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. 7 -

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  2. 56 -

    Atanarjuat

    2001 — a.k.a. Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, in 6 top lists Check
  3. 75 -

    Barbarella

    1968, in 7 top lists Check
  4. 84 -

    Being John Malkovich

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  5. 90 -

    La bête

    1975 — a.k.a. The Beast, in 4 top lists Check
  6. 164 -

    Céline et Julie vont en bateau: Phantom Ladies...

    1974 — a.k.a. Celine and Julie Go Boating, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 173 -

    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
  8. 190 -

    The Company of Wolves

    1984, in 6 top lists Check
  9. 201 new

    The Cremaster Cycle

    2003, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 212 +4

    The Damned

    1962 — a.k.a. These Are the Damned, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 270 +4

    Dreams That Money Can Buy

    1947, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 280 +4

    Edward Scissorhands

    1990, in 10 top lists Check
  13. 297 +4

    El espíritu de la colmena

    1973 — a.k.a. The Spirit of the Beehive, in 21 top lists Check
  14. 317 +4

    Field of Dreams

    1989, in 10 top lists Check
  15. 342 +4

    Ghost

    1990, in 9 top lists Check
  16. 343 +4

    Ghostbusters

    1984, in 13 top lists Check
  17. 359 +4

    Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam

    1920 — a.k.a. The Golem, in 9 top lists Check
  18. 379 +4

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  19. 393 +4

    Head

    1968, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 407 +4

    Der Himmel über Berlin

    1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check
  21. 412 +4

    La montaña sagrada

    1973 — a.k.a. The Holy Mountain, in 9 top lists Check
  22. 452 +4

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  23. 458 +4

    Jason and the Argonauts

    1963, in 6 top lists Check
  24. 467 +4

    Jubilee

    1978, in 4 top lists Check
  25. 472 +4

    Kaidan

    1964 — a.k.a. Kwaidan, in 13 top lists Check
  26. 483 +4

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  27. 496 +4

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  28. 502 +4

    The Land That Time Forgot

    1974, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 537 +4

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
  30. 538 +4

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    2002, in 26 top lists Check
  31. 539 +4

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    2003, in 29 top lists Check
  32. 542 +4

    The Lost World

    1925, in 6 top lists Check
  33. 567 +4

    A Matter of Life and Death

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  34. 597 +4

    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  35. 661 +4

    One Million Years B.C.

    1966, in 1 top list Check
  36. 665 +4

    Orlando

    1992, in 7 top lists Check
  37. 666 +4

    Orphée

    1950 — a.k.a. Orpheus, in 18 top lists Check
  38. 698 +4

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

    2003, in 13 top lists Check
  39. 716 +4

    Le procès

    1962 — a.k.a. The Trial, in 10 top lists Check
  40. 784 +4

    La science des rêves

    2006 — a.k.a. The Science of Sleep, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 819 +4

    Det sjunde inseglet

    1957 — a.k.a. The Seventh Seal, in 25 top lists Check
  42. 828 +4

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    1937, in 25 top lists Check
  43. 849 +4

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  44. 888 +4

    The Thief of Bagdad

    1940, in 13 top lists Check
  45. 980 +4

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 37 top lists Check
  46. 1000 +4

    Zazie dans le métro

    1960 — a.k.a. Zazie dans le Métro, in 6 top lists Check
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