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. 61 +4

    Body and Soul

    1925, in 5 top lists Check
  2. 81 +4

    Borderline

    1930, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 321 -

    Yi yi

    2000 — a.k.a. Yi Yi: A One and a Two..., in 19 top lists Check
  4. 167 +4

    Il gattopardo

    1963 — a.k.a. The Leopard, in 18 top lists Check
  5. 214 +4

    Performance

    1970, in 16 top lists Check
  6. 241 +4

    Voskhozhdenie

    1977 — a.k.a. The Ascent, in 14 top lists Check
  7. 136 +4

    Le ballon rouge

    1956 — a.k.a. The Red Balloon, in 11 top lists Check
  8. 286 -

    Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö

    1990 — a.k.a. The Match Factory Girl, in 6 top lists Check
  9. 292 -

    I Hired a Contract Killer

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  10. 107 +4

    Paisà

    1946 — a.k.a. Paisan, in 14 top lists Check
  11. 105 +4

    Roma città aperta

    1945 — a.k.a. Rome, Open City, in 23 top lists Check
  12. 45 +4

    Körkarlen

    1921 — a.k.a. The Phantom Carriage, in 16 top lists Check
  13. 175 +4

    Pierrot le fou

    1965 — a.k.a. Pierrot le Fou, in 16 top lists Check
  14. 224 +4

    El espíritu de la colmena

    1973 — a.k.a. The Spirit of the Beehive, in 21 top lists Check
  15. 252 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  16. 227 +4

    Badlands

    1973, in 23 top lists Check
  17. 180 +4

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  18. 273 -

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  19. 336 -

    Caché

    2005, in 15 top lists Check
  20. 329 -

    Cidade de Deus

    2002 — a.k.a. City of God, in 22 top lists Check
  21. 100 +4

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  22. 284 -

    Dip huet seung hung

    1989 — a.k.a. The Killer, in 16 top lists Check
  23. 171 +4

    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  24. 342 -

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  25. 60 +4

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 29 top lists Check
  26. 328 -

    Hable con ella

    2002 — a.k.a. Talk to Her, in 12 top lists Check
  27. 111 +4

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  28. 318 -

    Lola rennt

    1998 — a.k.a. Run Lola Run, in 9 top lists Check
  29. 339 -

    Moartea domnului Lãzãrescu

    2005 — a.k.a. The Death of Mr. Lazarescu, in 10 top lists Check
  30. 96 +4

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    1939, in 16 top lists Check
  31. 47 +4

    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
  32. 266 -

    Nostalghia

    1983 — a.k.a. Nostalgia, in 9 top lists Check
  33. 129 +4

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  34. 208 +4

    Sayat Nova

    1969 — a.k.a. The Color of Pomegranates, in 12 top lists Check
  35. 307 -

    Trois couleurs: Bleu

    1993 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Blue, in 19 top lists Check
  36. 90 +4

    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 16 top lists Check
  37. 166 +4

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  38. 222 +4

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  39. 239 +4

    All the President's Men

    1976, in 21 top lists Check
  40. 323 -

    Amores perros

    2000, in 17 top lists Check
  41. 137 +4

    Biruma no tategoto

    1956 — a.k.a. The Burmese Harp, in 12 top lists Check
  42. 183 +4

    Blow-Up

    1966, in 20 top lists Check
  43. 144 +4

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  44. 106 +4

    Brief Encounter

    1945, in 22 top lists Check
  45. 202 +4

    C'era una volta il West

    1968 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in the West, in 28 top lists Check
  46. 305 -

    Chung Hing sam lam

    1994 — a.k.a. Chungking Express, in 19 top lists Check
  47. 298 -

    Da hong denglong gaogao gua

    1991 — a.k.a. Raise the Red Lantern, in 21 top lists Check
  48. 44 +4

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  49. 310 -

    Dead Man

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
  50. 169 +4

    Il deserto rosso

    1964 — a.k.a. Red Desert, in 12 top lists Check
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