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. 149 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  2. 642 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  3. 955 -

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  4. 320 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  5. 190 -

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  6. 104 -

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  7. 446 -

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  8. 921 -

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
  9. 24 -

    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
  10. 723 -

    Idi i smotri

    1985 — a.k.a. Come and See, in 27 top lists Check
  11. 638 -

    The Deer Hunter

    1978, in 26 top lists Check
  12. 317 -

    Paths of Glory

    1957, in 26 top lists Check
  13. 72 -

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  14. 156 -

    To Be or Not to Be

    1942, in 24 top lists Check
  15. 178 -

    Roma città aperta

    1945 — a.k.a. Rome, Open City, in 23 top lists Check
  16. 784 -

    Hotaru no haka

    1988 — a.k.a. Grave of the Fireflies, in 21 top lists Check
  17. 509 -

    M*A*S*H

    1970, in 21 top lists Check
  18. 750 -

    Platoon

    1986, in 21 top lists Check
  19. 306 -

    Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent...

    1956 — a.k.a. A Man Escaped, in 20 top lists Check
  20. 49 -

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1930, in 19 top lists Check
  21. 904 -

    The English Patient

    1996, in 19 top lists Check
  22. 762 -

    Full Metal Jacket

    1987, in 18 top lists Check
  23. 731 -

    Shoah

    1985, in 18 top lists Check
  24. 428 -

    Doctor Zhivago

    1965, in 17 top lists Check
  25. 315 -

    Letyat zhuravli

    1957 — a.k.a. The Cranes Are Flying, in 17 top lists Check
  26. 302 -

    Nuit et brouillard

    1956 — a.k.a. Night and Fog, in 17 top lists Check
  27. 329 -

    Popiól i diament

    1958 — a.k.a. Ashes and Diamonds, in 17 top lists Check
  28. 162 -

    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    1943, in 16 top lists Check
  29. 94 -

    Triumph des Willens

    1935 — a.k.a. Triumph of the Will, in 16 top lists Check
  30. 242 -

    Jeux interdits

    1952 — a.k.a. Forbidden Games, in 15 top lists Check
  31. 646 -

    Die Blechtrommel

    1979 — a.k.a. The Tin Drum, in 14 top lists Check
  32. 448 -

    Ostre sledované vlaky

    1966 — a.k.a. Closely Watched Trains, in 14 top lists Check
  33. 922 -

    The Thin Red Line

    1998, in 14 top lists Check
  34. 629 -

    Voskhozhdenie

    1977 — a.k.a. The Ascent, in 14 top lists Check
  35. 757 -

    Au revoir les enfants

    1987 — a.k.a. Au Revoir les Enfants, in 13 top lists Check
  36. 26 -

    The Big Parade

    1925, in 13 top lists Check
  37. 248 -

    From Here to Eternity

    1953, in 13 top lists Check
  38. 960 -

    The Hurt Locker

    2008, in 13 top lists Check
  39. 510 -

    Patton

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  40. 296 -

    Biruma no tategoto

    1956 — a.k.a. The Burmese Harp, in 12 top lists Check
  41. 716 -

    The Killing Fields

    1984, in 12 top lists Check
  42. 452 -

    The War Game

    1966, in 12 top lists Check
  43. 236 -

    The African Queen

    1951, in 11 top lists Check
  44. 427 -

    Campanadas a medianoche

    1965 — a.k.a. Chimes at Midnight, in 11 top lists Check
  45. 494 -

    Le chagrin et la pitié

    1969 — a.k.a. The Sorrow and the Pity, in 11 top lists Check
  46. 764 -

    Hong gao liang

    1988 — a.k.a. Red Sorghum, in 11 top lists Check
  47. 598 -

    O thiasos

    1975 — a.k.a. The Travelling Players, in 11 top lists Check
  48. 859 -1

    Xi meng ren sheng

    1993 — a.k.a. The Puppetmaster, in 11 top lists Check
  49. 665 -

    The Big Red One

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  50. 505 -

    Il giardino dei Finzi Contini

    1970 — a.k.a. The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, in 9 top lists Check
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