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. 6 new

    Arsenic and Old Lace

    1944, in 9 top lists Check
  2. 15 new

    Dial M for Murder

    1954, in 9 top lists Check
  3. 16 new

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  4. 23 new

    Force of Evil

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  5. 27 new

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  6. 28 new

    Gun Crazy

    1950, in 17 top lists Check
  7. 34 new

    I Walk Alone

    1947, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 40 new

    Kansas City

    1996, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 41 new

    Kiss Me Deadly

    1955, in 20 top lists Check
  10. 44 new

    The Lady from Shanghai

    1947, in 9 top lists Check
  11. 57 new

    Night and the City

    1950, in 12 top lists Check
  12. 61 new

    Peeping Tom

    1960, in 20 top lists Check
  13. 62 new

    Pickup on South Street

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  14. 63 new

    The Player

    1992, in 10 top lists Check
  15. 66 new

    Raw Deal

    1948, in 5 top lists Check
  16. 69 new

    The Roaring Twenties

    1939, in 8 top lists Check
  17. 70 new

    Rocco e i suoi fratelli

    1960 — a.k.a. Rocco and His Brothers, in 19 top lists Check
  18. 82 new

    T-Men

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  19. 83 new

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 30 top lists Check
  20. 84 new

    Le procès

    1962 — a.k.a. The Trial, in 10 top lists Check
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Last updated on May 7, 2012; source