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★★★★☆ Films

1.
Hold Your Fire
Stefan Forbes

★★★☆☆ Films

2.
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Sophie Hyde

3.
Top Gun: Maverick
Joseph Kosinski

4.
Cha Cha Real Smooth
Cooper Raiff

5.
Sundown
Michel Franco

6.
Emily the Criminal
John Patton Ford

7.
Navalny
Daniel Roher

8.
Walk With Me
Isabel del Rosal

9.
Tytöt tytöt tytöt
Girl Picture

Alli Haapasalo

10.
The Northman
Robert Eggers

11.
We're All Going to the World's Fair
Jane Schoenbrun

12.
Kimi
Steven Soderbergh

13.
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Dean Fleischer-Camp

14.
Girl Talk
Lucia Small

★★☆☆☆ Films

15.
God's Country
Julian Higgins

16.
Resurrection
Andrew Semans

17.
The Batman
Matt Reeves

18.
Marry Me
Kat Coiro

19.
Prey
Dan Trachtenberg

20.
After Yang
Kogonada

21.
I Love My Dad
James Morosini

22.
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

23.
Crimes of the Future
David Cronenberg

24.
Death on the Nile
Kenneth Branagh

★☆☆☆☆ Films

25.
Elvis
Baz Luhrmann

26.
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Simon Curtis

27.
Bullet Train
David Leitch

28.
Nope
Jordan Peele

29.
Men
Alex Garland

30.
Both Sides of the Blade
Fire
Avec amour et acharnement

Claire Denis

31.
Scream
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett

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1.
Roman Holiday
William Wyler (1953)

2.
Casablanca
Michael Curtiz (1943)

3.
The Wizard of Oz
Victor Fleming (1939)

4.
Chinatown
Roman Polanski (1974)

5.
Star Wars
George Lucas (1977)
The Empire Strikes Back
Irvin Kershner (1980)
Return of the Jedi
Richard Marquand (1983)

6.
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Steven Spielberg (1981)

7.
Annie Hall
Woody Allen (1977)
Manhattan
Woody Allen (1979)

8.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Sergio Leone (1967)

9.
Jaws
Steven Spielberg (1975)

10.
Tootsie
Sydney Pollack (1982)

11.
2001: A Space Odyssey
Stanley Kubrick (1968)

12.
A Night at the Opera
Sam Wood (1935)

13.
The Thing
John Carpenter (1982)

14.
The Muppet Movie
James Frawley (1979)

15.
The Best Years of Our Lives
William Wyler (1947)

16.
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Terry Jones (1983)

17.
Midnight Cowboy
John Schlesinger (1969)

18.
Psycho
Alfred Hitchcock (1960)

19.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Stanley Kubrick (1964)

20.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Nicholas Meyer (1982)

21.
Do the Right Thing
Spike Lee (1989)

22.
Broadway Danny Rose
Woody Allen (1984)
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Woody Allen (1989)

23.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
John Huston (1948)

24.
The Last Picture Show
Peter Bogdanovich (1971)

25.
Alien
Ridley Scott (1979)
Aliens
James Cameron (1986)

26.
Captains Courageous
Victor Fleming (1937)

27.
Victor Victoria
Blake Edwards (1982)

28.
Airplane!
Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker (1980)
This Is Spinal Tap
Rob Reiner (1984)

29.
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Robert Altman (1971)

30.
Lawrence of Arabia
David Lean (1963)

31.
The Exorcist
William Friedkin (1973)
Rosemary's Baby
Roman Polanski (1968)
The Shining
Stanley Kubrick (1980)

32.
Local Hero
Bill Forsyth (1983)

33.
Body Heat
Lawrence Kasdan (1981)

34.
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Clint Eastwood (1976)
Unforgiven
Clint Eastwood (1992)

35.
The Sound of Music
Robert Wise (1965)

36.
Ghostbusters
Ivan Reitman (1984)

37.
Amadeus
Milos Forman (1984)

38.
All the President's Men
Alan J. Pakula (1976)

39.
Groundhog Day
Harold Ramis (1993)

40.
The Conversation
Francis Ford Coppola (1974)

41.
Inglourious Basterds
Quentin Tarantino (2009)

42.
Broadcast News
James L. Brooks (1987)

43.
The Third Man
Carol Reed (1949)

44.
Anatomy of a Murder
Otto Preminger (1959)

45.
You Can Count on Me
Kenneth Lonergan (2000)

46.
The Big Sleep
Howard Hawks (1946)
The Long Goodbye
Robert Altman (1973)
The Big Lebowski
Joel Coen (1998)

47.
Die Hard
John McTiernan (1988)

48.
When Harry Met Sally
Rob Reiner (1989)

49.
North by Northwest
Alfred Hitchcock (1959)

50.
Raging Bull
Martin Scorsese (1980)
Superman
Richard Donner (1978)

51.
Crumb
Terry Zwigoff (1995)

52.
Paths of Glory
Stanley Kubrick (1957)

53.
The Philadelphia Story
George Cukor (1940)
Stage Door
Gregory La Cava (1937)

54.
Moonstruck
Norman Jewison (1987)

55.
Pulp Fiction
Quentin Tarantino (1994)

56.
She's Gotta Have It
Spike Lee (1986)
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Steven Soderbergh (1989)

57.
The Silence of the Lambs
Jonathan Demme (1991)

58.
Deliverance
John Boorman (1972)

59.
Lost in Translation
Sofia Coppola (2003)

60.
His Girl Friday
Howard Hawks (1940)

61.
The Princess Bride
Rob Reiner (1987)

62.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Robert Mulligan (1963)

63.
In Which We Serve
David Lean and Noel Coward (1942)

64.
Goodfellas
Martin Scorsese (1990)

65.
All About Eve
Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1951)

66.
Hannah and Her Sisters
Woody Allen (1986)
Radio Days
Woody Allen (1987)

67.
The Searchers
John Ford (1956)

68.
The Breakfast Club
John Hughes (1985)

69.
Blue Velvet
David Lynch (1986)

70.
Paris, Texas
Wim Wenders (1984)
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Nicolas Roeg (1976)

71.
Witness
Peter Weir (1985)

72.
JFK
Oliver Stone (1991)

73.
Night of the Living Dead
George A. Romero (1968)

74.
Tin Men
Barry Levinson (1987)

75.
Dr. No
Terence Young (1963)
From Russia with Love
Terence Young (1964)
Goldfinger
Guy Hamilton (1965)
For Your Eyes Only
John Glen (1981)
The Living Daylights
John Glen (1987)

76.
The Celluloid Closet
Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman (1996)

77.
Wild Strawberries
Ingmar Bergman (1959)

78.
The Fly
David Cronenberg (1986)

79.
Notorious
Alfred Hitchcock (1946)

80.
Caché (Hidden)
Michael Haneke (2005)

81.
High and Low
Akira Kurosawa (1963)

82.
To Have and Have Not
Howard Hawks (1945)
Key Largo
John Huston (1948)

83.
The Commitments
Alan Parker (1991)

84.
Sabrina
Billy Wilder (1954)

85.
Bound
Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski (1996)

86.
Cinderella
Wilfred Jackson, Clyde Geronimi, and Hamilton Luske (1950)
The Little Mermaid
Ron Clements and John Musker (1989)

87.
Stardust Memories
Woody Allen (1980)

88.
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Anthony Minghella (1999)

89.
The Thin Man
W.S. Van Dyke (1934)

90.
Midnight Run
Martin Brest (1988)

91.
Frankenstein
James Whale (1931)
The Bride of Frankenstein
James Whale (1935)
Young Frankenstein
Mel Brooks (1974)

92.
Brazil
Terry Gilliam (1985)

93.
Say Anything
Cameron Crowe (1989)

94.
Out of Sight
Steven Soderbergh (1998)
Jackie Brown
Quentin Tarantino (1997)

95.
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Sam Peckinpah (1973)

96.
The Lives of Others
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (2006)

97.
Home for the Holidays
Jodie Foster (1995)

98.
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1947)

99.
Another Woman
Woody Allen (1988)

100.
The Rules of the Game
Jean Renoir (1950)

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Introduction | List

1.
Roman Holiday
William Wyler (1953)

2.
Casablanca
Michael Curtiz (1943)

3.
The Wizard of Oz
Victor Fleming (1939)

4.
Chinatown
Roman Polanski (1974)

5.
Star Wars
George Lucas (1977)
The Empire Strikes Back
Irvin Kershner (1980)
Return of the Jedi
Richard Marquand (1983)

6.
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Steven Spielberg (1981)

7.
Annie Hall
Woody Allen (1977)
Manhattan
Woody Allen (1979)

8.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Sergio Leone (1967)

9.
Jaws
Steven Spielberg (1975)

10.
Tootsie
Sydney Pollack (1982)

11.
2001: A Space Odyssey
Stanley Kubrick (1968)

12.
A Night at the Opera
Sam Wood (1935)

13.
The Thing
John Carpenter (1982)

14.
The Muppet Movie
James Frawley (1979)

15.
The Best Years of Our Lives
William Wyler (1947)

16.
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Terry Jones (1983)

17.
Midnight Cowboy
John Schlesinger (1969)

18.
Psycho
Alfred Hitchcock (1960)

19.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Stanley Kubrick (1964)

20.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Nicholas Meyer (1982)

21.
Do the Right Thing
Spike Lee (1989)

22.
Broadway Danny Rose
Woody Allen (1984)
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Woody Allen (1989)

23.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
John Huston (1948)

24.
The Last Picture Show
Peter Bogdanovich (1971)

25.
Alien
Ridley Scott (1979)
Aliens
James Cameron (1986)

26.
Captains Courageous
Victor Fleming (1937)

27.
Victor Victoria
Blake Edwards (1982)

28.
Airplane!
Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker (1980)
This Is Spinal Tap
Rob Reiner (1984)

29.
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Robert Altman (1971)

30.
Lawrence of Arabia
David Lean (1963)

31.
The Exorcist
William Friedkin (1973)
Rosemary's Baby
Roman Polanski (1968)
The Shining
Stanley Kubrick (1980)

32.
Local Hero
Bill Forsyth (1983)

33.
Body Heat
Lawrence Kasdan (1981)

34.
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Clint Eastwood (1976)
Unforgiven
Clint Eastwood (1992)

35.
The Sound of Music
Robert Wise (1965)

36.
Ghostbusters
Ivan Reitman (1984)

37.
Amadeus
Milos Forman (1984)

38.
All the President's Men
Alan J. Pakula (1976)

39.
Groundhog Day
Harold Ramis (1993)

40.
The Conversation
Francis Ford Coppola (1974)

41.
Inglourious Basterds
Quentin Tarantino (2009)

42.
Broadcast News
James L. Brooks (1987)

43.
The Third Man
Carol Reed (1949)

44.
Anatomy of a Murder
Otto Preminger (1959)

45.
You Can Count on Me
Kenneth Lonergan (2000)

46.
The Big Sleep
Howard Hawks (1946)
The Long Goodbye
Robert Altman (1973)
The Big Lebowski
Joel Coen (1998)

47.
Die Hard
John McTiernan (1988)

48.
When Harry Met Sally
Rob Reiner (1989)

49.
North by Northwest
Alfred Hitchcock (1959)

50.
Raging Bull
Martin Scorsese (1980)
Superman
Richard Donner (1978)

51.
Crumb
Terry Zwigoff (1995)

52.
Paths of Glory
Stanley Kubrick (1957)

53.
The Philadelphia Story
George Cukor (1940)
Stage Door
Gregory La Cava (1937)

54.
Moonstruck
Norman Jewison (1987)

55.
Pulp Fiction
Quentin Tarantino (1994)

56.
She's Gotta Have It
Spike Lee (1986)
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Steven Soderbergh (1989)

57.
The Silence of the Lambs
Jonathan Demme (1991)

58.
Deliverance
John Boorman (1972)

59.
Lost in Translation
Sofia Coppola (2003)

60.
His Girl Friday
Howard Hawks (1940)

61.
The Princess Bride
Rob Reiner (1987)

62.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Robert Mulligan (1963)

63.
In Which We Serve
David Lean and Noel Coward (1942)

64.
Goodfellas
Martin Scorsese (1990)

65.
All About Eve
Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1951)

66.
Hannah and Her Sisters
Woody Allen (1986)
Radio Days
Woody Allen (1987)

67.
The Searchers
John Ford (1956)

68.
The Breakfast Club
John Hughes (1985)

69.
Blue Velvet
David Lynch (1986)

70.
Paris, Texas
Wim Wenders (1984)
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Nicolas Roeg (1976)

71.
Witness
Peter Weir (1985)

72.
JFK
Oliver Stone (1991)

73.
Night of the Living Dead
George A. Romero (1968)

74.
Tin Men
Barry Levinson (1987)

75.
Dr. No
Terence Young (1963)
From Russia with Love
Terence Young (1964)
Goldfinger
Guy Hamilton (1965)
For Your Eyes Only
John Glen (1981)
The Living Daylights
John Glen (1987)

76.
The Celluloid Closet
Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman (1996)

77.
Wild Strawberries
Ingmar Bergman (1959)

78.
The Fly
David Cronenberg (1986)

79.
Notorious
Alfred Hitchcock (1946)

80.
Caché (Hidden)
Michael Haneke (2005)

81.
High and Low
Akira Kurosawa (1963)

82.
To Have and Have Not
Howard Hawks (1945)
Key Largo
John Huston (1948)

83.
The Commitments
Alan Parker (1991)

84.
Sabrina
Billy Wilder (1954)

85.
Bound
Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski (1996)

86.
Cinderella
Wilfred Jackson, Clyde Geronimi, and Hamilton Luske (1950)
The Little Mermaid
Ron Clements and John Musker (1989)

87.
Stardust Memories
Woody Allen (1980)

88.
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Anthony Minghella (1999)

89.
The Thin Man
W.S. Van Dyke (1934)

90.
Midnight Run
Martin Brest (1988)

91.
Frankenstein
James Whale (1931)
The Bride of Frankenstein
James Whale (1935)
Young Frankenstein
Mel Brooks (1974)

92.
Brazil
Terry Gilliam (1985)

93.
Say Anything
Cameron Crowe (1989)

94.
Out of Sight
Steven Soderbergh (1998)
Jackie Brown
Quentin Tarantino (1997)

95.
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Sam Peckinpah (1973)

96.
The Lives of Others
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (2006)

97.
Home for the Holidays
Jodie Foster (1995)

98.
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1947)

99.
Another Woman
Woody Allen (1988)

100.
The Rules of the Game
Jean Renoir (1950)

Created by Ian Anthony Brownell
Site design by Raj Kottamasu and built by Matthew Skomarovsky
Editorial support from Martha Bustin, Ellen Epstein, Josh Kratka & Zach Sherwin