Rotten Tomatoes' 300 Essential Movies

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  1. 277 new

    Titanic

    1997, in 25 top lists Check
  2. 253 new

    Slumdog Millionaire

    2008, in 13 top lists Check
  3. 142 new

    Inception

    2010, in 21 top lists Check
  4. 2 new

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  5. 63 new

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  6. 143 new

    Inglourious Basterds

    2009, in 17 top lists Check
  7. 91 new

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
  8. 170 new

    Lost in Translation

    2003, in 19 top lists Check
  9. 69 new

    The Dark Knight

    2008, in 27 top lists Check
  10. 167 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
  11. 176 new

    The Matrix

    1999, in 30 top lists Check
  12. 168 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    2003, in 29 top lists Check
  13. 226 new

    Requiem for a Dream

    2000, in 21 top lists Check
  14. 31 new

    The Big Lebowski

    1998, in 26 top lists Check
  15. 194 new

    No Country for Old Men

    2007, in 23 top lists Check
  16. 122 new

    Grease

    1978, in 12 top lists Check
  17. 16 new

    Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

    2001 — a.k.a. Amélie, in 27 top lists Check
  18. 37 new

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  19. 218 new

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  20. 169 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    2002, in 26 top lists Check
  21. 98 new

    Fight Club

    1999, in 19 top lists Check
  22. 44 new

    Bridesmaids

    2011, in 8 top lists Check
  23. 85 new

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 31 top lists Check
  24. 264 new

    Superbad

    2007, in 5 top lists Check
  25. 82 new

    Drive

    2011, in 8 top lists Check
  26. 273 new

    There Will Be Blood

    2007, in 20 top lists Check
  27. 202 new

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  28. 46 new

    Bridget Jones's Diary

    2001, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 183 new

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  30. 56 new

    Children of Men

    2006, in 12 top lists Check
  31. 181 new

    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  32. 93 new

    The Exorcist

    1973, in 27 top lists Check
  33. 260 new

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  34. 146 new

    Iron Man

    2008, in 7 top lists Check
  35. 261 new

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  36. 113 new

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  37. 235 new

    Scarface

    1983, in 19 top lists Check
  38. 249 new

    Shrek

    2001, in 14 top lists Check
  39. 233 new

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
  40. 55 new

    Casino Royale

    2006, in 7 top lists Check
  41. 60 new

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  42. 177 new

    Mean Girls

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 247 new

    The Shining

    1980, in 28 top lists Check
  44. 48 new

    Brokeback Mountain

    2005, in 21 top lists Check
  45. 149 new

    Jaws

    1975, in 29 top lists Check
  46. 245 new

    Shaun of the Dead

    2004, in 13 top lists Check
  47. 215 new

    The Princess Bride

    1987, in 19 top lists Check
  48. 246 new

    The Shawshank Redemption

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  49. 26 new

    Being John Malkovich

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  50. 284 new

    Trainspotting

    1996, in 18 top lists Check
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