The Guardian's 50 Lost Movie Classics

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"From scenes of striking Mexican zinc workers to Burt Lancaster wandering through the city in his trunks, film history is rich with neglected masterpieces that have moved, inspired and disturbed us but somehow missed the commercial boat. We asked a panel of critics and film-makers to sing the praises of 50 forgotten gems, introduced below by Philip French"

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  1. 52 -

    Grace of My Heart

    1996, in 1 top list Check
  2. 51 -

    Jeremy

    1973, in 0 top lists Check
  3. 50 -

    'Round Midnight

    1986, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 49 -

    Millions

    2004, in 1 top list Check
  5. 48 -

    Beautiful Girls

    1996, in 1 top list Check
  6. 47 -

    Two-Lane Blacktop

    1971, in 13 top lists Check
  7. 46 -

    Robin Hood

    1973, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 45 -

    Wise Blood

    1979, in 7 top lists Check
  9. 44 -

    The Terence Davies Trilogy

    1983, in 1 top list Check
  10. 43 -

    The Narrow Margin

    1952, in 7 top lists Check
  11. 42 -

    Cockfighter

    1974, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 41 -

    El sueño del mono loco

    1989 — a.k.a. The Mad Monkey, in 1 top list Check
  13. 40 -

    Save the Last Dance

    2001, in 1 top list Check
  14. 39 -

    Cutter's Way

    1981, in 6 top lists Check
  15. 38 -

    The Ninth Configuration

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 37 -

    Tin Cup

    1996, in 0 top lists Check
  17. 36 -

    Day Night Day Night

    2006, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 35 -

    Less Than Zero

    1987, in 0 top lists Check
  19. 34 -

    The Day the Earth Caught Fire

    1961 — a.k.a. The Day the Sky Caught Fire, in 0 top lists Check
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    Breathless

    1983, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 32 -

    Ride Lonesome

    1959, in 4 top lists Check
  22. 31 -

    Dreamchild

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  23. 30 -

    Babylon

    1980, in 1 top list Check
  24. 29 -

    The Parallax View

    1974, in 10 top lists Check
  25. 28 -

    My Way Home

    1978, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 27 -

    My Ain Folk

    1973, in 3 top lists Check
  27. 26 -

    My Childhood

    1972, in 6 top lists Check
  28. 25 -

    Lianna

    1983, in 0 top lists Check
  29. 24 -

    Le Petomane

    1979, in 0 top lists Check
  30. 23 -

    Housekeeping

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  31. 22 -

    Safe

    1995, in 8 top lists Check
  32. 21 -

    The Hired Hand

    1971, in 3 top lists Check
  33. 20 -

    Queimada

    1969 — a.k.a. Burn!, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 19 -

    A New Leaf

    1971, in 8 top lists Check
  35. 18 -

    The Low Down

    2000, in 0 top lists Check
  36. 17 -

    Let's Scare Jessica to Death

    1971, in 1 top list Check
  37. 16 -

    Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  38. 15 -

    3 Women

    1977, in 8 top lists Check
  39. 14 -

    Bamboozled

    2000, in 4 top lists Check
  40. 13 -

    Top Secret!

    1984, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Beaver Trilogy

    2000, in 0 top lists Check
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    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
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    The Damned

    1962 — a.k.a. These Are the Damned, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 9 -

    The Front Page

    1931, in 3 top lists Check
  45. 8 -

    Under the Skin

    1997, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 7 -

    The Swimmer

    1968, in 6 top lists Check
  47. 6 -

    I Wanna Hold Your Hand

    1978, in 1 top list Check
  48. 5 -

    Fat City

    1972, in 9 top lists Check
  49. 4 -

    Newsfront

    1978, in 3 top lists Check
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    Der Stand der Dinge

    1982 — a.k.a. The State of Things, in 4 top lists Check
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