Ebert's Original 100 Great Movies

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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", published in 2002. The Apu Trilogy, Decalogue, and Up Documentaries are all broken out separately, hence more than 100 listings.

An excerpt from Ebert's introduction to the book:
"They are not 'the' 100 greatest films of all time, because all lists of great movies are a foolish attempt to codify works which must stand alone. But it's fair to say: If you want to make a tour of the landmarks of the first century of cinema, start here."

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  1. 21 -

    Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

    1919 — a.k.a. Broken Blossoms, in 13 top lists Check
  2. 52 -

    Greed

    1924, in 21 top lists Check
  3. 69 -

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  4. 80 -

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  5. 79 -

    Die Büchse der Pandora

    1929 — a.k.a. Pandora's Box, in 18 top lists Check
  6. 25 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  7. 65 -

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  8. 61 -

    L'Atalante

    1934, in 21 top lists Check
  9. 51 -

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  10. 50 -

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  11. 24 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  12. 66 -

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  13. 22 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  14. 39 -

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  15. 37 -

    Detour

    1945, in 16 top lists Check
  16. 56 -

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  17. 71 -

    My Darling Clementine

    1946, in 20 top lists Check
  18. 77 -

    Notorious

    1946, in 24 top lists Check
  19. 15 -

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  20. 6 -

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  21. 97 -

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  22. 55 -

    Ikiru

    1952, in 25 top lists Check
  23. 78 -

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  24. 90 -

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  25. 75 -

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  26. 9 -

    Pather Panchali

    1955, in 21 top lists Check
  27. 10 -

    Aparajito

    1956 — a.k.a. The Unvanquished, in 15 top lists Check
  28. 119 -2

    Written on the Wind

    1956, in 11 top lists Check
  29. 91 -

    Det sjunde inseglet

    1957 — a.k.a. The Seventh Seal, in 25 top lists Check
  30. 98 -

    Sweet Smell of Success

    1957, in 20 top lists Check
  31. 11 -

    Apur Sansar

    1959 — a.k.a. The World of Apu, in 19 top lists Check
  32. 83 -

    Pickpocket

    1959, in 20 top lists Check
  33. 2 -

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  34. 46 -

    Ukikusa

    1959 — a.k.a. Floating Weeds, in 10 top lists Check
  35. 7 -

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  36. 58 -

    La dolce vita

    1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check
  37. 62 -

    L'avventura

    1960 — a.k.a. L'Avventura, in 24 top lists Check
  38. 81 -

    Peeping Tom

    1960, in 20 top lists Check
  39. 60 -

    L'année dernière à Marienbad

    1961 — a.k.a. Last Year at Marienbad, in 23 top lists Check
  40. 44 -

    El ángel exterminador

    1962 — a.k.a. The Exterminating Angel, in 19 top lists Check
  41. 63 -

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  42. 72 -

    Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux

    1962 — a.k.a. Vivre Sa Vie, in 12 top lists Check
  43. 3 -

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  44. 117 -2

    Suna no onna

    1964 — a.k.a. Woman in the Dunes, in 22 top lists Check
  45. 17 -

    Blow-Up

    1966, in 20 top lists Check
  46. 82 -

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
  47. 14 -

    Belle de jour

    1967 — a.k.a. Belle de Jour, in 21 top lists Check
  48. 19 -

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  49. 64 -

    Le samouraï

    1967 — a.k.a. Le Samouraï, in 20 top lists Check
  50. 68 -

    McCabe & Mrs. Miller

    1971, in 20 top lists Check
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