The Guardian's 50 Lost Movie Classics

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"From scenes of striking Mexican zinc workers to Burt Lancaster wandering through the city in his trunks, film history is rich with neglected masterpieces that have moved, inspired and disturbed us but somehow missed the commercial boat. We asked a panel of critics and film-makers to sing the praises of 50 forgotten gems, introduced below by Philip French"

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  1. 1 -

    Salt of the Earth

    1954, in 6 top lists Check
  2. 2 -

    Petulia

    1968, in 4 top lists Check
  3. 3 -

    Der Stand der Dinge

    1982 — a.k.a. The State of Things, in 4 top lists Check
  4. 4 -

    Newsfront

    1978, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 5 -

    Fat City

    1972, in 9 top lists Check
  6. 6 -

    I Wanna Hold Your Hand

    1978, in 1 top list Check
  7. 7 -

    The Swimmer

    1968, in 6 top lists Check
  8. 9 -

    The Front Page

    1931, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 10 -

    The Damned

    1962 — a.k.a. These Are the Damned, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 11 -

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
  11. 13 -

    Top Secret!

    1984, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 14 -

    Bamboozled

    2000, in 4 top lists Check
  13. 15 -

    3 Women

    1977, in 8 top lists Check
  14. 16 -

    Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  15. 17 -

    Let's Scare Jessica to Death

    1971, in 1 top list Check
  16. 19 -

    A New Leaf

    1971, in 8 top lists Check
  17. 20 -

    Queimada

    1969 — a.k.a. Burn!, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 21 -

    The Hired Hand

    1971, in 3 top lists Check
  19. 22 -

    Safe

    1995, in 8 top lists Check
  20. 23 -

    Housekeeping

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  21. 24 -

    Le Petomane

    1979, in 0 top lists Check
  22. 25 -

    Lianna

    1983, in 0 top lists Check
  23. 26 -

    My Childhood

    1972, in 6 top lists Check
  24. 27 -

    My Ain Folk

    1973, in 3 top lists Check
  25. 28 -

    My Way Home

    1978, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 29 -

    The Parallax View

    1974, in 10 top lists Check
  27. 30 -

    Babylon

    1980, in 1 top list Check
  28. 31 -

    Dreamchild

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  29. 32 -

    Ride Lonesome

    1959, in 4 top lists Check
  30. 33 -

    Breathless

    1983, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 34 -

    The Day the Earth Caught Fire

    1961 — a.k.a. The Day the Sky Caught Fire, in 0 top lists Check
  32. 35 -

    Less Than Zero

    1987, in 0 top lists Check
  33. 36 -

    Day Night Day Night

    2006, in 0 top lists Check
  34. 37 -

    Tin Cup

    1996, in 0 top lists Check
  35. 38 -

    The Ninth Configuration

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 39 -

    Cutter's Way

    1981, in 6 top lists Check
  37. 40 -

    Save the Last Dance

    2001, in 1 top list Check
  38. 41 -

    El sueño del mono loco

    1989 — a.k.a. The Mad Monkey, in 1 top list Check
  39. 42 -

    Cockfighter

    1974, in 2 top lists Check
  40. 43 -

    The Narrow Margin

    1952, in 7 top lists Check
  41. 44 -

    The Terence Davies Trilogy

    1983, in 1 top list Check
  42. 45 -

    Wise Blood

    1979, in 7 top lists Check
  43. 46 -

    Robin Hood

    1973, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 47 -

    Two-Lane Blacktop

    1971, in 13 top lists Check
  45. 48 -

    Beautiful Girls

    1996, in 1 top list Check
  46. 49 -

    Millions

    2004, in 1 top list Check
  47. 50 -

    'Round Midnight

    1986, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 51 -

    Jeremy

    1973, in 0 top lists Check
  49. 52 -

    Grace of My Heart

    1996, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Jan 31, 2012; source