Harvard University's Suggested Film Viewing List: All Sections (2011)

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This list is "an educational resource that offers guidance and encouragement as students seek to find points of orientation within the vast history of film and video." It is not a list of the best films of all time. Rather, it reflects a variety of criteria.

The list is divided into 6 sections:
I. Narrative Films
Hollywood Genres (with an emphasis on the classical studio era)
II. Non-Fiction Films
III. Animated Films
IV. Experimental/Avant-garde/Underground Films
V. Videos
VI. Video Installations (this section can't be added to iCM because IMDb doesn't list video installations)

This list combines the first 5 sections into a single list. 5 of the films are included in 2 sections, but they are listed only once on this iCM list.

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  1. 175 new

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

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  2. 456 new

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  3. 358 new

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  4. 357 new

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  5. 95 new

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  6. 100 new

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    1939, in 16 top lists Check
  7. 282 new

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  8. 64 new

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
  9. 176 new

    A Hard Day's Night

    1964, in 18 top lists Check
  10. 348 new

    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
  11. 67 new

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  12. 353 new

    The Philadelphia Story

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  13. 354 new

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  14. 94 new

    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 16 top lists Check
  15. 352 new

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938, in 23 top lists Check
  16. 305 new

    Chung Hing sam lam

    1994 — a.k.a. Chungking Express, in 19 top lists Check
  17. 59 new

    Sherlock Jr.

    1924, in 24 top lists Check
  18. 287 new

    Crimes and Misdemeanors

    1989, in 12 top lists Check
  19. 308 new

    Trois couleurs: Blanc

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: White, in 10 top lists Check
  20. 630 new

    Steamboat Willie

    1928, in 3 top lists Check
  21. 349 new

    A Night at the Opera

    1935, in 17 top lists Check
  22. 101 new

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  23. 225 new

    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
  24. 355 new

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  25. 454 new

    Meet Me in St. Louis

    1944, in 16 top lists Check
  26. 281 new

    Mujeres al borde de un ataque de "nervios"

    1988 — a.k.a. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, in 17 top lists Check
  27. 458 new

    Funny Face

    1957, in 6 top lists Check
  28. 356 new

    The Lady Eve

    1941, in 20 top lists Check
  29. 197 new

    Playtime

    1967, in 19 top lists Check
  30. 127 new

    Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot

    1953 — a.k.a. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, in 22 top lists Check
  31. 496 new

    Slacker

    1990, in 7 top lists Check
  32. 55 new

    Safety Last!

    1923, in 16 top lists Check
  33. 451 new

    Top Hat

    1935, in 14 top lists Check
  34. 638 new

    The Cat Concerto

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  35. 350 new

    My Man Godfrey

    1936, in 12 top lists Check
  36. 165 new

    Cléo de 5 à 7

    1962 — a.k.a. Cleo from 5 to 7, in 15 top lists Check
  37. 229 new

    La nuit américaine

    1973 — a.k.a. Day for Night, in 19 top lists Check
  38. 497 new

    Gummo

    1997, in 4 top lists Check
  39. 351 new

    The Awful Truth

    1937, in 15 top lists Check
  40. 347 new

    Trouble in Paradise

    1932, in 17 top lists Check
  41. 452 new

    Swing Time

    1936, in 13 top lists Check
  42. 84 new

    L'âge d'or

    1930 — a.k.a. L'Age d'Or, in 16 top lists Check
  43. 625 new

    Gertie the Dinosaur

    1914, in 6 top lists Check
  44. 3 new

    L'arroseur arrosé

    1895 — a.k.a. The Waterer Watered, in 6 top lists Check
  45. 198 new

    Week End

    1967 — a.k.a. Weekend, in 14 top lists Check
  46. 89 new

    Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège

    1933 — a.k.a. Zero for Conduct, in 17 top lists Check
  47. 188 new

    Sedmikrásky

    1966 — a.k.a. Daisies, in 19 top lists Check
  48. 326 new

    Sånger från andra våningen

    2000 — a.k.a. Songs from the Second Floor, in 14 top lists Check
  49. 660 new

    Fritz the Cat

    1972, in 4 top lists Check
  50. 457 new

    The Band Wagon

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
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