Jim Emerson's "102 Movies You Must See"
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"These are the movies I just kind of figure everybody ought to have seen in order to have any sort of informed discussion about movies. They’re the common cultural currency of our time, the basic cinematic texts that everyone should know, at minimum, to be somewhat ‘movie-literate.’ I hope these movies are experiences we can all assume we share….This isn’t like Roger Ebert’s ‘Great Movies’ series. It’s not my idea of The Best Movies Ever Made (that would be a different list, though there’s some overlap here), or limited to my personal favorites or my estimation of the most important or influential films…. I tried to represent key examples of all important genres, movie stars, directors, historical movements, and so on — like an overview of the 20th century in 101 movies. Yes, there are many more I’d like to add, but remember, this is only a primer. How many have you seen?" —Jim Emerson
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The Wizard of Oz
1939, in 38 top lists Check -
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The Wild Bunch
1969, in 25 top lists Check -
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West Side Story
1961, in 22 top lists Check -
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Vertigo
1958, in 42 top lists Check -
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Trouble in Paradise
1932, in 17 top lists Check -
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948, in 25 top lists Check -
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Touch of Evil
1958, in 30 top lists Check -
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Tôkyô monogatari
1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check -
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The Third Man
1949, in 37 top lists Check -
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Taxi Driver
1976, in 34 top lists Check -
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Sunset Blvd.
1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check -
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A Streetcar Named Desire
1951, in 15 top lists Check -
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A Star Is Born
1954, in 13 top lists Check -
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Some Like It Hot
1959, in 35 top lists Check -
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Singin' in the Rain
1952, in 37 top lists Check -
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Shichinin no samurai
1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check -
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The Searchers
1956, in 26 top lists Check -
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Schindler's List
1993, in 35 top lists Check -
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The Scarlet Empress
1934, in 12 top lists Check -
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Scarface
1932, in 16 top lists Check -
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La règle du jeu
1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check -
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Repulsion
1965, in 17 top lists Check -
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Red River
1948, in 16 top lists Check -
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Rebel Without a Cause
1955, in 16 top lists Check -
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Rear Window
1954, in 31 top lists Check -
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Rashômon
1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check -
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Pulp Fiction
1994, in 38 top lists Check -
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Psycho
1960, in 39 top lists Check -
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Pink Flamingos
1972, in 13 top lists Check -
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Persona
1966, in 25 top lists Check -
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Out of the Past
1947, in 16 top lists Check -
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C'era una volta il West
1968 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in the West, in 28 top lists Check -
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On the Waterfront
1954, in 32 top lists Check -
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Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens
1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check -
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North by Northwest
1959, in 30 top lists Check -
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Night of the Living Dead
1968, in 20 top lists Check -
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The Night of the Hunter
1955, in 34 top lists Check -
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Nashville
1975, in 21 top lists Check -
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975, in 23 top lists Check -
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Modern Times
1936, in 30 top lists Check -
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Metropolis
1927, in 36 top lists Check -
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The Manchurian Candidate
1962, in 15 top lists Check -
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The Maltese Falcon
1941, in 27 top lists Check -
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Mad Max 2
1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check -
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M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check -
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Lawrence of Arabia
1962, in 40 top lists Check -
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The Lady Eve
1941, in 20 top lists Check -
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Jaws
1975, in 29 top lists Check -
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It's a Wonderful Life
1946, in 33 top lists Check -
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It's a Gift
1934, in 8 top lists Check
Last updated on Feb 10, 2012; source