Best Non-English (Foreign) Movies

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  1. randallangela1
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'Foreign' is too loose a term. I'll stick with non-English.

Got ideas from my head and all over the place..

Some ideas from here:
http://www.infobarrel.com/Top_5_Awesome_Foreign_Films_You_Have_Never_Heard_Of

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The Host (Gwoemul) (2007,  R)
The Host (Gwoemul)
Great monster movie!
2
Cidade de Deus, (City of God) (2003,  R)
3
13 Tzameti (2005,  Unrated)
4
Battle Royale (Batoru Rowaiaru) (2001,  Unrated)
5
Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi) (2001,  PG)
6
Castle in the Sky (Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta) (1986,  Unrated)
7
Akahige (Red Beard) (1965,  Unrated)
8
El Laberinto del Fauno (Pan's Labyrinth) (2006,  R)
El Laberinto del Fauno (Pan's Labyrinth)
Beautiful and undeniably tragic. Breaks your heart.
9
Run Lola Run (Lola rennt) (1999,  R)
10
Akira (1988,  R)
11
Casshern (2004,  Unrated)
12
Appleseed Saga: Ex Machina (2007,  Unrated)
13
Appurushîdo (Appleseed) (2004,  R)
14
Hero (2004,  PG-13)
Hero
Just gorgeous in so many ways.
15
House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu) (2004,  PG-13)
16
Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia (Curse of the Golden Flower) (2007,  R)
17
Life Is Beautiful (La Vita č bella) (1998,  PG-13)
18
La Cité des Enfants Perdus (The City of Lost Children) (1995,  R)
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Smultronstället (Wild Strawberries) (1957,  Unrated)
20
Mitt Liv som Hund (My Life as a Dog) (1985,  PG-13)
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Låt den Rätte Komma In (Let the Right One in) (2008,  R)
Låt den Rätte Komma In (Let the Right One in)
Beautiful and tragic.
22
Three Colors: Red (Trois couleurs: Rouge) (1994,  R)
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Three Colors: Blue (Trois couleurs: Bleu) (1993,  R)
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Three Colors: White (Trzy kolory: Bialy) (1994,  R)
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La Double Vie de Véronique (The Double Life of Veronique) (1991,  R)
La Double Vie de Véronique (The Double Life of Veronique)
Beautiful, and also has an awesome soundtrack.
26
37°2 le Matin (Betty Blue) (37.2 Degrees in the Morning) (1986,  Unrated)
27
L'Enfant (The Child) (2006,  R)
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Vals Im Bashir (Waltz with Bashir) (2008,  R)
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Il y a Longtemps que Je T'aime (I've Loved You So Long) (2008,  PG-13)
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Amelie (Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain) (2001,  R)
Amelie (Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain)
Reminds you to love life.
31
Tonari no Totoro (My Neighbor Totoro) (1988,  Unrated)
32
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003,  R)
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi
That was great! Beautiful, funny and finished off with a fantastic clog dance/tap dance - Very bollywood. Anyway, keep your eyes peeled for the awesome persussion outfit - they are fantastic. Sort of like Stomp mixed with Scrap Arts Music and every Taikoz band to ever exist. Fantastic.
33
Kôkaku kidôtai (Ghost in the Shell) (Shell Mobile Force) (,  R)
34
El Orfanato (The Orphanage) (2007,  R)
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Delicatessen (1991,  R)
Delicatessen
Completely messed up.
36
The Girl on the Bridge (La Fille sur le pont) (2000,  R)
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A Very Long Engagement (Un long dimanche de fianįailles) (2004,  R)
38
Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others) (2006,  R)
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Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001,  R)
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Love Me If You Dare (Jeux d'enfants) (2004,  R)
41
The Return (2006,  PG-13)
The Return
This was a great movie. I was expecting it to be more of a horror movie, but it was actually really well made suspense/thriller/mystery. It's just scary enough to keep you jumping and realistic enough to keep you interested. I can't say much more without giving away spoilers.
42
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Toki wo kakeru shojo) (2006,  Unrated)
43
Majo no takkyûbin (Kiki's Delivery Service) (1989,  G)
44
Princess Mononoke (Mononoke-hime) (1997,  PG-13)
45
Hauru no ugoku shiro (Howl's Moving Castle) (2005,  PG)
46
Kaze no tani no Naushika (Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind) (Warriors of the Wind) (1984,  PG)
47
Neko no Ongaeshi (The Cat Returns) (2002,  G)
48
Le Scaphandre et le Papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) (2007,  PG-13)
49
Lust, Caution (Se jie) (2007,  R)
50
Chinjeolhan geumjassi (Lady Vengeance) (Sympathy for Lady Vengeance) (2005,  R)
51
Nikita (La Femme Nikita) (1990,  R)
52
Rashômon (Rashomon) (In the Woods) (1951,  Unrated)
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Thesis (Tesis) (1996,  R)
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Noi (2003,  PG-13)
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Russian Dolls (Les Poupées russes) (2006,  Unrated)
56
Rosetta (1999,  R)
57
Show Me Love (Fucking Amal) (1999,  Unrated)
58
Los Cronocrímenes (Timecrimes) (2007,  R)
59
My Best Friend (Mon meilleur ami) (2007,  PG-13)
60
101 Reykjavík (2001,  Unrated)
61
Toto le Héros (Toto the Hero) (1991,  PG-13)
62
The Eighth Day (Le Huitičme jour) (1997,  Unrated)
63
Vor (The Thief) (Вор) (1997,  Unrated)
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La Dolce Vita (1960,  Unrated)
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La Haine (Hate) (1996,  R)
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Ne le Dis ā Personne (Tell No One) (2006,  Unrated)
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The Chorus (Les Choristes) (2005,  PG-13)
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Janghwa, Hongryeon (A Tale of Two Sisters) (2003,  R)
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Ma Vie En Rose (My Life in Pink) (1997,  R)
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The Piano Teacher (La Pianiste) (2001,  R)
71
8 Women (8 Femmes) (2002,  R)
72
L'Auberge Espagnole (Pot Luck)(Euro Pudding)(The Spanish Apartment) (2002,  R)
73
Aleksandr Nevskiy (Alexander Nevsky) (1938,  Unrated)
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Chinese Ghost Story (1987,  Unrated)
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Asterix at the Olympic Games (Asterix aux jeux olympiques) (2008,  Unrated)
Asterix at the Olympic Games (Asterix aux jeux olympiques)
It was just plain silly :D
76
Mon Oncle (My Uncle) (1958,  Unrated)
77
Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus) (1959,  PG)
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Jungfrukällan (The Virgin Spring) (1960,  Unrated)
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Såsom i en Spegel (Through A Glass Darkly) (1961,  Unrated)
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Les Dimanches de Ville d'Avray (Sundays and Cybele) (1962,  Unrated)
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Ieri, Oggi, Domani (Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow) (1963,  Unrated)
82
Obchod na Korze (The Shop On Main Street) (A Shop on the High Street) (1966,  Unrated)
83
Un Homme et une Femme (A Man and a Woman) (1966,  Unrated)
84
Voyna i Mir (War and Peace) (1967,  Unrated)
85
Indagine su un Cittadino al di Sopra di Ogni Sospetto (Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion) (1970,  R)

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