Top 30 Non-US Films in 20 Years (1994-2013)
by country
5 Korea
4 Japan
3 France
2 Italy
2 Brazil
1 Britain
1 Canada
1 Australia
1 India
1 Iran
1 China
1 Taiwan
1 Estonia
1 Denmark
1 Sweden
1 Spain
1 Mexico
1 Venezuela
1 Kazakhstan
Also see: Top 100 Foreign Films (Known and Unknown)
Top 100 Foreign Films
5 Korea
4 Japan
3 France
2 Italy
2 Brazil
1 Britain
1 Canada
1 Australia
1 India
1 Iran
1 China
1 Taiwan
1 Estonia
1 Denmark
1 Sweden
1 Spain
1 Mexico
1 Venezuela
1 Kazakhstan
Also see: Top 100 Foreign Films (Known and Unknown)
Top 100 Foreign Films
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- DirectorKim Ki-dukStarsCho Jae-hyunSeo Yeong-juLee Na-raA father driven into desire, a son coveting that of his father's and the sorrowful maternity that hovers them into tragedy.Unreal and unspoken
- DirectorHun JangStarsShin Ha-kyunGo SooRyu Seung-suA drama centered on the Korean War's final battle that will determine the border between north and south.Futility and fraternity
- DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsChoi Min-sikYoo Ji-taeKang Hye-jeongAfter being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must track down his captor in five days.More twisted than Se7en and Twister combined. More bizzare than bloody Columbine (without the Bowling for commentary), so how, who and why will someone end up in the cemetery?
- DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsLee Yeong-aeLee Byung-hunSong Kang-hoAfter a shooting incident at the North-South Korean border DMZ leaves two North Korean soldiers dead, a neutral Swiss and Swedish team investigates what actually happened.Korean war drama with sensibility, humanity and hope.
- DirectorYang Ik-joonStarsKim KkobbiHwan LeeYang Ik-joonA bitter loan shark strikes a friendship with a troubled schoolgirl as he faces his own troubled past with his abusive father.Korean indie film that delivers lots of laughs and gripping emotions.
- DirectorSion SonoStarsMitsuru FukikoshiDendenAsuka KurosawaThe lives of a bored suburban couple are changed forever when a seemingly nice old man gives their daughter a job at his fish store, and soon his gruesome hobbies are brought to light.Utterly outrageous, crazy and real.
- DirectorKiyoshi KurosawaStarsMasato HagiwaraKoji YakushoTsuyoshi UjikiA frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done.Japanese Horror at its best. This will also make you think. Try not to blink.
- DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsKen'ichi EndôShungiku UchidaKazushi WatanabeA troubled and perverted family find their lives intruded by a mysterious stranger who seems to help find a balance in their disturbing natures.Revolutionized what is or can be done in film, period.
- DirectorMamoru HosodaStarsAoi MiyazakiTakao OsawaHaru KurokiAfter her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident while hunting for food for their children, a young woman must find ways to raise the werewolf son and daughter that she had with him while keeping their trait hidden from society.Beauty of fantasy to express real emotions
- DirectorJacques AudiardStarsTahar RahimNiels ArestrupAdel BencherifA delinquent Muslim man struggles to get by in prison until he is taken under the wing of a powerful mob boss. But his gradual rise through the mob's ranks brings him in conflict with his mentor.Best Crime Drama Ever and creativity in and out of the carceral system
- DirectorFrancis VeberStarsThierry LhermitteJacques VilleretFrancis HusterA few friends have a weekly fools' dinner, where each brings a fool along. Pierre finds a champion fool for next dinner. Surprise.Fine French farce. Guess who's laughing at dinner?
- DirectorMaïwennStarsKarin ViardJoeyStarrMarina FoïsA journalist covering police assigned to a juvenile division enters into an affair with one of her subjects.Acting, humour and exploration of human's questionable practices in a non-judgemental way.
- DirectorMarco Tullio GiordanaStarsLuigi Lo CascioAlessio BoniJasmine TrincaAn Italian epic that follows the lives of two brothers from the 1960s to the 2000s.Italian epic family-focused foray into life's long and twisted roads.
- DirectorMichael RadfordMassimo TroisiStarsMassimo TroisiPhilippe NoiretMaria Grazia CucinottaA simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet, and then uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.Classic poetry and problematic love.
- DirectorJosé PadilhaStarsWagner MouraAndré RamiroCaio JunqueiraIn 1997 Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento has to find a substitute for his position while trying to take down drug dealers and criminals before the Pope visits.Brazilian's raw and intelligent excursion into Rio's infamous favelas.
- DirectorJosé PadilhaStarsWagner MouraIrandhir SantosAndré RamiroAfter a prison riot, former-Captain Nascimento, now a high ranking security officer in Rio de Janeiro, is swept into a bloody political dispute that involves government officials and paramilitary groups.One of the best sequels of all time. Does not miss a beat.
- DirectorDarren Paul FisherStarsDaniel FraserEleanor WyldOwen PughIn an alternate reality, children learn how lucky they will be (their "frequency"), knowledge which shapes their destiny. The unluckiest boy must parse the mysteries of free will in order to pursue his forbidden love of the luckiest girl.Intelligent, innovative and engrossing philosophical sci-fi.
- DirectorAtom EgoyanStarsJulianne MooreAmanda SeyfriedLiam NeesonSuspecting her husband of infidelity, gynecologist Dr. Catherine Stewart hires an escort named Chloe in order to test his faithfulness. Soon, the relationships between all three intensify.Seductive play. Egoyan explores the ego.
- DirectorRay LawrenceStarsAnthony LaPagliaGeoffrey RushRachael BlakeThe relationships of four couples unravel after the discovery of a young woman's body in Lantana bush in suburban Sydney.Human drama that draws you in. Australia's best by far.
- DirectorRajkumar HiraniStarsSanjay DuttArshad WarsiVidya BalanMunna Bhai embarks on a journey with Mahatma Gandhi in order to fight against a corrupt property dealer.Indian comedy with life lessons.
- DirectorAsghar FarhadiStarsPayman MaadiLeila HatamiSareh BayatA married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.Family, God and country. Fine disecting into intricacies and idosyncrasies of every day life.
- DirectorYe LouStarsXun ZhouHongsheng JiaZhongkai HuaAfter getting out of prison, small-time crook Mardar stumbles upon a woman who looks exactly like his long-lost lover.Part puzzle, brain-tease and modern day fairytale, this tour de force does not fail.
- DirectorEdward YangStarsNien-Jen WuElaine JinIssei OgataEach member of a middle-class Taipei family seeks to reconcile past and present relationships within their daily lives.Cinematography at its finest. Taiwanese masterpiece in all aspects.
- DirectorZaza UrushadzeStarsLembit UlfsakElmo NüganenGiorgi NakashidzeIn 1992, war rages in Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia. An Estonian man, Ivo, has decided to stay behind and harvest his crops of tangerines. In a bloody conflict at his door, a wounded man is left behind, and Ivo takes him in.Anti-War, Acting and Directing
- DirectorLars von TrierStarsCharlotte GainsbourgStellan SkarsgårdStacy MartinA self-diagnosed nymphomaniac recounts her erotic experiences to the man who saved her after a beating.Storytelling and Sex