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. 256 -

    Die bleierne Zeit

    1981 — a.k.a. Marianne and Juliane, in 6 top lists Check
  2. 346 -

    Carlos

    2010, in 5 top lists Check
  3. 338 -

    La niña santa

    2004 — a.k.a. The Holy Girl, in 7 top lists Check
  4. 289 -

    Speaking Parts

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  5. 126 +4

    Little Fugitive

    1953, in 4 top lists Check
  6. 213 +4

    Korol Lir

    1970 — a.k.a. King Lear, in 3 top lists Check
  7. 335 -

    De fem benspænd

    2003 — a.k.a. The Five Obstructions, in 6 top lists Check
  8. 61 +4

    Body and Soul

    1925, in 5 top lists Check
  9. 159 +4

    The Exiles

    1961, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 297 -

    To meteoro vima tou pelargou

    1991 — a.k.a. The Suspended Step of the Stork, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 301 -

    Ha-Chayim Al-Pi Agfa

    1992 — a.k.a. Life According to Agfa, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 283 -

    Yaaba

    1989, in 5 top lists Check
  13. 279 -

    Salaam Bombay!

    1988, in 9 top lists Check
  14. 344 -

    Jitsuroku Rengo Sekigun: Asama sanso e no michi

    2007 — a.k.a. United Red Army, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 215 +4

    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

    1971, in 12 top lists Check
  16. 303 -

    Caro diario

    1993 — a.k.a. Dear Diary, in 11 top lists Check
  17. 292 -

    I Hired a Contract Killer

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  18. 325 -

    Mies vailla menneisyyttä

    2002 — a.k.a. The Man Without a Past, in 6 top lists Check
  19. 257 -

    The Draughtsman's Contract

    1982, in 8 top lists Check
  20. 56 +4

    Gösta Berlings saga

    1924 — a.k.a. The Saga of Gösta Berling, in 4 top lists Check
  21. 302 -

    Sankofa

    1993, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 87 +4

    El compadre Mendoza

    1934 — a.k.a. Godfather Mendoza, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 212 +4

    Lucía

    1968, in 5 top lists Check
  24. 299 -

    Daughters of the Dust

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  25. 232 +4

    Cría cuervos

    1976 — a.k.a. Cría Cuervos, in 12 top lists Check
  26. 71 +4

    The Jazz Singer

    1927, in 6 top lists Check
  27. 270 -

    Ghare-Baire

    1984 — a.k.a. The Home and the World, in 6 top lists Check
  28. 229 +4

    India Song

    1975, in 8 top lists Check
  29. 317 -

    Hai shang hua

    1998 — a.k.a. Flowers of Shanghai, in 8 top lists Check
  30. 300 -

    El sol del membrillo

    1992 — a.k.a. The Quince Tree Sun, in 9 top lists Check
  31. 263 -

    Narayama bushikô

    1983 — a.k.a. Ballad of Narayama, in 8 top lists Check
  32. 77 +4

    Sous les toits de Paris

    1930 — a.k.a. Under the Roofs of Paris, in 5 top lists Check
  33. 291 -

    An Angel at My Table

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
  34. 293 -

    Dom za vesanje

    1988 — a.k.a. Time of the Gypsies, in 8 top lists Check
  35. 191 +5

    David Holzman's Diary

    1967, in 7 top lists Check
  36. 102 +4

    Le corbeau

    1943 — a.k.a. The Raven, in 9 top lists Check
  37. 162 +4

    The Connection

    1961, in 2 top lists Check
  38. 182 +4

    Apa

    1966 — a.k.a. Father, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 246 +4

    L'hypothèse du tableau volé

    1978, in 5 top lists Check
  40. 41 +4

    Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru

    1918 — a.k.a. The Outlaw and His Wife, in 8 top lists Check
  41. 151 +4

    Hanyo

    1960 — a.k.a. The Housemaid, in 8 top lists Check
  42. 313 -

    The Sweet Hereafter

    1997, in 8 top lists Check
  43. 178 +4

    Nicht versöhnt oder Es hilft nur Gewalt, wo...

    1965 — a.k.a. Not Reconciled, in 5 top lists Check
  44. 196 +4

    Voyna i mir

    1965 — a.k.a. War and Peace, in 8 top lists Check
  45. 68 +4

    Konets Sankt-Peterburga

    1927 — a.k.a. The End of St. Petersburg, in 4 top lists Check
  46. 52 +4

    Kinoglaz

    1924 — a.k.a. Kino Eye, in 3 top lists Check
  47. 285 -

    Xi meng ren sheng

    1993 — a.k.a. The Puppetmaster, in 11 top lists Check
  48. 331 -

    Dah

    2002 — a.k.a. Ten, in 10 top lists Check
  49. 322 -

    Zhantai

    2000 — a.k.a. Platform, in 10 top lists Check
  50. 330 -

    Heremakono

    2002 — a.k.a. Waiting for Happiness, in 5 top lists Check
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