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. 25 -

    All That Jazz

    1979, in 19 top lists Check
  2. 34 -

    An American in Paris

    1951, in 18 top lists Check
  3. 150 -

    Cabaret

    1972, in 24 top lists Check
  4. 213 +4

    Dancer in the Dark

    2000, in 9 top lists Check
  5. 236 +4

    Devdas

    2002, in 4 top lists Check
  6. 274 +4

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  7. 348 +4

    Gigi

    1958, in 11 top lists Check
  8. 369 +4

    Grease

    1978, in 12 top lists Check
  9. 372 +4

    The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

    1980, in 1 top list Check
  10. 382 +4

    Guys and Dolls

    1955, in 7 top lists Check
  11. 387 +4

    A Hard Day's Night

    1964, in 18 top lists Check
  12. 393 +4

    Head

    1968, in 4 top lists Check
  13. 501 +4

    Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

    2001, in 8 top lists Check
  14. 613 +4

    My Fair Lady

    1964, in 18 top lists Check
  15. 626 +4

    A Night at the Opera

    1935, in 17 top lists Check
  16. 656 +4

    On the Town

    1949, in 10 top lists Check
  17. 677 +4

    Les parapluies de Cherbourg

    1964 — a.k.a. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, in 18 top lists Check
  18. 696 +4

    Pink Floyd: The Wall

    1982, in 8 top lists Check
  19. 717 +4

    The Producers

    1967, in 14 top lists Check
  20. 724 +4

    Purple Rain

    1984, in 3 top lists Check
  21. 816 +4

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  22. 836 +4

    South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

    1999, in 8 top lists Check
  23. 913 +4

    Tommy

    1975, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 963 +4

    West Side Story

    1961, in 22 top lists Check
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Last updated on Jun 9, 2020 by joachimt; source