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. 101 -

    Big Wednesday

    1978 — a.k.a. Summer of Innocence, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 117 -

    Body and Soul

    1947, in 6 top lists Check
  3. 131 -

    Breaking Away

    1979, in 8 top lists Check
  4. 146 -

    Bull Durham

    1988, in 8 top lists Check
  5. 172 -

    Chariots of Fire

    1981, in 14 top lists Check
  6. 254 +4

    Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

    2004, in 3 top lists Check
  7. 256 +4

    Dogtown and Z-Boys

    2001, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 282 +4

    Eight Men Out

    1988, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 291 +4

    The Endless Summer

    1965, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 425 +4

    The Hustler

    1961, in 15 top lists Check
  11. 476 +4

    Kes

    1969, in 11 top lists Check
  12. 589 +4

    Million Dollar Baby

    2004, in 12 top lists Check
  13. 653 +4

    Olympia 1. Teil - Fest der Völker

    1938 — a.k.a. Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations, in 14 top lists Check
  14. 654 +4

    Olympia 2. Teil - Fest der Schönheit

    1938 — a.k.a. Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty, in 14 top lists Check
  15. 723 +4

    Pumping Iron

    1977, in 1 top list Check
  16. 729 +4

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  17. 756 +4

    Rollerball

    1975, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 793 +4

    The Set-Up

    1949, in 10 top lists Check
  19. 895 +4

    This Sporting Life

    1963, in 9 top lists Check
  20. 967 +4

    When We Were Kings

    1996, in 7 top lists Check
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Last updated on Jun 9, 2020 by joachimt; source