Stacker's 110 Monumental Movies from Film History

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From the article "110 monumental movies from film history and why you need to see them".

The priority in making this list was to create a holistic collection of significant films throughout history, meaning blockbuster epics and art-house favorites alike. Numerous academic sources were reviewed, as were a full slate of directors, genres/subgenres, decades, countries, trends, technical achievements, themes, narrative devices, and more.

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  1. 81 -

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  2. 106 -

    The Dark Knight

    2008, in 27 top lists Check
  3. 98 -

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
  4. 48 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  5. 94 -

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
  6. 105 -

    WALL·E

    2008, in 26 top lists Check
  7. 65 -

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  8. 66 -

    The Shining

    1980, in 28 top lists Check
  9. 93 -

    Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi

    2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check
  10. 26 -

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  11. 102 -

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  12. 79 -

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  13. 44 -

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  14. 57 -

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  15. 64 -

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
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    Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

    1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 29 top lists Check
  17. 84 -

    Fargo

    1996, in 26 top lists Check
  18. 63 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  19. 104 -

    There Will Be Blood

    2007, in 20 top lists Check
  20. 12 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  21. 101 -

    Children of Men

    2006, in 12 top lists Check
  22. 97 -

    Lost in Translation

    2003, in 19 top lists Check
  23. 92 -

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  24. 27 -

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  25. 85 -

    Titanic

    1997, in 25 top lists Check
  26. 11 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  27. 95 -

    The Royal Tenenbaums

    2001, in 8 top lists Check
  28. 60 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  29. 68 -

    Amadeus

    1984, in 23 top lists Check
  30. 19 -

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  31. 21 -

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  32. 56 -

    Jaws

    1975, in 29 top lists Check
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    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  34. 42 -

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  35. 28 -

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  36. 73 -

    Brazil

    1985, in 23 top lists Check
  37. 75 -

    Akira

    1988, in 22 top lists Check
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    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
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    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
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    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  41. 99 -

    Before Sunset

    2004, in 18 top lists Check
  42. 100 -

    Brokeback Mountain

    2005, in 21 top lists Check
  43. 16 -

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  44. 90 -

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  45. 6 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  46. 15 -

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
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    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
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    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  49. 37 -

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
  50. 29 -

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
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