I came across this by accident, figured it might be interesting to some and give people a chance to discover some movies they don't know about. Certainly works for me - tons of movies that sound interesting that I didn't know about. Or we can just argue about which movies should be higher, lower, not on the list at all, were grievously snubbed, etc. Or just boast about how many (or how few) we have seen. All the fun things one can do with such a list!
Obviously there is more info about all the movies at the link (including a section each time on whether a remake exists or is in the works, which is just all kinds of wrong), but I'll just copy the list here (as it stands now, I understand it can change if enough people vote to change the order). Empire seems to have the strange policy of translating some titles and others, particularly the French ones, not, but I'm too lazy to do the titles properly except in the cases where I personally had never even heard of the English title, so you'll just have to deal. 
100 Night Watch (Russia)
99 Iron Monkey (China)
98 Ran (Japan)
97 Farewell My Concubine (China)
96 Delicatessen (France)
95 Way of the Dragon (Hong Kong)
94 Yeelen (Mali)
93 The Fourth Man (Netherlands)
92 Ghost In The Shell (Japan)
91 Goodbye Lenin (Germany)
90 Rififi (France)
89 Loves of a Blonde (Czechoslovakia)
88 Leningrad Cowboys (Finland)
87 Andrei Rublev (Russia)
86 Run Lola Run (Germany)
85 Il Conformista (Italy)
84 Orphée (France)
83 Xala (Senegal)
82 Battle Royale (Japan)
81 The Host (Korea)
80 Mother India (India)
79 Bande A Part (France)
78 Women On the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Spain)
77 House of Flying Daggers (China)
76 The Idiots (Denmark)
75 A Bout de Souffle (France)
74 Devdas (India)
73 Hidden (Austria) aka Caché
72 Ten Canoes (Australia)
71 Persona (Sweden)
70 Hard Boiled (Hong Kong)
69 Ringu (Japan)
68 Solaris (Russia)
67 The Vanishing (Netherlands)
66 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (China)
65 Un Chien Andalou (Spain)
64 Wings of Desire (Germany) aka Der Himmel Über Berlin
63 A Prophet (France)
62 8 1/2 (Italy)
61 Knife in the Water (Poland)
60 Jean de Florette / Manon des Sources duology(France)
59 Heimat (Germany) (the first one)
58 Persepolis (according to Empire, Iran, but that seems silly; just because the author is Iranian and the story is about Iran doesn't make the movie Iranian, as it was made in France by a largely French crew and no doubt with French money)
57 Central do Brasil (Brazil)
56 Belle de Jour (France)
55 Lagaan (India)
54 Festen (Denmark)
53 All About My Mother (Spain)
52 Touki Bouki (Senegal)
51 Akira (Japan)
50 Closely Observed Trains (Czechoslovakia)
49 M. Hulot's Holiday (France)
48 Downfall (Germany)
47 10 (Iran)
46 Jules et Jim (France)
45 Suspiria (Italy)
44 Ikiru (Japan)
43 Cyrano de Bergerac (France)
42 In The Mood for Love (Hong Kong)
41 My Neighbour Totoro (Japan)
40 L'Avventura (Italy)
39 Le Samourai (France)
38 Ashes and Diamonds (Poland)
37 Rome Open City (Italy)
36 Dekalog (Poland)
35 La Grande Illusion (France)
34 Waltz With Bashir (Israel)
33 M (Germany)
32 La Haine (France)
31 Godzilla (Japan)
30 Infernal Affairs (Hong Kong)
29 Les Quatre Cents Coups (France)
28 Raise the Red Lantern (China)
27 Cinema Paradiso (Italy)
26 La Belle et la Bête (France)
25 Das Boot (Germany)
24 Come and See (Russia)
23 Spirit of the Beehive (Spain)
22 Rashomon (Japan)
21 Nosferatu (Germany)
20 Y Tu Mamá También (Mexico)
19 Aguirre, Wrath of God (Germany)
18 Oldboy (South Korea)
17 The Apu Trilogy (India)
16 Tokyo Story (Japan)
15 Let the Right One In (Sweden)
14 Three Colours Trilogy (Poland)
13 La Règle du Jeu (France)
12 Metropolis (Germany)
11 La Dolce Vita (Italy)
10 Spirited Away (Japan)
9 The Wages of Fear (France)
8 The Seventh Seal (Sweden)
7 City of God (Brazil)
6 Battle of Algiers (France)
5 Pan's Labyrinth (Mexico, according to Empire, I'd have said Spain as it's shot there with Spanish actors even if the director is Mexican...)
4 Bicycle Thieves (Italy)
3 Battleship Potemkin (Russia)
2 Amelie (France)
1 Seven Samurai (Japan)
In case anyone wants to know, I've seen a measly 17.
Obviously there is more info about all the movies at the link (including a section each time on whether a remake exists or is in the works, which is just all kinds of wrong), but I'll just copy the list here (as it stands now, I understand it can change if enough people vote to change the order). Empire seems to have the strange policy of translating some titles and others, particularly the French ones, not, but I'm too lazy to do the titles properly except in the cases where I personally had never even heard of the English title, so you'll just have to deal. 
100 Night Watch (Russia)
99 Iron Monkey (China)
98 Ran (Japan)
97 Farewell My Concubine (China)
96 Delicatessen (France)
95 Way of the Dragon (Hong Kong)
94 Yeelen (Mali)
93 The Fourth Man (Netherlands)
92 Ghost In The Shell (Japan)
91 Goodbye Lenin (Germany)
90 Rififi (France)
89 Loves of a Blonde (Czechoslovakia)
88 Leningrad Cowboys (Finland)
87 Andrei Rublev (Russia)
86 Run Lola Run (Germany)
85 Il Conformista (Italy)
84 Orphée (France)
83 Xala (Senegal)
82 Battle Royale (Japan)
81 The Host (Korea)
80 Mother India (India)
79 Bande A Part (France)
78 Women On the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Spain)
77 House of Flying Daggers (China)
76 The Idiots (Denmark)
75 A Bout de Souffle (France)
74 Devdas (India)
73 Hidden (Austria) aka Caché
72 Ten Canoes (Australia)
71 Persona (Sweden)
70 Hard Boiled (Hong Kong)
69 Ringu (Japan)
68 Solaris (Russia)
67 The Vanishing (Netherlands)
66 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (China)
65 Un Chien Andalou (Spain)
64 Wings of Desire (Germany) aka Der Himmel Über Berlin
63 A Prophet (France)
62 8 1/2 (Italy)
61 Knife in the Water (Poland)
60 Jean de Florette / Manon des Sources duology(France)
59 Heimat (Germany) (the first one)
58 Persepolis (according to Empire, Iran, but that seems silly; just because the author is Iranian and the story is about Iran doesn't make the movie Iranian, as it was made in France by a largely French crew and no doubt with French money)
57 Central do Brasil (Brazil)
56 Belle de Jour (France)
55 Lagaan (India)
54 Festen (Denmark)
53 All About My Mother (Spain)
52 Touki Bouki (Senegal)
51 Akira (Japan)
50 Closely Observed Trains (Czechoslovakia)
49 M. Hulot's Holiday (France)
48 Downfall (Germany)
47 10 (Iran)
46 Jules et Jim (France)
45 Suspiria (Italy)
44 Ikiru (Japan)
43 Cyrano de Bergerac (France)
42 In The Mood for Love (Hong Kong)
41 My Neighbour Totoro (Japan)
40 L'Avventura (Italy)
39 Le Samourai (France)
38 Ashes and Diamonds (Poland)
37 Rome Open City (Italy)
36 Dekalog (Poland)
35 La Grande Illusion (France)
34 Waltz With Bashir (Israel)
33 M (Germany)
32 La Haine (France)
31 Godzilla (Japan)
30 Infernal Affairs (Hong Kong)
29 Les Quatre Cents Coups (France)
28 Raise the Red Lantern (China)
27 Cinema Paradiso (Italy)
26 La Belle et la Bête (France)
25 Das Boot (Germany)
24 Come and See (Russia)
23 Spirit of the Beehive (Spain)
22 Rashomon (Japan)
21 Nosferatu (Germany)
20 Y Tu Mamá También (Mexico)
19 Aguirre, Wrath of God (Germany)
18 Oldboy (South Korea)
17 The Apu Trilogy (India)
16 Tokyo Story (Japan)
15 Let the Right One In (Sweden)
14 Three Colours Trilogy (Poland)
13 La Règle du Jeu (France)
12 Metropolis (Germany)
11 La Dolce Vita (Italy)
10 Spirited Away (Japan)
9 The Wages of Fear (France)
8 The Seventh Seal (Sweden)
7 City of God (Brazil)
6 Battle of Algiers (France)
5 Pan's Labyrinth (Mexico, according to Empire, I'd have said Spain as it's shot there with Spanish actors even if the director is Mexican...)
4 Bicycle Thieves (Italy)
3 Battleship Potemkin (Russia)
2 Amelie (France)
1 Seven Samurai (Japan)
In case anyone wants to know, I've seen a measly 17.
Empire's 100 Best Films of World Cinema
- 31/08/2010 02:50:01 PM
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As for my quibbles with the list...
- 31/08/2010 03:01:43 PM
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Since it's "World Cinema," does that automatically exclude U.S. films? *NM*
- 31/08/2010 05:51:00 PM
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Not only that, it also seems to exclude British, Australian and other English-language ones.
- 31/08/2010 07:57:19 PM
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No one minds Australia's exclusion. All they make is bad Jackie Chan films. *NM*
- 31/08/2010 10:55:18 PM
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Priscilla, Queen of the Desert would've been a shoe-in otherwise... *NM*
- 01/09/2010 12:14:28 AM
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And after somebody brought up Requiem for a Dream in the other thread...
- 01/09/2010 02:15:51 PM
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Hey I've only seen 21
- 31/08/2010 03:40:54 PM
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My opinion of their list rose by a fair bit when I saw La vita è bella was not on it.
- 31/08/2010 07:56:15 PM
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- 31/08/2010 07:56:15 PM
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I'm quite surprised to see that La Vita e bella (Life is Beautiful) isn't on the list. *NM*
- 31/08/2010 04:51:53 PM
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Me too. Pleasantly surprised. *NM*
- 31/08/2010 07:57:47 PM
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Really? I thought the movie was fantastic and well-made. *NM*
- 01/09/2010 12:36:05 AM
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In fairness, Roberto Benigni being an overrated ass doesn't mean his only good film isn't good.
- 01/09/2010 01:01:21 AM
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We may have to fight, now.
- 01/09/2010 10:47:45 AM
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I've seen 28, so nearly a third
- 31/08/2010 06:50:43 PM
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I've seen Zatoichi among those you name...
- 31/08/2010 07:59:14 PM
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You have no taste
- 31/08/2010 08:10:26 PM
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- 31/08/2010 08:10:26 PM
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Re: You have no taste
- 31/08/2010 08:34:03 PM
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- 31/08/2010 08:34:03 PM
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Re: You have no taste
- 31/08/2010 10:02:45 PM
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- 31/08/2010 10:02:45 PM
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Re: You have no taste
- 31/08/2010 10:21:25 PM
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- 31/08/2010 10:21:25 PM
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Re: You have no taste
- 01/09/2010 10:34:14 AM
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- 01/09/2010 10:34:14 AM
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I've seen a whopping 4.....but in my defense, I hate subtitles, so I just don't watch these movies *NM*
- 31/08/2010 07:49:38 PM
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Well, you miss out on a ton, then.
*NM*
- 31/08/2010 07:59:33 PM
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*NM*
- 31/08/2010 07:59:33 PM
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Indeed....many of them are available on Netflix streaming though, so maybe I'll watch some soon *NM*
- 31/08/2010 08:17:39 PM
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only 11 myself and i don't think that my neighbour totoro is as good princess monoke *NM*
- 31/08/2010 08:20:15 PM
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only saw like 15 of them, but I think the list is somewhat weird. *NM*
- 31/08/2010 08:32:34 PM
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Only seen 8
- 31/08/2010 10:43:15 PM
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Re: Only seen 8
- 01/09/2010 12:17:17 AM
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Re: Only seen 8
- 01/09/2010 04:27:38 AM
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Some of those films are really not Jen films
- 01/09/2010 10:36:36 AM
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- 01/09/2010 10:36:36 AM
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That's a lot of Asian movies...
- 01/09/2010 11:54:59 AM
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Yeah, I tend to really like even the silly ones.
- 01/09/2010 04:11:41 PM
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I've seen 32.
- 01/09/2010 04:27:31 AM
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Nice. I agree with a lot of your assessments.
- 01/09/2010 02:02:30 PM
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Well, I don't think that she could have made that movie IN Iran...
- 02/09/2010 09:51:17 PM
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Night Watch? Really? Fun book, bad movie. *NM*
- 01/09/2010 07:29:58 AM
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Yeah the film wasn't much to write home about, opposite to what the trailer made you believe *NM*
- 01/09/2010 11:37:05 AM
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Re: Empire's 100 Best Films of World Cinema
- 01/09/2010 11:05:17 AM
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I've seen eight but Cache is on tonight so I'll watch that.
- 01/09/2010 03:56:31 PM
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I've seen one Haneke movie (La Pianiste), and I've decided I'm going to keep it that way.
- 01/09/2010 04:08:55 PM
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I haven't seen any of his other films so I'm not sure what to expect really
- 01/09/2010 04:26:40 PM
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