The listing below is an effort to share my experience and expose friends from non-film backgrounds to variety of ideas and thoughts via films. Some films are already popular and mainstream but there are others that deserve more attention than they get. A link is included for films whose short review is complete.
Feature films:
10 out of 10:
  1. Blame it on Fidel (French)
  2. Out of Africa
  3. Bicycle Thief (Italian)
  4. A Peck on the Cheek (Tamil)
  5. All the King’s Men (1949 version)
  6. Citizen Kane
  7. Life is Beautiful (Italian)
  8. To Kill a Mocking Bird
  9. In the Name of the Father
  10. Dead Poets Society
  11. No Man’s Land (Bosnian)
  12. Gandhi
  13. The Lives of Others (German)
  14. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Turkish)
  15. The Shawshank Redemption
  16. Before Sunset
  17. American Beauty
  18. Casablanca
  19. Gone with the Wind
  20. LA Confidential
  21. Titanic
  22. The Lord of the Rings
  23. A Beautiful Mind
  24. Che – The Argentine Part 1 (Spanish)
  25. 12 Angry Men (USA)
  26. Machuca (Chilean)
  27. Winter Sleep (Turkish)
  28. Children of Heaven (Iranian)
  29. Wild Tales
  30. Spotlight
  31. Jurassic Park
  32. Best of Youth-Part 1 (Italian)
  33. Best of Youth-Part 2 (Italian)
  34. Summer 1993 (Catalonian)
  35. The Godfather - 2
  36. Leviathan
  37. Sansho, The Bailiff (Japanese)
  38. L'Avventura (Italian)
  39. Ugetsu Monogatari (Japanese)
  40. The Life of Oharu (Japanese)
  41. Harakiri (Japanese)
  42. ​The Night of the Hunter 
  43. Nixon
  44. Battle of Algiers (French)
  45. The Last Emperor
  46. Burnt By The Sun (Russian)
  47. City of God (Brazil-Portuguese)
  48. Hero (Chinese) 
  49. Mondays in the Sun (Spanish)
  50. Chaplin
  51. The Leopard (Italian)
  52. Lawrence of Arabia
  53. The Revanant
  54. Fitzcarraldo
  55. Aguirre, the Wrath of God
  56. Deliverance
  57. Apocalypto
  58. Spartacus
  59. Sunset Boulevard
  60. Cast Away
  61. The General (Silent)
  62. Brief Encounter
  63. The Night of The Iguana
  64. ​Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
  65. ​Sweet Smell of Success
  66. Double Indemnity
  67. Psycho
  68. The Ox-Bow Incident
  69. Paper Moon
  70. Requiem For a Dream
  71. Giant
  72. The Lone Star (1996)
​Hindi:
  1. Guide (Hindi)
  2. Anand
  3. Sholay
  4. Deewar
  5. Parinda (Hindi)
  6. Roja
  7. Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
  8. Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge
  9. Dil To Paagal Hai
  10. Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi
  11. Rang De Basanti
Marathi:
  1. Pinjra
9 out of 10
  1. North Face (German)
  2. Motorcycle Diaries (Spanish)
  3. Killing Fields
  4. Welcome to Sajjanpur (Hindi)
  5. The Secret in their Eyes (Argentine)
  6. The Deer Hunter
  7. Scent of a Woman
  8. Born on the 4th of July
  9. JFK

  10. Good Night and Good Luck
  11. Chicago
  12. Network
  13. All the President’s Men
  14. In the Heat of the Night
  15. One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest
  16. Schindler’s List
  17. Thirteen Days
  18. The Insider
  19. Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Swedish)
  20. Path To War (HBO film)
  21. The Sixth Sense
  22. Apocalypse Now
  23. The Gladiator
  24. Malcolm X
  25. Khamosh Paani – Silent Waters (Punjabi)
  26. Selma (USA)
  27. Casino
  28. The Usual Suspects

  29. Les Misérables – 1998
  30. Wind that Shakes the Barley (Ireland-English)
  31. Omar (Palestinian)
  32. Legends of the Fall
  33. OTTAAL (Malayalam)
  34. Unforgiven
  35. Innocent Voices (Salvadorian Spanish)
  36. The English Patient
  37. Amadeus
  38. Rain Man
  39. Even the Rain (Spanish)
  40. Mississippi Burning
  41. Heat
  42. LA LA Land
  43. Dangal
  44. Salvador
  45. Fargo
  46. Mulholland Drive
  47. There Will Be Blood
  48. Incendies (Arabic/French)
  49. Zelary (Czech)
  50. Hunt for the Wilderpeople
  51. The Fog of War
  52. Strangled (Hungarian)
  53. Shoplifters (Japanese)
  54. Pirates of The Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl 
  55. Three Colors: Blue (French)
  56. Chinatown
  57. Tropa De Elite (Brazil-Portuguese)
  58. Bandit Queen
  59. A Few Good Men
  60. The Bridge on River Kwai
  61. The Godfather-1
  62. The Hunt (Danish)
  63. Pulp Fiction
  64. Basic Instinct
  65. Aviator
  66. The Silence of the Lambs
  67. Ray
  68. Jaws
  69. Wall Street
  70. Bohemian Rhapsody
  71. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring
  72. Before Midnight
  73. El Sur (Spanish)
  74. The Spirit of the Beehive (Spanish)
  75. Tristana (Spanish)
  76. Rules of the Game (French)
  77. Babel
  78. Never Cry Wolf
  79. ll Divo
  80. The Mission 
  81. In Bruges (Belgian)
  82. Casino Royale
  83. A Separation (Iran-Persian)
  84. Kolya (Czech)
  85. Nowhere in Africa (German)
  86. Z (French)
  87. Revolutionary Road
  88. The Edge of Heaven (German-Turkish)
  89. Syriana
  90. The Great Beauty (Italian)
  91. People Vs Larry Flynt
  92. The Big Lebowski
  93. Sin Nombre (Honduras-Spanish)
  94. Indochine (French/Vietnamese)
  95. Blood Diamond
  96. Au Revoir Les Enfants (French)
  97. The Emerald Forest
  98. The Grey
  99. Una Noche (Cuban-Spanish)
  100. Todo Sobre Mi Madre
  101. Walkabout
  102. Rio Bravo
  103. The Grand Budapest Hotel
  104. Alive
  105. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
  106. The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (Japanese)
  107. Once Upon a Time in the West
  108. The Treasure of Sierra Madre
  109. The Killing
  110. The Great Escape
  111. Raiders of the Lost Ark
  112. The Hidden Fortress(Japanese)
  113. To Catch a Thief
  114. Barry Lyndon
  115. High Noon
  116. Ordet (Danish)
  117. Full Metal Jacket
  118. The Princess Bride
  119. Roman Holiday
  120. In a Lonely Place
  121. The Hurt Locker
  122. Captain Phillips
  123. ​Forrest Gump
  124. ​Wild Strawberries
  125. McCabe and Mrs. Miller
  126. Cat Ballou
  127. Le Samourai (French)
  128. My Neighbor Totoro (Animation-Japanese)
  129. Spirited Away (Animation-Japanese)
  130. El Libertador (Spanish)
  131. Centro Do Brasil (Brazilian-Portuguese)
  132. Life of Pi
  133. Snatch
  134. Blade Runner
  135. Black Swan
  136. Platoon
  137. The Big Heat
  138. The Big Short
  139. Into the wild
  140. Black Hawk Down
  141. Downfall (German)
  142. Summer Hours (French)
  143. My Sweet Little Village (Czech)
  144. The Hangover
  145. El Infierno (Spanish-Mexican)
  146. Butterfly (Spanish) La lengua de Las Mariposas
  147. Pan's Labyrinth (Spanish)
  148. Mother (Korean)
  149. Master and Commander
  150. Ben-Hur
  151. Memento
  152. M
  153. Dirty Harry
  154. Little Miss Sunshine
  155. Sherlock Jr. (Silent)
  156. Jean De Florette (French)
  157. Contempt (French)
  158. North By Northwest
  159. Out of the Past
  160. The Asphalt Jungle
  161. Ikiru (Japanese)
  162. Let the Right One In
  163. Mystic river
  164. Yojimbo (Japanese)
  165. Sanjuro (Japanese)
  166. Ran (Japanese)
  167. A Place in The Sun
  168. Halloween (1979)
  169. Johnny Guitar
  170. The Adventures of Robinhood (1938) 
  171. Five Easy Pieces
  172. The Misfits
  173. Blazing Saddles
  174. Jules and Jim (French)
  175. East of Eden
  176. What's up, Doc?
  177. Bad day at Black Rock
  178. My Darling Clementine
  179. Black Narcissus
  180. The Long Goodbye
  181. The Mark of Zorro
  182. Groundhog Day
  183. Django Unchained
  184. Call Me By Your Name
Hindi:
  1. Omkara
  2. Munnabhai M.B.B.S
  3. Lage Raho Munnabhai
  4. 3 Idiots
  5. Lagaan
  6. Black (Hindi)
  7. Khosla ka Ghosla
  8. Satya
  9. Sarfarosh
  10. Dangal
  11. Article 15
  12. Raazi 
  13. Talvar
  14. Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
  15. Shahid
  16. Apaharan
  17. Rajneeti
  18. Maachis
  19. Sehar
  20. Saaransh
  21. A Wednesday
  22. Dil Se
  23. Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa
  24. Darr
  25. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
  26. Kal Ho Na Ho
  27. Bombay
  28. Guru
  29. Anjali (Tamil)
  30. Dor 
  31. Life in a Metro
  32. Black Friday
  33. Don
  34. Shakti
  35. Hera Pheri
  36. Andaz Apna Apna
  37. Jewel Thief
  38. 1942: A Love Story
  39. Mr. India
  40. Masoom
  41. Ek Doctor Ki Maut
  42. Damini
  43. Rangeela
  44. Lamhe
  45. Queen
  46. Tanu Weds Manu
  47. Shatranj Ke Khiladi (Hindi)
  48. Shanghai (Hindi)
  49. Paan Singh Tomar (Hindi)​
  50. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
  51. Rangeela
Marathi:
  1. Harishchandrachi Factory (Marathi)
  2. Elizabeth Ekadashi
  3. Fandry
  4. Shwas (Marathi)
  5. Court (Marathi)
  6. Natsamrat (Marathi)
  7. Sairat (Marathi)
  8. Deool














































8 out of 10
  1. Baran
  2. A River Runs Through It
  3. Annie Hall
  4. The Social Network

  5. Westside Story
  6. El Violin (Mexican-Spanish)
  7. Unstoppable
  8. American Gangster
  9. Any Given Sunday
  10. Million Dollar Baby
  11. A Single Man
  12. Hotel Rwanda
  13. The Kings Speech
  14. Traffic
  15. Bloody Sunday
  16. Tell No One (French)
  17. No (Chile-Spanish)
  18. Frost Nixon
  19. What Maisey Knew
  20. Journey of Hope (Turkish)
  21. The Manchurian Candidate
  22. La Dolce Vita (Italian)

  23. Mongol (Mongolian)
  24. Bas Vakit (Turkish)
  25. Flame and Citron (Danish/German)
  26. Bullhead (Dutch)
  27. What's eating Gilbert Grape?
  28. Okja
  29. Revanche (German)
  30. Two Lives (German)
  31. A Streetcar Named Desire
  32. Showgirls
  33. Primal Fear

  34. The Discreet Charm of Bourgeoisie(French)
  35. The Day of the Jackal
  36. The Silence of the Lambs
  37. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
  38. The Last King of Scotland
  39. Scarface
  40. Training Day
  41. Barbarian Invasions
  42. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 
  43. Bridge of Spies
  44. No Country for Old Men
  45. Mustang (Turkish)
  46. The Official Story (Argentina-Spanish)
  47. The Untouchables
  48. Pursuit of Happyness
  49. Human Capital (Italian)
  50. The Crime of Padre Amaro (Spanish)
  51. In a Better World (Danish)
  52. Of Gods and Men (French-Algerian)
  53. Marshland (Spanish)
  54. Prisoners 
  55. Se7en
  56. Y Tu Mama Tambien(Spanish)
  57. Three Colors: Red (French)
  58. The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Italian)
  59. The Counterfeiters (Austrian-German)
  60. Andhadhun
  61. The 400 Blows (French)
  62. Certified Copy (French-English)
  63. Europa Europa (German)
  64. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Mandarin)
  65. Cliffhanger
  66. Thank You for Smoking
  67. Juno
  68. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
  69. Gone Baby Gone
  70. The Burning(Korean)
  71. 8 Mile
  72. 9 1/2 weeks
  73. Carlito's Way
  74. The Client
  75. Devil's advocate
  76. Hope and Glory
  77. Enemy at the Gates
  78. Erin Brockovich
  79. Good Will Hunting
  80. Sleepers
  81. The Postman Always Rings Twice
  82. The Ring
  83. Dog Day Afternoon
  84. The Hurricane
  85. The Jackal
  86. The French Connection
  87. The Rainmaker
  88. Hell or High Water
  89. Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
  90. Green Book
  91. The Emperor and the Assassin(Chinese)
  92. The Assassin(Chinese)
  93. Curse of the Golden Flower (Chinese)
  94. The White Ribbon
  95. True Grit
  96. Chungking Express
  97. Chikamatsu Monogatari (Japanese)
  98. Samurai Rebellion (Japanese)
  99. Viridiana (Spanish)
  100. The Exterminating Angel (Spanish)
  101. Crash
  102. 21 Grams
  103. Amores Perros (Spanish)
  104. Insomnia
  105. Dersu Uzala
  106. Letter Never Sent
  107. Borat (2006)
  108. Searchers
  109. The Green Mile
  110. La Cienaga (Argentine-Spanish)
  111. Lady Vengeance (Korean)
  112. The Chaser (Korean)
  113. The Man Without a Past (Finnish)
  114. Cache (French)
  115. The Wailing (Korean)
  116. Head-On
  117. Baader Meinhoff Complex
  118. Still Walking (Japanese)
  119. Hable con ella (Spanish)
  120. L'Atalante
  121. Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (Japanese)
  122. Rashomon (Japanese)
  123. 127 Hours
  124. Muerte de un Ciclista (Spanish)
  125. End of Watch
  126. Jeremiah Johnson
  127. Hana-Bi (Japanese)
  128. The Count of Monte Cristo
  129. Embrace of the Serpent
  130. For a Few Dollars More
  131. Strangers on a Train
  132. Everest 
  133. A Bridge Too Far
  134. The Man Who Would be King 
  135. Paths of Glory
  136. A Clockwork Orange
  137. The Ghost and The Darkness
  138. Birdman (or unexpected virtue of ignorance)
  139. Slumdog Millionaire
  140. 1917
  141. Skyfall
  142. United 93
  143. Saving Private Ryan
  144. Inception
  145. Red River
  146. A Man for All Seasons
  147. The Fugitive
  148. The Graduate
  149. Philadelphia
  150. The Verdict
  151. Fatal Attraction
  152. Zero Dark Thirty
  153. Shane
  154. Stand By Me
  155. The Wages of Fear
  156. Kill Bill - Vol 1
  157. Gravity
  158. Apollo 13
  159. The Imitation Game
  160. The Wolf of Wall Street
  161. Cat Ballou
  162. Ford V Ferrari
  163. Bonnie and Clyde
  164. The Tale of Princess Kaguya (Animation-Japanese)
  165. Shutter Island
  166. Cruella
  167. House of Flying Daggers (Chinese)
  168. Neruda
  169. White Heat
  170. The Big Heat
  171. Memoirs of a Geisha
  172. Doctor Zhivago
  173. The Ten Commandments
  174. The Sting
  175. Laura
  176. Sideways
  177. Capote
  178. Dr. Strangelove:.........
  179. Witness for the Prosecution
  180. Shrek
  181. The Big Sick
  182. Vertigo
  183. Dial M for Murder
  184. Pale Rider
  185. High Plains Drifter
  186. The Third Man
  187. To Have and Have Not
  188. The Yellow Sea
  189. 3:10 to Yuma
  190. Point Break
  191. Speed
  192. City Island
  193. Dekalog
  194. The Town
  195. Arctic
  196. Throne of Blood (Japanese)
  197. Tokyo Story (Japanese)
  198. A Time to Live, A Time to Die (Taiwanese) 
  199. Meet the Parents
  200. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
  201. Rope
  202. Wuthering Heights
  203. Gunga Din
  204. The Big Sleep
  205. Diabolique (French)
  206. The Man Who Shot Liberty Wallace
  207. Mildred Pierce
  208. Labyrinth of Lies (German)
  209. Easy Rider
  210. On the Waterfront
  211. Ride the High Country
  212. The Last Picture Show
  213. Marathon Man
  214. Winchester '73
  215. The Bourne Identity
  216. Key Largo
  217. Young Frankenstein
  218. Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
  219. Down by Law
  220. Stranger Than Paradise
  221. 3:10 To Yuma 
  222. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
  223. The Outlaw Josey Wales
  224. Blood Simple
  225. True Romance

Hindi:
  1. Taare Zameen Par
  2. PK
  3. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
  4. Jab We Met
  5. Bheja Fry
  6. Manorama: Six Feet Under
  7. Udta Punjab
  8. Johnny Gaddar
  9. Ab Tak Chappan
  10. Company (Hindi)
  11. Bala
  12. Stree
  13. Dream Girl (Hindi)
  14. Newton
  15. Shool
  16. Hey Ram
  17. Dil Chahta Hai
  18. Kahaani
  19. Parineeta
  20. Baazigar
  21. Virasat
  22. Dhoom
  23. Gangster (Hindi)
  24. Kabhi Kabhie
  25. Zanjeer
  26. Satyam Shivam Sundaram
  27. Bobby
  28. Main Hoon Na
  29. Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
  30. Mohabbatein
  31. Maine Pyar Kiya
  32. English Vinglish
  33. Trishul
  34. Qarib Qarib Single
  35. Akele Hum Akele Tum
  36. Waqt
  37. Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
  38. Dil Dhadakne Do
  39. Dil Hai Ke Maanta Nahin
  40. Well Done Abba (Hindi)
  41. Kapoor and Sons (Hindi)
  42. Special 26 (Hindi)
  43. Hum Aapke Hain Kaun
  44. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Marathi:
  1. Uttarayan (Marathi)
  2. Taryanche Bait (Marathi)
  3. Shaala (Marathi)
  4. Vihir
  5. Killa

7 out of 10
  1. Crazy Heart
  2. Road to Perdition
  3. Last of the Mohicans
  4. The Lion in Winter
  5. The Queen
  6. The Constant Gardener
  7. Goodfellas
  8. The Prestige
  9. Blue Velvet
  10. Ip Man
  11. The Square (Australian)
  12. The Invisible Guest
  13. Inside Man
  14. Pelican Brief
  15. Departures
  16. Force Majeure (Norwegian)
  17. Dances with the wolves
  18. The Handmaiden
  19. Ash is purest white
  20. The Way Back
  21. Me Sindhutai Sapkal (Marathi)
  22. Kon-Tiki
  23. Match Point
  24. Driving Miss Daisy
  25. Monsieur Lazhar (French)
  26. A Hijacking (Danish/Somali)
  27. Viva Cuba (Cuban-Spanish)
  28. Sling Blade
  29. Memories of Murder (Korean)
  30. Whiplash
  31. Oldboy (Korean)
  32. Wind River
  33. Badlands
  34. The Handmaiden (Korean)
  35. I saw the Devil
  36. Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes
  37. Lost City of Z
  38. Abre Los Ojos (Spanish)
  39. Pajaros De Verano (Spanish)
  40. Loving Vincent
  41. Run Lola Run (German)
  42. Cache
  43. The Raid: Redemption
  44. La Piel que habito (Spanish)
  45. Pelle the Conquerer (Danish)
  46. Biutiful (Spanish)
  47. El Club (Spanish-Chile)
  48. Japon (Spanish)
  49. Zama (Spanish-Argentine)
  50. Sonatine (Japanese)
  51. La Mujer Sin Cabeza (Spanish-Argentine)
  52. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 
  53. Roma
  54. Fistful of Dollars
  55. Rear Window
  56. Tokyo Sonata
  57. Rabbit-Proof Fence
  58. The Mosquito Coast
  59. The Shining
  60. Romancing the Stone
  61. Chariots of Fire
  62. A  Good year
  63. Witness
  64. Brokeback Mountain
  65. Jerry Maguire
  66. Valkyrie
  67. The Last Samurai
  68. Lincoln
  69. Walk the Line
  70. Glengarry Glen Ross
  71. Raise The Red Lantern
  72. The Poseidon Adventure
  73. Touch of Evil
  74. Parasite
  75. Tigers Are Not Afraid
  76. Transsiberian
  77. El Mariachi
  78. Cobra Verde
  79. The Tale of Princess Kaguya
  80. The Piano
  81. Maltese Falcon
  82. Ponyo (Animation-Japanese)
  83. Murder on the Orient Express (1973)
  84. ​Cool Hand Luke
  85. Italian Job (2003)
  86. Zodiac
  87. Leon: The Professional
  88. Argo
  89. The Hunt for Red October
  90. Glengarry Glen Ross
  91. Reservoir Dogs
  92. Fight Club
  93. Get Out
  94. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
  95. The Farewell
  96. The Favorite
  97. The Man From NoWhere(Korean)
  98. Face/Off
  99. Indecent Proposal
  100. Disclosure
  101. Shining Through
  102. Solitary Man
  103. Tokyo Sonata (Japanese)
  104. Avatar
  105. Paris, Texas
  106. Point Blank
  107. Nosferatu the Vampyre (German)
  108. Baby (Hindi)
  109. Sir (Hindi)
  110. Sadak
  111. Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee
  112. Duck Soup
  113. The Lady from Shanghai
  114. The Omen
  115. Moby Dick
  116. Ida
  117. Ladybird

6 on 10
  1. Body of Evidence
  2. Sliver
  3. Blood and Sand
  4. The Specialist
  5. History of Violence
  6. The Big Fish










Best Documentaries
10 on 10
  1. Planet Earth Series
  2. The Untold History of United States of America
  3. Inside Job
  4. Virunga
  5. CitizenFour
  6. The War on Democracy
  7. I am Not Your Negro
9 on 10
  1. Inequality For All
  2. End of Poverty?
  3. Too Big to Fail
  4. Senna (Brazilian)
  5. Life and Debt (on Jamaica)
  6. Blackfish
  7. Year Zero
  8. Close Encounters at the end of the world
  9. Meru
  10. Bhutto
  11. Free Solo
  12. Bus 174
  13. Fahrenheit 9/11
  14. Happy People: A Year in the Taiga
  15. The Endurance 
  16. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
  17. Man on Wire
  18. Touching the Void
  19. An Inconvenient Truth
8 on 10
  1. Wild China Series
  2. Fidel
  3. South of Border
  4. Frontline: Ten Trillion and Counting
  5. Zeitgeist Series
  6. Katiyabaaz (Powerless)
  7. Dirty Wars
  8. Who killed the electric car?
  9. The Summit
  10. Jiro Dreams of Sushi











































































7 on 10
  1. Into the Inferno
  2. Samsara
  3. When We Were Kings

Favorite Directors of All Time:
  1. Kenji Mizoguchi
  2. Vittorio De Seca
  3. John Huston
  4. Luis Bunuel
  5. Howard Hawks
  6. Billy Wilder
  7. Nuri Ceylan
  8. David Lean
  9. John Huston
  10. Luis Bunuel
  11. Michelangelo Antonioni
  12. Majid Majidi
  13. Fateh Akin
  14. Roland Joffe
  15. John Boorman