IMDb Poll Board: Top 10 International Films
Here are IMDb poll board members' top ten favorite international (non-American / non-English language) feature films of all time. Which one of these top 10 lists do you prefer the most?
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- DirectorAnurag KashyapStarsManoj BajpayeeNawazuddin SiddiquiTigmanshu DhuliaA clash between Sultan and Shahid Khan leads to the expulsion of Khan from Wasseypur, and ignites a deadly blood feud spanning three generations.
BONAFIDE BOSS' Favorites:
1. Gangs of Wasseypur (2012) - (Hindi)
2. Raw (2016) - (French: Grave)
3. The Hunt (2012) - (Danish: Jagten)
4. Ip Man (2008) - (Chinese: Yip Man)
5. Oldboy (2003) - (Korean: Oldeuboi)
6. Ugly (2013) - (Hindi)
7. Psycho Raman (2016) - (Hindi)
8. City of God (2002) - (Portuguese: Cidade de Deus)
9. Blind Melody (2018) - (Hindi: Andhadhun)
10. Fraud Business (2000) - (Hindi: Hera Pheri) - DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsYalitza AparicioMarina de TaviraDiego Cortina AutreyA year in the life of a middle-class family's maid in Mexico City in the early 1970s.
Mr. Pink's Favorites:
1. Roma (2018) - (Spanish)
2. Pan's Labyrinth (2006) - (Spanish: El laberinto del fauno)
3. A Separation (2011) - (Persian: Judaai-e Nader az Simin)
4. Parasite (2019) - (Korean: Gisaengchung)
5. Fist of Fury (1972) - (Chinese: Jing wu men)
6. Special 26 (2013) - (Hindi: Special Chabbis)
7. 3 Idiots (2009) - (Hindi)
8. Stars on Earth (2007) - (Hindi: Taare Zameen Par)
9. Brother Bajrangi - (Hindi: Bajrangi Bhaijaan)
10. Enter the Dragon (1973) - (Chinese) - DirectorJean-Pierre MelvilleStarsAlain DelonFrançois PérierNathalie DelonAfter professional hitman Jef Costello is seen by witnesses his efforts to provide himself an alibi drive him further into a corner.
Nikolay Yeriomin's Favorites:
1. The Samurai (1967) - (French: Le Samourai)
2. Angst (1983) - (German)
3. Homeward (2019) - (Ukrainian: Evge)
4. The 400 Blows (1959) - (French: Les Quatre Cents Coups)
5. Good Work (1999) - (French: Beau travail)
6. Man Bites Dog (1992) - (French: C'est arrive pres de chez vous)
7. Kin-dza-dza! (1986) - (Russian)
8. Amelie (2001) - (French: Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amelie Poulain)
9. Paris, I Love You (2006) - (French: Paris, je t'aime)
10. The Woman Nikita (1990) - (French: La Femme Nikita) - DirectorJean-Pierre JeunetStarsAudrey TautouMathieu KassovitzRufusDespite being caught in her imaginative world, Amelie, a young waitress, decides to help people find happiness. Her quest to spread joy leads her on a journey where she finds true love.
Cinephile's Favorites:
1. Amelie (2001) - (French: Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amelie Poulain)
2. City of God (2002) - (Portuguese: Cidade de Deus)
3. Life Is Beautiful (1997) - (Italian)
4. The Lives of Others (2006) - (German: Das Leben der Anderen)
5. Princess Mononoke (1997) - (Japanese: Mononoke-hime)
6. Pan's Labyrinth (2006) - (Spanish: El laberinto del fauno)
7. Downfall (2004) - (German: Der Untergang)
8. The Hunt (2012) - (Danish: Jagten)
9. The Boat (1981) - (German: Das Boot)
10. Spirited Away (2001) - (Japanese: Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi) - DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneTakashi ShimuraKeiko TsushimaFarmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, who gathers six other samurai to join him.
Dracko's Favorites:
1. Seven Samurai (1954) - (Japanese: Shichinin no samurai)
2. Harakiri (1962) - (Japanese: Seppuku)
3. Throne of Blood (1957) - (Japanese: Kumonosu-jo)
4. The Seventh Seal (1957) - (Swedish: Det sjunde inseglet)
5. Playtime (1967) - (French)
6. Spirited Away (2001) - (Japanese: Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi)
7. Chungking Express (1994) - (Chung Hing sam lam)
8. In the Mood for Love (2000) - (Chinese: Faa yeung nin wa)
9. Princess Mononoke (1997) - (Japanese: Mononoke-hime)
10. Memories of Murder (2003) - (Korean: Sarinui chueok) - DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsAlfonso MejíaRoberto CoboEstela IndaA group of juvenile delinquents live a violent and crime-filled life in the festering slums of Mexico City, as the morals of young Pedro are gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.
Joe Siegel's Favorites:
1. The Young and the Damned (1950) - (Spanish: Los Olvidados)
2. City of God (2002) - (Portuguese: Cidade de Deus)
3. Rashomon (1950) - (Japanese)
4. Solaris (1972) - (Russian: Solyaris)
5. The Seventh Seal (1957) - (Swedish: Det sjunde inseglet)
6. Ivan's Childhood (1962) - (Russian: Ivanovo Detstvo)
7. Three Colors: Blue (1993) - (French: Trois Couleurs: Bleu)
8. Russian Ark (2002) - (Russian: Russkiy Kovcheg)
9. Pan's Labyrinth (2006) - (Spanish: El laberinto del fauno)
10. Love's a Bitch (2000) - (Spanish: Amores Perros) - DirectorEmir KusturicaStarsPredrag 'Miki' ManojlovicLazar RistovskiMirjana JokovicTwo underground black marketeers, Marko and Blacky, sell weapons to the Communist resistance in wartime Belgrade, living the good life along the way.
El Maruecan's Favorites:
1. Underground (1995) - (Serbian)
2. Man Bites Dog (1992) - (French: C'est arrive pres de chez vous)
3. Army of Shadows (1969) - (French: L'armee Des Ombres)
4. The Battle of Algiers (1966) - (Italian: La battaglia di Algeri)
5. Forbidden Games (1952) - (French: Jeux interdits)
6. The Boat (1981) - (German: Das Boot)
7. Bicycle Thieves (1948) - (Italian: Ladri di biciclette)
8. Downfall (2004) - (German: Der Untergang)
9. The Wages of Fear (1953) - (French: Le salaire de la peur)
10. Rashomon (1950) - (Japanese) - DirectorKar-Wai WongStarsLeon LaiMichelle ReisTakeshi KaneshiroThis Hong Kong-set crime drama follows the lives of a hitman, hoping to get out of the business, and his elusive female partner.
Albstein's Favorites:
1. Fallen Angels (1995) - (Chinese: Do lok tin si)
2. Late Spring (1949) - (Japanese: Banshun)
3. Bleeder (1999) - (Danish)
4. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974) - (German: Jeder fur sich und Gott gegen alle)
5. My Neighbor Totoro (1988) - (Japanese: Tonari no Totoro)
6. The Woman Nikita (1990) - (French: La Femme Nikita)
7. The Red Circle (1970) - (French: Le Cercle Rouge)
8. In the Aisles (2018) - (German: In den Gangen)
9. The Two of Us (1967) - (French: Le vieil homme et l'enfant)
10. The Color of Paradise (1999) - (Persian: Rang-e khoda) - DirectorGiuseppe TornatoreStarsPhilippe NoiretEnzo CannavaleAntonella AttiliA filmmaker recalls his childhood when falling in love with the pictures at the cinema of his home village and forms a deep friendship with the cinema's projectionist.
NDbportmanFan's Favorites:
1. New Paradise Cinema (1988) - (Italian: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso)
2. Pan's Labyrinth (2006) - (Spanish: El laberinto del fauno)
3. To Live (1952) - (Japanese: Ikiru)
4. The Devils (1955) - (French: Les Diaboliques)
5. Amelie (2001) - (French: Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amelie Poulain)
6. Spirited Away (2001) - (Japanese: Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi)
7. Battle Royale (2000) - (Japanese: Batoru Rowaiaru)
8. Parasite (2019) - (Korean: Gisaengchung)
9. Seven Samurai (1954) - (Japanese: Shichinin no samurai)
10. The Raid 2 (2014) - (Indonesian: Serbuan Maut 2: Berandal) - DirectorVittorio De SicaStarsLamberto MaggioraniEnzo StaiolaLianella CarellIn post-war Italy, a working-class man's bicycle is stolen, endangering his efforts to find work. He and his son set out to find it.
Hoekkie's Favorites:
1. Bicycle Thieves (1948) - (Italian: Ladri di biciclette)
2. The Celebration (1998) - (Danish: Festen)
3. Metropolis (1927) - (German, Silent-film)
4. To Live (1952) - (Japanese: Ikiru)
5. Come and See (1985) - (Russian: Idi i smotri)
6. Central Station (1998) - (Portuguese: Centra do Brasil)
7. Seven Samurai (1954) - (Japanese: Shichinin no samurai)
8. City of God (2002) - (Portuguese: Cidade de Deus)
9. Grave of the Fireflies (1988) - (Japanese: Hotaru no Haka)
10. The Hunt (2012) - (Danish: Jagten) - DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsJürgen ProchnowHerbert GrönemeyerKlaus WennemannA German U-boat stalks the frigid waters of the North Atlantic as its young crew experience the sheer terror and claustrophobic life of a submariner in World War II.
Ardan Tuzunsoy's Favorites:
1. The Boat (1981) - (German: Das Boot)
2. Army of Shadows (1969) - (French: L'armee Des Ombres)
3. The Samurai (1967) - (French: Le Samouraï)
4. Seven Samurai (1954) - (Japanese: Shichinin no samurai)
5. The Last Laugh (1924) - (German: Der letzte Mann)
6. Friend (2008) - (Sinhala: Machan)
7. Battleship Potemkin (1925) - (Russian: Bronenosets Potemkin)
8. The Red Circle (1970) - (French: Le Cercle Rouge)
9. Metropolis (1927) - (German, Silent-film)
10. Come and See (1985) - (Russian: Idi i smotri) - DirectorYimou ZhangStarsZiyi ZhangHonglei SunHao ZhengPrompted by the death of his father and the grief of his mother, a man recalls the story of how they met in flashback.
Jessica's Favorites:
1. The Road Home (1999) - (Chinese: Wo De Fuqin Muqin)
2. House of Flying Daggers (2004) - (Chinese: Shi Mian Mai Fu)
3. 3 Idiots (2009) - (Hindi)
4. Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) - (German: Nosferatu: Phantom Der Nacht)
5. Amelie (2001) - (French: Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amelie Poulain)
6. New Paradise Cinema (1988) - (Italian: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso)
7. Not One Less (1999) - (Chinese: Yi ge dou bu neng shao)
8. My Neighbor Totoro (1988) - (Japanese: Tonari no Totoro)
9. The Unknown Soldier (2017) - (Finnish: Tuntematon Sotilas)
10. Roma (2018) - (Spanish) - DirectorSlobodan SijanStarsPavle VuisicDragan NikolicDanilo 'Bata' StojkovicIt's April 5, 1941, somewhere in Serbia. A group of people go on a bus to Belgrade, on a journey that will change their lives forever.
Mihailo Razvigor's Favorites:
1. Who's Singin' Over There? (1980) - (Serbian: Ko to tamo peva)
2. The Wages of Fear (1953) - (French: Le salaire de la peur)
3. March on the Drina (1964) - (Serbian: Mars na Drinu)
4. Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) - (German: Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes)
5. The Marathon Family (1982) - (Serbian: Maratonci trce pocasni krug)
6. The Visitors (1993) - (French: Les Visiteurs)
7. Barking at the Stars (1998) - (Serbian: Lajanje na Zvezde)
8. Wheels (1998) - (Sebian: Tockovi)
9. Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010) - (Portuguese: Tropa de Elite 2: O Inimigo Agora e Outro)
10. REC (2007) - (Spanish) - DirectorJacques BeckerStarsAndré BervilJean KeraudyMichel ConstantinDistrust and uncertainty arise when four long-term inmates cautiously induct a new prisoner into their elaborate prison-break scheme.
Pencho's Favorites:
1. The Hole (1960) - (French: Le Trou)
2. The Wages of Fear (1953) - (French: Le salaire de la peur)
3. Pan's Labyrinth (2006) - (Spanish: El laberinto del fauno)
4. Grand Illusion (1937) - (French: La Grande Illusion)
5. The South(1983) - (Spanish: El Sur)
6. The Lives of Others (2006) - (German: Das Leben der Anderen)
7. Ida (2013) - (Polish)
8. A Family Like Many Others (1949) - (Spanish: Una familia de tantas)
9. Roma (2018) - (Spanish)
10. The Best Intentions (1992) - (Swedish: Den goda viljan) - DirectorRajkumar HiraniStarsAamir KhanMadhavanMona SinghTwo friends are searching for their long lost companion. They revisit their college days and recall the memories of their friend who inspired them to think differently, even as the rest of the world called them "idiots".
Dibyayan Chakravorty's Favorites:
1. 3 Idiots (2009) - (Hindi)
2. Taxation: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) - (Hindi: Lagaan)
3. Baby (2015) - (Hindi)
4. Blind Melody (2018) - (Hindi: Andhadhun)
5. Run Milkha Run (2013) - (Hindi: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag)
6. Rock On!! (2008) - (Hindi)
7. A Wednesday (2008) - (Hindi)
8. Parasite (2019) - (Korean: Gisaengchung)
9. Stars on Earth (2007) - (Hindi: Taare Zameen Par)
10. Wild Tales (2014) - (Spanish: Relatos Salvajes) - DirectorKrzysztof KieslowskiStarsIrène JacobJean-Louis TrintignantFrédérique FederA model discovers a retired judge is keen on invading people's privacy.
RubyFruit76's Favorites:
1. Three Colors: Red (1994) - (French: Trois couleurs: Rouge)
2. Hello Bombay! (1988) - (Hindi: Salaam Bombay!)
3. Raise the Red Lantern (1991) - (Chinese: Da hong deng long gao gao gua)
4. The 400 Blows (1959) - (French: Les quatre cents coups)
5. Camille Claudel (1988) - (French)
6. Wild Strawberries (1957) - (Swedish: Smultronstallet)
7. Summer 1993 (2017) - (Spanish: Estiu 1993)
8. Farewell My Concubine (1993) - (Chinese: Ba wang bie ji)
9. My Neighbor Totoro (1988) - (Japanese: Tonari no Totoro)
10. Capernaum (2018) - (Arabic) - DirectorMizuho NishikuboMamoru OshiiStarsAtsuko TanakaIemasa KayumiAkio ÔtsukaA cyborg policewoman and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master.
Stephen Atwood's Favorites:
1. Ghost in the Shell (1995) - (Japanese: Kokaku Kidotai)
2. Spirited Away (2001) - (Japanese: Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi)
3. Princess Mononoke (1997) - (Japanese: Mononoke-hime)
4. Oldboy (2003) - (Korean: Oldeuboi)
5. Your Name. (2016) - (Japanese: Kimi no na wa.)
6. Amelie (2001) - (French: Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amelie Poulain)
7. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) - (Chinese: Wo hu cang long)
8. In the Mood for Love (2000) - (Chinese: Faa yeung nin wa)
9. The Battle of Algiers (1966) - (Italian: La battaglia di Algeri)
10. Stalker (1979) - (Russian) - DirectorLuis PiedrahitaRodrigo SopeñaStarsAlejo SaurasElena BallesterosLluís Homar4 mathematicians are invited to solve an enigma. Once there, they're locked in a mechanically shrinking room and given 1 minute to solve each puzzle via cellphone while also figuring out why they're there.
NVanKerr's Favorites:
1. Fermat's Room (2007) - (Spanish: La habitacion de Fermat)
2. A Serbian Film (2010) - (Serbian: Srpski film)
3. Timecrimes (2007) - (Spanish: Los cronocrimenes)
4. Loft (2008) - (Dutch)
5. Death Note (2006) - (Japanese: Desu Noto)
6. 13: Game of Death (2006) - (Thai: 13 Game Sayawng)
7. Ring (1998) - (Japanese: Ringu)
8. Dark Water (2002) - (Japanese: Honogurai mizu no soko kara)
9. One Missed Call (2003) - (Japanese: Chakushin Ari)
10. Fashion (2008) - (Hindi) - DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsIvana BaqueroAriadna GilSergi LópezIn the Falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.
Silitonga's Favorites:
1. Pan's Labyrinth (2006) - (Spanish: El laberinto del fauno)
2. City of God (2002) - (Portuguese: Cidade de Deus)
3. Parasite (2019) - (Korean: Gisaengchung)
4. Spirited Away (2001) - (Japanese: Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi)
5. Roma (2018) - (Spanish)
6. The Lives of Others (2006) - (German: Das Leben der Anderen)
7. Princess Mononoke (1997) - (Japanese: Mononoke-hime)
8. 3 Idiots (2009) - (Hindi)
9. A Separation (2011) - (Persian: Judaai-e Nader az Simin)
10. Incendies (2010) - (French) - DirectorNitesh TiwariStarsAamir KhanSakshi TanwarFatima Sana ShaikhFormer wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and his two wrestler daughters struggle towards glory at the Commonwealth Games in the face of societal oppression.
Breumaster's Favorites:
1. Athletics (2016) - (Hindi: Dangal)
2. Visuals (2015) - (Hindi: Drishyam)
3. Oldboy (2003) - (Korean: Oldeuboi)
4. The Boat (1981) - (German: Das Boot)
5. Chicken with Plums (2011) - (French: Poulet aux prunes)
6. The Street (1954) - (Italian: La Strada)
7. New Paradise Cinema (1988) - (Italian: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso)
8. Balloon (2018) - (German)
9. City of God (2002) - (Portuguese: Cidade de Deus)
10. I... Like Icarus (1979) - (French: I... comme Icare) - DirectorRoberto BenigniStarsRoberto BenigniNicoletta BraschiGiorgio CantariniWhen an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.
NoRa_FoKa's Favorites:
1. Life Is Beautiful (1997) - (Italian: La vita e bella)
2. Pan's Labyrinth (2006) - (Spanish: El laberinto del fauno)
3. Parasite (2019) - (Korean: Gisaengchung)
4. Three Colors: Red (1994) - (French: Trois couleurs: Rouge)
5. Little England (2013) - (Greek: Mikra Anglia)
6. New Paradise Cinema (1988) - (Italian: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso)
7. Ulysses' Gaze (1995) - (Greek: To vlemma tou Odyssea)
8. Run Lola Run (1998) - (German: Lola rennt)
9. Dogtooth (2009) - (Greek: Kynodontas)
10. Oldboy (2003) - (Korean: Oldeuboi)
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Added on Aug 28, 2023.