Tim Dirks' Greatest Films

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This selection of 100 Greatest Films in the last century of film-making covers, by conscious choice, a wide range of genres, decades, stars and directors. Emphasis in these selections is purposely directed toward earlier, more classic Hollywood/American films than more recent films, although some recent films (and British films) are included. (An Additional 100 Greatest Films, and Third 100 Greatest Films are also indexed here.) The Greatest Films selected do not include foreign films or non-English language films for purposes of specialization and focus. Negative judgment on foreign films or non-English language films is not intended or implied.

Over a long period of time, the English-language films found here have repeatedly appeared on all-time best film lists and are often noted in the collective responses of film viewers and critics. Arguably, there has been reasonable consensus by most film historians, critics, movie-lovers, and reviewers that the selections chosen by this site are among cinema's most critically-acclaimed, significant "must-see" films (of predominantly Hollywood-American production). They are the films almost every educated person with a solid knowledge of film history and cinema would be expected to know and be literate about.

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  1. 67 -

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  2. 31 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  3. 95 -

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  4. 66 -

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  5. 286 -

    The Shining

    1980, in 28 top lists Check
  6. 12 -

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  7. 19 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  8. 123 -

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  9. 84 -

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  10. 88 -

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  11. 104 -

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  12. 7 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  13. 96 -

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  14. 185 -

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  15. 17 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  16. 266 -

    The Matrix

    1999, in 30 top lists Check
  17. 138 -

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  18. 32 -

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  19. 25 -

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  20. 22 -

    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  21. 70 -

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  22. 43 -

    Jaws

    1975, in 28 top lists Check
  23. 75 -

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  24. 78 -

    The Shawshank Redemption

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  25. 62 -

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  26. 79 -

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  27. 177 -

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
  28. 237 -

    Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

    1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 28 top lists Check
  29. 87 -

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  30. 199 -

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  31. 133 -

    Fargo

    1996, in 27 top lists Check
  32. 18 -

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  33. 46 -

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  34. 100 -

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
  35. 42 -

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  36. 6 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  37. 160 -

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  38. 89 -

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  39. 81 -

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  40. 290 -

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991, in 27 top lists Check
  41. 69 -

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  42. 296 -

    Toy Story

    1995, in 25 top lists Check
  43. 207 -

    American Beauty

    1999, in 25 top lists Check
  44. 59 -

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  45. 115 -

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  46. 132 -

    The Exorcist

    1973, in 27 top lists Check
  47. 283 -

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
  48. 193 -

    The Terminator

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  49. 34 -

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  50. 57 -

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
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