Ebert's Great Movies II

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Below is a subset of Roger Ebert's list of great films containing only those in his book "The Great Movies II", published in 2005. Originally I only listed three full-length feature films in lieu of Ebert's "Buster Keaton" chapter, but I have since brought this list in line with the official iCheck version of Ebert's Great Movies. Now Buster's body of work "from 1920 to 1929" is represented by selections 18-49 below.

An excerpt from Ebert's introduction to the book:
"One of my delights in these books ... has been to include movies not often cited as 'great' ... We go to different movies for different reasons, and greatness comes in many forms."

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  1. 1 -

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  2. 2 -

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  3. 3 -

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  4. 4 -

    Amadeus

    1984, in 23 top lists Check
  5. 5 -

    Amarcord

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  6. 6 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  7. 7 -

    Au hasard Balthazar

    1966 — a.k.a. Au Hasard Balthazar, in 18 top lists Check
  8. 8 -

    The Bank Dick

    1940, in 8 top lists Check
  9. 9 -

    Beat the Devil

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  10. 10 -

    Being There

    1979, in 15 top lists Check
  11. 11 -

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  12. 12 -

    The Birth of a Nation

    1915, in 21 top lists Check
  13. 13 -

    Lan feng zheng

    1993 — a.k.a. The Blue Kite, in 8 top lists Check
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    Bob le flambeur

    1956 — a.k.a. Bob le Flambeur, in 13 top lists Check
  15. 15 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  16. 16 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  17. 17 -

    Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

    1974, in 10 top lists Check
  18. 18 new

    The Garage

    1920, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 19 +1

    One Week

    1920, in 12 top lists Check
  20. 20 +1

    The Saphead

    1920, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 21 -3

    Convict 13

    1920, in 3 top lists Check
  22. 22 -3

    Neighbors

    1920, in 5 top lists Check
  23. 23 -1

    The Scarecrow

    1920, in 4 top lists Check
  24. 24 +2

    The Haunted House

    1921, in 3 top lists Check
  25. 25 -

    Hard Luck

    1921, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 26 +1

    The 'High Sign'

    1921, in 4 top lists Check
  27. 27 -3

    The Goat

    1921, in 4 top lists Check
  28. 28 +1

    The Play House

    1921, in 6 top lists Check
  29. 29 -6

    The Boat

    1921, in 4 top lists Check
  30. 30 -2

    The Paleface

    1922, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 31 -

    Cops

    1922, in 10 top lists Check
  32. 32 +3

    My Wife's Relations

    1922, in 3 top lists Check
  33. 33 -3

    The Blacksmith

    1922, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Frozen North

    1922, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 35 -2

    The Electric House

    1922, in 4 top lists Check
  36. 36 -4

    Day Dreams

    1922 — a.k.a. Daydreams, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 37 -1

    The Balloonatic

    1923, in 3 top lists Check
  38. 38 -1

    The Love Nest

    1923, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 39 -

    Three Ages

    1923, in 7 top lists Check
  40. 40 -2

    Our Hospitality

    1923, in 13 top lists Check
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    Sherlock Jr.

    1924, in 24 top lists Check
  42. 42 -2

    The Navigator

    1924, in 14 top lists Check
  43. 43 -

    Seven Chances

    1925, in 12 top lists Check
  44. 44 -2

    Go West

    1925, in 5 top lists Check
  45. 45 -1

    Battling Butler

    1926, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 46 -1

    College

    1927, in 4 top lists Check
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    Steamboat Bill, Jr.

    1928, in 13 top lists Check
  48. 48 -2

    The Cameraman

    1928, in 13 top lists Check
  49. 49 -1

    Spite Marriage

    1929, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 50 -1

    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 18, 2021; source