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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Dracula
1931, in 11 top lists Check -
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King Kong
1933, in 26 top lists Check -
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Bride of Frankenstein
1935, in 19 top lists Check -
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Cat People
1942, in 15 top lists Check -
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The Seventh Victim
1943, in 7 top lists Check -
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The Thing from Another World
1951, in 7 top lists Check -
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Psycho
1960, in 39 top lists Check -
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The Birds
1963, in 18 top lists Check -
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Rosemary's Baby
1968, in 21 top lists Check -
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Night of the Living Dead
1968, in 20 top lists Check -
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The Exorcist
1973, in 27 top lists Check -
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Carrie
1976, in 11 top lists Check -
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The Shining
1980, in 28 top lists Check -
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The Blair Witch Project
1999, in 14 top lists Check -
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Paranormal Activity
2007, in 3 top lists Check -
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The War of the Worlds
1953, in 6 top lists Check -
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This Island Earth
1955, in 1 top list Check -
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956, in 19 top lists Check -
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Seconds
1966, in 10 top lists Check -
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Eraserhead
1977, in 20 top lists Check
Last updated on Jun 27, 2012; source