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. 378 -

    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
  2. 189 -

    Partie de campagne

    1946 — a.k.a. A Day in the Country, in 13 top lists Check
  3. 38 -

    The Unknown

    1927, in 11 top lists Check
  4. 47 -

    Prapancha Pash

    1929 — a.k.a. A Throw of Dice, in 1 top list Check
  5. 898 -

    Gabbeh

    1996, in 4 top lists Check
  6. 8 -

    Within Our Gates

    1920, in 7 top lists Check
  7. 735 -

    The Purple Rose of Cairo

    1985, in 7 top lists Check
  8. 67 -

    Shanghai Express

    1932, in 9 top lists Check
  9. 69 -

    Trouble in Paradise

    1932, in 17 top lists Check
  10. 752 -

    She's Gotta Have It

    1986, in 6 top lists Check
  11. 91 -

    Peter Ibbetson

    1935, in 4 top lists Check
  12. 275 -

    Viaggio in Italia

    1954 — a.k.a. Journey to Italy, in 14 top lists Check
  13. 173 -

    Brief Encounter

    1945, in 22 top lists Check
  14. 60 -

    Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

    1931, in 11 top lists Check
  15. 54 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  16. 202 -

    Letter from an Unknown Woman

    1948, in 15 top lists Check
  17. 68 -

    The Bitter Tea of General Yen

    1932, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 153 -

    The Magnificent Ambersons

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
  19. 155 -

    The Palm Beach Story

    1942, in 14 top lists Check
  20. 71 -

    42nd Street

    1933, in 12 top lists Check
  21. 276 -

    All That Heaven Allows

    1955, in 11 top lists Check
  22. 83 -

    L'Atalante

    1934, in 21 top lists Check
  23. 358 -

    Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

    1960, in 9 top lists Check
  24. 812 -

    Archangel

    1990, in 5 top lists Check
  25. 109 -

    The Awful Truth

    1937, in 15 top lists Check
  26. 347 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  27. 6 -

    Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

    1919 — a.k.a. Broken Blossoms, in 13 top lists Check
  28. 683 -

    Fast Times at Ridgemont High

    1982, in 8 top lists Check
  29. 338 -

    Hiroshima mon amour

    1959 — a.k.a. Hiroshima Mon Amour, in 17 top lists Check
  30. 366 -

    Lola

    1961, in 11 top lists Check
  31. 163 -

    The Man in Grey

    1943, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 284 -

    Marty

    1955, in 10 top lists Check
  33. 809 -

    The Unbelievable Truth

    1989, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 249 -

    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    1953, in 11 top lists Check
  35. 521 -

    Harold and Maude

    1971, in 22 top lists Check
  36. 764 -

    Hong gao liang

    1988 — a.k.a. Red Sorghum, in 11 top lists Check
  37. 175 -

    I Know Where I'm Going!

    1945, in 13 top lists Check
  38. 105 -

    Make Way for Tomorrow

    1937, in 16 top lists Check
  39. 417 -

    Les parapluies de Cherbourg

    1964 — a.k.a. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, in 18 top lists Check
  40. 318 -

    Smultronstället

    1957 — a.k.a. Wild Strawberries, in 23 top lists Check
  41. 577 -

    Angst essen Seele auf

    1974 — a.k.a. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, in 13 top lists Check
  42. 500 -

    Deep End

    1970, in 7 top lists Check
  43. 133 -

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 21 top lists Check
  44. 614 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  45. 185 -

    La belle et la bête

    1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check
  46. 124 -

    Le jour se lève

    1939 — a.k.a. Daybreak, in 12 top lists Check
  47. 631 -

    Days of Heaven

    1978, in 19 top lists Check
  48. 146 -

    The Lady Eve

    1941, in 20 top lists Check
  49. 100 -

    My Man Godfrey

    1936, in 12 top lists Check
  50. 106 -

    Pépé le Moko

    1937, in 10 top lists Check
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