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. 65 -

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  2. 348 -

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 26 top lists Check
  3. 64 -

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  4. 207 -

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  5. 213 -

    Strangers on a Train

    1951, in 17 top lists Check
  6. 219 -

    Notorious

    1946, in 24 top lists Check
  7. 226 -

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 30 top lists Check
  8. 216 -

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  9. 210 -

    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  10. 208 -

    Laura

    1944, in 21 top lists Check
  11. 253 -

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
  12. 313 -

    Sweet Smell of Success

    1957, in 20 top lists Check
  13. 290 -

    White Heat

    1949, in 15 top lists Check
  14. 221 -

    The Lady from Shanghai

    1947, in 9 top lists Check
  15. 211 -

    Out of the Past

    1947, in 16 top lists Check
  16. 225 -

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  17. 224 -

    The Asphalt Jungle

    1950, in 15 top lists Check
  18. 218 -

    Mildred Pierce

    1945, in 17 top lists Check
  19. 222 -

    Key Largo

    1948, in 7 top lists Check
  20. 215 -

    Kiss Me Deadly

    1955, in 20 top lists Check
  21. 220 -

    The Killers

    1946, in 15 top lists Check
  22. 217 -

    Angels with Dirty Faces

    1938, in 9 top lists Check
  23. 214 -

    Pickup on South Street

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  24. 212 -

    Gun Crazy

    1950, in 17 top lists Check
  25. 223 -

    The Naked City

    1948, in 9 top lists Check
  26. 209 -

    The Woman in the Window

    1944, in 8 top lists Check
  27. 103 -

    Brighton Rock

    1948, in 8 top lists Check
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Last updated on Mar 31, 2013; source