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. 268 -

    Illusions

    1982, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 85 +4

    Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège

    1933 — a.k.a. Zero for Conduct, in 17 top lists Check
  3. 43 +4

    Sunnyside

    1919, in 4 top lists Check
  4. 40 +4

    The Immigrant

    1917, in 7 top lists Check
  5. 33 -

    A House Divided

    1913, in 1 top list Check
  6. 32 -

    La fée aux choux

    1896, in 1 top list Check
  7. 31 -

    The Battle of Elderbush Gulch

    1913, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 30 -

    The Musketeers of Pig Alley

    1912, in 8 top lists Check
  9. 29 -

    The New York Hat

    1912, in 1 top list Check
  10. 28 -

    The Lonedale Operator

    1911, in 1 top list Check
  11. 27 -

    His Trust: The Faithful Devotion and...

    1911, in 1 top list Check
  12. 26 -

    A Corner in Wheat

    1909, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 25 -

    The Lonely Villa

    1909, in 1 top list Check
  14. 24 -

    The 'Teddy' Bears

    1907, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 23 -

    The Great Train Robbery

    1903, in 11 top lists Check
  16. 22 -

    A Romance of the Rail

    1903, in 1 top list Check
  17. 21 -

    The Gay Shoe Clerk

    1903, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 20 -

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

    1903, in 1 top list Check
  19. 19 -

    Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show

    1902, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 18 -

    Life of an American Fireman

    1903, in 4 top lists Check
  21. 17 -

    Pan-American Exposition by Night

    1901, in 1 top list Check
  22. 16 -

    Circular Panorama of Electric Tower

    1901, in 1 top list Check
  23. 15 -

    Terrible Teddy, the Grizzly King

    1901, in 1 top list Check
  24. 13 -

    Electrocuting an Elephant

    1903, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 12 -

    Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory

    1897, in 1 top list Check
  26. 11 -

    The Kiss

    1896 — a.k.a. The May Irwin Kiss, in 4 top lists Check
  27. 10 -

    Annabelle Serpentine Dance

    1895, in 3 top lists Check
  28. 9 -

    Le voyage à travers l'impossible

    1904 — a.k.a. An Impossible Voyage, in 6 top lists Check
  29. 8 -

    La lanterne magique

    1903 — a.k.a. The Magic Lantern, in 1 top list Check
  30. 7 -

    Le royaume des fées

    1903 — a.k.a. The Kingdom of the Fairies, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 5 -

    Escamotage d'une dame au théâtre Robert Houdin

    1896 — a.k.a. The Conjuring of a Woman at the House of Robert Houdin, in 1 top list Check
  32. 4 -

    Repas de bébé

    1895 — a.k.a. Baby's Meal, in 3 top lists Check
  33. 3 -

    L'arroseur arrosé

    1895 — a.k.a. The Waterer Watered, in 6 top lists Check
  34. 2 -

    La sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. Leaving the Factory, in 10 top lists Check
  35. 1 -

    L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat

    1896 — a.k.a. The Arrival of a Train, in 13 top lists Check
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