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. 119 -1

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  2. 93 -1

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  3. 6 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  4. 103 -1

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  5. 16 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  6. 63 -1

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  7. 104 -1

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  8. 1 -

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  9. 3 -

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  10. 125 -1

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 30 top lists Check
  11. 15 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  12. 71 -1

    Jaws

    1975, in 29 top lists Check
  13. 100 -1

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
  14. 62 -1

    Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

    1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 28 top lists Check
  15. 115 -1

    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 28 top lists Check
  16. 123 -1

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  17. 77 -1

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  18. 112 -1

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  19. 102 -1

    Ran

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  20. 114 -1

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    1937, in 25 top lists Check
  21. 126 -1

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    1948, in 25 top lists Check
  22. 127 -1

    Ugetsu monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Ugetsu, in 25 top lists Check
  23. 65 -1

    The Grapes of Wrath

    1940, in 24 top lists Check
  24. 108 -1

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  25. 41 -

    Sherlock Jr.

    1924, in 24 top lists Check
  26. 129 -1

    Unforgiven

    1992, in 24 top lists Check
  27. 4 -

    Amadeus

    1984, in 23 top lists Check
  28. 53 -1

    The Conversation

    1974, in 23 top lists Check
  29. 91 -1

    Tonari no Totoro

    1988 — a.k.a. My Neighbor Totoro, in 23 top lists Check
  30. 86 -1

    Mean Streets

    1973, in 22 top lists Check
  31. 122 -1

    This Is Spinal Tap

    1984, in 22 top lists Check
  32. 132 -1

    West Side Story

    1961, in 22 top lists Check
  33. 12 -

    The Birth of a Nation

    1915, in 21 top lists Check
  34. 55 -1

    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
  35. 101 -1

    Da hong denglong gaogao gua

    1991 — a.k.a. Raise the Red Lantern, in 21 top lists Check
  36. 50 -1

    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
  37. 66 -1

    Hotaru no haka

    1988 — a.k.a. Grave of the Fireflies, in 21 top lists Check
  38. 72 -1

    Jules et Jim

    1962 — a.k.a. Jules and Jim, in 21 top lists Check
  39. 79 -1

    Laura

    1944, in 21 top lists Check
  40. 95 -1

    Paris, Texas

    1984, in 21 top lists Check
  41. 76 -1

    Kind Hearts and Coronets

    1949, in 20 top lists Check
  42. 75 -1

    Trois couleurs: Rouge

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check
  43. 92 -1

    Le notti di Cabiria

    1957 — a.k.a. Nights of Cabiria, in 19 top lists Check
  44. 111 -1

    Scarface

    1983, in 19 top lists Check
  45. 73 -1

    Trois couleurs: Bleu

    1993 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Blue, in 19 top lists Check
  46. 7 -

    Au hasard Balthazar

    1966 — a.k.a. Au Hasard Balthazar, in 18 top lists Check
  47. 11 -

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  48. 105 -1

    Du rififi chez les hommes

    1955 — a.k.a. Rififi, in 18 top lists Check
  49. 82 -1

    Il gattopardo

    1963 — a.k.a. The Leopard, in 18 top lists Check
  50. 94 -1

    Orphée

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