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. 893 -

    Toy Story

    1995, in 25 top lists Check
  5. 939 -

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
  6. 928 -

    The Matrix

    1999, in 30 top lists Check
  7. 963 -

    Inception

    2010, in 21 top lists Check
  8. 949 -

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    2003, in 29 top lists Check
  9. 925 -

    Fight Club

    1999, in 19 top lists Check
  10. 943 -

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    2002, in 26 top lists Check
  11. 871 -

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  12. 721 -

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  13. 624 -

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  14. 851 -

    Jurassic Park

    1993, in 23 top lists Check
  15. 915 -

    Titanic

    1997, in 25 top lists Check
  16. 664 -

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  17. 877 -

    The Shawshank Redemption

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  18. 933 -

    Gladiator

    2000, in 25 top lists Check
  19. 961 -

    Avatar

    2009, in 13 top lists Check
  20. 836 -

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  21. 890 -

    Se7en

    1995, in 29 top lists Check
  22. 931 -

    Toy Story 2

    1999, in 13 top lists Check
  23. 966 -

    Toy Story 3

    2010, in 16 top lists Check
  24. 703 -

    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  25. 929 -

    The Sixth Sense

    1999, in 20 top lists Check
  26. 921 -

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
  27. 681 -

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 30 top lists Check
  28. 667 -

    The Shining

    1980, in 28 top lists Check
  29. 550 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  30. 935 -

    Memento

    2000, in 27 top lists Check
  31. 675 -

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
  32. 718 -

    The Terminator

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  33. 834 -

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991, in 27 top lists Check
  34. 782 -

    Die Hard

    1988, in 21 top lists Check
  35. 842 -

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  36. 129 -

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 37 top lists Check
  37. 593 -

    Jaws

    1975, in 29 top lists Check
  38. 965 -

    The Social Network

    2010, in 13 top lists Check
  39. 854 -1

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  40. 518 -

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  41. 882 -

    Braveheart

    1995, in 19 top lists Check
  42. 596 -

    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  43. 962 -

    District 9

    2009, in 10 top lists Check
  44. 640 -

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  45. 712 -

    Ghostbusters

    1984, in 13 top lists Check
  46. 850 -

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  47. 814 -

    Edward Scissorhands

    1990, in 10 top lists Check
  48. 936 -

    Requiem for a Dream

    2000, in 21 top lists Check
  49. 107 -

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    1937, in 25 top lists Check
  50. 599 -

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check