Ebert's Original 100 Great Movies

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Below is a subset of Roger Ebert's list of great films containing only those in his book "The Great Movies", published in 2002. The Apu Trilogy, Decalogue, and Up Documentaries are all broken out separately, hence more than 100 listings.

An excerpt from Ebert's introduction to the book:
"They are not 'the' 100 greatest films of all time, because all lists of great movies are a foolish attempt to codify works which must stand alone. But it's fair to say: If you want to make a tour of the landmarks of the first century of cinema, start here."

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  1. 1 -

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  2. 49 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  3. 113 -2

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  4. 63 -

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  5. 96 -

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  6. 22 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  7. 24 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  8. 85 -

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  9. 86 -

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  10. 116 -2

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
  11. 8 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  12. 39 -

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  13. 41 -

    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  14. 94 -

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  15. 101 -

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  16. 15 -

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  17. 69 -

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  18. 90 -

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  19. 93 -

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  20. 3 -

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  21. 65 -

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  22. 89 -

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  23. 95 -

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  24. 97 -

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  25. 25 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  26. 48 -

    The General

    1926, in 34 top lists Check
  27. 75 -

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  28. 87 -

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  29. 100 -

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  30. 56 -

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  31. 78 -

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  32. 23 -

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  33. 43 -

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 31 top lists Check
  34. 50 -

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  35. 51 -

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  36. 7 -

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  37. 19 -

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  38. 76 -

    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
  39. 12 -

    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
  40. 45 -

    Fargo

    1996, in 27 top lists Check
  41. 66 -

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  42. 80 -

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  43. 13 -

    La belle et la bête

    1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check
  44. 2 -

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  45. 6 -

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  46. 103 -

    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
  47. 91 -

    Det sjunde inseglet

    1957 — a.k.a. The Seventh Seal, in 25 top lists Check
  48. 38 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  49. 55 -

    Ikiru

    1952, in 25 top lists Check
  50. 82 -

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
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