TCM Presents: The Essentials

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Every movie featured on the Turner Classic Movies series "The Essentials".

Movies are listed chronologically.

Last updated April 22, 2020. Now up to date through January 2021.

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  1. 295 new

    Dog Day Afternoon

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  2. 294 -13

    The Sugarland Express

    1974, in 3 top lists Check
  3. 289 -11

    The Sting

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  4. 288 -11

    Serpico

    1973, in 9 top lists Check
  5. 287 -11

    Papillon

    1973, in 6 top lists Check
  6. 286 -11

    Paper Moon

    1973, in 7 top lists Check
  7. 285 -11

    The Day of the Jackal

    1973, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 279 -10

    Take the Money and Run

    1969, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 278 -10

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    1969, in 21 top lists Check
  10. 270 -10

    In the Heat of the Night

    1967, in 17 top lists Check
  11. 266 -10

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  12. 253 -8

    The Pink Panther

    1963, in 4 top lists Check
  13. 247 -8

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    1962, in 18 top lists Check
  14. 236 -7

    West Side Story

    1961, in 22 top lists Check
  15. 223 -7

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  16. 221 -7

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  17. 218 -7

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  18. 211 -6

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 31 top lists Check
  19. 206 -6

    The Defiant Ones

    1958, in 7 top lists Check
  20. 204 -6

    Witness for the Prosecution

    1957, in 12 top lists Check
  21. 187 -5

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  22. 184 -4

    Kiss Me Deadly

    1955, in 20 top lists Check
  23. 180 -4

    Bad Day at Black Rock

    1955, in 7 top lists Check
  24. 174 -4

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  25. 172 -4

    Dial M for Murder

    1954, in 9 top lists Check
  26. 170 -4

    The Wild One

    1953, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 157 -4

    Strangers on a Train

    1951, in 17 top lists Check
  28. 149 new

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  29. 147 -2

    Gun Crazy

    1950, in 17 top lists Check
  30. 145 -2

    The Asphalt Jungle

    1950, in 15 top lists Check
  31. 143 -2

    White Heat

    1949, in 15 top lists Check
  32. 140 -2

    Kind Hearts and Coronets

    1949, in 21 top lists Check
  33. 131 -2

    Key Largo

    1948, in 7 top lists Check
  34. 126 -2

    Force of Evil

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  35. 122 -2

    The Lady from Shanghai

    1947, in 9 top lists Check
  36. 118 -2

    The Postman Always Rings Twice

    1946, in 9 top lists Check
  37. 113 -1

    The Blue Dahlia

    1946, in 3 top lists Check
  38. 112 -1

    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  39. 104 -1

    Mildred Pierce

    1945, in 17 top lists Check
  40. 98 -1

    Murder, My Sweet

    1944, in 5 top lists Check
  41. 94 -1

    Laura

    1944, in 21 top lists Check
  42. 93 -1

    Gaslight

    1944, in 12 top lists Check
  43. 92 -1

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  44. 91 -1

    Arsenic and Old Lace

    1944, in 9 top lists Check
  45. 74 -

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  46. 61 -

    The Letter

    1940, in 5 top lists Check
  47. 22 -

    The Thin Man

    1934, in 14 top lists Check
  48. 11 -

    I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

    1932, in 14 top lists Check
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Last updated on Apr 22, 2020 by MovieDearest; source