Seeking out the

5000 greatest films

in a century of cinema

Films From Year

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Films

2.
Kenneth Lonergan
3.
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Films

4.
Nicolas Winding Refn
5.
Bennett Miller
6.
Wim Wenders
7.
Lars von Trier
8.
Steven Spielberg
9.
Cary Fukunaga
10.
Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne
11.
J.C. Chandor
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Films

12.
Lynn Shelton
13.
14.
Philippe Falardeau
16.
Agnieszka Holland
17.
David Robert Mitchell
18.
Mike Cahill
19.
Richard Linklater
20.
Hirokazu Koreeda
21.
John Michael McDonagh
22.
Steven Soderbergh
23.
Julia Loktev
24.
George Nolfi
25.
Ti West
26.
27.
Glenn Ficarra and John Requa
28.
Joe Cornish
30.
Linda Goldstein Knowlton
31.
Jeff Nichols
33.
Céline Sciamma
34.
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
35.
Steven Soderbergh
36.
Jennifer Westfeldt
37.
Sarah Polley
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Films

38.
Woody Allen
39.
James Bobin
41.
David Cronenberg
42.
Joe Wright
43.
Chris Weitz
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Films

44.
Michel Hazanavicius
45.
Vanishing on 7th Street Brad Anderson
46.
Turn Me On, Dammit!
Få meg på, for faen
Jannicke Systad Jacobsen
48.
Thomas McCarthy
49.
Andrew Haigh
50.
Morten Tyldum
51.
Gustavo Hernández
52.
Arnon Goldfinger
53.
Phyllida Lloyd
54.
Vera Farmiga
55.
Tomas Alfredson
57.
Submarine Richard Ayoade
58.
Jonathan Levine
60.
Paddy Considine
61.
Jeffrey Schwarz
62.
Jaume Collet-Serra
63.
Matthew Vaughn
64.
Ivan Reitman
65.
Jodie Foster
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Films

66.
Brett Ratner
67.
William Friedkin
69.
Zal Batmanglij
70.
George Harrison: Living in the Material World Martin Scorsese
71.
Julia Leigh
72.
Cameron Crowe
73.
Cave of Forgotten Dreams Werner Herzog
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Films

74.
Cloudburst Thom Fitzgerald
75.
Steve McQueen
76.
Rango Gore Verbinski
77.
Gerardo Naranjo
78.
Roman Polanski
79.
Small Town Murder Songs Ed Gass-Donnelly
80.
George Clooney
81.
The Conspirator Robert Redford
82.
J.J. Abrams
83.
Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
84.
Duncan Jones
85.
Alexander Payne
86.
Simon Curtis
87.
Whit Stillman
88.
Just Like Us Ahmed Ahmed
89.
Jon Favreau
90.
Beginners Mike Mills
91.
Tanya Wexler
92.
Lasse Hallström
93.
The Day He Arrives
Book chon bang hyang
Hong Sang-soo
94.
Tate Taylor
95.
Oren Moverman
96.
Jesse Peretz
97.
Lone Scherfig
98.
Tom Hanks
99.
Craig Gillespie
100.
Rodrigo García
101.
Toll Booth
Gişe Memuru
Tolga Karacelik
102.
Joe Carnahan
103.
David Dobkin
104.
Paul Feig
105.
Terence Davies
106.
107.
Kevin Smith
108.
Mateo Gil
109.
Mathieu Roy and Harold Crooks
110.
Steven Spielberg
111.
Aki Kaurismäki
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Films

112.
Terrence Malick
113.
Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same Madeleine Olnek
114.
Kenneth Branagh
115.
Clint Eastwood
116.
Jim Sheridan
117.
Seth Gordon
118.
Adam Wingard
119.
David Frankel
120.
Marc Erlbaum
121.
Martin Scorsese
122.
Jake Kasdan
123.
Jonathan Levine 
Chris Weitz 
David Cronenberg 
Rodrigo García 
Mike Cahill 
Asghar Farhadi 
Joe Cornish 
Jake Kasdan 
Beginners Mike Mills 
Richard Linklater 
Mateo Gil 
Paul Feig 
Marc Erlbaum 
Roman Polanski 
Cave of Forgotten Dreams Werner Herzog 
Cloudburst Thom Fitzgerald 
Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same Madeleine Olnek 
Steven Soderbergh 
Jon Favreau 
Glenn Ficarra and John Requa 
Whit Stillman 
Jim Sheridan 
Nicolas Winding Refn 
Stephen Daldry 
Joseph Cedar 
Will Gluck 
Jennifer Westfeldt 
Craig Gillespie 
George Harrison: Living in the Material World Martin Scorsese 
Mia Hansen-Løve 
Joe Wright 
Steven Soderbergh 
Morten Tyldum 
Vera Farmiga 
Seth Gordon 
Martin Scorsese 
Tanya Wexler 
Agnieszka Holland 
Hirokazu Koreeda 
Cary Fukunaga 
Clint Eastwood 
Just Like Us Ahmed Ahmed 
William Friedkin 
Tom Hanks 
Aki Kaurismäki 
Kenneth Lonergan 
J.C. Chandor 
Sean Durkin 
Lars von Trier 
Woody Allen 
Gerardo Naranjo 
Brad Bird 
Bennett Miller 
Philippe Falardeau 
Simon Curtis 
Anne Fontaine 
Ivan Reitman 
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da
Nuri Bilge Ceylan 
Lone Scherfig 
Jesse Peretz 
Wim Wenders 
Oren Moverman 
Rango Gore Verbinski 
Kevin Smith 
Rupert Wyatt 
Lasse Hallström 
Steve McQueen 
Julia Leigh 
Small Town Murder Songs Ed Gass-Donnelly 
Linda Goldstein Knowlton 
Zal Batmanglij 
Duncan Jones 
Submarine Richard Ayoade 
J.J. Abrams 
Mathieu Roy and Harold Crooks 
Jeff Nichols 
Sarah Polley 
George Nolfi 
Steven Spielberg 
Michel Hazanavicius 
Jodie Foster 
John Madden 
David Frankel 
Göran Olsson 
David Dobkin 
The Conspirator Robert Redford 
The Day He Arrives
Book chon bang hyang
Hong Sang-soo 
Terence Davies 
Alexander Payne 
Arnon Goldfinger 
David Fincher 
Joe Carnahan 
John Michael McDonagh 
Tate Taylor 
George Clooney 
Ti West 
Phyllida Lloyd 
Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne 
Julia Loktev 
James Bobin 
David Robert Mitchell 
Gustavo Hernández 
Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. 
Terrence Malick 
Kenneth Branagh 
Tomas Alfredson 
Toll Booth
Gişe Memuru
Tolga Karacelik 
Céline Sciamma 
Brett Ratner 
Turn Me On, Dammit!
Få meg på, for faen
Jannicke Systad Jacobsen 
Paddy Considine 
Jaume Collet-Serra 
Vanishing on 7th Street Brad Anderson 
Jeffrey Schwarz 
Steven Spielberg 
Cameron Crowe 
Andrew Haigh 
Lynne Ramsay 
Thomas McCarthy 
Matthew Vaughn 
Adam Wingard 
Lynn Shelton 
Ivan Reitman 21 January 2011
David Robert Mitchell 22 January 2011
Vanishing on 7th Street Brad Anderson 05 February 2011
Jaume Collet-Serra 18 February 2011
Wim Wenders 24 February 2011
Rango Gore Verbinski 04 March 2011
George Nolfi 04 March 2011
Gustavo Hernández 04 March 2011
Ti West 12 March 2011
Asghar Farhadi 16 March 2011
Submarine Richard Ayoade 18 March 2011
Göran Olsson 01 April 2011
Duncan Jones 01 April 2011
Joe Wright 08 April 2011
Thomas McCarthy 15 April 2011
The Conspirator Robert Redford 15 April 2011
Céline Sciamma 20 April 2011
Cary Fukunaga 22 April 2011
Kenneth Branagh 06 May 2011
Joe Cornish 13 May 2011
Paul Feig 13 May 2011
Terrence Malick 17 May 2011
Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne 18 May 2011
Jodie Foster 19 May 2011
Joseph Cedar 25 May 2011
Lars von Trier 26 May 2011
Matthew Vaughn 03 June 2011
Beginners Mike Mills 09 June 2011
J.J. Abrams 10 June 2011
Just Like Us Ahmed Ahmed 10 June 2011
Woody Allen 10 June 2011
Hirokazu Koreeda 11 June 2011
Linda Goldstein Knowlton 18 June 2011
Jake Kasdan 24 June 2011
Mateo Gil 01 July 2011
Tom Hanks 01 July 2011
Mia Hansen-Løve 06 July 2011
John Michael McDonagh 07 July 2011
Seth Gordon 08 July 2011
Will Gluck 22 July 2011
Chris Weitz 28 July 2011
Glenn Ficarra and John Requa 29 July 2011
Jon Favreau 29 July 2011
Rupert Wyatt 05 August 2011
David Dobkin 05 August 2011
Tate Taylor 10 August 2011
Lone Scherfig 19 August 2011
Turn Me On, Dammit!
Få meg på, for faen
Jannicke Systad Jacobsen 19 August 2011
Craig Gillespie 19 August 2011
Morten Tyldum 26 August 2011
Jesse Peretz 26 August 2011
Cave of Forgotten Dreams Werner Herzog 31 August 2011
The Day He Arrives
Book chon bang hyang
Hong Sang-soo 08 September 2011
Aki Kaurismäki 08 September 2011
Steven Soderbergh 09 September 2011
Gerardo Naranjo 09 September 2011
Cloudburst Thom Fitzgerald 16 September 2011
Nicolas Winding Refn 16 September 2011
Small Town Murder Songs Ed Gass-Donnelly 22 September 2011
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da
Nuri Bilge Ceylan 23 September 2011
Bennett Miller 23 September 2011
J.C. Chandor 29 September 2011
Kevin Smith 30 September 2011
Jonathan Levine 30 September 2011
Jim Sheridan 30 September 2011
George Harrison: Living in the Material World Martin Scorsese 04 October 2011
George Clooney 07 October 2011
Paddy Considine 07 October 2011
Marc Erlbaum 11 October 2011
Mike Cahill 12 October 2011
Jeffrey Schwarz 14 October 2011
Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. 14 October 2011
David Frankel 14 October 2011
Lynne Ramsay 21 October 2011
Andrew Haigh 04 November 2011
Brett Ratner 04 November 2011
Anne Fontaine 09 November 2011
David Cronenberg 10 November 2011
Jeff Nichols 10 November 2011
Clint Eastwood 11 November 2011
Roman Polanski 18 November 2011
James Bobin 23 November 2011
Martin Scorsese 23 November 2011
Terence Davies 25 November 2011
Julia Leigh 02 December 2011
Alexander Payne 09 December 2011
Tanya Wexler 14 December 2011
David Fincher 21 December 2011
Brad Bird 21 December 2011
Sean Durkin 21 December 2011
Steven Spielberg 21 December 2011
Simon Curtis 23 December 2011
Cameron Crowe 23 December 2011
Steven Spielberg 25 December 2011
Agnieszka Holland 05 January 2012
Tomas Alfredson 06 January 2012
Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same Madeleine Olnek 06 January 2012
Steve McQueen 13 January 2012
Toll Booth
Gişe Memuru
Tolga Karacelik 13 January 2012
Phyllida Lloyd 13 January 2012
Steven Soderbergh 20 January 2012
Michel Hazanavicius 20 January 2012
Stephen Daldry 20 January 2012
Joe Carnahan 27 January 2012
Rodrigo García 22 February 2012
Oren Moverman 24 February 2012
Vera Farmiga 01 March 2012
Philippe Falardeau 07 March 2012
Jennifer Westfeldt 16 March 2012
Lasse Hallström 20 April 2012
Whit Stillman 26 April 2012
John Madden 25 May 2012
Kenneth Lonergan 01 June 2012
Arnon Goldfinger 14 June 2012
Richard Linklater 22 June 2012
William Friedkin 29 June 2012
Lynn Shelton 29 June 2012
Sarah Polley 06 July 2012
Zal Batmanglij 03 August 2012
Julia Loktev 03 January 2013
Mathieu Roy and Harold Crooks 23 March 2013
Adam Wingard 23 August 2013