TSPDT's Recommended Viewing - Highly Recommended

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Includes only the movies that are "Highly Recommended" by They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?

"We classify 'highly recommended' films as being superb cinematic achievements. These films are either flawless or near-flawless entertainments and/or artistic triumphs that occupy a special place in our lives. This is our pantheon, it is our canon, call it what you like. These films shouldn't be missed."

Introduction can be read here: http://theyshootpictures.com/recommendedviewing.htm

Notes:
- Olympia by Leni Riefenstahl ist listed as 1 on the website but as 2 on IMdB

Every year starting from 1922 has a HR movie - except 2006

Additions by new Director's pages: Twin Peaks [TV Series], Amour, Equinox Flowers, Symphony in Slang
Removed by new Director's pages: Bei qing cheng shi, Liebe ist kälter als der Tod, Zangiku monogatari, Cape Fear (1991)

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  1. 85 -

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  2. 626 -1

    Punch-Drunk Love

    2002, in 12 top lists Check
  3. 477 -1

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  4. 110 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  5. 607 -1

    Almost Famous

    2000, in 9 top lists Check
  6. 338 -1

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  7. 250 -1

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  8. 487 -1

    Manhattan

    1979, in 20 top lists Check
  9. 352 -1

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  10. 78 -

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938, in 23 top lists Check
  11. 611 -1

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  12. 217 -

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  13. 277 -1

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  14. 454 -1

    Mean Streets

    1973, in 22 top lists Check
  15. 93 -

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  16. 520 -1

    Der Himmel über Berlin

    1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check
  17. 408 -1

    Pierrot le fou

    1965 — a.k.a. Pierrot le Fou, in 16 top lists Check
  18. 370 -1

    Jules et Jim

    1962 — a.k.a. Jules and Jim, in 21 top lists Check
  19. 325 -1

    Smultronstället

    1957 — a.k.a. Wild Strawberries, in 24 top lists Check
  20. 659 -1

    Amour

    2012, in 15 top lists Check
  21. 101 -

    The Philadelphia Story

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  22. 99 -

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  23. 248 -1

    The Quiet Man

    1952, in 15 top lists Check
  24. 14 -

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  25. 148 -

    Notorious

    1946, in 24 top lists Check
  26. 482 -1

    Days of Heaven

    1978, in 19 top lists Check
  27. 403 -1

    Les parapluies de Cherbourg

    1964 — a.k.a. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, in 18 top lists Check
  28. 318 -1

    Funny Face

    1957, in 6 top lists Check
  29. 550 -1

    The Age of Innocence

    1993, in 6 top lists Check
  30. 177 -

    The Red Shoes

    1948, in 27 top lists Check
  31. 378 -1

    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
  32. 653 -1

    Bright Star

    2009, in 4 top lists Check
  33. 111 -

    The Magnificent Ambersons

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
  34. 138 -

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  35. 561 -1

    Trois couleurs: Rouge

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check
  36. 143 -

    Great Expectations

    1946, in 17 top lists Check
  37. 107 -

    The Lady Eve

    1941, in 20 top lists Check
  38. 2 -

    Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

    1919 — a.k.a. Broken Blossoms, in 13 top lists Check
  39. 366 -1

    Une femme est une femme

    1961 — a.k.a. A Woman Is a Woman, in 4 top lists Check
  40. 54 -

    L'Atalante

    1934, in 21 top lists Check
  41. 141 -

    Duel in the Sun

    1946, in 7 top lists Check
  42. 131 -

    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
  43. 455 -1

    La maman et la putain

    1973 — a.k.a. The Mother and the Whore, in 14 top lists Check
  44. 146 -

    A Matter of Life and Death

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  45. 90 -

    Ninotchka

    1939, in 20 top lists Check
  46. 576 -1

    Hana-bi

    1997 — a.k.a. Fireworks, in 11 top lists Check
  47. 283 -1

    A Star Is Born

    1954, in 13 top lists Check
  48. 182 -

    Adam's Rib

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  49. 412 -1

    Masculin féminin

    1966 — a.k.a. Masculine-Feminine, in 7 top lists Check
  50. 176 -

    Red River

    1948, in 16 top lists Check
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