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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  1. 9 -

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  2. 11 -

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  3. 13 -

    Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ

    1925 — a.k.a. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, in 6 top lists Check
  4. 18 -

    The Ten Commandments

    1956, in 12 top lists Check
  5. 20 -

    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
  6. 21 -

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  7. 22 -

    El Cid

    1961, in 1 top list Check
  8. 69 -

    Inglourious Basterds

    2009, in 18 top lists Check
  9. 72 -

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  10. 107 -

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 37 top lists Check
  11. 119 -

    Forbidden Planet

    1956, in 9 top lists Check
  12. 123 -

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  13. 127 -

    Avatar

    2009, in 14 top lists Check
  14. 128 -

    Stagecoach

    1939, in 21 top lists Check
  15. 131 -

    Red River

    1948, in 17 top lists Check
  16. 135 -

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  17. 141 -

    Dances with Wolves

    1990, in 17 top lists Check
  18. 143 -

    True Grit

    2010, in 6 top lists Check
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Last updated on Jun 27, 2012; source