Harvard's Suggested Film Viewing: Narrative Films

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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

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  1. 100 +4

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  2. 252 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  3. 111 +4

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  4. 67 +4

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  5. 127 +4

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  6. 70 +4

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  7. 166 +4

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  8. 82 +4

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  9. 115 +4

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  10. 255 -

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  11. 116 +4

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  12. 238 +4

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  13. 342 -

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  14. 129 +4

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  15. 324 -

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  16. 60 +4

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
  17. 93 +4

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  18. 91 +4

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  19. 188 +4

    Andrey Rublyov

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check
  20. 180 +4

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  21. 144 +4

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  22. 121 +4

    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
  23. 273 -

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  24. 76 +4

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  25. 110 +4

    The Red Shoes

    1948, in 27 top lists Check
  26. 120 +4

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  27. 146 +4

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  28. 282 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  29. 264 -

    Fanny och Alexander

    1982 — a.k.a. Fanny and Alexander, in 25 top lists Check
  30. 114 +4

    Los olvidados

    1950 — a.k.a. The Young and the Damned, in 25 top lists Check
  31. 189 +5

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
  32. 272 -

    Ran

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  33. 122 +4

    Ugetsu monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Ugetsu, in 25 top lists Check
  34. 38 +3

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    1916, in 24 top lists Check
  35. 150 +4

    L'avventura

    1960 — a.k.a. L'Avventura, in 24 top lists Check
  36. 69 +4

    Napoléon vu par Abel Gance

    1927 — a.k.a. Napoleon, in 24 top lists Check
  37. 97 +4

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  38. 160 +4

    Viridiana

    1961, in 24 top lists Check
  39. 227 +4

    Badlands

    1973, in 23 top lists Check
  40. 157 +4

    L'année dernière à Marienbad

    1961 — a.k.a. Last Year at Marienbad, in 23 top lists Check
  41. 105 +4

    Roma città aperta

    1945 — a.k.a. Rome, Open City, in 23 top lists Check
  42. 138 +4

    Smultronstället

    1957 — a.k.a. Wild Strawberries, in 23 top lists Check
  43. 106 +4

    Brief Encounter

    1945, in 22 top lists Check
  44. 329 -

    Cidade de Deus

    2002 — a.k.a. City of God, in 22 top lists Check
  45. 226 +4

    Mean Streets

    1973, in 22 top lists Check
  46. 239 +4

    All the President's Men

    1976, in 21 top lists Check
  47. 195 +4

    Belle de jour

    1967 — a.k.a. Belle de Jour, in 21 top lists Check
  48. 36 +4

    The Birth of a Nation

    1915, in 21 top lists Check
  49. 221 +4

    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
  50. 298 -

    Da hong denglong gaogao gua

    1991 — a.k.a. Raise the Red Lantern, in 21 top lists Check
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