The Life Cinematic Top 1000 (2012 Edition)

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Created by MrCarmady.

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The Life Cinematic is a message board full of film enthusiasts. Members have a very diverse and unique taste in film. This resulted in this consensus list based on their individual top 100s.

The site is now defunct, but this list is a glimpse into what a wonderfully idiosyncratic and often mental place it was.

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  1. 4 new

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  2. 182 new

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  3. 156 new

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
  4. 91 new

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  5. 443 new

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  6. 880 new

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  7. 153 new

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  8. 369 new

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  9. 191 new

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  10. 296 new

    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
  11. 557 new

    Wo hu cang long

    2000 — a.k.a. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, in 27 top lists Check
  12. 470 new

    Smultronstället

    1957 — a.k.a. Wild Strawberries, in 23 top lists Check
  13. 132 new

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  14. 808 new

    Manhattan

    1979, in 20 top lists Check
  15. 600 new

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  16. 47 new

    Eyes Wide Shut

    1999, in 11 top lists Check
  17. 70 new

    Trois couleurs: Rouge

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check
  18. 137 new

    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
  19. 559 new

    Hiroshima mon amour

    1959 — a.k.a. Hiroshima Mon Amour, in 17 top lists Check
  20. 166 new

    Chung Hing sam lam

    1994 — a.k.a. Chungking Express, in 19 top lists Check
  21. 25 new

    Der Himmel über Berlin

    1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check
  22. 773 new

    Brief Encounter

    1945, in 22 top lists Check
  23. 378 new

    Before Sunset

    2004, in 18 top lists Check
  24. 174 new

    Before Sunrise

    1995, in 14 top lists Check
  25. 16 new

    Days of Heaven

    1978, in 19 top lists Check
  26. 359 new

    Jules et Jim

    1962 — a.k.a. Jules and Jim, in 21 top lists Check
  27. 75 new

    L'Atalante

    1934, in 21 top lists Check
  28. 754 new

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  29. 112 new

    Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

    2010, in 6 top lists Check
  30. 242 new

    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
  31. 702 new

    The Piano

    1993, in 14 top lists Check
  32. 343 new

    Les parapluies de Cherbourg

    1964 — a.k.a. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, in 18 top lists Check
  33. 63 new

    Pierrot le fou

    1965 — a.k.a. Pierrot le Fou, in 16 top lists Check
  34. 230 new

    Breaking the Waves

    1996, in 14 top lists Check
  35. 366 new

    Midnight in Paris

    2011, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 894 new

    Hable con ella

    2002 — a.k.a. Talk to Her, in 12 top lists Check
  37. 326 new

    The Lady Eve

    1941, in 20 top lists Check
  38. 781 new

    Trouble in Paradise

    1932, in 17 top lists Check
  39. 20 new

    Punch-Drunk Love

    2002, in 12 top lists Check
  40. 774 new

    Die Büchse der Pandora

    1929 — a.k.a. Pandora's Box, in 18 top lists Check
  41. 956 new

    Top Hat

    1935, in 14 top lists Check
  42. 331 new

    Clueless

    1995, in 8 top lists Check
  43. 83 new

    The Shop Around the Corner

    1940, in 14 top lists Check
  44. 623 new

    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    1943, in 16 top lists Check
  45. 291 new

    Letter from an Unknown Woman

    1948, in 15 top lists Check
  46. 364 new

    Orphée

    1950 — a.k.a. Orpheus, in 18 top lists Check
  47. 111 new

    Guling jie shaonian sharen shijian

    1991 — a.k.a. A Brighter Summer Day, in 19 top lists Check
  48. 719 new

    The Awful Truth

    1937, in 15 top lists Check
  49. 791 new

    The Purple Rose of Cairo

    1985, in 7 top lists Check
  50. 146 new

    The Band Wagon

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
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Last updated on Jun 27, 2012; source