Cinema · Edition 2.4

Top 100 Films

A hundred films that repay repeated viewing — weighted toward craft over novelty, spanning a century of cinema and more than thirty countries. Each entry earns its rank by doing something that newer films haven't made redundant.

24 editors Updated 2d ago 1955–2024 Avg 8.36

001

★ The summit

The Long Quiet

Helen Vasilieva1974Drama★ 9.6

A coastal village mourns a vanished fisherman; widely cited as the apex of slow cinema.

002

Carbon Animals

Marcus Idowu2003★ 9.5

003

Brother Halftime

Aiko Tanaka1991★ 9.5

Four through one hundred#004 → #100

#004

The Cartographer1968

The Cartographer

1968·Pier Solanas

#005

Salt & Iron1986

Salt & Iron

1986·Brenda Cole

#006

Verdigris2011

Verdigris

2011·Lasse Kovač

#007

Northwind1979

Northwind

1979·Anders Liljemark

#008

Pale Garden1995

Pale Garden

1995·Ji-eun Park

#009

Tin Roof Anthem2017

Tin Roof Anthem

2017·Wes Calderwood

#010

Inkfish1962

Inkfish

1962·Yannis Mavros

#011

Quarter to Eleven2008

Quarter to Eleven

2008·Renata Soares

#012

Bone China1984

Bone China

1984·Yuki Hara

#013

The Heron Trial1971

The Heron Trial

1971·Edgar Mallam

#014

Citrus2019

Citrus

2019·Iva Petrović

#015

Tessellate2005

Tessellate

2005·Joon Min

#016

The Hum1988

The Hum

1988·Frederic Lange

#017

Asphalt Lullaby2014

Asphalt Lullaby

2014·Cleo Ranier

#018

Cormorant1965

Cormorant

1965·Olaf Jensen

#019

Mireille's House1999

Mireille's House

1999·Claude Tessier

#020

Backwater2002

Backwater

2002·Sam Whitcombe

#021

Wolfthistle1977

Wolfthistle

1977·Eileen Brogan

#022

Sextant1992

Sextant

1992·Mateo Vargas

#023

The Tin Lake1958

The Tin Lake

1958·Václav Hron

#024

Halogen2021

Halogen

2021·Naomi Sutter

#025

Cinnabar1983

Cinnabar

1983·Mei Lin

#026

The Quiet Bell1996

The Quiet Bell

1996·Hannah Vellmer

#027

Foxglove2007

Foxglove

2007·Ravi Bhandari

#028

Ferrograph2015

Ferrograph

2015·Lukas Petrov

#029

Saltchuck1989

Saltchuck

1989·Annie Pelletier

#030

The Vault Keeper2000

The Vault Keeper

2000·Inés Quiroga

#031

Goldenrod1992

Goldenrod

1992·O. Tanaka

#032

Steeplejack2009

Steeplejack

2009·M. Petrescu

#033

Mast1956

Mast

1956·S. Begum

#034

The Hollow Year1973

The Hollow Year

1973·E. Calderon

#035

Quiet Storm1990

Quiet Storm

1990·P. Mostert

#036

Bayfront2007

Bayfront

2007·A. Hjelm

#037

The Pelican Hours2024

The Pelican Hours

2024·R. Oduya

#038

Cordage1971

Cordage

1971·T. Vásquez

#039

Magnetite1988

Magnetite

1988·N. Berger

#040

Stillwater Republic2005

Stillwater Republic

2005·L. Greaves

#041

Lacuna2022

Lacuna

2022·O. Tanaka

#042

The Marsh King1969

The Marsh King

1969·M. Petrescu

#043

Pitch & Tar1986

Pitch & Tar

1986·S. Begum

#044

The Stagehand2003

The Stagehand

2003·E. Calderon

#045

Mockingbird Code2020

Mockingbird Code

2020·P. Mostert

#046

Embers1967

Embers

1967·A. Hjelm

#047

Ironclad Lullaby1984

Ironclad Lullaby

1984·R. Oduya

#048

The Last Cartographer2001

The Last Cartographer

2001·T. Vásquez

#049

Tributary2018

Tributary

2018·N. Berger

#050

Hopscotch1965

Hopscotch

1965·L. Greaves

#051

Aviary1982

Aviary

1982·O. Tanaka

#052

Pebbledash1999

Pebbledash

1999·M. Petrescu

#053

Vellum2016

Vellum

2016·S. Begum

#054

Owl Hour1963

Owl Hour

1963·E. Calderon

#055

Spindrift1980

Spindrift

1980·P. Mostert

#056

Refrain1997

Refrain

1997·A. Hjelm

#057

Pendulum2014

Pendulum

2014·R. Oduya

#058

Glasshouse1961

Glasshouse

1961·T. Vásquez

#059

Saltbreaker1978

Saltbreaker

1978·N. Berger

#060

The Tally1995

The Tally

1995·L. Greaves

#061

Granite2012

Granite

2012·O. Tanaka

#062

Hush1959

Hush

1959·M. Petrescu

#063

Ouroboros1976

Ouroboros

1976·S. Begum

#064

Drift1993

Drift

1993·E. Calderon

#065

Mooncalf2010

Mooncalf

2010·P. Mostert

#066

Pail1957

Pail

1957·A. Hjelm

#067

Wickwood1974

Wickwood

1974·R. Oduya

#068

Lighthouse Keeper1991

Lighthouse Keeper

1991·T. Vásquez

#069

Reverie2008

Reverie

2008·N. Berger

#070

Magpie1955

Magpie

1955·L. Greaves

#071

Watershed1972

Watershed

1972·O. Tanaka

#072

The Lacemaker1989

The Lacemaker

1989·M. Petrescu

#073

Tinder2006

Tinder

2006·S. Begum

#074

Half-Light2023

Half-Light

2023·E. Calderon

#075

Anvil1970

Anvil

1970·P. Mostert

#076

Riverkeep1987

Riverkeep

1987·A. Hjelm

#077

Burrow2004

Burrow

2004·R. Oduya

#078

Wormwood2021

Wormwood

2021·T. Vásquez

#079

The Switchman1968

The Switchman

1968·N. Berger

#080

Tinder Lake1985

Tinder Lake

1985·L. Greaves

#081

Lodestar2002

Lodestar

2002·O. Tanaka

#082

Quill2019

Quill

2019·M. Petrescu

#083

Snare1966

Snare

1966·S. Begum

#084

The Almanac1983

The Almanac

1983·E. Calderon

#085

Foundling2000

Foundling

2000·P. Mostert

#086

Saltlick2017

Saltlick

2017·A. Hjelm

#087

The Trapper1964

The Trapper

1964·R. Oduya

#088

Cinder1981

Cinder

1981·T. Vásquez

#089

Heath1998

Heath

1998·N. Berger

#090

Plover2015

Plover

2015·L. Greaves

#091

Whetstone1962

Whetstone

1962·O. Tanaka

#092

Bramble1979

Bramble

1979·M. Petrescu

#093

Foxfire1996

Foxfire

1996·S. Begum

#094

Whisper Box2013

Whisper Box

2013·E. Calderon

#095

Tidepool1960

Tidepool

1960·P. Mostert

#096

Snug1977

Snug

1977·A. Hjelm

#097

Anchorage1994

Anchorage

1994·R. Oduya

#098

Long Wake2011

Long Wake

2011·T. Vásquez

#099

Cradle1958

Cradle

1958·N. Berger

#100

Birdcage1975

Birdcage

1975·L. Greaves

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