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. 62 -

    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

    1954, in 8 top lists Check
  2. 77 -

    Mary Poppins

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
  3. 29 -

    Dodsworth

    1936, in 9 top lists Check
  4. 26 -

    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 16 top lists Check
  5. 34 -

    The Lady Vanishes

    1938, in 15 top lists Check
  6. 30 -

    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

    1936, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 2 -

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    1916, in 24 top lists Check
  8. 13 -

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1930, in 19 top lists Check
  9. 41 -

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  10. 25 -

    Bride of Frankenstein

    1935, in 19 top lists Check
  11. 35 -

    Stagecoach

    1939, in 21 top lists Check
  12. 46 -

    The Ox-Bow Incident

    1943, in 14 top lists Check
  13. 38 -

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 21 top lists Check
  14. 40 -

    Fantasia

    1940, in 20 top lists Check
  15. 55 -

    Gun Crazy

    1950, in 17 top lists Check
  16. 32 -

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    1937, in 25 top lists Check
  17. 39 -

    The Grapes of Wrath

    1940, in 24 top lists Check
  18. 73 -

    La dolce vita

    1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check
  19. 21 -

    Sons of the Desert

    1933, in 8 top lists Check
  20. 44 -

    The Lady Eve

    1941, in 20 top lists Check
  21. 27 -

    Swing Time

    1936, in 13 top lists Check
  22. 36 -

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  23. 51 -

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  24. 23 -

    It's a Gift

    1934, in 8 top lists Check
  25. 67 -

    Det sjunde inseglet

    1957 — a.k.a. The Seventh Seal, in 25 top lists Check
  26. 63 -

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  27. 43 -

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 26 top lists Check
  28. 22 -

    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
  29. 49 -

    My Darling Clementine

    1946, in 20 top lists Check
  30. 37 -

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 37 top lists Check
  31. 11 -

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  32. 52 -

    Great Expectations

    1946, in 17 top lists Check
  33. 82 -

    The Wild Bunch

    1969, in 25 top lists Check
  34. 7 -

    The Big Parade

    1925, in 13 top lists Check
  35. 18 -

    Trouble in Paradise

    1932, in 17 top lists Check
  36. 6 -

    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
  37. 31 -

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  38. 56 -

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  39. 85 -

    Mean Streets

    1973, in 22 top lists Check
  40. 98 -

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  41. 61 -

    High Noon

    1952, in 19 top lists Check
  42. 88 -

    Blazing Saddles

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
  43. 59 -

    Strangers on a Train

    1951, in 17 top lists Check
  44. 1 -

    The Birth of a Nation

    1915, in 21 top lists Check
  45. 17 -

    Frankenstein

    1931, in 18 top lists Check
  46. 16 -

    Dracula

    1931, in 11 top lists Check
  47. 28 -

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  48. 14 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  49. 5 -

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
  50. 33 -

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
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