# List of Czech films considered the best

This article shows notable survey—either by critics or by the public of best Czech films. Some surveys focus on all Czech films, while others focus on a particular genre. It can be the highest ranked Czech exponent of an international poll.

## Best film overall

This section shows results of Best Czech film polls.

### Film critics

1994 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival survey
| Num | Film | Director | Genre |
| 1 | Marketa Lazarová (1967) | František Vláčil | Historical |
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1998 poll of 55 Czech and Slovak film critics and publicists
| Num | Film | Director | Genre | Points |
| 1 | Marketa Lazarová (1967) | František Vláčil | Historical | 325 |
| 2 | The Shop on Main Street (1965) | Ján Kadár and Elmar Klos | War drama | 252 |
| 3 | All My Compatriots (1968) | Vojtěch Jasný | Drama | 222 |
| 4 | The Firemen's Ball (1967) | Miloš Forman | Comedy, Drama | 163 |
| 5 | Intimate Lighting (1965) | Ivan Passer | Comedy, Drama | 134 |
| 6 | Distant Journey (1949) | Alfréd Radok | War, drama | 122 |
| 7 | Diamonds of the Night (1964) | Jan Němec | War, Drama | 121 |
| 7 | Closely Watched Trains (1966) | Jiří Menzel | War, drama | 121 |
| 8 | The Cremator (1968) | Juraj Herz | Horror | 79 |
| 9 | Case for a Rookie Hangman (1969) | Pavel Juráček | Mystery | 71 |
| 10 | The Ear (1970) | Karel Kachyňa | Thriller | 68 |
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Filmové dědictví 2007
| Num | Film | Director | Genre | Points |
| 1 | The Firemen's Ball (1967) | Miloš Forman | Comedy, Drama | 33 |
| 2 | Marketa Lazarová (1967) | František Vláčil | Historical | 32 |
| 2 | The Shop on Main Street (1965) | Ján Kadár and Elmar Klos | War drama | 32 |
| 3 | Closely Watched Trains (1966) | Jiří Menzel | War, drama | 31 |
| 3 | The Cremator (1968) | Juraj Herz | Horror | 31 |
| 4 | Intimate Lighting (1965) | Ivan Passer | Comedy, Drama | 30 |
| 5 | Lemonade Joe (1964) | Oldřich Lipský | Western, Comedy | 29 |
| 5 | Case for a Rookie Hangman (1969) | Pavel Juráček | Mystery | 29 |
| 5 | All My Compatriots (1968) | Vojtěch Jasný | Drama | 29 |
| 6 | Ecstasy (1932) | Gustav Machatý | Romantic, Drama | 28 |
| 6 | The Valley of the Bees (1967) | František Vláčil | Historical | 28 |
| 7 | Diamonds of the Night (1964) | Jan Němec | War, Drama | 27 |
| 7 | Loves of a Blonde (1965) | Miloš Forman | Comedy, Romance, Drama | 27 |
| 8 | Daisies (1966) | Věra Chytilová | Comedy, Drama | 26 |
| 9 | Distant Journey (1949) | Alfréd Radok | War, drama | 25 |
| 9 | Coach to Vienna (1966) | Karel Kachyňa | Psychological, War, drama | 25 |
| 9 | A Report on the Party and the Guests (1966) | Jan Němec | Political satire | 25 |
| 9 | Romance for Bugle (1967) | Otakar Vávra | Romantic, Drama | 25 |
| 10 | Adelheid (1969) | František Vláčil | Psychological, drama | 24 |
| 10 | Black Peter (1963) | Miloš Forman | Comedy, Drama | 24 |
| 10 | Pictures of the Old World (1972) | Dušan Hanák | Documentary | 24 |
| 10 | The Sun in a Net (1963) | Štefan Uher | Drama | 24 |
| 10 | Hop Pickers (1964) | Ladislav Rychman | Romantic Musical | 24 |
| 10 | The Ear (1970) | Karel Kachyňa | Thriller | 24 |
| 10 | The Joke (1968) | Jaromil Jireš | Drama | 24 |
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Reflex Poll 2011
| Num | Film | Director | Genre |
| 1 | Marketa Lazarová (1967) | František Vláčil | Historical |
| 2 | The Cremator (1968) | Juraj Herz | Horror |
| 3 | Diamonds of the Night (1964) | Jan Němec | War, Drama |
| 4 | All My Compatriots (1968) | Vojtěch Jasný | Drama |
| 5 | Black Peter (1963) | Miloš Forman | Comedy, Drama |
| 6 | Case for a Rookie Hangman (1969) | Pavel Juráček | Mystery |
| 7 | Ball Lightning (1978) | Ladislav Smoljak, Zdeněk Podskalský | Comedy |
| 8 | The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire (1949) | Martin Frič | Comedy |
| 9 | The Elementary School (1991) | Jan Svěrák | Comedy |
| 10 | Closely Watched Trains (1966) | Jiří Menzel | War, drama |
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Sight & Sound Poll 2012
| Num | Film | Director | Genre | points |
| 1 | Marketa Lazarová (1967) | František Vláčil | Historical | 11 |
| 2 | Daisies (1966) | Věra Chytilová | Comedy, Drama | 8 |
| 3 | Closely Watched Trains (1966) | Jiří Menzel | War, drama | 5 |
| 4 | Alice (1988) | Jan Švankmajer | Animation, Fantasy | 3 |
| 5 | Dimensions of Dialogue (1982) | Jan Švankmajer | Animation | 2 |
| 5 | Intimate Lighting (1965) | Ivan Passer | Comedy, Drama | 2 |
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Kánon 100 - voting by 20 Czech film critics and historians in 2018
| Num | Film | Director | Genre |
| 1 | The Firemen's Ball (1967) | Miloš Forman | Comedy, Drama |
| 2 | Daisies (1966) | Věra Chytilová | Comedy, Drama |
| 3 | Distant Journey (1949) | Alfréd Radok | War, drama |
| 4 | Marketa Lazarová (1967) | František Vláčil | Historical |
| 5 | Diamonds of the Night (1964) | Jan Němec | War, Drama |
| 6 | The Cremator (1968) | Juraj Herz | Horror |
| 7 | The Shop on Main Street (1965) | Ján Kadár and Elmar Klos | War drama |
| 8 | All My Compatriots (1968) | Vojtěch Jasný | Drama |
| 9 | From Saturday to Sunday (1931) | Gustav Machatý | Comedy |
| 10 | Kouř (1991) | Tomáš Vorel | Musical, Comedy |
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### Public polls

Filmové dědictví 2007
| Num | Film | Director | Genre | Points |
| 1 | The Elementary School (1991) | Jan Svěrák | Comedy | 192 |
| 2 | My Sweet Little Village (1985) | Jiří Menzel | Comedy | 182 |
| 3 | Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955) | Karel Zeman | Adventure, Science Fiction | 179 |
| 4 | The Cremator (1968) | Juraj Herz | Horror | 177 |
| 5 | Kolya (1996) | Jan Svěrák | Comedy | 164 |
| 6 | Cosy Dens (1999) | Jan Hřebejk | Comedy | 156 |
| 7 | Closely Watched Trains (1966) | Jiří Menzel | War, drama | 153 |
| 8 | Witchhammer (1969) | Otakar Vávra | Historical | 146 |
| 9 | The Firemen's Ball (1967) | Miloš Forman | Comedy, Drama | 140 |
| 9 | Lemonade Joe (1964) | Oldřich Lipský | Western, Comedy | 140 |
| 10 | The Inheritance or Fuckoffguysgoodday (1992) | Věra Chytilová | Comedy | 131 |
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Media Desk Poll 2010
| Num | Film | Director | Genre |
| 1 | Christian (1939) | Martin Frič | Comedy |
| 2 | Cesta do hlubin študákovy duše (1939) | Martin Frič | Comedy |
| 3 | Eva Fools Around (1939) | Martin Frič | Comedy |
| 4 | U pokladny stál (1939) | Karel Lamač | Comedy |
| 5 | Marketa Lazarová (1967) | František Vláčil | Historical |
| 6 | The Cremator (1968) | Juraj Herz | Horror |
| 7 | Lemonade Joe (1964) | Oldřich Lipský | Western, Comedy |
| 8 | My Sweet Little Village (1985) | Jiří Menzel | Comedy |
| 9 | Waiter, Scarper! (1981) | Ladislav Smoljak | Crime, Comedy |
| 10 | Skeleton on Horseback (1937) | Hugo Haas | Science Fiction, Drama |
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Reflex Poll 2011
| Num | Film | Director | Genre | Points |
| 1 | Cosy Dens (1999) | Jan Hřebejk | Comedy | 622 |
| 2 | The Cremator (1968) | Juraj Herz | Horror | 495 |
| 3 | My Sweet Little Village (1985) | Jiří Menzel | Comedy | 491 |
| 4 | Men about Town (1969) | Zdeněk Podskalský | Comedy | 286 |
| 5 | Seclusion Near a Forest (1976) | Jiří Menzel | Comedy | 226 |
| 6 | All My Compatriots (1968) | Vojtěch Jasný | Drama | 217 |
| 7 | Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976) | Oldřich Lipský | Comedy | 201 |
| 8 | Give the Devil His Due (1984) | Hynek Bočan | Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy | 184 |
| 9 | The Elementary School (1991) | Jan Svěrák | Comedy | 159 |
| 10 | Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955) | Karel Zeman | Adventure, Science Fiction | 131 |
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Kánon 100 Poll 2018
| Num | Film | Director | Genre |
| 1 | The Cremator (1969) | Juraj Herz | Horror |
| 2 | The Firemen's Ball (1967) | Miloš Forman | Comedy |
| 3 | Marketa Lazarová (1967) | František Vláčil | Historical |
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## By genre
### Comedy

1998 public survey "Comedy of the Century"
| Num | Film | Director |
| 1 | I Enjoy the World with You (1982) | Marie Poledňáková |
| 2 | Kolya (1996) | Jan Svěrák |
| 3 | Tři oříšky pro Popelku (1973) | Václav Vorlíček |
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Public Survey by Novinky.cz 2007
| Num | Film | Director | Points |
| 1 | My Sweet Little Village (1985) | Jiří Menzel | 22.4% |
| 2 | The Inheritance or Fuckoffguysgoodday (1992) | Věra Chytilová | 17.3% |
| 3 | Cosy Dens (1999) | Jan Hřebejk | 11.5% |
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### Experimental

Kinobox rating 2017
| Num | Film | Director | % |
| 1 | Happy End (1967) | Oldřich Lipský | 80% |
| 2 | Pražská 5 (1988) | Tomáš Vorel | 76% |
| 3 | Wild Flowers (2000) | F. A. Brabec | 76% |
| 4 | Daisies (1966) | Věra Chytilová | 73% |
| 5 | The White Dove (1960) | František Vláčil | 72% |
| 6 | Miraculous Virgin (1967) | Štefan Uher | 71% |
| 7 | A Report on the Party and the Guests (1966) | Jan Němec | 71% |
| 8 | Fruit of Paradise (1970) | Věra Chytilová | 68% |
| 9 | Kinoautomat (1967) | Radúz Činčera, Ján Roháč, Vladimír Svitáček | 65% |
| 10 | The Magpie in the Wisp (1983) | Juraj Herz | 63% |
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### Fairy tale films

Dáma rating 2012
| Num | Film | Director |
| 1 | Give the Devil His Due (1985) | Hynek Bočan |
| 2 | Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954) | Bořivoj Zeman |
| 3 | The Emperor and the Golem (1951) | Martin Frič |
| 4 | The Proud Princess (1952) | Bořivoj Zeman |
| 5 | Krabat – The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1977) | Karel Zeman |
| 6 | Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973) | Václav Vorlíček |
| 7 | The Tale of John and Mary (1980) | Karel Zeman |
| 8 | Three Veterans (1983) | Oldřich Lipský |
| 9 | Šíleně smutná princezna (1968) | Bořivoj Zeman |
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Kinobox rating 2017
| Num | Film | Director | % |
| 1 | Give the Devil His Due (1985) | Hynek Bočan | 87% |
| 2 | Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973) | Václav Vorlíček | 86% |
| 3 | Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954) | Bořivoj Zeman | 84% |
| 4 | Šíleně smutná princezna (1968) | Bořivoj Zeman | 83% |
| 5 | Long Live Ghosts! (1977) | Oldřich Lipský | 83% |
| 6 | Three Veterans (1983) | Oldřich Lipský | 83% |
| 7 | The Proud Princess (1952) | Bořivoj Zeman | 82% |
| 8 | Dívka na koštěti (1972) | Václav Vorlíček | 82% |
| 9 | Panna a netvor (1978) | Juraj Herz | 80% |
| 10 | Dařbuján a Pandrhola (1960) | Martin Frič | 80% |
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### Horror

Kinobox rating 2017
| Num | Film | Director | % |
| 1 | The Cremator (1968) | Juraj Herz | 85% |
| 2 | Panna a netvor (1978) | Juraj Herz | 81% |
| 3 | Krabat – The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1977) | Karel Zeman | 80% |
| 4 | Hrabě Drakula (1970) | Anna Procházková | 78% |
| 5 | Wolf's Hole (1987) | Věra Chytilová | 75% |
| 6 | Deváté srdce (1979) | Juraj Herz | 75% |
| 7 | Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970) | Jaromil Jireš | 75% |
| 8 | Lunacy (2005) | Jan Švankmajer | 75% |
| 9 | Freckled Max and the Spooks (1987) | Juraj Jakubisko | 74%/ |
| 10 | Little Otik (2000) | Jan Švankmajer | 74% |
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### Musical

Public Survey by Novinky.cz 2007
| Num | Film | Director | Points |
| 1 | A Night at Karlstein (1974) | Zdeněk Podskalský | 34% |
| 2 | Long Live Ghosts! (1977) | Oldřich Lipský | 18% |
| 3 | Hop Pickers (1964) | Ladislav Rychman | 8% |
| 4 | Rebels (2001) | Filip Renč | 5% |
| 5 | Lemonade Joe (1964) | Oldřich Lipský | 5% |
| 6 | Big Beat (1993) | Jan Hřebejk | 3% |
| 7 | A Ballad for a Bandit (1978) | Vladimír Sís | 3% |
| 8 | Year of the Devil (2002) | Petr Zelenka | 3% |
| 9 | The Incredibly Sad Princess | Bořivoj Zeman | 3% |
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### Science fiction

Public Survey by Novinky.cz 2007
| Num | Film | Director | Points |
| 1 | Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955) | Karel Zeman | 37% |
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Kinobox Public Survey 2010
| Num | Film | Director | Points |
| 1 | Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955) | Karel Zeman | 15.56% |
| 2 | Ikarie XB-1 (1963) | Jindřich Polák | 5.46% |
| 3 | The Fabulous World of Jules Verne (1954) | Karel Zeman | 5.30% |
| 4 | The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1961) | Karel Zeman | 4.91% |
| 5 | Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1977) | Jindřich Polák | 4.12% |
| 6 | Accumulator 1 (1993) | Jan Svěrák | 4.02% |
| 7 | Což takhle dát si špenát (1977) | Václav Vorlíček | 3.90% |
| 8 | If a Thousand Clarinets (1965) | Ján Roháč and Vladimír Svitáček | 3.45% |
| 9 | Krakatit (1948) | Otakar Vávra | 3.40% |
| 10 | I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen (1969) | Oldřich Lipský | 3.01% |
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Kinobox rating 2017
| Num | Film | Director | % |
| 1 | Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955) | Karel Zeman | 84% |
| 2 | You Are a Widow, Sir (1971) | Václav Vorlíček | 84% |
| 3 | Což takhle dát si špenát (1977) | Václav Vorlíček | 83% |
| 4 | The Fabulous World of Jules Verne (1954) | Karel Zeman | 83% |
| 5 | Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1977) | Jindřich Polák | 82% |
| 6 | I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen (1969) | Oldřich Lipský | 82% |
| 7 | The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1961) | Karel Zeman | 82% |
| 8 | Krakatit (1948) | Otakar Vávra | 80% |
| 9 | Ikarie XB-1 (1963) | Jindřich Polák | 75% |
| 10 | Wolf's Hole (1987) | Věra Chytilová | 75% |
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### Silent

2010 public survey by Týden.cz
| Num | Film | Director | Genre |
| 1 | Erotikon (1929) | Gustav Machatý | Romantic |
| 2 | The Good Soldier Schweik (1926) | Karel Lamač | War, Comedy |
| 3 | Gypsies (1922) | Karl Anton | Drama |
| 4 | The May Fairy (1926) | Karl Anton | Romantic |
| 5 | Redivivus (1921) | Jan Stanislav Kolár | Fantasy, Horror |
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## By period
### 1918-1939

2010 public survey by Týden.cz
| Num | Film | Director | Genre |
| 1 | Christian (1939) | Martin Frič | Comedy |
| 2 | Cesta do hlubin študákovy duše (1939) | Martin Frič | Comedy |
| 3 | Eva Fools Around (1939) | Martin Frič | Comedy |
| 4 | U pokladny stál (1939) | Karel Lamač | Comedy |
| 5 | Skeleton on Horseback (1937) | Hugo Haas | Science Fiction, Drama |
| 6 | Imperial and Royal Field Marshal (1930) | Karel Lamač | Comedy |
| 7 | Workers, Let's Go (1934) | Martin Frič | Adventure |
| 8 | Muži v offsidu (1931) | Svatopluk Innemann | Comedy |
| 9 | The Merry Wives (1938) | Otakar Vávra | Historical, Comedy |
| 10 | Ecstasy (1932) | Gustav Machatý | Romantic, Drama |
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### 1940s

2010 public survey by Týden.cz
| Num | Film | Director | Genre |
| 1 | Babička (1940) | František Čáp | Drama |
| 2 | The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire (1949) | Martin Frič | Comedy |
| 3 | Hostinec „U kamenného stolu“ | Josef Gruss (actor) | Comedy |
| 4 | Krakatit (1948) | Otakar Vávra | Adventure, Science Fiction |
| 5 | Silent Barricade (1949) | Otakar Vávra | War |
| 6 | Čapek's Tales (1947) | Martin Frič | Crime, Comedy |
| 7 | Divá Bára (1949) | Vladimír Čech | Comedy |
| 8 | Řeka čaruje (1945) | Václav Krška | Comedy |
| 9 | Warriors of Faith | Vladimír Borský | Historical |
| 10 | Distant Journey (1949) | Alfréd Radok | War, drama |
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### 1950s

2010 public survey by Týden.cz
| Num | Film | Director | Genre | Points |
| 1 | Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955) | Karel Zeman | Adventure, Science Fiction | 23% |
| 2 | The Proud Princess (1952) | Bořivoj Zeman | Comedy | 18% |
| 3 | The Emperor and the Golem (1951) | Martin Frič | Historical, Fantasy, Comedy | 13% |
| 4 | The Fabulous World of Jules Verne (1958) | Karel Zeman | Adventure, Science Fiction | 12% |
| 5 | The Good Soldier Schweik (1956) | Karel Steklý | War, Comedy | 6% |
| 6 | Vlčí jáma (1957) | Jiří Weiss | Drama | 5% |
| 7 | Smugglers of Death (1959) | Karel Kachyňa | Adventure, Crime | 5% |
| 8 | The Good Soldier Schweik (1955) | Jiří Trnka | Animated, War, Comedy | 3% |
| 9 | I Dutifully Report (1957) | Karel Steklý | War, Comedy | 2.5% |
| 10 | Silvery Wind (1954) | Václav Krška | Drama | 2% |
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### 1960s

2010 public survey by Týden.cz 1960-1965
| Num | Film | Director | Genre | Points |
| 1 | Lemonade Joe (1964) | Oldřich Lipský | Western, Comedy | 30% |
| 2 | Hop Pickers (1964) | Ladislav Rychman | Romantic Musical | 16% |
| 3 | Higher Principle (1960) | Jiří Krejčík | War, Drama | 13% |
| 4 | Black Peter (1963) | Miloš Forman | Comedy, Drama | 10% |
| 5 | The Cassandra Cat (1963) | Vojtěch Jasný | Fantasy | 4% |
| 6 | The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1961) | Karel Zeman | Adventure, Science Fiction | 3.8% |
| 7 | If a Thousand Clarinets (1965) | Ján Roháč and Vladimír Svitáček | Musical, Fantasy, Comedy | 3.8% |
| 8 | Atentát (1964) | Jiří Sequens | War | 3% |
| 9 | Death Is Called Engelchen (1963) | Ján Kadár, Elmar Klos | War | 2.3% |
| 10 | Diamonds of the Night (1964) | Jan Němec | War, drama | 2.3% |
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1965-1967
| Num | Film | Director | Genre | Points |
| 1 | Marketa Lazarová (1967) | František Vláčil | Historical | 28% |
| 2 | Firemen's Ball (1967) | Miloš Forman | Comedy, Drama | 15% |
| 3 | Capricious Summer (1968) | Jiří Menzel | Comedy | 10.4% |
| 4 | Closely Watched Trains (1966) | Jiří Menzel | War, drama | 8% |
| 5 | The Shop on Main Street (1965) | Ján Kadár and Elmar Klos | War drama | 6.7% |
| 6 | Svatba jako řemen (1967) | Jiří Krejčík | Comedy | 4.9% |
| 7 | The Valley of the Bees (1967) | František Vláčil | Historical | 4.3% |
| 8 | Loves of a Blonde (1965) | Miloš Forman | Comedy, Romance, Drama | 3.6% |
| 9 | The Stolen Airship (1966) | Karel Zeman | Adventure, Fantasy | 3.3% |
| 10 | The White Lady (1965) | Zdeněk Podskalský | Comedy | 2.7% |
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1968-1969
| Num | Film | Director | Genre | Points |
| 1 | The Cremator (1968) | Juraj Herz | Horror | 31% |
| 2 | All My Compatriots (1968) | Vojtěch Jasný | Drama | 14.6% |
| 3 | Men about Town (1969) | Zdeněk Podskalský | Comedy | 13.9% |
| 4 | Behold Homolka (1970) | Jaroslav Papoušek | Comedy | 10% |
| 5 | Larks on a String (1969) | Jiří Menzel | Drama | 7.5% |
| 6 | Witchhammer (1969) | Otakar Vávra | Historical | 6.4% |
| 7 | Sky Riders (1968) | Jindřich Polák | War | 4.6% |
| 8 | Adelheid (1969) | František Vláčil | Drama | 2.8% |
| 9 | Case for a Rookie Hangman (1969) | Pavel Juráček | Mystery | 2.5% |
| 10 | The Joke (1968) | Jaromil Jireš | Drama | 1% |
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### 1970s

2010 public survey by Týden.cz
| Num | Film | Director | Genre | Points |
| 1 | Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976) | Oldřich Lipský | Comedy | 18.9% |
| 2 | Ball Lightning (1978) | Ladislav Smoljak, Zdeněk Podskalský | Comedy | 16.7% |
| 3 | The Ear (1970) | Karel Kachyňa | Thriller | 12.8% |
| 4 | Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973) | Václav Vorlíček | Fairy-Tale film | 9.4% |
| 5 | Oil Lamps (1971) | Juraj Herz | Drama | 7.2% |
| 6 | Dinner for Adele (1977) | Oldřich Lipský | Fantasy, Comedy | 6.7% |
| 7 | Love Between the Raindrops (1979) | Karel Kachyňa | Romantic, Comedy | 5% |
| 8 | Prefab Story (1979) | Věra Chytilová | Comedy | 3.3% |
| 8 | The Divine Emma (1979) | Jiří Krejčík | Historical, Drama | 2.2% |
| 10 | Krabat – The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1978) | Karel Zeman | Animated, Horror | 2.1% |
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### 1980s

2010 public survey by Týden.cz
| Num | Film | Director | Genre | Points |
| 1 | My Sweet Little Village (1985) | Jiří Menzel | Comedy | 20.5% |
| 2 | Waiter, Scarper! (1981) | Ladislav Smoljak | Crime, Comedy | 16.1% |
| 3 | Kouř (1991) | Tomáš Vorel | Musical, Comedy | 10.5% |
| 4 | The Elementary School (1991) | Jan Svěrák | Comedy | 10.2% |
| 5 | Cutting It Short (1980) | Jiří Menzel | Comedy | 9.6% |
| 6 | Sněženky a machři (1983) | Karel Smyczek | Comedy | 8.7% |
| 7 | I Enjoy the World with You (1982) | Marie Poledňáková | Family, Comedy | 5.6% |
| 8 | Krakonoš a lyžníci (1981) | Vera Plívová-Simková | Family, Comedy | 2.8% |
| 9 | Three Veterans (1983) | Oldřich Lipský | Fantasy, Comedy | 2.1% |
| 10 | Bony a klid (1988) | Vít Olmer | Crime, Drama | 1.8% |
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### Since 1990

2011 survey by Hospodářské noviny
| Num | Film | Director | Genre | Votes |
| 1 | Cosy Dens (1999) | Jan Hřebejk | Comedy | 31% |
| 2 | The Karamazovs (2008) | Petr Zelenka | Drama | 20% |
| 3 | Loners (2000) | David Ondříček | Comedy | 10% |
| 4 | Sekal Has to Die (1998) | Vladimír Michálek | War, Drama | 9% |
| 5 | The Elementary School (1991) | Jan Svěrák | Comedy | 7% |
| 6 | Walking Too Fast (2010) | Radim Špaček | Thriller | 6% |
| 6 | The Inheritance or Fuckoffguysgoodday (1992) | Věra Chytilová | Comedy | 6% |
| 7 | Empties (2002) | Zdeněk Svěrák | Comedy | 3% |
| 7 | Divided We Fall (2002) | Jan Hřebejk | War, Drama | 3% |
| 8 | Buttoners (1997) | Petr Zelenka | Comedy | 2% |
| 8 | Černí baroni (1992) | Zdeněk Sirový | Comedy | 2% |
| 8 | Dark Blue World (2001) | Jan Svěrák | War | 2% |
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2007-2017 period by Kinobox rating 2017 (critics)
| Num | Film | Director | Genre | Rating |
| 1 | Walking Too Fast (2010) | Radim Špaček | Thriller | 87% |
| 2 | The Karamazovs (2008) | Petr Zelenka | Drama | 85% |
| 3 | Lost in Munich (2015) | Petr Zelenka | Drama | 83% |
| 4 | Protector (2009) | Marek Najbrt | War, Drama | 82% |
| 5 | The Seven Ravens (2015) | Alice Nellis | Fantasy | 80% |
| 6 | Long Live the Family! (2011) | Robert Sedláček | Crime, Drama | 79% |
| 7 | Kooky (2010) | Jan Svěrák | Action, Comedy | 78% |
| 8 | The Way Out (2014) | Petr Vaclav | Drama | 78% |
| 9 | 3 Seasons in Hell (2009) | Tomáš Mašín | Romantic Drama | 77% |
| 10 | To See the Sea (2014) | Jiří Mádl | Drama | 77% |
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2008-2018 period by Kinobox rating 2018 (audience)
| Num | Film | Director | Genre | Rating |
| 1 | Dukla 61 (2018) | David Ondříček | Disaster | 84% |
| 2 | Anthropoid (2016) | Sean Ellis | War | 77% |
| 3 | Lidice (2011) | Petr Nikolaev | War, Drama | 77% |
| 4 | Anděl Páně 2 (2016) | Jiří Strach | Fantasy | 77% |
| 5 | The Seven Ravens (2015) | Alice Nellis | Fantasy | 76% |
| 6 | Theory of Tiger (2016) | Radek Bajgar | Comedy | 76% |
| 7 | Trabantem napříč Afrikou (2010) | Dan Přibáň, Dana Zlatohlávková | Documentary | 75% |
| 8 | Identity Card (2010) | Ondřej Trojan | Comedy | 75% |
| 9 | In the Shadow (2012) | David Ondříček | Thriller | 74% |
| 10 | Under the Sun (2015) | Vitaly Mansky | Documentary | 74% |
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