Harvard University's Suggested Film Viewing List: Hollywood Genres (2012)
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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 5 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. Single-channel Video
The "Hollywood Genres" section is divided into subsections:
1-12: Comedies
13-25: Epics
26-41: Film Noir
42-55: Gangster Films
56-70: Historical and War Films
71-86: Horror Films
87-101: Melodramas
102-115: Musicals
116-127: Science Fiction Films
128-143: Westerns
144-159: Independent Cinema
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The Matrix
1999, in 30 top lists Check -
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Pulp Fiction
1994, in 38 top lists Check -
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Star Wars
1977, in 40 top lists Check -
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Titanic
1997, in 25 top lists Check -
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Inglourious Basterds
2009, in 17 top lists Check -
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Gladiator
2000, in 25 top lists Check -
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Avatar
2009, in 14 top lists Check -
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Saving Private Ryan
1998, in 28 top lists Check -
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The Shining
1980, in 28 top lists Check -
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The Godfather
1972, in 42 top lists Check -
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Reservoir Dogs
1992, in 26 top lists Check -
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The Wizard of Oz
1939, in 38 top lists Check -
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Schindler's List
1993, in 35 top lists Check -
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Goodfellas
1990, in 31 top lists Check -
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The Godfather Part II
1974, in 32 top lists Check -
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Psycho
1960, in 39 top lists Check -
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Blade Runner
1982, in 36 top lists Check -
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2001: A Space Odyssey
1968, in 45 top lists Check -
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Full Metal Jacket
1987, in 18 top lists Check -
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The Exorcist
1973, in 27 top lists Check -
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Casablanca
1942, in 39 top lists Check -
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Lost in Translation
2003, in 19 top lists Check -
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The Blair Witch Project
1999, in 14 top lists Check -
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Moulin Rouge!
2001, in 17 top lists Check -
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The Hurt Locker
2008, in 13 top lists Check -
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Gone with the Wind
1939, in 31 top lists Check -
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True Grit
2010, in 6 top lists Check -
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Singin' in the Rain
1952, in 37 top lists Check -
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Annie Hall
1977, in 34 top lists Check -
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The Birds
1963, in 18 top lists Check -
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Dances with Wolves
1990, in 18 top lists Check -
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Chinatown
1974, in 31 top lists Check -
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Some Like It Hot
1959, in 35 top lists Check -
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Unforgiven
1992, in 24 top lists Check -
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Rosemary's Baby
1968, in 21 top lists Check -
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Carrie
1976, in 11 top lists Check -
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West Side Story
1961, in 22 top lists Check -
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Ben-Hur
1959, in 22 top lists Check -
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Paranormal Activity
2007, in 3 top lists Check -
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Night of the Living Dead
1968, in 20 top lists Check -
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King Kong
1933, in 26 top lists Check -
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Once Upon a Time in America
1984, in 19 top lists Check -
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The Maltese Falcon
1941, in 27 top lists Check -
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Bonnie and Clyde
1967, in 28 top lists Check -
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The Thin Red Line
1998, in 14 top lists Check -
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Spartacus
1960, in 19 top lists Check -
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Double Indemnity
1944, in 37 top lists Check -
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Paths of Glory
1957, in 26 top lists Check -
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Eraserhead
1977, in 20 top lists Check -
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Dark City
1998, in 6 top lists Check
Last updated on Jun 27, 2012; source