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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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1
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
2
The Phantom Carriage (1921)
The Phantom Carriage (1921)
3
Metropolis (1927)
Metropolis (1927)
4
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
5
Man With a Movie Camera (1929)
Man With a Movie Camera (1929)
6
Un Chien Andalou (1929)
Un Chien Andalou (1929)
7
L'âge D'Or (1930)
L'âge D'Or (1930)
9
Vampyr (1932)
Vampyr (1932)
10
Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1945)
Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1945)
11
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
12
Late Spring (1949)
Late Spring (1949)
13
Los Olvidados (1950)
Los Olvidados (1950)
14
Rashomon (1950)
Rashomon (1950)
15
The Wages of Fear (1953)
The Wages of Fear (1953)
16
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
17
Diabolique (1955)
Diabolique (1955)
18
Night and Fog (1955)
Night and Fog (1955)
19
Pather Panchali (1955)
Pather Panchali (1955)
20
Rififi (1955)
Rififi (1955)
21
Aparajito (1956)
Aparajito (1956)
22
Throne of Blood (1957)
Throne of Blood (1957)
23
Wild Strawberries (1957)
Wild Strawberries (1957)
24
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
25
The World of Apu (1959)
The World of Apu (1959)
26
Yojimbo (1961)
Yojimbo (1961)
27
La Jetée (1962)
La Jetée (1962)
28
Sanjuro (1962)
Sanjuro (1962)
29
The House Is Black (1963)
The House Is Black (1963)
30
I Am Cuba (1964)
I Am Cuba (1964)
31
Red Desert (1964)
Red Desert (1964)
32
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965)
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965)
33
Andrei Rublev (1966)
Andrei Rublev (1966)
34
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
35
Hunger (1966)
Hunger (1966)
36
Persona (1966)
Persona (1966)
37
Le Samouraï (1967)
Le Samouraï (1967)
38
Mouchette (1967)
Mouchette (1967)
39
The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
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