The Guardian's 1000 Films to See Before You Die

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"Well over a century has passed since the Lumière brothers frightened the life out of Parisians with The Arrival of a Train at a Station, and well over a million titles have since been recorded - if the Internet Movie Database is anything to go by.

Out of these million-plus movies, our team of experts has picked what we believe is the essential 1,000 - those that best sum up the dazzling achievement and variety of the movies."

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  1. 905 +4

    Titanic

    1997, in 25 top lists Check
  2. 298 +4

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
  3. 379 +4

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  4. 280 +4

    Edward Scissorhands

    1990, in 10 top lists Check
  5. 302 +4

    Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

    2001 — a.k.a. Amélie, in 27 top lists Check
  6. 369 +4

    Grease

    1978, in 12 top lists Check
  7. 36 -

    American Pie

    1999, in 6 top lists Check
  8. 574 +4

    Meet the Parents

    2000, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 161 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  10. 886 +4

    There's Something About Mary

    1998, in 11 top lists Check
  11. 915 +4

    Top Gun

    1986, in 8 top lists Check
  12. 948 +4

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  13. 141 -

    Brokeback Mountain

    2005, in 21 top lists Check
  14. 364 +4

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  15. 360 +4

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  16. 245 +4

    Dirty Dancing

    1987, in 10 top lists Check
  17. 816 +4

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  18. 45 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  19. 760 +4

    Romeo + Juliet

    1996, in 7 top lists Check
  20. 981 +4

    Wo hu cang long

    2000 — a.k.a. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, in 27 top lists Check
  21. 188 -

    Clueless

    1995, in 8 top lists Check
  22. 462 +4

    Jerry Maguire

    1996, in 8 top lists Check
  23. 966 +4

    When Harry Met Sally...

    1989, in 16 top lists Check
  24. 1 -

    10 Things I Hate About You

    1999, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 130 -

    Breakfast at Tiffany's

    1961, in 9 top lists Check
  26. 862 +4

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  27. 83 -

    Before Sunrise

    1995, in 14 top lists Check
  28. 294 +4

    The English Patient

    1996, in 19 top lists Check
  29. 46 -

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  30. 812 +4

    Sideways

    2004, in 8 top lists Check
  31. 759 +4

    Roman Holiday

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  32. 657 +4

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  33. 532 +4

    Lolita

    1962, in 11 top lists Check
  34. 313 +4

    Fast Times at Ridgemont High

    1982, in 8 top lists Check
  35. 8 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  36. 389 +4

    Harold and Maude

    1971, in 22 top lists Check
  37. 639 +4

    Notorious

    1946, in 24 top lists Check
  38. 450 +4

    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
  39. 301 +4

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  40. 15 -

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  41. 150 -

    Cabaret

    1972, in 24 top lists Check
  42. 572 +4

    Mean Streets

    1973, in 22 top lists Check
  43. 691 +4

    The Piano

    1993, in 14 top lists Check
  44. 827 +4

    Smultronstället

    1957 — a.k.a. Wild Strawberries, in 24 top lists Check
  45. 688 +4

    The Philadelphia Story

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  46. 928 +4

    Trois couleurs: Rouge

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check
  47. 410 +4

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  48. 139 -

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938, in 23 top lists Check
  49. 253 +4

    Doctor Zhivago

    1965, in 17 top lists Check
  50. 514 +4

    Leaving Las Vegas

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
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Last updated on Jun 9, 2020 by joachimt; source