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. 358 -

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  2. 457 -

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  3. 123 -

    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 16 top lists Check
  4. 394 -

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  5. 359 -

    Accattone

    1961, in 8 top lists Check
  6. 253 -

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
  7. 55 -

    Adam's Rib

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  8. 412 -

    Adaptation.

    2002, in 11 top lists Check
  9. 369 -

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  10. 379 -

    The African Queen

    1951, in 11 top lists Check
  11. 164 -

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  12. 56 -

    Airplane!

    1980, in 14 top lists Check
  13. 373 -

    Akira

    1988, in 22 top lists Check
  14. 160 -

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  15. 16 -

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  16. 252 -

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  17. 249 -

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1930, in 19 top lists Check
  18. 418 -

    All That Heaven Allows

    1955, in 11 top lists Check
  19. 406 -

    All That Jazz

    1979, in 19 top lists Check
  20. 167 -

    Amadeus

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  21. 367 -

    American Beauty

    1999, in 25 top lists Check
  22. 25 -

    An American in Paris

    1951, in 18 top lists Check
  23. 162 -

    An American Werewolf in London

    1981, in 12 top lists Check
  24. 368 -

    Amores perros

    2000, in 17 top lists Check
  25. 217 -

    Angels with Dirty Faces

    1938, in 9 top lists Check
  26. 261 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  27. 497 new

    Anvil: The Story of Anvil

    2008, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 11 -

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  29. 75 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  30. 445 -

    Apur Sansar

    1959 — a.k.a. The World of Apu, in 19 top lists Check
  31. 400 -

    Argo

    2012, in 8 top lists Check
  32. 236 -

    The Artist

    2011, in 8 top lists Check
  33. 224 -

    The Asphalt Jungle

    1950, in 15 top lists Check
  34. 474 -

    Avatar

    2009, in 14 top lists Check
  35. 334 -

    Babe

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
  36. 15 -

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  37. 352 -

    Badlands

    1973, in 23 top lists Check
  38. 414 -

    Bambi

    1942, in 13 top lists Check
  39. 316 -

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  40. 70 -

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  41. 189 -

    Beauty and the Beast

    1991, in 19 top lists Check
  42. 441 -

    Before Sunset

    2004, in 18 top lists Check
  43. 339 -

    Big

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  44. 92 -

    The Big Country

    1958, in 6 top lists Check
  45. 225 -

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  46. 50 -

    The Big Lebowski

    1998, in 26 top lists Check
  47. 407 -

    The Big Picture

    1989, in 0 top lists Check
  48. 272 -

    The Big Red One

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  49. 210 -

    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  50. 154 -

    The Birds

    1963, in 18 top lists Check
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