Comments on: The 50 Best Foreign Language Movies Of the 21st Century So Far

By: collen

collen — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 01:10:00 +0000

In reply to Amateurcinephile. Broken Circle Breakdown was stunning as was After the Wedding

By: Mauro

Mauro — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 03:41:00 +0000

I think is a great list but also I think there’s great filmes that not listed (Even in the “not mentioned”) such as
– Spirit away
-Night Watch
-White god
-Libanky
-Neon Bull
-La teta asustada
-The secret in their eyes
-Io sono l’amore
– 7 boxes
– Wild tales
-REC (spanish version )

By: Ken Kelso

Ken Kelso — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 21:56:00 +0000

Best foreign movie ever is Jean De Florette

By: D00mM4r1n3

D00mM4r1n3 — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 20:45:00 +0000

Napapiirin sankarit (2010) (Finland) AKA “Lapland Odyssey”
Matando Cabos (2004) (Mexico) AKA “Killing Cabos”
Vi är bäst! (2013) (Sweden) AKA “We Are The Best”

By: Greg Stewart

Greg Stewart — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 22:34:00 +0000

Great list! A couple more:

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring
Atanjuarat – The Fast Runner
The Best of Youth

By: black_mamba_fam

black_mamba_fam — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 23:32:00 +0000

Garbage list…

Blacks Game
A Prophet
Baskin
The Last Circus
2046
The World of Kanako
The Grandmaster

All Deserve to be on it….

By: Beka Sukhitashvili

Beka Sukhitashvili — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 11:22:00 +0000

No one mentioned Lars von Trier? I think “Melancholia” should be in this list.
Also my special mention: Mar adentro by Alejandro Amenábar, Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom by Ki-duk Kim, Plemya by Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi, Kis Uykusu by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Stellet Licht by Carlos Reygadas.

By: Lee D

Lee D — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 13:16:00 +0000

Wonderful list, and I now have a number of new films on my “to watch” list. Was glad to see the likes of The Hunt make the list. I do think that, as newcolour pointed out, the omission of Spirited Away is a pretty egregious oversight as it’s universally regarded, rightly so, as a masterpiece. I would also vigorously advocate for the inclusion of Winter Sleep, Secret in Their Eyes, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. And I’m also not too comfortable with Crouching Tiger barely making the list at #42. But that said, I’m not here to denigrate the list – eloquent, sound arguments were made for each entry and I discovered some new-to-me films to watch, so thanks!

By: mrsatyre

mrsatyre — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 18:28:00 +0000

Forgot Valhalla Rising. Mads at his best.

By: Sarah James

Sarah James — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 23:55:00 +0000

Um…Sorrentino’s The Great Beauty?

By: Damhán Alla

Damhán Alla — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 13:18:00 +0000

7/50

I’d actually seen slightly more than I thought I would have.

By: yeildoo .

yeildoo . — Sat, 13 May 2017 00:42:00 +0000

El Orfanato…. Great movie, scary but not a slasher movie at all. Love it.

By: Derek

Derek — Thu, 11 May 2017 02:49:00 +0000

This writer got “The Lives of Others” wrong. Sebastian Koch plays a well-known PLAYWRIGHT. He does not play a composer in the film.

By: Erick Aguilar

Erick Aguilar — Sat, 06 May 2017 18:34:00 +0000

After the Wedding (2006)

By: Obedaea

Obedaea — Sat, 15 Apr 2017 13:46:00 +0000

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
Headhunters,
Departures.

By: Phil Surtees

Phil Surtees — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 15:30:00 +0000

Ah … contrary to your claim, the Second World War did NOT end when Hitler died. Remember those pesky Japanese? You know … those guys who kept fighting even after copping the first atomic bomb? Yeah … them…

By: Po Tater

Po Tater — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 15:04:00 +0000

No mention anywhere of Gegen die Wand (Head-On) from Fatih Akin. Birol Unel’s performance is amazing.

By: Dying_in_this_Crap_World

Dying_in_this_Crap_World — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 01:10:00 +0000

Only 1 scifi fantasty or horror? WHAT THE FUCK!@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: xxxgreta

xxxgreta — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 08:25:00 +0000

In reply to Jim. It's not on the list when it's much better than Volver (no. 1 on the list).

By: xxxgreta

xxxgreta — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 08:23:00 +0000

In reply to Mark Sartor. Are you referring to this list? No. 3 on this list is a Korean film.

By: xxxgreta

xxxgreta — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 08:20:00 +0000

Tangerines (aka Mandariniid).
I don’t agree with Volver being number 1; Talk To Her is much better.
And yes, Spirited Away is much better than half of the films on the list.
Farhadi’s About Elly is also deserving.

By: jintsyboy

jintsyboy — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 16:09:00 +0000

Any Top 50 list that does not include “Secret In Their Eyes”, “Mustang” or “Lady Vengeance” (or fails to even mention “The Club” as an Honorable Mention), but puts “Dogtooth” in the top ten, is someone’s idea of a joke.

By: daniel23

daniel23 — Thu, 29 Dec 2016 19:36:00 +0000

Yeah, as many have mentioned here, `A Prophet’ is the most baffling omission – it’s probably my favorite foreign language film of this new century. (Rust & Bone, Read my Lips, also great). It seems animation didn’t make the cut, but `Spirited Away’ feels like it should be here. And `Hero’ – for all the debate on its politics – is one of the most visually beautiful films in existence. I also think more recent films `Embrace of the Serpent’, `Theeb’, `Force Majeure’ are worthy, but maybe they need more time to sink in. Fantastic list overall, love the article.

By: JackN

JackN — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 11:51:00 +0000

La Haine (1995)
Home (2008)
The great beauty (2013)
A prophet (2009)

My fav foreign films.

By: Mr. Project

Mr. Project — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 15:04:00 +0000

Too many notable missing pieces to be taken 100% serious:

– Rust and Bone
– A Prophet
– Amelie
– The Intouchables
– A Secret in Their Eyes
– Battle Royale

…..but with that being said, I appreciate having some unseen foreign films to add to the list.