TSPDT - 5700 Essential Films

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The famous top 1000 list was narrowed down from a starting list of over 5,700 films. Utilizing some rather tricky formulas, we believe that this is quite possibly the most definitive guide to the most-acclaimed movies of all-time. At the very least, it is a rather spiffy place for all budding/established film buffs to commence/enhance their cinematic experiences. So what are you waiting for?

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    L' Arrivée d'un train à la Ciotat
    by August Lumière & Louis Lumière

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    La Sortie des Usines Lumière à Lyon
    by Louis and Auguste Lumière

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    L' Homme à la tête en caoutchouc
    by Georges Méliès.

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    A Trip to the Moon (Le Voyage Dans La Lune) [1902]
    by Georges Melies

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    Le Melomane
    by Georges Méliès

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    Balle traversant une bulle de savon
    by Lucien Bull

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    Le Voyage a travers l'impossible
    by Georges Méliès

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    Dream Of A Rarebit Fiend
    by Edwin S. Porter & Wallace McCutcheon

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    The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906)
    by Charles Tait

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    Le Tunnel sous la Manche
    by Georges M�li�s

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    L' Assassinat du duc de Guise
    by André Calmettes & Charles Le Bargy

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    A Corner in Wheat (1909 Short)
    by D.W. Griffith

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    The Lonedale Operator
    by D.W. Griffith

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    The Girl and Her Trust
    by D.W. Griffith

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    The Musketeers of Pig Alley
    by D.W. Griffith

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    The Old Actor
    by D.W. Griffith

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    The Land Beyond the Sunset [1912]
    by Harold M. Shaw

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    Fantomas
    by Louis Feuillade

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    The Mothering Heart
    by D.W. Griffith

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    The Student of Prague (1913)
    by Stellan Rye & Paul Wegener

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    Ingeborg Holm
    by Victor Sjostrom

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  26. 26.
    Gertie the Dinosaur
    by Winsor McCay

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    Cabiria
    by Giovanni Pastrone

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  28. 28.
    Assunta Spina/The Last Diva

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    The Cheat (1915)
    by Cecil B. DeMille

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    Les Vampires
    by Louis Feuillade

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  31. 31.
    The Birth of a Nation

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    Poetic Justice of Omar Khan
    by Edward LeSaint

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    Regeneration/Young Romance
    by Raoul Walsh

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    A Life for a Life [1916]
    by Yevgeni Bauer

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    One A.M.
    by Charlie Chaplin

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    The Pawnshop (1916)
    by Charlie Chaplin

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    The Mystery of the leaping fish (1916)
    by John Emerson

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    Judex (Deluxe Edition)
    by Louis Feuillade

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    Intolerance (1916) (Silent) (B&W)
    by D.W. Griffith

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    The Cure (1917)
    by Charlie Chaplin

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    Easy Street (1917)
    by Charlie Chaplin

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    The Immigrant (1917)
    by Charlie Chaplin

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    Wild and Woolly
    by John Emerson

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    The Outlaw and His Wife (Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru) (1918)
    by Victor Sjöström

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    A Dog's Life
    by Charlie Chaplin

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    Shoulder Arms (1918)
    by Charlie Chaplin

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    The Life Story of David Lloyd George (1918)
    by Maurice Elvey

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    Tih Minh
    by Louis Feuillade

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    J'accuse (1919)
    by Abel Gance

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    Broken Blossoms
    by D.W. Griffith

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Created by jewellrunner on Mar 11, 2008.
 

Comments

seventyseven
Vancouver

Wow — 51 weeks ago

Monumental list. I’m very impressed with you for adding it!

I have only 7%... I should watch more movies.

Jul 10, 01:59AM | 0 comments | Reply to this

kthejoker
Austin

Trog? — 51 weeks ago

Why is Trog on here? It’s generally considered one of the worst films of all time.

How is it in any way essential?

I hate when people throw bones to the “so bad it’s good” crowd in lists like this.

Jul 08, 09:54AM | 1 comment | Reply to this

javert
Arlington

Fin — 1 year ago

The list is now complete (except for the small, tiny fact that we’re missing one title). I believe it’s going to be something before number 5,000 (if that helps). There should be a total of 5,748 films.

Jun 07, 04:38PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

jewellrunner

Through 2002 — 1 year ago

Ready for 2003.

Jun 06, 08:10AM | 0 comments | Reply to this

javert
Arlington

Through 2000 — 1 year ago

The more I look over this list, it’s not hard to realize how much the American audience has been dumbed down over the years. I’ve always believed that by the end of the early eighties, American filmgoers began to lower their expectations. It’s almost as if film, as an art form, has decreased in importance (at least in the average person’s mind) over the years. It seems to matter less and less.

Jun 03, 05:03PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

MestnyiGeroi
New York City

What is #5254? — 1 year ago

The link has no information on it, but when clicked on it seems to be the Joffe film from the 80s, whereas here it is listed as 1999.

Jun 03, 08:32AM | 1 comment | Reply to this

Ibetolis
Kent

Phew! — 1 year ago

Impressive list. I’m currently trying to watch the They Shoot Pictures Greatest 1,000 films and have just finished that list. So I know how long this takes, well done for getting this far.

Jun 02, 05:22AM | 0 comments | Reply to this

xromyx

Untitled — 1 year ago

Where is For a Few Dollars More?

May 15, 03:39PM | 2 comments | Reply to this

fish_beauty
St. Louis

Show Boat — 1 year ago

I don’t have time at the moment to change it so I’m leaving a note that the 1936 Show Boat listed is the George Sidney version rather than the intended James Whale version. Great work so far!

Apr 04, 04:41PM | 1 comment | Reply to this

jewellrunner

Stick with me — 1 year ago

This is going to take a while to get done. I’m going in order of release date starting with the earliest year if anyone wants to jump in.

Mar 11, 07:03AM | 1 comment | Reply to this