Cahiers du Cinéma's Annual Top 10 Lists explained

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 and 2003.[1]

1950s

English Title Original TitleDirector(s)Production Country
1951
1.The RiverLe FleuveJean RenoirFrance
2.Diary of a Country PriestJournal d'un curé de campagneRobert Bresson
3.Miracle in MilanMiracolo a MilanoVittorio de SicaItaly
4.The Forgotten OnesLos OlvidadosLuis BuñuelMexico
5.All About EveJoseph L. MankiewiczUnited States
6.Miss JulieFröken JulieAlf SjöbergSweden
7.Story of a Love AffairCronaca di un amoreMichelangelo AntonioniItaly
8.Sunset BoulevardBilly WilderUnited States
9.Edward and CarolineÉdouard et CarolineJacques BeckerFrance
10.The Flowers of St. FrancisFrancesco, giullare di DioRoberto RosselliniItaly
No lists from 1952 through 1953
1954
1.This Strange PassionÉlLuis BuñuelMexico
2.Honour Among ThievesTouchez pas au grisbiJacques BeckerFrance
3.Knave of HeartsRené Clément
4.The Wild OneLászló BenedekUnited States
5.Gentlemen Prefer BlondesHoward Hawks
6.I VitelloniFederico FelliniItaly
7.It Should Happen to YouGeorge CukorUnited States
8.The Blue GardeniaFritz Lang
9.Robinson CrusoeAventuras de Robinson CrusoeLuis BuñuelMexico
10.MotherおかあさんMikio NaruseJapan
1955
1.Journey to ItalyViaggio in ItaliaRoberto RosselliniItaly
2.OrdetCarl Theodor DreyerDenmark
3.The Big KnifeRobert AldrichUnited States
4.Lola MontèsMax OphülsFrance
5.Rear WindowAlfred HitchcockUnited States
6.Bad LiaisonsLes mauvaises rencontresAlexandre AstrucFrance
7.La StradaFederico FelliniItaly
8.The Barefoot ContessaJoseph L. MankiewiczUnited States
9.Johnny GuitarNicholas Ray
10.Kiss Me DeadlyRobert Aldrich
1956
1.A Man EscapedUn condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veutRobert BressonFrance
2.Elena and Her MenElena et les HommesJean Renoir
3.Rebel Without a CauseNicholas RayUnited States
4.Confidential ReportOrson Welles
5.SensoLuchino ViscontiItaly
6.Smiles of a Summer NightSommarnattens leendeIngmar BergmanSweden
7.The SwindleIl bidoneFederico FelliniItaly
8.L'AmoreRoberto Rossellini
9.PicnicJoshua LoganUnited States
10.FearLa PauraRoberto RosselliniItaly
1957
1.A King in New YorkCharlie ChaplinUnited Kingdom
2.Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?Frank TashlinUnited States
3.Nights of CabiriaLe notti di CabiriaFederico FelliniItaly
4.The Wrong ManAlfred HitchcockUnited States
5.The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la CruzEnsayo de un crimenLuis BuñuelMexico
6.Sawdust and TinselGycklarnas aftonIngmar BergmanSweden
7.Bigger Than LifeNicholas RayUnited States
8.The Girl Can't Help ItFrank Tashlin
9.Beyond a Reasonable DoubtFritz Lang
10.12 Angry MenSidney Lumet
1958
1.Touch of EvilOrson WellesUnited States
2.The Seventh SealDet sjunde insegletIngmar BergmanSweden
3.White NightsLe notti biancheLuchino ViscontiItaly
4.Il GridoMichelangelo Antonioni
5.Bonjour TristesseOtto PremingerUnited Kingdom,
United States
6.DreamsKvinnodrömIngmar BergmanSweden
7.One LifeUne vieAlexandre AstrucFrance
8.Mon OncleJacques Tati
9.The Quiet AmericanJoseph L. MankiewiczUnited States
10.Summer InterludeSommarlekIngmar BergmanSweden
1959
1.Ugetsu雨月物語Kenji MizoguchiJapan
2.Hiroshima mon AmourAlain ResnaisFrance
3.Ivan the Terrible (Part II)Иван ГрозныйSergei EisensteinSoviet Union
4.PickpocketRobert BressonFrance
5.The 400 BlowsLes quatre cents coupsFrançois Truffaut
6.Rio BravoHoward HawksUnited States
7.Wild StrawberriesSmultronställetIngmar BergmanSweden
8.VertigoAlfred HitchcockUnited States
9.Princess Yang Kwei Fei楊貴妃Kenji MizoguchiJapan
10.The Tiger of EschnapurDer Tiger von EschnapurFritz LangWest Germany

1960s

English Title Original TitleDirector(s)Production Country
1960
1.Sansho the Bailiff山椒大夫Kenji MizoguchiJapan
2.L'AvventuraMichelangelo AntonioniItaly
3.BreathlessÀ bout de souffleJean-Luc GodardFrance
4.Shoot the Piano PlayerTirez sur le pianisteFrançois Truffaut
5.Poem of the SeaПоэма о мореAlexander Dovzhenko & Yuliya SolntsevaSoviet Union
6.Les Bonnes FemmesClaude ChabrolFrance
NazarínLuis BuñuelSpain, Mexico
8.MoonfleetFritz LangUnited States
9.PsychoAlfred Hitchcock
10.The HoleLe TrouJacques BeckerFrance
1961
1.LolaJacques DemyFrance
2.A Woman Is a WomanUne femme est une femmeJean-Luc Godard
3.Paris Belongs to UsParis nous appartientJacques Rivette
4.Rocco and His BrothersRocco e i suoi fratelliLuchino ViscontiItaly
5.Shin Heike Monogatari新・平家物語Kenji MizoguchiJapan
6.The Horse That CriedDorogoy tsenoyMark DonskoySoviet Union
7.La NotteMichelangelo AntonioniItaly
8.Last Year at MarienbadL'Année dernière à MarienbadAlain ResnaisFrance
9.Elmer GantryRichard BrooksUnited States
10.Two Rode TogetherJohn Ford
1962
1.My Life to LiveVivre sa vieJean-Luc GodardFrance
2.Jules and JimJules et JimFrançois Truffaut
3.Hatari!Howard HawksUnited States
4.ViridianaLuis BuñuelMexico
5.The Sign of LeoLe Signe du LionÉric RohmerFrance
6.Wild RiverElia KazanUnited States
7.The TrialOrson Welles
8.Through a Glass DarklySåsom i en spegelIngmar BergmanSweden
9.The Elusive CorporalLe Caporal épingléJean RenoirFrance
10.Vanina VaniniRoberto RosselliniItaly
1963
1.ContemptLe MéprisJean-Luc GodardFrance
2.The BirdsAlfred HitchcockUnited States
3.The Exterminating AngelEl ángel exterminadorLuis BuñuelMexico
4.Adieu PhilippineJacques RozierFrance
5.The Trial of Joan of ArcProcès de Jeanne d'ArcRobert Bresson
6.MurielMuriel ou le Temps d'un retourAlain Resnais
7.The Nutty ProfessorJerry LewisUnited States
8.The CarabineersLes CarabiniersJean-Luc GodardFrance
9.Salvatore GiulianoFrancesco RosiItaly
10.8½Otto e mezzoFederico Fellini
1964
1.Band of OutsidersBande à partJean-Luc GodardFrance
2.GertrudCarl Theodor DreyerDenmark
3.MarnieAlfred HitchcockUnited States
4.A Married WomanUne femme mariéeJean-Luc GodardFrance
5.Man's Favorite Sport?Howard HawksUnited States
6.Red DesertIl deserto rossoMichelangelo AntonioniItaly
7.America AmericaElia KazanUnited States
8.The SilenceTystnadenIngmar BergmanSweden
9.All These WomenFör att inte tala om alla dessa kvinnor
10.The ServantJoseph LoseyUnited Kingdom
1965
1.Pierrot le FouJean-Luc GodardFrance
2.SandraLuchino ViscontiItaly
3.Winter LightNattvardsgästernaIngmar BergmanSweden
4.Six in Paris ("Gare du Nord" segment)Paris vu par...Jean RouchFrance
5.AlphavilleAlphaville: une étrange aventure de Lemmy CautionJean-Luc Godard
6.LilithRobert RossenUnited States
7.Shock CorridorSam Fuller
8.The Family JewelsJerry Lewis
9.The Gospel According to St. MatthewIl vangelo secondo MatteoPier Paolo PasoliniItaly
10.Le BonheurAgnès VardaFrance
1966
1.Au hasard BalthazarRobert BressonFrance
2.WalkoverWalkowerJerzy SkolimowskiPoland
3.Not ReconciledNicht versöhntJean-Marie StraubWest Germany
4.Masculin FémininMasculin féminin: 15 faits précisJean-Luc GodardFrance
5.The Man Who Had His Hair Cut ShortDe man die zijn haar kort liet knippenAndré DelvauxBelgium
6.7 WomenJohn FordUnited States
7.The Taking of Power by Louis XIVLa prise de pouvoir par Louis XIVRoberto RosselliniItaly
8.Torn CurtainAlfred HitchcockUnited States
9.Red Line 7000Howard Hawks
10.Fists in the PocketI pugni in tascaMarco BellocchioItaly
1967
1.PersonaIngmar BergmanSweden
2.Belle de JourLuis BuñuelFrance
3.WeekendWeek-endJean-Luc Godard
4.Lion Hunting with Bow and ArrowLa chasse au lion à l'arcJean Rouch
5.PlaytimeJacques Tati
6.The Big MouthJerry LewisUnited States
7.DaisiesSedmikráskyVera ChytilovaCzechoslovakia
The NunLa ReligieuseJacques RivetteFrance
9.Two or Three Things I Know About HerDeux ou trois choses que je sais d'elleJean-Luc Godard
10.La ChinoiseLa Chinoise, ou plutôt à la Chinoise: un film en train de se faireJean-Luc Godard
1968
1.The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena BachChronik der Anna Magdalena BachJean-Marie Straub & Danièle HuilletWest Germany
2.Before the RevolutionPrima della rivoluzioneBernardo BertolucciItaly
3.The EdgeRobert KramerUnited States
4.Spirits of the Dead ("Toby Dammit" segment)Tre passi nel delirioFederico FelliniItaly
5.Don't Let It Kill YouIl ne faut pas mourir pour çaJean Pierre LefebvreCanada
6.The Times That AreLe règne du jourPierre Perrault
7.BarrierBarieraJerzy SkolimowskiPoland
8.Stolen KissesBaisers volésFrançois TruffautFrance
9.Ride in the WhirlwindMonte HellmanUnited States
10.The Bride Wore BlackLa Mariée était en noirFrançois TruffautFrance
The SmugglersLes ContrebandièresLuc Moullet
No list for 1969

1970s

1980s

English Title Original TitleDirector(s)Production Country
No list for 1980
1981
1.The Aviator's WifeLa Femme de l'aviateurÉric RohmerFrance
FranciscaManoel de OliveiraPortugal
3.Hotel AmericaHôtel des AmériquesAndré TéchinéFrance
Tragedy of a Ridiculous ManLa tragedia di un uomo ridicoloBernardo BertolucciItaly
5.Germany, Pale MotherDeutschland bleiche MutterHelma Sanders-BrahmsWest Germany
The Woman Next DoorLa Femme d'à côtéFrançois TruffautFrance
7.StalkerСталкерAndrei TarkovskySoviet Union
8.Jalsagharজলসাঘর Satyajit RayIndia
Raging BullMartin ScorseseUnited States
10.GloriaJohn Cassavetes
In girum imus nocte et consumimur igniGuy DebordFrance
Palermo or WolfsburgPalermo oder WolfsburgWerner SchroeterWest Germany
The Wings of the DoveLes Ailes de la colombeBenoît JacquotFrance
1982
1.A Room in TownUne chambre en villeJacques DemyFrance
2.MoonlightingJerzy SkolimowskiUnited Kingdom
PassionJean-Luc GodardFrance
4.White DogSam FullerUnited States
5.The Color of PomegranatesՆռան գույնըSergei ParajanovSoviet Union
Identification of a WomanIdentificazione di una donnaMichaelangelo AntonioniItaly
Le Pont du NordJacques RivetteFrance
8.ParsifalHans-Jürgen SyberbergWest Germany
9.Three Crowns of the SailorLes trois couronnes du matelotRaúl RuizFrance
10.Le Beau MariageÉric Rohmer
1983
1.À Nos AmoursMaurice PialatFrance
L'ArgentRobert Bresson
3.Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence戦場のメリークリスマスNagisa OshimaUnited Kingdom, Japan
A Brutal GameUn Jeu BrutalJean-Claude BrisseauFrance
5.The King of ComedyMartin ScorseseUnited States
Pauline at the BeachPauline à la plageÉric RohmerFrance
7.L'Enfant SecretPhilippe Garrel
Faux-FuyantsAlain Bergala & Jean-Pierre Limosin
Three Crowns of the SailorLes trois couronnes du matelotRaúl Ruiz
10.Cracking UpJerry LewisUnited States
Fanny and AlexanderFanny och AlexanderIngmar BergmanSweden
1984
1.Full Moon in ParisLes nuits de la pleine luneÉric RohmerFrance
2.Class RelationsKlassenverhältnisseJean-Marie Straub & Danièle HuilletWest Germany
3.BiquefarreGeorges RouquierFrance
Prénom CarmenJean-Luc Godard
Liberté, la nuitPhilippe Garrel
6.Rumble FishFrancis Ford CoppolaUnited States
7.And the Ship Sails OnE la nave vaFederico FelliniItaly
Paris, TexasWim WendersWest Germany
The Right StuffPhilip KaufmanUnited States
10.Once Upon a Time in AmericaC'era una volta in AmericaSergio LeoneItaly, United States
1985
1.Hail MaryJe vous salue, MarieJean-Luc GodardFrance
2.DétectiveJean-Luc Godard
3.Year of the DragonMichael CiminoUnited States
4.After the RehearsalEfter repetitionenIngmar BergmanSweden
5.Love StreamsJohn CassavetesUnited States
6.The Home and the WorldGhare BaireSatyajit RayIndia
7.Les Amants terriblesDanièle DubrouxFrance
8.The ChildrenLes EnfantsMarguerite Duras
9.Ran乱Akira KurosawaJapan
10.Favorites of the MoonLes Favoris de la luneOtar IosselianiFrance
Rendez-vousAndré Téchiné
1986
1.The Green RayLe Rayon vertÉric RohmerFrance
2.The Legend of Suram Fortressამბავი სურამის ციხისაSergei ParajanovSoviet Union
The SacrificeOffretAndrei TarkovskySweden
4.Double MessieursJean-François StéveninFrance
5.Mauvais SangLeos Carax
Maine-Ocean ExpressMaine OcéanJacques Rozier
7.ThérèseAlain Cavalier
8.Scene of the CrimeLe Lieu du crimeAndré Téchiné
9.After HoursMartin ScorseseUnited States
Alpine FireHöhenfeuerFredi M. MurerSwitzerland
DisorderOlivier AssayasFrance
Gardien de la nuitJean-Pierre Limosin
Rise and Fall of a Small Cinema CompanyGrandeur et décadence d'un petit commerce de cinémaJean-Luc Godard
1987
1.Under the Sun of SatanSous le soleil de SatanMaurice PialatFrance
2.The Death of EmpedoclesDer Tod des EmpedoklesJean-Marie Straub & Danièle HuilletWest Germany
IntervistaFederico FelliniItaly
Wings of DesireDer Himmel über BerlinWim WendersWest Germany
5.The Last EmperorL'ultimo imperatoreBernardo BertolucciChina, United Kingdom, Italy
6.Four Adventures of Reinette and MirabelleQuatre aventures de Reinette et MirabelleÉric RohmerFrance
Full Metal JacketStanley KubrickUnited Kingdom, United States
YeelenSouleymane CisséMali
9.The Mass Is EndedLa messa è finitaNanni MorettiItaly
10.Blue VelvetDavid LynchUnited States
The Color of MoneyMartin Scorsese
King LearJean-Luc Godard
A Portuguese GoodbyeUm Adeus PortuguêsJoão BotelhoPortugal
Wedding in Galileeعرس الجليلMichel KhleifiPalestine
1988
1.A Short Film About KillingKrótki film o zabijaniuKrzysztof KieślowskiPoland
2.The Unbearable Lightness of BeingPhilip KaufmanUnited States
3.The DeadJohn Huston
4.UrgencesRaymond DepardonFrance
5.BirdClint EastwoodUnited States
6.Landscape in the MistΤοπίο στην ομίχληTheo AngelopoulosGreece
7.Sound and FuryDe bruit et de fureurJean-Claude BrisseauFrance
8.The Last Temptation of ChristMartin ScorseseUnited States
9.Les InnocentsAndré TéchinéFrance
10.Story of WomenUne affaire de femmesClaude Chabrol
1989
1.Do the Right ThingSpike LeeUnited States
Red Wood PigeonPalombella rossaNanni MorettiItaly
3.Gang of FourLa bande des quatreJacques RivetteFrance
Dead RingersDavid CronenbergCanada
5.The CannibalsOs CanibaisManoel de OliveiraPortugal
YaabaIdrissa OuedraogoBurkina Faso
7.Black Rain黒い雨Shohei ImamuraJapan
Thick SkinnedPeaux de vachesPatricia MazuyFrance
Little VeraМаленькая ВераVasili PichulSoviet Union
10.The Accidental TouristLawrence KasdanUnited States
I Want to Go HomeAlain ResnaisFrance
Time of the GypsiesДом за вешањеEmir KusturicaYugoslavia

1990s

English Title Original TitleDirector(s)Production Country
1990
1.Freeze Die Come to LifeЗамри, умри, воскресни!Vitali KanevskySoviet Union
The Little GangsterLe Petit CriminelJacques DoillonFrance
3.GoodfellasMartin ScorseseUnited States
Nouvelle VagueJean-Luc GodardFrance
5.Alexandria Again and Foreverإسكندريه كمان وكمانYoussef ChahineEgypt
Meghe Dhaka Taraমেঘে ঢাকা তারাRitwik GhatakIndia
No, or the Vain Glory of CommandNon, ou a Vã Glória de MandarManoel de OliveiraPortugal
8.Crimes and MisdemeanorsWoody AllenUnited States
La DésenchantéeBenoît JacquotFrance
Dreams夢Akira KurosawaJapan
1991
1.Van GoghMaurice PialatFrance
2.Miller's CrossingCoen brothersUnited States
3.Barton Fink
4.The Godfather Part IIIFrancis Ford Coppola
5.Close-Upکلوزآپ ، نمای نزدیکAbbas KiarostamiIran
6.I Don't Hear the Guitar AnymoreJ'entends plus la guitarePhilippe GarrelFrance
7.Edward ScissorhandsTim BurtonUnited States
8.Rhapsody in August八月の狂詩曲Akira KurosawaJapan
9.Les Amants du Pont-NeufLeos CaraxFrance
10.Paris AwakensParis s'éveilleOlivier Assayas
1992
1.UnforgivenClint EastwoodUnited States
2.AgantukSatyajit RayIndia
3.And Life Goes Onزندگی و دیگر هیچAbbas KiarostamiIran
4.Husbands and WivesWoody AllenUnited States
5.Border LineDanièle DubrouxFrance
Savage NightsLes Nuits FauvesCyril Collard
The SentinelLa sentinelleArnaud Desplechin
8.La Chasse aux papillonsOtar Iosseliani
A Tale of WinterConte d'hiverÉric Rohmer
10.A Brighter Summer Day牯嶺街少年殺人事件Edward YangTaiwan
The House of SmilesLa casa del sorrisoMarco FerreriItaly
Le mirageJean-Claude GuiguetFrance
The OakBalanțaLucian PintilieRomania
1993
1.A Perfect WorldClint EastwoodUnited States
2.Abraham's ValleyVale AbraãoManoel de OliveiraPortugal
3.The Tree, the Mayor and the MediathequeL'Arbre, le maire et la médiathèqueÉric RohmerFrance
4.Smoking/No SmokingAlain Resnais
5.In the Land of the DeafLe Pays Des SourdsNicolas Philibert
6.Aranyer Din Ratriঅরণ্যের দিনরাত্রিSatyajit RayIndia
7.Mad Dog and GloryJohn McNaughtonUnited States
8.Innocent BloodJohn Landis
9.Bad LieutenantAbel Ferrara
10.Hélas pour moiJean-Luc GodardFrance
1994
1.Caro diarioNanni MorettiItaly
2.I Can't SleepJ'ai pas sommeilClaire DenisFrance
3.Carlito's WayBrian De PalmaUnited States
4.Wild ReedsLes Roseaux sauvagesAndré TéchinéFrance
5.The Nightmare Before ChristmasHenry SelickUnited States
6.Travolta and MePatricia MazuyFrance
7.HellL'EnferClaude Chabrol
8.Joan the MaidJeanne la pucelleJacques Rivette
9.US Go HomeClaire Denis
10.Coming to Terms with the DeadPetits arrangements avec les mortsPascale Ferran
M. ButterflyDavid CronenbergUnited States
1995
1.La CérémonieClaude ChabrolFrance
2.Le GarçuMaurice Pialat
3.WaatiSouleymane CisséMali
4.The Bridges of Madison CountyClint EastwoodUnited States
5.Oublie-moiNoémie LvovskyFrance
6.The Flower of My SecretLa flor de mi secretoPedro AlmodóvarSpain
7.SonatineソナチネTakeshi KitanoJapan
8.Ed WoodTim BurtonUnited States
9.Through the Olive Treesزیر درختان زیتونAbbas KiarostamiIran
10.In the Mouth of MadnessJohn CarpenterUnited States
1996
1.CrashDavid CronenbergCanada
2.For Ever MozartJean-Luc GodardFrance
3.CasinoMartin ScorseseUnited States
4.My Sex Life... or How I Got into an ArgumentComment je me suis disputé... (ma vie sexuelle)Arnaud DesplechinFrance
5.God's ComedyA Comédia de DeusJoão César MonteiroPortugal
6.Dead ManJim JarmuschUnited States
7.ThievesLes VoleursAndré TéchinéFrance
8.Mission: ImpossibleBrian De PalmaUnited States
9.EncorePascal BonitzerFrance
Perfect LoveParfait amour!Catherine Breillat
10.Don't Forget You're Going to DieN'oublie pas que tu vas mourirXavier Beauvois
1997
1.Hana-biTakeshi KitanoJapan
2.Goodbye South, Goodbye南國再見,南國Hou Hsiao-hsienTaiwan
3.Lost HighwayDavid LynchUnited States
4.The EelうなぎShohei ImamuraJapan
The River河流Tsai Ming-liangTaiwan
6.Same Old SongOn connaît la chansonAlain ResnaisFrance
Seventh HeavenLe Septième CielBenoît Jacquot
Taste of Cherryطعم گیلاس...Abbas KiarostamiIran
9.Face/OffJohn WooUnited States
Happy Together春光乍洩Wong Kar-waiHong Kong
ScreamWes CravenUnited States
1998
1.Flowers of Shanghai海上花Hou Hsiao-hsienTaiwan
2.Dr. Akagiカンゾー先生Shohei ImamuraJapan
3.Autumn TaleConte d'automneÉric RohmerFrance
Midnight in the Garden of Good and EvilClint EastwoodUnited States
5.AnxietyInquietudeManoel de OliveiraPortugal
Sue Lost in ManhattanAmos KollekUnited States
7.L'EnnuiCédric KahnFrance
Velvet GoldmineTodd HaynesUnited States
9.Snake EyesBrian De Palma
10.HinterlandL'arrière-paysJacques NolotFrance
Jackie BrownQuentin TarantinoUnited States
OssosPedro CostaPortugal
TitanicJames CameronUnited States
1999
1.Eyes Wide ShutStanley KubrickUnited States
2.The Wind Will Carry Usباد ما را خواهد بردAbbas KiarostamiIran
3.Sicilia!Jean-Marie Straub & Danièle HuilletItaly
4.eXistenZDavid CronenbergCanada
5.Night WindLe vent de la nuitPhilippe GarrelFrance
6.True CrimeClint EastwoodUnited States
7.The LetterA CartaManoel de OliveiraPortugal
8.The Straight StoryDavid LynchUnited States
9.Jim Jarmusch
10.As Bodas de DeusJoão César MonteiroPortugal
1990s (1990–1999)
1.The Bridges of Madison CountyClint EastwoodUnited States
Carlito's WayBrian De Palma
Goodbye South, Goodbye南國再見,南國Hou Hsiao-hsienTaiwan
4.Close-Upکلوزآپ ، نمای نزدیکAbbas KiarostamiIran
Eyes Wide ShutStanley KubrickUnited States
David Lynch
UnforgivenClint Eastwood
8.CrashDavid CronenbergCanada
Edward ScissorhandsTim BurtonUnited States
The River河流Tsai Ming-liangTaiwan

2000s

English Title Original TitleDirector(s)Production Country
2000
1.Esther KahnArnaud DesplechinFrance
2.The CaptiveLa CaptiveChantal AkermanBelgium
3.Man on the MoonMiloš FormanUnited States
4.Mission to MarsBrian De Palma
5.In the Mood for Love花樣年華Wong Kar-waiHong Kong
6.M/OtherNobuhiro SuwaJapan
7.The Virgin SuicidesSofia CoppolaUnited States
Yi Yi一一Edward YangTaiwan
9.Space CowboysClint EastwoodUnited States
10.Workers for the Good LordLes Savates du bon DieuJean-Claude BrisseauFrance
2001
1.Mulholland DriveDavid LynchUnited States
2.The Lady and the DukeL'Anglaise et le DucÉric RohmerFrance
3.Millennium Mambo千禧曼波Hou Hsiao-hsienTaiwan
4.Time and Tide順流逆流Tsui HarkHong Kong
5.I'm Going HomeVou Para CasaManoel de OliveiraPortugal
6.Platform站台Jia ZhangkeChina
Wild InnocenceSauvage InnocencePhilippe GarrelFrance
8.Sobibor, October 14, 1943, 4 p.m.Sobibor, 14 octobre 1943, 16 heuresClaude LanzmannFrance
9.The Son's RoomLa stanza del figlioNanni MorettiItaly
10.'R XmasAbel FerraraUnited States
2002
1.Secret ThingsChoses secrètesJean-Claude BrisseauFrance
TenدهAbbas KiarostamiIran
3.Blissfully Yoursสุดเสน่หาApichatpong WeerasethakulThailand
4.From the Other SideDe l'autre côtéChantal AkermanBelgium
5.The Uncertainty PrincipleO Princípio da IncertezaManoel de OliveiraPortugal
6.My Mother's SmileL'ora di religione (Il sorriso di mia madre)Marco BellocchioItaly
7.Talk to HerHable Con EllaPedro AlmodóvarSpain
8.SpiderDavid CronenbergCanada
Spirited Away千と千尋の神隠しHayao MiyazakiJapan
10.24 (season 1)N/AUnited States
GerryGus Van Sant
No list for 2003
2004
1.Tropical Maladyสัตว์ประหลาดApichatpong WeerasethakulThailand
2.S-21, la machine de mort Khmère rougeRithy PanhCambodia
铁西区Wang BingChina
The VillageM. Night ShyamalanUnited States
5.Shara沙羅双樹Naomi KawaseJapan
6.The Brown BunnyVincent GalloUnited States
GerryGus Van Sant
Kings and QueenRois et reineArnaud DesplechinFrance
9.Café Lumière珈琲時光Hou Hsiao-hsienTaiwan
Quentin TarantinoUnited States
SarabandIngmar BergmanSweden
2005
1.Last DaysGus Van SantUnited States
2.A History of ViolenceDavid CronenbergCanada
Regular LoversLes Amants réguliersPhilippe GarrelFrance
4.1/3 of the EyesOlivier Zabat
Three Times最好的時光Hou Hsiao-hsienTaiwan
The World世界Jia ZhangkeChina
The Young LieutenantLe Petit LieutenantXavier BeauvoisFrance
8.Be with MeEric KhooSingapore
Grizzly ManWerner HerzogUnited States
Sin CityFrank Miller & Robert Rodriguez
Tale of Cinema극장전Hong Sang-sooSouth Korea
2006
1.Private Fears in Public PlacesCœursAlain ResnaisFrance
The SunСóлнцеAlexander SokurovRussia
3.The Host괴물Bong Joon-hoSouth Korea
4.Lady ChatterleyPascale FerranFrance
5.A Perfect CoupleUn couple parfaitNobuhiro SuwaJapan, France
6.CapoteBennett MillerUnited States
These Encounters of TheirsQuei loro incontriStraub–HuilletFrance, Italy
Lady in the WaterM. Night ShyamalanUnited States
9.The DepartedMartin Scorsese
10.Flags of Our FathersClint Eastwood
The New WorldTerrence Malick
2007
1.Paranoid ParkGus Van SantUnited States
2.Death ProofQuentin Tarantino
Inland EmpireDavid Lynch
Still Life三峡好人Jia ZhangkeChina
5.La FranceSerge BozonFrance
ZodiacDavid FincherUnited States
7.Before I ForgetAvant que j'oublieJacques NolotFrance
Honor of the KnightsHonor de cavalleriaAlbert SerraSpain
The Romance of Astrea and CeladonLes Amours d'Astrée et de CéladonÉric RohmerFrance
10.The Duchess of LangeaisNe touchez pas la hacheJacques Rivette
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone黑眼圈Tsai Ming-liangMalaysia, Taiwan
Syndromes and a CenturyแสงศตวรรษApichatpong WeerasethakulThailand
2008
1.RedactedBrian De PalmaUnited States
2.Colossal YouthJuventude em MarchaPedro CostaPortugal
3.CloverfieldMatt ReevesUnited States
4.No Country for Old MenCoen Brothers
5.Two LoversJames Gray
6.Waltz with Bashirואלס עם באשירAri FolmanIsrael
7.Dernier maquisRabah Ameur-ZaïmecheAlgeria
France
8.HungerSteve McQueenUnited Kingdom
9.A Short Film About the Indio NacionalRaya MartinPhilippines
10.On WarDe la guerreBertrand BonelloFrance
2009
1.Wild GrassLes Herbes follesAlain ResnaisFrance
2.VincereMarco BellocchioItaly
3.Inglourious BasterdsQuentin TarantinoUnited States
4.Gran TorinoClint Eastwood
5.Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired GirlSingularidades de uma Rapariga LouraManoel de OliveiraPortugal
6.TetroFrancis Ford CoppolaUnited States
7.The Hurt LockerKathryn Bigelow
8.King of EscapeLe roi de l'évasionAlain GuiraudieFrance
9.Tokyo SonataトウキョウソナタKiyoshi KurosawaJapan
10.HadewijchBruno DumontFrance
2000s (2000–2009)
1.Mulholland DriveDavid LynchUnited States
2.ElephantGus Van Sant
3.Tropical Maladyสัตว์ประหลาดApichatpong WeerasethakulThailand
4.The Host괴물Bong Joon-hoSouth Korea
5.A History of ViolenceDavid CronenbergCanafa
6.The Secret of the GrainLa graine et le muletAbdellatif KechicheFrance
7.铁西区Wang BingChina
8.War of the WorldsSteven SpielbergUnited States
9.The New WorldTerrence Malick
10.TenدهAbbas KiarostamiIran

2010s

English Title Original TitleDirector(s)Production Country
2010[2] [3]
1.Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past LivesลุงบุญมีระลึกชาติApichatpong WeerasethakulThailand
2.Werner HerzogUnited States
3.Film SocialismeSocialismeJean-Luc GodardFrance
4.Toy Story 3Lee UnkrichUnited States
5.Fantastic Mr. FoxWes Anderson
6.A Serious ManCoen Brothers
7.To Die like a ManMorrer Como Um HomemJoão Pedro RodriguesPortugal
8.The Social NetworkDavid FincherUnited States
9.ChougaShugaDarezhan OmirbaevKazakhstan
10.Mother마더Bong Joon-hoSouth Korea
2011[4]
1.We Have a PopeHabemus PapamNanni MorettiItaly
2.The Strange Case of AngelicaO Estranho Caso de AngélicaManoel de OliveiraPortugal
The Tree of LifeTerrence MalickUnited States
4.Essential KillingJerzy SkolimowskiPoland
Outside SatanHors SatanBruno DumontFrance
6.A Burning Hot SummerUn été brûlantPhilippe Garrel
MelancholiaLars von TrierDenmark
8.House of ToleranceL'Apollonide: Souvenirs de la maison closeBertrand BonelloFrance
Meek's CutoffKelly ReichardtUnited States
Super 8J. J. Abrams
2012[5]
1.Holy MotorsLeos CaraxFrance
2.CosmopolisDavid CronenbergCanada
3.TwixtFrancis Ford CoppolaUnited States
4.Abel Ferrara
5.In Another Country다른 나라에서Hong Sang-sooSouth Korea
6.Take ShelterJeff NicholsUnited States
7.Go Go TalesAbel Ferrara
8.TabuMiguel GomesPortugal
9.FaustФаустAlexander SokurovRussia
10.Keep the Lights OnIra SachsUnited States
2013[6]
1.Stranger by the LakeL'Inconnu du lacAlain GuiraudieFrance
2.Spring BreakersHarmony KorineUnited States
3.Blue Is the Warmest ColourLa Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2Abdellatif KechicheFrance
4.GravityAlfonso CuarónUnited Kingdom, United States
5.A Touch of Sin天注定Jia ZhangkeChina
6.LincolnSteven SpielbergUnited States
7.JealousyLa JalousiePhilippe GarrelFrance
8.Nobody's Daughter Haewon누구의 딸도 아닌 해원Hong Sang-sooSouth Korea
9.You and the NightLes Rencontres d'après minuitYann GonzalezFrance
10.Age of PanicLa Bataille de SolférinoJustine Triet
2014[7]
1.Li'l QuinquinP'tit QuinquinBruno DumontFrance
2.Goodbye to LanguageAdieu au LangageJean-Luc GodardFrance, Switzerland
3.Under the SkinJonathan GlazerUnited Kingdom
4.Maps to the StarsDavid CronenbergCanada
5.The Wind Rises風立ちぬHayao MiyazakiJapan
6.NymphomaniacLars von TrierDenmark, United Kingdom
7.MommyXavier DolanCanada
8.Love Is StrangeIra SachsUnited States
9.ParadiseLe ParadisAlain CavalierFrance
10.Our Sunhi우리 선희Hong Sang-sooSouth Korea
2015[8]
1.Mia MadreNanni MorettiFrance, Italy
2.Cemetery of Splendourรักที่ขอนแก่นApichatpong WeerasethakulThailand
3.In the Shadow of WomenL'Ombre des femmesPhilippe GarrelFrance, Switzerland
4.The Smell of UsLarry ClarkFrance
5.George MillerAustralia, United States
6.JaujaLisandro AlonsoArgentina, Denmark
7.Inherent VicePaul Thomas AndersonUnited States
8.Arabian NightsAs Mil e uma NoitesMiguel GomesPortugal
9.The Summer of SangailėSangailės vasaraAlantė KavaitėLithuania
10.Journey to the Shore岸辺の旅Kiyoshi KurosawaJapan
2016[9]
1.Toni ErdmannMaren AdeGermany, Austria
2.EllePaul VerhoevenFrance
3.The Neon DemonNicolas Winding RefnDenmark, France, United States
4.AquariusKleber Mendonça FilhoBrazil
5.Slack BayMa LouteBruno DumontFrance
6.JulietaPedro AlmodóvarSpain
7.Staying VerticalRester verticalAlain GuiraudieFrance
8.La Loi de la jungleAntonin Peretjatko
9.CarolTodd HaynesUnited States, United Kingdom
10.The Woods Dreams Are Made ofLe Bois Dont Les Rêves Sont FaitsClaire SimonFrance
2017[10]
1.Twin Peaks: The ReturnDavid LynchUnited States
2.Jeannette, l’enfance de Jeanne d’ArcBruno DumontFrance
3.Certain WomenKelly ReichardtUnited States
4.Get OutJordan Peele
5.The Day After그 후Hong Sang-SooSouth Korea
6.Lover for a DayL'Amant d'un jourPhilippe GarrelFrance
7.Good TimeBen and Josh SafdieUnited States
8.SplitM. Night Shyamalan
9.JackiePablo LarraínUnited States, Chile, France
10.Billy Lynn's Long Halftime WalkAng LeeTaiwan, United Kingdom, United States
2018[11] [12]
1.The Wild Boysles garçons sauvagesBertrand MandicoFrance
2.Coincoin and the Extra-HumansCoincoin et les z'inhumainsBruno Dumont
3.Phantom ThreadPaul Thomas AndersonUnited States
4.Burning버닝Lee Chang-dongSouth Korea
5.Paul Sanchez est revenu!Patricia MazuyFrance
6.The PostSteven SpielbergUnited States
7.On the Beach at Night Alone밤의 해변에서 혼자Hong Sang-SooSouth Korea
8.The House That Jack BuiltLars von TrierDenmark
9.LetoЛетоKirill SerebrennikovRussia
10.Treasure IslandL'île au trésorGuillaume BracFrance
2019[13] [14]
1.The Image BookLe Livre d'imageJean-Luc GodardFrance, Switzerland
2.Parasite기생충Bong Joon-HoSouth Korea
3.SynonymsSynonymesNadav LapidFrance, Israel
4.BacurauKleber Mendonça Filho & Juliano DornellesBrazil
5.Joan of ArcJeanneBruno DumontFrance
6.Pain and GloryDolor y gloriaPedro AlmodóvarSpain
7.Les MisérablesLadj LyFrance
8.The MuleClint EastwoodUnited States
9.JokerTodd Phillips
10.The IrishmanMartin Scorsese
2010s (2010–2019)[15]
1.Twin Peaks: The ReturnDavid LynchUnited States
2.Holy MotorsLeos CaraxFrance
3.Li'l QuinquinP'tit QuinquinBruno Dumont
4.Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past LivesลุงบุญมีระลึกชาติApichatpong WeerasethakulThailand
5.The Image BookLe Livre d'imageJean-Luc GodardFrance, Switzerland
6.Toni ErdmannMaren AdeGermany, Austria
7.Mia MadreNanni MorettiItaly
8.MelancholiaLars von TrierDenmark
9.Under the SkinJonathan GlazerUnited Kingdom
10.The Strange Case of AngelicaO Estranho Caso de AngélicaManoel de OliveiraPortugal

2020s

English Title Original TitleDirector(s)Production Country
2020[16]
1.City HallFrederick WisemanUnited States
2.The Woman Who Ran도망친 여자Hong Sang-sooSouth Korea
3.Uncut GemsBenny Safdie and Joshua SafdieUnited States
4.MalmkrogCristi PuiuRomania
5.Love Affair(s)Les Choses qu'on dit, les choses qu'on faitEmmanuel MouretFrance
6.Hotel by the River강변 호텔Hong Sang-sooSouth Korea
7.Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains春江水暖Gu XiaogangChina
8.The Salt of TearsLe Sel des larmesPhilippe GarrelFrance, Switzerland
9.EnormousSophie LetourneurFrance
10.The August VirginLa virgen de agostoJonás TruebaSpain
2021[17]
1.First CowKelly ReichardtUnited States
2.AnnetteLeos CaraxFrance
3.MemoriaApichatpong WeerasethakulColombia
4.Drive My Carドライブ・マイ・カーRyusuke HamaguchiJapan
5.FranceBruno DumontFrance
6.The French DispatchWes AndersonUnited States
7.All Hands on DeckÀ L'abordageGuillaume BracFrance
8.The Girl and the SpiderDas Mädchen und die SpinneRamon Zürcher and Silvan ZürcherSwitzerland
9.The Card CounterPaul SchraderUnited States
10.BenedettaPaul VerhoevenFrance
2022[18]
1.PacifictionPacifiction – Tourment sur les îlesAlbert SerraFrance, Spain, Germany, Portugal
2.Licorice PizzaPaul Thomas AndersonUnited States, Canada
3.NopeJordan PeeleUnited States
4.EOIOJerzy SkolimowskiPoland, Italy
5.Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy偶然と想像Ryusuke HamaguchiJapan
6.Saturn BowlingPatricia MazuyFrance, Belgium
7.Richard LinklaterUnited States
8.Introduction인트로덕션Hong Sang-sooSouth Korea
9.Nobody's HeroViens je t'emmèneAlain GuiraudieFrance
10.Who's Stopping UsQuién lo impideJonás TruebaSpain
2023[19] [20]
1.Trenque LauquenLaura CitarellaArgentina, Germany
2.Close Your EyesCerrar los ojosVíctor EriceSpain, Argentina
3.Anatomy of a FallAnatomie d'une chuteJustine TrietFrance
4.The FabelmansSteven SpielbergUnited States
5.Fallen LeavesKuolleet lehdetAki KaurismäkiFinland, Germany
6.UnrestCyril SchäublinSwitzerland
7.Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the WorldNu aștepta prea mult de la sfârșitul lumiiRadu JudeRomania, Croatia, France, Luxembourg
8.The Temple Woods GangLe Gang des bois du templeRabah Ameur-ZaïmecheFrance
9.Last SummerL'Été dernierCatherine Breillat
10.A PrinceUn princePierre Creton
Showing UpKelly ReichardtUnited States
2024[21] [22]
1.MisericordiaMiséricordeAlain GuiraudieFrance, Spain, Portugal
2.May DecemberTodd HaynesUnited States
3.In Water물안에서Hong Sang-sooSouth Korea
4.The Zone of InterestJonathan GlazerUnited Kingdom, Poland, United States
5.All We Imagine as LightPayal KapadiaFrance, India, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy
6.The DelinquentsLos delincuentes Rodrigo MorenoArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Luxenbourg
7.Evil Does Not Exist悪は存在しないRyusuke HamaguchiJapan
8.This Life of MineMa vie ma gueuleSophie FillièresFrance
9.TrapM. Night ShyamalanUnited States
10.The Other Way AroundVolveréisJonás TruebaSpain, France

Filmmakers with multiple works on the lists

FilmmakersNº of Films
Jean-Luc Godard25
Ingmar Bergman14
Clint Eastwood13
Éric Rohmer12
Philippe Garrel and Manoel de Oliveira11
David Cronenberg10
Hong Sang-soo, Martin Scorsese and David Lynch9
Luis Buñuel, Alain Resnais, Bruno Dumont, Federico Fellini and Apichatpong Weerasethakul8
Alfred Hitchcock7
Abbas Kiarostami, André Téchiné, François Truffaut, Jacques Rivette, Jean-Marie Straub & Danièle Huillet, Michelangelo Antonioni, Nanni Moretti, Robert Bresson and Roberto Rossellini6
Brian De Palma, Hou Hsiao-Hsien, Howard Hawks, and Jerzy Skolimowski5
Pedro Almodóvar, Jean-Claude Brisseau, Leos Carax, Coen Brothers, Francis Ford Coppola, Claude Chabrol, Arnaud Desplechin, Abel Ferrara, Alain Guiraudie, Jia Zhangke, Jerry Lewis, Patricia Mazuy, Kenji Mizoguchi, Maurice Pialat, Satyajit Ray, Kelly Reichardt, M. Night Shyamalan, Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, Gus Van Sant, Luchino Visconti and Fritz Lang4
Todd Haynes, Paul Thomas Anderson, Bong Joon-Ho, Marco Bellocchio, Bernardo Bertolucci, Shohei Imamura, Jacques Becker, Benoît Jacquot, Akira Kurosawa, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Nicholas Ray, Jean Renoir, Lars von Trier and Orson Welles3
Jonathan Glazer, Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche, Catherine Breillat, Justine Triet, Tim Burton, Miguel Gomes, Pedro Costa, João César Monteiro, Takeshi Kitano, Wes Anderson, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Jordan Peele, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Abdellatif Kechiche, Alain Cavalier, Albert Serra, Alexander Sokurov, Alexandre Astruc, Andrei Tarkovsky, Bertrand Bonello, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Chantal Akerman, Claire Denis, Danièle Dubroux, David Fincher, Edward Yang, Elia Kazan, Frank Tashlin, Guillaume Brac, Hayao Miyazaki, Ira Sachs, Jacques Demy, Jacques Nolot, Jacques Rozier, Jacques Tati, Jean Rouch, Jim Jarmusch, John Cassavetes, John Ford, Jonás Trueba, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Nobuhiro Suwa, Olivier Assayas, Otar Iosseliani, Pascale Ferran, Paul Verhoeven, Philip Kaufman, Raúl Ruiz, Robert Aldrich, Sam Fuller, Sergei Parajanov, Souleymane Cissé, Stanley Kubrick, Terrence Malick, Tsai Ming-liang, Werner Herzog, Wong Kar-wai, Woody Allen, and Xavier Beauvois2

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cahiers du Cinema: Top Ten Lists 1951-2009. Johnson. Eric C.. alumnus.caltech.edu. en-US. 2017-12-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20120327102838/http://alumnus.caltech.edu/~ejohnson/critics/cahiers.html. 2012-03-27. dead.
  2. Web site: March 31, 2010 . New Directors/New Films '10 | Cahiers du Cinéma Critic Breaks Out With "The Father of My Children" .
  3. Web site: Welcome livingincinema.com - BlueHost.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101219154326/http://livingincinema.com/2010/12/15/cahiers-picks-the-ten-best-of-2010/ . 2010-12-19 . 2018-11-11 . livingincinema.com.
  4. Web site: Top Ten 2011 Cahiers du Cinéma . 2017-12-17 . www.cahiersducinema.com . fr-FR.
  5. Web site: Top Ten 2012 Cahiers du Cinéma . 2017-12-17 . www.cahiersducinema.com . fr-FR.
  6. Web site: Top Ten 2013 Cahiers du Cinéma . 2017-12-17 . www.cahiersducinema.com . fr-FR.
  7. Web site: Top Ten 2014 Cahiers du Cinéma . 2017-12-17 . www.cahiersducinema.com . fr-FR.
  8. Web site: Top 10 2015 Cahiers du Cinéma . 2017-12-17 . www.cahiersducinema.com . fr-FR.
  9. Web site: Top Ten 2016 Cahiers du Cinéma . 2017-12-17 . www.cahiersducinema.com . fr-FR.
  10. Web site: Top 10 2017 Cahiers du Cinéma . 2017-12-17 . www.cahiersducinema.com . fr-FR.
  11. Web site: Raup . Jordan . December 3, 2018 . Cahiers du cinéma's Top 10 Films of 2018 Includes 'The House That Jack Built,' 'Burning' & More .
  12. Web site: Cahiers du Cinéma Top 10 Of 2018 Honors Lars von Trier's Latest As Well As French Film 'The Wild Boys' . theplaylist.net.
  13. Web site: Cahiers du Cinéma's Top 10 Of 2019 Features 'Synonyms,' 'Bacurau' & Other Surprises . theplaylist.net.
  14. Web site: Cahiers du Cinéma Top 10 of 2019 Includes 'Joker,' 'The Mule' and 'The Irishman' . World of Reel.
  15. Web site: Sharf . Zack . December 6, 2019 . Cahiers du Cinéma Names 'Twin Peaks: The Return' the Best Film of the Decade, TV Be Damned .
  16. Web site: December 2, 2020 . TOP 10 2020 des @cahierscinema .
  17. Web site: November 29, 2021 . TOP 10 2021 des @cahierscinema .
  18. https://thefilmstage.com/cahiers-du-cinemas-top-10-films-of-2022-includes-pacifiction-nope-and-eo/ Cahiers du cinéma’s Top 10 Films of 2022 Includes Pacifiction, Nope, and EO|The Film Stage
  19. Web site: December 1, 2023 . "TOP 10 2023 des @cahierscinema" .
  20. Web site: Zilko . Christian . 1 December 2023 . Cahiers du Cinema Names Best Films of 2023, Including 'Anatomy of a Fall' and 'Close Your Eyes' . 1 December 2023 . IndieWire.
  21. Web site: Pearce . Leonard . 2024-11-28 . Cahiers du cinéma’s Top 10 Films of 2024 Includes Misericordia, Evil Does Not Exist, and Trap . 2024-11-28 . en-US.
  22. https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2024/11/28/cahiers-du-cinmas-top-10-of-2024-topped-by-alain-guiraudies-misericordia-includes-shyamalan-glazer-and-haynes Cahiers du Cinéma's top 10 of 2024 Topped by Alain Guiraudie's ‘Misericordia' — Includes Shyamalan, Glazer and Haynes - World of Reel

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