54 Top Films from a Decade

This film explores director Apichatpong Weerasethakul's recollections of childhood, shaped by his parents' careers as doctors and his upbringing within the walls of a hospital.

A ghost and a French marquis explore the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, experiencing glimpses of the palace's diverse past.

This film explores the history of the United States using historical footage and diverse perspectives on American life. It combines political campaign films, animated cartoons, and children's records with images of figures like Al Jolson, Mickey Mouse, a young Jack…

A passionate relationship between two men leads to unforeseen consequences. The film unfolds in two parts. The first part depicts the gentle beginnings of their connection in a peaceful, rural setting. The second part follows their growing fear and disorientation…

The film follows the everyday lives of a group of typical high school students, while two others secretly plot something sinister.

A massive traffic jam forms the setting for the everyday lives of people in a Swedish city.

This film offers a raw and fragmented portrait of several individuals struggling with self-destruction and societal isolation, with a primary focus on Vanda Duarte, a woman battling heroin addiction.

João Vuvu lives alone in a house needing repair, but he's unable to fix it by himself. His son's release from prison and João's subsequent dishonesty set off a chain of sad events.

Set in modern Tokyo, which echoes its historical past, the story follows Yoko, a writer researching a modernist composer from the 1930s. Unwanted pregnancy complicates her life, but she finds support from a used bookstore owner who helps with her…

Vicky remembers her relationships with Hao Hao and Jack, set against the backdrop of Taipei's vibrant nightlife.

A Foreign Legion officer, Galoup, reflects on his disciplined and contented life training soldiers in Djibouti. His routine is disrupted by the arrival of Sentain, a talented new recruit, who unexpectedly stirs feelings of envy within Galoup.

The film presents three distinct love stories across time, set in Taiwan during 1966, 1911, and 2005. Each story features different characters and unfolds against the backdrop of unique periods in Taiwanese history and its governance.

A detached man ventures away from his isolated mountain home in pursuit of a heart transplant and a relationship with his son, whom he has long avoided.

In Taipei, a grand but decaying movie theater is closing for good on a rainy night. A small group – a few patrons, the remaining staff, and possibly even spirits – gather to watch King Hu's martial arts film "Dragon…

Fleeing a dangerous mob, a woman finds refuge in a quiet Colorado town. She's offered work in exchange for sanctuary, but when a search party arrives, she discovers the community's kindness comes with a hidden cost.

As the Three Gorges Dam project progresses, a town in Fengjie County is being dismantled and submerged. A man and woman travel to the town to find their former partners, and are confronted by the community's evolving circumstances.

The story follows four performers in a theater troupe as they navigate China's dramatic transformation from the late 1970s to the early 1990s.

A young man from rural Turkey travels to Istanbul hoping to find work on a ship, and stays with his cousin while he looks. As time passes, the young man's difficulties in finding a job and his cousin's own problems…

Suffering from severe headaches and abdominal pain, the isolated 63-year-old Mr. Lăzărescu calls an ambulance, initiating a difficult journey through Bucharest's hospitals for treatment. As the night progresses, his condition rapidly worsens.

A typical family's life is upended when the father shoots and kills someone at his diner, claiming self-defense.

The film features six actors, each embodying a different version of music icon Bob Dylan throughout his life. Through scenes spanning his career, the movie chronicles Dylan's journey from an unknown folk singer to a global phenomenon, highlighting his consistent…

Two men develop an unusual bond as they look after two women who are both unconscious.

An elderly woman named Aleksandra travels to the Chechen war front to visit her grandson, Denis, who is serving as a soldier. She offers him comfort as they tour his unit. Throughout her visit, Denis is preoccupied with trying to…

Two neighbors develop a close friendship when they both become suspicious about their spouses' fidelity. They decide to maintain a purely platonic relationship, wary of repeating the mistakes they suspect their partners are making.

In Beijing World Park, a sprawling entertainment complex blending the styles of Las Vegas and Epcot, a security guard's personal life unravels when he cheats on his dancer girlfriend with another woman. The park offers visitors the experience of interacting…

Varda examines gleaners – people who gather leftover crops from harvested fields. Her film follows them from rural areas of France to Parisian markets, exploring their efforts to find value in discarded food, driven by either need or a conscious…

A regular guy, a metalworker and volunteer firefighter happy with his life and marriage to his longtime partner, finds himself unexpectedly drawn to a charming waitress from a town nearby.

In squalid conditions, Rawang, a Bangladeshi immigrant, shows kindness to Hsiao-kang, a Chinese man who has been assaulted and abandoned. Rawang cares for him on a makeshift bed until he recovers. As Hsiao-kang heals, he meets Chyi, and his feelings…

A fantastical story follows two brothers competing for the affection of a scientist who is researching the Earth's core. Their rivalry unfolds against the backdrop of a desperate race to save the world from a deadly heart attack. One brother…

A skilled joinery instructor at a rehabilitation center initially rejects a new teenage patient as an apprentice. However, he soon starts discreetly observing the boy as he moves throughout the facility and into the surrounding community.

Thirty years after divorcing Johan, Marianne visits him at his summer home. She arrives to find Johan embroiled in a family crisis involving his son from another marriage and his granddaughter.

A young man, sheltered and innocent, observes a growing wave of violence in his quiet town after a strange new circus arrives.

A young girl named Chihiro finds herself in a bewildering world inhabited by spirits. After her parents are mysteriously transformed, she must find the strength within herself to rescue her family.

This drama explores the conflict between Native Americans and English settlers in 17th-century America, focusing on the experiences of explorer John Smith.

Following the Spanish Civil War, ten-year-old Ofelia and her pregnant mother go to live with her abusive stepfather. She discovers a strange labyrinth and encounters a faun who tells her she might be a princess from a hidden kingdom. To…

An urban engineer named Behzad travels to a remote village in Iran to care for a sick relative. Adjusting to the village's customs, he undergoes a personal transformation as he navigates unfamiliar traditions. The film explores cultural differences and the…

Two friends named Gerry get lost in the desert after a wrong turn. Their efforts to find their way back home only result in more difficulties.

A French company and an American web media company compete for the rights to a 3-D manga pornography studio. This competition escalates into a conflict involving power struggles, violence, and espionage.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, the heart of North America and Guy Maddin's hometown, is the captivating setting for his film. The story blends reality, imagination, and recollections to create a city that is both charming and unsettling.

George, a television host who discusses literature, begins receiving secretly filmed videos of his family, accompanied by unsettling drawings. He doesn't know who is sending them. The videos gradually become more personal, suggesting the sender has a history with George.

Inspired by a local legend, this film unfolds in a timeless setting and explores themes of love, possessiveness, family, jealousy, and power. Beautifully filmed and featuring an Inuit cast, it depicts a way of life where men settled disputes with…

In Taipei, a family grapples with personal and ethical dilemmas as ordinary moments reveal cracks in their relationships and challenge what they believe matters.

Following a car accident, Vero is deeply disturbed. She begins to suspect she may have been involved in a fatality.

Min, an undocumented Burmese immigrant in Thailand, develops a painful, unexplained rash on his upper body. His girlfriend, Roong, and a woman named Orn bring him to a doctor. Min feigns an inability to speak, claiming a lack of fluency…

Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children before separating. All three children are exceptionally gifted – true geniuses. But two decades of betrayal, failure, and misfortune have largely obscured their former brilliance, with most blaming their father. "The…

In 1950s Connecticut, a woman's life is disrupted by problems at home and growing racial conflict in the community.

Two college roommates have 24 hours to decide as they make final preparations for an illegal abortion.

Johan and his family are Mennonites from northern Mexico. He defies both religious and societal expectations when he falls in love with someone else.

After her husband's death, Shin-ae relocates to his hometown, struggling to find her place in the quiet, unfamiliar community. Following a devastating event, she finds solace in Christianity, but even this comfort is denied to her, leading her to a…

A young mother in Belgium hopes her boyfriend, a small-time thief, will start working so they can provide for their new baby. But he's not interested in settling down.

When the Portuguese government destroys his neighborhood and moves him to a housing project outside Lisbon, 75-year-old Cape Verdean immigrant Ventura journeys back and forth between his old life and his new one, encountering familiar faces along the way.

Nora, an art gallery director, travels from Paris to Grenoble before her wedding to see her son, Elias, who is staying with his father, Louis. Louis, a professor, has recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer. While there, Nora contacts Ismaël,…

A voice describes a project charting the four stages of love: first encounter, physical intimacy, conflict and separation, and reconciliation. The project will be explored through three couples, spanning youth, adulthood, and old age. The medium – play, film, novel,…

Newly arrived in Hollywood and chasing stardom, blonde Betty Elms encounters a mysterious brunette suffering from amnesia. As Betty and the woman try to uncover her past, filmmaker Adam Kesher faces unsettling problems while casting his new film.