| Title | Genre | Other Countries | Contributed By | Comments | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The | Adventure Comedy Fantasy | germany uk westgermany | Joe Chellman | This is one of my favorite fantasy, legend, superhero type movies. Terry Gilliam directs. | Top 10 |
| Aguirre: The Wrath of God | Adventure Drama | germany mexico peru | Mark Murray | Top 10 | |
| Timothy King | Herzog & Kinski at their manic & visionary best. Stunningly shot in the Peruvian mountains & Amazon jungle. The closing sequence is one of my favorite images of all time. | Top 10 | |||
| Amelie | Comedy Drama Romance | France | Julie Heinrich | Top 10 | |
| Jerry Carlton | Perfect | Top 10 | |||
| Carolyn | Top 10 | ||||
| Craig Brozinsky | Only Satan could dislike this film. | Top 20 | |||
| Artemisia | Drama | france germany italy | Dan Koo | Top 10 | |
| Bagdad Cafe | Comedy Drama | westgermany | Charlotte Lasserre | Top 10 | |
| Jerry Carlton | Jack Palance's best! If I am forced to pick one movie as my all-time favorite, this is it! | Top 10 | |||
| Sam Danthine | Top 20 | ||||
| Black Cat, White Cat | Comedy Romance | federalrepublicofyugoslavia france germany | Sophie Deneve | Top 10 | |
| Mrim Boutla | Top 20 | ||||
| Sam Danthine | Top 20 | ||||
| Blow Dry | comedy | usa uk germany | John Hawkins | A fun movie in roughly the same vein as Best In Show. More sincere than that would imply, however. | Top 20 |
| Boot, Das | Action Drama War | westgermany | Mark Kishiyama | Top 10 | |
| Joel Quamme | Great WW2 u-boat drama from a German perspective. | Top 10 | |||
| Bread and Roses | drama | uk france germany spain italy switzerland | Colleen Parks | Directed by Ken Loach. | Top 10 |
| Brother of Sleep | Drama | germany | Sophie Deneve | Top 10 | |
| Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The | Drama Horror | germany | Mark Murray | Top 10 | |
| Croupier | Crime Drama | france germany ireland uk | Jim Magnuson | Top 10 | |
| Dancer in the Dark | Drama Musical | denmark france germany netherlands sweden uk usa | Brian Magerko | The anti-musical. Take all the things you love about musicals and make them depressing. Bjork amazes as both an actress and singer. | Top 10 |
| Das Boot | Action Drama War | westgermany | Cornelius Weber | Top 10 | |
| Jon Prince | Top 10 | ||||
| Dead Man | Western | germany japan usa | David Hirschfield | Artsy and Violent | Top 10 |
| Joe Chellman | This movie is very weird and pretty long, but well worth it if you're in the mood. Violence abounds, but it is a western after all. | Top 20 | |||
| Down by Law | Comedy Drama | Usa Westgermany Westgermany | Nicole David | Jim Jarmush. It's a really slow movie. with tom waits' music and Roberto Begnini as its best. Craig found it a little lame and too slow. | Top 10 |
| Drop Dead Gorgeous | Comedy | germany usa | Tige Monacelli | Top 10 | |
| Dune | Drama Fantasy Sci-fi | Canada Czechrepublic Italy Usa | Mark Kishiyama | Top 10 | |
| Europa Europa | Drama War | germany france poland | Steve Jenkins | Artsy | Top 20 |
| Joel Quamme | Based on the true story of Holocaust survivor Salomon Perel, who actually appears in the film. | Top 20 | |||
| Fanny and Alexander | Drama | sweden france westgermany | Irina Solyanik | Top 20 | |
| Fitzcarraldo | Adventure Drama | peru westgermany | Cornelius Weber | Top 10 | |
| Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | Crime Drama | france germany japan usa | David Hirschfield | Violent/Vulgar | Top 10 |
| Joe Chellman | Jim Jarmusch at his best. Forest Whitaker plays a modern-day samurai, and does it wonderfully. This movie has so much substance, it should be arrested. Contains some violence, but no head-stomping. | Top 10 | |||
| Matthew Sheby | Violent/Vulgar | Top 10 | |||
| Mark Kishiyama | Top 10 | ||||
| Timothy King | Top 20 | ||||
| Hieronymous Maguire | Top 20 | ||||
| Heavenly Creatures | Crime Drama | germany newzealand uk | Danielle Ross | Top 10 | |
| Homo Faber | Drama | France Greece Uk | Nicole David | if you liked the book, you'll like it | Top 20 |
| Hudsucker Proxy, The | Comedy Romance | uk germany usa | Matthew Sheby | Top 10 | |
| Japón | Drama Music Musical Romance Other | Mexico Netherlands | Jerry Carlton | The most committed acting by Alejandro Ferretis - May he rest in peace. Carlos Reygadas in an insperation to any filmmaker wishing to remain true. Musical because the score is perfect. | Top 10 |
| Le Procès | comedy drama fantasy thriller | france italy westgermany yugoslavia | Ryan Ward | Welles does Kafka! | Top 10 |
| Legende von Paul und Paula, Die | Drama Romance | Eastgermany | Nicole David | german cult movie | Top 20 |
| Les tontons flingeurs | Action Comedy Crime | france westgermany italy | J.C. Ducom | Top 10 | |
| Luna Papa | Comedy Drama | germany japan tajikistan uzbekistan austria | Sophie Deneve | Top 20 | |
| M | Crime Thriller | Craig Brozinsky | Fritz Lang introduces the serial killer genre, treating the main character sympathetically. It communicates largely through subtlety, but its polictical and social implications are very clear. | Top 10 | |
| David Bressler | Top 10 | ||||
| Man Who Knew Too Little, The | Comedy Crime | germany usa | Keith Irwin | Top 10 | |
| Marianne and Juliane | Drama | westgermany | Gennaro Corcella | Top 10 | |
| Mephisto | Drama | germany hungary | Irina Solyanik | Top 10 | |
| Metropolis | Drama Sci-Fi | germany | Keith Irwin | Top 10 | |
| David Bressler | Top 10 | ||||
| Mark Kishiyama | Top 20 | ||||
| Milky Way, The | Comedy Drama | france westgermany italy | Alex Pouget | Top 10 | |
| Name der Rose, Der | Mystery Crime Thriller | france italy westgermany | Damon Anderson | Riveting. | Top 10 |
| Night on Earth | Comedy Drama | france germany japan usa | Laura Silverman | Top 10 | |
| Luis Alcala | Top 10 | ||||
| Nicole David | Great cast! Another Jim Jarmush movie. | Top 10 | |||
| Nosferatu | Fantasy Horror Thriller | Joel Quamme | Early silent adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Visually haunting. | Top 10 | |
| Rich Jackson | 1922 German first adaptation of Dracula movie. A classic. Silent movie. | Top 10 | |||
| Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht | Horror | france germany westgermany westgermany | Rob Haskins | Scary dark German classic. | Top 10 |
| Pandora's Box | Drama | Mark Kishiyama | Top 10 | ||
| Pink Floyd Live at Pompei | Documentary | belgium westgermany france | Jim Magnuson | Top 10 | |
| Queen Margot | Drama Romance | france italy germany | Charles Couchman | Top 10 | |
| Sophie Deneve | Top 20 | ||||
| Querelle | Drama | westgermany france | Rob Haskins | Violent/Vulgar | Top 10 |
| Run Lola Run | Action Drama Thriller | germany | Tonya Jacobs | Top 10 | |
| Carolyn | you will be on the edge of your chair (or bean bag) throughout this one | Top 20 | |||
| Shadow Magic | Drama Romance | china germany taiwan usa | Matthew Sheby | Top 20 | |
| Simple Plan, A | Crime Thriller Drama | france germany japan uk usa | Julie Heinrich | Top 10 | |
| Smoke | Drama | germany usa | Mikhail Masharov | Top 10 | |
| Mrim Boutla | Top 10 | ||||
| Sam Danthine | Top 20 | ||||
| Stalker,The | Mystery Sci-Fi | sovietunion germany | Mikhail Masharov | Artsy | Top 10 |
| Suspiria | Fantasy Horror Thriller | italy westgermany | Dori Schachner | This is one of the few horror movies I've ever seen that is truly frightening. Extremely eerie and suspenseful, with a soundtrack that will haunt you for weeks. The ending is a bit of a disappointment, but the rest of the movie is great. Sensory overload. | Top 10 |
| Testament of Dr. Mabuse, The | Crime Horror Mystery Thriller | Chris Estes | Fritz Lang's story of a criminal genius gone mad, and the brilliant detective who must stop him. | Top 10 | |
| Tigerland | Drama War | germany usa | Jerry Carlton | This is real. The film Colin Farrell will be remembered for. | Top 20 |
| Tin Drum, The | Drama | germany poland yugoslavia france | Tony Monacelli | Top 10 | |
| Timothy King | Top 20 | ||||
| Trial, The | Drama | france westgermany italy | Noah Bernstein | Artsy | Top 10 |
| Underground | Comedy Drama | federalrepublicofyugoslavia france germany hungary | Gennaro Corcella | Top 20 | |
| Vérités et mensonges | documentary | france iran westgermany | Ryan Ward | Top 10 | |
| Va dove i porta il cuore | Drama Romance | france germany italy | Annamaria Proksch | Top 10 | |
| Whale Rider | Drama Family | Newzealand | Gary Fairbanks | Top 20 | |
| Wings of Desire | Drama Fantasy Romance | france germany westgermany | Jessica Maye | The movie that 'City of Angels' was based on. The original is quiet and thoughtful, filmed mostly in black & white. | Top 10 |
| Luis Alcala | Top 10 | ||||
| Timothy King | A little stilted at times, but brilliant nonetheless. an elegant & moving rumination on what it means to be human. Everything comes together here, the cinematography, the music, the poetry of the script. I even liked Peter Falk, who adds an amusing warmth to the proceedings. | Top 10 |
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