The Telegraph 500 Must-See Films

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The Telegraph newspaper (UK) published this list over 2nd and 3rd March 2013. It is framed as a mix of individual top lists and genre specific top lists. Due to a mistake, Out of the Past appeared twice within the same subcategory meaning there are only 499 films.

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  1. 457 -

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  2. 72 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  3. 10 -

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  4. 250 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  5. 347 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  6. 145 -

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  7. 191 -

    Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi

    2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check
  8. 295 -

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  9. 22 -

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
  10. 75 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  11. 207 -

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  12. 46 -

    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  13. 6 -

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  14. 64 -

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  15. 460 -

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  16. 5 -

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  17. 246 -

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  18. 370 -

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  19. 128 -

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  20. 1 -

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  21. 394 -

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  22. 122 -

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  23. 77 -

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  24. 255 -

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  25. 65 -

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  26. 261 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  27. 248 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  28. 230 -

    The General

    1926, in 34 top lists Check
  29. 216 -

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  30. 139 -

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  31. 165 -

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  32. 74 -

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  33. 415 -

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  34. 270 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  35. 437 -

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  36. 73 -

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  37. 331 -

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 31 top lists Check
  38. 278 -

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  39. 168 -

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  40. 124 -

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  41. 358 -

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  42. 160 -

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  43. 237 -

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  44. 79 -

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  45. 279 -

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  46. 391 -

    The Matrix

    1999, in 30 top lists Check
  47. 67 -

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  48. 226 -

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 30 top lists Check
  49. 70 -

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  50. 68 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
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