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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Bride of Frankenstein
1935, in 19 top lists Check -
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King Kong
1933, in 26 top lists Check -
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Psycho
1960, in 39 top lists Check -
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Alien
1979, in 30 top lists Check -
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Cat People
1942, in 15 top lists Check -
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Don't Look Now
1973, in 17 top lists Check -
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Dracula
1931, in 11 top lists Check -
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The Exorcist
1973, in 27 top lists Check -
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Frankenstein
1931, in 18 top lists Check -
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956, in 19 top lists Check -
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Rosemary's Baby
1968, in 21 top lists Check -
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The Birds
1963, in 18 top lists Check -
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Freaks
1932, in 19 top lists Check -
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Halloween
1978, in 17 top lists Check -
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Night of the Living Dead
1968, in 20 top lists Check -
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Poltergeist
1982, in 9 top lists Check -
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Repulsion
1965, in 17 top lists Check -
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The Shining
1980, in 28 top lists Check -
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The Thing from Another World
1951, in 7 top lists Check -
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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
1962, in 15 top lists Check
Last updated on Dec 28, 2011; source