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. 23 -

    A Cottage on Dartmoor

    1929 — a.k.a. Escape from Dartmoor, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 32 -

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  3. 35 -

    The Public Enemy

    1931, in 13 top lists Check
  4. 41 -

    I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

    1932, in 14 top lists Check
  5. 48 -

    Scarface

    1932, in 16 top lists Check
  6. 62 -

    Le crime de Monsieur Lange

    1936 — a.k.a. The Crime of Monsieur Lange, in 7 top lists Check
  7. 64 -

    Fury

    1936, in 12 top lists Check
  8. 75 -

    You Only Live Once

    1937, in 7 top lists Check
  9. 76 -

    Angels with Dirty Faces

    1938, in 9 top lists Check
  10. 77 -

    La bête humaine

    1938 — a.k.a. The Human Beast, in 9 top lists Check
  11. 87 -

    Le jour se lève

    1939 — a.k.a. Daybreak, in 12 top lists Check
  12. 92 -

    The Roaring Twenties

    1939, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 104 -

    Stranger on the Third Floor

    1940, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 106 -

    High Sierra

    1941, in 8 top lists Check
  15. 108 -

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  16. 122 -

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  17. 123 -

    Laura

    1944, in 21 top lists Check
  18. 124 -

    Murder, My Sweet

    1944, in 5 top lists Check
  19. 125 -

    Phantom Lady

    1944, in 5 top lists Check
  20. 127 -

    The Woman in the Window

    1944, in 8 top lists Check
  21. 130 -

    Detour

    1945, in 16 top lists Check
  22. 132 -

    Fallen Angel

    1945, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 135 -

    Mildred Pierce

    1945, in 17 top lists Check
  24. 136 -

    My Name Is Julia Ross

    1945, in 1 top list Check
  25. 139 -

    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  26. 145 -

    The Killers

    1946, in 15 top lists Check
  27. 150 -

    The Stranger

    1946, in 3 top lists Check
  28. 153 -

    Born to Kill

    1947, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 154 -

    Brighton Rock

    1948, in 8 top lists Check
  30. 157 -

    I Walk Alone

    1947, in 3 top lists Check
  31. 158 -

    Kiss of Death

    1947, in 5 top lists Check
  32. 159 -

    Monsieur Verdoux

    1947, in 11 top lists Check
  33. 164 -

    They Made Me a Fugitive

    1947 — a.k.a. I Became a Criminal, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 165 -

    They Won't Believe Me

    1947, in 1 top list Check
  35. 166 -

    T-Men

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  36. 168 -

    Call Northside 777

    1948 — a.k.a. Calling Northside 777, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 169 -

    Force of Evil

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  38. 170 -

    He Walked by Night

    1948, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 171 -

    The Lady from Shanghai

    1947, in 9 top lists Check
  40. 173 -

    Moonrise

    1948, in 4 top lists Check
  41. 174 -

    Oliver Twist

    1948, in 6 top lists Check
  42. 175 -

    Raw Deal

    1948, in 5 top lists Check
  43. 180 -

    They Live by Night

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  44. 185 -

    Criss Cross

    1949, in 6 top lists Check
  45. 188 -

    Gun Crazy

    1950, in 17 top lists Check
  46. 189 -

    House of Strangers

    1949, in 1 top list Check
  47. 192 -

    The Lawless

    1950, in 1 top list Check
  48. 200 -

    Le trou

    1960 — a.k.a. Le Trou, in 15 top lists Check
  49. 201 -

    Whirlpool

    1950, in 1 top list Check
  50. 202 -

    White Heat

    1949, in 15 top lists Check
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