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. 3 -

    Les vampires

    1915, in 14 top lists Check
  2. 379 -

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  3. 304 -

    The Ten Commandments

    1956, in 12 top lists Check
  4. 337 -

    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
  5. 271 +1

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  6. 949 -

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    2003, in 29 top lists Check
  7. 537 -

    Xia nü

    1971 — a.k.a. A Touch of Zen, in 15 top lists Check
  8. 359 -

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  9. 706 -

    The Right Stuff

    1983, in 13 top lists Check
  10. 587 -

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  11. 433 -

    Rekopis znaleziony w Saragossie

    1965 — a.k.a. The Saragossa Manuscript, in 8 top lists Check
  12. 813 -

    Dances with Wolves

    1990, in 18 top lists Check
  13. 943 -

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    2002, in 26 top lists Check
  14. 939 -

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
  15. 403 -

    The Great Escape

    1963, in 14 top lists Check
  16. 709 -

    A Passage to India

    1984, in 5 top lists Check
  17. 961 -

    Avatar

    2009, in 14 top lists Check
  18. 320 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  19. 684 -

    Fitzcarraldo

    1982, in 14 top lists Check
  20. 23 -

    The Thief of Bagdad

    1924, in 14 top lists Check
  21. 672 -

    Das Boot

    1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check
  22. 963 -

    Inception

    2010, in 21 top lists Check
  23. 899 -

    Independence Day

    1996, in 8 top lists Check
  24. 589 -

    Dersu Uzala

    1975, in 11 top lists Check
  25. 697 -

    El Norte

    1983, in 5 top lists Check
  26. 738 -

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  27. 340 -

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  28. 838 -

    Wong Fei-Hung

    1991 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in China, in 9 top lists Check
  29. 204 -

    Red River

    1948, in 16 top lists Check
  30. 90 -

    Mutiny on the Bounty

    1935, in 6 top lists Check
  31. 250 -

    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
  32. 703 -

    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  33. 837 -

    Thelma & Louise

    1991, in 13 top lists Check
  34. 851 -

    Jurassic Park

    1993, in 23 top lists Check
  35. 796 -

    Batman

    1989, in 9 top lists Check
  36. 209 -

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    1948, in 25 top lists Check
  37. 938 -

    Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi

    2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check
  38. 593 -

    Jaws

    1975, in 29 top lists Check
  39. 664 -

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  40. 127 -

    Only Angels Have Wings

    1939, in 10 top lists Check
  41. 345 -

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  42. 624 -

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  43. 410 -

    Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol

    1964 — a.k.a. Black God, White Devil, in 10 top lists Check
  44. 975 +1

    Mad Max: Fury Road

    2015, in 23 top lists Check
  45. 89 -

    Captain Blood

    1935, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 303 -

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  47. 103 -

    Captains Courageous

    1937, in 6 top lists Check
  48. 122 -

    Gunga Din

    1939, in 7 top lists Check
  49. 721 -

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  50. 636 -

    Shao Lin san shi liu fang

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