1952

1. On Dangerous Ground - Nicholas Ray ; U.S.
2. The Lusty Men - Nicholas Ray ; U.S.
3. The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice - Orson Welles ; U.S./Italy/France/Morocco
4. Ochazuke no aji / Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice - Yasujiro Ozu ; Japan
5. Europa '51 - Roberto Rossellini ; Italy added 9/18/05
6. Limelight - Charles Chaplin ; U.S.
7. Ikiru - Akira Kurosawa ; Japan
8. Umberto D. - Vittorio De Sica ; Italy
9. Rancho Notorious - Fritz Lang ; U.S.
10. El Bruto - Luis Bunuel ; Mexico
11. Macao - Nicholas Ray, Josef von Sternberg ; U.S.
12. Kansas City Confidenial - Phil Karlson ; U.S.
13. The Bad and the Beautiful - Vincent Minnelli ; U.S.
14. Bend of the River - Anthony Mann ; U.S.
15. Una Mujer sin amor / A Woman Without Love - Luis Buñuel ; Mexico
16. The Narrow Margin - Richard Fleischer ; U.S.
17. Lo Sceicco biano / The White Sheik - Federico Fellini ; Italy
18. The Big Sky - Howard Hawks ; U.S.
19. Pat and Mike - George Cukor ; U.S.
20. Singin' In the Rain - Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly ; U.S.
21. Clash By Night - Fritz Lang ; U.S.
22. High Noon - Fred Zinnemann ; U.S.
23. Jeux interdits / Forbidden Games - Rene Clement ; France
24. Monkey Business - Howard Hawks ; U.S.