1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die

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The 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die list is actually a film reference book compiled by various critics worldwide and edited by Steven Jay Schneider. The list spans movies from as early as 1902 up to recent releases.

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    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 24 top lists Check
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    Novecento

    1976 — a.k.a. 1900, in 4 top lists Check
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    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 32 top lists Check
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    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 11 top lists Check
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    42nd Street

    1933, in 9 top lists Check
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    8½

    1963 — a.k.a. Federico Fellini's 8 1/2, in 24 top lists Check
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    Yi yi

    2000, in 13 top lists Check
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    Yukinojo henge

    1963 — a.k.a. An Actor's Revenge, in 4 top lists Check
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    Yuen Ling-yuk

    1992 — a.k.a. The Actress, in 4 top lists Check
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    Adam's Rib

    1949, in 7 top lists Check
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    L'avventura

    1960, in 14 top lists Check
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    The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

    1994, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 13 top lists Check
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    An Affair to Remember

    1957, in 6 top lists Check
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    The African Queen

    1951, in 10 top lists Check
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    L'âge d'or

    1930 — a.k.a. The Golden Age, in 8 top lists Check
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    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre: The Wrath of God, in 16 top lists Check
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    Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer

    1992, in 1 top list Check
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    Airplane!

    1980, in 7 top lists Check
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    Akira

    1988, in 10 top lists Check
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    Angst essen Seele auf

    1974 — a.k.a. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, in 7 top lists Check
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    Alien

    1979, in 19 top lists Check
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    Aliens

    1986, in 20 top lists Check
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    All About Eve

    1950, in 20 top lists Check
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    Todo sobre mi madre

    1999 — a.k.a. All About My Mother, in 8 top lists Check
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    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1930, in 15 top lists Check
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    All That Heaven Allows

    1955, in 6 top lists Check
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    All That Jazz

    1979, in 11 top lists Check
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    All the President's Men

    1976, in 16 top lists Check
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    Alphaville, une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution

    1965 — a.k.a. Alphaville, a Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution, in 8 top lists Check
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    Amadeus

    1984, in 16 top lists Check
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    Amarcord

    1973, in 9 top lists Check
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    American Beauty

    1999, in 20 top lists Check
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    Der amerikanische Freund

    1977 — a.k.a. The American Friend, in 5 top lists Check
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    American Graffiti

    1973, in 10 top lists Check
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    An American in Paris

    1951, in 10 top lists Check
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    An American Werewolf in London

    1981, in 5 top lists Check
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    Amores perros

    2000 — a.k.a. Love's a Bitch, in 12 top lists Check
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    Anatomy of a Murder

    1959, in 12 top lists Check
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    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 13 top lists Check
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    Andrey Rublyov

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 21 top lists Check
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    Angel Face

    1952, in 5 top lists Check
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    Angels with Dirty Faces

    1938, in 4 top lists Check
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    Animal Farm

    1954, in 2 top lists Check
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    Annie Hall

    1977, in 25 top lists Check
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    The Apartment

    1960, in 20 top lists Check
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    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 29 top lists Check
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    Archangel

    1990, in 2 top lists Check
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    Ariel

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
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    Artists and Models

    1955, in 2 top lists Check
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Last updated: Sep 23, 2011; source