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. 12 -

    Seppuku

    1962 — a.k.a. Hara-Kiri, in 16 top lists Check
  2. 16 -

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  3. 39 -

    The Blues Brothers

    1980, in 11 top lists Check
  4. 67 -

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  5. 81 -

    Red River

    1948, in 16 top lists Check
  6. 84 -

    Rio Bravo

    1959, in 19 top lists Check
  7. 87 -

    Per un pugno di dollari

    1964 — a.k.a. A Fistful of Dollars, in 10 top lists Check
  8. 129 -

    Heat

    1995, in 23 top lists Check
  9. 133 -

    From Russia with Love

    1963, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 199 -

    Kôkaku Kidôtai

    1995 — a.k.a. Ghost in the Shell, in 12 top lists Check
  11. 200 -

    The Iron Giant

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  12. 201 -

    The Incredibles

    2004, in 13 top lists Check
  13. 230 -

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  14. 254 -

    A Night to Remember

    1958, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 272 -

    The Big Red One

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  16. 276 -

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
  17. 286 -

    Three Kings

    1999, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 289 -

    Scarface

    1932, in 16 top lists Check
  19. 298 -

    The Italian Job

    1969, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 299 -

    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
  21. 300 -

    The French Connection

    1971, in 23 top lists Check
  22. 369 -

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  23. 370 -

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  24. 371 -

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
  25. 372 -

    Ying hung boon sik II

    1987 — a.k.a. A Better Tomorrow II, in 1 top list Check
  26. 373 -

    Akira

    1988, in 22 top lists Check
  27. 374 -

    Die Hard

    1988, in 21 top lists Check
  28. 375 -

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991, in 27 top lists Check
  29. 376 -

    Speed

    1994, in 9 top lists Check
  30. 377 -

    Wo hu cang long

    2000 — a.k.a. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, in 27 top lists Check
  31. 378 -

    Skyfall

    2012, in 4 top lists Check
  32. 381 -

    Bullitt

    1968, in 11 top lists Check
  33. 382 -

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    1969, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 383 -

    Enter the Dragon

    1973, in 14 top lists Check
  35. 384 -

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  36. 385 -

    Top Gun

    1986, in 8 top lists Check
  37. 386 -

    RoboCop

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  38. 387 -

    Point Break

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  39. 388 -

    The Last of the Mohicans

    1992, in 9 top lists Check
  40. 391 -

    The Matrix

    1999, in 30 top lists Check
  41. 409 -

    Last Action Hero

    1993, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 436 -

    Per qualche dollaro in più

    1965 — a.k.a. For a Few Dollars More, in 11 top lists Check
  43. 438 -

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  44. 442 -

    The Bourne Supremacy

    2004, in 8 top lists Check
  45. 444 -

    The Dark Knight

    2008, in 27 top lists Check
  46. 446 -

    French Connection II

    1975, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 447 -

    Superman II

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 448 -

    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

    1982, in 6 top lists Check
  49. 451 -

    The Lost World: Jurassic Park

    1997, in 4 top lists Check
  50. 452 -

    Blade II

    2002, in 1 top list Check
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