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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Double Indemnity
1944, in 37 top lists Check -
1460 -
The Third Man
1949, in 37 top lists Check -
1398 -
Sunset Blvd.
1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check -
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The Night of the Hunter
1955, in 34 top lists Check -
1494 -
Touch of Evil
1958, in 31 top lists Check -
881 -
The Maltese Falcon
1941, in 27 top lists Check -
1027 -
Notorious
1946, in 24 top lists Check -
1181 -
Rebecca
1940, in 23 top lists Check -
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The Big Sleep
1946, in 22 top lists Check -
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Ace in the Hole
1951, in 21 top lists Check -
802 -
Laura
1944, in 21 top lists Check -
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Kiss Me Deadly
1955, in 20 top lists Check -
1405 -
Sweet Smell of Success
1957, in 20 top lists Check -
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In a Lonely Place
1950, in 19 top lists Check -
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The Big Heat
1953, in 18 top lists Check -
613 -
Gun Crazy
1950, in 17 top lists Check -
921 -
Mildred Pierce
1945, in 17 top lists Check -
1383 -
Strangers on a Train
1951, in 17 top lists Check -
388 -
Detour
1945, in 16 top lists Check -
1070 -
Out of the Past
1947, in 16 top lists Check -
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The Asphalt Jungle
1950, in 15 top lists Check -
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The Killers
1946, in 15 top lists Check -
765 -
The Killing
1956, in 15 top lists Check -
1034 -
Odd Man Out
1947, in 15 top lists Check -
1586 -
White Heat
1949, in 15 top lists Check -
681 -
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932, in 14 top lists Check -
527 -
Force of Evil
1948, in 13 top lists Check -
570 -
Gilda
1946, in 13 top lists Check -
549 -
Fury
1936, in 12 top lists Check -
558 -
Gaslight
1944, in 12 top lists Check -
821 -
Little Caesar
1931, in 10 top lists Check -
1256 -
Scarlet Street
1945, in 10 top lists Check -
1268 -
The Set-Up
1949, in 10 top lists Check -
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Angels with Dirty Faces
1938, in 9 top lists Check -
130 -
La bête humaine
1938 — a.k.a. The Human Beast, in 9 top lists Check -
395 -
Dial M for Murder
1954, in 9 top lists Check -
785 -
The Lady from Shanghai
1947, in 9 top lists Check -
1013 -
Nightmare Alley
1947, in 8 top lists Check -
1215 -
The Roaring Twenties
1939, in 8 top lists Check -
1607 -
The Woman in the Window
1944, in 8 top lists Check -
1617 -
The Wrong Man
1956, in 8 top lists Check -
930 -
Mr. Arkadin
1955 — a.k.a. Confidential Report, in 7 top lists Check -
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Body and Soul
1947, in 6 top lists Check -
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D.O.A.
1949, in 5 top lists Check -
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Dead End
1937, in 5 top lists Check -
810 -
The Letter
1940, in 5 top lists Check -
964 -
Murder, My Sweet
1944, in 5 top lists Check -
1585 -
While the City Sleeps
1956, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Breaking Point
1950, in 4 top lists Check -
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Clash by Night
1952, in 4 top lists Check
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