Mulholland Drive David Lynch, U.S.
In the Mood for Love Wong Kar-wai, Hong Kong
The Royal Tenenbaums Wes Anderson, U.S.
Ghost World Terry Zwigoff, U.S.
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence Steven Spielberg, U.S.
Fat Girl Catherine Breillat, France
Waking Life Richard Linklater, U.S.
In the Bedroom Todd Field, U.S.
The Gleaners and I Agnes Varda, France
Werckmeister Harmonies Bela Tarr, Hungary
Memento Christopher Nolan, U.S.
The Circle Jafar Panahi, Iran
Moulin Rouge Baz Luhrmann, U.S./Australia (tied)
Va savoir Jacques Rivette, France (tied)
The Man Who Wasn’t There Joel Coen, U.S.
Apocalypse Now Redux Francis Ford Coppola, U.S.
Amores Perros Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexico
Gosford Park Robert Altman, U.S.
Donnie Darko Richard Kelly, U.S.
Eureka Shinji Aoyama, Japan
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring Peter Jackson, U.S./New Zealand
10 BEST UNRELEASED FILMS OF 2001
I’m Going Home Manoel de Oliveira, Portugal/France
In Praise of Love Jean-Luc Godard, Switzerland
What Time Is It There? Tsai Ming-liang, Taiwan
Time Out Laurent Cantet, France
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge Shohei Imamura, Japan
The Piano Teacher Michael Haneke, France/Austria
Millennium Mambo Hou Hsiao-hsien, Taiwan/France
Y tu mama también Alfonso Cuarón, Mexico
Pulse Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Japan
The Lady and the Duke Eric Rohmer, France
