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. 10 -

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  2. 250 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  3. 6 -

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  4. 65 -

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  5. 261 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  6. 429 -

    Forrest Gump

    1994, in 25 top lists Check
  7. 278 -

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  8. 11 -

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  9. 79 -

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  10. 248 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  11. 49 -

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  12. 431 -

    Titanic

    1997, in 25 top lists Check
  13. 68 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  14. 1 -

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  15. 43 -

    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
  16. 377 -

    Wo hu cang long

    2000 — a.k.a. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, in 27 top lists Check
  17. 433 -

    Brokeback Mountain

    2005, in 21 top lists Check
  18. 76 -

    Manhattan

    1979, in 20 top lists Check
  19. 104 -

    The Red Shoes

    1948, in 27 top lists Check
  20. 53 -

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  21. 219 -

    Notorious

    1946, in 24 top lists Check
  22. 44 -

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938, in 23 top lists Check
  23. 310 -

    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
  24. 63 -

    The Philadelphia Story

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  25. 251 -

    Brief Encounter

    1945, in 22 top lists Check
  26. 441 -

    Before Sunset

    2004, in 18 top lists Check
  27. 236 -

    The Artist

    2011, in 8 top lists Check
  28. 40 -

    Moulin Rouge!

    2001, in 17 top lists Check
  29. 37 -

    Cabaret

    1972, in 24 top lists Check
  30. 357 -

    L'Atalante

    1934, in 21 top lists Check
  31. 369 -

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  32. 29 -

    Les parapluies de Cherbourg

    1964 — a.k.a. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, in 18 top lists Check
  33. 102 -

    A Matter of Life and Death

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  34. 259 -

    Mean Streets

    1973, in 22 top lists Check
  35. 81 -

    Red River

    1948, in 16 top lists Check
  36. 2 -

    Trouble in Paradise

    1932, in 17 top lists Check
  37. 309 -

    The Magnificent Ambersons

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
  38. 379 -

    The African Queen

    1951, in 11 top lists Check
  39. 235 -

    Die Büchse der Pandora

    1929 — a.k.a. Pandora's Box, in 18 top lists Check
  40. 405 -

    La nuit américaine

    1973 — a.k.a. Day for Night, in 19 top lists Check
  41. 30 -

    Grease

    1978, in 12 top lists Check
  42. 21 -

    Top Hat

    1935, in 14 top lists Check
  43. 25 -

    An American in Paris

    1951, in 18 top lists Check
  44. 311 -

    Madame de...

    1953 — a.k.a. The Earrings of Madame De..., in 13 top lists Check
  45. 4 -

    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    1943, in 16 top lists Check
  46. 418 -

    All That Heaven Allows

    1955, in 11 top lists Check
  47. 392 -

    A Star Is Born

    1954, in 13 top lists Check
  48. 112 -

    Great Expectations

    1946, in 17 top lists Check
  49. 396 -

    The Purple Rose of Cairo

    1985, in 7 top lists Check
  50. 385 -

    Top Gun

    1986, in 8 top lists Check
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