Seeking out the

5000 greatest films

in a century of cinema

Films From Year

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Films

1.
Mulholland Dr. David Lynch
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Films

2.
Gosford Park Robert Altman
3.
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister harmóniák
Béla Tarr and Ágnes Hranitzky
4.
In the Bedroom Todd Field
5.
The Piano Teacher
La pianiste
Michael Haneke
6.
Nowhere in Africa
Nirgendwo in Afrika
Caroline Link
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Films

7.
Faat Kiné Ousmane Sembene
8.
The Pledge Sean Penn
9.
Ghost World Terry Zwigoff
10.
Kissing Jessica Stein Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
11.
The Devil's Backbone
El espinazo del diablo
Guillermo del Toro
12.
Training Day Antoine Fuqua
13.
Lovely & Amazing Nicole Holofcener
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Films

14.
Heist David Mamet
15.
Monster's Ball Marc Forster
16.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Peter Jackson
17.
Spirited Away
Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi
Hayao Miyazaki
18.
Y tu mamá también Alfonso Cuarón
19.
The Score Frank Oz
20.
Spy Game Tony Scott
21.
The Man Who Wasn't There Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
22.
Iris Richard Eyre
23.
The Anniversary Party Alan Cumming and Jennifer Jason Leigh
24.
Amélie
Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
25.
Atanarjuat
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
Zacharias Kunuk
26.
Ocean's Eleven Steven Soderbergh
27.
Session 9 Brad Anderson
28.
A Beautiful Mind Ron Howard
29.
Bridget Jones's Diary Sharon Maguire
30.
The Mexican Gore Verbinski
31.
Shrek Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson
32.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch John Cameron Mitchell
33.
The Closet
Le placard
Francis Veber
34.
Rock Star Stephen Herek
35.
O Tim Blake Nelson
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Films

36.
The Others Alejandro Amenábar
37.
The Cat's Meow Peter Bogdanovich
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Films

38.
The Majestic Frank Darabont
39.
The Royal Tenenbaums Wes Anderson
40.
Donnie Darko Richard Kelly
41.
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion Woody Allen
42.
Legally Blonde Robert Luketic
43.
Pursuit of Happiness John Putch
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Films

44.
A.I. Artificial Intelligence Steven Spielberg
45.
The Swamp
La ciénaga
Lucrecia Martel
46.
The Wedding Planner Adam Shankman
47.
Spy Kids Robert Rodriguez
48.
Kandahar
Safar e Ghandehar
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
49.
Shallow Hal Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly
50.
Planet of the Apes Tim Burton
A Beautiful Mind Ron Howard 
A.I. Artificial Intelligence Steven Spielberg 
Amélie
Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
Jean-Pierre Jeunet 
Atanarjuat
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
Zacharias Kunuk 
Bridget Jones's Diary Sharon Maguire 
Donnie Darko Richard Kelly 
Faat Kiné Ousmane Sembene 
Ghost World Terry Zwigoff 
Gosford Park Robert Altman 
Hedwig and the Angry Inch John Cameron Mitchell 
Heist David Mamet 
In the Bedroom Todd Field 
Iris Richard Eyre 
Kandahar
Safar e Ghandehar
Mohsen Makhmalbaf 
Kissing Jessica Stein Charles Herman-Wurmfeld 
Legally Blonde Robert Luketic 
Lovely & Amazing Nicole Holofcener 
Monster's Ball Marc Forster 
Mulholland Dr. David Lynch 
Nowhere in Africa
Nirgendwo in Afrika
Caroline Link 
O Tim Blake Nelson 
Ocean's Eleven Steven Soderbergh 
Planet of the Apes Tim Burton 
Pursuit of Happiness John Putch 
Rock Star Stephen Herek 
Session 9 Brad Anderson 
Shallow Hal Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly 
Shrek Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson 
Spirited Away
Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi
Hayao Miyazaki 
Spy Game Tony Scott 
Spy Kids Robert Rodriguez 
The Anniversary Party Alan Cumming and Jennifer Jason Leigh 
The Cat's Meow Peter Bogdanovich 
The Closet
Le placard
Francis Veber 
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion Woody Allen 
The Devil's Backbone
El espinazo del diablo
Guillermo del Toro 
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Peter Jackson 
The Majestic Frank Darabont 
The Man Who Wasn't There Joel Coen and Ethan Coen 
The Mexican Gore Verbinski 
The Others Alejandro Amenábar 
The Piano Teacher
La pianiste
Michael Haneke 
The Pledge Sean Penn 
The Royal Tenenbaums Wes Anderson 
The Score Frank Oz 
The Swamp
La ciénaga
Lucrecia Martel 
The Wedding Planner Adam Shankman 
Training Day Antoine Fuqua 
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister harmóniák
Béla Tarr and Ágnes Hranitzky 
Y tu mamá también Alfonso Cuarón 
Pursuit of Happiness John Putch 17 January 2001
Donnie Darko Richard Kelly 19 January 2001
The Pledge Sean Penn 19 January 2001
The Wedding Planner Adam Shankman 26 January 2001
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister harmóniák
Béla Tarr and Ágnes Hranitzky 01 February 2001
The Mexican Gore Verbinski 02 March 2001
Spy Kids Robert Rodriguez 30 March 2001
The Swamp
La ciénaga
Lucrecia Martel 12 April 2001
Bridget Jones's Diary Sharon Maguire 13 April 2001
The Devil's Backbone
El espinazo del diablo
Guillermo del Toro 20 April 2001
Shrek Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson 18 May 2001
Y tu mamá también Alfonso Cuarón 08 June 2001
A.I. Artificial Intelligence Steven Spielberg 29 June 2001
The Anniversary Party Alan Cumming and Jennifer Jason Leigh 29 June 2001
Legally Blonde Robert Luketic 13 July 2001
The Score Frank Oz 13 July 2001
Planet of the Apes Tim Burton 27 July 2001
The Closet
Le placard
Francis Veber 10 August 2001
The Others Alejandro Amenábar 10 August 2001
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion Woody Allen 24 August 2001
O Tim Blake Nelson 31 August 2001
Hedwig and the Angry Inch John Cameron Mitchell 31 August 2001
The Piano Teacher
La pianiste
Michael Haneke 05 September 2001
Rock Star Stephen Herek 07 September 2001
Session 9 Brad Anderson 14 September 2001
Ghost World Terry Zwigoff 21 September 2001
Training Day Antoine Fuqua 05 October 2001
Mulholland Dr. David Lynch 19 October 2001
Heist David Mamet 09 November 2001
Shallow Hal Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly 09 November 2001
The Man Who Wasn't There Joel Coen and Ethan Coen 16 November 2001
Spy Game Tony Scott 21 November 2001
Ocean's Eleven Steven Soderbergh 07 December 2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Peter Jackson 19 December 2001
The Majestic Frank Darabont 21 December 2001
The Royal Tenenbaums Wes Anderson 04 January 2002
A Beautiful Mind Ron Howard 04 January 2002
Gosford Park Robert Altman 18 January 2002
Kandahar
Safar e Ghandehar
Mohsen Makhmalbaf 01 February 2002
Amélie
Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
Jean-Pierre Jeunet 08 February 2002
In the Bedroom Todd Field 08 February 2002
Monster's Ball Marc Forster 01 March 2002
Iris Richard Eyre 29 March 2002
Kissing Jessica Stein Charles Herman-Wurmfeld 05 April 2002
The Cat's Meow Peter Bogdanovich 03 May 2002
Atanarjuat
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
Zacharias Kunuk 26 July 2002
Lovely & Amazing Nicole Holofcener 02 August 2002
Spirited Away
Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi
Hayao Miyazaki 28 March 2003
Nowhere in Africa
Nirgendwo in Afrika
Caroline Link 16 May 2003
Faat Kiné Ousmane Sembene 15 January 2004