1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die

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The 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die list is actually a film reference book compiled by various critics worldwide and edited by Steven Jay Schneider. The list spans movies from as early as 1902 up to recent releases.

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  1. 959 -

    The Dark Knight

    2008, in 27 top lists Check
  2. 864 -1

    Forrest Gump

    1994, in 25 top lists Check
  3. 876 -

    The Lion King

    1994, in 25 top lists Check
  4. 925 -

    Fight Club

    1999, in 19 top lists Check
  5. 871 -

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  6. 915 -

    Titanic

    1997, in 25 top lists Check
  7. 877 -

    The Shawshank Redemption

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  8. 933 -

    Gladiator

    2000, in 25 top lists Check
  9. 836 -

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  10. 890 -

    Se7en

    1995, in 29 top lists Check
  11. 929 -

    The Sixth Sense

    1999, in 20 top lists Check
  12. 921 -

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
  13. 550 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  14. 842 -

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  15. 593 -

    Jaws

    1975, in 29 top lists Check
  16. 965 -

    The Social Network

    2010, in 13 top lists Check
  17. 854 -1

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  18. 518 -

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  19. 882 -

    Braveheart

    1995, in 19 top lists Check
  20. 814 -

    Edward Scissorhands

    1990, in 10 top lists Check
  21. 936 -

    Requiem for a Dream

    2000, in 21 top lists Check
  22. 599 -

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  23. 816 -

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  24. 905 -

    Trainspotting

    1996, in 18 top lists Check
  25. 583 -

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  26. 892 -

    The Usual Suspects

    1995, in 24 top lists Check
  27. 955 -

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  28. 609 -

    Rocky

    1976, in 20 top lists Check
  29. 610 -

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  30. 762 -

    Full Metal Jacket

    1987, in 18 top lists Check
  31. 897 -

    Fargo

    1996, in 26 top lists Check
  32. 702 -

    Scarface

    1983, in 19 top lists Check
  33. 642 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  34. 733 -

    The Breakfast Club

    1985, in 10 top lists Check
  35. 880 -

    Babe

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
  36. 789 -

    Rain Man

    1988, in 15 top lists Check
  37. 745 -

    Ferris Bueller's Day Off

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  38. 957 -

    There Will Be Blood

    2007, in 20 top lists Check
  39. 149 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  40. 308 -

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  41. 941 -

    Cidade de Deus

    2002 — a.k.a. City of God, in 22 top lists Check
  42. 436 -

    The Sound of Music

    1965, in 25 top lists Check
  43. 140 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  44. 387 -

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    1962, in 18 top lists Check
  45. 184 -

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  46. 755 -

    Top Gun

    1986, in 8 top lists Check
  47. 710 -

    Amadeus

    1984, in 23 top lists Check
  48. 753 -

    Stand by Me

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  49. 911 -

    L.A. Confidential

    1997, in 27 top lists Check
  50. 947 -

    Oldeuboi

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