Best Movies by Language
Original-language hubs from Hollywood English to Korean, Hindi, Mandarin and French. Also by country, by genre and Stars.
What are the best movies by original language?
Celluloid ranks films in 45 original languages. The largest hub is English (556 titles), led by The Godfather (95%). Hindi, Korean, Mandarin and other non-English catalogues use the same four-input Celluloid Score.
English
556 films · top The Godfather (95%)Mandarin
95 films · top Yi Yi (90%)Hindi
64 films · top Sholay (87%)Indonesian
53 films · top Laskar Pelangi (87%)Japanese
41 films · top Seven Samurai (93%)Korean
32 films · top Parasite (93%)Spanish
32 films · top Pan's Labyrinth (90%)Cantonese
31 films · top In the Mood for Love (88%)Tamil
29 films · top Vikram (81%)Turkish
28 films · top Miracle in Cell No. 7 (85%)French
27 films · top Portrait of a Lady on Fire (90%)German
19 films · top Metropolis (91%)Telugu
18 films · top RRR (85%)Portuguese
14 films · top I'm Still Here (88%)Italian
12 films · top The Leopard (92%)Thai
12 films · top How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (84%)Malay
11 films · top Abang Adik (81%)Arabic
7 films · top From Ground Zero (82%)Malayalam
7 films · top All We Imagine as Light (87%)Persian
7 films · top A Separation (91%)Urdu
6 films · top Joyland (83%)Filipino
5 films · top Asog (75%)Kannada
5 films · top K.G.F: Chapter 2 (81%)Chinese
4 films · top Detective Chinatown 1900 (68%)Punjabi
4 films · top The Legend of Maula Jatt (82%)Danish
3 films · top Flee (87%)Vietnamese
3 films · top Viet and Nam (77%)American Sign Language
2 films · top Deaf President Now! (87%)No Dialogue
2 films · top Flow (86%)Romanian
2 films · top 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (89%)Ukrainian
2 films · top Porcelain War (83%)Bangla
1 film · top Keu Bole Biplobi, Keu Bole Dakat (0%)Bosnian
1 film · top Grbavica (81%)Catalan
1 film · top Alcarràs (81%)Greek
1 film · top Eternity and a Day (85%)Gujarati
1 film · top Maaran (0%)Hungarian
1 film · top On Body and Soul (82%)Khmer
1 film · top Becoming Human (78%)Norwegian
1 film · top The Worst Person in the World (86%)Russian
1 film · top Come and See (82%)Serbian
1 film · top Underground (84%)Sinhala
1 film · top The Forsaken Land (70%)Slovenian
1 film · top Little Trouble Girls (78%)Swedish
1 film · top The Square (75%)Yoruba
1 film · top The Return of Arinzo (0%)Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies by original language?
Celluloid ranks films in 45 original languages. The largest hub is English (556 titles), led by The Godfather (95%). Hindi, Korean, Mandarin and other non-English catalogues use the same four-input Celluloid Score.
How are language lists ranked?
Each language page orders by Celluloid Score. Hindi/Bollywood titles use the published Bollywood weighting (Letterboxd and Metascore heavier; audience still excluded from the composite).
Can I browse by country instead?
Yes — /country/ groups by origin. Actor charts are on /stars/; TV series are on /shows/.