Seeking out the

5000 greatest films

in a century of cinema

Films From Year

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Films

1.
Paths of Glory Stanley Kubrick
2.
The Seventh Seal
Det sjunde inseglet
Ingmar Bergman
3.
Wild Strawberries
Smultronstället
Ingmar Bergman
4.
12 Angry Men Sidney Lumet
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Films

5.
Night of the Demon
Curse of the Demon
Jacques Tourneur
6.
The Bridge on the River Kwai David Lean
7.
Sweet Smell of Success Alexander Mackendrick
8.
3:10 to Yuma Delmer Daves
9.
A Face in the Crowd Elia Kazan
10.
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Frank Tashlin
11.
Silk Stockings Rouben Mamoulian
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Films

12.
Witness for the Prosecution Billy Wilder
13.
Forty Guns Samuel Fuller
14.
Decision at Sundown Budd Boetticher
15.
The Tall T Budd Boetticher
16.
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral John Sturges
17.
The Enemy Below Dick Powell
18.
The Incredible Shrinking Man Jack Arnold
19.
Something of Value
Africa Ablaze
Richard Brooks
20.
Peyton Place Mark Robson
21.
Edge of the City Martin Ritt
22.
No Down Payment Martin Ritt
23.
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison John Huston
24.
The Lower Depths
Donzoko
Akira Kurosawa
25.
Man in the Shadow Jack Arnold
26.
Band of Angels Raoul Walsh
27.
Designing Woman Vincente Minnelli
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Films

28.
Throne of Blood
Kumonosu-jô
Akira Kurosawa
29.
Desk Set Walter Lang
30.
Run of the Arrow Samuel Fuller
31.
Love in the Afternoon Billy Wilder
32.
Zero Hour! Hall Bartlett
33.
Funny Face Stanley Donen
34.
The Spirit of St. Louis Billy Wilder
35.
An Affair to Remember Leo McCarey
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Films

36.
Bombers B-52 Gordon Douglas
12 Angry Men Sidney Lumet 
3:10 to Yuma Delmer Daves 
A Face in the Crowd Elia Kazan 
An Affair to Remember Leo McCarey 
Band of Angels Raoul Walsh 
Bombers B-52 Gordon Douglas 
Decision at Sundown Budd Boetticher 
Designing Woman Vincente Minnelli 
Desk Set Walter Lang 
Edge of the City Martin Ritt 
Forty Guns Samuel Fuller 
Funny Face Stanley Donen 
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral John Sturges 
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison John Huston 
Love in the Afternoon Billy Wilder 
Man in the Shadow Jack Arnold 
Night of the Demon
Curse of the Demon
Jacques Tourneur 
No Down Payment Martin Ritt 
Paths of Glory Stanley Kubrick 
Peyton Place Mark Robson 
Run of the Arrow Samuel Fuller 
Silk Stockings Rouben Mamoulian 
Something of Value
Africa Ablaze
Richard Brooks 
Sweet Smell of Success Alexander Mackendrick 
The Bridge on the River Kwai David Lean 
The Enemy Below Dick Powell 
The Incredible Shrinking Man Jack Arnold 
The Lower Depths
Donzoko
Akira Kurosawa 
The Seventh Seal
Det sjunde inseglet
Ingmar Bergman 
The Spirit of St. Louis Billy Wilder 
The Tall T Budd Boetticher 
Throne of Blood
Kumonosu-jô
Akira Kurosawa 
Wild Strawberries
Smultronstället
Ingmar Bergman 
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Frank Tashlin 
Witness for the Prosecution Billy Wilder 
Zero Hour! Hall Bartlett 
Edge of the City Martin Ritt 04 January 1957
Funny Face Stanley Donen 13 February 1957
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison John Huston 13 March 1957
12 Angry Men Sidney Lumet 10 April 1957
The Incredible Shrinking Man Jack Arnold 10 April 1957
The Tall T Budd Boetticher 15 April 1957
The Spirit of St. Louis Billy Wilder 20 April 1957
Designing Woman Vincente Minnelli 16 May 1957
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral John Sturges 30 May 1957
A Face in the Crowd Elia Kazan 01 June 1957
Something of Value
Africa Ablaze
Richard Brooks 01 June 1957
Love in the Afternoon Billy Wilder 30 June 1957
Sweet Smell of Success Alexander Mackendrick 04 July 1957
Silk Stockings Rouben Mamoulian 18 July 1957
An Affair to Remember Leo McCarey 19 July 1957
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Frank Tashlin 29 July 1957
Desk Set Walter Lang 02 August 1957
Band of Angels Raoul Walsh 03 August 1957
3:10 to Yuma Delmer Daves 07 August 1957
Run of the Arrow Samuel Fuller 05 September 1957
Forty Guns Samuel Fuller 10 September 1957
The Lower Depths
Donzoko
Akira Kurosawa 01 October 1957
No Down Payment Martin Ritt 30 October 1957
Decision at Sundown Budd Boetticher 31 October 1957
The Bridge on the River Kwai David Lean 14 December 1957
Paths of Glory Stanley Kubrick 25 December 1957
Bombers B-52 Gordon Douglas 26 December 1957
The Enemy Below Dick Powell 17 January 1958
Man in the Shadow Jack Arnold 22 January 1958
Witness for the Prosecution Billy Wilder 06 February 1958
Peyton Place Mark Robson 03 March 1958
Night of the Demon
Curse of the Demon
Jacques Tourneur 30 March 1958
Zero Hour! Hall Bartlett 04 July 1958
The Seventh Seal
Det sjunde inseglet
Ingmar Bergman 13 October 1958
Wild Strawberries
Smultronstället
Ingmar Bergman 22 June 1959
Throne of Blood
Kumonosu-jô
Akira Kurosawa 22 November 1961