The Essentials: 52 Must-See Movies and Why They Matter
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"Showcasing 52 Essential films from the golden age to the present, Turner Classic Movies invites you into a world filled with stirring performances, dazzling musical numbers, and bold directorial visions that mark the greatest moments in film history. These are movies that define what it means to be a classic."!
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Metropolis
1927, in 36 top lists Check -
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All Quiet on the Western Front
1930, in 19 top lists Check -
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City Lights
1931, in 34 top lists Check -
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Grand Hotel
1932, in 4 top lists Check -
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King Kong
1933, in 26 top lists Check -
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Duck Soup
1933, in 24 top lists Check -
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It Happened One Night
1934, in 29 top lists Check -
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The Thin Man
1934, in 14 top lists Check -
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Bride of Frankenstein
1935, in 19 top lists Check -
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Swing Time
1936, in 13 top lists Check -
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939, in 16 top lists Check -
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Gone with the Wind
1939, in 31 top lists Check -
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The Lady Eve
1941, in 20 top lists Check -
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Citizen Kane
1941, in 39 top lists Check -
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Now, Voyager
1942, in 13 top lists Check -
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Casablanca
1942, in 39 top lists Check -
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Double Indemnity
1944, in 37 top lists Check -
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Meet Me in St. Louis
1944, in 15 top lists Check -
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Leave Her to Heaven
1945, in 12 top lists Check -
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The Best Years of Our Lives
1946, in 30 top lists Check -
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Out of the Past
1947, in 16 top lists Check -
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The Red Shoes
1948, in 27 top lists Check -
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Ladri di biciclette
1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check -
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The Third Man
1949, in 37 top lists Check -
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White Heat
1949, in 15 top lists Check -
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Adam's Rib
1949, in 8 top lists Check -
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Winchester '73
1950, in 6 top lists Check -
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Sunset Blvd.
1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check -
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Gun Crazy
1950, in 17 top lists Check -
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All About Eve
1950, in 25 top lists Check -
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Singin' in the Rain
1952, in 37 top lists Check -
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Roman Holiday
1953, in 13 top lists Check -
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Shichinin no samurai
1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check -
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On the Waterfront
1954, in 32 top lists Check -
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Rear Window
1954, in 31 top lists Check -
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956, in 19 top lists Check -
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The Searchers
1956, in 26 top lists Check -
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Some Like It Hot
1959, in 35 top lists Check -
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North by Northwest
1959, in 30 top lists Check -
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Ben-Hur
1959, in 22 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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Lawrence of Arabia
1962, in 40 top lists Check -
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To Kill a Mockingbird
1962, in 18 top lists Check -
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...
1964, in 37 top lists Check -
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Bonnie and Clyde
1967, in 28 top lists Check -
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In the Heat of the Night
1967, in 17 top lists Check -
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The Graduate
1967, in 29 top lists Check -
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C'era una volta il West
1968 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in the West, in 28 top lists Check -
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Jaws
1975, in 28 top lists Check -
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Rocky
1976, in 20 top lists Check
Last updated on May 30, 2016; source