Harvard University's Suggested Film Viewing List: All Sections (2011)

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This list is "an educational resource that offers guidance and encouragement as students seek to find points of orientation within the vast history of film and video." It is not a list of the best films of all time. Rather, it reflects a variety of criteria.

The list is divided into 6 sections:
I. Narrative Films
Hollywood Genres (with an emphasis on the classical studio era)
II. Non-Fiction Films
III. Animated Films
IV. Experimental/Avant-garde/Underground Films
V. Videos
VI. Video Installations (this section can't be added to iCM because IMDb doesn't list video installations)

This list combines the first 5 sections into a single list. 5 of the films are included in 2 sections, but they are listed only once on this iCM list.

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  1. 348 new

    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
  2. 100 new

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    1939, in 16 top lists Check
  3. 523 new

    Prelude to War

    1942 — a.k.a. Why We Fight, in 4 top lists Check
  4. 527 new

    The Battle of Russia

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 524 new

    The Nazis Strike

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 526 new

    The Battle of Britain

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  7. 528 new

    The Battle of China

    1944, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 525 new

    Divide and Conquer

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 529 new

    War Comes to America

    1945, in 3 top lists Check
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Last updated on May 26, 2012; source