Harvard's Suggested Film Viewing: Narrative Films

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An official iCheckMovies list (adopted from mjf314).

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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

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  1. 27 -

    His Trust: The Faithful Devotion and...

    1911, in 1 top list Check
  2. 59 +4

    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
  3. 75 +4

    Potomok Chingis-Khana

    1928 — a.k.a. Storm Over Asia, in 8 top lists Check
  4. 87 +4

    El compadre Mendoza

    1934 — a.k.a. Godfather Mendoza, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 93 +4

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  6. 105 +4

    Roma città aperta

    1945 — a.k.a. Rome, Open City, in 23 top lists Check
  7. 118 +4

    Jeux interdits

    1952 — a.k.a. Forbidden Games, in 15 top lists Check
  8. 135 +4

    Kanal

    1957, in 11 top lists Check
  9. 137 +4

    Biruma no tategoto

    1956 — a.k.a. The Burmese Harp, in 12 top lists Check
  10. 139 +4

    Letyat zhuravli

    1957 — a.k.a. The Cranes Are Flying, in 17 top lists Check
  11. 141 +4

    Popiól i diament

    1958 — a.k.a. Ashes and Diamonds, in 17 top lists Check
  12. 143 +4

    Ballada o soldate

    1959 — a.k.a. Ballad of a Soldier, in 16 top lists Check
  13. 176 +4

    Szegénylegények

    1966 — a.k.a. The Round-Up, in 8 top lists Check
  14. 180 +4

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  15. 235 +4

    O thiasos

    1975 — a.k.a. The Travelling Players, in 11 top lists Check
  16. 241 +4

    Voskhozhdenie

    1977 — a.k.a. The Ascent, in 14 top lists Check
  17. 252 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  18. 276 -

    Hong gao liang

    1988 — a.k.a. Red Sorghum, in 11 top lists Check
  19. 285 -

    Xi meng ren sheng

    1993 — a.k.a. The Puppetmaster, in 11 top lists Check
  20. 342 -

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
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Last updated on Jun 29, 2012; source