Ebert's Original 100 Great Movies

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Below is a subset of Roger Ebert's list of great films containing only those in his book "The Great Movies", published in 2002. The Apu Trilogy, Decalogue, and Up Documentaries are all broken out separately, hence more than 100 listings.

An excerpt from Ebert's introduction to the book:
"They are not 'the' 100 greatest films of all time, because all lists of great movies are a foolish attempt to codify works which must stand alone. But it's fair to say: If you want to make a tour of the landmarks of the first century of cinema, start here."

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  1. 50 -

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  2. 63 -

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  3. 90 -

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  4. 89 -

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  5. 57 -

    JFK

    1991, in 13 top lists Check
  6. 110 -

    49 Up

    2005, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 49 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  8. 58 -

    La dolce vita

    1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check
  9. 54 -

    Hoop Dreams

    1994, in 15 top lists Check
  10. 73 -

    Nashville

    1975, in 21 top lists Check
  11. 118 -2

    A Woman Under the Influence

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
  12. 86 -

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  13. 69 -

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
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    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  15. 8 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  16. 117 -2

    Suna no onna

    1964 — a.k.a. Woman in the Dunes, in 22 top lists Check
  17. 112 new

    63 Up

    2019, in 1 top list
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  18. 114 -2

    The Wild Bunch

    1969, in 25 top lists Check
  19. 111 new

    56 Up

    2012, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 62 -

    L'avventura

    1960 — a.k.a. L'Avventura, in 24 top lists Check
  21. 55 -

    Ikiru

    1952, in 25 top lists Check
  22. 92 -

    The Shawshank Redemption

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  23. 52 -

    Greed

    1924, in 21 top lists Check
  24. 109 -

    42 Up

    1998, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 3 -

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  26. 6 -

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  27. 107 -

    28 Up

    1984, in 6 top lists Check
  28. 88 -

    Red River

    1948, in 17 top lists Check
  29. 23 -

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  30. 56 -

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  31. 87 -

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  32. 115 -2

    Der Himmel über Berlin

    1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check
  33. 113 -2

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  34. 7 -

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  35. 9 -

    Pather Panchali

    1955, in 21 top lists Check
  36. 108 -

    35 Up

    1991, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 74 -

    Network

    1976, in 14 top lists Check
  38. 95 -

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  39. 96 -

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  40. 38 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  41. 68 -

    McCabe & Mrs. Miller

    1971, in 20 top lists Check
  42. 24 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  43. 46 -

    Ukikusa

    1959 — a.k.a. Floating Weeds, in 10 top lists Check
  44. 93 -

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  45. 43 -

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 30 top lists Check
  46. 16 -

    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  47. 80 -

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
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    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  49. 70 -

    Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot

    1953 — a.k.a. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, in 22 top lists Check
  50. 18 -

    Body Heat

    1981, in 7 top lists Check
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