Stacker's 110 Monumental Movies from Film History

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From the article "110 monumental movies from film history and why you need to see them".

The priority in making this list was to create a holistic collection of significant films throughout history, meaning blockbuster epics and art-house favorites alike. Numerous academic sources were reviewed, as were a full slate of directors, genres/subgenres, decades, countries, trends, technical achievements, themes, narrative devices, and more.

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    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
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    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
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    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
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    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
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    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
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    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
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    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    1937, in 25 top lists Check
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    The Women

    1939, in 8 top lists Check
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    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
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    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
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    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
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    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
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    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    1948, in 25 top lists Check
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    The Red Shoes

    1948, in 27 top lists Check
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    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
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    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
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    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
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    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
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    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
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    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
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    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
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    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
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    Sanshô dayû

    1954 — a.k.a. Sansho the Bailiff, in 21 top lists Check
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    Pather Panchali

    1955, in 21 top lists Check
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    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
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    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
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    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
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    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
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    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
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    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
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    L'avventura

    1960 — a.k.a. L'Avventura, in 24 top lists Check
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    L'année dernière à Marienbad

    1961 — a.k.a. Last Year at Marienbad, in 23 top lists Check
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    Cléo de 5 à 7

    1962 — a.k.a. Cleo from 5 to 7, in 15 top lists Check
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    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
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    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
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    It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World

    1963, in 6 top lists Check
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    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
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    La noire de...

    1966 — a.k.a. Black Girl, in 9 top lists Check
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    Au hasard Balthazar

    1966 — a.k.a. Au Hasard Balthazar, in 18 top lists Check
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    Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

    1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 28 top lists Check
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    Titicut Follies

    1967, in 9 top lists Check
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    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
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    Night of the Living Dead

    1968, in 20 top lists Check
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    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
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    Easy Rider

    1969, in 17 top lists Check
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    W.R. - Misterije organizma

    1971 — a.k.a. WR: Mysteries of the Organism, in 12 top lists Check
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    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 27 top lists Check
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    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
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    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
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    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
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