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. 592 +4

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  2. 523 +4

    Limelight

    1952, in 12 top lists Check
  3. 658 +4

    Once Upon a Time in America

    1984, in 19 top lists Check
  4. 793 +4

    The Set-Up

    1949, in 10 top lists Check
  5. 898 +4

    Three Kings

    1999, in 4 top lists Check
  6. 234 +4

    Desperately Seeking Susan

    1985, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 679 +4

    Paris, Texas

    1984, in 22 top lists Check
  8. 89 -

    La bête humaine

    1938 — a.k.a. The Human Beast, in 9 top lists Check
  9. 802 +4

    She's Gotta Have It

    1986, in 6 top lists Check
  10. 487 +4

    Kiss of the Spider Woman

    1985, in 5 top lists Check
  11. 525 +4

    Liquid Sky

    1982, in 4 top lists Check
  12. 296 +4

    Eraserhead

    1977, in 20 top lists Check
  13. 703 +4

    Playtime

    1967, in 19 top lists Check
  14. 130 -

    Breakfast at Tiffany's

    1961, in 9 top lists Check
  15. 593 +4

    Mon oncle

    1958 — a.k.a. My Uncle, in 17 top lists Check
  16. 571 +4

    Mean Girls

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
  17. 44 -

    L'année dernière à Marienbad

    1961 — a.k.a. Last Year at Marienbad, in 23 top lists Check
  18. 352 +4

    Ginger Snaps

    2000, in 6 top lists Check
  19. 416 +4

    Hot Fuzz

    2007, in 5 top lists Check
  20. 53 -

    The Asphalt Jungle

    1950, in 15 top lists Check
  21. 450 +4

    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
  22. 1002 +4

    Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège

    1933 — a.k.a. Zero for Conduct, in 17 top lists Check
  23. 830 +4

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  24. 17 -

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  25. 184 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  26. 207 +4

    Crossfire

    1947, in 7 top lists Check
  27. 615 +4

    My Summer of Love

    2004, in 3 top lists Check
  28. 604 +4

    Mujeres al borde de un ataque de "nervios"

    1988 — a.k.a. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, in 17 top lists Check
  29. 519 +4

    La ley del deseo

    1987 — a.k.a. Law of Desire, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 233 +4

    Le dernier métro

    1980 — a.k.a. The Last Metro, in 8 top lists Check
  31. 394 +4

    Hearts and Minds

    1974, in 7 top lists Check
  32. 246 +4

    The Dirty Dozen

    1967, in 8 top lists Check
  33. 214 +4

    Dangerous Liaisons

    1988, in 8 top lists Check
  34. 623 +4

    Neco z Alenky

    1988 — a.k.a. Alice, in 10 top lists Check
  35. 432 +4

    If....

    1968, in 18 top lists Check
  36. 585 +4

    Midnight Run

    1988, in 4 top lists Check
  37. 392 +4

    Häxan

    1922, in 17 top lists Check
  38. 559 +4

    The Manchurian Candidate

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  39. 25 -

    All That Jazz

    1979, in 19 top lists Check
  40. 135 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  41. 513 +4

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  42. 809 +4

    Short Cuts

    1993, in 9 top lists Check
  43. 430 +4

    Idi i smotri

    1985 — a.k.a. Come and See, in 27 top lists Check
  44. 230 +4

    The Deer Hunter

    1978, in 26 top lists Check
  45. 220 +4

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    1951, in 12 top lists Check
  46. 428 +4

    I Was a Male War Bride

    1949 — a.k.a. You Can't Sleep Here, in 3 top lists Check
  47. 104 -

    The Birth of a Nation

    1915, in 21 top lists Check
  48. 806 +4

    Shoah

    1985, in 18 top lists Check
  49. 320 +4

    Fires Were Started

    1943, in 8 top lists Check
  50. 281 +4

    Die Ehe der Maria Braun

    1979 — a.k.a. The Marriage of Maria Braun, in 11 top lists Check
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