The Guardian's 1000 Films to See Before You Die

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An official iCheckMovies list (adopted from Gorro).

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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. 14 -

    The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the...

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 15 -

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  3. 17 -

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  4. 50 -

    Around the World in 80 Days

    1956, in 8 top lists Check
  5. 65 -

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  6. 75 -

    Barbarella

    1968, in 7 top lists Check
  7. 76 -

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  8. 78 -

    Batman

    1989, in 9 top lists Check
  9. 88 -

    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
  10. 102 -

    Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

    1989, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 121 -

    Das Boot

    1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check
  12. 135 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  13. 204 +4

    Crocodile Dundee

    1986, in 5 top lists Check
  14. 231 +4

    Deliverance

    1972, in 15 top lists Check
  15. 246 +4

    The Dirty Dozen

    1967, in 8 top lists Check
  16. 318 +4

    The Fifth Element

    1997, in 7 top lists Check
  17. 322 +4

    Fitzcarraldo

    1982, in 13 top lists Check
  18. 334 +4

    The Fugitive

    1993, in 8 top lists Check
  19. 340 +4

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  20. 358 +4

    Goldfinger

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
  21. 398 +4

    Heaven's Gate

    1980, in 8 top lists Check
  22. 440 +4

    Independence Day

    1996, in 8 top lists Check
  23. 447 +4

    The Iron Giant

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  24. 458 +4

    Jason and the Argonauts

    1963, in 6 top lists Check
  25. 459 +4

    Jaws

    1975, in 27 top lists Check
  26. 470 +4

    The Jungle Book

    1967, in 11 top lists Check
  27. 471 +4

    Jurassic Park

    1993, in 23 top lists Check
  28. 483 +4

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  29. 501 +4

    Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

    2001, in 8 top lists Check
  30. 502 +4

    The Land That Time Forgot

    1974, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 513 +4

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  32. 530 +4

    Logan's Run

    1976, in 4 top lists Check
  33. 537 +4

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
  34. 538 +4

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    2002, in 26 top lists Check
  35. 539 +4

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    2003, in 29 top lists Check
  36. 542 +4

    The Lost World

    1925, in 6 top lists Check
  37. 547 +4

    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
  38. 556 +4

    The Man Who Would Be King

    1975, in 5 top lists Check
  39. 597 +4

    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  40. 623 +4

    Neco z Alenky

    1988 — a.k.a. Alice, in 10 top lists Check
  41. 636 +4

    El Norte

    1983, in 5 top lists Check
  42. 637 +4

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  43. 651 +4

    Oliver Twist

    1948, in 6 top lists Check
  44. 661 +4

    One Million Years B.C.

    1966, in 1 top list Check
  45. 662 +4

    One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

    1975, in 1 top list Check
  46. 698 +4

    Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the...

    2003, in 13 top lists Check
  47. 700 +4

    Planet of the Apes

    1968, in 16 top lists Check
  48. 714 +4

    The Princess Bride

    1987, in 19 top lists Check
  49. 730 +4

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
  50. 744 +4

    Ride the High Country

    1962, in 7 top lists Check
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Last updated on Jun 9, 2020 by joachimt; source