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. 24 -

    All of Me

    1984, in 2 top lists Check
  2. 29 -

    Allegro non troppo

    1976, in 3 top lists Check
  3. 33 -

    Altered States

    1980, in 5 top lists Check
  4. 45 -

    Anchors Aweigh

    1945, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 78 -

    Babes in Toyland

    1934 — a.k.a. March of the Wooden Soldiers, in 1 top list Check
  6. 95 -

    Barbarella

    1968, in 7 top lists Check
  7. 112 -

    La belle et la bête

    1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check
  8. 115 -

    Bedazzled

    1967, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 120 -

    Bell Book and Candle

    1958, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 165 -

    Blithe Spirit

    1945, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 172 -

    Le sang d'un poète

    1932 — a.k.a. The Blood of a Poet, in 9 top lists Check
  12. 207 -

    Brewster McCloud

    1970, in 0 top lists Check
  13. 208 -

    The Bride

    1985, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 234 -

    Cabin in the Sky

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 257 -

    Cat People

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  16. 259 -

    Céline et Julie vont en bateau: Phantom Ladies...

    1974 — a.k.a. Celine and Julie Go Boating, in 11 top lists Check
  17. 289 -

    Clash of the Titans

    1981, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 315 -

    The Company of Wolves

    1984, in 6 top lists Check
  19. 316 -

    Conan the Barbarian

    1982, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 384 -

    Desperate Living

    1977, in 1 top list Check
  21. 390 -

    Devil in Miss Jones

    1973 — a.k.a. The Devil in Miss Jones, in 0 top lists Check
  22. 401 -

    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
  23. 422 -

    Dracula's Daughter

    1936 — a.k.a. Daughter of Dracula, in 1 top list Check
  24. 423 -

    Dragonslayer

    1981, in 1 top list Check
  25. 437 -

    Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

    1956 — a.k.a. Invasion of the Flying Saucers, in 0 top lists Check
  26. 454 -

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  27. 467 -

    Excalibur

    1981, in 3 top lists Check
  28. 470 -

    El ángel exterminador

    1962 — a.k.a. The Exterminating Angel, in 19 top lists Check
  29. 480 -

    Fantasia

    1940, in 20 top lists Check
  30. 490 -

    Fellini - Satyricon

    1969 — a.k.a. Fellini Satyricon, in 10 top lists Check
  31. 508 -

    The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

    1953, in 4 top lists Check
  32. 567 -

    Ghostbusters

    1984, in 13 top lists Check
  33. 591 -

    The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

    1973, in 1 top list Check
  34. 633 -

    Head

    1968, in 4 top lists Check
  35. 639 -

    Heaven Can Wait

    1943, in 5 top lists Check
  36. 644 new

    Le fatiche di Ercole

    1958 — a.k.a. Hercules, in 1 top list Check
  37. 645 -

    Hercules in New York

    1970, in 0 top lists Check
  38. 646 -

    Here Comes Mr. Jordan

    1941, in 4 top lists Check
  39. 679 -

    The Hunger

    1983, in 2 top lists Check
  40. 686 -

    I Married a Witch

    1942, in 3 top lists Check
  41. 726 -

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  42. 736 -

    Jason and the Argonauts

    1963, in 6 top lists Check
  43. 751 -

    Giulietta degli spiriti

    1965 — a.k.a. Juliet of the Spirits, in 9 top lists Check
  44. 769 -

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  45. 780 -

    Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache

    1924 — a.k.a. Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge, in 13 top lists Check
  46. 845 -

    Lost Horizon

    1937, in 6 top lists Check
  47. 903 -

    Mary Poppins

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
  48. 920 -

    Mighty Joe Young

    1949, in 0 top lists Check
  49. 947 -

    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  50. 952 -

    Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment

    1966 — a.k.a. Morgan!, in 1 top list Check
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