San Francisco State University's Recomended Films (M.A. Cinema Studies)
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"The Department of Cinema expects incoming graduate students to possess a reasonable degree of familiarity with films that have proven central to the history of cinema. To that end, at least three advanced film courses are required prior to entering the program. Additionally, the Department expects that new students will be familiar with films in each of the following categories."
Silent Cinema
European Cinema
Classic American Cinema (1928-1975)
Modern American Cinema (1975-present)
Independent American Cinema
Asian Cinema
African and Latin American Cinema
Experimental Cinema
Documentary Cinema
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Pulp Fiction
1994, in 38 top lists Check -
112 new
The Godfather
1972, in 42 top lists Check -
178 new
Star Wars
1977, in 40 top lists Check -
190 new
Reservoir Dogs
1992, in 26 top lists Check -
113 new
The Godfather Part II
1974, in 32 top lists Check -
177 new
Schindler's List
1993, in 35 top lists Check -
183 new
Blade Runner
1982, in 36 top lists Check -
196 new
Taxi Driver
1976, in 34 top lists Check -
198 new
Apocalypse Now
1979, in 37 top lists Check -
132 new
Psycho
1960, in 39 top lists Check -
134 new
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...
1964, in 37 top lists Check -
163 new
Casablanca
1942, in 39 top lists Check -
131 new
Rear Window
1954, in 31 top lists Check -
130 new
Vertigo
1958, in 42 top lists Check -
146 new
Citizen Kane
1941, in 39 top lists Check -
114 new
Singin' in the Rain
1952, in 37 top lists Check -
238 new
Shichinin no samurai
1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check -
176 new
Jaws
1975, in 28 top lists Check -
142 new
Sunset Blvd.
1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check -
144 new
Some Like It Hot
1959, in 35 top lists Check -
174 new
Chinatown
1974, in 31 top lists Check -
195 new
Raging Bull
1980, in 34 top lists Check -
76 new
Lawrence of Arabia
1962, in 40 top lists Check -
16 new
Metropolis
1927, in 36 top lists Check -
41 new
Modern Times
1936, in 30 top lists Check -
39 new
City Lights
1931, in 34 top lists Check -
143 new
Double Indemnity
1944, in 37 top lists Check -
44 new
Ladri di biciclette
1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check -
240 new
Rashômon
1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check -
111 new
The Great Dictator
1940, in 25 top lists Check -
135 new
Paths of Glory
1957, in 26 top lists Check -
57 new
8½
1963, in 35 top lists Check -
84 new
Stalker
1979, in 22 top lists Check -
59 new
Persona
1966, in 25 top lists Check -
167 new
Fantasia
1940, in 20 top lists Check -
88 new
Les quatre cents coups
1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check -
77 new
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957, in 32 top lists Check -
228 new
Eraserhead
1977, in 20 top lists Check -
208 new
Do the Right Thing
1989, in 25 top lists Check -
65 new
À bout de souffle
1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check -
170 new
On the Waterfront
1954, in 32 top lists Check -
38 new
The General
1926, in 33 top lists Check -
60 new
Smultronstället
1957 — a.k.a. Wild Strawberries, in 23 top lists Check -
128 new
Strangers on a Train
1951, in 17 top lists Check -
86 new
Solyaris
1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 27 top lists Check -
237 new
Yôjinbô
1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check -
197 new
The Conversation
1974, in 23 top lists Check -
239 new
Ikiru
1952, in 25 top lists Check -
204 new
Barton Fink
1991, in 8 top lists Check -
147 new
Touch of Evil
1958, in 31 top lists Check
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