This list was compiled on February 21st, 2026.
The list is heavier than most when it comes to movies from post-COVID, as that's when I started watching as many new films as I could afford and fit, many of which are actually that good. Still, I admit that I can sometimes go easier on a smaller, newer film than on films in the established canon.
200. Starship Troopers (1997) • 199. The Thing (1982) • 198. A Hard Day's Night (1964) • 197. James and the Giant Peach (1996) • 196. The Warriors (1979) • 195. Сталкер (Stalker, 1979) • 194. Alphaville, une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution (Alphaville, 1965) • 193. Körkarlen (The Phantom Carriage, 1921) • 192. 七人の侍 (Seven Samurai, 1954) • 191. レッドライン (Redline, 2009) • 190. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) • 189. The Gold Rush (1925) • 188. The Muppet Movie (1979) • 187. 24 Hour Party People (2002) • 186. Hoří, má panenko (The Firemen's Ball, 1967) • 185. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) • 184. The Menu (2022) • 183. Entergalactic (2022) • 182. Labor (2023) • 181. Visages, villages (Faces Places, 2017) • 180. Mars Express (2023) • 179. Ibelin (The Remarkable Life of Ibelin, 2024) • 178. Twice Upon a Time (1983) • 177. Tigrar (Tigers, 2020) • 176. Beetlejuice (1988) • 175. Wendell & Wild (2022) • 174. The Chronology of Water (2025) • 173. プロメア (Promare, 2019) • 172. Affeksjonsverdi (Sentimental Value, 2025) • 171. Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat (2024) • 170. Nimona (2023) • 169. Queer (2024) • 168. すずめの戸締まり (Suzume, 2022) • 167. Flugt (Flee, 2021) • 166. Glass Onion (2022) • 165. 思い出のマーニー (When Marnie Was There, 2014) • 164. Barbie (2023) • 163. They Cloned Tyrone (2023) • 162. Svetloplachosť (Photophobia, 2023) • 161. The Suicide Squad (2021) • 160. Baby Driver (2017) • 159. Uncut Gems (2019) • 158. Ernest et Célestine (Ernest & Celestine, 2012) • 157. The Adventures of Tintin (2011) • 156. No Country for Old Men (2007) • 155. خرس نیست (No Bears, 2022) • 154. The Atomic Cafe (1982) • 153. Kneecap (2024) • 152. The Godfather (1972) • 151. Asteroid City (2023) • 150. A Different Man (2024) • 149. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) • 148. The Plague Dogs (1982) • 147. Αγία Έμυ (Holy Emy, 2021) • 146. Fitzcarraldo (1982) • 145. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) • 144. Black Swan (2010) • 143. The Elephant Man (1980) • 142. ผีใช้ได้ค่ะ (A Useful Ghost, 2025) • 141. Shaun of the Dead (2004) • 140. Zombieland (2009) • 139. Moon (2009) • 138. I Saw the TV Glow (2024) • 137. Watership Down (1978) • 136. The Substance (2024) • 135. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) • 134. Les Graines du figuier sauvage (The Seed of the Sacred Fig, 2024) • 133. Bugonia (2025) • 132. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) • 131. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) • 130. Klaus (2019) • 129. Fanny och Alexander (Fanny and Alexander, 1982) • 128. 万引き家族 (Shoplifters, 2018) • 127. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) • 126. The Favourite (2018) • 125. Stagecoach (1939) • 124. The Little Mermaid (1989) • 123. Knives Out (2019) • 122. Heathers (1989) • 121. Turning Red (2022) • 120. Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, 1964) • 119. Metropolis (1927) • 118. Sinners (2025) • 117. The End (2024) • 116. Alien (1979) • 115. The Exorcist (1973) • 114. Persepolis (2007) • 113. Cidade de Deus (City of God, 2002) • 112. Vérités et Mensonges (F for Fake, 1973) • 111. 君たちはどう生きるか (The Boy and the Heron, 2023) • 110. 天使のたまご (Angel's Egg, 1985) • 109. Wake Up Dead Man (2025) • 108. Die Weber (The Weavers, 1927) • 107. Campanadas a medianoche (Chimes at Midnight, 1965) • 106. Aftersun (2022) • 105. 君の名は。(Your Name., 2016) • 104. M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder (M, 1931) • 103. Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant (Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person, 2023) • 102. Cléo de 5 à 7 (Cléo from 5 to 7, 1962) • 101. 魔女の宅急便 (Kiki’s Delivery Service, 1989)
100. The Matrix (dir. Lana & Lilly Wachowski, 1999)
50. Mulholland Drive
directed by David Lynch, 2001
49. Hot Fuzz
directed by Edgar Wright, 2007
48. 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 Air／まごころを、君に (Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion)
directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideaki Anno, 1997
47. The Iron Giant
directed by Brad Bird, 1999
46. The Terminator
directed by James Cameron, 1984
45. Poor Things
directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, 2023
44. Drive
directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, 2011
43. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, 2014
42. メトロポリス (Metropolis)
directed by Rintaro, 2001
41. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
directed by Joel Crawford, 2022
40. Человек с киноаппаратом (Man with a Movie Camera)
directed by Dziga Vertov, 1929
39. Brief Encounter
directed by David Lean, 1945
38. Lilo & Stitch
directed by Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois, 2002
37. Ed Wood
directed by Tim Burton, 1994
36. La Haine
directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995
35. Un simple accident (It Was Just an Accident)
directed by Jafar Panahi, 2025
34. Sedmikrásky (Daisies)
directed by Věra Chytilová, 1966
33. Duck Soup
directed by Leo McCarey, 1933
32. Blade Runner: Director's Cut
directed by Ridley Scott, 1992
31. The Big Lebowski
directed by Joel Coen, 1998
30. After Hours
directed by Martin Scorsese, 1985
29. Babe: Pig in the City
directed by George Miller, 1998
28. Taxi Driver
directed by Martin Scorsese, 1976
27. Possession
directed by Andrzej Żuławski, 1981
26. Persona
directed by Ingmar Bergman, 1966
25. The Lighthouse
2019
directed by Robert Eggers
written by Robert and Max Eggers
24. 薔薇の葬列 (Funeral Parade of Roses)
1969
written and directed by Toshio Matsumoto
23. Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022
written and directed by Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan
22. パプリカ (Paprika)
2006
directed by Satoshi Kon
written by Satoshi Kon and Seishi Minakami
21. Holy Motors
2012
written and directed by Leos Carax
20. Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009
directed by Wes Anderson
written by Noah Baumbach and Wes Anderson
19. The Red Shoes
1948
written and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
18. Stop Making Sense
1984
directed by Jonathan Demme
17. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004
directed by Michel Gondry
written by Charlie Kaufman
16. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023
directed by Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson and Joaquim Dos Santos
written by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and David Callaham
15. ハウルの動く城 (Howl’s Moving Castle)
2004
written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki
14. La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc (The Passion of Joan of Arc)
1928
directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
written by Carl Theodor Dreyer and Joseph Delteil
13. Some Like It Hot
1959
directed by Billy Wilder
written by Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond
12. Sherlock Jr.
1924
directed by Buster Keaton
written by Clyde Bruckman
11. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975
directed by Jim Sharman
written by Richard O'Brien and Jim Sharman
10. Hundreds of Beavers
2022
directed by Mike Cheslik
written by Mike Cheslik and Ryland Brickson Cole Tews
starring Ryland Brickson Cole Tews
featuring Olivia Graves, Doug Mancheski, Wes Tank and Luis Rico
9. All That Jazz
1979
directed by Bob Fosse
written by Robert Alan Aurthur and Bob Fosse
starring Roy Scheider
featuring Jessica Lange, Ann Reinking and Leland Palmer
8. Perfect Blue
1997
directed by Satoshi Kon
written by Sadayuki Murai
based on the novel by Yoshikazu Takeuchi
starring Junko Iwao
featuring Rica Matsumoto, Masaaki Ōkura, Shinpachi Tsuji and Emiko Furukawa
7. もののけ姫
(Princess Mononoke)
1997
written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki
starring Yōji Matsuda
featuring Yuriko Ishida, Yūko Tanaka, Kaoru Kobayashi, Akihiro Miwa and Hisaya Morishige
6. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998
directed by Terry Gilliam
written by Terry Gilliam, Tod Davies, Tony Grisoni and Alex Cox
based on the novel by Hunter S. Thompson
starring Johnny Depp
featuring Benicio del Toro
5. Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988
directed by Robert Zemeckis
written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman
based on the novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf
starring Bob Hoskins and Charles Fleischer
featuring Christopher Lloyd and Kathleen Turner
4. Alice in Wonderland
1951
directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson and Hamilton Luske
written by Aldous Huxley, Dick Kelsey, Tom Oreb, Erdman Penner, William Cottrell, Joe Grant, Bill Peet, Winston Hibler, Ted Sears, Dick Huemer, Joe Rinaldi, Del Connell, Milt Banta and John Walbridge
based on the novels Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
starring Kathryn Beaumont
featuring Ed Wynn, Richard Haydn, Sterling Holloway, Jerry Colonna and Verna Felton
3. Akira
1988
directed by Katsuhiro Otomo
written by Katsuhiro Otomo and Izo Hashimoto
based on the manga by Katsuhiro Otomo
starring Mitsuo Iwata and Nozomu Sasaki
featuring Mami Koyama, Tarō Ishida, Tesshō Genda and Mizuho Suzuki
produced by Ryōhei Suzuki and Shunzō Katō
cinematography by Katsuji Misawa
edited by Takeshi Seyama
music by Shōji Yamashiro
2. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018
directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman
written by Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman
based on Marvel Comics
starring Shameik Moore
featuring Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Brian Tyree Henry, Lily Tomlin, Luna Lauren Vélez, John Mulaney, Kimiko Glenn, Nicolas Cage and Liev Schreiber
produced by Avi Arad, Amy Pascal, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Christina Steinberg
edited by Robert Fisher Jr.
music by Daniel Pemberton
1. 千と千尋の神隠し
(Spirited Away)
2001
written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki
starring Rumi Hiiragi
featuring Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki, Bunta Sugawara and Yoomi Tamai
produced by Toshio Suzuki
cinematography by Atsushi Okui
edited by Takeshi Seyama
music by Joe Hisaishi