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đź’Ž National Treasures: the Highest-rated Films From Each Country -- as Rated by their Respective Inhabitants Themselves

Did you know you can now sort films by their ratings in each separate country? Out of the 247 countries recognized by Letterboxd, 31 of them have enough users on the website to show a differentiated ranking.

They are:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, The Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, and United States.

These are all the narrative films considered the best "national movie" in each of these countries. Details and divergences between national and worldwide ratings on the notes. Updated Jan. 1, 2026.

See also:
Highest-rated Films in Each Country
Top 250 British Films (by British…

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  • The Secret in Their Eyes

    1

  • Mary and Max

    2

  • Amour

    3

  • Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

    4

  • City of God

    5

  • Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

    6

  • The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo

    7

  • The Strategy of the Snail

    8

  • The Celebration

    9

  • Eight Deadly Shots

    10

  • Le Trou

    11

  • Das Boot

    12

  • The Travelling Players

    13

  • Apur Sansar

    14

  • Falling in Love Like in Movies

    15

  • In the Name of the Father

    16

  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    17

  • Macario

    18

  • The Vanishing

    19

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    20

  • The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix

    21

  • Barber's Tales

    22

  • The Saragossa Manuscript

    23

  • Abraham's Valley

    24

  • Come and See

    25

  • The Message

    26

  • Evening Performance

    27

  • Autumn Sonata

    28

  • Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

    29

  • Barry Lyndon

    30

  • The Godfather Part II

    31