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. 17 -

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  2. 26 -1

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  3. 78 -8

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  4. 25 -1

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  5. 68 -8

    Paris brûle-t-il?

    1966 — a.k.a. Is Paris Burning?, in 1 top list Check
  6. 22 -1

    La dolce vita

    1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check
  7. 29 -1

    Patton

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  8. 82 -8

    Hoop Dreams

    1994, in 15 top lists Check
  9. 4 -

    Ran

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  10. 16 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  11. 84 -8

    Empire of the Sun

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  12. 36 -2

    West Side Story

    1961, in 22 top lists Check
  13. 61 -8

    Soy Cuba

    1964, in 16 top lists Check
  14. 56 -8

    Apocalypto

    2006, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 23 -1

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  16. 83 -8

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    1977, in 23 top lists Check
  17. 7 -

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  18. 59 -8

    The Red Shoes

    1948, in 27 top lists Check
  19. 62 -8

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  20. 38 -2

    The Train

    1964, in 4 top lists Check
  21. 46 new

    The Hurt Locker

    2008, in 13 top lists Check
  22. 73 -8

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  23. 24 -1

    Cidade de Deus

    2002 — a.k.a. City of God, in 22 top lists Check
  24. 55 -8

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  25. 70 -8

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    1962, in 18 top lists Check
  26. 10 -

    Ultimo tango a Parigi

    1972 — a.k.a. Last Tango in Paris, in 19 top lists Check
  27. 6 -

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  28. 85 -8

    Cool Hand Luke

    1967, in 13 top lists Check
  29. 19 -

    A Face in the Crowd

    1957, in 14 top lists Check
  30. 72 -8

    Paisà

    1946 — a.k.a. Paisan, in 14 top lists Check
  31. 40 -2

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    1948, in 25 top lists Check
  32. 75 -8

    Dog Day Afternoon

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  33. 43 -2

    Marathon Man

    1976, in 4 top lists Check
  34. 48 new

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

    1973 — a.k.a. Love & Anarchy, in 1 top list Check
  35. 74 -8

    Kuroi ame

    1989 — a.k.a. Black Rain, in 6 top lists Check
  36. 58 -8

    Thief

    1981, in 5 top lists Check
  37. 90 -8

    Lust for Life

    1956, in 3 top lists Check
  38. 32 -1

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  39. 47 new

    Mimì metallurgico ferito nell'onore

    1972 — a.k.a. The Seduction of Mimi, in 2 top lists Check
  40. 34 new

    The Piano

    1993, in 14 top lists Check
  41. 12 -

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  42. 69 -8

    M*A*S*H

    1970, in 21 top lists Check
  43. 28 -1

    La nuit américaine

    1973 — a.k.a. Day for Night, in 19 top lists Check
  44. 50 new

    Pasqualino Settebellezze

    1975 — a.k.a. Seven Beauties, in 6 top lists Check
  45. 89 -8

    An American in Paris

    1951, in 18 top lists Check
  46. 66 -8

    Blue Collar

    1978, in 4 top lists Check
  47. 49 new

    Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro...

    1974 — a.k.a. Swept Away, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 67 -8

    White Heat

    1949, in 15 top lists Check
  49. 9 -

    Il conformista

    1970 — a.k.a. The Conformist, in 20 top lists Check
  50. 45 new

    Daughters of the Dust

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
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