Aseem Chhabra presents his list of 100 best (and must watch) films -- many classics, some relatively new and several personal favourites.
80. A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
Edward Yang
Taiwan
79. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
USA
78. The White Balloon (1995)
Jafar Panahi
Iran
77. Vihir (2009)
Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni
India
76. Do the Right Thing (1989)
Spike Lee
USA
75. Z (1969)
Costa-Gavras
France/ Algeria
74. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Ang Lee
USA
73. Diva (1981)
Jean-Jacques Beineix
France
72. Le Samourai (1967)
Jean-Pierre Melville
France
71. Casablanca (1942)
Michael Curtiz
USA
70. Elippathayam (1982)
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
India
69. Happy Together (1997)
Wong Kar-Wai
Hong Kong
68. An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
Yasujirō Ozu
Japan
67. The Householder (1963)
James Ivory
India
66. Where Is the Friend's House? (1987)
Abbas Kiarostami
Iran
65. The Lunchbox (2013)
Ritesh Batra
India/ France/ Germany
64. Citizen Kane (1941)
Orson Welles
USA
63. Nobody Knows (2004)
Hirokazu Koreeda
Japan
62. Fanny and Alexander (1982)
Ingmar Bergman
Sweden
61. All About My Mother (1999)
Pedro Almodóvar
Spain
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