A tiny and arbitrary selection of the movies I like, organized by director. ★ = top 10. If you like this sort of thing too, email me!
Edward Yang
- Yi Yi (2000) ★
- A Brighter Summer's Day (1991)
Wong Kar-Wai
- In the Mood for Love (2000) ★
- 2046 (2004) ★
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010) ★
- Memoria (2021)
- Syndromes and a Century (2006)
Andrei Tarkovsky
- Stalker (1979) ★
- Mirror (1975)
- The Sacrifice (1986)
Ingmar Bergman
- Scenes from a Marriage (1973) ★
- Persona (1966) ★
- Winter Light (1963)
Mike Leigh
- Naked (1993) ★
- High Hopes (1988)
- Life is Sweet (1990)
- Meantime (1983)
Chris Marker
- Sans Soleil (1983) ★
- La Jetée (1962)
John Cassavetes
- Faces (1968) ★
- A Woman Under the Influence (1974) ★
Abbas Kiarostami
- Close-Up (1990) ★
- Where is the Friend's Home? (1987)
- Taste of Cherry (1997)
Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Trois Couleurs (1993) ★
Robert Bresson
- A Man Escaped (1956)
- L'Argent (1983)
Akira Kurosawa
- Ikiru (1952)
Asghar Farhadi
- A Separation (2011)
- About Elly (2009)
Charles Burnett
- Killer of Sheep (1978)
Yasujirō Ozu
- Tokyo Story (1953)
- Late Spring (1949)
- An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
Wim Wenders
- Paris, Texas (1984)
Shane Carruth
- Primer (2004)
- Upstream Color (2013)
Carl Dreyer
- Ordet (1955)
- Gertrud (1964)
Jean Renoir
- The Rules of the Game (1939)
- The Grand Illusion (1937)
Todd Haynes
- Safe (1995)
- Carol (2015)
Hayao Miyazaki
- My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
- Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
- Princess Mononoke (1997)
Tom Noonan
- What Happened Was (1994)
Lars von Trier
- Melancholia (2011)
- Breaking the Waves (1996)
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- About Dry Grasses (2023)