Harvard's Suggested Film Viewing: Narrative Films

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This list is "an educational resource that offers guidance and encouragement as students seek to find points of orientation within the vast history of film and video." It is not a list of the best films of all time. Rather, it reflects a variety of criteria.

The list is divided into 5 sections:
I. Narrative Films
Hollywood Genres (with an emphasis on the classical studio era)
II. Non-Fiction Films
III. Animated Films
IV. Experimental/Avant-garde/Underground Films
V. Single-channel Video

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  1. 159 +4

    The Exiles

    1961, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 289 -

    Speaking Parts

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  3. 203 +4

    Petulia

    1968, in 4 top lists Check
  4. 243 +4

    Jonas qui aura 25 ans en l'an 2000

    1976 — a.k.a. Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000, in 1 top list Check
  5. 86 +4

    Christopher Strong

    1933, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 344 -

    Jitsuroku Rengo Sekigun: Asama sanso e no michi

    2007 — a.k.a. United Red Army, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 302 -

    Sankofa

    1993, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 253 -

    Die Patriotin

    1979 — a.k.a. The Patriotic Woman, in 1 top list Check
  9. 162 +4

    The Connection

    1961, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 126 +4

    Little Fugitive

    1953, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 124 +4

    Salt of the Earth

    1954, in 6 top lists Check
  12. 46 +4

    The Blot

    1921, in 1 top list Check
  13. 87 +4

    El compadre Mendoza

    1934 — a.k.a. Godfather Mendoza, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 299 -

    Daughters of the Dust

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  15. 256 -

    Die bleierne Zeit

    1981 — a.k.a. Marianne and Juliane, in 6 top lists Check
  16. 292 -

    I Hired a Contract Killer

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  17. 297 -

    To meteoro vima tou pelargou

    1991 — a.k.a. The Suspended Step of the Stork, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 271 -

    Camila

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  19. 212 +4

    Lucía

    1968, in 5 top lists Check
  20. 213 +4

    Korol Lir

    1970 — a.k.a. King Lear, in 3 top lists Check
  21. 220 +4

    Como Era Gostoso o Meu Francês

    1971 — a.k.a. How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman, in 3 top lists Check
  22. 277 -

    Urs al-jalil

    1987 — a.k.a. Wedding in Galilee, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 185 +4

    O slavnosti a hostech

    1966 — a.k.a. A Report on the Party and Guests, in 5 top lists Check
  24. 283 -

    Yaaba

    1989, in 5 top lists Check
  25. 182 +4

    Apa

    1966 — a.k.a. Father, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 198 +4

    Nevinost bez zastite

    1968 — a.k.a. Innocence Unprotected, in 5 top lists Check
  27. 207 +4

    Al-mummia

    1969 — a.k.a. The Mummy, in 5 top lists Check
  28. 83 +4

    The Exile

    1931, in 1 top list Check
  29. 265 -

    Carmen

    1983, in 3 top lists Check
  30. 341 -

    Juventude Em Marcha

    2006 — a.k.a. Colossal Youth, in 8 top lists Check
  31. 179 +4

    Le bonheur

    1965 — a.k.a. Happiness, in 8 top lists Check
  32. 108 +4

    Die Mörder sind unter uns

    1946 — a.k.a. Murderers Among Us, in 5 top lists Check
  33. 152 +4

    Matka Joanna od Aniolów

    1961 — a.k.a. Mother Joan of the Angels, in 7 top lists Check
  34. 210 +4

    Yawar Mallku

    1969 — a.k.a. Blood of the Condor, in 6 top lists Check
  35. 201 +4

    Kôshikei

    1968 — a.k.a. Death by Hanging, in 8 top lists Check
  36. 215 +4

    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

    1971, in 12 top lists Check
  37. 270 -

    Ghare-Baire

    1984 — a.k.a. The Home and the World, in 6 top lists Check
  38. 301 -

    Ha-Chayim Al-Pi Agfa

    1992 — a.k.a. Life According to Agfa, in 3 top lists Check
  39. 33 -

    A House Divided

    1913, in 1 top list Check
  40. 258 -

    Tau ban no hoi

    1982 — a.k.a. Boat People, in 8 top lists Check
  41. 279 -

    Salaam Bombay!

    1988, in 9 top lists Check
  42. 315 -

    He liu

    1997 — a.k.a. The River, in 8 top lists Check
  43. 191 +5

    David Holzman's Diary

    1967, in 7 top lists Check
  44. 290 -

    Sex, Lies, and Videotape

    1989, in 11 top lists Check
  45. 151 +4

    Hanyo

    1960 — a.k.a. The Housemaid, in 8 top lists Check
  46. 288 -

    Looking for Langston

    1989, in 4 top lists Check
  47. 158 +4

    Hadaka no shima

    1960 — a.k.a. The Naked Island, in 7 top lists Check
  48. 246 +4

    L'hypothèse du tableau volé

    1978, in 5 top lists Check
  49. 14 -

    The Patchwork Girl of Oz

    1914, in 1 top list Check
  50. 31 -

    The Battle of Elderbush Gulch

    1913, in 2 top lists Check
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