| 1 |  | Breaking the Waves(1996) | ⭐ 7.8 |
| 2 |  | The Water Margin(1973) | ⭐ 8.1 |
| 3 |  | Irreversible(2002) | ⭐ 7.3 |
| 4 |  | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001) | ⭐ 8.9 |
| 5 |  | The Godfather(1972) | ⭐ 9.2 |
| 6 |  | Citizen Kane(1941) | ⭐ 8.2 |
| 7 |  | Schindler's List(1993) | ⭐ 9.0 |
| 8 |  | Hedwig and the Angry Inch(2001) | ⭐ 7.7 |
| 9 |  | Shortbus(2006) | ⭐ 6.3 |
| 10 |  | Ran(1985) | ⭐ 8.2 |
| 11 |  | Dumplings(2004) | ⭐ 6.7 |
| 12 |  | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai(1999) | ⭐ 7.5 |
| 13 |  | The Last Samurai(2003) | ⭐ 7.8 |
| 14 |  | Seven Samurai(1954) | ⭐ 8.6 |
| 15 |  | After the Rain(1999) | ⭐ 7.6 |
| 16 |  | Dodes'ka-den(1970) | ⭐ 7.3 |
| 17 |  | Red Beard(1965) | ⭐ 8.3 |
| 18 |  | High and Low(1963) | ⭐ 8.4 |
| 19 |  | Sanjuro(1962) | ⭐ 8.0 |
| 20 |  | Yojimbo(1961) | ⭐ 8.2 |
| 21 |  | The Bad Sleep Well(1960) | ⭐ 7.9 |
| 22 |  | The Lower Depths(1957) | ⭐ 7.2 |
| 23 |  | Ikiru(1952) | ⭐ 8.3 |
| 24 |  | Rashomon(1950) | ⭐ 8.1 |
| 25 |  | Stray Dog(1949) | ⭐ 7.8 |
| 26 |  | The Sea Is Watching(2002) | ⭐ 7.0 |
| 27 |  | Warm Water Under a Red Bridge(2001) | ⭐ 6.7 |
| 28 |  | Dr. Akagi(1998) | ⭐ 7.2 |
| 29 |  | The Eel(1997) | ⭐ 7.3 |
| 30 |  | Black Rain(1989) | ⭐ 7.8 |
| 31 |  | Why Not?(1981) | ⭐ 6.8 |
| 32 |  | Vengeance Is Mine(1979) | ⭐ 7.6 |
| 33 |  | The Pornographers(1966) | ⭐ 7.2 |
| 34 |  | Gate of Flesh(1964) | ⭐ 7.2 |
| 35 |  | Tokyo Drifter(1966) | ⭐ 7.1 |
| 36 |  | Eros(2004) | ⭐ 5.9 |
| 37 |  | 2046(2004) | ⭐ 7.4 |
| 38 |  | In the Mood for Love(2000) | ⭐ 8.0 |
| 39 |  | Happy Together(1997) | ⭐ 7.7 |
| 40 |  | Fallen Angels(1995) | ⭐ 7.5 |
| 41 |  | Ashes of Time(1994) | ⭐ 7.0 |
| 42 |  | Chungking Express(1994) | ⭐ 7.9 |
| 43 |  | Days of Being Wild(1990) | ⭐ 7.4 |
| 44 |  | As Tears Go By(1988) | ⭐ 7.0 |
| 45 | | Citizen Kane(1941) | ⭐ 8.2 |
| 46 |  | M(1931) | ⭐ 8.3 |
| 47 |  | Metropolis(1927) | ⭐ 8.2 |
| 48 |  | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers(2002) | ⭐ 8.8 |
| 49 |  | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003) | ⭐ 9.0 |
| 50 |  | King Kong(2005) | ⭐ 7.2 |