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. 537 -

    Xia nü

    1971 — a.k.a. A Touch of Zen, in 15 top lists Check
  2. 838 -

    Wong Fei-Hung

    1991 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in China, in 9 top lists Check
  3. 129 -

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 37 top lists Check
  4. 535 -

    Walkabout

    1971, in 13 top lists Check
  5. 1 -

    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
  6. 3 -

    Les vampires

    1915, in 14 top lists Check
  7. 209 -

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    1948, in 25 top lists Check
  8. 966 -

    Toy Story 3

    2010, in 16 top lists Check
  9. 931 -

    Toy Story 2

    1999, in 12 top lists Check
  10. 893 -

    Toy Story

    1995, in 25 top lists Check
  11. 822 -

    Total Recall

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
  12. 172 -

    To Have and Have Not

    1944, in 16 top lists Check
  13. 23 -

    The Thief of Bagdad

    1924, in 14 top lists Check
  14. 837 -

    Thelma & Louise

    1991, in 13 top lists Check
  15. 304 -

    The Ten Commandments

    1956, in 12 top lists Check
  16. 60 -

    Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

    1931, in 11 top lists Check
  17. 145 -

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  18. 703 -

    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  19. 664 -

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  20. 624 -

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  21. 753 -

    Stand by Me

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  22. 128 -

    Stagecoach

    1939, in 21 top lists Check
  23. 359 -

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  24. 345 -

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  25. 271 +1

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  26. 636 -

    Shao Lin san shi liu fang

    1978 — a.k.a. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, in 8 top lists Check
  27. 67 -

    Shanghai Express

    1932, in 9 top lists Check
  28. 938 -

    Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi

    2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check
  29. 303 -

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  30. 250 -

    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
  31. 706 -

    The Right Stuff

    1983, in 13 top lists Check
  32. 433 -

    Rekopis znaleziony w Saragossie

    1965 — a.k.a. The Saragossa Manuscript, in 8 top lists Check
  33. 204 -

    Red River

    1948, in 17 top lists Check
  34. 675 -

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
  35. 770 -

    The Princess Bride

    1987, in 19 top lists Check
  36. 47 -

    Prapancha Pash

    1929 — a.k.a. A Throw of Dice, in 1 top list Check
  37. 484 -

    Planet of the Apes

    1968, in 16 top lists Check
  38. 709 -

    A Passage to India

    1984, in 5 top lists Check
  39. 127 -

    Only Angels Have Wings

    1939, in 10 top lists Check
  40. 340 -

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  41. 787 -

    Neco z Alenky

    1988 — a.k.a. Alice, in 10 top lists Check
  42. 90 -

    Mutiny on the Bounty

    1935, in 6 top lists Check
  43. 657 -

    The Muppet Movie

    1979, in 5 top lists Check
  44. 596 -

    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  45. 975 +1

    Mad Max: Fury Road

    2015, in 23 top lists Check
  46. 650 -

    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
  47. 943 -

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    2002, in 26 top lists Check
  48. 949 -

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    2003, in 29 top lists Check
  49. 939 -

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
  50. 876 -

    The Lion King

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
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