"These are the movies I just kind of figure everybody ought to have seen in order to have any sort of informed discussion about movies. They’re the common cultural currency of our time, the basic cinematic texts that everyone should know, at minimum, to be somewhat ‘movie-literate.’ I hope these movies are experiences we can all assume we share….This isn’t like Roger Ebert’s ‘Great Movies’ series. It’s not my idea of The Best Movies Ever Made (that would be a different list, though there’s some overlap here), or limited to my personal favorites or my estimation of the most important or influential films…. I tried to represent key examples of all important genres, movie stars, directors, historical movements, and so on—like an overview of the 20th century in 101 movies. Yes, there are many more I’d like to add, but remember, this is only a primer. How many have you seen?" —Jim Emerson (found at: http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060420/EDITOR/60419010)
|
Pages: Pages: 1 2 3 |
|
|
1. |
|
8 1/2 - Criterion Collection
|
|
|
|
2. |
|
The 400 Blows - Criterion Collection
|
|
|
|
3. |
|
2001 - A Space Odyssey
by Stanley Kubrick
|
|
|
|
4. |
|
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
by Werner Herzog
|
|
|
|
5. |
|
Alien
by Ridley Scott
|
|
|
|
6. |
|
All About Eve
by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
|
|
|
|
7. |
|
Annie Hall
|
|
|
|
8. |
|
Apocalypse Now
|
|
|
|
9. |
|
Bambi (Two-Disc Special Edition)
by David Hand
|
|
|
|
10. |
|
Battleship Potemkin
by Grigori Aleksandrov
|
|
|
|
11. |
|
The Best Years of Our Lives
by William Wyler
|
|
|
|
12. |
|
The Big Red One
|
|
|
|
13. |
|
The Bicycle Thief
by Vittorio De Sica
|
|
|
|
14. |
|
The Big Sleep (Snap case)
by Howard Hawks
|
|
|
|
15. |
|
Blade Runner
by Ridley Scott
|
|
|
|
16. |
|
Blow Up
by Michelangelo Antonioni
|
|
|
|
17. |
|
Blue Velvet
by David Lynch
|
|
|
|
18. |
|
Bonnie and Clyde
by Arthur Penn
|
|
|
|
19. |
|
Breathless
|
|
|
|
20. |
|
Bringing Up Baby (Two-Disc Special Edition)
by Howard Hawks
|
|
|
|
21. |
|
Carrie (Special Edition)
by Brian De Palma
|
|
|
|
22. |
|
Casablanca
by Michael Curtiz
|
|
|
|
23. |
|
Un Chien Andalou
|
|
|
|
25. |
|
Children of Paradise - Criterion Collection
by Marcel Carné
|
|
|
|
26. |
|
Chinatown
|
|
|
|
27. |
|
Citizen Kane
by Orson Welles
|
|
|
|
28. |
|
A Clockwork Orange
by Stanley Kubrick
|
|
|
|
29. |
|
The Crying Game
by Neil Jordan
|
|
|
|
30. |
|
The Day the Earth Stood Still
by Robert Wise
|
|
|
|
31. |
|
Days of Heaven
by Terrence Malick
|
|
|
|
32. |
|
Dirty Harry
|
|
|
|
33. |
|
The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie - Criterion Collection
by Luis Buñuel
|
|
|
|
34. |
|
La Dolce Vita (2-Disc Collector's Edition)
by Federico Fellini
|
|
|
|
35. |
|
Do The Right Thing - Criterion Collection
|
|
|
|
36. |
|
Double Indemnity
by Billy Wilder
|
|
|
|
37. |
|
Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Special Edition)
by Stanley Kubrick
|
|
|
|
38. |
|
Duck Soup
by Leo McCarey
|
|
|
|
39. |
|
E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (Full Screen Collector's Edition)
by Steven Spielberg
|
|
|
|
40. |
|
Easy Rider
|
|
|
|
41. |
|
Star Wars, Episode V- The Empire Strikes Back (Widescreen Edition)
by Irvin Kershner
|
|
|
|
42. |
|
The Exorcist
by William Friedkin
|
|
|
|
43. |
|
Fargo
by Joel Coen
|
|
|
|
44. |
|
Fight Club (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
by David Fincher
|
|
|
|
45. |
|
The General
by Clyde Bruckman
|
|
|
|
46. |
|
The Godfather (Widescreen Edition)
by Francis Ford Coppola
|
|
|
|
47. |
|
The Godfather, Part II (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)
by Francis Ford Coppola
|
|
|
|
48. |
|
Gone With the Wind (Two-Disc Special Edition)
by George Cukor
|
|
|
|
49. |
|
Goodfellas
by Martin Scorsese
|
|
|
|
50. |
|
The Graduate
by Mike Nichols
|
|
|
|
51. |
|
Halloween
|
|
This is a community list.
You can contribute, edit, or help maintain it by adding it to your lists.
Created by kelm00 on Jun 24, 2006. |
