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Here I will list all the foreign language films I have seen, good, bad, and ugly. By foreign language I mean any film where the main language NOT English. I have also included movies that are majority English but deal with particular themes, like different ethnicities, religions, languages. I will not list any Indian-language films here (Hindi, Punjabi, Telugu etc) because I have a separate list for that!
World cinema is amazing because they have so much flavour and beauty that a lot of English films cannot create. I definitely recommend some, if not all of these films to you! You may see a pattern in the films I choose to watch. Like with my Indian film list, I've first listed films I remember and then later on, they are in sequential watch order.
A list by bollywoodqueen
100
Items on this list66%
Average Rating169h 42m
Total Runtime$1.4B
Total Revenue1
Lemon Tree
Beautifully told and Hiam Abbass is a fantastic actress (I have seen her in quite a few films now!).
Movie
February 8, 2008
1h 46m
$7.2M
3
Divine Intervention
This unique Israeli/Palestinian film is unreal.
Movie
October 7, 2002
1h 32m
$0
4
Caramel
Favourite, gorgeous. The Middle Eastern version of Sex and the City!
Movie
February 1, 2008
1h 36m
$14.2M
6
Saved
Mostly in English but included due to the themes explored (immigration, asylum, love between Australian woman and Iranian man).
Movie
April 11, 2009
1h 29m
$1M
8
Blind Date
My first Polish film and hopefully not the last! Great romantic comedy drama.
Movie
February 5, 2010
1h 35m
$0
10
In July
One of my favourites, I adored this film and I've watched it several times now :3
Movie
November 3, 2000
1h 36m
$0
11
Spirited Away
Definitely watch this in the Japanese language with English subs - much better experience!
Movie
September 20, 2002
2h 5m
$274.9M
15
Amreeka
I must admit, I was disappointed in this film. I bought it for Hiam Abbass, but I've only watched it once. This is one of those cases where buying a DVD on a whim can burn you!! But hey, at least I supported the film I guess... :)
Movie
January 17, 2009
1h 36m
$2.2M
16
The Visitor
This film probably has more English in it, but I included it because of its themes as well. Another amazing film!
Movie
February 22, 2008
1h 44m
$18.2M
17
Satin Rouge
Hiam, you are stunning! This was a great little Tunisian film.
Movie
August 23, 2002
1h 40m
$3.3M
20
Amélie
If you're new to foreign language cinema, I recommend this as a starting point. You can't go wrong!
Movie
November 16, 2001
2h 2m
$173.9M
22
Baran
The ending... I cried! (not telling if they were happy or sad tears though ;))
Movie
May 3, 2002
1h 30m
$0
23
Hilde
STUNNING. Dan Stevens was rather amazing in it too (he speaks German! HOT!) haha...
Movie
March 12, 2009
2h 17m
$0
25
Y Tu Mamá También
Very interesting film with a surprise twist.
Movie
March 15, 2002
1h 46m
$33.6M
29
The Grocer's Son
Eye candy 8D Film was a little slow, but I liked the realism of the setting, themes and characters.
Movie
June 15, 2007
1h 36m
$0
30
The Kite Runner
Loved the book, and by extension loved the film despite some changes.
Movie
December 14, 2007
2h 8m
$73.3M
31
The Syrian Bride
The Golan Heights - what a fascinating situation... rather sad though, too. Great film!
Movie
December 2, 2004
1h 37m
$0
33
Samson and Delilah
This is an Australian film but I've included it because it has a significant portion spoken in Aboriginal languages.
Movie
October 15, 2010
1h 41m
$0
37
Shades of Ray
Again, included for themes explored despite most of film being spoken in English.
Movie
October 18, 2008
1h 27m
$0
38
Arranged
I adored this movie! Both lead actresses were so natural.
Movie
March 10, 2007
1h 30m
$0
44
I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK
SO WEIRD! I can't remember if I liked it or not!
Movie
December 7, 2006
1h 45m
$4.4M
48
A Bottle in the Gaza Sea
I LOVED this film, it was poignant and really made you think about both sides of the Israeli and Palestinian conflict. Both sides were evenly represented, which is quite difficult to do.
Movie
October 8, 2011
1h 40m
$0
50
Kathmandu Lullaby
Loved this film, albeit the sadness. There is a particular scene which makes my heart melt, the actors had such chemistry!
Movie
December 7, 2011
1h 44m
$0
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