Harvard's Suggested Film Viewing: Narrative Films

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An official iCheckMovies list (adopted from mjf314).

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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. 6 -

    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
  2. 7 -

    Le royaume des fées

    1903 — a.k.a. Fairyland; or, the Kingdom of the Fairies, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 8 -

    La lanterne magique

    1903 — a.k.a. The Magic Lantern, in 1 top list Check
  4. 9 -

    Le voyage à travers l'impossible

    1904 — a.k.a. The Voyage Across the Impossible, in 6 top lists Check
  5. 14 -

    The Patchwork Girl of Oz

    1914, in 1 top list Check
  6. 32 -

    La fée aux choux

    1896, in 1 top list Check
  7. 45 +4

    Körkarlen

    1921 — a.k.a. The Phantom Carriage, in 16 top lists Check
  8. 55 +4

    Sherlock Jr.

    1924, in 24 top lists Check
  9. 98 +4

    The Thief of Bagdad

    1940, in 13 top lists Check
  10. 130 +4

    Ordet

    1955, in 21 top lists Check
  11. 136 +4

    Le ballon rouge

    1956 — a.k.a. The Red Balloon, in 11 top lists Check
  12. 166 +4

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  13. 219 +4

    W.R. - Misterije organizma

    1971 — a.k.a. WR: Mysteries of the Organism, in 12 top lists Check
  14. 221 +4

    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
  15. 224 +4

    El espíritu de la colmena

    1973 — a.k.a. The Spirit of the Beehive, in 21 top lists Check
  16. 229 +4

    India Song

    1975, in 8 top lists Check
  17. 275 -

    Yeelen

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  18. 278 -

    Der Himmel über Berlin

    1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check
  19. 310 -

    Dead Man

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
  20. 332 -

    Russkiy kovcheg

    2002 — a.k.a. Russian Ark, in 9 top lists Check
  21. 337 -

    Sud pralad

    2004 — a.k.a. Tropical Malady, in 10 top lists Check
  22. 342 -

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  23. 347 new

    The Tree of Life

    2011, in 13 top lists Check
  24. 348 new

    Loong Boonmee raleuk chat

    2010 — a.k.a. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, in 13 top lists Check
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