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. 427 -1

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  2. 450 -1

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  3. 338 -1

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  4. 110 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  5. 105 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  6. 357 -1

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  7. 559 -1

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  8. 94 -

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
  9. 485 -1

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  10. 122 -

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  11. 393 -1

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

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  12. 250 -1

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  13. 199 -

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  14. 493 -1

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  15. 167 -

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  16. 281 -1

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  17. 544 -1

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  18. 14 -

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  19. 32 -

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  20. 470 -1

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  21. 553 -1

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  22. 217 -

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  23. 477 -1

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  24. 11 -

    The General

    1926, in 34 top lists Check
  25. 296 -1

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  26. 490 -1

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  27. 215 -

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  28. 475 -1

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  29. 144 -

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  30. 463 -1

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  31. 277 -1

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  32. 460 -1

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  33. 85 -

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  34. 531 -1

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  35. 278 -1

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  36. 324 -1

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  37. 138 -

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  38. 611 -1

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  39. 65 -

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  40. 344 -1

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  41. 337 -1

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 30 top lists Check
  42. 352 -1

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  43. 492 -1

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
  44. 255 -1

    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
  45. 565 -1

    Se7en

    1995, in 29 top lists Check
  46. 416 -1

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  47. 411 -1

    Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

    1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 28 top lists Check
  48. 423 -1

    C'era una volta il West

    1968 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in the West, in 28 top lists Check
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    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
  50. 591 -1

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
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Last updated on Nov 14, 2018 by Melvelet; source