100 Must-See Movies

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It is always a challenge to produce a definitive list of “must- see” movies, because value judgments are, by definition, extremely subjective. However, the 100 handpicked films in this section have delighted, moved or educated audiences of all ages, all over the world. Over the last nine decades, these films have changed our perceptions of cinema, and most have left an indelible mark on film history.

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    The Birth of a Nation

    1915, in 21 top lists Check
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    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
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    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
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    Nanook of the North

    1922, in 17 top lists Check
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    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 28 top lists Check
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    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
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    Napoléon vu par Abel Gance

    1927 — a.k.a. Napoleon, in 24 top lists Check
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    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
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    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
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    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1930, in 19 top lists Check
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    Der blaue Engel

    1930 — a.k.a. The Blue Angel, in 18 top lists Check
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    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
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    42nd Street

    1933, in 12 top lists Check
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    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
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    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
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    L'Atalante

    1934, in 21 top lists Check
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    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    1937, in 25 top lists Check
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    Olympia 1. Teil - Fest der Völker

    1938 — a.k.a. Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations, in 14 top lists Check
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    Olympia 2. Teil - Fest der Schönheit

    1938 — a.k.a. Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty, in 14 top lists Check
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    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
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    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
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    The Philadelphia Story

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
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    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 21 top lists Check
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    The Grapes of Wrath

    1940, in 24 top lists Check
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    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
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    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 26 top lists Check
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    The Little Foxes

    1941, in 7 top lists Check
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    To Be or Not to Be

    1942, in 23 top lists Check
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    In Which We Serve

    1942, in 6 top lists Check
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    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
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    Ossessione

    1943, in 12 top lists Check
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    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
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    A Matter of Life and Death

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
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    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
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    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
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    Letter from an Unknown Woman

    1948, in 15 top lists Check
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    Passport to Pimlico

    1949, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
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    Orphée

    1950 — a.k.a. Orpheus, in 18 top lists Check
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    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
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    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
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    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
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    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
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    All That Heaven Allows

    1955, in 11 top lists Check
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    Rebel Without a Cause

    1955, in 16 top lists Check
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    Pather Panchali

    1955, in 21 top lists Check
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    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
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    Det sjunde inseglet

    1957 — a.k.a. The Seventh Seal, in 25 top lists Check
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    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
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    Popiól i diament

    1958 — a.k.a. Ashes and Diamonds, in 17 top lists Check
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Last updated on Jan 26, 2014;