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. 8 -

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  2. 9 -

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  3. 12 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  4. 13 -

    Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ

    1925 — a.k.a. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, in 6 top lists Check
  5. 14 -

    Cleopatra

    1934, in 5 top lists Check
  6. 15 -

    The Good Earth

    1937, in 5 top lists Check
  7. 16 -

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  8. 17 -

    The Robe

    1953, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 18 -

    The Ten Commandments

    1956, in 12 top lists Check
  10. 19 -

    Giant

    1956, in 10 top lists Check
  11. 20 -

    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
  12. 21 -

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  13. 22 -

    El Cid

    1961, in 1 top list Check
  14. 23 -

    Reds

    1981, in 9 top lists Check
  15. 24 -

    Titanic

    1997, in 25 top lists Check
  16. 25 -

    Gladiator

    2000, in 25 top lists Check
  17. 26 -

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  18. 27 -

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  19. 28 -

    Laura

    1944, in 21 top lists Check
  20. 29 -

    Phantom Lady

    1944, in 5 top lists Check
  21. 30 -

    Detour

    1945, in 16 top lists Check
  22. 32 -

    Gun Crazy

    1950, in 17 top lists Check
  23. 36 -

    Point Blank

    1967, in 15 top lists Check
  24. 37 -

    The Long Goodbye

    1973, in 15 top lists Check
  25. 38 -

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  26. 39 -

    The Conversation

    1974, in 23 top lists Check
  27. 41 -

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  28. 42 -

    Underworld

    1927, in 9 top lists Check
  29. 43 -

    Little Caesar

    1931, in 10 top lists Check
  30. 44 -

    The Public Enemy

    1931, in 13 top lists Check
  31. 45 -

    Scarface

    1932, in 16 top lists Check
  32. 46 -

    Angels with Dirty Faces

    1938, in 9 top lists Check
  33. 47 -

    The Roaring Twenties

    1939, in 8 top lists Check
  34. 48 -

    White Heat

    1949, in 15 top lists Check
  35. 49 -

    The Asphalt Jungle

    1950, in 15 top lists Check
  36. 50 -

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  37. 51 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  38. 52 -

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  39. 53 -

    Once Upon a Time in America

    1984, in 19 top lists Check
  40. 54 -

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  41. 55 -

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  42. 56 -

    The Big Parade

    1925, in 13 top lists Check
  43. 57 -

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1930, in 19 top lists Check
  44. 58 -

    Young Mr. Lincoln

    1939, in 8 top lists Check
  45. 59 -

    Mrs. Miniver

    1942, in 9 top lists Check
  46. 60 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  47. 61 -

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  48. 62 -

    From Here to Eternity

    1953, in 13 top lists Check
  49. 63 -

    Paths of Glory

    1957, in 26 top lists Check
  50. 64 -

    Patton

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
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Last updated on Jun 27, 2012; source