Leonard Maltin's 100 Must-See Films of the 20th Century

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A list of the 100 20th century films as chosen by the film critic Leonard Maltin. This list appears in Maltin's book titled Leonard Maltin's Movie and Video Guide 2000 (Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide).

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  1. 90 -

    Nashville

    1975, in 21 top lists Check
  2. 74 -

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  3. 33 -

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  4. 51 -

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  5. 56 -

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  6. 41 -

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  7. 6 -

    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
  8. 34 -

    The Lady Vanishes

    1938, in 15 top lists Check
  9. 26 -

    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 16 top lists Check
  10. 63 -

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  11. 39 -

    The Grapes of Wrath

    1940, in 24 top lists Check
  12. 11 -

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  13. 31 -

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  14. 25 -

    Bride of Frankenstein

    1935, in 19 top lists Check
  15. 17 -

    Frankenstein

    1931, in 18 top lists Check
  16. 65 -

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  17. 38 -

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  18. 60 -

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  19. 73 -

    La dolce vita

    1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check
  20. 88 -

    Blazing Saddles

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
  21. 78 -

    Blow-Up

    1966, in 20 top lists Check
  22. 59 -

    Strangers on a Train

    1951, in 17 top lists Check
  23. 57 -

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  24. 50 -

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  25. 48 -

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  26. 75 -

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  27. 66 -

    Paths of Glory

    1957, in 26 top lists Check
  28. 85 -

    Mean Streets

    1973, in 22 top lists Check
  29. 40 -

    Fantasia

    1940, in 20 top lists Check
  30. 19 -

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  31. 96 -

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 30 top lists Check
  32. 64 -

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  33. 69 -

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  34. 93 -

    The Deer Hunter

    1978, in 26 top lists Check
  35. 45 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  36. 42 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  37. 61 -

    High Noon

    1952, in 18 top lists Check
  38. 10 -

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  39. 24 -

    A Night at the Opera

    1935, in 17 top lists Check
  40. 20 -

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  41. 79 -

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  42. 67 -

    Det sjunde inseglet

    1957 — a.k.a. The Seventh Seal, in 25 top lists Check
  43. 80 -

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  44. 70 -

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  45. 83 -

    Midnight Cowboy

    1969, in 22 top lists Check
  46. 32 -

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    1937, in 25 top lists Check
  47. 13 -

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1930, in 19 top lists Check
  48. 87 -

    The Conversation

    1974, in 23 top lists Check
  49. 82 -

    The Wild Bunch

    1969, in 25 top lists Check
  50. 5 -

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
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