This is a list for everyone who may not have exposure to international films, but who are interested in expanding their horizons.  List any and all that you feel are worthwhile along with their corresponding country.  I will do my best ot keep the list of films/countries updated as the suggestions come in.  I am going to start with a few countries, but, do not let that stop you if you wish to suggest a film from a country not yet listed. 

This is not intended to be a list of every film from every country, but instead a list of films that may be off users' radar and particularly outstanding.  For example, there would be no need to include films like Seven Samurai or Mad Max on this list.

In order to make this managable in the editing department, please post in the following format:

Shinchin no samurai (Seven Samurai) -- Original Title followed by English title in parenthises.  This way we can keep the list uniform without too much work on my part keeping the list updated 

As the list gets populated, I will begin to add blurbs on each film so you know if it is something you would be interested in.  Please feel free to give any suggestions you have regarding this thread 

Australia
Romper Stomper -- skinhead drama.  early Russell Crowe
The Dish -- Comedy focusing on a group of scientists manning a remote satellite dish
The Proposition -- The middle brother must kill his older brother to save his younger one
Undead -- meteors turn a town into undead; there are survivors of course

Belgium
C'est arrivé près de chez vous (Man Bites Dog) -- movie within a movie - camera crew follows serial killer
Calvaire (The Ordeal) -- Along the same lines as Stephen King's Misery
Aaltra -- Bickering farmers get more than they bargained for
Crazy Love -- Deruddere film in which a 12 year old boy matures and learns the nuances of love
Les Lèvres rouges (Daughters of Darkness) -- From Kumel: lesbian vampires.  what more could you want?
Malpertuis (The Legend of Doom House) -- Euroshock horror from Kumel
Monsieur Hawarden -- Kumel drama dealing with the personal demons of a transvestite
De Zaak Alzheimer (The Memory of a Killer)
De Witte van Sichem (Whitey)
Brussels by Night
Toto le héros (Toto the Hero)
La Captive
Jeanne Dielman
23 Quai du Commerce
1080 Bruxelles
La promesse (The Promise) -- won , best foreign film: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
L'Enfant (The Child) -- won Golden Palm in Cannes
Le fils (The Son) -- nominated for a Golden Palm in Cannes
Rosetta -- won Golden Palm, won also in Chicago, best foreign film

Bosnia-Herzegovina
No Man's Land -- Film dealing with the war in Bosnia.  Eye opening.

Brazil
Cidade de Deus (City of God) -- The different paths taken by 2 boys from the same voilent neighborhood

Canada
Ginger Snaps -- Solid werewolf flick

China (to include Taiwan and Hong Kong)
Wo de fu qin mu qin (The Road Home) -- At his father's funeral, a man recalls how his mother and father met
Mou gaan dou (Infernal Affairs Trilogy) -- Glossy police/mob drama
Guizi lai le (Devils on the Doorstep) -- A town is charged with keeping 2 POW's for a year
Dongdong de jiaqi (A Summer at Grandpa's)
Xiao cheng zhi chun (Spring in a Small Town)
Tong nien wang shi (A Time to Live, a Time to Die)
Huozhe (To Live)
Fengkuei-lai-te jen (The Boys from Fengkuei)
Chung hing sam lam (Chungking Express)
Da hong deng long gao gao gua (Raise the Red Lantern)
Kekexili (Kekexili: Mountain Patrol)
Chou tin dik tong wah (An Atumn's Tale)
Tian mi mi (Comrades: Almost a Love Story)
Kong que (Peacock)
Ba wang bie ji (Farewell My Concubine)
Hsia nu (A Touch of Zen)
Hong ying tao (Red Cherry)
Lanse da men (Blue Gate Crossing)
Lan feng zheng (The Blue Kite)
Sun faa sau si (BioZombie)
Fa yeung nin wa (In the Mood for Love) - My favorite and best Wong Kar Wai movie IMO
Xiao ao jiang hu zhi dong fang bu bai (Swordsman II) - Movie that made Brigitte Lin a household name in Asia
Ying xiong (Hero) - Beautifully shot and choreographed. I can't wait for this to come out in high def one day
Sha po lang (SPL) - Best realistic martial arts combat ever captured in film, enough said!
Ying hung boon sik (A Better Tomorrow) -- Woo/Yun-fat classic and film that started a new genre of HK gangster film
Dip hyut shueng hung (The Killer) - Best John Woo and Chow Yun-fat film!!!

Czechoslovakia
Marketa Lazarova -- War with religious overtones in medieval Czechoslovakia

Denmark
Häxan (Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages)
I Kina spiser de hunde (In China They Eat Dogs)
Pusher Trilogy

Finland
Talvisota (The Winter War)
Tuntematon sotilas (The Unknown Soldier)
Äideistä parhain (Mother of Mine)
Jadesoturi (Yù wu shì / Jade Warrior)
Lupaus (Promise)
Häjyt (The Tough Ones)

France
Le Pacte des loups (Brotherhood Of The Wolf)
Le Rivières pourpres (The Crimson Rivers)
Indigènes (Days Of Glory)
Delicatessen
Dobermann
Irreversible
La Haine
Un long dimanche de fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement)
Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (Amelie)
Diva
Les Quatre cents coups (The 400 Blows)
Banlieue 13 (District B13)
La Cité des enfants perdus (The City of Lost Children)
Renaissance
Immortel (ad vitam)

Germany
Aguirre - Der Zorn Gottes (Aguirre - The Wrath Of God)
Anatomie (Anatomy)
Das Boot
Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (Christiane F.)
Downfall (Der Untergang)
Die Nacht der lebenden Loser (Night Of The Living Dorks )
Nosferatu
Der Krieger und die Kaiserin (The Princess And The Warrior)
Lola rennt (Run Lola Run)
Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage (Sophie Scholl)
Spione (Spies)
Stalingrad
Die Blechtrommel (The Tin Drum)
Lautlos (Soundless)
The Tunnel
Nirgendwo in Afrika  (Nowhere in Africa)
Das Leben des Anderen (The Lives of Others)
Good Bye Lenin!

Hungary
Kontroll
Katonak Csillagosok (The Red and the White)
Sorstalanság (Fateless)

India
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
Apu Trilogy
Devdas

Italy
Dellamorte Dellamore (Cemetery Man)
Romanzo criminale (Crime Novel)
Estate violenta (Violent Summer)
La Ragazza con la valigia (Girl with a Suitcase)
Cinema Paradiso
Il Gattopardo (The Leopard)
Canone inverso - Making Love

Japan
Shurayukihime (Lady Snowblood) -- Old school female samurai film.  well worth the money
Suna no onna (Woman in the Dunes)
Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (Spirited Away)
Casshern
Akage (Red Lion)
Tasogare seibei (Twilight Samurai) -- Amazing samurai film, a MUST see
Kakushi ken oni no tsume (The Hidden Blade) -- companion to the above.  almost as good
Mibu gishi den (When the Last Sword is Drawn)
Versus
Wild Zero
Ritana (Returner) -- terminator meets BTTF.  solid sci-fi
Azumi -- very strong.  lots of well choreographed, stylistic fighting
Battle Royale -- social satire, children thrust into a "game of death"
Goyokin -- great, and often overlooked samurai film
Shimotsuma monogatari (Kamikaze Girls)
Ao no hono (The Blue Light)
Ôdishon (Audition)
Ju-On (The Grudge)
Ringu -- inspired the American remake, and much better than the remake
Zatoichi -- Well done film based on the old school Zatoichi films

Kazakhstan
Gibil Otrara (The Fall of Otrar)

Korea
Taegeukgi Hwinalimyeo (Brotherhood)
Some
Bin-jip (3-Iron)
Jigureul jikyeora! (Save the Green Planet)
Ahobsal insaeng (When I turned 9)
Dalkomhan Insaeng (A Bittersweet Life)
Baram-ui Jeonseol (Dance with the Wind)
Wang-ui Namja (King and the Clown)
Muyeong-geom (Shadowless Sword)
Welcome to Dongmakgol
Classic
Nae Meorisok-ui Jiwugye (A Moment to Remember)
Palweol-ui Christmas (Christmas in August)
Beomjoe-ui Jaeguseong (The Big Swindle)
Gong-gong-ui Jeok (Public Enemy)
Oldboy
Boksuneun Na-ui geot (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance)
Chinjeolhan Geum-ja ssi (Sympathy for Lady Vengeance)
Jang-hwa Hong-ryeon (A Tale of Two Sisters)
Oasis
Swiri (Shiri)
Yeopgijeok-in Geu-nyeo (My Sassy Girl)
Chin-gu (Friend)
Musa
Gongdong gyeongbi Guyeok JSA (Joint Security Area)
Gyoemul (Host)
Silmido
Fallan
Seopyeonje

Mexico
Amores Perros (Love Dogs)
El Topo (The Mole)
Santa Sangre (Holy Blood)
El Miriachi

Netherlands
De Dominee (The Preacher)
Spoorloos (The Vanishing)
De Tweeling (Twin Sisters)
Simon
Soldaat van Oranje (Soldier of Orange)
Turks Fruit (Turkish Delight)
Zwardboek (Black Book)
De Jurk (The Dress) -- van Warmerdam film follows the life of a dress and everything it encounters
Grimm -- van Warmerdam film in which an abandoned brother & sister find themselves in bizarre situations
Kleine Teun (Little Tony) -- An illiterate man's wife hires a tutor for him, and he falls in love......
Dorp aan de river (Doctor in the village) -- Rademakers film: doctor ostracized after a patient commits suicide
De Aanslag (The Assault) -- Rademakers: A man who's parents were killed by Nazis in WWII discovers all isnt as it seems
Als twee druppels water (Like Two Drops of Water) Rademakers: details cigar makers role in WWII resistance
Fanfare -- Haanstra comedy in which 2 rival brass bands will do anything to win a contest
Glas (Glass) Oscar winning Haanstra documentary on glass making
Alleman (Everyman) -- Oscar nominated Haanstra documentary about the netherlands of yore
De vierde man (The Fourth Man)
Abel (Voyeur)
De Noorderlingen (The Northerners)
Ober (Water)
Antonia
Mira

New Zealand
Braindead (Dead Alive) -- super gory horror/comedy by Peter Jackson
Whale Rider

Norway
Vinterkyss (Kissed By Winter)

Peru
Pantaleón y las visitadoras (Captain Pantoja and the Special Services)
Días de Santiago (Days of Santiago)

Philippines
Jose Rizal

Poland
Krzyzacy (Knights of the Teutonic Order)
Rekopis znaleziony w Saragossie (The Saragosa Manuscript)
Komornik (The Collector)

Russia
Nochnoi Dozor (Night Watch) -- The first in a blockbuster vampire triligy
Dnevnoy Dozor (Day Watch) -- second in the trilogy, some found it better, but i disagree
Ballada o soldate (Ballad of a Soldier)
Russkiy kovcheg (The Russian Ark)
Zerkalo (The Mirror)
Sibirskiy tsiryulnik (The Barber of Siberia)

Senegal
Moolaadé

South Africa
Dust Devil -- creepy film about a demonic spirit of the desert
Tsotsi (Thug)
Shaka Zulu
You Must Be Joking!
Yesterday (2004)
Paljas
Gums and Noses
Fiela se Kind (Fiela's Child)
Dollars and White Pipes
Stander
Bopha!
Animals Are Beautiful People (Beautiful People)
Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony
A Case of Murder
The Gods Must Be Crazy

Spain
El Espíritu de la colmena (The Spirit of the Beehive)
El Espinazo del diablo (The Devil's Backbone)
Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes)
El Verdugo (Not On Your Life)

Sweden
Fanny & Alexander
Jungfrukällan (The Virgin Spring)
Skenbart - en film om tåg (Illusive Tracks)

Thailand
Beautiful Boxer
Bangrajan
Suriyothai (The Legend of Suriyothai)
Khun krabii hiiroh (Sars Wars)
Maha'lai muang rae (The Tin Mine)

Turkey
Hababam sinifi
Gönül yarasi (Lovelorn)
Iklimler (Climates)

United Kingdom
Shaun of the Dead -- zombie horror/comedy
Dog Soldiers -- solid werewolf flick
The Third Man
Billy Liar
Hell Drivers
Late Night Shopping
Alfie
The Man Who Would be King
Following -- Nolan film about a man who follows people as a hobby
The Descent -- cave expidition becomes 5 women's worst nightmare
Evil Aliens
Dead Man's Shoes -- My personal favorite revenge flick.  A man avenges his mentally challenged brother
The Business
The Football Factory
Layer Cake -- Daniel craig is a drug dealer.  incredibly slick film
Severance

Vietnam
Xich Lo (Cyclo) -- Young man who runs a bike taxi service becomes criminal
Mùi du du xanh - L'odeur de la papaye verte (The Scent of Green Papaya) -- girl's life in Vietnam
Mua he chieu thang dung (Vertical Ray of the Sun) -- The lives of 3 sisters in Vietnam
Mua len trau (Buffalo Boy) -- Drama centering on a young buffalo herder

Yugoslavia
Underground -- The underground manufacture of weapons in Belgrade in WWII

I was just saying what a good idea this was in the other thread and here you are working on it already! Very good.

My favourite movie area is Korean at the moment. I said in the other thread we should offer themes and remake information as a guide, but these often defy such lazy comparisons!

OldBoy - definitive revenge film and utterly astonishing (Tartan Video, R2).

A Tale of Two Sisters - similar in feel to The Sixth Sense, but more powerful and adult (Tartan Video, R2).

Some - appears to be a straightforward glossy detective thriller, but with a supernatural theme (imported R3).

Infernal Affairs Trilogy - the leaner original inspired The Departed, but it's more Mann than Scorcese, and the trilogy makes for a rewarding, labyrinthine experience (Tartan Video, R2).

3-Iron - slow, but engrossing psychological, romantic drama. (imported R3).

Brotherhood - fantastic war movie. A fine companion to Saving Private Ryan or We Were Soldiers, and set in a war the West has little comprehension of (Hong Kong Legends, R2).

I forget some of you will see the UK as foreign! Couple of popular newbies, but more forgotten classics.

Shaun of the Dead - like Zombies? Like laughing? Start here (R2).

Dog Soldiers - gory B-movie, with one of the best scripts for years. Then try The Descent (more serious, more scary). (R2).

The Third Man - the UK used to make quality Noir like this all the time (Criterion).

Billy Liar - sixties fantasy drama; might appeal to fans of Amelie or Fight Club, with its surreal moments, but far more down to earth and real(Criterion).

Hell Drivers - marvellous working class thriller about driving fully loaded quarry trucks rather quickly (R2).

Late Night Shopping - simple low budget comedy about four friends united by working the late shift (R2).

Alfie - diluted by the remake, this is an underrated, biting satire. Very un-PC (R2).

The Man Who Would be King - Connery and Caine in a wonderful, epic adventure (R2).

Last country for tonights whirlwind world tour: Australia 

The Dish - quiet, sweet natured comedy, set just before and during the moon landing. (R2)

The Proposition - brutal Oz western. (Tartan Video, R2)

Ginger Snaps - low budget werewolf horror. Like Dog Soldiers it makes up for cheap, but enthusiastic effects, with a brilliant black comedy script. (R4)

Quoting JonM:

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Ginger Snaps - low budget werewolf horror. Like Dog Soldiers it makes up for cheap, but enthusiastic effects, with a brilliant black comedy script. (R4)

correct me if im wrong, but isn't this canadian?

For Belgium: Man Bites Dog

For Germany: Der Untergang, Bang Boom Bang, Die Feuerzangenbowle

I am going to avoid those already mentioned in the Japanese Cinema thread for now... though those should be added

France
District B13
City of Lost Children

Germany
Night of the Living Dorks

Japan
Casshern

S. Korea
Save the Green Planet

China/Taiwan
Sars Wars
BioZombie

Russia
Night Watch

Australia (maybe New Zealand)
Undead

UK
Evil Aliens - new fav.  like Dead Alive with aliens

A few more that haven't been mentioned.  Some are well known...some not so much.

Italy:
Violent Summer
Girl with a Suitcase.  One reason to watch this: Claudia Cardinale. Wow... 
Cinema Paradiso
The Leopard.  Again...Claudia Cardinale.  And speaking of her I felt the urge to change my avatar. 

France:
Amelie
Diva
The 400 Blows

Brazil:
City of God

Sweden:
Fanny & Alexander
The Virgin Spring

China:
The Road Home
Hero

Japan:
Lady Snowblood
Woman in the Dunes
Spirited Away

Spain:
Spirit of the Beehive

Germany:
The Tunnel
Nowhere in Africa

India:
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

New Zealand:
Whale Rider