1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die

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The 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die list is actually a film reference book compiled by various critics worldwide and edited by Steven Jay Schneider. The list spans movies from as early as 1902 up to recent releases.

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  1. 402 -

    The Cool World

    1963, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 906 -

    Trois vies et une seule mort

    1996 — a.k.a. Three Lives and Only One Death, in 1 top list Check
  3. 637 -

    The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

    1978, in 5 top lists Check
  4. 895 -

    Xích lô

    1995 — a.k.a. Cyclo, in 5 top lists Check
  5. 588 -

    Deewaar

    1975, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 293 -

    The Phenix City Story

    1955, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 442 -

    Da zui xia

    1966 — a.k.a. Come Drink with Me, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 322 -

    Bab el hadid

    1958 — a.k.a. Cairo Station, in 6 top lists Check
  9. 591 -

    Faustrecht der Freiheit

    1975 — a.k.a. Fox and His Friends, in 6 top lists Check
  10. 515 -

    Wanda

    1970, in 11 top lists Check
  11. 756 -

    'A' gai wak 2

    1987 — a.k.a. Project A 2, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 410 -

    Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol

    1964 — a.k.a. Black God, White Devil, in 10 top lists Check
  13. 348 -

    Hanyo

    1960 — a.k.a. The Housemaid, in 8 top lists Check
  14. 217 -

    Whisky Galore!

    1949 — a.k.a. Whisky Galore, in 6 top lists Check
  15. 549 -

    Super Fly

    1972, in 4 top lists Check
  16. 527 -

    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

    1971, in 12 top lists Check
  17. 160 -

    Ossessione

    1943, in 12 top lists Check
  18. 43 -

    The Docks of New York

    1928, in 9 top lists Check
  19. 944 -

    Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer

    2003, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 827 -

    Guling jie shaonian sharen shijian

    1991 — a.k.a. A Brighter Summer Day, in 19 top lists Check
  21. 551 -

    The Harder They Come

    1972, in 7 top lists Check
  22. 106 -

    Pépé le Moko

    1937, in 10 top lists Check
  23. 124 -

    Le jour se lève

    1939 — a.k.a. Daybreak, in 12 top lists Check
  24. 200 -

    Force of Evil

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  25. 698 -

    L'argent

    1983 — a.k.a. L'Argent, in 8 top lists Check
  26. 3 -

    Les vampires

    1915, in 14 top lists Check
  27. 274 -

    The Barefoot Contessa

    1954, in 8 top lists Check
  28. 196 -

    Odd Man Out

    1947, in 15 top lists Check
  29. 332 -

    The Defiant Ones

    1958, in 7 top lists Check
  30. 11 -

    Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler

    1922 — a.k.a. Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, in 14 top lists Check
  31. 238 -

    The Lavender Hill Mob

    1951, in 9 top lists Check
  32. 170 -

    Murder, My Sweet

    1944, in 5 top lists Check
  33. 618 -

    Der amerikanische Freund

    1977 — a.k.a. The American Friend, in 8 top lists Check
  34. 44 -

    Blackmail

    1929, in 7 top lists Check
  35. 85 -

    The Black Cat

    1934, in 8 top lists Check
  36. 511 -

    Performance

    1970, in 16 top lists Check
  37. 58 -

    Little Caesar

    1931, in 10 top lists Check
  38. 142 -

    High Sierra

    1941, in 8 top lists Check
  39. 220 -

    Gun Crazy

    1950, in 17 top lists Check
  40. 875 -

    The Last Seduction

    1994, in 10 top lists Check
  41. 659 -

    Atlantic City

    1980, in 14 top lists Check
  42. 64 -

    I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

    1932, in 14 top lists Check
  43. 297 -

    Bob le flambeur

    1956 — a.k.a. Bob the Gambler, in 13 top lists Check
  44. 727 -

    Prizzi's Honor

    1985, in 6 top lists Check
  45. 195 -

    Monsieur Verdoux

    1947, in 11 top lists Check
  46. 253 -

    Pickup on South Street

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  47. 46 -

    Die Büchse der Pandora

    1929 — a.k.a. Pandora's Box, in 18 top lists Check
  48. 357 -

    Rocco e i suoi fratelli

    1960 — a.k.a. Rocco and His Brothers, in 19 top lists Check
  49. 579 -

    Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

    1974, in 10 top lists Check
  50. 278 -

    Bad Day at Black Rock

    1955, in 7 top lists Check
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