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The Long Quiet
A coastal village mourns a vanished fisherman; widely cited as the apex of slow cinema.
1974 · FR · YB 9.6
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02
Carbon Animals
A failed terraforming colony radios home one last time.
2003 · US · YB 9.5
03
Brother Halftime
Two brothers, one championship, no winners.
1991 · JP · YB 9.5
04
The Cartographer
Maps become evidence. Evidence becomes obsession.
1968 · AR · YB 9.4
05
Salt & Iron
The last cattle drive of an empire that was already gone.
1986 · US · YB 9.4
06
Verdigris
A copper restorer falls for the ghost in her statue.
2011 · HR · YB 9.4
07
Northwind
A submarine crew goes seven weeks without surfacing.
1979 · SE · YB 9.3
08
Pale Garden
Letters arrive years late. Two people stop waiting.
1995 · KR · YB 9.3
09
Tin Roof Anthem
A jukebox in a closing diner outlives every song on it.
2017 · US · YB 9.3
10
Inkfish
A forger meets her perfect match: another forger.
1962 · GR · YB 9.3
11
Quarter to Eleven
The longest twelve minutes in the life of a doorman.
2008 · BR · YB 9.2
12
Bone China
Three generations of women, one cracked tea set.
1984 · JP · YB 9.2
13
The Heron Trial
A bird is the only witness.
1971 · UK · YB 9.2
14
Citrus
One summer, in the only orchard left in the valley.
2019 · RS · YB 9.2
15
Tessellate
Time refuses to tile flat.
2005 · KR · YB 9.1
16
The Hum
A town can't agree on what they're hearing.
1988 · CA · YB 9.1
17
Asphalt Lullaby
A night shift trucker, a stranded singer, one tape.
2014 · US · YB 9.1
18
Cormorant
A fisher and his diving bird share a hard winter.
1965 · NO · YB 9.1
19
Mireille's House
The architect refuses to leave the building she designed.
1999 · FR · YB 9.0
20
Backwater
A bayou sheriff finds himself on the wrong side of his own search.
2002 · AU · YB 9.0
21
Wolfthistle
The hedgerow grew back. So did the rite.
1977 · IE · YB 9.0
22
Sextant
Two cartographers race for a coastline that may not exist.
1992 · CL · YB 9.0
23
The Tin Lake
A reservoir empties and the village beneath it returns.
1958 · CZ · YB 9.0
24
Halogen
A 24-hour gas station in the year nothing happens.
2021 · US · YB 8.9
25
Cinnabar
A pigment-maker survives three dynasties.
1983 · CN · YB 8.9
26
The Quiet Bell
A church bell stops ringing. The town stops breathing.
1996 · DE · YB 8.9
27
Foxglove
A botanist's poison garden becomes a courtroom exhibit.
2007 · IN · YB 8.9
28
Ferrograph
A retired engineer keeps recording radio signals nobody else hears.
2015 · RU · YB 8.9
29
Saltchuck
A Tlingit fish camp through one impossibly cold spring.
1989 · CA · YB 8.8
30
The Vault Keeper
A bank vault, a power outage, and forty years of secrets.
2000 · MX · YB 8.8
31
Goldenrod
O. Tanaka · Sci-fi
1992 · FR · YB 8.5
32
Steeplejack
M. Petrescu · Thriller
2009 · JP · YB 8.5
33
Mast
S. Begum · Comedy
1956 · KR · YB 8.5
34
The Hollow Year
E. Calderon · Western
1973 · DE · YB 8.5
35
Quiet Storm
P. Mostert · Romance
1990 · IT · YB 8.5
36
Bayfront
A. Hjelm · Horror
2007 · UK · YB 8.5
37
The Pelican Hours
R. Oduya · War
2024 · SE · YB 8.4
38
Cordage
T. Vásquez · Mystery
1971 · BR · YB 8.4
39
Magnetite
N. Berger · Documentary
1988 · MX · YB 8.4
40
Stillwater Republic
L. Greaves · Drama
2005 · US · YB 8.4
41
Lacuna
O. Tanaka · Sci-fi
2022 · FR · YB 8.4
42
The Marsh King
M. Petrescu · Thriller
1969 · JP · YB 8.4
43
Pitch & Tar
S. Begum · Comedy
1986 · KR · YB 8.4
44
The Stagehand
E. Calderon · Western
2003 · DE · YB 8.3
45
Mockingbird Code
P. Mostert · Romance
2020 · IT · YB 8.3
46
Embers
A. Hjelm · Horror
1967 · UK · YB 8.3
47
Ironclad Lullaby
R. Oduya · War
1984 · SE · YB 8.3
48
The Last Cartographer
T. Vásquez · Mystery
2001 · BR · YB 8.3
49
Tributary
N. Berger · Documentary
2018 · MX · YB 8.3
50
Hopscotch
L. Greaves · Drama
1965 · US · YB 8.3
51
Aviary
O. Tanaka · Sci-fi
1982 · FR · YB 8.2
52
Pebbledash
M. Petrescu · Thriller
1999 · JP · YB 8.2
53
Vellum
S. Begum · Comedy
2016 · KR · YB 8.2
54
Owl Hour
E. Calderon · Western
1963 · DE · YB 8.2
55
Spindrift
P. Mostert · Romance
1980 · IT · YB 8.2
56
Refrain
A. Hjelm · Horror
1997 · UK · YB 8.2
57
Pendulum
R. Oduya · War
2014 · SE · YB 8.1
58
Glasshouse
T. Vásquez · Mystery
1961 · BR · YB 8.1
59
Saltbreaker
N. Berger · Documentary
1978 · MX · YB 8.1
60
The Tally
L. Greaves · Drama
1995 · US · YB 8.1
61
Granite
O. Tanaka · Sci-fi
2012 · FR · YB 8.1
62
Hush
M. Petrescu · Thriller
1959 · JP · YB 8.1
63
Ouroboros
S. Begum · Comedy
1976 · KR · YB 8.1
64
Drift
E. Calderon · Western
1993 · DE · YB 8.0
65
Mooncalf
P. Mostert · Romance
2010 · IT · YB 8.0
66
Pail
A. Hjelm · Horror
1957 · UK · YB 8.0
67
Wickwood
R. Oduya · War
1974 · SE · YB 8.0
68
Lighthouse Keeper
T. Vásquez · Mystery
1991 · BR · YB 8.0
69
Reverie
N. Berger · Documentary
2008 · MX · YB 8.0
70
Magpie
L. Greaves · Drama
1955 · US · YB 8.0
71
Watershed
O. Tanaka · Sci-fi
1972 · FR · YB 7.9
72
The Lacemaker
M. Petrescu · Thriller
1989 · JP · YB 7.9
73
Tinder
S. Begum · Comedy
2006 · KR · YB 7.9
74
Half-Light
E. Calderon · Western
2023 · DE · YB 7.9
75
Anvil
P. Mostert · Romance
1970 · IT · YB 7.9
76
Riverkeep
A. Hjelm · Horror
1987 · UK · YB 7.9
77
Burrow
R. Oduya · War
2004 · SE · YB 7.8
78
Wormwood
T. Vásquez · Mystery
2021 · BR · YB 7.8
79
The Switchman
N. Berger · Documentary
1968 · MX · YB 7.8
80
Tinder Lake
L. Greaves · Drama
1985 · US · YB 7.8
81
Lodestar
O. Tanaka · Sci-fi
2002 · FR · YB 7.8
82
Quill
M. Petrescu · Thriller
2019 · JP · YB 7.8
83
Snare
S. Begum · Comedy
1966 · KR · YB 7.8
84
The Almanac
E. Calderon · Western
1983 · DE · YB 7.7
85
Foundling
P. Mostert · Romance
2000 · IT · YB 7.7
86
Saltlick
A. Hjelm · Horror
2017 · UK · YB 7.7
87
The Trapper
R. Oduya · War
1964 · SE · YB 7.7
88
Cinder
T. Vásquez · Mystery
1981 · BR · YB 7.7
89
Heath
N. Berger · Documentary
1998 · MX · YB 7.7
90
Plover
L. Greaves · Drama
2015 · US · YB 7.7
91
Whetstone
O. Tanaka · Sci-fi
1962 · FR · YB 7.6
92
Bramble
M. Petrescu · Thriller
1979 · JP · YB 7.6
93
Foxfire
S. Begum · Comedy
1996 · KR · YB 7.6
94
Whisper Box
E. Calderon · Western
2013 · DE · YB 7.6
95
Tidepool
P. Mostert · Romance
1960 · IT · YB 7.6
96
Snug
A. Hjelm · Horror
1977 · UK · YB 7.6
97
Anchorage
R. Oduya · War
1994 · SE · YB 7.5
98
Long Wake
T. Vásquez · Mystery
2011 · BR · YB 7.5
99
Cradle
N. Berger · Documentary
1958 · MX · YB 7.5
100
Birdcage
L. Greaves · Drama
1975 · US · YB 7.5