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 Big Heat
1953, in 18 top lists Check -
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Touch of Evil
1958, in 30 top lists Check -
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Point Blank
1967, in 15 top lists Check -
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The Long Goodbye
1973, in 15 top lists Check -
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Chinatown
1974, in 31 top lists Check -
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The Conversation
1974, in 23 top lists Check -
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Night Moves
1975, in 6 top lists Check -
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Reservoir Dogs
1992, in 26 top lists Check -
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The Hurt Locker
2008, in 13 top lists Check -
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Cat People
1942, in 15 top lists Check -
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Psycho
1960, in 39 top lists Check -
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951, in 12 top lists Check -
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Blade Runner
1982, in 36 top lists Check -
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High Noon
1952, in 19 top lists Check
Last updated on Jun 27, 2012; source