Martin Scorsese's Film School: The 85 films you need to see to know anything about film

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With 11 nominations and five wins for Hugo at the 2012 Oscars, Martin Scorsese remains one of the most influential directors in Hollywood. But what influenced him? Here’s an A-Z list of the films that mattered to Scorsese (in other words, the films you need to see to be the film expert you think you are).

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  1. 30 new

    Heaven's Gate

    1980, in 8 top lists Check
  2. 21 new

    The Fall of the Roman Empire

    1964, in 1 top list Check
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    Il gattopardo

    1963 — a.k.a. The Leopard, in 18 top lists Check
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    Rocco e i suoi fratelli

    1960 — a.k.a. Rocco and His Brothers, in 19 top lists Check
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    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
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    America America

    1963, in 7 top lists Check
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    Nashville

    1975, in 21 top lists Check
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    La terra trema

    1948 — a.k.a. The Earth Trembles, in 11 top lists Check
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    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

    1921, in 7 top lists Check
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    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
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    Born on the Fourth of July

    1989, in 6 top lists Check
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    Il messia

    1975 — a.k.a. The Messiah, in 0 top lists Check
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    Some Came Running

    1958, in 7 top lists Check
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    The Red Shoes

    1948, in 27 top lists Check
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    The Hustler

    1961, in 15 top lists Check
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    The Tales of Hoffmann

    1951, in 4 top lists Check
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    Faces

    1968, in 11 top lists Check
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    Duel in the Sun

    1946, in 7 top lists Check
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    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    1939, in 16 top lists Check
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    Paisà

    1946 — a.k.a. Paisan, in 14 top lists Check
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    The Player

    1992, in 10 top lists Check
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    Senso

    1954, in 12 top lists Check
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    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
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    Julius Caesar

    1953, in 4 top lists Check
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    McCabe & Mrs. Miller

    1971, in 20 top lists Check
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    Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

    1985, in 6 top lists Check
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    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
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    Le procès

    1962 — a.k.a. The Trial, in 10 top lists Check
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    Arsenic and Old Lace

    1944, in 9 top lists Check
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    The Bad and the Beautiful

    1952, in 9 top lists Check
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    Europa '51

    1952 — a.k.a. Europe '51, in 8 top lists Check
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    How Green Was My Valley

    1941, in 11 top lists Check
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    The Magic Box

    1951, in 0 top lists Check
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    Kansas City

    1996, in 0 top lists Check
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    M*A*S*H

    1970, in 21 top lists Check
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    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

    1936, in 11 top lists Check
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    An American in Paris

    1951, in 18 top lists Check
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    Klute

    1971, in 11 top lists Check
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    The Conversation

    1974, in 23 top lists Check
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    Midnight Cowboy

    1969, in 22 top lists Check
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    The Band Wagon

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
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    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
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    Gilda

    1946, in 13 top lists Check
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    Macbeth

    1948, in 1 top list Check
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    Stromboli (Terra di Dio)

    1950 — a.k.a. Stromboli, in 7 top lists Check
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    Two Weeks in Another Town

    1962, in 1 top list Check
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    Cape Fear

    1962, in 6 top lists Check
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    Kiss Me Deadly

    1955, in 20 top lists Check
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    The Roaring Twenties

    1939, in 8 top lists Check
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    Dial M for Murder

    1954, in 9 top lists Check
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Last updated on May 7, 2012; source