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. 171 -

    The Charge of the Light Brigade

    1968, in 2 top lists Check
  2. 565 +4

    Matewan

    1987, in 4 top lists Check
  3. 291 +4

    The Endless Summer

    1965, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 270 +4

    Dreams That Money Can Buy

    1947, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 671 +4

    Out of Rosenheim

    1987 — a.k.a. Bagdad Cafe, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 667 +4

    Osama

    2003, in 3 top lists Check
  7. 769 +4

    Safar-e Ghandehar

    2001 — a.k.a. Kandahar, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 833 +4

    Sono otoko, kyôbô ni tsuki

    1989 — a.k.a. Violent Cop, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 475 +4

    Keane

    2004, in 3 top lists Check
  10. 183 -

    The Cincinnati Kid

    1965, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 232 +4

    La dentellière

    1977 — a.k.a. The Lacemaker, in 1 top list Check
  12. 615 +4

    My Summer of Love

    2004, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 606 +4

    Muriel's Wedding

    1994, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 632 +4

    Nil by Mouth

    1997, in 4 top lists Check
  15. 219 +4

    Davandeh

    1984 — a.k.a. The Runner, in 6 top lists Check
  16. 867 +4

    Suture

    1993, in 4 top lists Check
  17. 328 +4

    The Fortune Cookie

    1966, in 1 top list Check
  18. 271 +4

    The Dresser

    1983, in 4 top lists Check
  19. 548 +4

    Made in Britain

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  20. 160 -

    The Cars That Ate Paris

    1974, in 4 top lists Check
  21. 799 +4

    Shatranj Ke Khilari

    1977 — a.k.a. The Chess Players, in 4 top lists Check
  22. 506 +4

    The Last Movie

    1971, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 920 +4

    The Train

    1964, in 5 top lists Check
  24. 669 +4

    Otac na sluzbenom putu

    1985 — a.k.a. When Father Was Away on Business, in 4 top lists Check
  25. 428 +4

    I Was a Male War Bride

    1949 — a.k.a. You Can't Sleep Here, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 286 +4

    Elizabeth

    1998, in 5 top lists Check
  27. 90 -

    La bête

    1975 — a.k.a. The Beast, in 3 top lists Check
  28. 22 -

    Alfie

    1966, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 189 -

    Cocksucker Blues

    1972, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 702 +4

    Play It Again, Sam

    1972, in 3 top lists Check
  31. 732 +4

    Rancho Notorious

    1952, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 635 +4

    Nirgendwo in Afrika

    2001 — a.k.a. Nowhere in Africa, in 4 top lists Check
  33. 256 +4

    Dogtown and Z-Boys

    2001, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 290 +4

    End of the Century

    2003, in 1 top list Check
  35. 678 +4

    Parents

    1989, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 834 +4

    Sons and Lovers

    1960, in 5 top lists Check
  37. 766 +4

    Running on Empty

    1988, in 3 top lists Check
  38. 893 +4

    Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould

    1993, in 5 top lists Check
  39. 802 +4

    She's Gotta Have It

    1986, in 6 top lists Check
  40. 56 -

    Atanarjuat

    2001 — a.k.a. Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, in 6 top lists Check
  41. 365 +4

    Le grand voyage

    2004 — a.k.a. The Great Journey, in 4 top lists Check
  42. 519 +4

    La ley del deseo

    1987 — a.k.a. Law of Desire, in 5 top lists Check
  43. 569 +4

    Me and You and Everyone We Know

    2005, in 5 top lists Check
  44. 477 +4

    Kids

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
  45. 935 +4

    The Unbelievable Truth

    1989, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 502 +4

    The Land That Time Forgot

    1974, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 724 +4

    Purple Rain

    1984, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 961 +4

    Wayne's World

    1992, in 4 top lists Check
  49. 958 +4

    WarGames

    1983, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 12 -

    The Addiction

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
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