The Movie Book

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The Movie Book (Phaidon, 1999) is an A-Z guide to 500 celebrated individuals who have made a landmark contribution to the medium of film. Packed with absorbing details and rich with history, all genres of cinema are included - from Hollywood blockbusters to French New Wave, from groundbreaking science-fiction films to animation classics, and from screwball comedies to film-noir thrillers.

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  1. 142 new

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  2. 324 new

    Akira

    1988, in 22 top lists Check
  3. 457 new

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  4. 341 new

    Batman Returns

    1992, in 8 top lists Check
  5. 461 new

    Beau Geste

    1939, in 0 top lists Check
  6. 314 new

    Beverly Hills Cop

    1984, in 7 top lists Check
  7. 30 new

    Dick Tracy

    1990, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 471 new

    Die Hard

    1988, in 21 top lists Check
  9. 476 new

    Dip huet seung hung

    1989 — a.k.a. The Killer, in 16 top lists Check
  10. 129 new

    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
  11. 51 new

    Dr. No

    1962, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 251 new

    Enter the Dragon

    1973, in 14 top lists Check
  13. 301 new

    Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

    1965 — a.k.a. The Leather Girls, in 8 top lists Check
  14. 175 new

    The French Connection

    1971, in 23 top lists Check
  15. 74 new

    Ging chaat goo si

    1985 — a.k.a. Police Story, in 10 top lists Check
  16. 88 new

    Goldfinger

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
  17. 47 new

    Henry V

    1989, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 160 new

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  19. 224 new

    The Navigator

    1924, in 14 top lists Check
  20. 39 new

    Nikita

    1990 — a.k.a. La Femme Nikita, in 4 top lists Check
  21. 254 new

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  22. 371 new

    O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro

    1969 — a.k.a. Antonio das Mortes, in 6 top lists Check
  23. 40 new

    Point Break

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  24. 472 new

    The Poseidon Adventure

    1972, in 4 top lists Check
  25. 145 new

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
  26. 183 new

    Red River

    1948, in 17 top lists Check
  27. 445 new

    RoboCop

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  28. 438 new

    Romancing the Stone

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  29. 204 new

    Scarface

    1932, in 16 top lists Check
  30. 237 new

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  31. 234 new

    Sonachine

    1993 — a.k.a. Sonatine, in 10 top lists Check
  32. 361 new

    Speed

    1994, in 9 top lists Check
  33. 273 new

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  34. 360 new

    Superman

    1978, in 11 top lists Check
  35. 186 new

    Tarzan and His Mate

    1934, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 187 new

    Tarzan's Secret Treasure

    1941, in 1 top list Check
  37. 388 new

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991, in 27 top lists Check
  38. 99 new

    Top Gun

    1986, in 8 top lists Check
  39. 331 new

    The War of the Worlds

    1953, in 6 top lists Check
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