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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  1. 110 -

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  2. 12 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  3. 11 -

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  4. 2 -

    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
  5. 8 -

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  6. 6 -

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938, in 23 top lists Check
  7. 7 -

    The Philadelphia Story

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  8. 9 -

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  9. 10 -

    The Lady Eve

    1941, in 20 top lists Check
  10. 1 -

    Trouble in Paradise

    1932, in 17 top lists Check
  11. 108 -

    Meet Me in St. Louis

    1944, in 16 top lists Check
  12. 105 -

    Top Hat

    1935, in 14 top lists Check
  13. 3 -

    A Night at the Opera

    1935, in 17 top lists Check
  14. 4 -

    My Man Godfrey

    1936, in 12 top lists Check
  15. 5 -

    The Awful Truth

    1937, in 15 top lists Check
  16. 111 -

    The Band Wagon

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  17. 150 new

    Stranger Than Paradise

    1984, in 14 top lists Check
  18. 106 -

    Swing Time

    1936, in 13 top lists Check
  19. 103 -

    Love Me Tonight

    1932, in 11 top lists Check
  20. 156 -2

    Gummo

    1997, in 4 top lists Check
  21. 104 -

    Footlight Parade

    1933, in 5 top lists Check
  22. 112 -

    Funny Face

    1957, in 6 top lists Check
  23. 154 -1

    Slacker

    1990, in 7 top lists Check
  24. 91 -

    Stage Door

    1937, in 6 top lists Check
  25. 92 -

    Dance, Girl, Dance

    1940, in 4 top lists Check
  26. 155 new

    Smoke

    1995, in 1 top list Check
  27. 102 -

    The Love Parade

    1929, in 5 top lists Check
  28. 148 -

    Angel City

    1977, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Jun 27, 2012; source