Lists of avant-garde films

This is chronological list of avant-garde and experimental films split by decade. Often there may be considerable overlap particularly between avant-garde/experimental and other genres (including, documentaries, fantasy, and science fiction films); the list should attempt to document films which are more closely related to the avant-garde, even if it bends genres.

List by decade

 * List of avant-garde films before 1930
 * List of avant-garde films of the 1930s
 * List of avant-garde films of the 1940s
 * List of avant-garde films of the 1950s
 * List of avant-garde films of the 1960s: 1960–1964
 * List of avant-garde films of the 1960s: 1965–1969
 * List of avant-garde films of the 1970s
 * List of avant-garde films of the 1980s
 * List of avant-garde films of the 1990s
 * List of avant-garde films of the 2000s
 * List of avant-garde films of the 2010s
 * List of avant-garde films of the 2020s