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. 238 +4

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  2. 347 new

    The Tree of Life

    2011, in 13 top lists Check
  3. 310 -

    Dead Man

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
  4. 237 +4

    Nashville

    1975, in 21 top lists Check
  5. 180 +4

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  6. 109 +4

    La terra trema

    1948 — a.k.a. The Earth Trembles, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 48 +4

    Po zakonu

    1926 — a.k.a. By the Law, in 10 top lists Check
  8. 179 +4

    Le bonheur

    1965 — a.k.a. Happiness, in 8 top lists Check
  9. 192 +1

    2 ou 3 choses que je sais d'elle

    1967 — a.k.a. Two or Three Things I Know About Her, in 10 top lists Check
  10. 184 +4

    Sedmikrásky

    1966 — a.k.a. Daisies, in 19 top lists Check
  11. 148 +4

    Shadows

    1958, in 12 top lists Check
  12. 164 +4

    L'eclisse

    1962 — a.k.a. Eclipse, in 13 top lists Check
  13. 290 -

    Sex, Lies, and Videotape

    1989, in 11 top lists Check
  14. 125 +4

    Viaggio in Italia

    1954 — a.k.a. Journey to Italy, in 14 top lists Check
  15. 287 -

    Crimes and Misdemeanors

    1989, in 12 top lists Check
  16. 159 +4

    The Exiles

    1961, in 4 top lists Check
  17. 61 +4

    Body and Soul

    1925, in 5 top lists Check
  18. 52 +4

    Kinoglaz

    1924 — a.k.a. Kino Eye, in 3 top lists Check
  19. 50 +4

    Foolish Wives

    1922, in 10 top lists Check
  20. 338 -

    La niña santa

    2004 — a.k.a. The Holy Girl, in 7 top lists Check
  21. 39 +3

    The Cheat

    1915, in 7 top lists Check
  22. 256 -

    Die bleierne Zeit

    1981 — a.k.a. Marianne and Juliane, in 6 top lists Check
  23. 99 +4

    Jud Süß

    1940 — a.k.a. Jew Süss, in 3 top lists Check
  24. 30 -

    The Musketeers of Pig Alley

    1912, in 8 top lists Check
  25. 43 +4

    Sunnyside

    1919, in 4 top lists Check
  26. 152 +4

    Matka Joanna od Aniolów

    1961 — a.k.a. Mother Joan of the Angels, in 7 top lists Check
  27. 38 +3

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    1916, in 24 top lists Check
  28. 41 +4

    Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru

    1918 — a.k.a. The Outlaw and His Wife, in 8 top lists Check
  29. 140 +4

    Le notti di Cabiria

    1957 — a.k.a. Nights of Cabiria, in 19 top lists Check
  30. 89 +4

    Le crime de Monsieur Lange

    1936 — a.k.a. The Crime of Monsieur Lange, in 7 top lists Check
  31. 53 +4

    Der letzte Mann

    1924 — a.k.a. The Last Laugh, in 17 top lists Check
  32. 324 -

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  33. 228 +4

    La maman et la putain

    1973 — a.k.a. The Mother and the Whore, in 14 top lists Check
  34. 251 -

    Die Ehe der Maria Braun

    1979 — a.k.a. The Marriage of Maria Braun, in 11 top lists Check
  35. 62 +4

    Die freudlose Gasse

    1925 — a.k.a. The Joyless Street, in 7 top lists Check
  36. 222 +4

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  37. 108 +4

    Die Mörder sind unter uns

    1946 — a.k.a. Murderers Among Us, in 5 top lists Check
  38. 274 -

    Caravaggio

    1986, in 5 top lists Check
  39. 183 +4

    Blow-Up

    1966, in 20 top lists Check
  40. 102 +4

    Le corbeau

    1943 — a.k.a. The Raven, in 9 top lists Check
  41. 119 +4

    Madame de...

    1953 — a.k.a. The Earrings of Madame De..., in 13 top lists Check
  42. 181 +4

    Les demoiselles de Rochefort

    1967 — a.k.a. The Young Girls of Rochefort, in 12 top lists Check
  43. 319 -

    Beau travail

    1999, in 15 top lists Check
  44. 200 +4

    Ma nuit chez Maud

    1969 — a.k.a. My Night at Maud's, in 15 top lists Check
  45. 130 +4

    Ordet

    1955, in 21 top lists Check
  46. 214 +4

    Performance

    1970, in 16 top lists Check
  47. 172 +4

    A Hard Day's Night

    1964, in 18 top lists Check
  48. 141 +4

    Popiól i diament

    1958 — a.k.a. Ashes and Diamonds, in 17 top lists Check
  49. 153 +4

    Rocco e i suoi fratelli

    1960 — a.k.a. Rocco and His Brothers, in 19 top lists Check
  50. 188 +4

    Andrey Rublyov

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check
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