The First Century of Film

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The best movies of the 20th century as shown by the cinema Filmpodium in Zurich, Switzerland. The project lasted from 2011 to 2020. In each of the 10 years during this retrospective the best movies of the years with the corresponding end number were shown: in 2011 those were the films of the years 1911, 1921, 1931 up to 1991. At the end of the project in 2020 the list contains 522 of the very best movies of the first century of cinema.
You'll find the program of the actual month at their website www.filmpodium.ch. Original title of this series is: Das erste Jahrhundert des Films.

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  1. 247 -

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  2. 75 -

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  3. 424 -

    The Big Lebowski

    1998, in 26 top lists Check
  4. 13 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  5. 345 -

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  6. 150 -

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  7. 269 -

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  8. 244 -

    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  9. 420 -

    The Truman Show

    1998, in 14 top lists Check
  10. 165 -

    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
  11. 442 -

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  12. 468 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  13. 474 -

    Being John Malkovich

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  14. 164 -

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 29 top lists Check
  15. 496 -

    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
  16. 467 -

    Life of Brian

    1979 — a.k.a. Monty Python's Life of Brian, in 18 top lists Check
  17. 466 -

    Manhattan

    1979, in 20 top lists Check
  18. 191 -

    Ghostbusters

    1984, in 13 top lists Check
  19. 197 -

    Chung Hing sam lam

    1994 — a.k.a. Chungking Express, in 19 top lists Check
  20. 31 -

    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
  21. 344 -

    Playtime

    1967, in 19 top lists Check
  22. 21 -

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  23. 81 -

    El ángel exterminador

    1962 — a.k.a. The Exterminating Angel, in 17 top lists Check
  24. 446 -

    Kind Hearts and Coronets

    1949, in 20 top lists Check
  25. 174 -

    Meet Me in St. Louis

    1944, in 15 top lists Check
  26. 79 -

    Cléo de 5 à 7

    1962 — a.k.a. Cleo from 5 to 7, in 15 top lists Check
  27. 510 -

    M*A*S*H

    1970, in 21 top lists Check
  28. 387 -

    The Lady Vanishes

    1938, in 15 top lists Check
  29. 221 -

    A Night at the Opera

    1935, in 17 top lists Check
  30. 124 -

    Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot

    1953 — a.k.a. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, in 22 top lists Check
  31. 397 -

    Mon oncle

    1958 — a.k.a. My Uncle, in 17 top lists Check
  32. 493 -

    L'âge d'or

    1930 — a.k.a. L'Age d'Or, in 16 top lists Check
  33. 126 -

    The Band Wagon

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  34. 417 -

    Mujeres al borde de un ataque de "nervios"

    1988 — a.k.a. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, in 17 top lists Check
  35. 333 -

    Monsieur Verdoux

    1947, in 11 top lists Check
  36. 195 -

    Stranger Than Paradise

    1984, in 14 top lists Check
  37. 522 new

    Wild at Heart

    1990, in 6 top lists Check
  38. 234 -

    Sommarnattens leende

    1955 — a.k.a. Smiles of a Summer Night, in 14 top lists Check
  39. 350 -

    Cet obscur objet du désir

    1977 — a.k.a. That Obscure Object of Desire, in 9 top lists Check
  40. 113 -

    Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège

    1933 — a.k.a. Zero for Conduct, in 17 top lists Check
  41. 65 -

    Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo

    1932 — a.k.a. I Was Born, But..., in 15 top lists Check
  42. 268 -

    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

    1936, in 11 top lists Check
  43. 509 -

    Little Big Man

    1970, in 9 top lists Check
  44. 313 -

    The Circus

    1928, in 11 top lists Check
  45. 127 -

    I vitelloni

    1953 — a.k.a. I Vitelloni, in 8 top lists Check
  46. 388 -

    You Can't Take It with You

    1938, in 7 top lists Check
  47. 14 -

    Le million

    1931 — a.k.a. Le Million, in 8 top lists Check
  48. 144 -

    The Meaning of Life

    1983, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 25 -

    Miracolo a Milano

    1951 — a.k.a. Miracle in Milan, in 8 top lists Check
  50. 77 -

    Le plaisir

    1952 — a.k.a. Le Plaisir, in 6 top lists Check
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