Before You Graduate

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Created by brian_fuller.

Favorited 10 times, disliked 1 time, added to 12 watchlists.

Digital Filmmaking students perpetually ask if I have a list of films they should see. Yes I do. This is it. You'll be a better movie maker if you have this lexicon of film language in your brain's back pocket.

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    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
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    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 26 top lists Check
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    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
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    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
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    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
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    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
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    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
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    Meng long guo jiang

    1972 — a.k.a. The Way of the Dragon, in 7 top lists Check
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    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
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    El mariachi

    1992, in 4 top lists Check
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Last updated on May 17, 2012;