The Young Turk's Top 100 Films

1. Bande a Part - Jean-Luc Godard
2. High and Low - Akira Kurosawa
3. Blow Up - Michelangelo Antonioni
4. Solaris - Andrei Tarkovsky
5. Persona - Ingmar Bergman
6. Rebel Without A Cause - Nicholas Ray
7. Le beau Serge - Claude Charbol
8. Sunset Blvd. - Billy Wilder
9. Charaluta - Satyajit Ray
10. 8½ - Federico Fellini
11. 2001: A Space Odyssey - Stanley Kubrick
12. Pierrot le Fou - Jean-Luc Godard
13. Les Enfants Terribles - Jean-Pierre Melville
14. Jules and Jim - Francois Truffaut
15. Belle de Jour - Luis Bunuel
16. Johnny Guitar - Nicholas Ray
17. Black Narcissus - Powell & Pressburger
18. M - Fritz Lang
19. Strike - Sergei Eisenstein
20. Taxi Driver - Martin Scorsese
21. City Lights - Charles Chaplin
22. Brief Encounter - David Lean
23. A Bout de Souffle - Jean-Luc Godard
24. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning - Karel Reisz
25. Citizen Kane - Orson Welles
26. Tokyo Story - Yasujiro Ozu
27. Ikiru - Akira Kurosawa
28. Raising Arizona - Joel & Ethan Coen
29. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie - Luis Bunuel
30. Rear Window - Alfred Hitchcock
31. The Seventh Seal - Ingmar Bergman
32. The Maltese Falcon - John Huston
33. Lawrence of Arabia - David Lean
34. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly - Sergio Leone
35. The Shining - Stanley Kubrick
36. La Strada - Federico Fellini
37. Paris, Texas - Wim Wenders
38. In A Lonely Place - Nicholas Ray
39. Psycho - Alfred Hitchcock
40. Casablanca - Michael Curtiz
41. Wild Strawberries - Ingmar Bergman
42. The Lodger - Alfred Hitchcock
43. Reservoir Dogs - Quentin Tarantino
44. L'Avventura - Michelangelo Antonioni
45. The Third Man - Carol Reed
46. Vertigo - Alfred Hitchcock
47. if... - Lindsay Anderson
48. Ordet - Carl Theodore Dreyer
49. Battleship Potemkin - Sergei Eisenstein
50. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari - Robert Wiene
51. Cries and Whispers - Ingmar Bergman
52. Apocalypse Now - Francis Ford Coppola
53. Seven Samurai - Akira Kurosawa
54. Scarface - Howard Hawks
55. Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
56. Rashomon - Akira Kurosawa
57. Metropolis - Fritz Lang
58. La Grande Illusion - Jean Renoir
59. The 400 Blows - Francois Truffaut
60. Pickpocket - Robert Bresson
61. Dial M For Murder - Alfred Hitchcock
62. All About Eve - Joseph L. Mankiewicz
63. Jour de Fete - Jacques Tati
64. Once Upon A Time In America - Sergio Leone
65. North by North West - Alfred Hitchcock
66. Full Metal Jacket - Stanley Kubrick
67. In the Mood for Love - Wong Kar Wai
68. Some Like It Hot - Billy Wilder
69. Manhattan - Woody Allen
70. Le Mepris - Jean-Luc Godard
71. Army of Shadows - Jean-Pierre Melville
72. Malcolm X - Spike Lee
73. Amores Perros - Alejandro Gonazalez Innaritu
74. Rendezvous in Paris - Eric Rohmer
75. Throne of Blood - Akira Kurosawa
76. Secrets & Lies - Mike Leigh
78. Pulp Fiction - Quentin Tarantino
79. The Godfather - Francis Ford Coppola
80. Cassanova - Federico Fellini
81. Nashville - Robert Altman
82. The Bridge on the River Kwai - David Lean
83. Senso - Luchino Visconti
84. East of Eden - Elia Kazan
85. Nayak - Satyajit Ray
86. Shoot the Piano Player - Francois Truffaut
87. Grapes of Wrath - John Ford
88. Pan's Labyrinth - Guillermo del Toro
89. Satyricon - Federico Fellini
90. Funny Games - Michael Haneke
91. Jaws - Steven Spielberg
92. Nosferatu - FW Murnau
93. Memento - Christopher Nolan
94. Call of Cthulhu - Andrew Leman
95. Do the Right Thing - Spike Lee
96. Dead Man - Jim Jarmusch
97. The Trial - Orson Welles
98. Submarine - Richard Ayoade
99. Triple Agent - Eric Rohmer
100. Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Don Siegel

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I've not seen much of your list, but I have seen these. I bolded the ones I enjoyed.

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I'd recommend all of the French New Wave stuff on there it's quite eye opening, Also Nicholas Ray's stuff is very good and very important, as is Satyajit Ray's. You may not enjoy them, I don't know, I do so they're the ones I'd suggest.

Love seeing Blow-Up in your top 3. Fantastic film, one of my own favorites.

Yes one of mine too, truly iconic.

You have some excellent selections. Especially number 20 which happens to be my favorite movie. But you also have plenty of greats from Kubrick, Coppola, Hitchcock, and Kurosawa.

I admit when it comes to French cinema I am not that big on a lot of big names, but I like Jean Pierre Melville and Bresson quite a bit. Even though I still need to see more from them.

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Fear and Loathing in MoFo... The Gunslinger 45's Top 50 Favorite Films

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Ah, well as I'm sure you can tell I am fascinated by the French New Wave, and thank you, I'm glad you like my list.

Nice list . Glad to see some British films on there. Pleased to see Richard Ayoade's Submarine sneaked in at the bottom too!

One of the best lists I have seen on this site. Judging by this thread and the other posts you've made already, you should fit right in to this site as there are lots of fans of all sorts of cinema just like you.

I love French New Wave too (look at my avatar ) even though I haven't seen that many films. The last film I watch was actually Bande á Part and I wrote about it here.

I'll go into more detail about your whole list later, but most of the choices are absolutely brilliant, lots of truly great films from all sorts of different eras and directors

But where's Pearl Harbor?

GREAT

1. Bande a Part - Jean-Luc Godard
8. Sunset Blvd. - Billy Wilder
10. 8½ - Federico Fellini
11. 2001: A Space Odyssey - Stanley Kubrick
12. Pierrot le Fou - Jean-Luc Godard
20. Taxi Driver - Martin Scorsese
23. A Bout de Souffle - Jean-Luc Godard
25. Citizen Kane - Orson Welles
26. Tokyo Story - Yasujiro Ozu
29. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie - Luis Bunuel
30. Rear Window - Alfred Hitchcock
31. The Seventh Seal - Ingmar Bergman
32. The Maltese Falcon - John Huston
33. Lawrence of Arabia - David Lean
34. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly - Sergio Leone
35. The Shining - Stanley Kubrick
38. In A Lonely Place - Nicholas Ray
39. Psycho - Alfred Hitchcock
40. Casablanca - Michael Curtiz
43. Reservoir Dogs - Quentin Tarantino
44. L'Avventura - Michelangelo Antonioni
45. The Third Man - Carol Reed
46. Vertigo - Alfred Hitchcock
48. Ordet - Carl Theodore Dreyer
52. Apocalypse Now - Francis Ford Coppola
53. Seven Samurai - Akira Kurosawa
55. Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese
56. Rashomon - Akira Kurosawa
58. La Grande Illusion - Jean Renoir
64. Once Upon A Time In America - Sergio Leone
65. North by North West - Alfred Hitchcock
66. Full Metal Jacket - Stanley Kubrick
70. Le Mepris - Jean-Luc Godard
78. Pulp Fiction - Quentin Tarantino
79. The Godfather - Francis Ford Coppola
81. Nashville - Robert Altman
82. The Bridge on the River Kwai - David Lean
96. Dead Man - Jim Jarmusch
100. Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Don Siegel

VERY GOOD

5. Persona - Ingmar Bergman
21. City Lights - Charles Chaplin
36. La Strada - Federico Fellini
37. Paris, Texas - Wim Wenders
51. Cries and Whispers - Ingmar Bergman
61. Dial M For Murder - Alfred Hitchcock
62. All About Eve - Joseph L. Mankiewicz
68. Some Like It Hot - Billy Wilder
87. Grapes of Wrath - John Ford
91. Jaws - Steven Spielberg
95. Do the Right Thing - Spike Lee

GOOD

14. Jules and Jim - Francois Truffaut
28. Raising Arizona - Joel & Ethan Coen
49. Battleship Potemkin - Sergei Eisenstein
60. Pickpocket - Robert Bresson
88. Pan's Labyrinth - Guillermo del Toro
93. Memento - Christopher Nolan
98. Submarine - Richard Ayoade

NOT SEEN

2. High and Low - Akira Kurosawa
3. Blow Up - Michelangelo Antonioni
4. Solaris - Andrei Tarkovsky
6. Rebel Without A Cause - Nicholas Ray
7. Le beau Serge - Claude Charbol
9. Charaluta - Satyajit Ray
13. Les Enfants Terribles - Jean-Pierre Melville
15. Belle de Jour - Luis Bunuel
16. Johnny Guitar - Nicholas Ray
17. Black Narcissus - Powell & Pressburger
18. M - Fritz Lang
19. Strike - Sergei Eisenstein
22. Brief Encounter - David Lean
24. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning - Karel Reisz
27. Ikiru - Akira Kurosawa
41. Wild Strawberries - Ingmar Bergman
42. The Lodger - Alfred Hitchcock
47. if... - Lindsay Anderson
50. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari - Robert Wiene
54. Scarface - Howard Hawks
57. Metropolis - Fritz Lang
59. The 400 Blows - Francois Truffaut
63. Jour de Fete - Jacques Tati
67. In the Mood for Love - Wong Kar Wai
69. Manhattan - Woody Allen
71. Army of Shadows - Jean-Pierre Melville
72. Malcolm X - Spike Lee
73. Amores Perros - Alejandro Gonazalez Innaritu
74. Rendezvous in Paris - Eric Rohmer
75. Throne of Blood - Akira Kurosawa
76. Secrets & Lies - Mike Leigh
80. Cassanova - Federico Fellini
83. Senso - Luchino Visconti
84. East of Eden - Elia Kazan
85. Nayak - Satyajit Ray
86. Shoot the Piano Player - Francois Truffaut
89. Satyricon - Federico Fellini
90. Funny Games - Michael Haneke
92. Nosferatu - FW Murnau
94. Call of Cthulhu - Andrew Leman
97. The Trial - Orson Welles
99. Triple Agent - Eric Rohmer

Seen 58/100. Most of the films included in the Great section are in my own top 100

Forgot to mention that I also liked Truffaut. But yeah for me personally French New Wave is hit or miss. I have a bigger admiration for the Japanese Golden Age when it comes to foreign flicks. Especially the great Akira Kurosawa.

But yes your list was very good. Great selections.

Your avatar is amazing and thank you for the welcome, and for complimenting my list.

Ah, fair enough, their films are also remarkable, especially the work of Shindo who though hasn't made it onto my list, is someone I truly admire.

Most of what I've seen from this list is great. So many I've yet to see also, and many of them have been on my watchlist for quite some time now.

That's amazing, I'm glad you like the list. I would definitely suggest watching some Nicholas Ray, he is truly fantastic.

Yeah, I think I would like him. I have Rebel Without a Cause, Johnny Guitar and Party Girl all recorded ready to watch I think. He's high on my list of directors to eventually get round to.

Yes, well those two films are magnificent. I do hope you enjoy them.

Those are two odd Rohmer films to pick out of the large bounty of his filmography. Why those two?

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I feel that Triple Agent represents a great piece of French Film Noir, whilst Rendezvous In Paris shows off a beautifully orchestrated drama. The two films for me show off Rohmer's style, I feel they are also a good starting point for those looking to watch Rohmer's work.