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50 Best Foreign Language Movies: 2000s

List #9 in a series of 10
Rankings taken from a TSPDT's 2025 list. Feature length films only (sorry, "La morte rouge").
List image from top ranked film, "In the Mood for Love"
"Pan's Labyrinth" (Spain/Mexico, #17) and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (Taiwan/Hong Kong, #26) are co-productions where it is basically impossible to identify a primary country of origin; the other 48 films by country:
Argentina—7, 13
Austria—28
Belgium—43
Brazil—9
China—11, 18, 41
France—5, 6, 25, 29, 33, 36, 38, 39, 44, 45, 46
Germany—12, 22, 50
Hong Kong—1
Hungary—10
Japan—3
Mexico—30, 32, 42
Portugal—16, 27
Romania—21, 34
Russia—24, 48
South Korea—19, 23, 47, 49
Spain—20
Sweden—14, 40
Taiwan—2, 8, 31
Thailand—4, 15, 37
Turkey—35
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In the Mood for Love (2000)
In the Mood for Love (2000)
1
Yi Yi (2000)
Yi Yi (2000)
2
Spirited Away (2001)
Spirited Away (2001)
3
Tropical Malady (2004)
Tropical Malady (2004)
4
The Gleaners & I (2000)
The Gleaners & I (2000)
5
Caché (2005)
Caché (2005)
6
La Ciénaga (2001)
La Ciénaga (2001)
7
Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003)
Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003)
8
City of God (2002)
City of God (2002)
9
Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
10
Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks (2002)
Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks (2002)
11
8.4
The White Ribbon (2009)
The White Ribbon (2009)
12
The Headless Woman (2008)
The Headless Woman (2008)
13
76%6.6
Songs From the Second Floor (2000)
Songs From the Second Floor (2000)
14
Syndromes and a Century (2006)
Syndromes and a Century (2006)
15
In Vanda's Room (2001)
In Vanda's Room (2001)
16
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
17
Platform (2000)
Platform (2000)
18
Oldboy (2003)
Oldboy (2003)
19
Talk to Her (2002)
Talk to Her (2002)
20
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)
21
The Lives of Others (2006)
The Lives of Others (2006)
22
Memories of Murder (2003)
Memories of Murder (2003)
23
Russian Ark (2002)
Russian Ark (2002)
24
Amélie (2001)
Amélie (2001)
25
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
26
Colossal Youth (2006)
Colossal Youth (2006)
27
The Piano Teacher (2001)
The Piano Teacher (2001)
28
A Prophet (2009)
A Prophet (2009)
29
Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
30
92%7.6
Millennium Mambo (2001)
Millennium Mambo (2001)
31
Silent Light (2007)
Silent Light (2007)
32
88%7.2
The Intruder (2005)
The Intruder (2005)
33
91%6.7
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)
34
Distant (2002)
Distant (2002)
35
87%7.6
35 Shots of Rum (2008)
35 Shots of Rum (2008)
36
Blissfully Yours (2002)
Blissfully Yours (2002)
37
Code Unknown (2000)
Code Unknown (2000)
38
Trouble Every Day (2001)
Trouble Every Day (2001)
39
51%6.0
Let the Right One in (2008)
Let the Right One in (2008)
40
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