The Telegraph 500 Must-See Films

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The Telegraph newspaper (UK) published this list over 2nd and 3rd March 2013. It is framed as a mix of individual top lists and genre specific top lists. Due to a mistake, Out of the Past appeared twice within the same subcategory meaning there are only 499 films.

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  1. 444 -

    The Dark Knight

    2008, in 27 top lists Check
  2. 429 -

    Forrest Gump

    1994, in 25 top lists Check
  3. 198 -

    The Lion King

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  4. 323 -

    Toy Story

    1995, in 25 top lists Check
  5. 391 -

    The Matrix

    1999, in 30 top lists Check
  6. 390 -

    Fight Club

    1999, in 19 top lists Check
  7. 295 -

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  8. 15 -

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  9. 204 -

    WALL·E

    2008, in 26 top lists Check
  10. 422 -

    Up

    2009, in 16 top lists Check
  11. 201 -

    The Incredibles

    2004, in 13 top lists Check
  12. 389 -

    Jurassic Park

    1993, in 23 top lists Check
  13. 431 -

    Titanic

    1997, in 25 top lists Check
  14. 438 -

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  15. 366 -

    The Shawshank Redemption

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  16. 474 -

    Avatar

    2009, in 14 top lists Check
  17. 128 -

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  18. 134 -

    Se7en

    1995, in 29 top lists Check
  19. 440 -

    Toy Story 2

    1999, in 12 top lists Check
  20. 194 -

    Toy Story 3

    2010, in 16 top lists Check
  21. 189 -

    Beauty and the Beast

    1991, in 19 top lists Check
  22. 276 -

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
  23. 367 -

    American Beauty

    1999, in 25 top lists Check
  24. 341 -

    Home Alone

    1990, in 6 top lists Check
  25. 331 -

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 30 top lists Check
  26. 443 -

    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    2004, in 9 top lists Check
  27. 319 -

    The Shining

    1980, in 28 top lists Check
  28. 72 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  29. 138 -

    Memento

    2000, in 27 top lists Check
  30. 371 -

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
  31. 375 -

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991, in 27 top lists Check
  32. 374 -

    Die Hard

    1988, in 21 top lists Check
  33. 141 -

    The Departed

    2006, in 20 top lists Check
  34. 355 -

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  35. 22 -

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
  36. 159 -

    Jaws

    1975, in 28 top lists Check
  37. 454 -

    Spider-Man 2

    2004, in 7 top lists Check
  38. 432 -

    The Green Mile

    1999, in 15 top lists Check
  39. 172 -

    The Social Network

    2010, in 13 top lists Check
  40. 77 -

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  41. 465 -

    District 9

    2009, in 10 top lists Check
  42. 50 -

    The Big Lebowski

    1998, in 26 top lists Check
  43. 160 -

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  44. 142 -

    No Country for Old Men

    2007, in 23 top lists Check
  45. 49 -

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  46. 430 -

    Good Will Hunting

    1997, in 12 top lists Check
  47. 185 -

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    1937, in 25 top lists Check
  48. 168 -

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  49. 108 -

    Trainspotting

    1996, in 18 top lists Check
  50. 437 -

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
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