Wikipedia's List of Films Considered the Best

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"This is a list of films considered the best in national and international surveys of critics and the public.

Some surveys focus on all films, while others focus on a particular genre or country. Voting systems differ, and some surveys suffer from biases such as self-selection or skewed demographics, while others may be susceptible to forms of interference such as vote stacking." - Wikipedia

List is presented in the order the films appear in the Wikipedia article. The article is sorted into the following categories:

- Critics and filmmaker polls (1-12)
- Audience polls (13-22)
- Genres or media (23-58)
- National polls (59-157)

The following films are mentioned three times: Citizen Kane, Vertigo, The Godfather, Battleship Potemkin.

These films are mentioned twice: Die Hard, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Marketa Lazarova, The Firemen's Ball, Sholay, Bicycle Thieves, 8 1/2, Tokyo Story, Seven Samurai, Shiri, Man with a Movie Camera, Gone with the Wind, and Casablanca.

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  1. 1 -

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  2. 2 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  3. 3 -

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  4. 4 -

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  5. 5 -

    Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080...

    1975, in 12 top lists Check
  6. 6 -

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
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    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
  8. 8 -

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  9. 9 -

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
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    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
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    Boyz n the Hood

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
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    The Piano

    1993, in 14 top lists Check
  13. 13 new

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  14. 14 -1

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  15. 15 -1

    Roman Holiday

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  16. 16 -1

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  17. 17 -1

    The Shawshank Redemption

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  18. 18 -1

    Titanic

    1997, in 25 top lists Check
  19. 19 -1

    Swiri

    1999 — a.k.a. Shiri, in 3 top lists Check
  20. 20 -1

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
  21. 21 -1

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    2002, in 26 top lists Check
  22. 22 -1

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    2003, in 29 top lists Check
  23. 23 -1

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  24. 24 -1

    Die Hard

    1988, in 21 top lists Check
  25. 25 -1

    Pinocchio

    1940, in 16 top lists Check
  26. 26 -1

    What's Opera, Doc?

    1957, in 7 top lists Check
  27. 27 -1

    Yozhik v tumane

    1975 — a.k.a. Hedgehog in the Fog, in 4 top lists Check
  28. 28 -1

    Skazka skazok

    1979 — a.k.a. The Tale of Tales, in 6 top lists Check
  29. 29 -1

    Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä

    1984 — a.k.a. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, in 10 top lists Check
  30. 30 -1

    Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta

    1986 — a.k.a. Castle in the Sky, in 10 top lists Check
  31. 31 -1

    Toy Story

    1995, in 25 top lists Check
  32. 32 -1

    It's a Wonderful Life

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

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  34. 34 -1

    Blazing Saddles

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
  35. 35 -1

    Life of Brian

    1979 — a.k.a. Monty Python's Life of Brian, in 18 top lists Check
  36. 36 -1

    This Is Spinal Tap

    1984, in 22 top lists Check
  37. 37 -1

    The Poseidon Adventure

    1972, in 4 top lists Check
  38. 38 -1

    Chelovek s kino-apparatom

    1929 — a.k.a. Man with a Movie Camera, in 24 top lists Check
  39. 39 -1

    Hoop Dreams

    1994, in 15 top lists Check
  40. 40 -1

    Bowling for Columbine

    2002, in 11 top lists Check
  41. 41 -1

    The Exorcist

    1973, in 27 top lists Check
  42. 42 -1

    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    1974, in 15 top lists Check
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    Brokeback Mountain

    2005, in 21 top lists Check
  44. 44 -1

    Carol

    2015, in 8 top lists Check
  45. 45 -1

    West Side Story

    1961, in 22 top lists Check
  46. 46 -1

    The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    1975, in 13 top lists Check
  47. 47 -1

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  48. 48 -1

    Brief Encounter

    1945, in 22 top lists Check
  49. 49 -1

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  50. 50 -1

    Serenity

    2005, in 4 top lists Check
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