Harvard University's Suggested Film Viewing List: Hollywood Genres (2012)
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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 5 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. Single-channel Video
The "Hollywood Genres" section is divided into subsections:
1-12: Comedies
13-25: Epics
26-41: Film Noir
42-55: Gangster Films
56-70: Historical and War Films
71-86: Horror Films
87-101: Melodramas
102-115: Musicals
116-127: Science Fiction Films
128-143: Westerns
144-159: Independent Cinema
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Sullivan's Travels
1941, in 24 top lists Check -
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Some Like It Hot
1959, in 35 top lists Check -
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Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ
1925 — a.k.a. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Ten Commandments
1956, in 12 top lists Check -
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Ben-Hur
1959, in 22 top lists Check -
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Spartacus
1960, in 19 top lists Check -
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El Cid
1961, in 1 top list Check -
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Inglourious Basterds
2009, in 18 top lists Check -
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King Kong
1933, in 26 top lists Check -
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The Wizard of Oz
1939, in 37 top lists Check -
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Forbidden Planet
1956, in 9 top lists Check -
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Star Wars
1977, in 40 top lists Check -
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Avatar
2009, in 14 top lists Check -
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Stagecoach
1939, in 21 top lists Check -
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Red River
1948, in 17 top lists Check -
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The Searchers
1956, in 26 top lists Check -
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Dances with Wolves
1990, in 17 top lists Check -
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True Grit
2010, in 6 top lists Check
Last updated on Jun 27, 2012; source