The Guardian's 1000 Films to See Before You Die

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"Well over a century has passed since the Lumière brothers frightened the life out of Parisians with The Arrival of a Train at a Station, and well over a million titles have since been recorded - if the Internet Movie Database is anything to go by.

Out of these million-plus movies, our team of experts has picked what we believe is the essential 1,000 - those that best sum up the dazzling achievement and variety of the movies."

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  1. 264 +4

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  2. 892 +4

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  3. 862 +4

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  4. 627 +4

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  5. 917 +4

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 30 top lists Check
  6. 552 +4

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 26 top lists Check
  7. 639 +4

    Notorious

    1946, in 24 top lists Check
  8. 736 +4

    Rebecca

    1940, in 23 top lists Check
  9. 100 -

    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  10. 10 -

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
  11. 511 +4

    Laura

    1944, in 21 top lists Check
  12. 486 +4

    Kiss Me Deadly

    1955, in 20 top lists Check
  13. 869 +4

    Sweet Smell of Success

    1957, in 20 top lists Check
  14. 435 +4

    In a Lonely Place

    1950, in 19 top lists Check
  15. 96 -

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  16. 228 +4

    Gun Crazy

    1950, in 17 top lists Check
  17. 587 +4

    Mildred Pierce

    1945, in 17 top lists Check
  18. 855 +4

    Strangers on a Train

    1951, in 17 top lists Check
  19. 235 +4

    Detour

    1945, in 16 top lists Check
  20. 673 +4

    Out of the Past

    1947, in 16 top lists Check
  21. 53 -

    The Asphalt Jungle

    1950, in 15 top lists Check
  22. 479 +4

    The Killers

    1946, in 15 top lists Check
  23. 481 +4

    The Killing

    1956, in 15 top lists Check
  24. 647 +4

    Odd Man Out

    1947, in 15 top lists Check
  25. 969 +4

    White Heat

    1949, in 15 top lists Check
  26. 327 +4

    Force of Evil

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  27. 349 +4

    Gilda

    1946, in 13 top lists Check
  28. 887 +4

    They Live by Night

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  29. 625 +4

    Night and the City

    1950, in 12 top lists Check
  30. 527 +4

    Little Caesar

    1931, in 10 top lists Check
  31. 793 +4

    The Set-Up

    1949, in 10 top lists Check
  32. 89 -

    La bête humaine

    1938 — a.k.a. The Human Beast, in 9 top lists Check
  33. 710 +4

    The Postman Always Rings Twice

    1946, in 9 top lists Check
  34. 137 -

    Brighton Rock

    1948, in 8 top lists Check
  35. 629 +4

    Nightmare Alley

    1947, in 8 top lists Check
  36. 95 -

    The Big Combo

    1955, in 7 top lists Check
  37. 207 +4

    Crossfire

    1947, in 7 top lists Check
  38. 117 -

    Body and Soul

    1947, in 6 top lists Check
  39. 112 -

    The Blue Dahlia

    1946, in 3 top lists Check
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