Mark Cousins's The Story of Film: An Odyssey

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"The Story of Film: An Odyssey, a 15-part series written and directed by award-winning film-maker Mark Cousins, is the story of international cinema told through the history of cinematic innovation.
The series provides a worldwide guided tour of the greatest movies ever made; an epic tale that starts in nickelodeons and ends as a multi-billion-dollar globalised digital industry."

Note: "Motion Capture Mirrors Emotion (2009) dir. Jorge Ribas," a documentary about the making of Avatar, is missing because it does not appear to have an imdb page.

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  1. 15 -

    The Story of the Kelly Gang

    1906, in 3 top lists Check
  2. 77 -1

    The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

    1927, in 12 top lists Check
  3. 97 -1

    Little Caesar

    1931, in 10 top lists Check
  4. 99 -1

    The Public Enemy

    1931, in 13 top lists Check
  5. 103 -1

    Scarface

    1932, in 16 top lists Check
  6. 111 -1

    Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse

    1933 — a.k.a. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse, in 13 top lists Check
  7. 121 -1

    Desire

    1936, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 130 -1

    Le quai des brumes

    1938 — a.k.a. Port of Shadows, in 10 top lists Check
  9. 143 -1

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  10. 149 -1

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  11. 154 -1

    Mildred Pierce

    1945, in 17 top lists Check
  12. 163 -1

    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  13. 164 -1

    The Killers

    1946, in 15 top lists Check
  14. 167 -1

    Odd Man Out

    1947, in 15 top lists Check
  15. 175 -1

    Nora inu

    1949 — a.k.a. Stray Dog, in 9 top lists Check
  16. 178 -1

    Gun Crazy

    1950, in 17 top lists Check
  17. 179 -1

    Los olvidados

    1950 — a.k.a. The Young and the Damned, in 25 top lists Check
  18. 192 -1

    The Hitch-Hiker

    1953, in 7 top lists Check
  19. 198 -1

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  20. 220 -1

    Bab el hadid

    1958 — a.k.a. Cairo Station, in 6 top lists Check
  21. 223 -1

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 30 top lists Check
  22. 226 -1

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  23. 228 -1

    Pickpocket

    1959, in 20 top lists Check
  24. 231 -1

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  25. 232 -1

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  26. 239 -1

    Rocco e i suoi fratelli

    1960 — a.k.a. Rocco and His Brothers, in 19 top lists Check
  27. 254 -1

    Le procès

    1962 — a.k.a. The Trial, in 10 top lists Check
  28. 263 -1

    Bande à part

    1964 — a.k.a. Band of Outsiders, in 13 top lists Check
  29. 264 -1

    Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol

    1964 — a.k.a. Black God, White Devil, in 9 top lists Check
  30. 283 -1

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  31. 304 -1

    Götter der Pest

    1970 — a.k.a. Gods of the Plague, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 308 -1

    Performance

    1970, in 16 top lists Check
  33. 318 -1

    The French Connection

    1971, in 23 top lists Check
  34. 325 -1

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  35. 327 -1

    Badlands

    1973, in 23 top lists Check
  36. 328 -1

    Enter the Dragon

    1973, in 14 top lists Check
  37. 330 -1

    Mean Streets

    1973, in 22 top lists Check
  38. 336 -1

    Zanjeer

    1973 — a.k.a. The Chain, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 343 -1

    Faustrecht der Freiheit

    1975 — a.k.a. Fox and His Friends, in 6 top lists Check
  40. 361 -1

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  41. 374 -2

    American Gigolo

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  42. 393 -2

    Scarface

    1983, in 19 top lists Check
  43. 396 -2

    Once Upon a Time in America

    1984, in 19 top lists Check
  44. 404 -2

    Ying hung boon sik

    1986 — a.k.a. A Better Tomorrow, in 10 top lists Check
  45. 406 -2

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  46. 408 -2

    Lung foo fung wan

    1987 — a.k.a. City on Fire, in 4 top lists Check
  47. 409 -2

    RoboCop

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  48. 411 -2

    The Untouchables

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  49. 414 -2

    Krótki film o zabijaniu

    1988 — a.k.a. A Short Film About Killing, in 12 top lists Check
  50. 419 -2

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
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