Top Ten Lists by Critics and Filmmakers

Nestor Almendros1. Citizen Kane (1941)2. The 400 Blows (1959)3. Alexander Nevsky (1938)4. Design for Living (1933)5. The Crowd (1928)6. The Earrings of Madame de... (1953)7. The Devil Is a Woman (1935)8. Sansho Dayu (1954)9. Rebecca (1940)10. Nights of Cabiria (1957)

Pedro Almodovar1. The Night of the Hunter (1955)2. The Rules of the Game (1939)3. All About Eve (1950)4. Leave Her to Heaven (1945)5. North by Northwest (1959)6. Out of the Past (1947)7. Midnight (1939)8. Some Like It Hot (1959)9. Touch of Evil (1958)10. Senso (1954)

Allison Anders1. All That Heaven Allows (1955)2. Alice in the Cities (1974)3. The Hours and Times (1992)4. The Man from Laramie (1955)5. Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)6. A Hard Day's Night (1964)7. Woman on the Beach (1947)8. Naked (1993)9. The Age of Innocence (1993)10. There's Always Tomorrow (1956)

Lindsay AndersonL'Age D'Or (1930)

Diary for Timothy (1945)Earth (1930)A Generation (1954)If... (1968)The Maltese Falcon (1941)Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)They Were Expendable (1945)Tokyo Story (1953)Zero for Conduct (1933)

Gillian ArmstrongThe Bicycle Thief (1949) Citizen Kane (1941) Casablanca (1942) The Godfather Part II (1974) Jules and Jim (1961) Gone With the Wind (1939) La Strada (1954) The Seven Samurai (1954) The Seventh Seal (1956) The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Clive Barker1. Andrei Rublev (1966)2. Fantasia (1940)3. The Exorcist (1973)4. Fellini Satyricon (1970)5. Gone with the Wind (1939)6. Ben-Hur (1959)7. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)8. Pinocchio (1940)9. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)10. Blade Runner (1982)

Paul Bartel1. Citizen Kane (1941)2. Children of Paradise (1945)3. The Red Shoes (1948)4. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)5. A nous la liberte (1931)6. Pinocchio (1940)7. Lacombe, Lucien (1974)8. City Lights (1931)

9. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919)10. The 39 Steps (1935)

Robert Benton1. Rio Bravo (1959) 2. The Wild Child (1970) 3. Charley Varrick (1973) 4. The Rules of the Game (1939) 5. My Night at Maud's (1969) 6. Children of Paradise (1945) 7. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) 8. The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978) 9. The Fallen Idol (1948) 10. Claire's Knee (1971) 11. My Darling Clementine (1946)

Ingmar BergmanThe Phantom Carriage (1921) The Last Laugh (1924) The Phantom of Moulin Rogue (1925) Sunrise (1927) The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) Tabu (1931) Great Expectations (1946) Mr. Hulot's Holiday (1953) Andrei Rublev (1966) The Emigrants (1971) Bang! (1977) Dark Eyes (1987) Tous les Matins du Monde (1991) Hamsun (1996)

Bernardo BertolucciTop 10 Guilty Pleasures 1. Cat People (1942) 2. Cat People (1982) 3. Typhoon Club (1984) 4. Speed (1994) 5. Gun Crazy (1949) 6. Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs (1937) 7. Le Plaisir (1951) 8. Crash (1996)

9. La Signora Senza Cameile (1953) 10. They Were Expendable (1945)

Antonia Bird1. Mean Streets (1973)2. Apocalypse Now (1979)3. GoodFellas (1990)4. Twelve Angry Men (1957)5. Local Hero (1983)6. Don't Look Now (1973)7. Raising Arizona (1987)8. Five Easy Pieces (1970)9. Full Metal Jacket (1987)10. Broadcast News (1987)

John Boorman1. Ugetsu (1953) 2. 8 1/2 (1963) 3. Amarcord (1974) 4. The Seven Samurai (1954) 5. The Seventh Seal (1956) 6. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) 7. The Sacrifice (1986) 8. The Birth of a Nation (1915) 9. Once Upon a Time in America (1984) 10. Sunset Boulevard (1950)

Ray Bradbury1. King Kong (1933)2. Fantasia (1940)3. Citizen Kane (1941)4. The Phantom of the Opera (1925)5. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)6. Amarcord (1974)7. Some Like It Hot (1959)8. Farewell, My Lovely (1975)9. The Producers (1968)10. A Passage to India (1984)

Robert Bresson1.The Gold Rush (1925) 2.City Lights (1931)

3.Battleship Potemkin (1925) 4.Brief Encounter (1945) 5.The Bicycle Thief (1949) 6.Man of Aran (1934) 7.Louisiana Story (1948)

Joe Bob Briggs1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) 2. Hellraiser (1987) 3. Night of the Living Dead (1968) 4. Basket Case (1982) 5. Demons (1986) 6. The Evil Dead (1983) 7. The Hills Have Eyes (1977) 8. Suspiria (1977) 9. Enter the Dragon (1973) 10. Shaft (1971) 11. The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)

Georgia BrownI Was Born But... (1932)L'Atalante (1934)A Man Escaped (1956)My Life to Live / Vivre sa vie (1962)The Rules of the Game (1939)The Searchers (1956)Sherlock Jr. (1924)Sunrise (1927)Vertigo (1958)Voyage to Italy (1953)

Luis Bunuel1. Underworld (1927)2. The Gold Rush (1925)3. The Bicycle Thief (1949)4. Battleship Potemkin (1925)5. Portrait of Jennie (1948)6. Cavalcade (1933)7. White Shadows in the South Seas (1928)8. Dead of Night (1945)9. L'Age d'Or (1930)10. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

Runners up...Destiny (1921)Die Nibelungen (1924)Fellini's Roma (1972)Forbidden Games (1951)The Last Laugh (1924)L'Atalante (1934)La Dolce Vita (1960)La Strada (1954)Manon (1949)Metropolis (1925)Nights of Cabiria (1957)Paths of Glory (1957)Persona (1966)Shoeshine (1946)The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)Umberto D (1952)

Ken Burns1. Seven Samurai (1954)2. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)3. Raging Bull (1980)4. Citizen Kane (1941)5. The Rules of the Game (1939)6. Last Tango in Paris (1973)7. Pelle the Conqeror (1988)8. The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)9. Chinatown (1974)10. Vertigo (1958)

Michael Caton-Jones1. Seven Samurai (1954)2. Grand Illusion (1937)3. Ikiru (1952)4. My Darling Clementine (1946)5. Midnight Cowboy (1969)6. L'Atalante (1934)7. The Maggie (1953)8. The Awful Truth (1937)9. Show People (1928)10. The Philadelphia Story (1940)

Vincent Canby1. Intolerance (1916)2. The Circus (1928)3. The General (1927)4. Sherlock Jr. (1924)5. Nights of Cabiria (1957)6. Some Like It Hot (1959)7. Rear Window (1954)8. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)9. Weekend (1967)10. Badlands (1973)

Charles Champlin1. Citizen Kane (1941)2. The Godfather Part II (1974)3. The Godfather (1972)4. The Gold Rush (1925)5. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)6. Gone with the Wind (1939)7. Show People (1928)8. All That Jazz (1979)9. Chinatown (1974)10. The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Jackie Chan1. The General (1927)2. City Lights (1931)3. Rocky (1976)4. War and Peace (1967)5. The Seven Samurai (1954)6. Gone With the Wind (1939)7. Jurassic Park (1993)8. My Fair Lady (1964)9. Pocketful of Miracles (1961)10. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

The Coen BrothersEthan Coen

1. Brother's Keeper (1992)2. Il Bidone (1955)3. Salesman (1968)4. The Bad News Bears

(1976)5. The Fortune (1975)

Joel Coen

6. The Fortune (1975)7. High and Low (1963)8. Dames (1934)9. Separate Tables (1958)10. Where Eagles Dare (1968)

Roger Corman1. Battleship Potemkin (1925)2. Grand Illusion (1937)3. The Seventh Seal (1956)4. I, Vitelloni (1953)5. Citizen Kane (1941)6. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)7. The 400 Blows (1959)8. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)9. Star Wars (1977)10. The Third Man (1949)

Runners up...A Clockwork Orange (1971)8 1/2 (1963)The Gold Rush (1925)Rashomon (1950)

Joe DanteThe Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)The Big Clock (1948)The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941)Harvey (1950)It's a Gift (1934)The Little Foxes (1941)The Night of the Hunter (1955)Of Mice and Men (1939)Sunset Boulevard (1950)Touch of Evil (1958)

Jonathan Demme

Antonio das Mortes (1969) The Conformist (1970)

Do the Right Thing (1989) Gertrud (1964) King Kong (1933) Kuragejima (1968) The Night of Counting the Years (1969) Robin and Marian (1976) Shoot the Piano Player (1960) The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Roger Ebert

Casablanca (1942) Citizen Kane (1941) Floating Weeds (1959) Gates of Heaven (1978) La Dolce Vita (1960) Notorious (1946) Raging Bull (1980) The Third Man (1949) 28 Up (1985) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Runners up...Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)Bonnie and Clyde (1967)Persona (1967)Taxi Driver (1976)

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

The Best Pop Musicians 1. Elvis Presley 2. Bob Dylan 3. Rolling Stones 4. Leonard Cohen 5. The Platters 6. Kraftwerk 7. Roxy Music 8. The Beatles 9. The Velvet Underground 10. The Comedian Harmonists

Federico Fellini1. The Circus (1928)(tie) City Lights (1931)

(tie) Monsieur Verdoux (1947)2. Stagecoach (1939)3. any Marx Brothers or Laurel & Hardy4. Rashomon (1950)5. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)6. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)7. Paisan (1946)8. The Birds (1963)9. Wild Strawberries (1957)10. 8 1/2 (1963)

Samuel Fuller1. The Informer (1935)2. The Gold Rush (1925)3. Battleship Potemkin (1925)4. Rashomon (1950)5. Citizen Kane (1941)6. Pierrot Le Fou (1965)7. The 400 Blows (1959)8. The Last Emperor (1987)9. La Dolce Vita (1960)10. Brief Encounter (1945)

Terry Gilliam1. Citizen Kane (1941)2. The Seven Samurai (1954)3. The Seventh Seal (1956)4. 8 1/2 (1963)5. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)6. Sherlock Jr. (1924)7. Pinocchio (1940)8. Children of Paradise (1945)9. One-Eyed Jacks (1961)10. The Apartment (1960)

Owen Gleiberman1. Citizen Kane (1941)2. The Godfather (1972)3. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)4. Psycho (1960)5. Nashville (1975)6. The Philadelphia Story (1940)7. Scorpio Rising (1964)

8. The Wizard of Oz (1939)9. Mean Streets (1973)10. Natural Born Killers (1994)

Jean-Luc Godard

Top 10 American Sound Films 1. Scarface (1932) 2. The Great Dictator (1940) 3. Vertigo (1958) 4. The Searchers (1956) 5. Singin' in the Rain (1952) 6. The Lady from Shanghai (1948) 7. Bigger Than Life (1956) 8. Angel Face (1953) 9. To Be or Not To Be (1942) 10. Dishonoured (1931)

Top 6 French Films Since the Liberation

1. Le Plaisir (1951) 2. La Pyramide humaine (1961) 3. The Testament of Orpheus (1960) 4. Le Testament du Docteur Cordelier (1961) 5. Pickpocket (1959) 6. Les Godelureaux (1961)

Peter Greenaway1. Last Year at Marienbad (1961)2. Breathless (1959)3. La Notte (1961)4. The Rules of the Game (1939)5. The Seventh Seal (1956)6. Strike (1924)7. Throne of Blood (1958)8. Fellini's Casanova (1976)9. 8 1/2 (1963)10. The Marquise Von O... (1976)

Hal Hartley1. Hail Mary (1985) 2. The Rules of the Game (1939)3. Ordet (1955)4. Diary of a Country Priest (1950)5. Ivan the Terrible Part I (1943)

6. Faces (1968)7. A Hard Day's Night (1964)8. Nosferatu (1922)9. Badlands (1973)10. Kings of the Road (1976)

Todd Haynes1. All That Heaven Allows (1955)2. Un Chant d'Amour (1950)3. Citizen Kane (1941)4. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)5. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)6. Nashville (1975)7. The Night of the Hunter (1955)8. Performance (1970)9. The Reckless Moment (1949)10. Vertigo (1958)

Monte Hellman

1. Spirit of the Beehive, by Victor Erice (1973) 2. A Slave of Love, by Nikita Mikhalkov (1976) 3. Outcast of the Islands, by Carol Reed (1951) 4. Persona, by Ingmar Bergman (1966) 5. Broken Blossoms, by D.W. Griffith (1919) 6. Stavisky..., by Alain Resnais (1974) 7. A Place in the Sun, by George Stevens (1951) 8. Sherlock Jr., by Buster Keaton (1924) 9. It's a Wonderful Life, by Frank Capra (1946) 10. Celine and Julie Go Boating, by Jacques Rivette (1974)

Plus (added for USC film classes):11. La Sentinelle, by Arnaud Desplechin12. What Time Is It There?, by Tsai Ming-Liang13. The Talented Mr. Ripley, by Anthony Minghella14. Don’t Look Now, by Nicholas Roeg15. His Girl Friday, by Howard Hawks16. Le Samourai, by Jean-Pierre Melville17. Midnight Run, by Martin Brest17. Under the Sand, by Francois Ozon18. Double Indemnity, by Billy Wilder19. Talk to Her, by Pedro Almodovar20. El Sur, by Victor Erice

And, of course, everybody’s favorite:

21. Casablanca, by Michael Curtiz

J. HobermanAu Hasard Balthazar (1966)The Birth of a Nation (1915)The Man with a Movie Camera (1929)Pather Panchali (1955)Rose Hobart (1936) [short]The Rules of the Game (1939)Shoah (1985)Two or Three Things I Know About Her (1966)Les Vampires (1915-16)Vertigo (1958)

Neil Jordan

1. Citizen Kane (1941) 2. La Strada (1954) 3. The Exterminating Angel (1962) 4. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) 5. The Wild Bunch (1969) 6. They Live By Night (1949) 7. Rashomon (1950) 8. 8 1/2 (1963) 9. The General (1926) 10. Persona (1966)

Krzysztof Kieslowski1. La Strada (1954)2. Kes (1969)3. A Man Escaped (1956)4. The 400 Blows (1959)5. Citizen Kane (1941)6. The Kid (1921)7. Ivan's Childhood (1962)8. Musicians9. The Pram (1963)10. Intimate Lighting (1966)

Takeshi Kitano

1. Children of Paraidise (1945) 2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

3. A Clockwork Orange (1971) 4. The Seven Samurai (1954) 5. To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) 6. Wild at Heart (1990) 7. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) 8. Darkman (1990) 9. Crazy Thunder Road (1980) 10. The Railroad Man (1956)

Richard Linklater1. Some Came Running (1959)2. Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)3. Barry Lyndon (1976)4. In a Year of 13 Moons (1978)5. The Crowd (1928)6. They Were Expendable (1945)7. Bigger Than Life (1956)8. New York, New York (1977)9. O Lucky Man (1973)10. El (1952)

Phillip LopateContempt (1963)The Earrings of Madame de... (1953)Gertrud (1964)L'Atalante (1934)The Leopard (1963)M (1931)The Rules of the Game (1939)A Star Is Born (1954)Ugetsu (1953)Vertigo (1958)

Leonard Maltin1. Casablanca (1942)2. The Maltese Falcon (1941)3. Citizen Kane (1941)4. Singin' in the Rain (1952)5. Modern Times (1936)6. A Night at the Opera (1935)7. King Kong (1933)8. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)9. Dumbo (1941)

10. His Girl Friday (1940)11. Mary Poppins (1964)

Mario Puzo1. The Godfather (1972) 2. They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) 3. Citizen Kane (1941) 4. The Informer (1935) 5. Gone with the Wind (1939) 6. Chariots of Fire (1981) 7. Fiddler on the Roof (1971) 8. Double Indemnity (1944) 9. The Third Man (1949) 10. Out of Africa (1985)

Terrence Rafferty1. The Rules of the Game (1939) 2. Charulata (1964) 3. L'Atalante (1934) 4. McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971) 5. The Navigator (1924) 6. The Night of the Hunter (1955) 7. Sans Soleil (1982) 8. The Seven Samurai (1954) 9. Sunrise (1927) 10. The Wild Bunch (1969)

Carol Reed1. City Lights (1931) 2. Ninotchka (1939) 3. Children of Paradise (1945) 4. Gone With the Wind (1939) 5. La Ronde (1950) 6. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) 7. Carnival in Flanders (1935) 8. Variety (1925) 9. The Baker's Wife (1938) 10. Pygmalion (1938)

Jacques Rivette1. The Life of Oharu (1952)2. Germany Year Zero (1947)

3. True Heart Susie (1919)4. Sunrise (1927)5. The River (1951)6. Ivan the Terrible (1943)7. L'Atalante (1934)8. Day of Wrath (1943)9. Monsieur Verdoux (1947)10. Confidential Report (1955)

Eric RohmerTrue Heart Susie (1919)The General (1927)Sunrise (1927)The Rules of the Game (1939)Ivan the Terrible (1943)Red River (1948)Voyage to Italy (1953)Vertigo (1958)Pickpocket (1959)La Pyramide humaine (1959)

Jonathan RosenbaumChimes at Midnight (1966)City Lights (1931)Close-Up (1990)Day of Wrath (1945)Le Tunnel sous le Manche (1907)A Man Escaped (1956)Parade (1974)The Puppetmaster (1993)Sunrise (1927)Tih Minh (1918)

Andrew Sarris1. The Earrings of Madame de... (1953)2. The Rules of the Game (1939)3. Ugetsu (1953)4. Sunrise (1927)5. Vertigo (1958)6. The Searchers (1956)7. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)8. The Great Dictator (1940)

9. Steamboat Bill Jr. (1928)10. Ordet (1955)

Richard SchickelCitizen Kane (1941)Double Indemnity (1944)The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)The Maltese Falcon (1941)On the Waterfront (1954)Out of the Past (1947)Sullivan's Travels (1941)They Were Expendable (1945)Trouble in Paradise (1932)White Heat (1949)

John Schlesinger1. Umberto D (1955) 2. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) 3. Grand Illusion (1937) 4. Ikiru (1952) 5. Citizen Kane (1941) 6. Fanny and Alexander (1983) 7. The Third Man (1949) 8. Sunset Boulevard (1950) 9. Singin' in the Rain (1952) 10. The 400 Blows (1959)

Paul Schrader

1. The Rules of the Game (1939) 2. Tokyo Story (1953) 3. Pickpocket (1959) 4. Citizen Kane (1941) 5. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) 6. The Conformist (1970) 7. Vertigo (1958) 8. Masculin-Femenin (1966) 9. City Lights (1931) 10. The Searchers (1956)

Martin Scorsese

1. 8 1/2 (1963)

2. Citizen Kane (1941) 3. The Leopard (1963) 4. The Red Shoes (1948) 5. The Searchers (1956)

Jay Scott

1. The Wizard of Oz (1939) 2. Napoleon (1927) 3. Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) 4. The Magic Flute (1974) 5. Ikiru (1952) 6. The Godfather I and II (1972-4) 7. The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982) 8. The Black Stallion (1979) 9. Full Metal Jacket (1987) 10. All That Jazz (1979)

Tom Shales

1. The Wizard of Oz (1939) 2. Cover Girl (1944) 3. King Kong (1933) 4. The Godfather (1972) 5. Summertime (1955) 6. How Green Was My Valley (1941) 7. Citizen Kane (1941) 8. Amarcord (1974) 9. Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) 10. The Road to Morocco (1942)

Gene Siskel1. Citizen Kane (1941)2. The Godfather Parts 1 & 2 (1972-74)3. Dr. Strangelove (1964)4. The General (1927)5. Tokyo Story (1953)6. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)7. Singin' in the Rain (1952)8. Pinocchio (1940)9. Shoah (1985)

Runners up...Annie Hall (1977)Casablanca (1942)

City Lights (1931)Red River (1948)Taxi Driver (1976)

Susan Sontag

1. Tokyo Story (1953) 2. The Rules of the Game (1939) 3. The Greatest Love (1951) 4. High and Low (1963) 5. The Ball at the Anjo House (1947) 6. The Big Parade (1925) 7. Hitler: A Film from Germany (1977) 8. Ossessione (1942) 9. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975) 10. Before the Revolution (1964)

Michael SragowChildren of Paradise (1945)Citizen Kane (1941)Intolerance (1916)The Rules of the Game (1939)Sherlock Jr. (1924)Strike (1924)The Third Man (1949)Umberto D (1952)The Wild Bunch (1969)The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Chuck Stephens1. Fox and His Friends (1975)2. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)3. Hold Me While I'm Naked4. China Gate (1957)5. Poor Little Rich Girl (1965)6. The Pornographers (1966)7. High and Low (1963)8. Touch of Evil (1958)9. The Palm Beach Story (1942)10. Performance (1970)

Whit Stillman

1. The Gay Divorcee (1934) 2. Strangers on a Train (1951) 3. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 4. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) 5. The 400 Blows (1959) (tie) Stolen Kisses (1968) (tie) Bed and Board (1970) 6. The Shop Around the Corner (1940) 7. Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958) 8. The Palm Beach Story (1942) 9. Howards End (1992) 10. That Sinking Feeling (1979)

Oliver Stone

1. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) 2. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 3. Dr. Strangelove (1964) 4. 1900 (1976) 5. Raging Bull (1980) 6. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) 7. On the Waterfront (1954) 8. The Godfather Parts I and II (1972, 74) 9. Paths of Glory (1957) 10. Citizen Kane (1941)

Quentin Tarantino1. Rio Bravo (1959) 2. Taxi Driver (1976) 3. Blow Out (1981) 4. Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) 5. Big Wednesday (1978) 6. Where Eagles Dare (1969) 7. Fandango (1985) 8. Breathless (1983) 9. Days of Thunder (1990) 10. Rolling Thunder (1977)

Runners up...

Band a Parte (1964) Coffy (1973) For a Few Dollars More (1965) His Girl Friday (1940) Le Doulos (1961) The Long Goodbye (1973)

One Eyed Jacks (1961) They Live By Night (1949)

Amy Taubin1. The Rules of the Game (1939)2. The Man with a Movie Camera (1929)3. The Rise to Power of Louis XIV (1966)4. Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)5. Vertigo (1958)6. Pierrot le Fou (1965)7. Wavelength (1983)8. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)9. Citizen Kane (1941)10. Raging Bull (1980)

Bertrand TavernierCasque D'Or (1952)The Crowd (1927)Douce (1943)The Earrings of Madame De... (1953)Falbalas (Furbelows) (1945)Fury (1936)Germany, Year Zero (1947)Grand Illusion (1937)I Walked with a Zombie (1943)L'Atalante (1934)The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)Le Plaisir (1951)Pursued (1947)The Rules of the Game (1939)Sansho the Bailiff (1954)The Searchers (1956)The Seven Samurai (1954)She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)Sunrise (1927)Toni (1935)Ugetsu (1953)

Charles TaylorApu Trilogy (1955-59)The Birth of a Nation (1915)The Godfather (1972) & The Godfather Part II (1974)L'Atalante (1934)

Last Tango in Paris (1972)The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971)The Rules of the Game (1939)Umberto D (1952)Vertigo (1958)

King Vidor1. Intolerance (1916) 2. Sunrise (1927) 3. The Last Laugh (1924) 4. The Big Parade (1925) 5. Brief Encounter (1945) 6. The Red Shoes (1948) 7. Open City (1945) 8. City Lights (1931) 9. Citizen Kane (1941) 10. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Wayne Wang1. Sweet Movie (1974) 2. All About Eve (1950) 3. Tokyo Story (1953) 4. Le Gai Savoir (1968) 5. The Kid (1921) 6. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 7. The Wild Bunch (1969) 8. Jules and Jim (1961) 9. To Live (1994) 10. Sunset Boulevard (1950)

John Waters1. The Wizard of Oz (1939) 2. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) 3. Therese (1986) 4. Baby Doll (1956) 5. In a Year of 13 Moons (1978) 6. Brink of Life (1958) 7. Mademoiselle (1966) 8. All That Heaven Allows (1955) 9. Rope (1948) 10. The Tingler (1959)Runner up... Boom! (1968)Top Ten Religious Films1. The Green Pastures (1936) 2. Mother Joan of the Angels (1960) (aka "The Devil and the Nun") 3. Viridiana (1961) 4. King of Kings (1961)

5. The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964) 6. Imitation of Christ (1967) 7. Hail Mary (1985) 8. Therese (1986) 9. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) 10. Powder (1995)

Orson Welles1. City Lights (1931) 2. Greed (1925) 3. Intolerance (1916) 4. Nanook of the North (1922) 5. Shoeshine (1946) 6. Battleship Potemkin (1925) 7. The Baker's Wife (1938) 8. Grand Illusion (1937) 9. Stagecoach (1939) 10. Ninotchka (1939) Runners up... The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) The Bicycle Thief (1949) Our Daily Bread (1934)

Billy WilderThe Best Years of Our Lives (1946) The Bicycle Thief (1949) The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) The Conformist (1970) Diabolique (1954) La Dolce Vita (1960) 42nd Street (1933) Grand Illusion (1937) Seduced and Abandoned (1964) The Shop Around the Corner (1940)Runners up... Battleship Potemkin (1925) The Crowd (1928) The Gold Rush (1925) Greed (1924) The Informer (1935) Variety (1926)

John Woo

1. Citizen Kane (1941) 2. The Wild Bunch (1969) 3. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 4. The Godfather Part II (1974) 5. Le Samouri (1967) 6. The Seven Samurai (1954) 7. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 8. West Side Story (1961) 9. Raging Bull (1980) 10. Mean Streets (1973) Runners up... The 400 Blows (1959) The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) The Godfather (1972) Psycho (1960) The Exorcist (1973)

Krzysztof ZanussiCitizen Kane (1941) Rashomon (1950) Ordet (1954) La Strada (1954) East of Eden (1955) The Seventh Seal (1956) My Night at Maud's (1969) Jules and Jim (1961) The Phantom of Liberty (1974) Man of Marble (1977)