Spike Lee's Essential List of Films for Filmmakers

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This is the list that Spike Lee distributes to his graduate students at NYU every year.

Spike says: "I've Been A Professor At The NYU Graduate Film For The Past 15 Years.The 1st Day Of Every Class I Hand Out My List Of Films That I Feel You Must See If You Want To Make Films. Please Look At This List And See What You Might Have Missed. As I Tell My Students If You Want Your Film "Game" To Be Tight You Must Have Seen Great Movies, World Cinema, It Just Can't Be Hollywood Films. Educate Yourself. Learn. Grow. Evolve. Make Great Films.

Peace, Onward And Upward,

Spike Lee."

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  1. 52 -8

    Orfeu Negro

    1959 — a.k.a. Black Orpheus, in 8 top lists Check
  2. 51 -8

    Los olvidados

    1950 — a.k.a. The Young and the Damned, in 25 top lists Check
  3. 92 -8

    Miracolo a Milano

    1951 — a.k.a. Miracle in Milan, in 8 top lists Check
  4. 28 -1

    La nuit américaine

    1973 — a.k.a. Day for Night, in 19 top lists Check
  5. 50 new

    Pasqualino Settebellezze

    1975 — a.k.a. Seven Beauties, in 6 top lists Check
  6. 74 -8

    Kuroi ame

    1989 — a.k.a. Black Rain, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 9 -

    Il conformista

    1970 — a.k.a. The Conformist, in 20 top lists Check
  8. 72 -8

    Paisà

    1946 — a.k.a. Paisan, in 14 top lists Check
  9. 56 -8

    Apocalypto

    2006, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 86 -8

    Badlands

    1973, in 23 top lists Check
  11. 32 -1

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  12. 8 -

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  13. 35 -2

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  14. 44 -2

    Boyz n the Hood

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  15. 16 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  16. 57 -8

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  17. 73 -8

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  18. 24 -1

    Cidade de Deus

    2002 — a.k.a. City of God, in 22 top lists Check
  19. 85 -8

    Cool Hand Luke

    1967, in 13 top lists Check
  20. 87 -8

    Days of Heaven

    1978, in 19 top lists Check
  21. 75 -8

    Dog Day Afternoon

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  22. 79 -8

    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  23. 80 -8

    Kung fu

    2004 — a.k.a. Kung Fu Hustle, in 11 top lists Check
  24. 91 -8

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  25. 17 -

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  26. 30 -1

    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
  27. 42 -2

    Midnight Cowboy

    1969, in 22 top lists Check
  28. 69 -8

    M*A*S*H

    1970, in 21 top lists Check
  29. 7 -

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  30. 18 -

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  31. 77 -8

    Paths of Glory

    1957, in 26 top lists Check
  32. 29 -1

    Patton

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  33. 27 -1

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  34. 55 -8

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  35. 2 -

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  36. 76 -8

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  37. 12 -

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  38. 78 -8

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  39. 40 -2

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    1948, in 25 top lists Check
  40. 10 -

    Ultimo tango a Parigi

    1972 — a.k.a. Last Tango in Paris, in 19 top lists Check
  41. 88 -8

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 37 top lists Check
  42. 3 -

    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
  43. 64 -8

    In the Heat of the Night

    1967, in 17 top lists Check
  44. 54 -8

    Mean Streets

    1973, in 22 top lists Check
  45. 62 -8

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  46. 15 -

    Raising Arizona

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  47. 71 -8

    Roma città aperta

    1945 — a.k.a. Rome, Open City, in 23 top lists Check
  48. 21 -1

    La strada

    1954, in 21 top lists Check
  49. 36 -2

    West Side Story

    1961, in 22 top lists Check
  50. 23 -1

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
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