Spike Lee's Essential List of Films for Filmmakers

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This is the list that Spike Lee distributes to his graduate students at NYU every year.

Spike says: "I've Been A Professor At The NYU Graduate Film For The Past 15 Years.The 1st Day Of Every Class I Hand Out My List Of Films That I Feel You Must See If You Want To Make Films. Please Look At This List And See What You Might Have Missed. As I Tell My Students If You Want Your Film "Game" To Be Tight You Must Have Seen Great Movies, World Cinema, It Just Can't Be Hollywood Films. Educate Yourself. Learn. Grow. Evolve. Make Great Films.

Peace, Onward And Upward,

Spike Lee."

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  1. 22 -1

    La dolce vita

    1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check
  2. 27 -1

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  3. 32 -1

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  4. 21 -1

    La strada

    1954, in 21 top lists Check
  5. 67 -8

    White Heat

    1949, in 15 top lists Check
  6. 14 -

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  7. 65 -8

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 31 top lists Check
  8. 29 -1

    Patton

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  9. 43 -2

    Marathon Man

    1976, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 64 -8

    In the Heat of the Night

    1967, in 17 top lists Check
  11. 23 -1

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  12. 91 -8

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  13. 4 -

    Ran

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  14. 39 -2

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  15. 40 -2

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    1948, in 25 top lists Check
  16. 17 -

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  17. 75 -8

    Dog Day Afternoon

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  18. 36 -2

    West Side Story

    1961, in 22 top lists Check
  19. 42 -2

    Midnight Cowboy

    1969, in 22 top lists Check
  20. 58 -8

    Thief

    1981, in 5 top lists Check
  21. 12 -

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  22. 84 -8

    Empire of the Sun

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  23. 18 -

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  24. 86 -8

    Badlands

    1973, in 23 top lists Check
  25. 1 -

    Bad Lieutenant

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  26. 15 -

    Raising Arizona

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  27. 44 -2

    Boyz n the Hood

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  28. 73 -8

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  29. 2 -

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  30. 3 -

    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
  31. 8 -

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  32. 16 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  33. 6 -

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  34. 5 -

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  35. 7 -

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  36. 70 -8

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    1962, in 18 top lists Check
  37. 24 -1

    Cidade de Deus

    2002 — a.k.a. City of God, in 22 top lists Check
  38. 57 -8

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  39. 76 -8

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  40. 85 -8

    Cool Hand Luke

    1967, in 13 top lists Check
  41. 55 -8

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  42. 81 -8

    Dirty Pretty Things

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 69 -8

    M*A*S*H

    1970, in 21 top lists Check
  44. 30 -1

    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
  45. 80 -8

    Kung fu

    2004 — a.k.a. Kung Fu Hustle, in 11 top lists Check
  46. 54 -8

    Mean Streets

    1973, in 22 top lists Check
  47. 78 -8

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  48. 31 -1

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  49. 56 -8

    Apocalypto

    2006, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 83 -8

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    1977, in 23 top lists Check
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