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. 1 -

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  2. 3 -

    Zangiku monogatari

    1939 — a.k.a. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, in 13 top lists Check
  3. 4 -

    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    1943, in 16 top lists Check
  4. 5 -

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  5. 8 -

    Ugetsu monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Ugetsu, in 25 top lists Check
  6. 11 -

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  7. 12 -

    Seppuku

    1962 — a.k.a. Hara-Kiri, in 16 top lists Check
  8. 13 -

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
  9. 18 -

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  10. 19 -

    Sud pralad

    2004 — a.k.a. Tropical Malady, in 10 top lists Check
  11. 20 -

    There Will Be Blood

    2007, in 20 top lists Check
  12. 23 -

    Meet Me in St. Louis

    1944, in 15 top lists Check
  13. 27 -

    West Side Story

    1961, in 22 top lists Check
  14. 29 -

    Les parapluies de Cherbourg

    1964 — a.k.a. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, in 18 top lists Check
  15. 32 -

    Carousel

    1956, in 1 top list Check
  16. 33 -

    The King and I

    1956, in 5 top lists Check
  17. 34 -

    My Fair Lady

    1964, in 18 top lists Check
  18. 36 -

    The Sound of Music

    1965, in 25 top lists Check
  19. 37 -

    Cabaret

    1972, in 24 top lists Check
  20. 40 -

    Moulin Rouge!

    2001, in 17 top lists Check
  21. 53 -

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  22. 55 -

    Adam's Rib

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  23. 62 -

    Little Miss Sunshine

    2006, in 7 top lists Check
  24. 65 -

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  25. 68 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  26. 69 -

    La dolce vita

    1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check
  27. 70 -

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  28. 71 -

    Il conformista

    1970 — a.k.a. The Conformist, in 20 top lists Check
  29. 72 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  30. 73 -

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  31. 74 -

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  32. 75 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  33. 76 -

    Manhattan

    1979, in 20 top lists Check
  34. 77 -

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  35. 78 -

    Todo sobre mi madre

    1999 — a.k.a. All About My Mother, in 18 top lists Check
  36. 79 -

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  37. 82 -

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  38. 83 -

    Man of the West

    1958, in 8 top lists Check
  39. 84 -

    Rio Bravo

    1959, in 19 top lists Check
  40. 87 -

    Per un pugno di dollari

    1964 — a.k.a. A Fistful of Dollars, in 10 top lists Check
  41. 89 -

    Unforgiven

    1992, in 24 top lists Check
  42. 90 -

    They Died with Their Boots On

    1941, in 1 top list Check
  43. 92 -

    The Big Country

    1958, in 6 top lists Check
  44. 96 -

    A Man Called Horse

    1970, in 0 top lists Check
  45. 98 -

    McCabe & Mrs. Miller

    1971, in 20 top lists Check
  46. 99 -

    Dances with Wolves

    1990, in 18 top lists Check
  47. 100 -

    True Grit

    2010, in 6 top lists Check
  48. 102 -

    A Matter of Life and Death

    1946, in 23 top lists Check
  49. 103 -

    Brighton Rock

    1948, in 8 top lists Check
  50. 104 -

    The Red Shoes

    1948, in 27 top lists Check
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