Best foreign films on Reddit
160 reviews from r/movies, r/Letterboxd, r/ForeignMovies and 4 more subreddits
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#1
France
4.9
(31)
"Belle De Jour (France)"
"Amélie (France, 2001)"
"The 400 Blows (France)"
"Black Girl (France / Senegal)"
"One Sings, the Other Doesn't ( France )"
"Vivre sa vie"
"Pierrot le Fou"
"After watching La Haine, it didn't become top 4?"
"A Autumn Tale (1998)"
"Une Prophete and Mesrine part 1 and 2."
#2
N/A
5.0
(14)
"Oldboy (not the American remake), Y Tu Mama Tambien, Au Revoir Les Enfants, Infernal Affairs are a few great ones."
"20th century girl, portrait of a lady on fire, children of the sea, miracle in cell no. 7"
"Woman in the Dunes, Barking Dogs Never Bite, Color of Pomegranates, The Face of Another, The Legend of Suram Fortress, The Night Porter, Come and See, Thirst (korean film), Hagazussa, Perfect Blue"
"A Separation. Stellar film from Iran"
"High And Low, Le Trou, Parasite, Memories of Murder, The Handmaiden, Persona, Mother, Chaser, Vengeance Trilogy, Incendies, Taste of Cherry, Another Round, The Untouchables, Spirited Away, Grave of the Fireflies, Drive My Car, Pan’s Labyrinth, The Worst Person in the World"
"Train to Busan is a personal favourite of mine"
"Two great arthouse romance films: Chungking Express (from Hong Kong), The Apartment (Monica Bellucci - from France)"
"**Denmark**: The Hunt, Another Round and Riders for Justice.
**South Korea**: Train to Busan, Okja and Pandora
**Spain**: Pan’s Labyrinth
**Italy**: Life is Beautiful
**Egypt**: Clash
**Germany**: All Quiet on the Western Front"
"You can't really go wrong with most of the big ones on the LB 250 (Harakiri, Seven Samurai, Come and See, High and Low, Parasite, City of God, Spirited Away, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Grave of the Fireflies, Tokyo Story, Woman in the Dunes, Cinema Paradiso, etc.)."
"Pretty much anything from Bergman, Kurosawa or in case you like Tarkovsky's pacing then him too"
#3
Italy
5.0
(14)
"Amarcord (Italy)"
"Cinema Paradiso (Italy, 1988)"
"The Beyond ( Italian )"
"La Strada"
"Amarcord"
"Bicycle thieves"
"8 1/2"
"Accattone"
"Deep red"
"La dolce vita"
#4
Japan
5.0
(12)
"Good Morning (1959)"
"Mishima (Japan / US)"
"Rashomon (Japan)"
"Lady Snowblood ( Japan )"
"I assume you mean foreign language films, in which case these fit:"
"There are actually many from Hong Kong/Japan (including anime films), but off the top of my head:"
"There are actually many from Hong Kong/Japan (including anime films), but off the top of my head:"
"There are actually many from Hong Kong/Japan (including anime films), but off the top of my head:"
"13 Assassins, if you like samurais and blood."
"Fantastic documentary, has a 99% on rottentomatoes."
#5
Germany
4.9
(10)
"Run Lola Run (Germany 1998)"
"[The Lives of Others]"
"[Das Boot]"
"[Aguirre, the Wrath of God]"
"I thought it was really good."
"[The Lives of Others]"
"Der Untergang, German WW2 movie about Hitler, excellent movie."
"Germany: Run Lola, Run."
"Germany: [The Lives of Others]"
"The White Ribbon."
#6
Brazil
5.0
(5)
"City of God (Brazil, 2002)"
"City of God (2002)"
"City of God is fucking amazing."
"[City of God]"
"City of God"
#7
South Korea
5.0
(4)
"Parasite (South Korea, 2019)"
"Parasite"
"There are actually many from Hong Kong/Japan (including anime films), but off the top of my head:"
"Korean: Oldboy."
#8
The Hunt
5.0
(3)
"He was *sooooo* good in [*Jagten*](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/103663-jagten) (*The Hunt*)."
"It's phenomenal. Outstanding acting and story."
"The Hunt. (Jagten)
Danish."
#9
Amélie
5.0
(3)
"Amelie, Cinema Paradiso, Pan's Labyrinth"
"Never gets enough love :("
#10
French Cinema
5.0
(3)
"In my top 5 since its release."
"A must-see."
"Le Haine (the hate) is a fantastic French film set during the 90's race riots."
#11
Korean Cinema
5.0
(3)
"A classic revenge film."
"* Oldboy"
"Oldboy is one of my favorites, freaky but worth the watch."
#12
Hong Kong
5.0
(3)
"In The Mood For Love (Hong Kong)"
"There are actually many from Hong Kong/Japan (including anime films), but off the top of my head:"
"In the Mood for Love."
#13
Akira Kurosawa
5.0
(3)
"Seven Samurai, Rashomon, Onibaba, Yojimbo, Ran, Kwaidan, Memories of Murder, Train to Busan, the Oslo Trilogy, Bicycle Thieves, Il Sorpasso, Ordet, Babettes Feast, After Life, and of course, Paddington 1 and 2"
"I like seven samurai and yojimbo the best."
#14
Sweden
4.7
(3)
"Persona (Sweden)"
"The sound of noise is on netflix right now."
"The Sound Of Noise."
#15
The Handmaiden
5.0
(2)
"Some of my favorite foreign films from 2016 include: The Handmaiden"
"Definitely worth checking out."
#16
Iran
5.0
(2)
#17
Argentina
5.0
(2)
"The Secret In Their Eyes (Argentina)"
"The Secret in their Eyes (2009)"
#18
Timo Tjahjanto
5.0
(2)
"The raid and the raid 2 are both awesome"
"Is a fantastic action movie."
#19
The Lives of Others
5.0
(2)
"Takes place during the Cold War, highly critically acclaimed."
"Check out *the lives of others* and *incendies* - both amazing."
#20
Turkey
5.0
(2)
"- Turkish"
#21
Bong Joon-ho
5.0
(2)
"Parasite"
"Parasite (2019)"
#22
Studio Ghibli
5.0
(2)
"Anything from Studio Ghibli."
"And any studio ghibli films"
#23
Korean Films
5.0
(2)
"If you're open to korean films that are really good, I suggest: Parasite, The Last Princess, Train to Busan"
"I'll try to list as much as I can from my list of Non-English films everyone should watch. Korean: Forgotten (2017), The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019), I Saw the Devil (2010), Memories of Murder (2003), Okja (2017) - Note: This is a US film directed by a S. Korean director"
#24
Seven Samurai
5.0
(2)
"Seven Samurai ( Already mentioned but I thought it would only enforce it to mention it again) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047478/?ref_=nv_sr_1"
"Akira Kurosawa, dir of Seven Samurai (Japan, 1954)."
#25
Spain/Mexico
5.0
(2)
"Pan's Labyrinth (Spain/Mexico, 2006)"
"The Devils Backbone ( Spain/Mexico)"
#26
Amores Perros
4.5
(2)
"Amores Perros and Tropa de Elite 1 & 2."
#27
Russia
4.5
(2)
"[Solaris]"
"Solaris (1972)"
#28
Czech
5.0
(1)
"Closely Watched Trains (Czech)"
#29
India
5.0
(1)
"Dhoom 2 ( India )"
#30
Former Yugoslavia
5.0
(1)
"Black Cat White Cat ( Former Yugoslavia )"
#31
England
5.0
(1)
"Clockwork Orange (England)"
#32
Romania
5.0
(1)
"4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days by Cristian Mungiu from Romania!"
#33
Indian
5.0
(1)
"RRR
3 idiots
Bajarangi Bhaaijaan
PK
Eega
Bahubali
Ratsasan
Dangal"
#34
Korean
5.0
(1)
"If you have watched Old Boy, I think you should check out movies by Park Chan-Wook such as The Handmaiden."
#35
Spanish
5.0
(1)
"The Invisible Guest (2016) - Spanish
The best foreign movie I have seen in a while."
#36
The Man Without a Past
5.0
(1)
"Hilarious deadpan comedy. Was an oscars nominee for best foreign film."
#37
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
5.0
(1)
"Is a French movie based on a true story about a man who suffers from locked-in syndrome."
#38
Spirited Away
5.0
(1)
#39
Downfall
5.0
(1)
"Surprised to not see Der Untergang (Downfall) on the list."
#40
Chile
5.0
(1)
"*La casa lobo* (The Wolf House) - Chilean animation"
#41
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
5.0
(1)
"Films by Jean-Pierre Jeunet"
#42
French
5.0
(1)
"In my top three of all time."
#43
Austria
5.0
(1)
"Silentium (2004) from "Austria, not Australia"."
#44
Pablo Larrain
5.0
(1)
"Powerful film that for me has taken on a more important position due to the success of Spotlight."
#45
Indonesia
5.0
(1)
"The Raid / The Raid 2 (Indonesia)"
#46
Scotland
5.0
(1)
"Trainspotting (Scotland)"
#47
Thailand
5.0
(1)
"Uncle Boonme Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Thailand)"
#48
Norway
5.0
(1)
"Adorable old stop-motion family movie."
#49
Gomorrah
4.0
(1)
"Gomorrah (Italian) about organized crime in Naples, Mother (Korean) about a mother and her mentally challenged son."
#50
Ran
4.0
(1)
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