1. “Amelie” by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
2. Wim Wenders’ “Wings of Desire”
3. “My Life As A Dog” by Lasse Halstrom
4. Ingmar Bergman’s “The Seventh Seal”, “Wild Strawberries” and “The Virgin Spring”
5. Mikhail Kalatozov’s “The Cranes Are Flying” and “I Am Cuba”
6. Julian Schnabel’s “Before Night Falls”
7. Marguerite Duras’s “The Lover” (directed by Jean Jacques Annaud)
8. The films of German director Tom Tykwer (“Heaven”, “Life is All You Get”, “Run, Lola, Run” and “The Princess and the Warrior”)
9. The films of Spaniard Pedro Almodovar (“Women On The Verge of A Nervous Breakdown”, “Kika”, “Live Flesh”, “Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down”, “All About My Mother” and “Talk to Her”)
10. Peter Greenaway’s “The Pillow Book” and “The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover”
11. “Aguirre, The Wrath of God” by Werner Herzog
12. “The Piano” by Jane Campion
13. Satyajit Ray’s “The Apu Trilogy” and “The Goddess”
14. “Warm Water Under A Red Bridge” by Shohei Imamura
15. The films of Wong Kar Wai (“Chungking Express”, “Happy Together”, “In The Mood for Love” and “2046”)
16. “Muriel’s Wedding” by P.J. Hogan
17. Miklos Jancso’s “Red Psalm”
18. “Cidade de Deus” by Fernando Meirelles
19. “Swept from The Sea” by Beeban Keedron
20. “Bridges of Madison County” by Clint Eastwood
21. “The Shawshank Redemption” by Frank Darabont
22. “Empire of The Sun” by Steven Spielberg
23. “City of No Limits” by Antonio Hernandez
24. “Swept Away” by Lina Wertmuller
25. Luis Buñuel’s “Los Olvidados”, “The Discreet Charm of The Bourgeoisie” and “Belle de Jour”
26. Alfonso Cuaron’s “Great Expectations” and “Y Tu Mama Tambien”
27. Bigas Luna’s “Son de Mar”, “Las Edades de Lulu” and his sex trilogy, ‘Jamon! Jamon!”, “Golden Balls” and “The Tit and The Moon”
28. Akira Kurosawa’s “Rashomon” and “Dreams”
29. The films of Roman Polanski (“Repulsion”, “Rosemary’s Baby”, “China Town” and “The Pianist”)
30. “The End of The Affair” by Neil Jordan
31. “Thelma and Louise” by Ridley Scott
32. Peter Weir’s “Dead Poets Society”
33. “Central Station” by Walter Salles
34. “Reality Bites” by Ben Stiller
35. “Clandestinos” by Fernando Perez
36. “El Crimen del Padre Amaro” (directed by Carlos Carrera)
37. The women films of Gillian Armstrong (“My Brilliant Career”, “High Tide”, “Mrs. Soffel”, “Little Women” and “Oscar and Lucinda”)
38. “The Graduate” by Mike Nichols
39. Alfred Hitchcock’s suspense thrillers (“Rear Window”, “Vertigo” and “Psycho”)
40. Charlie Chaplin’s comedies (“City Lights”, “Modern Times” and “Gold Rush”)
41. Laura Esquivel’s “Like Water for Chocolate” (directed by Alfonso Arau)
42. Anthony Minghella’s “The English Patient”
43. Controversial French filmmaker Catherine Brelliat’s strong women films (“Romance X”, “Brief Crossing” and “Fat Girl”)
44. Vicente Aranda’s “Carmen” and “La Mirada del Otro”
45. “The Last Temptation of Christ” by Martin Scorsese
46. Alejandro Gonzales Iñarittu’s “Amores Perros” and “21 Grams”
47. “The King is Alive” by Danish filmmaker Kristian Levring
48. Lars von Trier’s Dogma movies (“Breaking The Waves”, “The Kingdom”, “The Idiots” and “Dancer in The Dark”)
49. French cinema’s enfant terrible Francois Ozon’s shorts and features (“Summer Dress”, “Bedtime Stories”, “x2000”, “Sitcom”, “Criminal Lovers” and “8 Women”)
50. “The Hours” by Stephen Daldry
51. Dutch film of the Century, “Turkish Delight” (directed by Paul Verhoeven)
52. The second greatest British film of all time, “Brief Encounter” (directed by David Lean)
53. Italian Surrealist films (Federico Fellini’s “Juliet of The Spirits” and Michelangelo Antonioni’s “Red Desert")
54. “Baise-moi” by Virginie Despentes
55. “In The Realm of The Senses” by Nagisha Oshima”
56. “Salo or 120 Days of Sodom” by Pier Paolo Pasolini
57. “Eye of The Beholder” by Stephan Elliot”
58. “Baran” by Iranian filmmaker Majjid Majjidi
59. “Ladybird, Ladybird” by Ken Loache
60. “Queen Margot” by Patrice Chereau
61. French New Wave films (Francois Truffaut’s “400 Blows”, Jean-Luc Godard’s “Breathless” and Alain Resnais “Hiroshima Mon Amour”)
62. “Burnt Money” by Marcelo Piñeyro
63. “Un Chant D’Amour” by Jean Jennet (short film)
64. Michael Moore’s biting documentaries, “Bowling for Columbine” and “Fahrenheit 9/11”
65. Andrey Tarkovsky’s “The Sacrifice”
66. Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange”, “Dr. Strangelove” and “2001: A Space Odyssey”
67. “Frida” (directed by Julie Taymor)
68. The films of Lino Brocka (“Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang”, “Maynila, Sa Mga Kuko Ng Liwanag”, “Insiang”, “Jaguar”, “Bona”, “Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim”, “Orapronobis”, “Macho Dancer” and “Gumapang Ka sa Lusak”)
69. The films of Ishmael Bernal (“Pagdating sa Dulo”, “Nunal sa Tubig”, “Manila By Night”, “Himala”, “Relasyon”, “Hinugot sa Langit” and “Nagalit ang Buwan sa Haba ng Gabi”)
70. The films of Mike de Leon (“Itim”, “Batch ‘81”, “Sister Stella L.”, “Kisapmata”, “Kakabakaba-kaba” and “Bayaning 3rd World”)
71. The best women films in Philippine Cinema (Marilou Diaz-Abaya’s “Brutal”, “Moral”, “Karnal” and “May Nagmamahal Sa’yo”, Laurice Guillen’s “Salome” and “Init sa Magdamag”, Joel Lamangan’s “Sidhi”, Jeffrey Jeturian’s “Pila-Balde” and “Tuhog”, Tikoy Aguiluz’s “Segurista” and “Tatarin”, Maryo J. delos Reyes’ “Tagos ng Dugo”, Chito S. Roño’s “Dahas” and “Curacha”, and Carlos Siguion-Reyna’s “Inagaw Mo Ang Lahat Sa Akin” and “Abot-Kamay Ang Pangarap”)
72. Chito S. Roño’s “Laro sa Baga”
73. Carlos Siguion-Reyna’s “Kahapon, May Dalawang Bata”
74. Peque Gallaga’s “Oro, Plata, Mata” and “Scorpio Nights”
75. The best independent films in Philippine Cinema (Kidlat Tahimik’s “Mga Mababangong Bangungot”(short film), Raymond Red’s “Bayani” and Lav Diaz’s “Batang West Side” and “Ebolusyon ng Isang Pamilyang Pilipino”)