Top 10 Lists

The writer and critic chooses a selection of favorite films, including three masterpieces by Nicolas Roeg and a few works that inspired their latest novel, The Silver Book.

The actor and director shares a list of films that taught him about the possibilities of cinema, including masterpieces by Stanley Kubrick, Lino Brocka, and Andrei Tarkovsky.

The brothers of this legendary pop duo each choose five of their favorite films, with an emphasis on daring auteurs like Guy Maddin and Jacques Tati.

The musician and actor’s selections include pioneering works of queer cinema, horror classics, and two films starring her recent on-screen collaborator Nicole Kidman.

The Tony-nominated playwright and screenwriter reflects on the classic American movies that have influenced his work.

The author and screenwriter shares a list that includes a gritty documentary he saw in his adolescence, a pair of films featuring Neil Young songs, and one of the all-time great depictions of artistic collaboration.

The director of Blue Sun Palace chooses a selection of films that have taught her about the craft of cinema, including works by Chantal Akerman, Robert Bresson, Edward Yang, and Satyajit Ray.

The musician shares a selection of favorite movies that capture intense emotions and profound relationships, including actor-driven dramas like Breaking the Waves, Secret & Lies, and Thelma & Louise.

The director of Cane Fire focuses on films that have influenced his own work, including innovative nonfiction masterpieces by Agnès Varda, William Greaves, and Barbara Kopple.

The award-winning director of The Seed of the Sacred Fig is drawn to films that explore intricate psychological states with a limited set of cinematic tools.

The director of All Shall Be Well chooses a selection of films that reflect the joys and sorrows of life and explore themes of love, grief, ambition, and sacrifice.

The Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker chooses a selection of favorite movies that reflect the pain and beauty of human connection, including masterpieces by Yasujiro Ozu, Mike Leigh, and Aki Kaurismäki.

The director of A Different Man pays tribute to great American go-getters Harold Lloyd and Samuel Fuller, contemplates the unique qualities of different periods in a director’s career, and shares a personal story about Monte Hellman.

Among the Los Angeles–based singer-songwriter’s favorites are a music documentary she knows by heart, a Wes Anderson film with an iconic soundtrack, and a courtroom drama propelled by brilliant character actors.

The Oscar- and Emmy-winning actor and director gets personal with her selections, highlighting the work of friends, former collaborators, and filmmakers she admires.

The director of Cette maison chooses a group of favorite films that defy her attempts to explain and describe them, including works by Claire Denis, Charles Burnett, and Frank Borzage.

The director of Halloween, They Live, and other horror masterpieces embraces the darkness and doom of such noir classics as Double Indemnity, The Killers, and Kiss Me Deadly.

The award-winning writer and director of How to Have Sex shares her love for Carol Reed, discusses her favorite Adam Sandler performance, and names her ultimate feel-good movie.

The director of Godland pays tribute to Robert Bresson, Andrei Tarkovsky, Stanley Kubrick, and other filmmakers with an awe-inspiring command of their craft.

The director of Fair Play throws the spotlight on bracingly candid explorations of heartbreaking love and destructive obsession.

The actor, writer, and director offers irreverent commentary on some of his favorite films, including the gay classic Weekend and the provocative satire Putney Swope.

The writer-director of Computer Chess and Support the Girls lets his eye and heart wander freely through our collection, and gives us a list of some films he admires.

The director of Past Lives shares a list of favorite films, many of which reflect her background in theater and her interest in the smallness of human life in the face of time and history.

The director of Party Girl celebrates two favorite dance films; a classic noir by her favorite director, Billy Wilder; and a pair of comedies written by Edwin Justus Mayer, her grandfather.