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Beyond the Big Three

The thirty highest-ranked discoveries from the larger GCML Curated population.

Begin with the thirty highest-ranked GCML Curated films, each outside all three frozen institutional reference lists. This is a smaller entrance into the full 230-film Curated population. Their order uses the same independent scores and Master Rank as the rest of GCML.

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Films in this collection

  1. The Social Network (2010)

    David Fincher · USA · 120 min

    Master Rank #38 · GCML Total 9.36

  2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

    Ang Lee · Taiwan / Hong Kong / China · 120 min

    Master Rank #46 · GCML Total 9.34

  3. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

    Sidney Lumet · USA · 125 min

    Master Rank #57 · GCML Total 9.30

  4. Run Lola Run (1998)

    Tom Tykwer · Germany · 81 min

    Master Rank #63 · GCML Total 9.28

  5. Police Story (1985)

    Jackie Chan · Hong Kong · 101 min

    Master Rank #71 · GCML Total 9.26

  6. Godzilla Minus One (2023)

    Takashi Yamazaki · Japan · 125 min

    Master Rank #83 · GCML Total 9.22

  7. Infernal Affairs (2002)

    Andrew Lau, Alan Mak · Hong Kong · 101 min

    Master Rank #94 · GCML Total 9.20

  8. Hard Boiled (1992)

    John Woo · Hong Kong · 126 min

    Master Rank #96 · GCML Total 9.20

  9. Tampopo (1985)

    Juzo Itami · Japan · 114 min

    Master Rank #107 · GCML Total 9.16

  10. The Raid (2011)

    Gareth Evans · Indonesia · 101 min

    Master Rank #116 · GCML Total 9.14

  11. Sholay (1975)

    Ramesh Sippy · India · 204 min

    Master Rank #123 · GCML Total 9.12

  12. The Killer (1989)

    John Woo · Hong Kong · 110 min

    Master Rank #124 · GCML Total 9.12

  13. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)

    Lau Kar-leung · Hong Kong · 115 min

    Master Rank #128 · GCML Total 9.10

  14. Sanjuro (1962)

    Akira Kurosawa · Japan · 96 min

    Master Rank #129 · GCML Total 9.10

  15. RRR (2022)

    S. S. Rajamouli · India · 187 min

    Master Rank #132 · GCML Total 9.10

  16. Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

    Alexander Mackendrick · USA · 96 min

    Master Rank #136 · GCML Total 9.08

  17. Andhadhun (2018)

    Sriram Raghavan · India · 139 min

    Master Rank #142 · GCML Total 9.08

  18. Z (1969)

    Costa-Gavras · Greece / France / Algeria · 127 min

    Master Rank #147 · GCML Total 9.06

  19. Arrival (2016)

    Denis Villeneuve · USA · 113 min

    Master Rank #148 · GCML Total 9.06

  20. La La Land (2016)

    Damien Chazelle · USA · 128 min

    Master Rank #152 · GCML Total 9.06

  21. Ex Machina (2014)

    Alex Garland · UK · 108 min

    Master Rank #154 · GCML Total 9.06

  22. Nine Queens (2000)

    Fabián Bielinsky · Argentina · 114 min

    Master Rank #156 · GCML Total 9.06

  23. Bad Genius (2017)

    Nattawut Poonpiriya · Thailand · 130 min

    Master Rank #157 · GCML Total 9.06

  24. Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

    Stephen Chow · Hong Kong / China · 99 min

    Master Rank #158 · GCML Total 9.06

  25. Rififi (1955)

    Jules Dassin · France · 122 min

    Master Rank #162 · GCML Total 9.04

  26. Hero (2002)

    Zhang Yimou · China / Hong Kong · 99 min

    Master Rank #166 · GCML Total 9.04

  27. Nightcrawler (2014)

    Dan Gilroy · USA · 117 min

    Master Rank #167 · GCML Total 9.04

  28. Train to Busan (2016)

    Yeon Sang-Ho · South Korea · 118 min

    Master Rank #168 · GCML Total 9.04

  29. Three Colors: Red (1994)

    Krzysztof Kieślowski · France / Poland · 99 min

    Master Rank #169 · GCML Total 9.02

  30. Diabolique (1955)

    Henri-Georges Clouzot · France · 116 min

    Master Rank #172 · GCML Total 9.02