100 Must-Watch Movies Of The 21st Century, The Top Belongs To Japan

Recently, the BBC has publicized 100 must-watch movies of the 21st century after a survey of more than 200 film critics across 43 countries. Reportedly, there are 27 films from France, 12 from China, 11 from Italia, 11 from Japan, and only one from India. The highest position of the list belongs to a representative from Japan - Seven Samurai, director Akira Kurosawa.

Here is the list of 100 must-watch movies in the 21st century:

100. Landscape in the Mist - September 10, 1988 (Greece)
99. Ashes and Diamonds - October 3, 1958 (Poland)
98. In the Heat of the Sun - 1994 (China)
97. Taste of Cherry - October 10, 1997 (Italy)
95. Floating Clouds - January 15, 1955 (Japan)
94. Where Is the Friend's Home? - March 21, 1990 (France)
93. Raise the Red Lantern - December 20, 1991 (China)
92. Scenes from a Marriage - April 11, 1973
91. Rififi - April 13, 1955 (France)
90. Hiroshima Mon Amour - June 10, 1959 (France)
89. Wild Strawberries - December 26, 1957 (Sweden)
88. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum - October 13, 1939 (Japan)
87. The Nights of Cabiria - May 26, 1957 (Italy)
86. La Jetée - February 16, 1962 (France)
85. Umberto D - January 20, 1952 (Italy)
84. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie - September 15, 1972 (France)
83. La Strada - September 22, 1954 (Italy)
82. Amélie - April 25, 2001 (Switzerland)
81. Celine and Julie go Boating - September 18, 1974 (France)
80. The Young and the Damned - November 9, 1950 (Mexico)
79. Ran - May 31, 1985 (Japan)
78. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - July 6, 2000 (Hong Kong)
77. The Conformist - October 22, 1970 (Italy)
76. Y Tu Mamá También - June 8, 2001 (Mexico)
75. Belle de Jour - May 24, 1967 (France)
74. Pierrot Le Fou - November 5, 1965 (France)
73. Man with a Movie Camera -January 8, 1929 (Kiev)
72. Ikiru - October 9, 1952 (Japan)
71. Happy Together - October 1, 2018
70. L’Eclisse - March 1962 (Italy)
69. Amour - September 20, 2012 (Germany)
68. Ugetsu - March 26, 1953 (Japan)
67. The Exterminating Angel - December 16, 1962 (Spain)
66. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul -  March 5, 1974 (Munich)
65. Ordet - January 10, 1955 (Denmark)
64. Three Colours: Blue - September 3, 1993 (USA)
63. Spring in a Small Town - 1948 (China)
62. Touki Bouki - October 21, 1976 (Hungary)
61. Sansho the Bailiff - 1954 (United Kingdom)
60. Contempt - October 29, 1963 (Italy)
59. Come and See - September 27, 1985 (Soviet Union)
58. The Earrings of Madame de… - September 16, 1953 (France)
57. Solaris - November 27, 2002 (Canada)
56. Chungking Express -  March 22, 1995 (France)
55. Jules and Jim - January 23, 1962 (France)
54. Eat Drink Man Woman - August 3, 1994 (USA)
53. Late Spring - September 13, 1949 (Japan)
52. Au Hasard Balthazar - May 25, 1966 (France)
51. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg - February 1, 1964 (USA)
50. L’Atalante - January 1, 1934 (USA)
49. Stalker - May 25, 1979 (Moscow)
48. Viridiana - May 19, 1961 (France)
47. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days - June 6, 2007 (Italy)
46. Children of Paradise -  March 9, 1945 (Paris)
45. L’Avventura - June 29, 1960 (Italy)
44. Cleo from 5 to 7 - 1962 (United Kingdom)
43. Beau Travail - March 31, 2000 (New York City)
42. City of God - 2002 (Russia)
41. To Live - May 27, 1995 (South Korea)
40. Andrei Rublev - December 1966 (Soviet Union)
39. Close-Up - January 31, 1991 (Ghent)
38. A Brighter Summer Day - July 27, 1991 (Taiwan)
37. Spirited Away - July 20, 2001 (Japan)
36. La Grande Illusion - 1937 (Austria)
35. The Leopard - March 27, 1963 (Rome)
34. Wings of Desire - May 17, 1987 (Cannes)
33. Playtime - December 16, 1967 (USA)
32. All About My Mother - April 8, 1999 (Spain)
31. The Lives of Others - March 15, 2006 (Berlin)
30. The Seventh Seal - February 16, 1957 (Sweden)
29. Oldboy - November 21, 2003 (South Korea)
28. Fanny and Alexander - December 17, 1982 (Sweden)
27. The Spirit of the Beehive - October 8, 1973 (Madrid)
26. Cinema Paradiso - November 17, 1988 (Italy)
25. Yi Yi - September 20, 2000 (France)
24. Battleship Potemkin - December 24, 1925 (Soviet Union)
23. The Passion of Joan of Arc - 1928 (Germany)
22. Pan’s Labyrinth - October 11, 2006 (Spain)
21. A Separation -  March 16, 2011 (Iran)
20. The Mirror - March 7, 1975 (Soviet Union)
19. The Battle of Algiers - September 8, 1966 (Italy)
18. A City of Sadness - October 21, 1989 (Taiwan)
17. Aguirre, the Wrath of God - December 29, 1972 (West Germany)
16. Metropolis - January 10, 1927 (Germany)
15. Pather Panchali - August 26, 1955 (India)
14. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Commerce Quay, 1080 Brussels - January 21, 1976 (France)
13. M - May 11, 1931 (Berlin)
12. Farewell My Concubine - January 1, 1993 (Hong Kong)
11. Breathless - March 16, 1960 (France)
10. La Dolce Vita - February 3, 1960 (Italy)
9. In the Mood for Love - September 29, 2000 (Hong Kong)
8. The 400 Blows - June 3, 1959 (France)
7. 8 1/2 - 1963 (United Kingdom)
6. Persona - October 18, 1966 (Sweden)
5. The Rules of the Game - July 7, 1939 (Paris)
4. Rashomon - August 25, 1950 (Japan)
3. Tokyo Story - November 3, 1953 (Japan)
2. Bicycle Thieves - November 24, 1948 (Italy)
1. Seven Samurai - April 26, 1954 (Japan)