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. 9 -

    Il conformista

    1970 — a.k.a. The Conformist, in 20 top lists Check
  2. 64 -8

    In the Heat of the Night

    1967, in 17 top lists Check
  3. 34 new

    The Piano

    1993, in 14 top lists Check
  4. 37 -2

    Stranger Than Paradise

    1984, in 14 top lists Check
  5. 84 -8

    Empire of the Sun

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  6. 82 -8

    Hoop Dreams

    1994, in 15 top lists Check
  7. 10 -

    Ultimo tango a Parigi

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

    A Face in the Crowd

    1957, in 14 top lists Check
  9. 1 -

    Bad Lieutenant

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  10. 80 -8

    Kung fu

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

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
  12. 28 -1

    La nuit américaine

    1973 — a.k.a. Day for Night, in 19 top lists Check
  13. 43 -2

    Marathon Man

    1976, in 4 top lists Check
  14. 69 -8

    M*A*S*H

    1970, in 21 top lists Check
  15. 32 -1

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  16. 94 -8

    Zelig

    1983, in 7 top lists Check
  17. 46 new

    The Hurt Locker

    2008, in 13 top lists Check
  18. 30 -1

    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
  19. 44 -2

    Boyz n the Hood

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  20. 15 -

    Raising Arizona

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  21. 31 -1

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  22. 59 -8

    The Red Shoes

    1948, in 27 top lists Check
  23. 67 -8

    White Heat

    1949, in 15 top lists Check
  24. 86 -8

    Badlands

    1973, in 23 top lists Check
  25. 83 -8

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    1977, in 23 top lists Check
  26. 87 -8

    Days of Heaven

    1978, in 19 top lists Check
  27. 35 -2

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  28. 54 -8

    Mean Streets

    1973, in 22 top lists Check
  29. 42 -2

    Midnight Cowboy

    1969, in 22 top lists Check
  30. 22 -1

    La dolce vita

    1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check
  31. 27 -1

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  32. 78 -8

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  33. 29 -1

    Patton

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  34. 21 -1

    La strada

    1954, in 21 top lists Check
  35. 8 -

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  36. 14 -

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  37. 23 -1

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  38. 75 -8

    Dog Day Afternoon

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  39. 4 -

    Ran

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  40. 3 -

    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
  41. 85 -8

    Cool Hand Luke

    1967, in 13 top lists Check
  42. 88 -8

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
  43. 65 -8

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 30 top lists Check
  44. 18 -

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  45. 63 -8

    District 9

    2009, in 10 top lists Check
  46. 91 -8

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  47. 2 -

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  48. 39 -2

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  49. 12 -

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  50. 76 -8

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
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