minimalist film

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|The Passion of Joan of Arc[http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2015/10-great-minimalist-films-that-are-worth-your-time/2/ 10 Great Minimalist Films That Are Worth Your Time - Taste of Cinema - Page 2 - Taste of Cinema]

|Carl Theodor Dreyer

|Dots

|Norman McLaren

|Paisan[https://www.filmsite.org/paisan.html Paisan (1946) - filmsite.org]

|Roberto Rossellini

|Rope[https://thecinemaholic.com/best-minimalist-movies/ Best Minimalist Movies|12 Top Minimalism Films Ever - Cinemaholic]

|Alfred Hitchcock

|I Shot Jesse James[https://trailersfromhell.com/the-crimson-kimono/ The Crimson Kimono - Trailers From Hell]

|Samuel Fuller

|Begone Dull Care[https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2005/cteq/begone_dull_care/ Begone Dull Care – Senses of Cinema]

|Evelyn Lambart and Norman McLaren

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! scope="col" | Film

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|Gerald McBoing Boing[https://www.skwigly.co.uk/100-greatest-animated-shorts-gerald-mcboing-boing/ 100 Greatest Animated Shorts / Gerald McBoing Boing / Robert Cannon - Skwigly Animation Magazine]

|Robert Cannon

|Monsieur Hulot's Holiday[https://www.filmsite.org/mhulotsholiday.html Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953) - filmsite.org]

|Jacques Tati

|Ted Parmelee

|Yasujirō Ozu

|Billy Boy[https://trailersfromhell.com/tex-avery-screwball-classics-volume-3/ Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 3 - Trailers From Hell]

|Tex Avery

|The Big Combo[https://trailersfromhell.com/the-naked-prey/ The Naked Prey - Trailers From Hell]

|Joseph H. Lewis

|Carl Theodore Dreyer

|A Man Escaped[https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-10-best-minimalist-films-genre/ 10 essential films from the 'Minimalist' genre|Far Out Magazine]

|Robert Bresson

|Don Siegel

|Albert Lamorisse

|12 Angry Men[http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2015/10-great-minimalist-films-that-are-worth-your-time/2/ 10 Great Minimalist Films That Are Worth Your Time - Taste of Cinema - Page 2 - Taste of Cinema]

|Sidney Lumet

|Elevator to the Gallows[https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/05/15/elevator-to-the-gallows-criterion-collection Elevator to the Gallows - Criterion Collection - IGN]

|Louis Malle

|Irving Lerner

|Plan 9 from Outer Space[https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220107-is-this-the-worst-film-ever-made Is this the worst film ever made? - BBC Culture]

|Ed Wood

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|Surogat[https://trailersfromhell.com/visitors-from-the-arkana-galaxy/ Visitors from the Arkana Galaxy - Trailers from Hell]

|Dušan Vukotić

|An Autumn Afternoon[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/may/12/yasujiro-ozu-japanese-minimalist-autumn-afternoon Yasujiro Ozu: like Austen, he tells the same satisfying story again and again|Movies|The Guardian]

|Yasujirō Ozu

|Arch Hall Sr.

|Winter Light[http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2016/10-great-movies-featuring-minimalist-storytelling/2/ 10 Great Movies Featuring Minimalist Storytelling - Taste of Cinema]

|Ingmar Bergman

|Diamonds of the Night[https://www.filmsite.org/diamondsofthenight.html Diamonds of the Night (1964) - filmsite.org]

|Jan Němec

|Sidney Lumet

|Michelangelo Antonioni

|Au hasard Balthazar[https://thecinemaholic.com/best-minimalist-movies/ Best Minimalist Movies|12 Top Minimalism Films Ever - Cinemaholic]

|rowspan="2"|Robert Bresson

|Mouchette[http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2015/10-great-minimalist-films-that-are-worth-your-time/ 10 Great Minimalist Films That Are Worth Your Time - Taste of Cinema]

|Jacques Tati

|Michael Snow

|The Fly[https://www.zippyframes.com/festivals/animafest-zagreb-reanimation-aleksandar-marks-gocritic Animafest Zagreb’s Reanimation of Aleksandar Marks (GoCritic! Review)|Zippy Frames]

|Vladimir Jutrisa and Aleksandar Marks

|Stanley Kubrick

|Hollis Frampton

|Bambi Meets Godzilla[https://www.independent.com/2014/04/01/spike-mikes-animation-fest-is-back/ Spike & Mike's Animation Fest Is Back - The Santa Barbara Independent]

| Marv Newland

|Hollis Frampton

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! scope="col" | Film

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|Serene Velocity[https://www.oregonlive.com/movies/2011/03/ernie_gehrs_serene_velocity_th.html Ernie Gehr's 'Serene Velocity', 'The Red Shoes', 'Dog House' and more: Beyond the Multiplex - oregonlive.com]

|Ernie Gehr

|Duel[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/nov/13/duel-at-50-steven-spielberg-debut-thriller Duel at 50: Steven Spielberg's debut remains a ferocious thriller|Steven Spielberg|The Guardian]

|Steven Spielberg

|Monte Hellman

|Silent Running[https://www.storypick.com/minimalist-movies/ 20 Minimalist Movies Which Redefined Film-Making - Storypick]

|Douglas Trumbull

|Fantastic Planet[https://trailersfromhell.com/fantastic-planet/ Fantastic Planet - Trailers From Hell]

|Rene Laloux

|Dark Star

|John Carpenter

|Marcell Jankovics

|Grey Gardens[https://cornellsun.com/2016/02/16/grey-gardens-honest-minimalist-cinema/ Grey Gardens: Honest, Minimalist Cinema - The Cornell Daily Sun]

|Albert and David Maysles

|Chantal Akerman

|Assault on Precinct 13[https://inreviewonline.com/2022/02/18/assault-on-precinct-13/ Assault on Precinct 13 — John Carpenter|In Review Online]

|John Carpenter

|Martin Scorsese

|David

|Paul Driessen

|Dario Argento

|Days of Heaven[https://ascmag.com/articles/a-century-of-inspiration A Century of Inspiration - The American Cinematographer]

|Terrence Malick

|Walter Hill

|John Carpenter

|Mad Max[https://collider.com/10-films-that-did-wonders-with-a-budget-of-under-a-million-dollars/ 10 Movies That Did Wonders With a Budget of Under $1 Million|Collider]

|George Miller

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|My Dinner with Andre[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-mar-20-ca-andre20-story.html Repast is prologue - Los Angeles Times]

|Louis Malle

|Liquid Sky[https://streamondemandathome.com/blu-ray-liquid-sky-vinegar-syndrome/ Androgyny and aliens in eighties cult film 'Liquid Sky' on Amazon Prime Video - Stream On Demand]

|Slava Tsukerman

|Koyaanisqatsi[https://www.deseret.com/1999/1/23/19425046/koyaanisqati-renews-emotion-in-minimalist-film 'Koyaanisqatsi' renews emotion in minimalist film - Deseret News]

|Godfrey Reggio

|Charade[https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/11/charade-lessons-in-creative-vision-from-a-college-student/249014/ Charade: Lessons in Creative Vision from a 1984 College Student - The Atlantic]

|Jon Minnis

|Robert Altman

|Jonathan Demme

|rowspan="2"|Jim Jarmusch

|Down by Law[http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2015/10-great-minimalist-films-that-are-worth-your-time/ 10 Great Minimalist Films That Are Worth Your Time - Taste of Cinema]

|John Lasseter

|Full Metal Jacket[https://screenrant.com/stanley-kubrick-movies-ranked-rewatchability/ Every Stanley Kubrick Movie, Ranked By Rewatchability - Screen Rant]

|Stanley Kubrick

|Jonathan Demme

|Alice[http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2015/10-great-minimalist-films-that-are-worth-your-time/2/ 10 Great Minimalist Films That Are Worth Your Time - Taste of Cinema - Page 2 - Taste of Cinema]

|Jan Svankmajer

|Richard Linklater

|Leningrad Cowboys Go America[https://www.highonfilms.com/essential-aki-kaurismaki-films/ 10 Essential Aki Kaurismaki Films - High On Films]

|Aki Kaurismaki

|Michael Haneke

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|The Match Factory Girl[https://www.highonfilms.com/essential-aki-kaurismaki-films/ 10 Essential Aki Kaurismaki Films - High On Films]

|Aki Kaurismäki

|Whit Stillman

|Blue

|Derek Jarman

|Chungking Express[http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2018/the-10-most-cinematic-movies-with-minimalist-plot/ The 10 Most Cinematic Movies With Minimalist Plot — Taste of Cinema]

|Wong Kar-wai

|Kevin Smith

|Before Sunrise[https://thecinemaholic.com/best-minimalist-movies/ Best Minimalist Movies|12 Top Minimalism Films Ever - Cinemaholic]

|Richard Linklater

|Todd Haynes

|Gattaca[https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/look-of-the-week-the-sleek-futuristic-minimalism-of-gattaca Look of the Week: the sleek futuristic minimalism of Gattaca|SYFY WIRE]

|Andrew Niccol

|Werner Herzog

|Abbas Kiarostami

|Festen

|Thomas Vinterberg

|American Beauty{{cite news |date=September 15, 1999 |first=Janet |last=Maslin |author-link=Janet Maslin |title='American Beauty': Dad's Dead, and He's Still a Funny Guy |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/091599beauty-film-review.html |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=August 20, 2020 |archive-date=June 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603101304/https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/091599beauty-film-review.html |url-status=live }}

|Sam Mendes

|Abbas Kiarostami

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|Cast Away[https://www.storypick.com/minimalist-movies/ 20 Minimalist Movies Which Redefined Film-Making - Storypick]

|Robert Zemeckis

|David Gordon Green

|Wong Kar-wai

|M. Night Shyamalan

|Y tu mamá también[http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2018/the-10-most-cinematic-movies-with-minimalist-plot/2/ The 10 Most Cinematic Movies With Minimalist Plot — Page 2 — Taste of Cinema]

|Alfonso Cuarón

|Richard Linklater

|Gerry[https://nwfilm.org/films/gerry/ Gerry|NW Film Center]

|Gus van Sant

|Abbas Kiarostami

|Dogville

|Lars von Trier

|Chris Kentis

|Sylvain Chomet

|Before Sunset[https://thecinemaholic.com/best-minimalist-movies/ Best Minimalist Movies|12 Top Minimalism Films Ever - Cinemaholic]

|Richard Linklater

|Jared Hess

|Brick[https://movieweb.com/brick-rian-johnson-film-noir-high-school/ Brick: How Rian Johnson Used Film Noir to Depict High School - MovieWeb]

|Rian Johnson

|Cristi Puiu

|David Slade

|Old Joy[https://www.anothermag.com/design-living/13346/kelly-reichardt-films-movies-first-cow-river-grass-old-joy-wendy-lucy A Brief Introduction to the Remarkable Films of Kelly Reichardt|AnOther Magazine]

|Kelly Reichardt

|I'm Not There[https://www.villagevoice.com/2017/10/18/todd-hayness-out-of-time-city-symphony-wonderstruck-lives-up-to-its-name/ Todd Haynes’s Out-of-Time City Symphony “Wonderstruck” Lives Up to Its Name - The Village Voice]

|Todd Haynes

|John Carney

|Paul Thomas Anderson

|Baghead[https://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Baghead-3258.html Baghead - CINEMABLEND][https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/jay-and-mark-duplass/baghead/ Baghead - Paste]

|Jay and Mark Duplass

|Andrew Stanton

|Kelly Reichardt

|500 Days of Summer

|Marc Webb

|Duncan Jones

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! scope="col" | Film

! scope="col" | Director

|127 Hours

|Danny Boyle

|Panos Cosmatos

|Debra Granik

|Hanna[https://thecinemaholic.com/underrated-movies-2010s/ 20 Most Underrated Movies of the Decade (2010–2019) - The Cinemaholic]

|Joe Wright

|Nuri Bilge Ceylan

|Ágnes Hranitzky and Bela Tarr

|It's Such a Beautiful Day[https://web.archive.org/web/20170418223111/http://www.mtv.com/news/2770766/the-50-best-first-films/ The 50 Best First Films Ever Made - MTV]

|Don Hertzfeldt

|Paul Thomas Anderson

|Wes Anderson

|All Is Lost[https://collider.com/best-unconventional-action-movies/#39-all-is-lost-39-2013 Unconventional Excitement: 10 Best Action Movies Without Fistfights, Shootouts, or Car Chases|Collider]

|J.C. Chandor

|Alfonso Cuarón

|Richard Linklater

|Spike Jonze

|Steven Knight

|Jim Jarmusch

|Jonathan Glazer

|Godfrey Reggio

|Ex Machina

|Alex Garland

|David Robert Mitchell

|The Killing of a Sacred Deer[https://trailersfromhell.com/the-killing-of-a-sacred-deer/ The Killing of a Sacred Deer - Trailers From Hell]

|Yorgos Lanthimos

|Alejandro González Iñárritu

|Lenny Abrahamson

|Certain Women[https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/reviews-recommendations/certain-women-kelly-reichardt-minimalist-montana-triptych Film of the week:Certain Women, Kelly Reichardt's minimalist Montana triptych|BFI]

|Kelly Reichardt

|Claude Barras

|Alan Barillaro

|Michael Dudok de Wit

|Dan Trachtenberg

|Lady Bird

|Greta Gerwig

|Chloé Zhao

|A Quiet Place

|John Krasinski

|Alfonso Cuarón

|Away[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/away-review-1217684/ 'Away' review - The Hollywood Reporter][https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/here-are-six-indie-animated-features-that-deserve-an-oscar-nomination-this-year-183763.html Here Are Six Indie Animated Features That Deserve An Oscar Nomination This Year|Cartoon Brew]

|Gints Zilbalodis

|Kelly Reichardt

|Darius Marder

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|Friend of the World{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Mitchell |date=2023-01-03 |title=FRIEND OF THE WORLD Review – A Strong Debut Feature From Writer and Director Brian Patrick Butler |url=https://www.slayawaywithus.com/post/friend-of-the-world-review-brian-patrick-butler-horror-science-fiction-thriller |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=Slay Away |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-06-02 |title=Movie Review - 'Friend of the World' is an absurdist apocalyptic head-scratcher |url=https://moviereelist.com/review/friend-of-the-world/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=Movie Reelist |language=en-US}}

|Brian Patrick Butler

|Will McCormack and Michael Govier

|Lee Isaac Chung

|Chloé Zhao

|Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart

|Hong Sang-soo

|Belfast[https://www.theyoungfolks.com/film/161962/why-critics-hate-the-movies-you-love/ Why Critics Hate the Movies You Love|The Young Ones]

|Kenneth Branagh

|Ryusuke Hamaguchi

|Joel Coen

|Michael Sarnoski

|Marcel the Shell with Shoes On[https://www.salon.com/2022/06/24/jenny-slate-marcel-the-shell-with-shoes-on/ Jenny Slate on voicing the melancholy "Marcel the Shell" and creating a laugh "that's not creepy"|Salon.com]

|Dean Fleischer Camp

|Sara Gunnarsdóttir

|Alice Diop

|Todd Field

|Sarah Polley

|Fallen Leaves[https://variety.com/2023/film/news/fallen-leaves-review-aki-kaurismaki-1235622174/ ‘Fallen Leaves’ Review: Aki Kaurismäki Stages a Tiny Sliver of a Romance in a Quirky Finnish Kaurismäki Land That Hasn’t Changed in 30 Years - Variety][https://filmstories.co.uk/reviews/fallen-leaves-review-kaurismaki-applies-his-minimalist-approach-to-love/ Fallen Leaves review | Kaurismäki applies his minimalist approach to love|Film Stories]

|Aki Kaurismäki

|Celine Song

|Wim Wenders

|Pablo Berger

|Kelly Reichardt

|All We Imagine as Light[https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/all-we-imagine-as-light-movie-review-a-minimalist-ode-to-maximum-city-3288228 'All We Imagine As Light' movie review: A minimalist ode to maximum city|Deccan Herald]

|Payal Kapadia

|Gints Zilbalodis

|Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani