Best foreign films on Reddit

159 reviews from r/movies, r/Letterboxd, r/ForeignMovies and 4 more subreddits
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#1

France

4.9
(25)
"Belle De Jour (France)"
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"The 400 Blows (France)"
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"Black Girl (France / Senegal)"
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"Vivre sa vie"
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"Pierrot le Fou"
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"After watching La Haine, it didn't become top 4?"
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"A Autumn Tale (1998)"
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"A Summer's Tale (1996)"
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"A Tale of Springtime (1990)"
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"Une Prophete and Mesrine part 1 and 2."
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#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."
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"20th century girl, portrait of a lady on fire, children of the sea, miracle in cell no. 7"
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"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"
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"A Separation. Stellar film from Iran"
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"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"
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"Train to Busan is a personal favourite of mine"
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"Two great arthouse romance films: Chungking Express (from Hong Kong), The Apartment (Monica Bellucci - from France)"
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"**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"
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"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.)."
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"Pretty much anything from Bergman, Kurosawa or in case you like Tarkovsky's pacing then him too"
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#3

Italy

5.0
(12)
"Amarcord (Italy)"
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"Cinema Paradiso (Italy, 1988)"
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"The Beyond ( Italian )"
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"La Strada"
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"Amarcord"
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"Bicycle thieves"
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"La dolce vita"
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"Umberto D"
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"Bicycle Thieves - Italian Classic."
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"Life Is Beautiful - Academy award winning film."
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#4

Japan

5.0
(12)
"Good Morning (1959)"
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"Mishima (Japan / US)"
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"Rashomon (Japan)"
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"Lady Snowblood ( Japan )"
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"I assume you mean foreign language films, in which case these fit:"
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"There are actually many from Hong Kong/Japan (including anime films), but off the top of my head:"
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"There are actually many from Hong Kong/Japan (including anime films), but off the top of my head:"
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"There are actually many from Hong Kong/Japan (including anime films), but off the top of my head:"
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"13 Assassins, if you like samurais and blood."
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"Fantastic documentary, has a 99% on rottentomatoes."
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#5

Germany

4.9
(12)
"The Testament of Dr Mabuse ( Germany )"
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"System Crasher (Germany)"
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"Run Lola Run (Germany 1998)"
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"[The Lives of Others]"
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"[Das Boot]"
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"[Aguirre, the Wrath of God]"
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"I thought it was really good."
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"[The Lives of Others]"
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"Der Untergang, German WW2 movie about Hitler, excellent movie."
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"Germany: Run Lola, Run."
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#6

China

5.0
(6)
"Without a doubt: Kung Fu Hustle"
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"There are actually many from Hong Kong/Japan (including anime films), but off the top of my head:"
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"There are actually many from Hong Kong/Japan (including anime films), but off the top of my head:"
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"The Grandmaster, Chinese Martial Arts movie, but it's more than just about martial arts."
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"IP Man is one of the best out there."
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"Stephen Chow's films are fantastic."
#7

Brazil

5.0
(5)
"City of God (Brazil, 2002)"
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"City of God (2002)"
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"City of God is fucking amazing."
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"[City of God]"
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"City of God"
#8

Hong Kong

5.0
(5)
"In The Mood For Love (Hong Kong)"
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"Fallen Angels (Hong Kong)"
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"Magnificent Warriors ( Hong Kong )"
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"There are actually many from Hong Kong/Japan (including anime films), but off the top of my head:"
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"In the Mood for Love."
#9

South Korea

5.0
(5)
"Parasite (South Korea, 2019)"
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"Parasite"
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"I Saw The Devil ( South Korea )"
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"There are actually many from Hong Kong/Japan (including anime films), but off the top of my head:"
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"Korean: Oldboy."
#10

Korean Cinema

5.0
(3)
"A classic revenge film."
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"* Oldboy"
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"Oldboy is one of my favorites, freaky but worth the watch."
#11

French Cinema

5.0
(3)
"In my top 5 since its release."
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"A must-see."
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"Le Haine (the hate) is a fantastic French film set during the 90's race riots."
#12

The Hunt

5.0
(3)
"He was *sooooo* good in [*Jagten*](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/103663-jagten) (*The Hunt*)."
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"It's phenomenal. Outstanding acting and story."
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"The Hunt. (Jagten) Danish."
#13

Amélie

5.0
(3)
"Amelie, Cinema Paradiso, Pan's Labyrinth"
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"Never gets enough love :("
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#14

Sweden

4.7
(3)
"Together ( Sweden)"
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"The sound of noise is on netflix right now."
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"The Sound Of Noise."
#15

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"
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"Akira Kurosawa, dir of Seven Samurai (Japan, 1954)."
#16

The Handmaiden

5.0
(2)
"Some of my favorite foreign films from 2016 include: The Handmaiden"
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"Definitely worth checking out."
#17

Turkey

5.0
(2)
"- Turkish"
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#18

The Lives of Others

5.0
(2)
"Takes place during the Cold War, highly critically acclaimed."
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"Check out *the lives of others* and *incendies* - both amazing."
#19

Bong Joon-ho

5.0
(2)
"Parasite"
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"Parasite (2019)"
#20

Timo Tjahjanto

5.0
(2)
"The raid and the raid 2 are both awesome"
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"Is a fantastic action movie."
#21

Argentina

5.0
(2)
"The Secret In Their Eyes (Argentina)"
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"The Secret in their Eyes (2009)"
#22

Akira Kurosawa

5.0
(2)
"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"
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#23

Studio Ghibli

5.0
(2)
"Anything from Studio Ghibli."
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"And any studio ghibli films"
#24

Iran

5.0
(2)
#25

India

5.0
(2)
"Dhoom 2 ( India )"
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"Not seen this recommendation on r/movies before but Taare Zameen Par (Stars on Earth)."
#26

Amores Perros

4.5
(2)
"Amores Perros and Tropa de Elite 1 & 2."
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#27

Russia

4.5
(2)
"[Solaris]"
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"Solaris (1972)"
#28

Spanish

5.0
(1)
"The Invisible Guest (2016) - Spanish The best foreign movie I have seen in a while."
#29

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."
#30

The Man Without a Past

5.0
(1)
"Hilarious deadpan comedy. Was an oscars nominee for best foreign film."
#31

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."
#32

Spirited Away

5.0
(1)
#33

Downfall

5.0
(1)
"Surprised to not see Der Untergang (Downfall) on the list."
#34

Indian

5.0
(1)
"RRR 3 idiots Bajarangi Bhaaijaan PK Eega Bahubali Ratsasan Dangal"
#35

Romania

5.0
(1)
"4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days by Cristian Mungiu from Romania!"
#36

England

5.0
(1)
"Clockwork Orange (England)"
#37

Former Yugoslavia

5.0
(1)
"Black Cat White Cat ( Former Yugoslavia )"
#38

Czech

5.0
(1)
"Closely Watched Trains (Czech)"
#39

Chile

5.0
(1)
"*La casa lobo* (The Wolf House) - Chilean animation"
#40

Austria

5.0
(1)
"Silentium (2004) from "Austria, not Australia"."
#41

Gomorrah

4.0
(1)
"Gomorrah (Italian) about organized crime in Naples, Mother (Korean) about a mother and her mentally challenged son."
#42

Ran

4.0
(1)
#43

Oldboy

4.0
(1)
"Oldboy and City of god are two."
#44

Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time

4.0
(1)
"The story of a custom officer turned corrupt businessman's rise and fall in the South Korean drug underworld."
#45

New World

4.0
(1)
"After the boss of a large crime syndicate is killed, three potential successors, one an undercover cop, vie for the position."
#46

Persepolis

4.0
(1)
#47

The Counterfeiters

4.0
(1)
"Also see the following years winner: The Counterfeiters (2007)"
#48

To Live

4.0
(1)
"I liked To Live much better than Raise Red Lantern which I found kind of slow."
#49

Flame and Citron

4.0
(1)
"[Flame and Citron 2008](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0920458/) IMDB Link."

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