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 Maltese Falcon
1941, in 27 top lists Check -
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Double Indemnity
1944, in 37 top lists Check -
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Laura
1944, in 21 top lists Check -
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Phantom Lady
1944, in 5 top lists Check -
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Detour
1945, in 16 top lists Check -
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The Big Sleep
1946, in 22 top lists Check -
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Gun Crazy
1950, in 17 top lists Check -
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The Big Heat
1953, in 18 top lists Check -
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Kiss Me Deadly
1955, in 20 top lists Check -
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Touch of Evil
1958, in 31 top lists Check -
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Little Caesar
1931, in 10 top lists Check -
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Angels with Dirty Faces
1938, in 9 top lists Check -
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The Roaring Twenties
1939, in 8 top lists Check -
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White Heat
1949, in 15 top lists Check -
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The Asphalt Jungle
1950, in 15 top lists Check -
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The Night of the Hunter
1955, in 34 top lists Check -
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Rebecca
1940, in 23 top lists Check -
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Mildred Pierce
1945, in 17 top lists Check
Last updated on Jun 27, 2012; source