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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  1. 975 +1

    Mad Max: Fury Road

    2015, in 23 top lists Check
  2. 974 +1

    The Grand Budapest Hotel

    2014, in 17 top lists Check
  3. 966 -

    Toy Story 3

    2010, in 16 top lists Check
  4. 963 -

    Inception

    2010, in 21 top lists Check
  5. 961 -

    Avatar

    2009, in 14 top lists Check
  6. 949 -

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    2003, in 29 top lists Check
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    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    2002, in 26 top lists Check
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    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
  9. 938 -

    Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi

    2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check
  10. 931 -

    Toy Story 2

    1999, in 12 top lists Check
  11. 899 -

    Independence Day

    1996, in 8 top lists Check
  12. 893 -

    Toy Story

    1995, in 25 top lists Check
  13. 876 -

    The Lion King

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  14. 851 -

    Jurassic Park

    1993, in 23 top lists Check
  15. 838 -

    Wong Fei-Hung

    1991 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in China, in 9 top lists Check
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    Thelma & Louise

    1991, in 13 top lists Check
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    Total Recall

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
  18. 813 -

    Dances with Wolves

    1990, in 18 top lists Check
  19. 796 -

    Batman

    1989, in 9 top lists Check
  20. 787 -

    Neco z Alenky

    1988 — a.k.a. Alice, in 10 top lists Check
  21. 770 -

    The Princess Bride

    1987, in 19 top lists Check
  22. 753 -

    Stand by Me

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  23. 738 -

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  24. 721 -

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  25. 709 -

    A Passage to India

    1984, in 5 top lists Check
  26. 706 -

    The Right Stuff

    1983, in 13 top lists Check
  27. 703 -

    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  28. 697 -

    El Norte

    1983, in 5 top lists Check
  29. 684 -

    Fitzcarraldo

    1982, in 14 top lists Check
  30. 675 -

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
  31. 674 -

    Gallipoli

    1981, in 6 top lists Check
  32. 672 -

    Das Boot

    1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check
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    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  34. 657 -

    The Muppet Movie

    1979, in 5 top lists Check
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    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
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    Shao Lin san shi liu fang

    1978 — a.k.a. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, in 8 top lists Check
  37. 624 -

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
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    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  39. 593 -

    Jaws

    1975, in 29 top lists Check
  40. 589 -

    Dersu Uzala

    1975, in 11 top lists Check
  41. 587 -

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  42. 540 -

    Deliverance

    1972, in 15 top lists Check
  43. 538 -

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  44. 537 -

    Xia nü

    1971 — a.k.a. A Touch of Zen, in 15 top lists Check
  45. 535 -

    Walkabout

    1971, in 13 top lists Check
  46. 484 -

    Planet of the Apes

    1968, in 16 top lists Check
  47. 470 -

    The Jungle Book

    1967, in 11 top lists Check
  48. 433 -

    Rekopis znaleziony w Saragossie

    1965 — a.k.a. The Saragossa Manuscript, in 8 top lists Check
  49. 414 -

    Goldfinger

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
  50. 410 -

    Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol

    1964 — a.k.a. Black God, White Devil, in 10 top lists Check
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