020s

2020
# Film Director Country
1. City Hall Frederick Wiseman US
2. The Woman Who Ran Hong Sang-soo South Korea
3. Uncut Gems Benny Safdie and Joshua Safdie US
4. Malmkrog Cristi Puiu Romania
5. The Things We Say, the Things We Do Emmanuel Mouret France
6. Hotel by the River Hong Sang-soo South Korea
7. Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains Gu Xiaogang China
8. The Salt of Tears Philippe Garrel France
Switzerland
9. Enormous Sophie Letourneur France
10. The August Virgin Jonás Trueba Spain
2021
# Film Director Country
1. First Cow Kelly Reichardt US
2. Annette Leos Carax France
3. Memoria Apichatpong Weerasethakul Colombia
4. Drive My Car Ryusuke Hamaguchi Japan
5. France Bruno Dumont France
6. The French Dispatch Wes Anderson US
7. All Hands on Deck Guillaume Brac France
8. The Girl and the Spider Ramon Zürcher and Silvan Zürcher Switzerland
9. The Card Counter Paul Schrader US
10. Benedetta Paul Verhoeven France


2022<ref>Cahiers du cinéma’s Top 10 Films of 2022 Includes Pacifiction, Nope, and EO|The Film Stage</ref>
# Film Director Country
1. Pacifiction Albert Serra France, Spain, Germany, Portugal
2. Licorice Pizza Paul Thomas Anderson United States, Canada
3. Nope Jordan Peele United States
4. EO Jerzy Skolimowski Poland, Italy
5. Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy Ryusuke Hamaguchi Japan
6. Saturn Bowling Patricia Mazuy France, Belgium
7. Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood Richard Linklater United States
8. Introduction Hong Sang-soo South Korea
9. Nobody's Hero Alain Guiraudie France
10. Who's Stopping Us Jonás Trueba Spain
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Filmmakers with three or more works on the lists

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