Turkish Delight (1973)

Topped the Dutch Film Critics' poll as the greatest Dutch film ever made, Paul Verhoeven's raw love story remains an unflinching classic. Its open-ended exploration of desire and destruction earned an average 8. 3/10 from audiences for emotional impact. Still, it outperforms #5 and other domestic dramas in cultural influence, with over 2. ⁠million tickets sold in its initial run -- a record for the era.