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. 274 -

    Shoah

    1985, in 18 top lists Check
  2. 257 -

    Le chagrin et la pitié

    1969 — a.k.a. The Sorrow and the Pity, in 11 top lists Check
  3. 228 -

    Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler

    1922 — a.k.a. Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, in 14 top lists Check
  4. 278 -

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  5. 294 -

    Once Upon a Time in America

    1984, in 19 top lists Check
  6. 370 -

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  7. 437 -

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  8. 317 -

    Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080...

    1975, in 12 top lists Check
  9. 182 -

    Malcolm X

    1992, in 7 top lists Check
  10. 175 -

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  11. 77 -

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  12. 431 -

    Titanic

    1997, in 25 top lists Check
  13. 176 -

    Cleopatra

    1963, in 5 top lists Check
  14. 180 -

    Gandhi

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
  15. 310 -

    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
  16. 432 -

    The Green Mile

    1999, in 15 top lists Check
  17. 316 -

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  18. 285 -

    The Deer Hunter

    1978, in 26 top lists Check
  19. 99 -

    Dances with Wolves

    1990, in 18 top lists Check
  20. 399 -

    Inland Empire

    2006, in 10 top lists Check
  21. 93 -

    Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

    1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 28 top lists Check
  22. 296 -

    Casino

    1995, in 11 top lists Check
  23. 72 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  24. 69 -

    La dolce vita

    1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check
  25. 178 -

    Patton

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  26. 36 -

    The Sound of Music

    1965, in 25 top lists Check
  27. 129 -

    Heat

    1995, in 23 top lists Check
  28. 484 new

    Hoop Dreams

    1994, in 15 top lists Check
  29. 34 -

    My Fair Lady

    1964, in 18 top lists Check
  30. 325 -

    The Thin Red Line

    1998, in 14 top lists Check
  31. 276 -

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
  32. 471 -

    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 27 top lists Check
  33. 92 -

    The Big Country

    1958, in 6 top lists Check
  34. 88 -

    C'era una volta il West

    1968 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in the West, in 28 top lists Check
  35. 227 -

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    1916, in 24 top lists Check
  36. 181 -

    The Last Emperor

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  37. 4 -

    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    1943, in 16 top lists Check
  38. 474 -

    Avatar

    2009, in 14 top lists Check
  39. 270 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  40. 167 -

    Amadeus

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  41. 318 -

    Nashville

    1975, in 21 top lists Check
  42. 20 -

    There Will Be Blood

    2007, in 20 top lists Check
  43. 35 -

    South Pacific

    1958, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 131 -

    Zodiac

    2007, in 14 top lists Check
  45. 398 -

    Boogie Nights

    1997, in 12 top lists Check
  46. 419 -

    Nuovo Cinema Paradiso

    1988 — a.k.a. Cinema Paradiso, in 20 top lists Check
  47. 14 -

    Playtime

    1967, in 19 top lists Check
  48. 307 -

    Un prophète

    2009 — a.k.a. A Prophet, in 10 top lists Check
  49. 368 -

    Amores perros

    2000, in 17 top lists Check
  50. 295 -

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
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