Leonard Maltin's 100 Must-See Films of the 20th Century

As seen by Chilton

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

Leonard Maltin's 100 Must-See Films of the 20th Century's icon

An official iCheckMovies list.

Favorited 169 times, disliked 2 times, added to 254 watchlists.

A list of the 100 20th century films as chosen by the film critic Leonard Maltin. This list appears in Maltin's book titled Leonard Maltin's Movie and Video Guide 2000 (Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide).

Source

Remove ads

Pssst, want to check out the Leonard Maltin's 100 Must-See Films of the 20th Century list in our new look?

Filter

  1. 83 -

    Midnight Cowboy

    1969, in 22 top lists Check
  2. 98 -

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  3. 58 -

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  4. 86 -

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  5. 84 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  6. 97 -

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  7. 88 -

    Blazing Saddles

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
  8. 16 -

    Dracula

    1931, in 11 top lists Check
  9. 65 -

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  10. 93 -

    The Deer Hunter

    1978, in 26 top lists Check
  11. 87 -

    The Conversation

    1974, in 23 top lists Check
  12. 36 -

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  13. 95 -

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  14. 8 -

    The Freshman

    1925, in 7 top lists Check
  15. 30 -

    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

    1936, in 11 top lists Check
  16. 38 -

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  17. 29 -

    Dodsworth

    1936, in 10 top lists Check
  18. 51 -

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  19. 22 -

    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
  20. 53 -

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  21. 70 -

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  22. 64 -

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  23. 61 -

    High Noon

    1952, in 19 top lists Check
  24. 91 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  25. 43 -

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  26. 63 -

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  27. 25 -

    Bride of Frankenstein

    1935, in 19 top lists Check
  28. 19 -

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  29. 75 -

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  30. 15 -

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  31. 9 -

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  32. 17 -

    Frankenstein

    1931, in 18 top lists Check
  33. 79 -

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  34. 69 -

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  35. 33 -

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  36. 10 -

    The General

    1926, in 34 top lists Check
  37. 67 -

    Det sjunde inseglet

    1957 — a.k.a. The Seventh Seal, in 25 top lists Check
  38. 40 -

    Fantasia

    1940, in 20 top lists Check
  39. 50 -

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  40. 73 -

    La dolce vita

    1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check
  41. 6 -

    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
  42. 48 -

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  43. 52 -

    Great Expectations

    1946, in 17 top lists Check
  44. 26 -

    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 16 top lists Check
  45. 34 -

    The Lady Vanishes

    1938, in 15 top lists Check
  46. 89 -

    Jaws

    1975, in 29 top lists Check
  47. 85 -

    Mean Streets

    1973, in 22 top lists Check
  48. 72 -

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  49. 59 -

    Strangers on a Train

    1951, in 17 top lists Check
  50. 60 -

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
Remove ads
Show all 100 movies

Last updated on Dec 15, 2009; source