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. 2 -

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  3. 3 -

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  4. 4 -

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  5. 5 -

    Angst essen Seele auf

    1974 — a.k.a. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, in 13 top lists Check
  6. 6 -

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  7. 7 -

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  8. 8 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  9. 9 -

    Pather Panchali

    1955, in 21 top lists Check
  10. 10 -

    Aparajito

    1956 — a.k.a. The Unvanquished, in 15 top lists Check
  11. 11 -

    Apur Sansar

    1959 — a.k.a. The World of Apu, in 20 top lists Check
  12. 12 -

    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
  13. 13 -

    La belle et la bête

    1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check
  14. 14 -

    Belle de jour

    1967 — a.k.a. Belle de Jour, in 21 top lists Check
  15. 15 -

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  16. 16 -

    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  17. 17 -

    Blow-Up

    1966, in 20 top lists Check
  18. 18 -

    Body Heat

    1981, in 7 top lists Check
  19. 19 -

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  20. 20 -

    Bride of Frankenstein

    1935, in 19 top lists Check
  21. 21 -

    Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

    1919 — a.k.a. Broken Blossoms, in 13 top lists Check
  22. 22 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  23. 23 -

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  24. 24 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  25. 25 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  26. 26 -

    Days of Heaven

    1978, in 19 top lists Check
  27. 37 -

    Detour

    1945, in 16 top lists Check
  28. 38 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  29. 39 -

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  30. 40 -

    Dracula

    1931, in 11 top lists Check
  31. 41 -

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

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  32. 42 -

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  33. 43 -

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 31 top lists Check
  34. 44 -

    El ángel exterminador

    1962 — a.k.a. The Exterminating Angel, in 19 top lists Check
  35. 45 -

    Fargo

    1996, in 27 top lists Check
  36. 46 -

    Ukikusa

    1959 — a.k.a. Floating Weeds, in 10 top lists Check
  37. 47 -

    Gates of Heaven

    1978, in 4 top lists Check
  38. 48 -

    The General

    1926, in 34 top lists Check
  39. 49 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  40. 50 -

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  41. 51 -

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  42. 52 -

    Greed

    1924, in 21 top lists Check
  43. 53 -

    A Hard Day's Night

    1964, in 18 top lists Check
  44. 54 -

    Hoop Dreams

    1994, in 15 top lists Check
  45. 55 -

    Ikiru

    1952, in 25 top lists Check
  46. 56 -

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  47. 57 -

    JFK

    1991, in 13 top lists Check
  48. 58 -

    La dolce vita

    1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check
  49. 59 -

    The Lady Eve

    1941, in 20 top lists Check
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    L'année dernière à Marienbad

    1961 — a.k.a. Last Year at Marienbad, in 23 top lists Check
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