OFCS Top 100: 100 Best First Films

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October 04, 2010: For movie lovers, there are few things more exciting than the discovery of a bold new filmmaker. Through cinema history, many extraordinary directors immediately made their marks on the industry with their first feature-length films.

The Online Film Critics Society celebrates the innovations and ingenuity of these extraordinary artists by presenting its selection of the 100 Best First Feature Films of All Time. Spanning the cinematic experience from the silent era to the digital age, the OFCS writers pay tribute to the most impressive filmmaking debuts of all time.

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  1. 4 new

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 26 top lists Check
  2. 5 new

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  3. 6 new

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  4. 7 new

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  5. 8 new

    Blood Simple

    1984, in 10 top lists Check
  6. 9 new

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  7. 13 new

    Badlands

    1973, in 23 top lists Check
  8. 24 new

    The Shawshank Redemption

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  9. 45 new

    In Bruges

    2008, in 6 top lists Check
  10. 48 new

    Boyz n the Hood

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  11. 51 new

    Ascenseur pour l'échafaud

    1958 — a.k.a. Elevator to the Gallows, in 10 top lists Check
  12. 52 new

    Bottle Rocket

    1996, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 60 new

    Shallow Grave

    1994, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 62 new

    Gone Baby Gone

    2007, in 1 top list Check
  15. 63 new

    Repo Man

    1984, in 9 top lists Check
  16. 70 new

    El mariachi

    1992, in 4 top lists Check
  17. 71 new

    Performance

    1970, in 16 top lists Check
  18. 73 new

    They Live by Night

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  19. 77 new

    Sydney

    1996 — a.k.a. Hard Eight, in 1 top list Check
  20. 83 new

    Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

    2005, in 4 top lists Check
  21. 87 new

    Chicago

    2002, in 7 top lists Check
  22. 90 new

    Force of Evil

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  23. 91 new

    Drugstore Cowboy

    1989, in 7 top lists Check
  24. 93 new

    Heathers

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  25. 94 new

    Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

    1998, in 7 top lists Check
  26. 99 new

    Get Carter

    1971, in 11 top lists Check
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