Film

A film, movie, or motion picture is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound.

The film may be exhibited directly to the public either through a movie theater, physical media (DVD, Blu-ray), digital download/transactional video on demand (VOD) (sale or rental), subscription VOD (e.g. Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, Netflix) or television programs through broadcast syndication.

Taxi Driver is a 1976 American neo-noir, psychological drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader.

Goodfellas is a 1990 American biographical gangster film directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Nicholas Pileggi and Scorsese, and produced by Irwin Winkler.

Some Like It Hot is a 1959 American crime comedy film produced, co-written and directed by Billy Wilder.

The Gold Rush is a 1925 American silent comedy film written, produced, and directed by Charlie Chaplin.

Amores perros is a 2000 Mexican psychological drama film produced and directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and written by Guillermo Arriaga, based on a story by both.

Grizzly Man is a 2005 American documentary film written and directed by Werner Herzog.

Within Our Gates is a 1920 American silent race drama film produced, written and directed by Oscar Micheaux.

Foolish Wives is a 1922 American erotic silent drama film produced and distributed by Universal Pictures under their Super-Jewel banner and written and directed by Erich von Stroheim.

Häxan is a 1922 Swedish-Danish silent horror essay film written and directed by Benjamin Christensen.

Bowling for Columbine is a 2002 documentary film written, produced, directed, and narrated by Michael Moore.

Blade Runner is a 1982 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples.

The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the 1982 Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption.

Annie Hall is a 1977 American satirical romantic comedy-drama film directed by Woody Allen from a screenplay written by Allen and Marshall Brickman, and produced by Allen's manager, Charles H. Joffe.

Raging Bull is a 1980 American biographical sports drama film directed by Martin Scorsese from a screenplay by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin, which adapts Jake LaMotta's 1970 memoir Raging Bull: My Story.

Fargo is a 1996 black comedy crime film written, directed, produced and edited by Joel and Ethan Coen.

No Country for Old Men is a 2007 American neo-Western crime thriller film written, directed, produced, and edited by Joel and Ethan Coen, based on Cormac McCarthy's 2005 novel.

The Cove is a 2009 American documentary film directed by Louie Psihoyos that analyzes and questions dolphin hunting practices in Japan.

The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara is a 2003 American documentary film about the life and times of former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, illustrating his observations of the nature of modern warfare.

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was an American actor, comedian, and stunt performer who appeared in many silent comedy films

Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937) is an English filmmaker

is an American film director and cinematographer known for his documentary of the 1969 Woodstock Festival

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Li made his feature film debut with Tracey in 2018

is a film director, producer, film scholar, screenwriter, novelist and an outspoken LGBT activist

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is a 1955 French psychological thriller film co-written and directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot

Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut is a 2004 re-cut version of Richard Kelly's directorial debut, Donnie Darko.

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is a series of short films released to promote Jollibee

Streisand became the first woman to write, produce, direct, and star in a major studio film

He made his directorial debut with The Fearless Hyena (1979)

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was hired at Industrial Light & Magic by Dennis Muren to help George Lucas create the effects for Star Wars

an American visual effects supervisor and film director

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pioneering scientific and technical innovators of the motion picture and television industries

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the first known instance of film perforations being used

He directed 20 films between 1916 and 1935.

He was one of the most important producers-directors of the German silent cinema.

Levy's films include RobbyKallePaul, I Was on Mars, Meschugge, Du mich auch and Väter.

Geschonneck released his first feature film Moebius in 1992

In 2011, Schleinzer made his feature film directorial debut with Michael

was a German theatre and film director, dancer and actor

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has produced a comprehensive filmic and artistic oeuvre

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was an American actor and film director of westerns and adventure movies

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Penn wrote and directed Incident at Loch Ness and The Grand, wrote the script for The Incredible Hulk, co-wrote the scripts for X2, X-Men: The Last Stand, and the story for The Avengers.

was a Greek-American motion picture pioneer and film executive who was the president of 20th Century-Fox from 1942 to 1962

was a German-born American film director, screenwriter and producer for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

was a German actor and director, active in both Germany and the United States

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is a French film director and screenwriter of Bosnian descent

was a German actor, screenwriter, film director, playwright, novelist and professor of cinema studies

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his two movies, Ödipussi (1988) and Pappa Ante Portas (1991)

David Paul Cronenberg (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor.

Kenneth Anger (born Kenneth Wilbur Anglemyer; February 3, 1927, May 11, 2023) was an American underground experimental filmmaker, actor, and writer.

Tony Gatlif (born Michel Dahmani; 10 September 1948-2 September 2026) was a French film director who also worked as a screenwriter, composer, actor and film producer.

He made his directorial debut with the 2008 film The Escapist, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

born February 1, 1969) is an Iranian Kurdish film director, producer and writer.

His first win was for his visual effects work on Titanic, his second was for his work on Hugo and his third for The Jungle Book.

26 December 1897-10 August 1961) was a Hungarian actor, screenwriter, and film director, who worked principally in Germany and Austria.

Herbert Achternbusch (né Schild; 23 November 1938-10 January 2022) was a German film director, writer and painter.

known for writing the screenplays for Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, and A Man for All Seasons

Branagh has directed and starred in several film adaptations

Stiller made his feature debut with Reality Bites (1994)

Harada made his directorial debut in 1979, with Farewell, Movie Friend: Indian Summer

releasing the now-classic films El dependiente (1969)

was a Finnish film director, screenwriter and film editor

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Pacific Rim is a 2013 American military science fiction and monster film directed by Guillermo del Toro

3 Women is a 1977 American psychological drama film written, produced and directed by Robert Altman

Foster has directed four feature length films: Little Man Tate (1991), Home for the Holidays (1995), The Beaver (2011), and Money Monster (2016).

Penn made his directorial film debut with the crime drama The Indian Runner (1991), followed by The Crossing Guard (1995), The Pledge (2001), and Into the Wild (2007).

Dead Man is a 1995 acid Western film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch.

Requiem for a Dream is a 2000 American psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky

Point Blank is a 1967 American crime film directed by John Boorman

Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film director

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The Steadicam was first used in the Hal Ashby film Bound for Glory (1976)

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best known for his work on major blockbuster films

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author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films

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independent, experimental filmmaker

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Lithuanian film director, screenwriter, author, and producer

Man with a Movie Camera is a 1929 Soviet experimental silent documentary film, written and directed by Dziga Vertov.

The Wages of Fear (French: Le Salaire de la peur) is a 1953 thriller film directed, co-written, and co-produced by Henri-Georges Clouzot, adapted from Georges Arnaud's 1950 novel of the same name, and starring Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck and Véra Clouzot.

Come and See is a 1985 Soviet epic historical anti-war film directed by Elem Klimov and starring Aleksei Kravchenko and Olga Mironova.

Das Boot (German pronunciation: [das ˈboːt]; lit. 'The Boat') is a 1981 West German war film written and directed by Wolfgang Petersen, produced by Günter Rohrbach, and starring Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer and Klaus Wennemann.

Citizenfour is a 2014 documentary film directed by Laura Poitras about Edward Snowden and the NSA spying scandal.

Solaris (Russian: Солярис, romanized: Solyaris) is a 1972 Soviet science fiction and psychological horror film based on Stanisław Lem's 1961 novel of the same title.

Stalker (%5B%5BWikipedia%3ATemplates+for+discussion%2FLog%2F2025+April+17%23Template%3ALang-rus%5D%5D{}</noinclude>Russian: Сталкер, IPA: [ˈstaɫkʲɪr]) is a 1979 Soviet science fantasy film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky with a screenplay written by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, loosely based on their 1972 novel Roadside Picnic.

The Secret of Kells is a 2009 animated fantasy drama film directed by Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey, produced by Paul Young, Didier Brunner and Viviane Vanfleteren, and written by Fabrice Ziolkowski.

Song of the Sea (Irish: Amhrán na Mara) is a 2014 animated fantasy film directed by Tomm Moore and written by Will Collins, based on an original story by Moore.

Buena Vista Social Club is a 1999 documentary film directed by Wim Wenders about the music of Cuba, featuring the musicians who recorded the 1997 album Buena Vista Social Club.

Strike (Russian: Стачка, romanized: Stachka) is a 1925 Soviet silent propaganda film directed and edited by Sergei Eisenstein.

Earth (Russian: «Земля», Ukrainian: «Земля», romanized: Zemlya) is a 1930 Soviet Ukrainian silent film by Alexander Dovzhenko.

Chungking Express is a 1994 Hong Kong film, written and directed by Wong Kar-wai.

The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 epic war film directed by David Lean and based on the novel The Bridge over the River Kwai, written by Pierre Boulle.

Faust, A German Folktale (German: Faust, Eine deutsche Volkssage) is a 1926 silent fantasy film, produced by Ufa, directed by F.

Robin Hood is a 1922 silent adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks and Wallace Beery.

October: Ten Days That Shook the World (Russian: Октябрь: Десять дней, которые потрясли мир, romanized: Oktyabr': Desyat' dney kotorye potryasli mir) is a 1928 Soviet silent propaganda film written and directed by Sergei Eisenstein and Grigori Aleksandrov.

Body and Soul is a 1925 race film produced, written, directed, and distributed by Oscar Micheaux and starring Paul Robeson in his motion picture debut.

Storm over Asia (Russian: Потомок Чингисхана, Potomok Chingiskhana, "The Heir to Genghis Khan") is a 1928 Soviet film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin, written by Osip Brik and Ivan Novokshonov, and starring Valéry Inkijinoff.

My Octopus Teacher is a 2020 Netflix Original documentary film directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed.

The Ascent (Russian: Восхождение, romanized: Vosxoždenie) is a 1977 Soviet drama film directed by Larisa Shepitko and made at Mosfilm.

A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 dystopian crime film written, produced, and directed by Stanley Kubrick.

The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and co-written with novelist Diane Johnson.

Full Metal Jacket is a 1987 war film directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick from a screenplay he co-wrote with Michael Herr and Gustav Hasford.

The Student of Prague (German: Der Student von Prag, also known as A Bargain with Satan) is a 1913 German silent horror film.

Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles is a 1975 art film written and directed by Chantal Akerman, and starring Delphine Seyrig.

Playtime (stylized as PlayTime and also written as Play Time) is a 1967 satirical comedy film directed and co-written by Jacques Tati.

Infernal Affairs (traditional Chinese: 無間道; simplified Chinese: 无间道; lit. 'Unceasing Path') is a 2002 Hong Kong crime drama film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak from a screenplay written by Mak and Felix Chong.

Singham is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Reliance Entertainment, based on a script by writers Yunus Sajawal and Farhad-Sajid.

Pretty Village, Pretty Flame (Serbian: Лепа села лепо горе / Lepa sela lepo gore, literally "Pretty villages burn nicely") is a 1996 Serbian film directed by Srđan Dragojević with a screenplay based on a book written by Vanja Bulić. Set during the Bosnian War, the film tells the story of Milan, part of a small group of Serb soldiers trapped in a tunnel by a Bosniak force.

Dui Prithibi (Bengali pronunciation: [dui ˈpɾit̪ʰibi]; transl. Two Worlds) is a 2010 Bengali-language road drama film co-written and directed by Raj Chakraborty. Produced by Shrikant Mohta under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films.The film

Charlie the Unicorn is a 2005 animated comedy short film created by Jason Steele.

Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak (transl. Home Delivery: At your house) is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language comedy film written and directed by Sujoy Ghosh and produced by Shabbir Boxwala. The film stars Vivek Oberoi, Ayesha Takia, Mahima

The Painted House (Malayalam title: Chaayam Pooshiya Veedu) is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language independent drama film directed by brothers Santosh and Satish Babusenan in their feature debut.

Batman: Dying Is Easy is a 2021 superhero fan film directed by Aaron and Sean Schoenke, based on the Batman franchise.

Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time is a 2019 short epic documentary film created by American astronomy-themed musician and filmmaker John D.

Batman Beyond: Year One is a 2024 American superhero fan film written, co-produced, and directed by Michael Yu, based on the animated series Batman Beyond.

Severus Snape and the Marauders is a 2016 American short film written by director Justin Zagri, based on Harry Potter characters by J.

Golondaaj is a 2021 Indian Bengali-language epic period biographical sports drama film directed by Dhrubo Banerjee and produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni under the banner of SVF.

Gigantis, the Fire Monster is a 1959 kaiju film directed by Motoyoshi Oda and Hugo Grimaldi, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya.

Bel-Air is a 2019 short fan film written and directed by Morgan Cooper, based on the 1990s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

Aagey Se Right (lit. 'Straight, then right') is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language comedy film written and directed by advertisement filmmaker Indrajit Nattoji in his feature debut and produced by Ronnie Screwvala under UTV Spotboy Motion Pictures and Bindass.

In the Aftermath: Angels Never Sleep is a 1988 post-apocalyptic science fantasy film directed by Carl Colpaert, and released by New World Pictures.

Spring is a 2019 animated fantasy short film written and directed by Andreas Goralczyk and produced by Ton Roosendaal and Francesco Siddi.

Everybody Dies by the End is a 2022 found footage comedy horror mockumentary film written by Ian Tripp and directed by Tripp and Ryan Schafer in their feature film debut.

Carbon is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language science fiction short film based on global warming.

Lee is a 2017 Indian-Kannada-language action film written by H. M. Srinandan. It was produced by Sarathy Sathish for Vivid Dreams Entertainment, with cinematography by Nandakumar. Its lead actors include Sumanth Shailendra and Nabha

Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (translation: Munna brother M.B.B.S.) is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film written and directed by Rajkumar Hirani in his directorial debut and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra under the banner Vinod Chopra Films.

The Bellboy and the Playgirls is a 1962 American-West German Comedy film by Francis Ford Coppola and Jack Hill.

Commando Ninja is a 2018 English-language French martial arts action comedy film written and directed by Benjamin Combes.

Deviant is a 2018 drama short film directed by Benjamin Howard and written by Howard and James Hall.

L.A.C. Battle of Galwan is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language war film written and directed by Nitin Kumar Gupta. Based on the 2020 Galwan Valley clash between India and China at the Line of Actual Control (L.A.C.), it is notable for being

First Orbit is a 2011 feature-length, experimental documentary film about Vostok 1, the first human space flight around the Earth.

Verax is a five-minute 2013 short film about the Edward Snowden leaking event in Hong Kong.

Movin' Too Fast, also known as Lost in Plainview, is a 2006 action thriller film written and directed by Eric Chambers in his feature film debut.

Assumption is a 2017 science fiction horror short film written and directed by Anthony Leone.

Butterflies is a 2009 documentary film directed by Czech filmmaker Ester Brymova.

City of Scars, also known as Batman: City of Scars, is a 2010 superhero fan film produced by Aaron and Sean Schoenke, starring Kevin Porter as Batman, and based on the Batman franchise.

Ghostline is a 2014 supernatural horror film written and directed by Dean Whitney.

Demon Protocol is a 2018 supernatural horror film written and directed by Kelly Parks in his feature film debut.

The Heiress Lethal, also known as The Fatal Heir, is a 2010 American noir comedy short film directed by Michael Brueggemeyer and written by Marianne Bates.

What Daphne Saw is a 2019 American science fiction short film written and directed by Lizz Marshall.

The Cult of Sincerity is an independent film about hipster culture and postmodernist irony set in Williamsburg in Brooklyn.

Nuggets is a 2014 animated short film created by German animation director Andreas Hykade.

The Evil Rises is a 2018 horror film written and directed by Daniel Florenzano in his feature film debut.

The Legend of Pipi is a 2022 animated short film and YouTube video created by Julia Schoel and directed by Schoel and Birgit "Pollo" Uhlig.

White Shirt is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language drama short film written and directed by Sumit Arora.

Things We Dig is a 2020 comedy horror short film written and directed by Pia Thrasher.

Life (Cycle) of the Hong Kong Newt is a 2024 Hong Kong short nature documentary directed by local nature photographer Fung Hon-shing.

Why the Nativity? is a 2022 American docudrama film written and directed by Paul Joiner and based on the book of the same name by David Jeremiah. The film stars Jeremiah, Rose Anaya, Logan Polson and Henry

Han Solo: A Smuggler's Trade is a 2016 Star Wars fan film starring Jamie Costa as Han Solo and Cory Daniel as Chewbacca.

The Dark Resurgence: A Star Wars Story is a 2018 Star Wars fan film written and directed by Michael McCumber.

Quentin Tarantino's Suicide Squad is a 2016 parody short fan film directed by Julian Higgins and written by Higgins and Kevin Brooks.

Meshes of the Afternoon is a 1943 American silent experimental short film directed by and starring married couple Maya Deren and Alexandr Hackenschmied.

The Great Dictator is a 1940 American political satire black comedy film written, directed, produced by, and starring Charlie Chaplin.

Amarcord (Italian: [amarˈkɔrd]) is a 1973 comedy-drama film directed by Federico Fellini, a semi-autobiographical tale about Titta, an adolescent boy growing up among an eccentric cast of characters in the village of Borgo San Giuliano (situated near the ancient walls of Rimini) in 1930s Fascist Italy.

Run Lola Run (German: Lola rennt, lit. 'Lola Runs') is a 1998 German avant-garde thriller film written and directed by Tom Tykwer.

Throne of Blood (Japanese: 蜘蛛巣城, Hepburn: Kumonosu-jō; lit. 'The Spider Web Castle') is a 1957 Japanese epic jidaigeki film directed, co-written, produced, and edited by Akira Kurosawa, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya.

A Man Escaped, also known as A Man Escaped or The Wind Bloweth Where It Listeth (French: Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le Vent souffle où il veut), is a 1956 French prison film directed by Robert Bresson.

Black Orpheus (Portuguese: Orfeu Negro [ɔhˈfew ˈnegɾu]) is a 1959 romantic tragedy film directed by French filmmaker Marcel Camus and starring Marpessa Dawn and Breno Mello.

Germany, Year Zero (Italian: Germania anno zero) is a 1948 film directed by Roberto Rossellini.

Kagemusha (影武者; Shadow Warrior) is a 1980 Japanese epic jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa.

Ordet (Danish pronunciation: [ˈoːˀɐɤ], meaning "The Word" and originally released as The Word in English) is a 1955 Danish supernatural drama film, written and directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer.

Vivre sa vie (French: Vivre sa vie : film en douze tableaux, lit. 'To Live Her Life: A Film in Twelve Scenes', pronounced [vivʁ(ə) sa vi]) is a 1962 French New Wave drama film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard.

Cimarron is a 1931 American pre-Code epic Western film starring Richard Dix and Irene Dunne, and directed by Wesley Ruggles.

Grand Hotel is a 1932 American drama film directed by Edmund Goulding and produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1935 American historical adventure drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Rebecca is a 1940 American romantic psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

How Green Was My Valley is a 1941 American drama film directed by John Ford, adapted by Philip Dunne from the 1939 novel of the same title by Richard Llewellyn.

Mrs. Miniver is a 1942 American romantic war drama film directed by William Wyler, and starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. Inspired by the 1940 novel Mrs. Miniver by Jan Struther, it shows how the life of an unassuming British

Going My Way is a 1944 American musical comedy drama film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald.

The Lost Weekend is a 1945 American drama film noir directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Ray Milland and Jane Wyman.

The Best Years of Our Lives (also known as Glory for Me and Home Again) is a 1946 American epic drama film directed by William Wyler and starring Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo and Harold Russell.

Gentleman's Agreement is a 1947 American drama film based on Laura Z. Hobson's best-selling 1947 novel of the same title, directed by Elia Kazan. The film is about a journalist (played by Gregory Peck) who pretends to be Jewish to research

Hamlet is a 1948 British film adaptation of the play of the same name by William Shakespeare.

All the King's Men is a 1949 American political drama film noir written, produced, and directed by Robert Rossen.

From Here to Eternity is a 1953 American romantic war drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and written by Daniel Taradash, based on the 1951 novel by James Jones.

Marty is a 1955 American romantic drama film directed by Delbert Mann in his directorial debut.

Around the World in 80 Days (sometimes spelled as Around the World in Eighty Days) is a 1956 American epic adventure-comedy film starring David Niven, Cantinflas, Robert Newton, and Shirley MacLaine, produced by the Michael Todd Company and released by United Artists.

Gigi (French pronunciation: [ʒiʒi]) is a 1958 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli and processed using Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Eastmancolor film process Metrocolor.

The Apartment is a 1960 American romantic comedy film directed and produced by Billy Wilder from a screenplay he co-wrote with I.

My Fair Lady is a 1964 American musical comedy drama film adapted from Lerner and Loewe's 1956 stage musical based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 stage play Pygmalion.

In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 American Southern Gothic mystery-drama film directed by Norman Jewison, produced by Walter Mirisch, and starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger.

Midnight Cowboy is a 1969 American drama film directed by John Schlesinger, adapted by Waldo Salt from the 1965 novel by James Leo Herlihy.

Patton is a 1970 American epic biographical war film about U.S. General George S. Patton during World War II. It stars George C. Scott as Patton and Karl Malden as General Omar Bradley. The film was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner from a

The Sting is a 1973 American caper film. Set in 1936, it involves a complicated plot by two professional grifters (Paul Newman and Robert Redford) to con a mob boss (Robert Shaw). The film was directed by George Roy Hill, who had directed

The Great Ziegfeld is a 1936 American musical drama film directed by Robert Z.

The Life of Emile Zola is a 1937 American biographical film about the 19th-century French author Émile Zola starring Paul Muni and directed by William Dieterle.

Kramer vs. Kramer is a 1979 American legal drama film written and directed by Robert Benton, based on Avery Corman's 1977 novel. The film stars Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Justin Henry and Jane Alexander. It tells the story of a couple's

Ordinary People is a 1980 American drama film directed by Robert Redford in his directorial debut.

Chariots of Fire is a 1981 historical sports drama film directed by Hugh Hudson, written by Colin Welland and produced by David Puttnam.

Terms of Endearment is a 1983 American tragicomedy film directed, written, and produced by James L.

The Last Emperor (Italian: L'ultimo imperatore) is a 1987 epic biographical drama film about the life of Puyi, the last Emperor of China.

Rain Man is a 1988 American road comedy-drama film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass.

Driving Miss Daisy is a 1989 American comedy drama film directed by Bruce Beresford and written by Alfred Uhry, based on Uhry's 1987 play.

Dances With Wolves is a 1990 American epic revisionist Western film directed and produced by Kevin Costner in his feature directorial debut.

Braveheart is a 1995 American epic historical war drama film directed and produced by Mel Gibson, who portrays Scottish warrior William Wallace in the First War of Scottish Independence.

Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 romantic comedy period film directed by John Madden, and written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay he wrote with Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens.

Million Dollar Baby is a 2004 American sports drama film directed, co-produced, scored by and starring Clint Eastwood from a screenplay by Paul Haggis.

Anora is a 2024 American romantic comedy-drama film written, directed, produced, and edited by Sean Baker.

Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and produced by Christian Colson, with Loveleen Tandan credited as co-director.

The Hurt Locker is a 2008 American war film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal.

The King's Speech is a 2010 historical drama film directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler.

The Shape of Water is a 2017 period romantic dark fantasy film directed and produced by Guillermo del Toro, who co-wrote the screenplay with Vanessa Taylor.

Nomadland is a 2020 American drama film written, directed, edited and co-produced by Chloé Zhao.

Everything Everywhere All at Once is a 2022 American independent absurdist comedy-drama film written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, who produced it with Anthony and Joe Russo and Jonathan Wang.

Aliens is a 1986 science fiction-action film written and directed by James Cameron.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 American science fiction drama film written and directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, Cary Guffey, and François Truffaut.

Downfall (German: Der Untergang) is a 2004 German historical war drama film written and produced by Bernd Eichinger and directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is a 2016 American superhero film based on the DC Comics characters Batman and Superman.

Highlander II: The Quickening is a 1991 science fiction film directed by Russell Mulcahy and starring Christopher Lambert, Virginia Madsen, Michael Ironside and Sean Connery.

The Big Red One is a 1980 American epic war film written and directed by Samuel Fuller, and starring Lee Marvin alongside an ensemble supporting cast, including Mark Hamill, Robert Carradine, Bobby Di Cicco, Kelly Ward, Siegfried Rauch and Stéphane Audran.

Daredevil is a 2003 American superhero film written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name created by Stan Lee and Bill Everett.

Pretty Dirty: The Life and Times of Marilyn Minter is a 2025 documentary film which explores the life and work of artist Marilyn Minter.

Cruisin' J-Town is a 1975 American documentary film by Duane Kubo about jazz musicians in Los Angeles's Little Tokyo community.

Desperately Seeking Susan is a 1985 American comedy-drama film directed by Susan Seidelman and starring Rosanna Arquette, Aidan Quinn and Madonna.

Dinner at Eight is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor from a screenplay by Frances Marion and Herman J.

Fame is a 1980 American musical drama film directed by Alan Parker and written by Christopher Gore.

Helen Keller in Her Story (also known as The Unconquered) is a 1954 American biographical documentary about Helen Keller.

Desert Victory is a 1943 documentary film produced by the British Ministry of Information, documenting the Allies' North African campaign against Field Marshal Erwin Rommel and the Afrika Korps.

The Fighting Lady is a 1944 documentary film (billed as a "newsdrama") directed by Edward Steichen, produced by the U.S.

The True Glory (1945) is a co-production of the US Office of War Information and the British Ministry of Information, documenting the victory on the Western Front, from Normandy to the collapse of the Third Reich.

Design for Death is a 1947 American documentary film that won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

The Secret Land is a feature-length 1948 documentary film about the United States Navy expedition code-named "Operation Highjump" to Antarctica in 1946.

Daybreak in Udi is a 1949 British documentary film directed by Terry Bishop about cultural changes in Udi, Enugu State, Nigeria.

The Titan: Story of Michelangelo is a 1950 German documentary film about the painter and sculptor Michelangelo.

The Living Desert is a 1953 American nature documentary film that shows the everyday lives of the animals of the desert of the Southwestern United States.

The Vanishing Prairie is a 1954 American documentary film directed by James Algar and released by Walt Disney Productions.

Serengeti Shall Not Die (German: Serengeti darf nicht sterben; also known as Serengeti ) is a 1959 German documentary film written and directed by Bernhard Grzimek.

The Horse with the Flying Tail is a 1960 American documentary film by Walt Disney Productions that won the Best Documentary award at the 33rd Academy Awards.

Sky Above and Mud Beneath (French: Le Ciel et la boue, lit. 'the sky and the mud'), also released as The Sky Above, The Mud Below, is a 1961 French documentary film.

Black Fox: The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler is a 1962 documentary directed by Louis Clyde Stoumen.

Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel With the World is a 1963 American documentary film directed by Shirley Clarke and starring Robert Frost.

World Without Sun (French: Le Monde sans soleil) is a 1964 French documentary film directed by Jacques-Yves Cousteau.

The Eleanor Roosevelt Story is a 1965 American biographical documentary film directed by Richard Kaplan.

The War Game is a 1965 British pseudo-documentary film that depicts a nuclear war and its aftermath.

The Anderson Platoon (French: La Section Anderson, released in 1966 in Europe, 1967 in the US) is a documentary feature by Pierre Schoendoerffer about the Vietnam War, named after the leader of the platoon - Lieutenant Joseph B.

Journey into Self is a 1968 documentary film introduced by Stanley Kramer, and produced and directed by Bill McGaw.

The 39 Steps is a 1935 British spy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll.

The Ladykillers is a 1955 British black comedy crime film directed by Alexander Mackendrick for Ealing Studios.

Closely Watched Trains (Czech: Ostře sledované vlaky) is a 1966 Czechoslovak coming-of-age comedy film.

The Salesman (Persian: فروشنده, romanized: Forušande, released in France as Le Client) is a 2016 drama film written and directed by Asghar Farhadi and starring Taraneh Alidoosti and Shahab Hosseini.

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Turkish: Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da) is a 2011 internationally co-produced drama film, co-written and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan based on the true experience of one of the film's writers, telling the story of a group of men who search for a dead body on the Anatolian steppe.

Amour (pronounced [a.muʁ]; lit. 'Love') is a 2012 romantic drama film written and directed by Michael Haneke, starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva and Isabelle Huppert.

Funny Games is a 1997 Austrian satirical psychological thriller film written and directed by Michael Haneke, and starring Susanne Lothar, Ulrich Mühe, and Arno Frisch.

The Celebration (Danish: Festen) is a 1998 Danish black comedy-drama film directed by Thomas Vinterberg and produced by Nimbus Film.

The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan.

Inception is a 2010 science fiction heist film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced it with his wife Emma Thomas.

The Grand Budapest Hotel is a 2014 comedy-drama film written and directed by Wes Anderson.

Brokeback Mountain is a 2005 American romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee and produced by Diana Ossana and James Schamus.

Eve's Bayou is a 1997 American Southern Gothic drama film written and directed by Kasi Lemmons in her feature directorial debut.

American Me is a 1992 American crime drama film produced and directed by Edward James Olmos, in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Floyd Mutrux and Desmond Nakano.

Daughters of the Dust is a 1991 independent drama film written, directed, and produced by Julie Dash.

Boyz n the Hood is a 1991 American coming-of-age hood crime drama film, written and directed by John Singleton in his feature directorial debut.

Field of Dreams is a 1989 American sports magical realism drama film written and directed by Phil Alden Robinson, and based on Canadian novelist W.

Clueless is a 1995 American coming-of-age teen comedy film written and directed by Amy Heckerling.

Before Sunrise is a 1995 romantic drama film directed by Richard Linklater and co-written by Linklater and Kim Krizan, and is the first installment in the Before trilogy.

A League of Their Own is a 1992 American sports comedy drama film directed by Penny Marshall that tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL).

El Mariachi (transl. The Musician) is a 1992 Spanish-language American independent neo-Western action film and the first installment of the saga that came to be known as Robert Rodriguez's Mexico Trilogy. It marked the feature-length debut

Five Easy Pieces is a 1970 American road drama film directed by Bob Rafelson, written by Rafelson and Carole Eastman (as Adrien Joyce), and starring Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Susan Anspach, Lois Smith, and Ralph Waite.

Blazing Saddles is a 1974 American satirical Western comedy film directed by Mel Brooks, who co-wrote the screenplay with Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Norman Steinberg and Alan Uger, based on a story treatment by Bergman.

Cooley High is a 1975 American independent hood coming-of-age comedy-drama film that follows the narrative of two high school seniors and best friends, Leroy "Preach" Jackson (Glynn Turman) and Richard "Cochise" Morris (Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs).

Days of Heaven is a 1978 American period drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick, and starring Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard and Linda Manz.

Deliverance is a 1972 American thriller film directed and produced by John Boorman from a screenplay by James Dickey, who adapted it from his 1970 novel.

Being There is a 1979 American satirical comedy-drama film starring Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, and Melvyn Douglas.

Boulevard Nights is a 1979 American neo noir hood film and crime film directed by Michael Pressman.

The Black Stallion is a 1979 American adventure film based on the 1941 classic children's novel of the same name by Walter Farley.

Dirty Harry is a 1971 American action-thriller film produced and directed by Don Siegel, the first in the Dirty Harry series.

The Hospital is a 1971 American absurdist satirical black comedy film directed by Arthur Hiller and starring George C.

Harold and Maude is a 1971 American romantic black comedy-drama film directed by Hal Ashby and released by Paramount Pictures.

Killer of Sheep is a 1978 American drama film edited, filmed, written, produced, and directed by Charles Burnett.

The Breakfast Club is a 1985 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by John Hughes.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 American comedy film written, co-produced, and directed by John Hughes.

Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American action comedy film directed by Martin Brest, with a screenplay by Daniel Petrie Jr., and story by Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie Jr.

Grease is a 1978 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Randal Kleiser (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Bronté Woodard and an adaptation by co-producer Allan Carr.

Cabaret is a 1972 American musical drama film directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse from a screenplay by Jay Presson Allen.

Carrie is a 1976 American supernatural horror film directed by Brian De Palma from a screenplay written by Lawrence D.

Miracle in Milan (Italian: Miracolo a Milano) is a 1951 Italian fantasy comedy film directed by Vittorio De Sica.

The Cranes Are Flying (Russian: Летят журавли, romanized: Letyat zhuravli) is a 1957 Soviet war drama film directed and produced by Mikhail Kalatozov at Mosfilm, written by Viktor Rozov, and starring Aleksey Batalov and Tatiana Samoilova.

The Leopard (Italian: Il Gattopardo, lit. 'The Serval' [il ˌɡattoˈpardo]) is a 1963 epic historical drama film directed by Luchino Visconti.

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (French: Les Parapluies de Cherbourg) is a 1964 musical romantic drama film written and directed by Jacques Demy, with music by Michel Legrand.

A Man and a Woman (French: Un homme et une femme) is a 1966 French romantic drama film directed by Claude Lelouch and starring Anouk Aimée and Jean-Louis Trintignant.

Padre Padrone is a 1977 Italian film directed by Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani.

Paris, Texas is a 1984 drama road film directed by Wim Wenders, co-written by Sam Shepard and L.

Sex, Lies, and Videotape (often written in all lowercase as sex, lies, and videotape) is a 1989 American independent drama film written and directed by Steven Soderbergh.

Barton Fink is a 1991 American black comedy thriller film written, produced, edited and directed by the Coen brothers.

The Piano is a 1993 historical romance film written and directed by Jane Campion.

Rosetta is a 1999 coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne.

The Pianist is a 2002 epic biographical historical drama film co-produced and directed by Roman Polanski, with a script by Ronald Harwood, and starring Adrien Brody.

Wild at Heart is a 1990 American Southern Gothic black comedy romantic crime film written and directed by David Lynch, based on the 1989 novel of the same name by Barry Gifford.

Underground (Serbian: Подземље, romanized: Podzemlje), is a 1995 epic satirical absurdist dark comedy war film directed by Emir Kusturica, with a screenplay co-written with Dušan Kovačević. It is also known by the subtitle Once Upon a Time There Was One Country (Serbian: Била једном једна земља, romanized: Bila jednom jedna zemlja), the title of the five-hour miniseries (the long cut) shown on Serbian RTS television.

Dancer in the Dark is a 2000 psychological tragedy musical film written and directed by Lars von Trier.

Elephant is a 2003 American psychological drama film written, directed and edited by Gus Van Sant.

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (Romanian: 4 luni, 3 săptămâni și 2 zile) is a 2007 Romanian art film written and directed by Cristian Mungiu and starring Anamaria Marinca, Laura Vasiliu, and Vlad Ivanov.

The White Ribbon (German: Das Weiße Band - Eine Deutsche Kindergeschichte, lit. 'The White Ribbon - A German Children's Story') is a 2009 German mystery drama film written and directed by Michael Haneke.

Blue Is the Warmest Colour (French: La Vie d'Adèle, Chapitres 1 & 2, lit. 'The Life of Adèle: Chapters 1 & 2'; French pronunciation: [la vi dadɛl ʃapitʁ œ̃ e dø]) is a 2013 erotic romantic drama film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Abdellatif Kechiche and starring Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos.

Titane (French: [titan] , lit. 'Titanium') is a 2021 body horror psychological drama film written and directed by Julia Ducournau.

Anatomy of a Fall (French: Anatomie d'une chute) is a 2023 French legal drama film directed by Justine Triet from a screenplay she co-wrote with Arthur Harari.

Triangle of Sadness is a 2022 satirical black comedy film written and directed by Ruben Östlund in his English-language feature debut.

The Square is a 2017 satirical black comedy film written and directed by Ruben Östlund.

Winter Sleep (Turkish: Kış Uykusu [ˈkɯʃ ujkuˈsu]) is a 2014 Turkish drama film directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, adapted from the novella "The Wife" by Anton Chekhov and one subplot of The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

Dheepan is a 2015 French crime drama film directed by Jacques Audiard and co-written by Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, and Noé Debré. The film was partly inspired by Montesquieu's Persian Letters, as well as the 1971 film Straw Dogs, with guidance from Antonythasan Jesuthasan, who stars as the title character, alongside newcomers Kalieaswari Srinivasan and Claudine Vinasithamby.

I, Daniel Blake is a 2016 British drama film written by Paul Laverty and directed by Ken Loach.

It Was Just an Accident (Persian: یک تصادف ساده, romanized: Yek tasādof-e sāde; French: Un simple accident) is a 2025 political thriller film written and directed by Jafar Panahi.

The Tree of Wooden Clogs (Italian: L'albero degli zoccoli) is a 1978 Italian film written and directed by Ermanno Olmi.

Missing (stylized as missing.) is a 1982 American biographical thriller drama film directed by Costa-Gavras from a screenplay written by Gavras and Donald E.

The Ballad of Narayama (Japanese: 楢山節考, Hepburn: Narayama bushikō) is a 1983 Japanese film by director Shōhei Imamura.

The Mission is a 1986 British historical drama film directed by Roland Joffé, from a screenplay by Robert Bolt.

Pelle the Conqueror (Danish: Pelle Erobreren, Swedish: Pelle Erövraren) is a 1987 epic film co-written and directed by Bille August, based upon the 1906 novel of the same name by Danish writer Martin Andersen Nexø. The film tells the story of two Swedish immigrants to Denmark, a father and son, who try to build a new life for themselves.

Eternity and a Day (Greek: Μια αιωνιότητα και μια μέρα, romanized: Mia aioniótita kai mia méra) is a 1998 Greek drama film directed by Theo Angelopoulos, and starring Bruno Ganz, Isabelle Renauld and Fabrizio Bentivoglio.

L'Enfant (English: The Child) is a 2005 Belgian film directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, starring Jérémie Renier and Déborah François.

The Wind That Shakes the Barley is a 2006 war drama film directed by Ken Loach, set during the Irish War of Independence (1919-1921) and the Irish Civil War (1922-1923).

The Class (French: Entre les murs, lit. 'Between the walls') is a 2008 French drama film directed by Laurent Cantet, based on the 2006 novel of the same name by François Bégaudeau.

Crossfire is a 1947 American crime film noir directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Gloria Grahame and Sam Levene.

Ziegfeld Follies is a 1945 American musical comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), primarily directed by Vincente Minnelli, with segments directed by Lemuel Ayers, Roy Del Ruth, Robert Lewis, and George Sidney, the film's original director before Minnelli took over.

Miss Julie (Swedish: Fröken Julie) is a 1951 Swedish drama film directed by Alf Sjöberg and starring Anita Björk and Ulf Palme, based on the 1888 play by August Strindberg.

When Father Was Away on Business (Serbo-Croatian: Otac na službenom putu, Отац на службеном путу) is a 1985 Yugoslav film by director Emir Kusturica.

Scarecrow is a 1973 American road comedy-drama film directed by Jerry Schatzberg and starring Gene Hackman and Al Pacino.

Chronicle of the Years of Fire (Arabic: وقائع سنين الجمر, romanized: Waqāʾiʿu sinīna l-jamri; French: Chronique des Années de Braise; these names both mean "Chronicle of the Years of Embers") is a 1975 Algerian drama historical film directed by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina.

Man of Iron (Polish: Człowiek z żelaza) is a 1981 film directed by Andrzej Wajda.

Viridiana (pronounced [biɾiˈðjana]) is a 1961 Spanish-Mexican surrealist comedy-drama film directed by Luis Buñuel and produced by Gustavo Alatriste.

If.... (stylized as if....) is a 1968 British satirical film produced and directed by Lindsay Anderson, and starring Malcolm McDowell in his film debut as the character Mick Travis, who appeared in two further Anderson films.

The Story of Qiu Ju (Chinese: 秋菊打官司; pinyin: Qiū jú dǎ guānsī, "Qiu Ju goes to court") is a 1992 Chinese comedy-drama film.

Short Cuts is a 1993 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Altman.

Three Colours: Blue (French: Trois couleurs: Bleu, Polish: Trzy kolory: Niebieski) is a 1993 psychological drama film co-written and directed by Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieślowski.

Hana-bi (lit. 'Fireworks'), released in the United States as Fireworks, is a 1997 Japanese crime drama film written, directed and edited by Takeshi Kitano, who also stars in it.

Not One Less is a 1999 drama film by Chinese director Zhang Yimou, adapted from Shi Xiangsheng's 1997 story A Sun in the Sky (Chinese: 天上有个太阳; pinyin: tiān shàng yǒu ge tàiyáng).

Monsoon Wedding is a 2001 comedy-drama film directed by Mira Nair, written by Sabrina Dhawan, and starring Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Shefali Shah and Vasundhara Das.

The Magdalene Sisters is a 2002 drama film written and directed by Peter Mullan, about three teenage girls who were sent to Magdalene asylums (also known as Magdalene laundries), homes for women who were labelled as "fallen" by their families or society.

Vera Drake is a 2004 period drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh and starring Imelda Staunton, Phil Davis, Daniel Mays and Eddie Marsan.

Lust, Caution (Chinese: 色，戒; pinyin: Sè, Jiè; Jyutping: Sik1Gaai3) is a 2007 erotic spy film directed by Ang Lee, based on the 1979 novella by Eileen Chang.

A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (Swedish: En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron) is a 2014 internationally co-produced black comedy-drama film written and directed by Roy Andersson.

Four in a Jeep (German: Die Vier im Jeep) is a 1951 Swiss drama film directed by Leopold Lindtberg and Elizabeth Montagu.

Without Leaving an Address (French: ...Sans laisser d'adresse) is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois.

In Beaver Valley is a 1950 American short documentary film directed by James Algar.

Justice Is Done (French: Justice est faite) is a 1950 French drama film directed by André Cayatte, a former lawyer turned filmmaker, as part of his series examining law, justice, and societal morality in post-war France.

One Summer of Happiness (Swedish: Hon dansade en sommar, lit. 'She danced one summer') is a 1951 Swedish film by director Arne Mattsson, based on the 1949 novel Sommardansen (The summer dance) by Per Olof Ekström.

Die Ratten (The Rats) is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Robert Siodmak.

El Lazarillo de Tormes is a 1959 Spanish-Italian film directed by César Fernández Ardavín.

La Notte ([la ˈnɔtte]; English: "The Night") is a 1961 Italian drama film co-written and directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau and Monica Vitti.

Bushido, Samurai Saga (武士道残酷物語, Bushidō zankoku monogatari), also titled Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai and Cruel Tales of Bushido, is a 1963 Japanese drama and jidaigeki film directed by Tadashi Imai.

To Bed or Not to Bed (Italian: Il diavolo, also known as The Devil) is a 1963 black-and-white Italian film directed by Gian Luigi Polidoro.

Dry Summer (Turkish: Susuz Yaz), released in the United States as Reflections, is a 1963 black-and-white Turkish drama film, co-produced, co-written and directed by Metin Erksan based on a novel by Necati Cumalı, featuring Erol Taş as a tobacco farmer, who dams a river to irrigate his own property and ruin his competitors.

Who Saw Him Die? (Swedish: Ole dole doff, a counting-out rhyme similar to eeny, meeny, miny, moe) is a 1968 black-and-white Swedish film about a liberal teacher struggling with the demands of teaching a classroom of unruly children.

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson is a 1976 revisionist Western film directed, produced, and co-written by Robert Altman.

Ascensor is a 1978 short Spanish film directed by Tomás Muñoz. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Golden

What Max Said (Spanish: Las palabras de Max) is a 1978 Spanish film directed by Emilio Martínez Lázaro, and starring Ignacio Fernández de Castro, Myriam De Maeztu and Gracia Querejeta.

Palermo or Wolfsburg (German: Palermo oder Wolfsburg) is a 1980 West German film by Werner Schroeter.

Deprisa, deprisa is a 1981 Spanish drama film directed by Carlos Saura.

Veronika Voss (German: Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss, lit. "The Longing of Veronika Voss") is a 1982 West German black-and-white drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and starring Rosel Zech, Hilmar Thate, and Cornelia

The Woman and the Stranger (German: Die Frau und der Fremde) is a 1985 East German film directed by Rainer Simon.

The Theme (Russian: Тема, romanized: Tema) is a 1979 Soviet comedy film directed by Gleb Panfilov.

Larks on a String (Czech: Skřivánci na niti) is a 1969 Czech film directed by Jiří Menzel.

The House of Smiles (Italian: La casa del sorriso) is a 1991 Italian film directed by Marco Ferreri.

Grand Canyon is a 1991 American drama film directed and produced by Lawrence Kasdan, and written by Kasdan with his wife Meg.

The Wedding Banquet is a 1993 romantic comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Ang Lee.

In the Name of the Father is a 1993 biographical crime drama film produced and directed by Jim Sheridan, and written by Sheridan and Terry George, based on the 1990 autobiography Proved Innocent by Gerry Conlon.

The Bait (French: L'Appât), also known as Fresh Bait, is a 1995 French film directed by Bertrand Tavernier about two boys and a girl who commit a murder, with the girl acting as the "bait". The film is based on the 1990 book of the same name by Morgan Sportès, which is in turn based on the "Valérie Subra affair", a true event that happened in 1984.

Sense and Sensibility is a 1995 period drama film directed by Ang Lee and based on Jane Austen's 1811 novel of the same name.

The People vs. Larry Flynt is a 1996 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Miloš Forman, written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, and starring Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, and Edward Norton. It spans approximately

The Thin Red Line is a 1998 American war film written and directed by Terrence Malick.

Magnolia is a 1999 American drama film written, directed and co-produced by Paul Thomas Anderson.

Intimacy is a 2001 erotic drama film directed by Patrice Chéreau from a screenplay he co-wrote with Anne-Louise Trividic, based on stories by Hanif Kureishi (who also wrote a novel of the same title).

Bloody Sunday is a 2002 docudrama film written and directed by Paul Greengrass based around the 1972 "Bloody Sunday" shootings in Derry, Northern Ireland.

Head-On (German: Gegen die Wand, literally Against the Wall; Turkish: Duvara Karşı) is a 2004 drama film written and directed by Fatih Akın.

U-Carmen eKhayelitsha is a 2005 South African operatic film directed and produced by Mark Dornford-May.

Grbavica is a 2006 film by Jasmila Žbanić about the life of a single mother in contemporary Sarajevo in the aftermath of systematic rapes of Bosniak women by Serbian soldiers during the Bosnian War.

Tuya's Marriage is a 2006 Chinese film directed by Wang Quan'an. The film depicts life in Inner Mongolia, in a region where the decline in groundwater is making life hard for sheep herders. It tells the story of Tuya and her husband,

Elite Squad (Portuguese: Tropa de Elite, pronounced [ˈtɾɔpɐ dʒi eˈlitʃi] lit. '"Elite Corps"') is a 2007 Brazilian crime film based on the novel Elite da Tropa by Luiz Eduardo Soares, André Batista, and Rodrigo Pimentel.

The Milk of Sorrow (Spanish: La teta asustada, lit. 'The scared tit') is a 2009 Peruvian-Spanish drama film directed, written and co-produced by Claudia Llosa.

Honey (Turkish: Bal) is a 2010 Turkish drama film directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu, the third and final installment of the "Yusuf Trilogy", which includes Egg and Milk.

Caesar Must Die (Italian: Cesare deve morire) is a 2012 Italian drama film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani.

Child's Pose (Romanian: Poziția copilului) is a 2013 Romanian drama film directed by Călin Peter Netzer, co-written by Netzer and Răzvan Rădulescu.

Black Coal, Thin Ice (Chinese: 白日焰火; pinyin: Báirì Yànhuǒ; lit. 'Daylight Fireworks') is a 2014 Chinese thriller film written and directed by Diao Yinan, and produced by Vivian Qu.

Fire at Sea (Italian: Fuocoammare) is a 2016 documentary film written and directed by Gianfranco Rosi.

On Body and Soul (Hungarian: Testről és lélekről) is a 2017 Hungarian drama film written and directed by Ildikó Enyedi.

Synonyms (French: Synonymes) is a 2019 international co-produced satirical drama film directed by Nadav Lapid, from a screenplay by Lapid and Haim Lapid.

There Is No Evil (Persian: شیطان وجود ندارد, romanized: Sheytân vojūd nadârad, lit. 'Shaitan Doesn't Exist') is a 2020 Persian-language drama film written and directed by Mohammad Rasoulof.

Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn (Romanian: Babardeală cu bucluc sau porno balamuc) is a 2021 satirical comedy drama film written and directed by Radu Jude, and produced by Ada Solomon.

On the Adamant (French: Sur l'Adamant) is a 2023 French-language documentary film directed by Nicolas Philibert.

Dahomey is a 2024 documentary film directed by Mati Diop. It is a dramatised account of 26 royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey (in modern-day Benin), which were held in a museum in France. The film explores how the artifacts were

Dreams (Sex Love) (Norwegian: Drømmer) is a 2024 Norwegian drama film written and directed by Dag Johan Haugerud.

Yellow Letters (German: Gelbe Briefe) is a 2026 political drama film directed by İlker Çatak, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ayda Çatak and Enis Köstepen.

First Name: Carmen (French: Prénom Carmen) is a 1983 French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard.

A Year of the Quiet Sun (Polish: Rok spokojnego słońca) is a 1984 Polish film written and directed by Krzysztof Zanussi and starring Maja Komorowska and Scott Wilson.

Au revoir les enfants (French pronunciation: [o ʁə.vwaʁ le zɑ̃.fɑ̃], meaning "Goodbye, Children") is an autobiographical 1987 film written, produced, and directed by Louis Malle.

Vive L'Amour (traditional Chinese: 愛情萬歲; simplified Chinese: 爱情万岁; pinyin: Àiqíng wànsuì; lit. 'long live love') is a 1994 Taiwanese New Wave romantic drama film directed by Tsai Ming-liang, starring Lee Kang-sheng, Yang Kuei-mei and Chen Chao-jung.

The Way We Laughed (Italian: Così ridevano) is a 1998 Italian drama film directed by Gianni Amelio.

Sacro GRA (pronounced [ˈsaːkro dʒiˌɛrreˈa], Italian for "Holy GRA") is a 2013 Italian documentary film written and directed by Gianfranco Rosi.

The Woman Who Left (Filipino: Ang Babaeng Humayo) is a 2016 Philippine drama film written, produced, directed, and edited by Lav Diaz.

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed is a 2022 American biographical documentary film about photographer, artist, and activist Nan Goldin.

The Room Next Door (Spanish: La habitación de al lado) is a 2024 Spanish drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, in his English-language feature debut, based on the 2020 novel What Are You Going Through by Sigrid Nunez.

Father Mother Sister Brother is a 2025 comedy-drama anthology film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch.

Sholay (Hindustani: [ˈɕoːleː] , transl. 'Embers') is a 1975 Indian Hindi-language action-adventure film directed by Ramesh Sippy, produced by his father G.

Tokyo Story (Japanese: 東京物語, Hepburn: Tōkyō Monogatari) is a 1953 Japanese drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu and starring Chishū Ryū and Chieko Higashiyama, about an aging couple who travel to Tokyo to visit their grown children.

Triumph of the Will (German: Triumph des Willens) is a 1935 German Nazi propaganda film directed, produced, edited, and co-written by Leni Riefenstahl.

Mother India is a 1957 Indian epic drama film, directed by Mehboob Khan and starring Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar and Raaj Kumar.

Cairo Station, also called The Iron Gate (Arabic: باب الحديد Bāb al-Ḥadīd), is a 1958 Egyptian crime-drama film directed by Youssef Chahine, written by Mohamed Abu Youssef and Abdel Hay Adib, and starring Farid Shawqi and Hind Rostom.

The Battle of Chile: The Struggle of an Unarmed People (Spanish: La batalla de Chile: La lucha de un pueblo sin armas) is a Chilean-Cuban documentary film trilogy directed by Chilean filmmaker Patricio Guzmán, in three parts: The Insurrection of the Bourgeoisie (La insurrección de la burguesía, 1975), The Coup d'État (El golpe de estado, 1976), and Popular Power (El poder popular, 1979).

Spirited Away is a 2001 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

Xala (pronounced [ˈxɐlɐ], Wolof for "temporary sexual impotence") is a 1975 Senegalese satirical comedy film written and directed by Ousmane Sembène, an adaptation of Sembène's 1973 novel of the same name.

A Separation (Persian: جدایی نادر از سیمین, romanized: Jodāi-e Nāder az Simin; lit. 'The Separation of Nader from Simin'; also titled Nader and Simin, A Separation) is a 2011 Iranian drama film written and directed by Asghar Farhadi, starring Leila Hatami, Peyman Moaadi, Shahab Hosseini, Sareh Bayat, and Sarina Farhadi.

Singin' in the Rain is a 1952 American musical romantic comedy film directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds, with Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell, Douglas Fowley, Rita Moreno and Cyd Charisse in supporting roles.

Yojimbo (Japanese: 用心棒, Hepburn: Yōjinbō; lit. Bodyguard) is a 1961 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa, who also co-wrote the screenplay and was one of the producers. The film stars Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yoko

Grey Gardens is a 1975 American documentary film by Albert and David Maysles.

Princess Mononoke is a 1997 Japanese animated historical fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

WALL-E (stylized with an interpunct as WALL·E) is a 2008 American animated science fiction film directed by Andrew Stanton, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jim Reardon, based on a story by Stanton and Pete Docter.

Intolerance is a 1916 American anthology silent film directed by D. W. Griffith. Subtitled as Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages and A Sun-Play of the Ages, the three-and-a-half-hour epic intercuts four parallel storylines, each separated

Titicut Follies is a 1967 American direct cinema documentary film produced, written, and directed by Frederick Wiseman and filmed by John Marshall.

The Sorrow and the Pity (French: Le Chagrin et la Pitié) is a two-part 1969 documentary film by Marcel Ophuls about the collaboration between the Vichy government and Nazi Germany during World War II.

The Times of Harvey Milk is a 1984 American documentary film that premiered at the Telluride Film Festival, the New York Film Festival, and then on November 1, 1984, at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco.

La Dolce Vita (Italian: [la ˈdoltʃe ˈviːta]; Italian for 'the sweet life' or 'the good life') is a 1960 satirical comedy-drama film directed by Federico Fellini and written by Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli, and Brunello Rondi.

Man on Wire is a 2008 documentary film directed by James Marsh. The film chronicles Philippe Petit's 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Center. It is based on Petit's 2002 book, To Reach the Clouds,

Way Down East is a 1920 American silent melodrama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. It is one of four film adaptations of the 19th century play of the same name by Lottie Blair Parker. There were two earlier silent

The Iron Giant is a 1999 American animated science fiction film directed by Brad Bird (in his feature directorial debut) and written by Tim McCanlies.

Rear Window is a 1954 American mystery thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock and written by John Michael Hayes, based on Cornell Woolrich's 1942 short story "It Had to Be Murder". Originally released by Paramount Pictures, the film stars James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, and Raymond Burr.

An Inconvenient Truth is a 2006 American documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about former vice president of the United States Al Gore's campaign to educate people about global warming.

The Act of Killing (Indonesian: Jagal, lit. 'Butcher') is a 2012 documentary film directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, with Christine Cynn and an anonymous Indonesian co-directing.

Free Solo is a 2018 American documentary film directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin that profiles rock climber Alex Honnold on his quest to perform the first-ever free solo climb of a route on El Capitan, in Yosemite National Park in California, in June 2017.

Waltz with Bashir (Hebrew: ואלס עם באשיר, translit. Vals Im Bashir) is a 2008 adult animated war documentary film written, produced, and directed by Ari Folman. It depicts Folman's search for lost memories of his experience as a soldier

12 Angry Men is a 1957 American legal drama film directed by Sidney Lumet in his feature directorial debut, adapted by Reginald Rose from his 1954 teleplay.

Double Indemnity is a 1944 American film noir directed by Billy Wilder and produced by Buddy DeSylva and Joseph Sistrom.

North by Northwest is a 1959 American spy thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James Mason.

The Nightmare Before Christmas (also known as Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas) is a 1993 American stop-motion animated musical fantasy film directed by Henry Selick and written by Caroline Thompson.

Safety Last! is a 1923 American silent romantic comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. It includes one of the most famous images from the silent-film era: Lloyd clutching the hands of a large clock as he dangles from the outside of a

Sherlock Jr. is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton and written by Clyde Bruckman, Jean Havez, and Joseph A. Mitchell. It features Kathryn McGuire, Joe Keaton, and Ward Crane. In 1991, Sherlock Jr. was

Finding Nemo is a 2003 American animated comedy-drama film directed by Andrew Stanton, who co-wrote it with Bob Peterson and David Reynolds.

The Incredibles is a 2004 American animated superhero film written and directed by Brad Bird.

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is a 2005 stop-motion animated comedy horror film directed by Nick Park and Steve Box and written by Park, Box, Mark Burton and Bob Baker.

Perfect Blue (Japanese: パーフェクトブルー, Hepburn: Pāfekuto Burū) is a 1997 Japanese animated psychological thriller film directed by Satoshi Kon.

Winged Migration (French: Le Peuple Migrateur, also known as The Travelling Birds in some UK releases, or The Travelling Birds: An Adventure in Flight in Australia) is a 2001 documentary film directed by Jacques Cluzaud, Michel Debats and Jacques Perrin, who was also one of the writers and narrators, showcasing the immense journeys routinely made by birds during their migration.

March of the Penguins (French: La Marche de l'empereur; French pronunciation: [la maʁʃ də lɑ̃ˈpʁœʁ]) is a 2005 French nature documentary film directed and written by Luc Jacquet.

Super Size Me is a 2004 American documentary film directed by and starring Morgan Spurlock, an American independent filmmaker.

The Big Parade is a 1925 American silent war drama film directed by King Vidor, starring John Gilbert, Renée Adorée, Hobart Bosworth, Tom O'Brien, and Karl Dane.

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog is a 1927 British silent thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Marie Ault, Arthur Chesney, June Tripp, Malcolm Keen and Ivor Novello.

The Seventh Seal (Swedish: Det sjunde inseglet) is a 1957 Swedish historical fantasy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman.

The 400 Blows (French: Les quatre cents coups) is a 1959 French coming-of-age drama film, and the directorial debut of François Truffaut, who also co-wrote the film.

Wings of Desire (German: Der Himmel über Berlin, pronounced [deːɐ̯ ˈhɪml̩ ˈʔyːbɐ bɛɐ̯ˈliːn] ; lit. 'The Heaven/Sky over Berlin') is a 1987 romantic fantasy film written by Wim Wenders, Peter Handke and Richard Reitinger, and directed by Wenders.

Cinema Paradiso (Italian: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, Italian pronunciation: [ˈnwɔːvo ˈtʃiːnema paraˈdiːzo], lit. 'New Paradise Cinema') is a 1988 coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore.

Dont Look Back is a 1967 American documentary film directed by D. A. Pennebaker that covers Bob Dylan's 1965 tour of England. In 1998, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of

Fahrenheit 9/11 is a 2004 American documentary film directed, written by, and starring Michael Moore.

Fanny and Alexander (Swedish: Fanny och Alexander) is a 1982 period drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a 2000 wuxia film directed by Ang Lee and written for the screen by Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus, and Tsai Kuo-jung.

City Lights is a 1931 American synchronized sound romantic comedy-drama film written, produced, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin.

Steamboat Bill, Jr. is a 1928 American silent comedy film starring Buster Keaton. Released by United Artists, the film is the final product of Keaton's independent production team and set of gag writers. Charles Reisner directed the film,

Orphans of the Storm is a 1921 American silent melodrama film directed by D.

It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas fantasy drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra.

On the Waterfront is a 1954 American crime drama film, directed by Elia Kazan and written by Budd Schulberg.

The Graduate is a 1967 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols, adapted by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham from Charles Webb's 1963 novella.

All About Eve is a 1950 American drama film written and directed by Joseph L.

Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic war film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

Shrek is a 2001 American animated fantasy comedy film directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, and written by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, and Roger S.

The Triplets of Belleville (French: Les Triplettes de Belleville) is a 2003 animated comedy-drama film written and directed by Sylvain Chomet.

Chicken Run is a 2000 stop motion animated adventure comedy film directed by Peter Lord and Nick Park and written by Karey Kirkpatrick from an original story by Lord and Park.

The Secret of NIMH is a 1982 American independent animated fantasy adventure film directed by Don Bluth in his directorial debut and based on Robert C.

Paprika (Japanese: パプリカ, Hepburn: Papurika) is a 2006 Japanese animated surrealist science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Satoshi Kon, who co-wrote the screenplay with Seishi Minakami.. It is based on the 1993 novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui.

Roger & Me is a 1989 American documentary film written, produced, directed by, and starring Michael Moore, in his directorial debut.

Crumb is a 1994 American documentary film about the noted underground cartoonist R.

The Look of Silence (Indonesian: Senyap, "Silence") is a 2014 internationally co-produced documentary film directed by Joshua Oppenheimer about the Indonesian mass killings of 1965-66.

Senna is a 2010 documentary film that depicts the life and death of Brazilian motor-racing champion Ayrton Senna, directed by Asif Kapadia.

O.J.: Made in America is a 2016 American documentary, produced and directed by Ezra Edelman for ESPN Films and their 30 for 30 series.

Cabiria is a 1914 Italian epic silent film, directed by Giovanni Pastrone and shot in Turin.

The Golem: How He Came into the World (German: Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam, also referred to as Der Golem) is a 1920 German silent horror film and a leading example of early German Expressionism.

The Last Laugh (German: Der letzte Mann, transl. The Last Man) is a 1924 German silent film directed by German director F. W. Murnau from a screenplay written by Carl Mayer. The film stars Emil Jannings and Maly Delschaft. Stephen

La Roue (pronounced [la ʁu], 'The Wheel') is a French silent film, directed by Abel Gance, who also directed Napoléon and J'accuse.

Diary of a Lost Girl (German: Tagebuch einer Verlorenen) is a 1929 German silent film directed by G.

Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Spanish: [aˈɣire]; German: Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes; [aˈɡɪʁə deːɐ̯ ˌtsɔʁn ˈɡɔtəs]) is a 1972 epic historical drama film produced, written and directed by Werner Herzog.

The Hidden Fortress (Japanese: 隠し砦の三悪人, Hepburn: Kakushi Toride no San Akunin; lit. 'The Three Villains of the Hidden Fortress') is a 1958 Japanese epic jidaigeki adventure film directed by Akira Kurosawa, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya.

Lawrence of Arabia is a 1962 epic biographical drama film directed by David Lean and produced by Sam Spiegel through the latter's British company Horizon Pictures and distributed by Columbia Pictures.

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (known simply and more commonly as Dr. Strangelove) is a 1964 political satire black comedy film co-written, produced, and directed by Stanley Kubrick. It is loosely

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a 1975 American psychological comedy-drama film directed by Miloš Forman, based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Ken Kesey.

The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 American psychological horror thriller film directed by Jonathan Demme and written by Ted Tally, adapted from Thomas Harris's 1988 novel.

Jurassic Park is a 1993 American science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Michael Crichton and David Koepp, based on Crichton's 1990 novel.

Cinderella is a 1950 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures.

Alice in Wonderland is a 1951 American animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures.

The Jungle Book is a 1967 American animated musical adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution.

The Little Mermaid is a 1989 American animated musical fantasy film written and directed by John Musker and Ron Clements and produced by Musker and Howard Ashman, who also wrote the film's songs with composer Alan Menken.

Hearts and Minds is a 1974 American documentary film about the Vietnam War directed by Peter Davis.

Exit Through the Gift Shop is a 2010 British documentary film directed by street artist Banksy.

Amy is a 2015 British documentary film directed by Asif Kapadia and produced by James Gay-Rees.

20 Feet from Stardom is a 2013 American documentary film directed by Morgan Neville and produced by Gil Friesen, a music industry executive whose curiosity to know more about the lives of background singers inspired the making of the film.

The Wind is a 1928 American synchronized sound romantic drama film directed by Victor Sjöström.

Variety (German: Varieté [ˌvaʀi̯eˈte], also known by the alternative titles Jealousy or Vaudeville) is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont based on the 1912 novel The Oath of Stephan Huller by Felix Hollaender.

Underworld (also released as Paying the Penalty) is a 1927 American silent gangster film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Clive Brook, Evelyn Brent and George Bancroft.

The Crowd is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by King Vidor and starring James Murray, Eleanor Boardman and Bert Roach.

The Unknown is a 1927 American silent horror film directed by Tod Browning, and starring Lon Chaney as carnival knife thrower "Alonzo the Armless" and Joan Crawford as his beloved carnival girl Nanon.

All Quiet on the Western Front is a 1930 American pre-Code epic anti-war film based on the 1929 novel of the same name by German novelist Erich Maria Remarque.

Titanic is a 1997 American epic historical romance film written and directed by James Cameron.

The Sound of Music is a 1965 American musical drama film produced and directed by Robert Wise from a screenplay written by Ernest Lehman.

Ben-Hur () is a 1959 American religious epic film directed by William Wyler, produced by Sam Zimbalist, and starring Charlton Heston as the title character.

Rebel Without a Cause is a 1955 American coming-of-age melodrama film, directed by Nicholas Ray.

To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1962 American legal drama crime film directed by Robert Mulligan and starring Gregory Peck and Mary Badham.

Wild Tales (Spanish: Relatos salvajes) is a 2014 satirical absurdist dark comedy anthology film, written and directed by the Argentine filmmaker Damián Szifron.

Oldboy (Korean: 올드보이) is a 2003 South Korean action thriller film directed and co-written by Park Chan-wook.

Talk To Her (Spanish: Hable Con Ella) is a 2002 Spanish psychological melodrama film, written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar.

The Lives of Others (German: Das Leben der Anderen, pronounced [das ˈleːbn deːɐ̯ ˈʔandəʁən] ) is a 2006 German drama film written and directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, marking his feature film directorial debut.

Ratatouille ( RAT-ə-TOO-ee) is a 2007 American animated comedy-drama film written and directed by Brad Bird, from a story by Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco and Bird.

Monsters, Inc. is a 2001 American animated fantasy comedy film directed by Pete Docter, and written by Andrew Stanton and Daniel Gerson. Produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, the film stars the voices of John

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is a 2018 American animated superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man.

How to Train Your Dragon is a 2010 American animated fantasy film directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois and written by Sanders, DeBlois, and Will Davies, based on the 2003 novel by British author Cressida Cowell.

Icarus is a 2017 American documentary film by Bryan Fogel. It was an initial attempt by Fogel to expose the inadequacy of existing policies and procedures to catch athletes who use banned performance-enhancing substances. But later, the

Jiro Dreams of Sushi is a 2011 Japanese-language American documentary film directed by David Gelb.

American Factory (Chinese: 美国工厂) is a 2019 American documentary film directed by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert, about Chinese company Fuyao's factory in Moraine, a city near Dayton, Ohio, that occupies Moraine Assembly, a shuttered General Motors plant.

Flesh and the Devil is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Clarence Brown and stars Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Lars Hanson, and Barbara Kent.

Beggars of Life is a 1928 American part-talkie sound film that was directed by William Wellman.

The Docks of New York is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring George Bancroft, Betty Compson, and Olga Baclanova.

Show People is a 1928 American synchronized sound comedy film directed by King Vidor.

L'Avventura (Italian: [lavˈventuːra]; lit. 'The adventure') is a 1960 drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni.

Jules and Jim (French: Jules et Jim [ʒyl e dʒim]) is a 1962 French New Wave romantic drama film directed, produced and co-written by François Truffaut.

Ugetsu (雨月物語, Ugetsu Monogatari, lit. "Rain-moon tales") is a 1953 Japanese period fantasy film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi starring Masayuki Mori and Machiko Kyō. It was written by Matsutarō Kawaguchi and Yoshikata Yoda based on the

Pan's Labyrinth (Spanish: El laberinto del fauno, lit. 'The Labyrinth of the Faun') is a 2006 Spanish-language dark fantasy film produced, written, and directed by Guillermo del Toro.

It Happened One Night is a 1934 American screwball comedy film produced and directed by Frank Capra.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a 1939 American political comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra, starring Jean Arthur and James Stewart, and featuring Claude Rains and Edward Arnold. The film is about a naive, newly appointed United

High Noon is a 1952 American Western film directed by Fred Zinnemann, produced by Stanley Kramer, and starring Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Katy Jurado, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges, and Otto Kruger.

Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the Rocky film series and also stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess

The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction-action film written and directed by the Wachowskis.

Inside Out is a 2015 American animated coming-of-age film directed by Pete Docter who co-wrote it with Meg LeFauve and Josh Cooley.

Coco is a 2017 American animated fantasy film directed by Lee Unkrich, and written by Adrian Molina and Matthew Aldrich.

Moana is a 2016 American animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and directed by John Musker and Ron Clements from a screenplay by Jared Bush.

Koyaanisqatsi is a 1982 American non-narrative documentary film directed and produced by Godfrey Reggio, featuring music by Philip Glass, cinematography by Ron Fricke and presented by filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola.

The War Room is a 1993 American documentary film about Bill Clinton's campaign for President of the United States during the 1992 United States presidential election.

Restrepo is a 2010 American documentary film about the War in Afghanistan directed by British photojournalist Tim Hetherington and American journalist Sebastian Junger.

Night Mail is a 1936 British documentary film directed by Harry Watt and Basil Wright for the General Post Office (GPO) Film Unit.

Traffic in Souls (also released as While New York Sleeps) is a 1913 American silent crime drama film focusing on forced prostitution (white slavery) in the United States.

Late Spring (晩春, Banshun) is a 1949 Japanese drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu and written by Ozu and Kogo Noda, based on the short novel Father and Daughter (Chichi to musume) by the 20th-century novelist and critic Kazuo Hirotsu.

Three Colours: Red (French: Trois couleurs: Rouge, Polish: Trzy kolory: Czerwony) is a 1994 romantic psychological drama mystery art film co-written, produced and directed by Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieślowski.

Memories of Murder (Korean: 살인의 추억) is a 2003 South Korean neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Bong Joon Ho, from a screenplay by Bong and Shim Sung-bo, and based on the 1996 play Come to See Me by Kim Kwang-lim.

Raiders of the Lost Ark is a 1981 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Lawrence Kasdan, based on a story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman.

Bonnie and Clyde is a 1967 American biographical crime drama film directed by Arthur Penn and starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway as Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, outlaws and romantic partners in the Great Depression-era American South.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a 1969 American Western buddy film directed by George Roy Hill and written by William Goldman.

All the President's Men is a 1976 American biographical neo-noir political thriller film directed by Alan J.

Do the Right Thing is a 1989 American independent comedy-drama film produced, written and directed by Spike Lee.

Back to the Future is a 1985 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale.

Howl's Moving Castle is a 2004 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based on Diana Wynne Jones' 1986 novel.

Kiki's Delivery Service is a 1989 Japanese animated fantasy film written, produced, and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based on Eiko Kadono's 1985 novel Kiki's Delivery Service.

Castle in the Sky, also known as Laputa: Castle in the Sky, is a 1986 Japanese animated fantasy adventure film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

The Wind Rises (Japanese: 風立ちぬ, Hepburn: Kaze Tachinu; lit. 'The Wind Has Risen') is a 2013 Japanese animated historical drama film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki based on his 2009 manga of the same name.

Isle of Dogs (Japanese: 犬ヶ島, Hepburn: Inu ga Shima) is a 2018 stop-motion animated science fiction comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by Wes Anderson, narrated by Courtney B.

Kubo and the Two Strings is a 2016 American epic stop-motion animated fantasy film directed by Travis Knight and written by Marc Haimes and Chris Butler.

Flow (Latvian: Straume) is a 2024 independent animated dystopian adventure film directed by Gints Zilbalodis, written and produced by Zilbalodis and Matīss Kaža.

Primary is a 1960 American direct cinema documentary film directed by Robert Drew about the April 5, 1960 primary election in Wisconsin between Democratic Party candidates John F.

Gates of Heaven is a 1978 American independent documentary film produced, directed, and edited by Errol Morris about the pet cemetery business.

The Plow That Broke the Plains is a 1936 short documentary film that shows the cultivation of the Great Plains region of the United States and Canada following the Civil War and leading up to the Dust Bowl as a result of exploitation of the Great Plains' natural resources.The Plow That Broke the Plains was the first film created by the US government for commercial release and distribution through the Resettlement Administration as part of President Roosevelt's New Deal program.

Listen to Britain is a 1942 British propaganda short film by Humphrey Jennings and Stewart McAllister.

The Gleaners and I (French: Les glaneurs et la glaneuse) is a 2000 French documentary film directed by Agnès Varda that explores the subject of gleaning-historically, the gathering of farm produce left after formal harvest, here including rural-urban reclamation of disposed food and objects.

The Black Pirate is a 1926 American silent color adventure film directed by Albert Parker, starring Douglas Fairbanks, Billie Dove, Donald Crisp, Sam De Grasse, and Anders Randolf.

It (stylized in quotation marks) is a 1927 American silent film directed by Clarence G.

The Iron Horse is a 1924 American silent epic Western film directed by John Ford and produced by Fox Film.

Chronicle of a Summer (French original title: Chronique d'un été) is a 1961 French documentary film shot during the summer of 1960 by sociologist Edgar Morin and anthropologist and filmmaker Jean Rouch, with the technical and aesthetic collaboration of Québécois director-cameraman Michel Brault.

Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life is a 1925 documentary film that follows a branch of the Bakhtiari tribe of Lurs in Persia as they and their herds make their seasonal journey to better pastures.

The Silent World (French: Le Monde du silence) is a 1956 French documentary film co-directed by Jacques Cousteau and Louis Malle.

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse is a 1991 American documentary film by Fax Bahr and George Hickenlooper about the production of Apocalypse Now, a 1979 Vietnam War epic directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

F for Fake (French: Vérités et mensonges, "Truths and lies") is a 1973 docudrama film co-written, directed by, and starring Orson Welles who worked on the film alongside François Reichenbach, Oja Kodar, and Gary Graver.

The Phantom Carriage (Swedish: Körkarlen, literally "The Wagoner") is a 1921 Swedish silent film directed by and starring Victor Sjöström, based on the 1912 novel Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness! (Körkarlen) by Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf.

Judith of Bethulia is a 1914 American silent epic film starring Blanche Sweet and Henry B.

Beau Geste is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and based on the 1924 novel Beau Geste by P.

Sparrows is a 1926 American silent drama film about a young woman who rescues a baby from kidnappers.

Yi Yi (Chinese: 一一; pinyin: Yī Yī; lit. 'one one'; subtitled A One and a Two) is a 2000 Taiwanese drama film written and directed by Edward Yang.

Woman in the Dunes or Woman of the Dunes (Japanese: 砂の女, Hepburn: Suna no Onna; lit. 'Sand Woman') is a 1964 Japanese drama film directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara and written by Kobo Abe.

Los Olvidados (Spanish: [los olβiˈðaðos], Spanish: The Forgotten Ones; known in the United States as The Young and the Damned) is a 1950 Mexican teen crime film directed by Luis Buñuel.

Knife in the Water (Polish: Nóż w wodzie) is a 1962 Polish psychological thriller film co-written and directed by Roman Polanski in his feature debut, and starring Leon Niemczyk, Jolanta Umecka, and Zygmunt Malanowicz.

Black Girl (French: La noire de..., lit. 'Black girl of...') is a 1966 drama film, written and directed by Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembène in his feature directorial debut.

Divorce Italian Style (Italian: Divorzio all'italiana) is a 1961 Italian black comedy film directed by Pietro Germi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Alfredo Giannetti, Ennio De Concini, and Agenore Incrocci, based on Giovanni Arpino's 1960 novel Un delitto d'onore (English title: A Crime of Honor).

Schindler's List is a 1993 American historical drama film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg and written by Steven Zaillian.

The Terminator is a 1984 American science fiction action film directed by James Cameron, who co-wrote it with producer Gale Anne Hurd.

Unforgiven is a 1992 American revisionist Western film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood from a screenplay by David Webb Peoples.

The Deer Hunter is a 1978 American epic war drama film co-written and directed by Michael Cimino about a trio of Russian-American steelworkers (inspired by Cimino's real-life Belarusian-American friend) whose lives are upended by fighting in the Vietnam War.

Platoon is a 1986 American epic anti-war film written and directed by Oliver Stone, starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, and Charlie Sheen, with supporting roles by Forest Whitaker, Francesco Quinn, John C.

Die Hard is a 1988 American action film directed by John McTiernan and written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E.

Dog Day Afternoon is a 1975 American biographical crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and produced by Martin Bregman and Martin Elfand.

The French Connection is a 1971 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by William Friedkin and starring Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, and Fernando Rey.

The Wedding March is a 1928 American synchronized sound romantic drama film written and directed by Erich von Stroheim.

Seven Chances is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton, based on the play of the same name by Roi Cooper Megrue, produced in 1916 by David Belasco.

Souls for Sale is a 1923 American silent comedy drama film written, directed, and produced by Rupert Hughes, based on the novel of the same name by Hughes.

The Merry Widow is a 1925 American silent romantic drama, black comedy film directed and written by Erich von Stroheim.

Piccadilly is a 1929 British silent and sound drama film directed by E.A.

The Boy and the Heron (Japanese: 君たちはどう生きるか, Hepburn: Kimitachi wa Dō Ikiru ka; lit. 'How Do You Live?') is a 2023 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

Anomalisa is a 2015 American adult animated comedy-drama film directed by Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson from a screenplay by Kaufman, based on his 2005 audio play that explores the Fregoli delusion, a term Kaufman used as a pen name for himself.

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (Japanese: かぐや姫の物語, Hepburn: Kaguya-hime no Monogatari) is a 2013 Japanese animated historical fantasy drama film directed by Isao Takahata from a screenplay he co-wrote with Riko Sakaguchi.

Wolf Children (Japanese: おおかみこどもの雨と雪, Hepburn: Ōkami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki; lit. 'Wolf Children: Ame and Yuki') is a 2012 Japanese animated drama film directed and co-written by Mamoru Hosoda.

Mulan is a 1998 American animated musical coming-of-age action-adventure film based on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, and produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation.

The Lego Movie is a 2014 animated adventure comedy film written and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.

Corpse Bride is a 2005 American stop-motion animated romantic fantasy film directed by Mike Johnson and Tim Burton and written by John August, Caroline Thompson, and Pamela Pettler.

Flee (Danish: Flugt) is a 2021 independent adult animated documentary film directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen.

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room is a 2005 American documentary film based on the best-selling 2003 book of the same name by Fortune reporters Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind, who are credited as writers of the film alongside the director, Alex Gibney.

Inside Job is a 2010 American documentary film, directed by Charles Ferguson, about the 2008 financial crisis.

Food, Inc. is a 2008 American documentary film directed by Robert Kenner and narrated by Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser. It examines corporate farming in the United States, concluding that agribusiness produces food that is unhealthy in

Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution is a 2020 American documentary film directed, written, and co-produced by Nicole Newnham and James LeBrecht.

RBG is a 2018 American documentary film focusing on the life and career of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second female Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States after Sandra Day O'Connor.

The Central Park Five is a 2012 documentary film about the Central Park jogger case, directed by documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, his daughter Sarah Burns, and her husband David McMahon.

Encounters at the End of the World is a 2007 American documentary film by Werner Herzog about Antarctica and the people who choose to spend time there.

Pyaasa (Hindi pronunciation: [pjɑːsɑː]; transl. Thirsty) is a 1957 Indian Hindi drama film directed and produced by Guru Dutt, who also stars in the film alongside Mala Sinha, Waheeda Rehman, Rehman, and Johnny Walker. Set in Calcutta, the

Do Bigha Zamin ( transl. Two bighas of land) is a 1953 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Bimal Roy. Based on Rabindranath Tagore's Bengali poem "Dui Bigha Jomi" and Rickshawalla, a short story written by composer Salil

The Cow (Persian: گاو, Gāv, Gaav, or Gav) is a 1969 Iranian film directed by Dariush Mehrjui, written by Gholam-Hossein Saedi based on his own short story, and starring Ezzatolah Entezami as Masht Hassan.

Touki Bouki (pronounced [t̺ukˑi bukˑi], Wolof for The Journey of the Hyena) is a 1973 Senegalese drama film written and directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty.

Yeelen (Bambara for "brightness"/"light") is a 1987 Malian film written, directed and produced by Souleymane Cissé. It is filmed in the Bambara and Fula languages, and is based on a legend told by the Bambara people.

Tsotsi is a 2005 crime drama film written and directed by Gavin Hood and produced by Peter Fudakowski.

Raise the Red Lantern is a 1991 period drama film directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Gong Li.

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Thai: ลุงบุญมีระลึกชาติ; RTGS: Lung Bunmi Raluek Chat) is a 2010 Thai fantasy drama film written, produced, and directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul.

The Godfather is a 1972 American epic gangster film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel.

The Godfather Part II is a 1974 American epic gangster film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, loosely based on the 1969 novel The Godfather by Mario Puzo, who co-wrote the screenplay with Coppola.

Sunset Boulevard is a 1950 American black comedy film noir directed by Billy Wilder and co-written by Wilder, Charles Brackett, and D.

Scarface is a 1983 American epic crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma from a screenplay by Oliver Stone.

Reservoir Dogs is a 1992 American heist film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino in his feature-length directorial debut.

Forrest Gump is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis.

The Big Lebowski () is a 1998 neo-noir crime comedy film written, directed, produced and co-edited by Joel and Ethan Coen, and starring Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, and John Turturro.

There Will Be Blood is a 2007 American epic period drama film co-produced, written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, loosely based on the 1927 novel Oil!

The Departed is a 2006 neo-noir crime thriller film, directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan.

American Beauty is a 1999 American black comedy and psychological drama film directed by Sam Mendes in his feature-film directorial debut, and written by Alan Ball.

Fight Club is a 1999 American film directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Helena Bonham Carter.

Memento is a 2000 American neo-noir psychological thriller film written for the screen and directed by Christopher Nolan, based on the 2001 short story "Memento Mori" by his brother, Jonathan Nolan.

Cars is a 2006 American animated sports comedy film directed by John Lasseter, who co-wrote it with Joe Ranft, Dan Fogelman, Kiel Murray, Phil Lorin and Jorgen Klubien.

Brave is a 2012 American animated fantasy adventure film directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman, and written by Andrews, Chapman, Steve Purcell, and Irene Mecchi.

Wreck-It Ralph is a 2012 American animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios.

Big Hero 6 is a 2014 American animated superhero film loosely based on the Marvel Comics superhero team Big Hero 6.

Encanto is a 2021 American animated musical fantasy comedy film directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, and written by Charise Castro Smith and Bush.

Luca is a 2021 American animated fantasy comedy film directed by Enrico Casarosa and written by Jesse Andrews and Mike Jones from a story developed by Casarosa, Andrews, and Simon Stephenson.

Hercules is a 1997 American animated musical fantasy comedy film loosely based on the legendary hero Heracles (known in the film by his Roman name, Hercules), a son of Zeus in Greek mythology.

Tarzan is a 1999 American animated adventure film based on the 1912 story Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Pocahontas is a 1995 American animated musical historical drama film loosely based on the life of Powhatan woman Pocahontas and the arrival of English settlers from the Virginia Company.

The Emperor's New Groove is a 2000 American animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation.

Madagascar is a 2005 American animated comedy film directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath and written by Mark Burton, Billy Frolick, Darnell and McGrath.

Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (German: Nosferatu, Eine Symphonie des Grauens) is a 1922 silent German Expressionist vampire film directed by F.

The Passion of Joan of Arc (French: La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc) is a 1928 French silent historical film based on the actual record of the trial of Joan of Arc.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1920 American silent horror film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released through Paramount/Artcraft. The film, which stars John Barrymore, is an adaptation of the 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll

Waxworks (German: Das Wachsfigurenkabinett) is a 1924 German silent anthology film directed by Paul Leni.

The Man Who Laughs is a 1928 American silent romantic drama film directed by the German Expressionist filmmaker Paul Leni.

The Lost World is a 1925 American silent fantasy giant monster adventure film, directed by Harry O.

The Ten Commandments is a 1923 American silent religious epic film produced and directed by Cecil B.

Blackmail is a 1929 British crime thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Anny Ondra, John Longden, Donald Calthrop and Cyril Ritchard.

The Broadway Melody, also known as The Broadway Melody of 1929, is a 1929 American pre-Code musical film and the first sound film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.

Les Vampires (French pronunciation: [le vɑ̃piʁ]) is a 1915-1916 French silent crime serial film written and directed by Louis Feuillade.

West Side Story is a 1961 American musical romantic drama film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, written by Ernest Lehman, and produced by Wise.

The Exorcist is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin and produced by William Peter Blatty, who adapted his own 1971 novel.

Rosemary's Baby is a 1968 American psychological horror film written and directed by Roman Polanski, based on Ira Levin's 1967 novel.

Amadeus is a 1984 American epic drama film directed by Miloš Forman. Peter Shaffer adapted it from his 1979 stage play, inspired by Alexander Pushkin's 1830 play Mozart and Salieri. Shaffer described it as a "fantasia on [a real-life]

The Empire Strikes Back (also known as Star Wars: Episode V, The Empire Strikes Back) is a 1980 American epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner from a screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan, based on a story by George Lucas.

Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Dan O'Bannon, based on a story by O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day is a 1991 American science fiction action film directed by James Cameron, who co-wrote the script with William Wisher.

Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American war film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat.

The Sixth Sense is a 1999 American psychological thriller film written and directed by M.

The Usual Suspects is a 1995 crime thriller film directed by Bryan Singer and written by Christopher McQuarrie.

Groundhog Day is a 1993 American fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, who co-wrote the screenplay with Danny Rubin.

The Princess Bride is a 1987 American fantasy-adventure-comedy film directed and co-produced by Rob Reiner and starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, André the Giant, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, Peter Falk, Fred Savage, Billy Crystal and Carol Kane.

A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1951 American Southern Gothic drama film adapted from Tennessee Williams's Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name.

Robin Hood is a 1973 American animated musical adventure comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution.

The Rescuers is a 1977 American animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution.

Lady and the Tramp is a 1955 American animated musical romantic comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Film Distribution.

Peter Pan is a 1953 American animated fantasy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1996 American animated musical drama film loosely based on the 1831 novel by Victor Hugo, and produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation.

A Bug's Life (stylized in all lowercase) is a 1998 American animated comedy film directed by John Lasseter and written by Andrew Stanton, Donald McEnery, and Bob Shaw.

Toy Story 2 is a 1999 American animated adventure comedy film directed by John Lasseter and written by Andrew Stanton, Rita Hsiao, Doug Chamberlin and Chris Webb.

Despicable Me is a 2010 American animated comedy film directed by Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin and written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio.

The Breadwinner is a 2017 adult animated drama film directed by Nora Twomey, and written by Anita Doron and Deborah Ellis, based on the 2001 novel by Ellis.

Persepolis is a 2007 French-language adult animated biographical drama film written and directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud, based on Satrapi's autobiographical graphic novel of the same name.

Baraka is a 1992 American non-narrative documentary film directed by Ron Fricke.

When We Were Kings is a 1996 American documentary film directed by Leon Gast about the "Rumble in the Jungle" heavyweight championship boxing match that was held on October 30, 1974, in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) between world heavyweight champion George Foreman and Muhammad Ali.

Stop Making Sense is a 1984 American concert film featuring a live performance by the American rock band Talking Heads.

Cave of Forgotten Dreams is a 2010 3D documentary film by Werner Herzog about the Chauvet Cave in Southern France, which contains some of the oldest human-painted images yet discovered-some of them were crafted around 32,000 years ago.

Life Itself is a 2014 American biographical documentary film about Chicago film critic Roger Ebert, directed by Steve James and produced by Zak Piper, James and Garrett Basch.

The Rules of the Game (French: La Règle du jeu) is a 1939 French satirical comedy-drama film directed by Jean Renoir.

Beau Travail (pronounced [bo tʁa.vaj], French for "good job" or "nice work") is a 1999 French arthouse psychological drama film directed by Claire Denis, who co-wrote the screenplay alongside Jean-Pol Fargeau as an adaptation of the novella Billy Budd by Herman Melville.

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (French: Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie) is a 1972 surrealist satirical dark comedy film directed by Luis Buñuel, who wrote the screenplay in collaboration with Jean-Claude Carrière.

La Strada (English: "The Road") is a 1954 Italian road tragedy film directed by Federico Fellini and co-written by Fellini, Tullio Pinelli and Ennio Flaiano.

Nights Of Cabiria (Italian: Le notti di Cabiria) is a 1957 Italian tragicomedy film co-written and directed by Federico Fellini.

Umberto D. (pronounced [umˈbɛrto ˈdi]) is a 1952 Italian neorealist film directed by Vittorio De Sica.

Sansho the Bailiff (Japanese: 山椒大夫, Hepburn: Sanshō Dayū; known by its Japanese title in the United Kingdom and Ireland) is a 1954 Japanese period film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi based on a 1915 short story of the same name by Mori Ōgai (translated as "Sanshō the Steward" in English), which in turn was based on a sekkyō-bushi (oral lore) appearing in written form in the 17th century.

In the Realm of the Senses (Japanese: 愛のコリーダ, lit. 'Bullfight of Love', French: L'Empire des sens) is a 1976 erotic art film written and directed by Nagisa Ōshima.

Shoplifters (Japanese: 万引き家族, romanized: Manbiki Kazoku, lit. 'Shoplifting Family') is a 2018 Japanese drama film written, directed and edited by Hirokazu Kore-eda.

Drive My Car (Japanese: ドライブ・マイ・カー, Hepburn: Doraibu Mai Kā) is a 2021 Japanese drama film directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Takamasa Oe.

Departures (Japanese: おくりびと, Hepburn: Okuribito; "one who sends off") is a 2008 Japanese drama film directed by Yōjirō Takita and starring Masahiro Motoki, Ryōko Hirosue, and Tsutomu Yamazaki.

Burning (Korean: 버닝) is a 2018 South Korean psychological thriller film co-written, produced, and directed by Lee Chang-dong.

The Handmaiden (Korean: 아가씨; RR: Agassi; lit. 'Lady') is a 2016 South Korean erotic historical psychological thriller film directed, co-written and co-produced by Park Chan-Wook and starring Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo and Cho Jin-woong.

Train to Busan (Korean: 부산행) is a 2016 South Korean action horror film directed by Yeon Sang-ho and written by Park Joo-suk.

To Live (Chinese: 活着; pinyin: Huózhe), also known as Lifetimes, is a 1994 Chinese drama film directed by Zhang Yimou and adapted from Yu Hua's 1993 novel of the same name.

Hero (Chinese: 英雄; pinyin: Yīngxióng) is a 2002 epic wuxia film directed, co-written, and produced by Zhang Yimou, and starring Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi, Donnie Yen and Chen Daoming.

Ida (Polish: [ˈida]) is a 2013 drama film directed by Paweł Pawlikowski and written by Pawlikowski and Rebecca Lenkiewicz.

Cold War (Polish: Zimna wojna [ʑimna vojna]) is a 2018 historical romantic drama film directed by Paweł Pawlikowski, who co-wrote the screenplay with Janusz Głowacki and Piotr Borkowski.

The Secret in Their Eyes (Spanish: El secreto de sus ojos) is a 2009 crime drama film produced, edited, and directed by Juan José Campanella from a screenplay by Campanella and Eduardo Sacheri, and based on Sacheri's 2005 novel La pregunta de sus ojos.