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. 7 -

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 31 top lists Check
  2. 9 -

    Körkarlen

    1921 — a.k.a. The Phantom Carriage, in 16 top lists Check
  3. 13 -

    Häxan

    1922, in 17 top lists Check
  4. 15 -

    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
  5. 29 -

    The Phantom of the Opera

    1925, in 10 top lists Check
  6. 38 -

    The Unknown

    1927, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 55 -

    Dracula

    1931, in 11 top lists Check
  8. 56 -

    Frankenstein

    1931, in 18 top lists Check
  9. 63 -

    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
  10. 70 -

    Vampyr

    1932, in 18 top lists Check
  11. 75 -

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  12. 85 -

    The Black Cat

    1934, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 88 -

    The Bride of Frankenstein

    1935 — a.k.a. Bride of Frankenstein, in 19 top lists Check
  14. 111 -

    Ye ban ge sheng

    1937 — a.k.a. Song at Midnight, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 148 -

    The Wolf Man

    1941, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 150 -

    Cat People

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
  17. 164 -

    The Seventh Victim

    1943, in 8 top lists Check
  18. 282 -

    Les diaboliques

    1955 — a.k.a. Diabolique, in 21 top lists Check
  19. 301 -

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    1956, in 19 top lists Check
  20. 323 new

    Dracula

    1958 — a.k.a. Horror of Dracula, in 8 top lists Check
  21. 348 -

    Hanyo

    1960 — a.k.a. The Housemaid, in 8 top lists Check
  22. 350 -

    La maschera del demonio

    1960 — a.k.a. Black Sunday, in 8 top lists Check
  23. 353 -

    Les yeux sans visage

    1960 — a.k.a. Eyes Without a Face, in 14 top lists Check
  24. 355 -

    Peeping Tom

    1960, in 20 top lists Check
  25. 356 -

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  26. 389 -

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  27. 401 -

    The Birds

    1963, in 18 top lists Check
  28. 404 -

    The Haunting

    1963, in 6 top lists Check
  29. 421 -

    Onibaba

    1964, in 13 top lists Check
  30. 424 -

    The Masque of the Red Death

    1964, in 3 top lists Check
  31. 434 -

    Repulsion

    1965, in 17 top lists Check
  32. 449 -

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
  33. 450 -

    Seconds

    1966, in 10 top lists Check
  34. 483 -

    Night of the Living Dead

    1968, in 20 top lists Check
  35. 485 -

    Rosemary's Baby

    1968, in 21 top lists Check
  36. 487 -

    Targets

    1968, in 6 top lists Check
  37. 488 -

    Vargtimmen

    1968 — a.k.a. Hour of the Wolf, in 7 top lists Check
  38. 508 -

    L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo

    1970 — a.k.a. The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, in 5 top lists Check
  39. 546 -

    Pink Flamingos

    1972, in 13 top lists Check
  40. 558 -

    Don't Look Now

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  41. 571 -

    The Exorcist

    1973, in 27 top lists Check
  42. 574 -

    The Wicker Man

    1973, in 13 top lists Check
  43. 584 -

    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    1974, in 15 top lists Check
  44. 606 -

    Carrie

    1976, in 11 top lists Check
  45. 619 -

    Eraserhead

    1977, in 20 top lists Check
  46. 626 -

    Suspiria

    1977, in 17 top lists Check
  47. 627 -

    The Hills Have Eyes

    1977, in 2 top lists Check
  48. 630 -

    Dawn of the Dead

    1978, in 15 top lists Check
  49. 633 -

    Halloween

    1978, in 17 top lists Check
  50. 640 -

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
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