Harvard's Suggested Film Viewing: Narrative Films

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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. 63 +4

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  2. 53 +4

    Der letzte Mann

    1924 — a.k.a. The Last Laugh, in 17 top lists Check
  3. 82 +4

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  4. 226 +4

    Mean Streets

    1973, in 22 top lists Check
  5. 140 +4

    Le notti di Cabiria

    1957 — a.k.a. Nights of Cabiria, in 19 top lists Check
  6. 127 +4

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  7. 308 -

    Trois couleurs: Blanc

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: White, in 10 top lists Check
  8. 222 +4

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  9. 227 +4

    Badlands

    1973, in 23 top lists Check
  10. 144 +4

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  11. 44 +4

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  12. 171 +4

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

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  13. 209 +4

    Easy Rider

    1969, in 17 top lists Check
  14. 312 -

    The Pillow Book

    1995, in 4 top lists Check
  15. 242 +4

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  16. 252 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  17. 311 -

    Breaking the Waves

    1996, in 14 top lists Check
  18. 221 +4

    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
  19. 100 +4

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  20. 298 -

    Da hong denglong gaogao gua

    1991 — a.k.a. Raise the Red Lantern, in 21 top lists Check
  21. 284 -

    Dip huet seung hung

    1989 — a.k.a. The Killer, in 16 top lists Check
  22. 320 -

    Eyes Wide Shut

    1999, in 11 top lists Check
  23. 60 +4

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 29 top lists Check
  24. 278 -

    Der Himmel über Berlin

    1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check
  25. 91 +4

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  26. 237 +4

    Nashville

    1975, in 21 top lists Check
  27. 129 +4

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  28. 269 -

    Paris, Texas

    1984, in 21 top lists Check
  29. 76 +4

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  30. 146 +4

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  31. 255 -

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  32. 272 -

    Ran

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  33. 51 +4

    Safety Last!

    1923, in 16 top lists Check
  34. 55 +4

    Sherlock Jr.

    1924, in 24 top lists Check
  35. 313 -

    The Sweet Hereafter

    1997, in 8 top lists Check
  36. 238 +4

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  37. 113 +4

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  38. 307 -

    Trois couleurs: Bleu

    1993 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Blue, in 19 top lists Check
  39. 309 -

    Trois couleurs: Rouge

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check
  40. 223 +4

    Ultimo tango a Parigi

    1972 — a.k.a. Last Tango in Paris, in 19 top lists Check
  41. 142 +4

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  42. 262 -

    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  43. 6 -

    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
  44. 90 +4

    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 16 top lists Check
  45. 166 +4

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  46. 94 +4

    Aleksandr Nevskiy

    1938 — a.k.a. Alexander Nevsky, in 10 top lists Check
  47. 188 +4

    Andrey Rublyov

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check
  48. 149 +4

    Apur Sansar

    1959 — a.k.a. The World of Apu, in 19 top lists Check
  49. 195 +4

    Belle de jour

    1967 — a.k.a. Belle de Jour, in 21 top lists Check
  50. 183 +4

    Blow-Up

    1966, in 20 top lists Check
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