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. 67 +4

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  2. 164 +4

    L'eclisse

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

    1998 — a.k.a. The Celebration, in 18 top lists Check
  4. 314 -

    Ta'm e guilass

    1997 — a.k.a. Taste of Cherry, in 17 top lists Check
  5. 202 +4

    C'era una volta il West

    1968 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in the West, in 28 top lists Check
  6. 332 -

    Russkiy kovcheg

    2002 — a.k.a. Russian Ark, in 9 top lists Check
  7. 319 -

    Beau travail

    1999, in 15 top lists Check
  8. 298 -

    Da hong denglong gaogao gua

    1991 — a.k.a. Raise the Red Lantern, in 21 top lists Check
  9. 324 -

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  10. 232 +4

    Cría cuervos

    1976 — a.k.a. Cría Cuervos, in 12 top lists Check
  11. 224 +4

    El espíritu de la colmena

    1973 — a.k.a. The Spirit of the Beehive, in 21 top lists Check
  12. 281 -

    Mujeres al borde de un ataque de "nervios"

    1988 — a.k.a. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, in 17 top lists Check
  13. 282 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  14. 292 -

    I Hired a Contract Killer

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  15. 194 +4

    Week End

    1967 — a.k.a. Weekend, in 14 top lists Check
  16. 93 +4

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  17. 153 +4

    Rocco e i suoi fratelli

    1960 — a.k.a. Rocco and His Brothers, in 19 top lists Check
  18. 183 +4

    Blow-Up

    1966, in 20 top lists Check
  19. 305 -

    Chung Hing sam lam

    1994 — a.k.a. Chungking Express, in 19 top lists Check
  20. 40 +4

    The Immigrant

    1917, in 7 top lists Check
  21. 8 -

    La lanterne magique

    1903 — a.k.a. The Magic Lantern, in 1 top list Check
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    Escamotage d'une dame au théâtre Robert Houdin

    1896 — a.k.a. The Conjuring of a Woman at the House of Robert Houdin, in 1 top list Check
  23. 166 +4

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  24. 44 +4

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
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    L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat

    1896 — a.k.a. The Arrival of a Train, in 13 top lists Check
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    La sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. Leaving the Factory, in 10 top lists Check
  27. 329 -

    Cidade de Deus

    2002 — a.k.a. City of God, in 22 top lists Check
  28. 82 +4

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  29. 320 -

    Eyes Wide Shut

    1999, in 11 top lists Check
  30. 144 +4

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  31. 110 +4

    The Red Shoes

    1948, in 27 top lists Check
  32. 43 +4

    Sunnyside

    1919, in 4 top lists Check
  33. 175 +4

    Pierrot le fou

    1965 — a.k.a. Pierrot le Fou, in 16 top lists Check
  34. 195 +4

    Belle de jour

    1967 — a.k.a. Belle de Jour, in 21 top lists Check
  35. 146 +4

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  36. 226 +4

    Mean Streets

    1973, in 22 top lists Check
  37. 51 +4

    Safety Last!

    1923, in 16 top lists Check
  38. 309 -

    Trois couleurs: Rouge

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check
  39. 142 +4

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  40. 129 +4

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  41. 310 -

    Dead Man

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
  42. 308 -

    Trois couleurs: Blanc

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: White, in 10 top lists Check
  43. 278 -

    Der Himmel über Berlin

    1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check
  44. 307 -

    Trois couleurs: Bleu

    1993 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Blue, in 19 top lists Check
  45. 167 +4

    Il gattopardo

    1963 — a.k.a. The Leopard, in 18 top lists Check
  46. 23 -

    The Great Train Robbery

    1903, in 11 top lists Check
  47. 115 +4

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  48. 252 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  49. 60 +4

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
  50. 336 -

    Caché

    2005, in 15 top lists Check
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