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. 37 -1

    The Balloonatic

    1923, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 8 -

    The Bank Dick

    1940, in 8 top lists Check
  10. 45 -1

    Battling Butler

    1926, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 9 -

    Beat the Devil

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 10 -

    Being There

    1979, in 15 top lists Check
  13. 11 -

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  14. 12 -

    The Birth of a Nation

    1915, in 21 top lists Check
  15. 33 -3

    The Blacksmith

    1922, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 29 -6

    The Boat

    1921, in 4 top lists Check
  17. 14 -

    Bob le flambeur

    1956 — a.k.a. Bob le Flambeur, in 13 top lists Check
  18. 81 -1

    Le boucher

    1970 — a.k.a. Le Boucher, in 11 top lists Check
  19. 15 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  20. 16 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  21. 17 -

    Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

    1974, in 10 top lists Check
  22. 62 -1

    Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

    1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 28 top lists Check
  23. 48 -2

    The Cameraman

    1928, in 13 top lists Check
  24. 55 -1

    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
  25. 51 -1

    A Christmas Story

    1983, in 4 top lists Check
  26. 59 new

    La chute de la maison Usher

    1928 — a.k.a. The Fall of the House of Usher, in 10 top lists Check
  27. 46 -1

    College

    1927, in 4 top lists Check
  28. 52 -1

    The Color Purple

    1985, in 8 top lists Check
  29. 120 -1

    Conte d'hiver

    1992 — a.k.a. A Tale of Winter, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 53 -1

    The Conversation

    1974, in 23 top lists Check
  31. 21 -3

    Convict 13

    1920, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 31 -

    Cops

    1922, in 10 top lists Check
  33. 101 -1

    Da hong denglong gaogao gua

    1991 — a.k.a. Raise the Red Lantern, in 21 top lists Check
  34. 36 -4

    Day Dreams

    1922 — a.k.a. Daydreams, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 118 -1

    Un dimanche à la campagne

    1984 — a.k.a. A Sunday in the Country, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 56 -1

    Don't Look Now

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  37. 105 -1

    Du rififi chez les hommes

    1955 — a.k.a. Rififi, in 18 top lists Check
  38. 35 -2

    The Electric House

    1922, in 4 top lists Check
  39. 50 -1

    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
  40. 60 -1

    Five Easy Pieces

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  41. 34 -

    The Frozen North

    1922, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 18 new

    The Garage

    1920, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 82 -1

    Il gattopardo

    1963 — a.k.a. The Leopard, in 18 top lists Check
  44. 44 -2

    Go West

    1925, in 5 top lists Check
  45. 27 -3

    The Goat

    1921, in 4 top lists Check
  46. 61 -1

    Goldfinger

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
  47. 63 -1

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  48. 65 -1

    The Grapes of Wrath

    1940, in 24 top lists Check
  49. 67 -1

    Great Expectations

    1946, in 17 top lists Check
  50. 25 -

    Hard Luck

    1921, in 3 top lists Check
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