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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Bringing Up Baby
1938, in 23 top lists Check -
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His Girl Friday
1940, in 22 top lists Check -
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The Big Sleep
1946, in 22 top lists Check -
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Scarface
1932, in 16 top lists Check -
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The Thing from Another World
1951, in 7 top lists Check -
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Red River
1948, in 16 top lists Check -
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Rio Bravo
1959, in 19 top lists Check
Last updated on Jun 27, 2012; source