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. 53 -8

    Home of the Brave

    1949, in 1 top list Check
  2. 47 new

    Mimì metallurgico ferito nell'onore

    1972 — a.k.a. The Seduction of Mimi, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 60 -8

    Cooley High

    1975, in 4 top lists Check
  4. 68 -8

    Paris brûle-t-il?

    1966 — a.k.a. Is Paris Burning?, in 1 top list Check
  5. 49 new

    Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro...

    1974 — a.k.a. Swept Away, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 20 new

    Rue Cases Nègres

    1983 — a.k.a. Sugar Cane Alley, in 4 top lists Check
  7. 81 -8

    Dirty Pretty Things

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 93 -8

    Dead End

    1937, in 5 top lists Check
  9. 90 -8

    Lust for Life

    1956, in 3 top lists Check
  10. 48 new

    Film d'amore e d'anarchia, ovvero 'stamattina...

    1973 — a.k.a. Love & Anarchy, in 1 top list Check
  11. 66 -8

    Blue Collar

    1978, in 4 top lists Check
  12. 74 -8

    Kuroi ame

    1989 — a.k.a. Black Rain, in 6 top lists Check
  13. 45 new

    Daughters of the Dust

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  14. 50 new

    Pasqualino Settebellezze

    1975 — a.k.a. Seven Beauties, in 6 top lists Check
  15. 38 -2

    The Train

    1964, in 4 top lists Check
  16. 33 -1

    The Last Detail

    1973, in 4 top lists Check
  17. 58 -8

    Thief

    1981, in 5 top lists Check
  18. 43 -2

    Marathon Man

    1976, in 4 top lists Check
  19. 92 -8

    Miracolo a Milano

    1951 — a.k.a. Miracle in Milan, in 8 top lists Check
  20. 1 -

    Bad Lieutenant

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  21. 56 -8

    Apocalypto

    2006, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 84 -8

    Empire of the Sun

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  23. 41 -2

    Fat City

    1972, in 9 top lists Check
  24. 52 -8

    Orfeu Negro

    1959 — a.k.a. Black Orpheus, in 8 top lists Check
  25. 19 -

    A Face in the Crowd

    1957, in 14 top lists Check
  26. 80 -8

    Kung fu

    2004 — a.k.a. Kung Fu Hustle, in 11 top lists Check
  27. 94 -8

    Zelig

    1983, in 7 top lists Check
  28. 13 -

    Killer of Sheep

    1978, in 14 top lists Check
  29. 44 -2

    Boyz n the Hood

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  30. 72 -8

    Paisà

    1946 — a.k.a. Paisan, in 14 top lists Check
  31. 37 -2

    Stranger Than Paradise

    1984, in 14 top lists Check
  32. 61 -8

    Soy Cuba

    1964 — a.k.a. I Am Cuba, in 16 top lists Check
  33. 30 -1

    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
  34. 15 -

    Raising Arizona

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  35. 89 -8

    An American in Paris

    1951, in 18 top lists Check
  36. 82 -8

    Hoop Dreams

    1994, in 15 top lists Check
  37. 10 -

    Ultimo tango a Parigi

    1972 — a.k.a. Last Tango in Paris, in 19 top lists Check
  38. 28 -1

    La nuit américaine

    1973 — a.k.a. Day for Night, in 19 top lists Check
  39. 69 -8

    M*A*S*H

    1970, in 21 top lists Check
  40. 29 -1

    Patton

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  41. 64 -8

    In the Heat of the Night

    1967, in 17 top lists Check
  42. 31 -1

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  43. 51 -8

    Los olvidados

    1950 — a.k.a. The Young and the Damned, in 25 top lists Check
  44. 11 -

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
  45. 54 -8

    Mean Streets

    1973, in 22 top lists Check
  46. 67 -8

    White Heat

    1949, in 15 top lists Check
  47. 34 new

    The Piano

    1993, in 14 top lists Check
  48. 46 new

    The Hurt Locker

    2008, in 13 top lists Check
  49. 71 -8

    Roma città aperta

    1945 — a.k.a. Rome, Open City, in 23 top lists Check
  50. 78 -8

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
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