Sight & Sound 2012 Critics' Top 100 Poll

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The 2012 poll of 846 critics . Roger Ebert described it as "by far the most respected of the countless polls of great movies—the only one most serious movie people take seriously."

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  1. 6 -

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  2. 23 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  3. 1 -

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  4. 82 -

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  5. 85 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  6. 2 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  7. 36 -

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  8. 14 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  9. 20 -

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  10. 75 -

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  11. 70 -

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  12. 33 -

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  13. 35 -

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  14. 17 -

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  15. 5 -

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  16. 10 -

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  17. 56 -

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  18. 43 -

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  19. 64 -

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  20. 50 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  21. 65 -

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  22. 55 -

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  23. 26 -

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  24. 32 -

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  25. 34 -

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  26. 31 -

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  27. 79 -

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  28. 53 -

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  29. 57 -

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 31 top lists Check
  30. 25 -

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  31. 73 -

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  32. 63 -

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  33. 54 -

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  34. 27 -

    Andrey Rublyov

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check
  35. 48 -

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  36. 13 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  37. 78 -

    C'era una volta il West

    1968 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in the West, in 28 top lists Check
  38. 72 -

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  39. 11 -

    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
  40. 9 -

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  41. 3 -

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  42. 28 -

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  43. 39 -

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  44. 7 -

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  45. 94 -

    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
  46. 97 -

    Det sjunde inseglet

    1957 — a.k.a. The Seventh Seal, in 25 top lists Check
  47. 88 -

    Fanny och Alexander

    1982 — a.k.a. Fanny and Alexander, in 25 top lists Check
  48. 18 -

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
  49. 51 -

    Ugetsu monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Ugetsu, in 25 top lists Check
  50. 87 -

    The Wild Bunch

    1969, in 25 top lists Check
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