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. 253 -

    Die Patriotin

    1979 — a.k.a. The Patriotic Woman, in 1 top list Check
  2. 83 +4

    The Exile

    1931, in 1 top list Check
  3. 14 -

    The Patchwork Girl of Oz

    1914, in 1 top list Check
  4. 22 -

    A Romance of the Rail

    1903, in 1 top list Check
  5. 15 -

    Terrible Teddy, the Grizzly King

    1901, in 1 top list Check
  6. 27 -

    His Trust: The Faithful Devotion and...

    1911, in 1 top list Check
  7. 20 -

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

    1903, in 1 top list Check
  8. 86 +4

    Christopher Strong

    1933, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 302 -

    Sankofa

    1993, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 277 -

    Urs al-jalil

    1987 — a.k.a. Wedding in Galilee, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 31 -

    The Battle of Elderbush Gulch

    1913, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 271 -

    Camila

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  13. 32 -

    La fée aux choux

    1896, in 1 top list Check
  14. 260 -

    Finye

    1982 — a.k.a. The Wind, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 301 -

    Ha-Chayim Al-Pi Agfa

    1992 — a.k.a. Life According to Agfa, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 99 +4

    Jud Süß

    1940 — a.k.a. Jew Süss, in 3 top lists Check
  17. 288 -

    Looking for Langston

    1989, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 61 +4

    Body and Soul

    1925, in 5 top lists Check
  19. 16 -

    Circular Panorama of Electric Tower

    1901, in 1 top list Check
  20. 33 -

    A House Divided

    1913, in 1 top list Check
  21. 268 -

    Illusions

    1982, in 4 top lists Check
  22. 25 -

    The Lonely Villa

    1909, in 1 top list Check
  23. 12 -

    Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory

    1897, in 1 top list Check
  24. 29 -

    The New York Hat

    1912, in 1 top list Check
  25. 289 -

    Speaking Parts

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  26. 46 +4

    The Blot

    1921, in 1 top list Check
  27. 87 +4

    El compadre Mendoza

    1934 — a.k.a. Godfather Mendoza, in 3 top lists Check
  28. 182 +4

    Apa

    1966 — a.k.a. Father, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 243 +4

    Jonas qui aura 25 ans en l'an 2000

    1976 — a.k.a. Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 17 -

    Pan-American Exposition by Night

    1901, in 1 top list Check
  31. 13 -

    Electrocuting an Elephant

    1903, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 283 -

    Yaaba

    1989, in 5 top lists Check
  33. 162 +4

    The Connection

    1961, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 81 +4

    Borderline

    1930, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 28 -

    The Lonedale Operator

    1911, in 1 top list Check
  36. 8 -

    La lanterne magique

    1903 — a.k.a. The Magic Lantern, in 1 top list Check
  37. 294 -

    Tilaï

    1990 — a.k.a. The Law, in 6 top lists Check
  38. 344 -

    Jitsuroku Rengo Sekigun: Asama sanso e no michi

    2007 — a.k.a. United Red Army, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 198 +4

    Nevinost bez zastite

    1968 — a.k.a. Innocence Unprotected, in 5 top lists Check
  40. 24 -

    The 'Teddy' Bears

    1907, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 52 +4

    Kinoglaz

    1924 — a.k.a. Kino Eye, in 3 top lists Check
  42. 56 +4

    Gösta Berlings saga

    1924 — a.k.a. The Saga of Gösta Berling, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 178 +4

    Nicht versöhnt oder Es hilft nur Gewalt, wo...

    1965 — a.k.a. Not Reconciled, in 5 top lists Check
  44. 4 -

    Repas de bébé

    1895 — a.k.a. Baby's Meal, in 3 top lists Check
  45. 19 -

    Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show

    1902, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 159 +4

    The Exiles

    1961, in 4 top lists Check
  47. 43 +4

    Sunnyside

    1919, in 4 top lists Check
  48. 39 +3

    The Cheat

    1915, in 7 top lists Check
  49. 258 -

    Tau ban no hoi

    1982 — a.k.a. Boat People, in 8 top lists Check
  50. 210 +4

    Yawar Mallku

    1969 — a.k.a. Blood of the Condor, in 6 top lists Check
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