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. 2 -

    The Great Train Robbery

    1903, in 11 top lists Check
  2. 467 -

    Report

    1967, in 4 top lists Check
  3. 1 -

    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
  4. 159 -

    Meshes of the Afternoon

    1943, in 10 top lists Check
  5. 48 -

    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
  6. 444 -

    Hold Me While I'm Naked

    1966, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 395 -

    Khaneh siah ast

    1963 — a.k.a. The House Is Black, in 13 top lists Check
  8. 378 -

    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
  9. 399 -

    Scorpio Rising

    1963, in 9 top lists Check
  10. 76 -

    Las Hurdes

    1933 — a.k.a. Land Without Bread, in 12 top lists Check
  11. 302 -

    Nuit et brouillard

    1956 — a.k.a. Night and Fog, in 17 top lists Check
  12. 179 -

    San Pietro

    1945, in 4 top lists Check
  13. 391 -

    Blonde Cobra

    1963, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 314 -

    Les maîtres fous

    1955 — a.k.a. The Mad Masters, in 6 top lists Check
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    La souriante Madame Beudet

    1923 — a.k.a. The Smiling Madame Beudet, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 189 -

    Partie de campagne

    1946 — a.k.a. A Day in the Country, in 13 top lists Check
  17. 473 -

    Wavelength

    1967, in 9 top lists Check
  18. 397 -

    Méditerranée

    1963, in 5 top lists Check
  19. 392 -

    Flaming Creatures

    1963, in 9 top lists Check
  20. 21 -

    Sherlock Jr.

    1924, in 24 top lists Check
  21. 80 -

    Zéro de conduite

    1933 — a.k.a. Zero for Conduct, in 17 top lists Check
  22. 452 -

    The War Game

    1966, in 12 top lists Check
  23. 810 -

    Tongues Untied

    1989, in 11 top lists Check
  24. 51 -

    L'âge d'or

    1930 — a.k.a. L'Age d'Or, in 16 top lists Check
  25. 398 -

    Pasazerka

    1963 — a.k.a. Passenger, in 4 top lists Check
  26. 158 -

    Fires Were Started

    1943, in 8 top lists Check
  27. 38 -

    The Unknown

    1927, in 11 top lists Check
  28. 141 -

    Dumbo

    1941, in 9 top lists Check
  29. 63 -

    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
  30. 85 -

    The Black Cat

    1934, in 8 top lists Check
  31. 18 -

    Our Hospitality

    1923, in 13 top lists Check
  32. 24 -

    Bronenosets Potyomkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
  33. 174 -

    Detour

    1945, in 16 top lists Check
  34. 376 -

    Heaven and Earth Magic

    1962, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 78 -

    She Done Him Wrong

    1933, in 8 top lists Check
  36. 7 -

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  37. 45 -

    Chelovek s kino-apparatom

    1929 — a.k.a. Man with a Movie Camera, in 24 top lists Check
  38. 82 -

    It's a Gift

    1934, in 8 top lists Check
  39. 79 -

    Sons of the Desert

    1933, in 8 top lists Check
  40. 72 -

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  41. 56 -

    Frankenstein

    1931, in 18 top lists Check
  42. 41 -

    Steamboat Bill, Jr.

    1928, in 13 top lists Check
  43. 438 -

    Vinyl

    1965, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 148 -

    The Wolf Man

    1941, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 164 -

    The Seventh Victim

    1943, in 8 top lists Check
  46. 777 -

    Ariel

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 136 -

    The Bank Dick

    1940, in 8 top lists Check
  48. 369 -

    The Exiles

    1961, in 4 top lists Check
  49. 565 -

    La planète sauvage

    1973 — a.k.a. Fantastic Planet, in 10 top lists Check
  50. 150 -

    Cat People

    1942, in 15 top lists Check