Harvard's Suggested Film Viewing: Narrative Films

As seen by Gremlo

You are viewing gremlo's version of this list. You can view your version too.

Harvard's Suggested Film Viewing: Narrative Films's icon

An official iCheckMovies list (adopted from mjf314).

Favorited 285 times, disliked 4 times, added to 419 watchlists.

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

Source

Remove ads

Pssst, want to check out the Harvard's Suggested Film Viewing: Narrative Films list in our new look?

  1. 171 +4

    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  2. 91 +4

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  3. 282 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  4. 63 +4

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  5. 305 -

    Chung Hing sam lam

    1994 — a.k.a. Chungking Express, in 19 top lists Check
  6. 96 +4

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    1939, in 15 top lists Check
  7. 55 +4

    Sherlock Jr.

    1924, in 24 top lists Check
  8. 60 +4

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 29 top lists Check
  9. 172 +4

    A Hard Day's Night

    1964, in 18 top lists Check
  10. 287 -

    Crimes and Misdemeanors

    1989, in 12 top lists Check
  11. 97 +4

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  12. 221 +4

    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
  13. 308 -

    Trois couleurs: Blanc

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: White, in 10 top lists Check
  14. 90 +4

    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 16 top lists Check
  15. 193 +4

    Playtime

    1967, in 19 top lists Check
  16. 281 -

    Mujeres al borde de un ataque de "nervios"

    1988 — a.k.a. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, in 17 top lists Check
  17. 51 +4

    Safety Last!

    1923, in 16 top lists Check
  18. 161 +4

    Cléo de 5 à 7

    1962 — a.k.a. Cleo from 5 to 7, in 15 top lists Check
  19. 225 +4

    La nuit américaine

    1973 — a.k.a. Day for Night, in 19 top lists Check
  20. 184 +4

    Sedmikrásky

    1966 — a.k.a. Daisies, in 19 top lists Check
  21. 326 -

    Sånger från andra våningen

    2000 — a.k.a. Songs from the Second Floor, in 14 top lists Check
  22. 304 -

    Sátántangó

    1994 — a.k.a. Satantango, in 12 top lists Check
  23. 123 +4

    Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot

    1953 — a.k.a. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, in 22 top lists Check
  24. 293 -

    Dom za vesanje

    1988 — a.k.a. Time of the Gypsies, in 8 top lists Check
  25. 194 +4

    Week End

    1967 — a.k.a. Weekend, in 14 top lists Check
  26. 181 +4

    Les demoiselles de Rochefort

    1967 — a.k.a. The Young Girls of Rochefort, in 12 top lists Check
  27. 325 -

    Mies vailla menneisyyttä

    2002 — a.k.a. The Man Without a Past, in 6 top lists Check
  28. 80 +4

    L'âge d'or

    1930 — a.k.a. L'Age d'Or, in 16 top lists Check
  29. 85 +4

    Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège

    1933 — a.k.a. Zero for Conduct, in 17 top lists Check
  30. 286 -

    Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö

    1990 — a.k.a. The Match Factory Girl, in 6 top lists Check
  31. 186 +4

    Lásky jedné plavovlásky

    1965 — a.k.a. The Loves of a Blonde, in 12 top lists Check
  32. 257 -

    The Draughtsman's Contract

    1982, in 8 top lists Check
  33. 192 +1

    2 ou 3 choses que je sais d'elle

    1967 — a.k.a. Two or Three Things I Know About Her, in 10 top lists Check
  34. 40 +4

    The Immigrant

    1917, in 7 top lists Check
  35. 303 -

    Caro diario

    1993 — a.k.a. Dear Diary, in 11 top lists Check
  36. 190 +5

    Uccellacci e uccellini

    1966 — a.k.a. The Hawks and the Sparrows, in 7 top lists Check
  37. 3 -

    L'arroseur arrosé

    1895 — a.k.a. The Waterer Watered, in 6 top lists Check
  38. 219 +4

    W.R. - Misterije organizma

    1971 — a.k.a. WR: Mysteries of the Organism, in 12 top lists Check
  39. 292 -

    I Hired a Contract Killer

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  40. 89 +4

    Le crime de Monsieur Lange

    1936 — a.k.a. The Crime of Monsieur Lange, in 7 top lists Check
  41. 185 +4

    O slavnosti a hostech

    1966 — a.k.a. A Report on the Party and Guests, in 5 top lists Check
  42. 77 +4

    Sous les toits de Paris

    1930 — a.k.a. Under the Roofs of Paris, in 5 top lists Check
  43. 191 +5

    David Holzman's Diary

    1967, in 7 top lists Check
  44. 21 -

    The Gay Shoe Clerk

    1903, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 220 +4

    Como Era Gostoso o Meu Francês

    1971 — a.k.a. How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 230 +4

    Xala

    1975, in 7 top lists Check
  47. 43 +4

    Sunnyside

    1919, in 4 top lists Check
  48. 19 -

    Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show

    1902, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 24 -

    The 'Teddy' Bears

    1907, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 8 -

    La lanterne magique

    1903 — a.k.a. The Magic Lantern, in 1 top list Check
Remove ads
Show all 348 movies

Last updated on Jun 29, 2012; source