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. 622 -

    Sleeping Dogs

    1977, in 1 top list Check
  2. 588 -

    Deewaar

    1975, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 27 -

    The Eagle

    1925, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 756 -

    'A' gai wak 2

    1987 — a.k.a. Project A 2, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 89 -

    Captain Blood

    1935, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 549 -

    Super Fly

    1972, in 4 top lists Check
  7. 743 -

    Do ma daan

    1986 — a.k.a. Peking Opera Blues, in 5 top lists Check
  8. 585 -

    The Towering Inferno

    1974, in 5 top lists Check
  9. 768 -

    Sien lui yau wan

    1987 — a.k.a. A Chinese Ghost Story, in 6 top lists Check
  10. 711 -

    Beverly Hills Cop

    1984, in 7 top lists Check
  11. 429 -

    Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

    1965 — a.k.a. The Leather Girls, in 8 top lists Check
  12. 899 -

    Independence Day

    1996, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 636 -

    Shao Lin san shi liu fang

    1978 — a.k.a. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, in 8 top lists Check
  14. 755 -

    Top Gun

    1986, in 8 top lists Check
  15. 822 -

    Total Recall

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
  16. 796 -

    Batman

    1989, in 9 top lists Check
  17. 985 +6

    Black Panther

    2018, in 9 top lists Check
  18. 298 -

    Forbidden Planet

    1956, in 9 top lists Check
  19. 918 -

    Lola rennt

    1998 — a.k.a. Run Lola Run, in 9 top lists Check
  20. 838 -

    Wong Fei-Hung

    1991 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in China, in 9 top lists Check
  21. 665 -

    The Big Red One

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  22. 579 -

    Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

    1974, in 10 top lists Check
  23. 962 -

    District 9

    2009, in 10 top lists Check
  24. 525 -

    Shaft

    1971, in 10 top lists Check
  25. 961 -

    Avatar

    2009, in 13 top lists Check
  26. 650 -

    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
  27. 41 -

    Steamboat Bill, Jr.

    1928, in 13 top lists Check
  28. 560 -

    Enter the Dragon

    1973, in 14 top lists Check
  29. 3 -

    Les vampires

    1915, in 14 top lists Check
  30. 630 -

    Dawn of the Dead

    1978, in 15 top lists Check
  31. 414 -

    Goldfinger

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
  32. 767 -

    RoboCop

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  33. 800 -

    Dip huet seung hung

    1989 — a.k.a. The Killer, in 16 top lists Check
  34. 66 -

    Scarface

    1932, in 16 top lists Check
  35. 118 -

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  36. 519 -

    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
  37. 204 -

    Red River

    1948, in 17 top lists Check
  38. 703 -

    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  39. 707 -

    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  40. 344 -

    Rio Bravo

    1959, in 19 top lists Check
  41. 782 -

    Die Hard

    1988, in 21 top lists Check
  42. 963 -

    Inception

    2010, in 21 top lists Check
  43. 776 -

    Akira

    1988, in 22 top lists Check
  44. 529 -

    The French Connection

    1971, in 23 top lists Check
  45. 887 -

    Heat

    1995, in 23 top lists Check
  46. 975 +1

    Mad Max: Fury Road

    2015, in 23 top lists Check
  47. 738 -

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  48. 718 -

    The Terminator

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  49. 933 -

    Gladiator

    2000, in 25 top lists Check
  50. 728 -

    Ran

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
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