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50 Best Foreign Language Movies: 1990s

List #8 in a series of 10
Rankings taken from TSPDT's 2025 list. Feature length films only (sorry, "Outer Space").
List image from top ranked film, "Close-Up"
Film numbers by country:
Austria—38
Belgium—26, 27
Brazil—50
China—19, 31
Denmark—17, 34
Finland—49
France—2, 6, 9, 12, 25, 28, 33, 35, 39, 46, 48
Hong Kong—5, 10, 16
Hungary—3
Iran—1, 7, 15, 22, 23, 24, 41, 42, 47
Japan—20, 21, 29, 32, 43
Portugal—40
Russia—37, 45
Senegal—30
Spain—8, 14
Taiwan—4, 13, 18, 36, 44
Yugoslavia—11
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Close-Up (1990)
Close-Up (1990)
1
Beau Travail (1999)
Beau Travail (1999)
2
Satantango (1994)
Satantango (1994)
3
100%8.3
A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
4
Chungking Express (1994)
Chungking Express (1994)
5
Three Colours: Blue (1993)
Three Colours: Blue (1993)
6
Taste of Cherry (1997)
Taste of Cherry (1997)
7
All About My Mother (1999)
All About My Mother (1999)
8
Three Colors: Red (1994)
Three Colors: Red (1994)
9
Happy Together (1997)
Happy Together (1997)
10
Underground (1995)
Underground (1995)
11
The Double Life of Veronique (1991)
The Double Life of Veronique (1991)
12
The Puppetmaster (1993)
The Puppetmaster (1993)
13
The Quince Tree Sun (1992)
The Quince Tree Sun (1992)
14
90%7.7
Through the Olive Trees (1994)
Through the Olive Trees (1994)
15
Days of Being Wild (1990)
Days of Being Wild (1990)
16
The Celebration (1998)
The Celebration (1998)
17
Flowers of Shanghai (1998)
Flowers of Shanghai (1998)
18
Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
19
After Life (1999)
After Life (1999)
20
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Princess Mononoke (1997)
21
A Moment of Innocence (1999)
A Moment of Innocence (1999)
22
And Life Goes On... (1992)
And Life Goes On... (1992)
23
The Wind Will Carry Us (1999)
The Wind Will Carry Us (1999)
24
La Haine (1995)
La Haine (1995)
25
100%8.1
Rosetta (1999)
Rosetta (1999)
26
90%7.5
D'est (1993)
D'est (1993)
27
Les Amants Du Pont-Neuf (1991)
Les Amants Du Pont-Neuf (1991)
28
Hana-Bi (1997)
Hana-Bi (1997)
29
Hyènes (1992)
Hyènes (1992)
30
Farewell My Concubine (1993)
Farewell My Concubine (1993)
31
Cure (1997)
Cure (1997)
32
Nouvelle Vague (1990)
Nouvelle Vague (1990)
33
67%6.7
The Idiots (1998)
The Idiots (1998)
34
La Belle Noiseuse (1991)
La Belle Noiseuse (1991)
35
100%7.5
Vive L'amour (1994)
Vive L'amour (1994)
36
86%7.4
Mother and Son (1995)
Mother and Son (1995)
37
Funny Games (1997)
Funny Games (1997)
38
69%7.6
Van Gogh (1991)
Van Gogh (1991)
39
77%7.1
Abraham's Valley (1993)
Abraham's Valley (1993)
40
86%7.4
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