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. 142 +4

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  2. 123 +4

    Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot

    1953 — a.k.a. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, in 22 top lists Check
  3. 64 +4

    The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

    1927, in 12 top lists Check
  4. 55 +4

    Sherlock Jr.

    1924, in 24 top lists Check
  5. 10 -

    Annabelle Serpentine Dance

    1895, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 23 -

    The Great Train Robbery

    1903, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 71 +4

    The Jazz Singer

    1927, in 6 top lists Check
  8. 318 -

    Lola rennt

    1998 — a.k.a. Run Lola Run, in 9 top lists Check
  9. 18 -

    Life of an American Fireman

    1903, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 11 -

    The Kiss

    1896 — a.k.a. The May Irwin Kiss, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 2 -

    La sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. Leaving the Factory, in 10 top lists Check
  12. 42 +4

    Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

    1919 — a.k.a. Broken Blossoms, in 13 top lists Check
  13. 147 +4

    Pickpocket

    1959, in 20 top lists Check
  14. 119 +4

    Madame de...

    1953 — a.k.a. The Earrings of Madame De..., in 13 top lists Check
  15. 160 +4

    Viridiana

    1961, in 24 top lists Check
  16. 194 +4

    Week End

    1967 — a.k.a. Weekend, in 14 top lists Check
  17. 312 -

    The Pillow Book

    1995, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 290 -

    Sex, Lies, and Videotape

    1989, in 11 top lists Check
  19. 328 -

    Hable con ella

    2002 — a.k.a. Talk to Her, in 12 top lists Check
  20. 347 new

    The Tree of Life

    2011, in 13 top lists Check
  21. 1 -

    L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat

    1896 — a.k.a. The Arrival of a Train, in 13 top lists Check
  22. 310 -

    Dead Man

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
  23. 287 -

    Crimes and Misdemeanors

    1989, in 12 top lists Check
  24. 6 -

    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
  25. 161 +4

    Cléo de 5 à 7

    1962 — a.k.a. Cleo from 5 to 7, in 15 top lists Check
  26. 96 +4

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    1939, in 16 top lists Check
  27. 323 -

    Amores perros

    2000, in 17 top lists Check
  28. 223 +4

    Ultimo tango a Parigi

    1972 — a.k.a. Last Tango in Paris, in 19 top lists Check
  29. 307 -

    Trois couleurs: Bleu

    1993 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Blue, in 19 top lists Check
  30. 51 +4

    Safety Last!

    1923, in 16 top lists Check
  31. 225 +4

    La nuit américaine

    1973 — a.k.a. Day for Night, in 19 top lists Check
  32. 187 +4

    Au hasard Balthazar

    1966 — a.k.a. Au Hasard Balthazar, in 18 top lists Check
  33. 222 +4

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  34. 131 +4

    La strada

    1954, in 21 top lists Check
  35. 150 +4

    L'avventura

    1960 — a.k.a. L'Avventura, in 24 top lists Check
  36. 282 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  37. 120 +4

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  38. 189 +5

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
  39. 193 +4

    Playtime

    1967, in 19 top lists Check
  40. 140 +4

    Le notti di Cabiria

    1957 — a.k.a. Nights of Cabiria, in 19 top lists Check
  41. 165 +4

    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
  42. 209 +4

    Easy Rider

    1969, in 17 top lists Check
  43. 74 +4

    The Crowd

    1928, in 20 top lists Check
  44. 298 -

    Da hong denglong gaogao gua

    1991 — a.k.a. Raise the Red Lantern, in 21 top lists Check
  45. 195 +4

    Belle de jour

    1967 — a.k.a. Belle de Jour, in 21 top lists Check
  46. 239 +4

    All the President's Men

    1976, in 21 top lists Check
  47. 329 -

    Cidade de Deus

    2002 — a.k.a. City of God, in 22 top lists Check
  48. 36 +4

    The Birth of a Nation

    1915, in 21 top lists Check
  49. 138 +4

    Smultronstället

    1957 — a.k.a. Wild Strawberries, in 23 top lists Check
  50. 272 -

    Ran

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
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