# The best Romanian films of all time

The best Romanian films as voted by 40 critics, plus the big award winners of the Romanian New Wave (HotNews, Polirom, Wikipedia).

- 42 votes · 13 items
- Jul 27, 2019 · Cristina Popescu
- https://even.best/en/l/2603/the-best-romanian-films-of-all-time

## Top 13

1. **The Reconstruction (1970)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Lucian Pintilie; first place in the critics' vote.
2. **Forest of the Hanged (1965)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Liviu Ciulei, from Rebreanu; Best Director at Cannes.
3. **4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Cristian Mungiu; Palme d'Or.
4. **Microphone Test (1980)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Mircea Daneliuc.
5. **The Stone Wedding (1973)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Mircea Veroiu and Dan Pița.
6. **The Mill of Good Luck (1956)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Victor Iliu, from Slavici.
7. **12:08 East of Bucharest (2006)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Corneliu Porumboiu; Caméra d'Or at Cannes.
8. **The Cruise (1981)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Mircea Daneliuc and a Danube cruise.
9. **Sequences (1982)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Alexandru Tatos and a film about film-making.
10. **Police, Adjective (2009)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Corneliu Porumboiu and a policeman with scruples.
11. **The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Cristi Puiu: a night passed from hospital to hospital.
12. **Child's Pose (2013)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Călin Peter Netzer; Golden Bear.
13. **Aferim! (2015)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Radu Jude, a western in 19th-century Wallachia; Silver Bear.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.