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100 Essential Films to Becoming a Cinephile

Here's a list of 100 films I really love that I feel are essential viewings for all cinephiles. To be clear, this isn't meant to be a definitive "Best Films of All Time" list or anything. It's mostly just a way to get recommendations.
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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The Phantom Carriage (1921)
The Phantom Carriage (1921)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Safety Last! (1923)
Safety Last! (1923)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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The General (1926)
The General (1926)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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Metropolis (1927)
Metropolis (1927)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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Man With a Movie Camera (1929)
Man With a Movie Camera (1929)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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Un Chien Andalou (1929)
Un Chien Andalou (1929)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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City Lights (1931)
City Lights (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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M (1931)
M (1931)
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Vampyr (1932)
Vampyr (1932)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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It Happened One Night (1934)
It Happened One Night (1934)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
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The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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To Be or Not to Be (1942)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Double Indemnity (1944)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
15
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Brief Encounter (1945)
Brief Encounter (1945)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1945)
Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1945)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
18
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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Out of the Past (1947)
Out of the Past (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Late Spring (1949)
Late Spring (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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White Heat (1949)
White Heat (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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All About Eve (1950)
All About Eve (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
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Los Olvidados (1950)
Los Olvidados (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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High Noon (1952)
High Noon (1952)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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The Wages of Fear (1953)
The Wages of Fear (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Night and Fog (1955)
Night and Fog (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Pather Panchali (1955)
Pather Panchali (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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Aparajito (1956)
Aparajito (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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12 Angry Men (1957)
12 Angry Men (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Paths of Glory (1957)
Paths of Glory (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Throne of Blood (1957)
Throne of Blood (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Wild Strawberries (1957)
Wild Strawberries (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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Touch of Evil (1958)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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Vertigo (1958)
Vertigo (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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