The best-reviewed essential Criterion Collection films
The top 3 according to 14 votes from people: Branded to Kill (1967) · A Brighter Summer Day (1991) · Hara-Kiri (1962). (Updated Jun 11, 2025.)
Le Samouraï, Rome, Open City, Tokyo Story, Stalker, Seven Samurai, The Wages of Fear, The 400 Blows and Bicycle Thieves: the highest-rated of Rotten Tomatoes' 100 essential Criterion Collection films.
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Top 25
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1
Branded to Kill (1967)
100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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2
A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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3
Hara-Kiri (1962)
100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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4
I Am Cuba (1964)
100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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5
Le Samouraï (1967)
100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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6
The Mirror (1975)
100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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7
Multiple Maniacs (1970)
100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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8
A Room With a View (1986)
100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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9
Shadows (1958)
100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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10
War and Peace (1966)
100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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11
Cameraperson (2016)
99% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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12
Hoop Dreams (1994)
98% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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13
Stalker (1979)
100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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14
Drylongso (1998)
100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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15
M (1931)
100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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16
Open City (1945)
100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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17
The Runner (1984)
100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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18
Seven Samurai (1954)
100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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19
Tampopo (1985)
100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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20
Tokyo Story (1953)
100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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21
The Wages of Fear (1953)
100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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22
The 400 Blows (1959)
99% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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23
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
99% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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24
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
98% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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25
Ikiru (1952)
98% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
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Comments (1)
Branded to Kill en premier, je ne m'y attendais pas du tout. Seijun Suzuki mérite d'être plus connu.