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. 33 -

    The King and I

    1956, in 5 top lists Check
  2. 36 -

    The Sound of Music

    1965, in 25 top lists Check
  3. 77 -

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  4. 90 -

    They Died with Their Boots On

    1941, in 1 top list Check
  5. 94 -

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    1969, in 21 top lists Check
  6. 110 -

    Of Time and the City

    2008, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 121 -

    Hunger

    2008, in 6 top lists Check
  8. 165 -

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  9. 166 -

    The Elephant Man

    1980, in 16 top lists Check
  10. 167 -

    Amadeus

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  11. 168 -

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  12. 169 -

    Ed Wood

    1994, in 9 top lists Check
  13. 170 -

    Elizabeth

    1998, in 5 top lists Check
  14. 171 -

    The King's Speech

    2010, in 13 top lists Check
  15. 172 -

    The Social Network

    2010, in 13 top lists Check
  16. 173 -

    The Doors

    1991, in 0 top lists Check
  17. 174 -

    Young Mr. Lincoln

    1939, in 8 top lists Check
  18. 175 -

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  19. 176 -

    Cleopatra

    1963, in 5 top lists Check
  20. 177 -

    A Man for All Seasons

    1966, in 14 top lists Check
  21. 178 -

    Patton

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  22. 179 -

    Lenny

    1974, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 180 -

    Gandhi

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
  24. 181 -

    The Last Emperor

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  25. 182 -

    Malcolm X

    1992, in 7 top lists Check
  26. 183 -

    Shine

    1996, in 6 top lists Check
  27. 184 -

    Le scaphandre et le papillon

    2007 — a.k.a. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, in 7 top lists Check
  28. 192 -

    Vals Im Bashir

    2008 — a.k.a. Waltz with Bashir, in 11 top lists Check
  29. 234 -

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  30. 260 -

    Serpico

    1973, in 9 top lists Check
  31. 277 -

    The Pianist

    2002, in 21 top lists Check
  32. 281 -

    The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth...

    1944 — a.k.a. Henry V, in 12 top lists Check
  33. 292 -

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  34. 296 -

    Casino

    1995, in 11 top lists Check
  35. 304 -

    Donnie Brasco

    1997, in 5 top lists Check
  36. 314 -

    Il vangelo secondo Matteo

    1964 — a.k.a. The Gospel According to St. Matthew, in 14 top lists Check
  37. 365 -

    My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

    1989 — a.k.a. My Left Foot, in 7 top lists Check
  38. 423 -

    The Miracle Worker

    1962, in 6 top lists Check
  39. 487 new

    The Imposter

    2012, in 0 top lists Check
  40. 494 new

    Capturing the Friedmans

    2003, in 7 top lists Check
  41. 495 new

    Grizzly Man

    2005, in 9 top lists Check
  42. 497 new

    Anvil: The Story of Anvil

    2008, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 498 new

    Man on Wire

    2008, in 6 top lists Check
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Last updated on Mar 31, 2013; source