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. 238 -

    The Sheik

    1921, in 3 top lists Check
  2. 230 -

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  3. 402 -

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  4. 369 -

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  5. 80 -

    Stagecoach

    1939, in 21 top lists Check
  6. 22 -

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 37 top lists Check
  7. 54 -

    Road to Morocco

    1942, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 81 -

    Red River

    1948, in 17 top lists Check
  9. 379 -

    The African Queen

    1951, in 11 top lists Check
  10. 380 -

    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
  11. 370 -

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  12. 468 -

    Forbidden Planet

    1956, in 9 top lists Check
  13. 82 -

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  14. 270 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  15. 67 -

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  16. 255 -

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  17. 175 -

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  18. 133 -

    From Russia with Love

    1963, in 4 top lists Check
  19. 116 -

    Born Free

    1966, in 1 top list Check
  20. 195 -

    The Jungle Book

    1967, in 11 top lists Check
  21. 327 -

    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

    1968, in 0 top lists Check
  22. 458 -

    Planet of the Apes

    1968, in 16 top lists Check
  23. 382 -

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    1969, in 3 top lists Check
  24. 96 -

    A Man Called Horse

    1970, in 0 top lists Check
  25. 117 -

    Walkabout

    1971, in 13 top lists Check
  26. 164 -

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  27. 316 -

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  28. 159 -

    Jaws

    1975, in 29 top lists Check
  29. 193 -

    Watership Down

    1978, in 4 top lists Check
  30. 330 -

    The Muppet Movie

    1979, in 5 top lists Check
  31. 438 -

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  32. 384 -

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  33. 371 -

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
  34. 472 -

    Time Bandits

    1981, in 4 top lists Check
  35. 448 -

    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

    1982, in 6 top lists Check
  36. 332 -

    The Neverending Story

    1984 — a.k.a. The NeverEnding Story, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 15 -

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  38. 16 -

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  39. 333 -

    Stand by Me

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  40. 338 -

    The Princess Bride

    1987, in 19 top lists Check
  41. 188 -

    Neco z Alenky

    1988 — a.k.a. Alice, in 10 top lists Check
  42. 340 -

    Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

    1989, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 99 -

    Dances with Wolves

    1990, in 17 top lists Check
  44. 388 -

    The Last of the Mohicans

    1992, in 10 top lists Check
  45. 389 -

    Jurassic Park

    1993, in 23 top lists Check
  46. 409 -

    Last Action Hero

    1993, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 198 -

    The Lion King

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  48. 323 -

    Toy Story

    1995, in 25 top lists Check
  49. 451 -

    The Lost World: Jurassic Park

    1997, in 4 top lists Check
  50. 200 -

    The Iron Giant

    1999, in 13 top lists Check
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