Guide for the Film Fanatic

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In his Guide for the Film Fanatic (1986), Danny Peary provides short reviews for over 1600 “Must See” films.
A list of Peary’s “Additional Must See” titles (not reviewed in the book) is available here: https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/guide+for+the+film+fanatic+addendum/red.hexapus/

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  1. 1519 -

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  2. 580 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  3. 1542 -

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  4. 1357 -

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  5. 254 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  6. 286 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  7. 1149 -

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  8. 1605 -

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
  9. 62 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  10. 293 -

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  11. 419 -

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  12. 413 -

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

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  13. 1308 -

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  14. 1460 -

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  15. 163 -

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  16. 136 -

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  17. 917 -

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  18. 1274 -

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  19. 1397 -

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  20. 864 -

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  21. 1056 -

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  22. 1328 -

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  23. 1398 -

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  24. 58 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  25. 287 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  26. 1009 -

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  27. 1168 -

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  28. 1175 -

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  29. 1426 -

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  30. 563 -

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  31. 726 -

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  32. 211 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  33. 581 -

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  34. 1051 -

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  35. 276 -

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  36. 593 -

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  37. 1180 -

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  38. 1494 -

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 31 top lists Check
  39. 1507 -

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  40. 23 -

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  41. 129 -

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  42. 235 -

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  43. 463 -

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 30 top lists Check
  44. 589 -

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
  45. 600 -

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  46. 936 -

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  47. 1022 -

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  48. 100 -

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  49. 205 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  50. 598 -

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
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