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. 252 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  2. 269 -

    Paris, Texas

    1984, in 21 top lists Check
  3. 320 -

    Eyes Wide Shut

    1999, in 11 top lists Check
  4. 76 +4

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  5. 53 +4

    Der letzte Mann

    1924 — a.k.a. The Last Laugh, in 17 top lists Check
  6. 307 -

    Trois couleurs: Bleu

    1993 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Blue, in 19 top lists Check
  7. 239 +4

    All the President's Men

    1976, in 21 top lists Check
  8. 278 -

    Der Himmel über Berlin

    1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check
  9. 189 +5

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
  10. 113 +4

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  11. 144 +4

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  12. 3 -

    L'arroseur arrosé

    1895 — a.k.a. The Waterer Watered, in 6 top lists Check
  13. 2 -

    La sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. Leaving the Factory, in 10 top lists Check
  14. 6 -

    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
  15. 82 +4

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  16. 116 +4

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  17. 329 -

    Cidade de Deus

    2002 — a.k.a. City of God, in 22 top lists Check
  18. 193 +4

    Playtime

    1967, in 19 top lists Check
  19. 332 -

    Russkiy kovcheg

    2002 — a.k.a. Russian Ark, in 9 top lists Check
  20. 47 +4

    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
  21. 67 +4

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  22. 153 +4

    Rocco e i suoi fratelli

    1960 — a.k.a. Rocco and His Brothers, in 19 top lists Check
  23. 173 +4

    Il vangelo secondo Matteo

    1964 — a.k.a. The Gospel According to St. Matthew, in 14 top lists Check
  24. 300 -

    El sol del membrillo

    1992 — a.k.a. The Quince Tree Sun, in 9 top lists Check
  25. 238 +4

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  26. 1 -

    L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat

    1896 — a.k.a. The Arrival of a Train, in 13 top lists Check
  27. 255 -

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  28. 166 +4

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  29. 209 +4

    Easy Rider

    1969, in 17 top lists Check
  30. 172 +4

    A Hard Day's Night

    1964, in 18 top lists Check
  31. 142 +4

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  32. 71 +4

    The Jazz Singer

    1927, in 6 top lists Check
  33. 96 +4

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    1939, in 16 top lists Check
  34. 129 +4

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  35. 146 +4

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  36. 59 +4

    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
  37. 55 +4

    Sherlock Jr.

    1924, in 24 top lists Check
  38. 127 +4

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  39. 223 +4

    Ultimo tango a Parigi

    1972 — a.k.a. Last Tango in Paris, in 19 top lists Check
  40. 90 +4

    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 16 top lists Check
  41. 123 +4

    Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot

    1953 — a.k.a. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, in 22 top lists Check
  42. 51 +4

    Safety Last!

    1923, in 16 top lists Check
  43. 63 +4

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  44. 287 -

    Crimes and Misdemeanors

    1989, in 12 top lists Check
  45. 44 +4

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  46. 100 +4

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  47. 171 +4

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

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  48. 115 +4

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  49. 111 +4

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  50. 91 +4

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
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