The Guardian's 1000 Films to See Before You Die

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"Well over a century has passed since the Lumière brothers frightened the life out of Parisians with The Arrival of a Train at a Station, and well over a million titles have since been recorded - if the Internet Movie Database is anything to go by.

Out of these million-plus movies, our team of experts has picked what we believe is the essential 1,000 - those that best sum up the dazzling achievement and variety of the movies."

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  1. 999 +4

    Zatôichi

    2003 — a.k.a. The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi, in 6 top lists Check
  2. 998 +4

    Z

    1969, in 17 top lists Check
  3. 995 +4

    Young Adam

    2003, in 1 top list Check
  4. 975 +4

    The Wild One

    1953, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 970 +4

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    1988, in 16 top lists Check
  6. 969 +4

    White Heat

    1949, in 15 top lists Check
  7. 963 +4

    West Side Story

    1961, in 22 top lists Check
  8. 956 +4

    Wall Street

    1987, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 950 +4

    Victim

    1961, in 7 top lists Check
  10. 947 +4

    Vera Drake

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  11. 941 +4

    The Usual Suspects

    1995, in 24 top lists Check
  12. 940 +4

    The Untouchables

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  13. 917 +4

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 31 top lists Check
  14. 911 +4

    Tôkyô nagaremono

    1966 — a.k.a. Tokyo Drifter, in 6 top lists Check
  15. 908 +4

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    1962, in 18 top lists Check
  16. 904 +4

    Tirez sur le pianiste

    1960 — a.k.a. Shoot the Piano Player, in 10 top lists Check
  17. 900 +4

    Thunderball

    1965, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 896 +4

    The Thomas Crown Affair

    1968 — a.k.a. The Crown Caper, in 3 top lists Check
  19. 889 +4

    The Thin Blue Line

    1988, in 12 top lists Check
  20. 887 +4

    They Live by Night

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  21. 885 +4

    Thelma & Louise

    1991, in 13 top lists Check
  22. 878 +4

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  23. 874 +4

    The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

    1974, in 6 top lists Check
  24. 870 +4

    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

    1971, in 12 top lists Check
  25. 863 +4

    Super Fly

    1972, in 4 top lists Check
  26. 855 +4

    Strangers on a Train

    1951, in 17 top lists Check
  27. 852 +4

    The Sting

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  28. 845 +4

    The Spy Who Loved Me

    1977, in 4 top lists Check
  29. 833 +4

    Sono otoko, kyôbô ni tsuki

    1989 — a.k.a. Violent Cop, in 4 top lists Check
  30. 832 +4

    Sonachine

    1993 — a.k.a. Sonatine, in 10 top lists Check
  31. 830 +4

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  32. 813 +4

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  33. 801 +4

    The Shawshank Redemption

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  34. 797 +4

    Shaft

    1971, in 10 top lists Check
  35. 795 +4

    Sexy Beast

    2000, in 8 top lists Check
  36. 791 +4

    Serial Mom

    1994, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 786 +4

    La scorta

    1993 — a.k.a. The Bodyguards, in 1 top list Check
  38. 783 +4

    Scarface

    1983, in 19 top lists Check
  39. 775 +4

    Le samouraï

    1967 — a.k.a. Le Samouraï, in 20 top lists Check
  40. 773 +4

    Salinui chueok

    2003 — a.k.a. Memories of Murder, in 17 top lists Check
  41. 771 +4

    Salaam Bombay!

    1988, in 9 top lists Check
  42. 766 +4

    Running on Empty

    1988, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 753 +4

    RoboCop

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  44. 752 +4

    Roberto Succo

    2001, in 1 top list Check
  45. 751 +4

    River's Edge

    1986, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 749 +4

    Risky Business

    1983, in 5 top lists Check
  47. 743 +4

    Le retour de Martin Guerre

    1982 — a.k.a. The Return of Martin Guerre, in 2 top lists Check
  48. 742 +4

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  49. 740 +4

    Repo Man

    1984, in 9 top lists Check
  50. 738 +4

    Red Rock West

    1993, in 2 top lists Check
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