Christopher Null's 300 Essential Films

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List of 300 essential films for new, modern film critics. List is complied by film critic Christopher Null. This list appears in Nulls' book "Five Stars! How to Become a Film Critic, the World's Great Job."

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  1. 3 new

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  2. 33 new

    Blood Simple

    1984, in 10 top lists Check
  3. 34 new

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  4. 36 new

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  5. 40 new

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  6. 55 new

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  7. 59 new

    Coup de torchon

    1981 — a.k.a. Coup de Torchon, in 6 top lists Check
  8. 62 new

    The Crying Game

    1992, in 11 top lists Check
  9. 63 new

    The Dark Knight

    2008, in 27 top lists Check
  10. 71 new

    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
  11. 72 new

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  12. 73 new

    Dog Day Afternoon

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  13. 74 new

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  14. 81 new

    El mariachi

    1992, in 4 top lists Check
  15. 86 new

    Enter the Dragon

    1973, in 14 top lists Check
  16. 95 new

    Fargo

    1996, in 27 top lists Check
  17. 98 new

    A Few Good Men

    1992, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 100 new

    The French Connection

    1971, in 23 top lists Check
  19. 103 new

    Fury

    1936, in 12 top lists Check
  20. 105 new

    Gaslight

    1944, in 12 top lists Check
  21. 110 new

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  22. 111 new

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  23. 115 new

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  24. 126 new

    Heathers

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  25. 127 new

    Heavenly Creatures

    1994, in 7 top lists Check
  26. 133 new

    House of Games

    1987, in 7 top lists Check
  27. 155 new

    L.A. Confidential

    1997, in 27 top lists Check
  28. 167 new

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  29. 170 new

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  30. 171 new

    C'est arrivé près de chez vous

    1992 — a.k.a. Man Bites Dog, in 12 top lists Check
  31. 173 new

    Marathon Man

    1976, in 4 top lists Check
  32. 188 new

    Natural Born Killers

    1994, in 9 top lists Check
  33. 190 new

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  34. 192 new

    Ocean's Eleven

    2001, in 6 top lists Check
  35. 198 new

    Pink Flamingos

    1972, in 13 top lists Check
  36. 203 new

    The Player

    1992, in 10 top lists Check
  37. 208 new

    Léon

    1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check
  38. 210 new

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  39. 213 new

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  40. 224 new

    Rope

    1948, in 10 top lists Check
  41. 228 new

    Lola rennt

    1998 — a.k.a. Run Lola Run, in 9 top lists Check
  42. 232 new

    Scarface

    1983, in 19 top lists Check
  43. 240 new

    Shaft

    1971, in 10 top lists Check
  44. 241 new

    Shallow Grave

    1994, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 246 new

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  46. 252 new

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  47. 265 new

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  48. 271 new

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    1962, in 18 top lists Check
  49. 275 new

    Traffic

    2000, in 7 top lists Check
  50. 284 new

    The Usual Suspects

    1995, in 24 top lists Check
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