Looking for something different to watch on video? Curious to find out what a group of disgruntled film buffs pick for their favorite films of a given year? Check out Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film’s favorite movies.

Here you will find members’ top films for various years, a list of the Society’s top films of the last century, and other lists that will help guide the video renter looking for something different.

If you’d like to see a recommendation for a film, or type of film, contact us and we’ll put our heads together to come up with something appropriately cutting edge to recommend. Meanwhile, click on the links below to see what films Chlotrudis Society members love both past and present.

In the Mood for Love
In the Mood for Love by Wong Kar-Wai is the Chlotrudis pick for Best International Film.

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Members’ Favorites By Year

Top 10 Lists of 2002Top 10 Lists of 2003Top 10 Lists of 2004Top 10 Lists of 2005Top 10 Lists of 2006Top 10 Lists of 2007Top 10 Lists of 2010 • Top 10 Lists of 2011  • Top 10 Lists of 2012Top 10 Lists of 2013Top 10 Lists of 2014Top 10 Lists of 2015Top 10 Lists of 2016Top 10 Lists of 2017Top 10 Lists of 2018Top 10 Lists of 2019 • Top Film Lists of 2020Top Film Lists of 2021Top Film Lists of 2022Top Films of 2023

100 Favorite Directors (2022)30 Favorite Scary Films Redux (2021) • 100 Best Films of the Last Decade (2011 – 2020) (2020) • 40 Favorite Political FilmTop 100 Films Directed by WomenTop 100 Black-and-White Films (2015) • Top 50 Canadian FilmsTop 50 Movies About MoviesTop 50 French Language FilmsTop 100 Coming-of-Age Films55 Best Animated Films (2011) • 100 Top Films of the Decade (2001 – 2010) (2010) • 50 Best Remakes & 50 Best Sequels (2009) • 50 Best Movie Musicals (2008) • 100 Funniest Films (2007) • 100 Best Movies About the Arts (2005) • 100 Top Documentary Films (2006) • 100 Top Foreign Language Films (2004) • 50 Best Scary Films (2003) • 200 for 2000 (2001)