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.[1]

1950s

1951
# Film Director Country
1.The RiverJean RenoirFrance
2.Diary of a Country PriestRobert Bresson
3.Miracle in MilanVittorio de SicaItaly
4.Los OlvidadosLuis BuñuelMexico
5.All About EveJoseph L. MankiewiczUnited States
6.Miss JulieAlf SjöbergSweden
7.Story of a Love AffairMichelangelo AntonioniItaly
8.Sunset BoulevardBilly WilderUnited States
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 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 CrusoeLuis BunuelMexico
10.MotherMikio NaruseJapan
1955
# Film Director Country
1.Voyage to ItalyRoberto RosselliniItaly
2.OrdetCarl Theodor DreyerDenmark
3.The Big KnifeRobert AldrichUnited States
4.Lola MontèsMax OphülsFrance
5.Rear WindowAlfred HitchcockUnited States
6.Bad LiaisonsAlexandre AstrucFrance
7.La StradaFederico FelliniItaly
8.The Barefoot ContessaJoseph L. MankiewiczUnited States
9.Johnny GuitarNicholas Ray
10.Kiss Me DeadlyRobert Aldrich
1956
# Film Director Country
1.A Man EscapedRobert BressonFrance
2.Elena and Her MenJean Renoir
3.Rebel Without a CauseNicholas RayUnited States
4.Confidential ReportOrson Welles
5.SensoLuchino ViscontiItaly
6.Smiles of a Summer NightIngmar BergmanSweden
7.Il bidoneFederico FelliniItaly
8.L'AmoreRoberto Rossellini
9.PicnicJoshua LoganUS
10.FearRoberto RosselliniItaly
1957
# Film Director Country
1.A King in New YorkCharlie ChaplinUnited Kingdom
2.Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?Frank TashlinUnited States
3.Nights of CabiriaFederico FelliniItaly
4.The Wrong ManAlfred HitchcockUnited States
5.The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la CruzLuis BuñuelMexico
6.Sawdust and Tinsel Ingmar 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
# Film Director Country
1.Touch of EvilOrson WellesUnited States
2.The Seventh SealIngmar BergmanSweden
3.White NightsLuchino ViscontiItaly
4.Il GridoMichelangelo Antonioni
5.Bonjour TristesseOtto PremingerUnited Kingdom,
United States
6.Journey into AutumnIngmar BergmanSweden
7.One LifeAlexandre AstrucFrance
8.Mon OncleJacques Tati
9.The Quiet AmericanJoseph L. MankiewiczUnited States
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 Truffaut
6.Rio BravoHoward HawksUnited States
7.Wild StrawberriesIngmar BergmanSweden
8.VertigoAlfred HitchcockUnited States
9.Princess Yang Kwei FeiKenji MizoguchiJapan
10.The Tiger of EschnapurFritz LangWest Germany

1960s

1960
# Film Director Country
1.Sansho the BailiffKenji MizoguchiJapan
2.L'AvventuraMichelangelo AntonioniItaly
3.BreathlessJean-Luc GodardFrance
4.Shoot the Piano PlayerFrançois Truffaut
5.Poem of the SeaAlexander Dovzhenko & Yuliya SolntsevaSoviet Union
6.Les Bonnes FemmesClaude ChabrolFrance
NazarinLuis BuñuelSpain, Mexico
8.MoonfleetFritz LangUnited States
9.PsychoAlfred Hitchcock
10.Le TrouJacques BeckerFrance
1961
# Film Director Country
1.LolaJacques DemyFrance
2.A Woman Is a WomanJean-Luc Godard
3.Paris Belongs to UsJacques Rivette
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 BrooksUnited States
10.Two Rode TogetherJohn Ford
1962
# Film Director Country
1.My Life to LiveJean-Luc GodardFrance
2.Jules and JimFrançois Truffaut
3.Hatari!Howard HawksUnited States
4.ViridianaLuis BuñuelMexico
5.Le Signe du LionÉric RohmerFrance
6.Wild RiverElia KazanUnited States
7.The TrialOrson Welles
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 HitchcockUnited States
3.The Exterminating AngelLuis BuñuelMexico
4.Adieu PhilippineJacques RozierFrance
5.The Trial of Joan of ArcRobert Bresson
6.MurielAlain Resnais
7.The Nutty ProfessorJerry LewisUnited States
8.The CarabineersJean-Luc GodardFrance
9.Salvatore GiulianoFrancesco RosiItaly
10.8½Federico Fellini
1964
# Film Director Country
1.Band of OutsidersJean-Luc GodardFrance
2.GertrudCarl Theodor DreyerDenmark
3.MarnieAlfred HitchcockUnited States
4.A Married WomanJean-Luc GodardFrance
5.Man's Favourite Sport?Howard HawksUnited States
6.Red DesertMichelangelo AntonioniItaly
7.America, AmericaElia KazanUnited States
8.The SilenceIngmar BergmanSweden
9.Now About These Women
10.The ServantJoseph LoseyUnited Kingdom
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 Godard
6.LilithRobert RossenUnited States
7.Shock CorridorSam Fuller
8.The Family JewelsJerry Lewis
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 FordUnited States
7.The Taking of Power by Louis XIVRoberto RosselliniItaly
8.Torn CurtainAlfred HitchcockUnited States
9.Red Line 7000Howard Hawks
10.Fists in the PocketMarco BellocchioItaly
1967
# Film Director Country
1.PersonaIngmar BergmanSweden
2.Belle de JourLuis BuñuelFrance
3.WeekendJean-Luc Godard
4.Lion Hunting with Bow and ArrowJean Rouch
5.PlaytimeJacques Tati
6.The Big MouthJerry LewisUnited States
7.DaisiesVera ChytilovaCzechoslovakia
The NunJacques RivetteFrance
9.2 or 3 Things I Know About HerJean-Luc Godard
10.La ChinoiseJean-Luc Godard
1968
# Film Director Country
1.The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena BachJean-Marie Straub & Danièle HuilletWest Germany
2.Before the RevolutionBernardo BertolucciItaly
3.The EdgeRobert KramerUnited States
4.Spirits of the Dead: "Toby Dammit" segmentFederico FelliniItaly
5.Don't Let It Kill YouJean Pierre LefebvreCanada
6.The Times That ArePierre Perrault
7.BarrierJerzy SkolimowskiPoland
8.Stolen KissesFrançois TruffautFrance
9.Ride in the WhirlwindMonte HellmanUnited States
10.The Bride Wore BlackFrançois TruffautFrance
Les ContrebandièresLuc Moullet

No list for 1969.

1970s

No lists for the 1970s.

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 ScorseseUnited States
10.GloriaJohn Cassavetes
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 SkolimowskiUnited Kingdom
PassionJean-Luc GodardFrance
4.White DogSam FullerUnited States
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 Rohmer
1983
# Film Director Country
1.À Nos AmoursMaurice PialatFrance
L'ArgentRobert Bresson
3.Merry Christmas, Mr. LawrenceNagisa OshimaUnited Kingdom, Japan
Un jeu BrutalJean-Claude BrisseauFrance
5.The King of ComedyMartin ScorseseUnited States
Pauline at the BeachÉric RohmerFrance
7.L'Enfant SecretPhilippe Garrel
Faux-FuyantsAlain Bergala & Jean-Pierre Limosin
Three Crowns of the SailorRaúl Ruiz
10.Cracking UpJerry LewisUnited States
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 Godard
Liberté, la nuitPhilippe Garrel
6.Rumble FishFrancis Ford CoppolaUnited States
7.And the Ship Sails OnFederico FelliniItaly
Paris, TexasWim WendersWest Germany
The Right StuffPhilip KaufmanUnited States
10.Once Upon a Time in AmericaSergio LeoneItaly, United States
1985
# Film Director Country
1.Hail MaryJean-Luc GodardFrance
2.DétectiveJean-Luc Godard
3.Year of the DragonMichael CiminoUnited States
4.After the RehearsalIngmar BergmanSweden
5.Love StreamsJohn CassavetesUnited States
6.The Home and the WorldSatyajit RayIndia
7.Les Amants terriblesDanièle DubrouxFrance
8.The ChildrenMarguerite Duras
9.RanAkira KurosawaJapan
10.Favorites of the MoonOtar IosselianiFrance
Rendez-vousAndré Téchiné
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 Carax
Maine-Ocean ExpressJacques Rozier
7.ThérèseAlain Cavalier
8.Scene of the CrimeAndré Téchiné
9.After HoursMartin ScorseseUnited States
Alpine FireFredi M. MurerSwitzerland
DisorderOlivier AssayasFrance
Gardien de la nuitJean-Pierre Limosin
Rise and Fall of a Small Cinema CompanyJean-Luc Godard
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, United Kingdom, Italy
6.Four Adventures of Reinette and MirabelleÉric RohmerFrance
Full Metal JacketStanley KubrickUnited Kingdom,

United States

YeelenSouleymane CisséMali
9.The Mass Is EndedNanni MorettiItaly
10.Blue VelvetDavid LynchUnited States
The Color of MoneyMartin Scorsese
King LearJean-Luc Godard
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 KaufmanUnited States
3.The DeadJohn Huston
4.UrgencesRaymond DepardonFrance
5.BirdClint EastwoodUnited States
6.Landscape in the MistTheo AngelopoulosGreece
7.De bruit et de fureurJean-Claude BrisseauFrance
8.The Last Temptation of ChristMartin ScorseseUnited States
9.Les InnocentsAndré TéchinéFrance
10.Story of WomenClaude Chabrol
1989
# Film Director Country
1.Do the Right ThingSpike LeeUnited States
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 KasdanUnited States
I Want to Go HomeAlain ResnaisFrance
Time of the GypsiesEmir KusturicaYugoslavia

1990s

1990
# Film Director Country
1.Freeze Die Come to LifeVitali KanevskySoviet Union
The Little GangsterJacques DoillonFrance
3.GoodfellasMartin ScorseseUnited States
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 AllenUnited States
La DésenchantéeBenoît JacquotFrance
DreamsAkira KurosawaJapan
1991
# Film Director Country
1.Van GoghMaurice PialatFrance
2.Miller's CrossingCoen BrothersUnited States
3.Barton FinkCoen Brothers
4.The Godfather Part IIIFrancis Ford Coppola
5.Close-UpAbbas KiarostamiIran
6.J'entends plus la guitarePhilippe GarrelFrance
7.Edward ScissorhandsTim BurtonUnited States
8.Rhapsody in AugustAkira KurosawaJapan
9.Les Amants du Pont-NeufLeos CaraxFrance
10.Paris s'éveilleOlivier AssayasFrance
1992
# Film Director Country
1.UnforgivenClint EastwoodUnited States
2.AgantukSatyajit RayIndia
3.Life, and Nothing More...Abbas KiarostamiIran
4.Husbands and WivesWoody AllenUnited States
5.Border LineDanièle DubrouxFrance
Savage NightsCyril Collard
The SentinelArnaud Desplechin
8.La Chasse aux papillonsOtar Iosseliani
A Tale of WinterÉric Rohmer
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 EastwoodUnited States
2.Abraham's ValleyManoel de OliveiraPortugal
3.L'Arbre, le maire et la médiathèqueÉric RohmerFrance
4.Smoking/No SmokingAlain Resnais
5.In the Land of the DeafNicolas Philibert
6.Aranyer Din RatriSatyajit RayIndia
7.Mad Dog and GloryJohn McNaughtonUnited States
8.Innocent BloodJohn Landis
9.Bad LieutenantAbel Ferrara
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 PalmaUnited States
4.Wild ReedsAndré TéchinéFrance
5.The Nightmare Before ChristmasHenry SelickUnited States
6.Travolta and MePatricia MazuyFrance
7.L'EnferClaude Chabrol
8.Joan the MaidenJacques Rivette
9.US Go HomeClaire Denis
10.Coming to Terms with the DeadPascale Ferran
M. ButterflyDavid CronenbergUnited States
1995
# Film Director Country
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 SecretPedro AlmodóvarSpain
7.SonatineTakeshi KitanoJapan
8.Ed WoodTim BurtonUnited States
9.Through the Olive TreesAbbas KiarostamiIran
10.In the Mouth of MadnessJohn CarpenterUnited States
1996
# Film Director Country
1.CrashDavid CronenbergCanada
2.For Ever MozartJean-Luc GodardFrance
3.CasinoMartin ScorseseUnited States
4.My Sex Life... or How I Got into an ArgumentArnaud DesplechinFrance
5.God's ComedyJoão César MonteiroPortugal
6.Dead ManJim JarmuschUnited States
7.ThievesAndré TéchinéFrance
8.Mission: ImpossibleBrian De PalmaUnited States
9.EncorePascal BonitzerFrance
Parfait amour!Catherine Breillat
11.Don't Forget You're Going to DieXavier Beauvois
1997
# Film Director Country
1.Hana-biTakeshi KitanoJapan
2.Goodbye South, GoodbyeHou Hsiao-hsienTaiwan
3.Lost HighwayDavid LynchUnited States
4.The EelShohei ImamuraJapan
The RiverTsai Ming-liangTaiwan
6.Same Old SongAlain ResnaisFrance
Seventh HeavenBenoît Jacquot
Taste of CherryAbbas KiarostamiIran
9.Face/OffJohn WooUnited States
Happy TogetherWong Kar-waiHong Kong
ScreamWes CravenUnited States
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 EastwoodUnited States
5.AnxietyManoel de OliveiraPortugal
Sue Lost in ManhattanAmos KollekUnited States
7.L'EnnuiCédric KahnFrance
Velvet GoldmineTodd HaynesUnited States
9.Snake EyesBrian De Palma
10.L'arrière-paysJacques NolotFrance
Jackie BrownQuentin TarantinoUnited States
OssosPedro CostaPortugal
TitanicJames CameronUnited States
1999
# Film Director Country
1.Eyes Wide ShutStanley KubrickUnited States
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 EastwoodUnited States
7.The LetterManoel de OliveiraPortugal
8.The Straight StoryDavid LynchUnited States
9.Ghost Dog: The Way of the SamuraiJim Jarmusch
10.As Bodas de DeusJoão César MonteiroPortugal
1990s (1990–1999)
# Film Director Country
1.The Bridges of Madison CountyClint EastwoodUnited States
Carlito's WayBrian De Palma
Goodbye South, GoodbyeHou Hsiao-hsienTaiwan
4.Close-UpAbbas KiarostamiIran
Eyes Wide ShutStanley KubrickUnited States
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With MeDavid Lynch
UnforgivenClint Eastwood
8.CrashDavid CronenbergCanada
Edward ScissorhandsTim BurtonUnited States
The RiverTsai Ming-liangTaiwan

2000s

2000
# Film Director Country
1.Esther KahnArnaud DesplechinFrance
2.The CaptiveChantal AkermanBelgium
3.Man on the MoonMiloš FormanUnited States
4.Mission to MarsBrian De Palma
5.In the Mood for LoveWong Kar-waiHong Kong
6.M/OtherNobuhiro SuwaJapan
7.The Virgin SuicidesSofia CoppolaUnited States
Yi YiEdward YangTaiwan
9.Space CowboysClint EastwoodUnited States
10.Workers for the Good LordJean-Claude BrisseauFrance
2001
# Film Director Country
1.Mulholland DriveDavid LynchUnited States
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 FerraraUnited States
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
10.24N/AUnited States
GerryGus Van Sant
2004
# Film Director Country
1.Tropical MaladyApichatpong WeerasethakulThailand
2.S-21Rithy PanhCambodia
Tie Xi Qu: West of the TracksWang BingChina
The VillageM. Night ShyamalanUnited States
5.SharaNaomi KawaseJapan
6.The Brown BunnyVincent GalloUnited States
GerryGus Van Sant
Kings and QueenArnaud DesplechinFrance
9.Café LumièreHou Hsiao-hsienJapan
Taiwan
Kill Bill: Volume 2Quentin TarantinoUnited States
SarabandIngmar BergmanSweden
2005
# Film Director Country
1.Last DaysGus Van SantUnited States
2.A History of ViolenceDavid Cronenberg
Regular LoversPhilippe GarrelFrance
4.1/3 of the EyesOlivier Zabat
Three TimesHou Hsiao-hsienTaiwan
The WorldJia ZhangkeChina
The Young LieutenantXavier BeauvoisFrance
8.Be with MeEric KhooSingapore
Grizzly ManWerner HerzogUnited States
Sin CityFrank Miller & Robert Rodriguez
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 MillerUnited States
These Encounters of TheirsStraub–HuilletFrance
Italy
Lady in the WaterM. Night ShyamalanUnited States
9.The DepartedMartin Scorsese
10.Flags of Our FathersClint Eastwood
The New WorldTerrence Malick
2007
# Film Director Country
1.Paranoid ParkGus Van SantUnited States
2.Death ProofQuentin Tarantino
Inland EmpireDavid Lynch
Still LifeJia ZhangkeChina
5.La FranceSerge BozonFrance
ZodiacDavid FincherUnited States
7.Before I ForgetJacques NolotFrance
Honor of the Knights (Quixotic)Albert SerraSpain
Romance of Astree and CeladonÉric RohmerFrance
10.The Duchess of LangeaisJacques Rivette
I Don't Want to Sleep AloneTsai Ming-liangMalaysia
Taiwan
Syndromes and a CenturyApichatpong WeerasethakulThailand
2008
# Film Director Country
1.RedactedBrian De PalmaUnited States
2.Colossal YouthPedro CostaPortugal
3.CloverfieldMatt ReevesUnited States
4.No Country for Old MenCoen Brothers
5.Two LoversJames Gray
6.Waltz with BashirAri FolmanIsrael
7.Dernier maquisRabah Ameur-ZaïmecheAlgeria
France
8.HungerSteve McQueenUnited Kingdom
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 TarantinoUnited States
4.Gran TorinoClint Eastwood
5.Eccentricities of a Blonde-haired GirlManoel de OliveiraPortugal
6.TetroFrancis Ford CoppolaUnited States
7.The Hurt LockerKathryn Bigelow
8.King of EscapeAlain GuiraudieFrance
9.Tokyo SonataKiyoshi KurosawaJapan
10.HadewijchBruno DumontFrance
2000s (2000–2009)
# Film Director Country
1.Mulholland DriveDavid LynchUnited States
2.ElephantGus Van Sant
3.Tropical MaladyApichatpong WeerasethakulThailand
4.The HostBong Joon-hoSouth Korea
5.A History of ViolenceDavid CronenbergUnited States
6.The Secret of the GrainAbdellatif KechicheFrance
7.Tie Xi Qu: West of the TracksWang BingChina
8.War of the WorldsSteven SpielbergUnited States
9.The New WorldTerrence Malick
10.TenAbbas KiarostamiIran

2010s

2010[2][3]
# Film Director Country
1.Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past LivesApichatpong WeerasethakulThailand
2.Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New OrleansWerner HerzogUnited States
3.Film SocialismeJean-Luc GodardFrance
4.Toy Story 3Lee UnkrichUnited States
5.Fantastic Mr. FoxWes Anderson
6.A Serious ManCoen Brothers
7.To Die Like a ManJoão Pedro RodriguesPortugal
8.The Social NetworkDavid FincherUnited States
9.ChougaDarezhan OmirbayevKazakhstan
10.MotherBong Joon-hoSouth Korea
2011[4]
# Film Director Country
1.We Have a PopeNanni MorettiItaly
2.The Strange Case of AngelicaManoel de OliveiraPortugal
The Tree of LifeTerrence MalickUnited States
4.Essential KillingJerzy SkolimowskiPoland
Outside SatanBruno DumontFrance
6.A Burning Hot SummerPhilippe Garrel
MelancholiaLars von TrierDenmark
8.House of ToleranceBertrand BonelloFrance
Meek's CutoffKelly ReichardtUnited States
Super 8J. J. Abrams
2012[5]
# Film Director Country
1.Holy MotorsLeos CaraxFrance
2.CosmopolisDavid CronenbergCanada
3.TwixtFrancis Ford CoppolaUnited States
4.4:44 Last Day on EarthAbel Ferrara
5.In Another CountryHong Sang-sooSouth Korea
6.Take ShelterJeff NicholsUnited States
7.Go Go TalesAbel Ferrara
8.TabuMiguel GomesPortugal
9.FaustAlexander SokurovRussia
10.Keep the Lights OnIra SachsUnited States
2013[6]
# Film Director Country
1.Stranger by the LakeAlain GuiraudieFrance
2.Spring BreakersHarmony KorineUnited States
3.Blue Is the Warmest ColourAbdellatif KechicheFrance
4.GravityAlfonso CuarónUnited Kingdom, United States
5.A Touch of SinJia ZhangkeChina
6.LincolnSteven SpielbergUnited States
7.JealousyPhilippe GarrelFrance
8.Nobody's Daughter HaewonHong Sang-sooSouth Korea
9.You and the NightYann GonzalezFrance
10.Age of PanicJustine Triet
2014[7]
# Film Director Country
1.Li'l QuinquinBruno DumontFrance
2.Goodbye to LanguageJean-Luc GodardFrance, Switzerland
3.Under the SkinJonathan GlazerUnited Kingdom
4.Maps to the StarsDavid CronenbergCanada
5.The Wind RisesHayao MiyazakiJapan
6.NymphomaniacLars von TrierDenmark, United Kingdom
7.MommyXavier DolanCanada
8.Love Is StrangeIra SachsUnited States
9.ParadiseAlain CavalierFrance
10.Our SunhiHong Sang-sooSouth Korea
2015[8]
# 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, United States
6.JaujaLisandro AlonsoArgentina, Denmark
7.Inherent VicePaul Thomas AndersonUnited States
8.Arabian NightsMiguel GomesPortugal
9.The Summer of SangailėAlantė KavaitėLithuania
10.Journey to the ShoreKiyoshi KurosawaJapan
2016[9]
# Film Director Country
1.Toni ErdmannMaren AdeGermany, Austria
2.EllePaul VerhoevenFrance
3.The Neon DemonNicolas Winding RefnDenmark, France, United States
4.AquariusKleber Mendonça FilhoBrazil
5.Slack BayBruno DumontFrance
6.JulietaPedro AlmodóvarSpain
7.Staying VerticalAlain GuiraudieFrance
8.La Loi de la jungleAntonin Peretjatko
9.CarolTodd HaynesUnited States, United Kingdom
10.Le Bois Dont Les Rêves Sont FaitsClaire SimonFrance
2017[10]
# Film Director Country
1. Twin Peaks: The Return David Lynch United States
2. Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc Bruno Dumont France
3. Certain Women Kelly Reichardt United States
4. Get Out Jordan Peele
5. The Day After Hong Sang-Soo South Korea
6. Lover for a Day Philippe Garrel France
7. Good Time Ben and Josh Safdie United States
8. Split M. Night Shyamalan
9. Jackie Pablo Larraín United States, Chile, France
10. Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Ang Lee Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States
2018[11][12]
# Film Director Country
1. The Wild Boys Bertrand Mandico France
2. Coincoin and the Extra-Humans Bruno Dumont
3. Phantom Thread Paul Thomas Anderson United States
4. Burning Lee Chang-dong South Korea
5. Paul Sanchez est revenu! Patricia Mazuy France
6. The Post Steven Spielberg United States
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[13][14]
# 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 United States
9. Joker Todd Phillips
10. The Irishman Martin Scorsese
2010s (2010–2019)[15]
# Film Director Country
1. Twin Peaks: The Return David Lynch United States
2. Holy Motors Leos Carax France
3. Li'l Quinquin Bruno Dumont
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

2020s

2020[16]
# Film Director Country
1. City Hall Frederick Wiseman United States
2. The Woman Who Ran Hong Sang-soo South Korea
3. Uncut Gems Benny Safdie and Joshua Safdie United States
4. Malmkrog Cristi Puiu Romania
5. Love Affair(s) 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[17]
# Film Director Country
1. First Cow Kelly Reichardt United States
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 United States
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 United States
10. Benedetta Paul Verhoeven France
2022[18]
# 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
2023[19][20]
# Film Director Country
1. Trenque Lauquen Laura Citarella Argentina, Germany
2. Close Your Eyes Víctor Erice Spain, Argentina
3. Anatomy of a Fall Justine Triet France
4. The Fabelmans Steven Spielberg United States
5. Fallen Leaves Aki Kaurismäki Finland, Germany
6. Unrest Cyril Schäublin Switzerland
7. Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World Radu Jude Romania, Croatia, France, Luxembourg
8. The Temple Woods Gang Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche France
9. Last Summer Catherine Breillat
10. A Prince Pierre Creton
Showing Up Kelly Reichardt United States

Filmmakers with multiple works on the lists

See also

References

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  12. ↑ "Cahiers du Cinéma Top 10 Of 2018 Honors Lars von Trier's Latest As Well As French Film 'The Wild Boys'". theplaylist.net.
  13. ↑ "Cahiers du Cinéma's Top 10 Of 2019 Features 'Synonyms,' 'Bacurau' & Other Surprises". theplaylist.net.
  14. ↑ "Cahiers du Cinéma Top 10 of 2019 Includes 'Joker,' 'The Mule' and 'The Irishman'". World of Reel.
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  16. ↑ "TOP 10 2020 des @cahierscinema". December 2, 2020.
  17. ↑ "TOP 10 2021 des @cahierscinema". November 29, 2021.
  18. ↑ Cahiers du cinéma’s Top 10 Films of 2022 Includes Pacifiction, Nope, and EO|The Film Stage
  19. ↑ ""TOP 10 2023 des @cahierscinema"". December 1, 2023.
  20. ↑ Zilko, Christian (1 December 2023). "Cahiers du Cinema Names Best Films of 2023, Including 'Anatomy of a Fall' and 'Close Your Eyes'". IndieWire. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
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