international essentials

by Blue-Grotto | Public

toronto international film festival and personal favs . . . essential world film
346 titles
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 1. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

7.9
Incendies 2. Incendies (2010)

R | 131 min | Drama, Mystery, War

8.3
The Skin I Live In 3. The Skin I Live In (2011)

R | 120 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

7.6
Princess Mononoke 4. Princess Mononoke (1997)

PG-13 | 134 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

8.3
Enter the Void 5. Enter the Void (2009)

Not Rated | 161 min | Drama, Fantasy

7.2
Drive 6. Drive (I) (2011)

R | 100 min | Action, Drama

7.8
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind 7. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

PG | 117 min | Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi

8
The Big Lebowski 8. The Big Lebowski (1998)

R | 117 min | Comedy, Crime

8.1
The Damned United 9. The Damned United (2009)

R | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

7.5
The Tribe 10. The Tribe (2014)

Unrated | 126 min | Crime, Drama

7
No Country for Old Men 11. No Country for Old Men (2007)

R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

8.2
Wild Tales 12. Wild Tales (2014)

R | 122 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller

8.1
In the Crosswind 13. In the Crosswind (2014)

90 min | Drama, History

7.5
Paterson 14. Paterson (2016)

R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

7.3
Nocturnal Animals 15. Nocturnal Animals (2016)

R | 116 min | Drama, Thriller

7.5
Leviathan 16. Leviathan (2014)

R | 140 min | Crime, Drama

7.6
Once 17. Once (I) (2007)

R | 86 min | Drama, Music, Romance

7.8
A Woman in Berlin 18. A Woman in Berlin (2008)

Unrated | 131 min | Biography, Drama, History

7
The Pearl Button 19. The Pearl Button (2015)

Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary

7.6
Sleeping Beauty 20. Sleeping Beauty (2011)

TV-14 | 101 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

5.3
The Hudsucker Proxy 21. The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)

PG | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

7.2
Fargo 22. Fargo (1996)

R | 98 min | Crime, Thriller

8.1
Black Swan 23. Black Swan (2010)

R | 108 min | Drama, Thriller

8
Castle in the Sky 24. Castle in the Sky (1986)

PG | 125 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

8
Pulp Fiction 25. Pulp Fiction (1994)

R | 154 min | Crime, Drama

8.9
The Red Turtle 26. The Red Turtle (2016)

PG | 80 min | Animation, Drama, Family

7.5
The Assassin 27. The Assassin (2015)

Not Rated | 105 min | Action, Drama, History

6.3
Blade Runner 28. Blade Runner (1982)

R | 117 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

8.1
Tales from Earthsea 29. Tales from Earthsea (2006)

PG-13 | 115 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy

6.3
O Brother, Where Art Thou? 30. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

PG-13 | 107 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

7.7
Lust, Caution 31. Lust, Caution (2007)

NC-17 | 157 min | Drama, History, Romance

7.5
Nostalgia for the Light 32. Nostalgia for the Light (2010)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary

7.6
Where to Invade Next 33. Where to Invade Next (2015)

R | 120 min | Documentary, Comedy

7.5
Brokeback Mountain 34. Brokeback Mountain (2005)

R | 134 min | Drama, Romance

7.7
The Wind Rises 35. The Wind Rises (2013)

PG-13 | 126 min | Animation, Biography, Drama

7.8
The Handmaiden 36. The Handmaiden (2016)

Not Rated | 145 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

8.1
Sin City 37. Sin City (2005)

R | 124 min | Crime, Thriller

8
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 38. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

R | 111 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

8.2
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 39. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

R | 137 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

8
The Matrix 40. The Matrix (1999)

R | 136 min | Action, Sci-Fi

8.7
Brazil 41. Brazil (1985)

R | 132 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

7.9
A Touch of Sin 42. A Touch of Sin (2013)

Not Rated | 130 min | Crime, Drama

7.1
A Single Man 43. A Single Man (2009)

R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

7.5
Melancholia 44. Melancholia (2011)

R | 135 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

7.1
La Llorona 45. La Llorona (2019)

Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

6.6
The Raid: Redemption 46. The Raid: Redemption (2011)

R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

7.6
Dredd 47. Dredd (2012)

R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi

7.1
Valhalla Rising 48. Valhalla Rising (2009)

Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

6
Beanpole 49. Beanpole (2019)

Unrated | 130 min | Drama, War

7.2
Lincoln 50. Lincoln (2012)

PG-13 | 150 min | Biography, Drama, History

7.3
Mental 51. Mental (2012)

Not Rated | 116 min | Comedy, Drama

6.1
Ghost in the Shell 52. Ghost in the Shell (1995)

TV-MA | 83 min | Animation, Action, Crime

7.9
Only God Forgives 53. Only God Forgives (2013)

R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

5.7
Howl's Moving Castle 54. Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

PG | 119 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

8.2
In the Fog 55. In the Fog (2012)

Not Rated | 127 min | Drama, History, War

6.7
Rose 56. Rose (2011)

90 min | Drama, War

7.5
Timbuktu 57. Timbuktu (2014)

PG-13 | 96 min | Drama, War

7.1
The Artist 58. The Artist (I) (2011)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

7.9
Ash Is Purest White 59. Ash Is Purest White (2018)

Not Rated | 136 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

7
Gladiator 60. Gladiator (2000)

R | 155 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

8.5
Sicario 61. Sicario (2015)

R | 121 min | Action, Crime, Drama

7.7
There Will Be Blood 62. There Will Be Blood (2007)

R | 158 min | Drama

8.2
Twilight Portrait 63. Twilight Portrait (2011)

105 min | Drama

6.3
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 64. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

PG-13 | 178 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

8.9
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 65. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

PG-13 | 179 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

8.8
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 66. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

PG-13 | 201 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

9
The Hurt Locker 67. The Hurt Locker (2008)

R | 131 min | Drama, Thriller, War

7.5
Whisper of the Heart 68. Whisper of the Heart (1995)

G | 111 min | Animation, Drama, Family

7.8
Il Divo 69. Il Divo (2008)

Not Rated | 110 min | Biography, Drama

7.2
Arrival 70. Arrival (II) (2016)

PG-13 | 116 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

7.9
Grave of the Fireflies 71. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

Not Rated | 89 min | Animation, Drama, War

8.5
From Up on Poppy Hill 72. From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)

PG | 91 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

7.4
5 Centimeters per Second 73. 5 Centimeters per Second (2007)

TV-PG | 63 min | Animation, Drama, Family

7.5
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya 74. The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)

PG | 137 min | Animation, Drama, Family

8
Raising Arizona 75. Raising Arizona (1987)

PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Crime

7.3
Norwegian Wood 76. Norwegian Wood (2010)

Not Rated | 133 min | Drama, Romance

6.3
The Piano 77. The Piano (1993)

R | 121 min | Drama, Music, Romance

7.5
Raise the Red Lantern 78. Raise the Red Lantern (1991)

PG | 125 min | Drama, Romance

8.1
Song of the Sea 79. Song of the Sea (2014)

PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

8
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet 80. Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014)

PG | 85 min | Animation, Drama

7
Magical Girl 81. Magical Girl (2014)

127 min | Drama, Thriller

7.2
The Grand Budapest Hotel 82. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

R | 99 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

8.1
Chicken with Plums 83. Chicken with Plums (2011)

PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Drama

7
Kiki's Delivery Service 84. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

G | 103 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

7.8
Phantom Thread 85. Phantom Thread (2017)

R | 130 min | Drama, Romance

7.4
Moonrise Kingdom 86. Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

PG-13 | 94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

7.8
Shadow 87. Shadow (2018)

Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

7
Monsieur Lazhar 88. Monsieur Lazhar (2011)

PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Drama

7.5
A River Runs Through It 89. A River Runs Through It (1992)

PG | 123 min | Drama

7.2
The Incredibles 90. The Incredibles (2004)

PG | 115 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

8
My Neighbor Totoro 91. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

G | 86 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

8.1
Your Name. 92. Your Name. (2016)

PG | 106 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy

8.4
The Shape of Water 93. The Shape of Water (2017)

R | 123 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

7.3
The Breadwinner 94. The Breadwinner (2017)

PG-13 | 94 min | Animation, Drama, Family

7.7
The Sisters Brothers 95. The Sisters Brothers (2018)

R | 122 min | Drama, Western

6.9
Border 96. Border (2018)

R | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

7
The Captive 97. The Captive (I) (2014)

R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

5.9
Sweet Country 98. Sweet Country (2017)

R | 113 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

6.9
Late Autumn 99. Late Autumn (2010)

PG-13 | 116 min | Drama, Romance

6.8
What Will People Say 100. What Will People Say (2017)

106 min | Drama

7.4
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