Yahoo's Top 100 Movies to See Before You Die

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Many movies are good, some are great, but only a select few can be called truly "essential." After heated discussions, long negotiations, and a shouting match or two, the staff at Yahoo! Movies has put together this list of the 100 films you must see before you die. To choose the titles for the list, we considered factors like historical importance and cultural impact. But we also selected films that we believe are the most thrilling, most dramatic, scariest, and funniest movies of all time. Some of these films you've seen, and some you may not have heard of, but we believe that each one is a timeless classic that you absolutely have to see.

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  1. 92 new

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  2. 33 new

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  3. 94 new

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  4. 48 new

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  5. 83 new

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  6. 17 new

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  7. 19 new

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  8. 63 new

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  9. 64 new

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  10. 5 new

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  11. 23 new

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  12. 24 new

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

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  13. 79 new

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  14. 86 new

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  15. 98 new

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 37 top lists Check
  16. 8 new

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  17. 7 new

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  18. 76 new

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  19. 78 new

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  20. 26 new

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  21. 50 new

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  22. 60 new

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  23. 74 new

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  24. 81 new

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  25. 84 new

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  26. 4 new

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  27. 65 new

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  28. 68 new

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  29. 44 new

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  30. 14 new

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  31. 34 new

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  32. 59 new

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  33. 18 new

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  34. 37 new

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  35. 49 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
  36. 69 new

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  37. 91 new

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  38. 2 new

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  39. 27 new

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 30 top lists Check
  40. 42 new

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  41. 39 new

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  42. 53 new

    The Matrix

    1999, in 30 top lists Check
  43. 54 new

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  44. 6 new

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  45. 13 new

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  46. 38 new

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  47. 43 new

    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
  48. 66 new

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
  49. 12 new

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  50. 36 new

    Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

    1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 28 top lists Check
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Last updated on Apr 2, 2012; source