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. 93 -8

    Dead End

    1937, in 5 top lists Check
  2. 88 -8

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 37 top lists Check
  3. 39 -2

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  4. 57 -8

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  5. 71 -8

    Roma città aperta

    1945 — a.k.a. Rome, Open City, in 23 top lists Check
  6. 72 -8

    Paisà

    1946 — a.k.a. Paisan, in 14 top lists Check
  7. 91 -8

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  8. 59 -8

    The Red Shoes

    1948, in 27 top lists Check
  9. 40 -2

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    1948, in 25 top lists Check
  10. 53 -8

    Home of the Brave

    1949, in 1 top list Check
  11. 67 -8

    White Heat

    1949, in 15 top lists Check
  12. 51 -8

    Los olvidados

    1950 — a.k.a. The Young and the Damned, in 25 top lists Check
  13. 2 -

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  14. 11 -

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
  15. 89 -8

    An American in Paris

    1951, in 18 top lists Check
  16. 92 -8

    Miracolo a Milano

    1951 — a.k.a. Miracle in Milan, in 8 top lists Check
  17. 76 -8

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  18. 18 -

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  19. 5 -

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  20. 21 -1

    La strada

    1954, in 21 top lists Check
  21. 14 -

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 35 top lists Check
  22. 90 -8

    Lust for Life

    1956, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 16 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  24. 19 -

    A Face in the Crowd

    1957, in 14 top lists Check
  25. 77 -8

    Paths of Glory

    1957, in 26 top lists Check
  26. 65 -8

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 30 top lists Check
  27. 6 -

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  28. 7 -

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  29. 52 -8

    Orfeu Negro

    1959 — a.k.a. Black Orpheus, in 8 top lists Check
  30. 27 -1

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  31. 12 -

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  32. 35 -2

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  33. 22 -1

    La dolce vita

    1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check
  34. 78 -8

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  35. 36 -2

    West Side Story

    1961, in 22 top lists Check
  36. 3 -

    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
  37. 17 -

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  38. 70 -8

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    1962, in 18 top lists Check
  39. 23 -1

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  40. 79 -8

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

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  41. 61 -8

    Soy Cuba

    1964, in 16 top lists Check
  42. 38 -2

    The Train

    1964, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 32 -1

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  44. 68 -8

    Paris brûle-t-il?

    1966 — a.k.a. Is Paris Burning?, in 1 top list Check
  45. 8 -

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  46. 85 -8

    Cool Hand Luke

    1967, in 13 top lists Check
  47. 64 -8

    In the Heat of the Night

    1967, in 17 top lists Check
  48. 42 -2

    Midnight Cowboy

    1969, in 22 top lists Check
  49. 9 -

    Il conformista

    1970 — a.k.a. The Conformist, in 20 top lists Check
  50. 69 -8

    M*A*S*H

    1970, in 21 top lists Check
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