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65 Essential Foreign Language Films to Watch

Here's a list of 65 foreign language films I really love that I feel are essential viewings for all cinephiles. To be clear, this isn't meant to be a definitive "Best Films of All Time" list or anything. It's mostly just a way to get recommendations.
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
2
The Phantom Carriage (1921)
The Phantom Carriage (1921)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
3
Metropolis (1927)
Metropolis (1927)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
4
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
5
Man With a Movie Camera (1929)
Man With a Movie Camera (1929)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
6
Un Chien Andalou (1929)
Un Chien Andalou (1929)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
7
L'âge D'Or (1930)
L'âge D'Or (1930)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
8
M (1931)
M (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
9
Vampyr (1932)
Vampyr (1932)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
10
Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1945)
Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1945)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
11
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
12
Late Spring (1949)
Late Spring (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
13
Los Olvidados (1950)
Los Olvidados (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
14
Rashomon (1950)
Rashomon (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
15
The Wages of Fear (1953)
The Wages of Fear (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
16
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
17
Diabolique (1955)
Diabolique (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
18
Night and Fog (1955)
Night and Fog (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
19
Pather Panchali (1955)
Pather Panchali (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
20
Rififi (1955)
Rififi (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
21
Aparajito (1956)
Aparajito (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
22
Throne of Blood (1957)
Throne of Blood (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
23
Wild Strawberries (1957)
Wild Strawberries (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
24
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
25
The World of Apu (1959)
The World of Apu (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
26
Yojimbo (1961)
Yojimbo (1961)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
27
La Jetée (1962)
La Jetée (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
28
Sanjuro (1962)
Sanjuro (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
29
The House Is Black (1963)
The House Is Black (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
30
I Am Cuba (1964)
I Am Cuba (1964)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
31
Red Desert (1964)
Red Desert (1964)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
32
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965)
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
33
Andrei Rublev (1966)
Andrei Rublev (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
34
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
35
Hunger (1966)
Hunger (1966)
36
Persona (1966)
Persona (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
37
Le Samouraï (1967)
Le Samouraï (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
38
Mouchette (1967)
Mouchette (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
39
The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
40
Z (1969)
Z (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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