The Guardian's 1000 Films to See Before You Die

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An official iCheckMovies list (adopted from Gorro).

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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. 961 +4

    Wayne's World

    1992, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 926 +4

    Trois couleurs: Bleu

    1993 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Blue, in 19 top lists Check
  3. 894 +4

    This Is Spinal Tap

    1984, in 22 top lists Check
  4. 893 +4

    Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould

    1993, in 5 top lists Check
  5. 875 +4

    The Talented Mr. Ripley

    1999, in 6 top lists Check
  6. 782 +4

    Sayat Nova

    1969 — a.k.a. The Color of Pomegranates, in 12 top lists Check
  7. 780 +4

    Saturday Night Fever

    1977, in 13 top lists Check
  8. 766 +4

    Running on Empty

    1988, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 764 +4

    Rude Boy

    1980, in 1 top list Check
  10. 754 +4

    Rock 'n' Roll High School

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  11. 728 +4

    Radio On

    1979, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 725 +4

    Quadrophenia

    1979, in 4 top lists Check
  13. 724 +4

    Purple Rain

    1984, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 691 +4

    The Piano

    1993, in 14 top lists Check
  15. 690 +4

    La pianiste

    2001 — a.k.a. The Piano Teacher, in 7 top lists Check
  16. 685 +4

    Performance

    1970, in 16 top lists Check
  17. 626 +4

    A Night at the Opera

    1935, in 17 top lists Check
  18. 621 +4

    Nashville

    1975, in 21 top lists Check
  19. 603 +4

    Mùi du du xanh

    1993 — a.k.a. The Scent of Green Papaya, in 5 top lists Check
  20. 560 +4

    Marat/Sade

    1967, in 1 top list Check
  21. 523 +4

    Limelight

    1952, in 12 top lists Check
  22. 516 +4

    Leningrad Cowboys Go America

    1989, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 505 +4

    Last Days

    2005, in 5 top lists Check
  24. 492 +4

    Koyaanisqatsi

    1982, in 12 top lists Check
  25. 422 +4

    Huang tu di

    1984 — a.k.a. Yellow Earth, in 9 top lists Check
  26. 418 +4

    The Hours and Times

    1991, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 399 +4

    Hedwig and the Angry Inch

    2001, in 10 top lists Check
  28. 388 +4

    The Harder They Come

    1972, in 7 top lists Check
  29. 384 +4

    Hairspray

    1988, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 372 +4

    The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

    1980, in 1 top list Check
  31. 350 +4

    Gimme Shelter

    1970, in 8 top lists Check
  32. 303 +4

    The Fabulous Baker Boys

    1989, in 3 top lists Check
  33. 290 +4

    End of the Century

    2003, in 1 top list Check
  34. 262 +4

    Dont Look Back

    1967 — a.k.a. Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back, in 10 top lists Check
  35. 245 +4

    Dirty Dancing

    1987, in 10 top lists Check
  36. 242 +4

    Dig!

    2004, in 3 top lists Check
  37. 229 +4

    The Decline of Western Civilization Part II:...

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  38. 203 +4

    Crna macka, beli macor

    1998 — a.k.a. Black Cat, White Cat, in 4 top lists Check
  39. 189 -

    Cocksucker Blues

    1972, in 2 top lists Check
  40. 108 -

    Der blaue Engel

    1930 — a.k.a. The Blue Angel, in 17 top lists Check
  41. 93 -

    Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

    1970, in 6 top lists Check
  42. 64 -

    Babettes gæstebud

    1987 — a.k.a. Babette's Feast, in 11 top lists Check
  43. 62 -

    Ba wang bie ji

    1992 — a.k.a. Farewell My Concubine, in 18 top lists Check
  44. 25 -

    All That Jazz

    1979, in 19 top lists Check
  45. 6 -

    8 Mile

    2002, in 3 top lists Check
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