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375 Movies That Define Cinema

This is a list of 375 films that represent the best of cinema as we know it. These films are the finest that cinema has to offer, and here they all are. That doesn't mean that there aren't other good movies, and it was a struggle deciding what to put on this list. "Adaptation." and "Blue Velvet" are two movies that are two of the best movies that aren't on this list.
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12 Angry Men (1957)
12 Angry Men (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
2
12 Years a Slave (2013)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
3
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
4
8 Mile (2002)
8 Mile (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
5
The Abyss (1989)
The Abyss (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
6
The African Queen (1951)
The African Queen (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
7
Airplane! (1980)
Airplane! (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
8
Akira (1988)
Akira (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
9
Alien (1979)
Alien (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
10
Aliens (1986)
Aliens (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
11
All About Eve (1950)
All About Eve (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
12
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
13
Almost Famous (2000)
Almost Famous (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
14
Amadeus (1984)
Amadeus (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
15
Amélie (2001)
Amélie (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
16
American Beauty (1999)
American Beauty (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
17
American Graffiti (1973)
American Graffiti (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
18
American History X (1998)
American History X (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
19
American Hustle (2013)
American Hustle (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
20
American Psycho (2000)
American Psycho (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
21
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
22
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
23
Animal House (1978)
Animal House (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
24
Annie Hall (1977)
Annie Hall (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
25
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
26
Army of Darkness (1992)
Army of Darkness (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
27
Arrival (2016)
Arrival (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
28
Avatar (2009)
Avatar (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
29
The Babadook (2014)
The Babadook (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
30
Baby Driver (2017)
Baby Driver (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
31
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
32
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
33
Batman Begins (2005)
Batman Begins (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
34
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
35
Beetlejuice (1988)
Beetlejuice (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
36
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
37
Ben-Hur (1959)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
38
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
39
Big (1988)
Big (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
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