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100 Movies You Need to See to Work in the Film Industry

These are movies often referenced in meetings by development executives and producers. Not saying they are necessarily the best. But they are often iconic illustrations of their genre.
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Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
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The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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Star Wars (1977)
Star Wars (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
4
Jaws (1975)
Jaws (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
5
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
6
Die Hard (1988)
Die Hard (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
7
Groundhog Day (1993)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
8
Goodfellas (1990)
Goodfellas (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
9
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
10
When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
11
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
12
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
13
Fatal Attraction (1987)
Fatal Attraction (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
14
The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
15
Sliding Doors (1998)
Sliding Doors (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   65%
16
Ex Machina (2015)
Ex Machina (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
17
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
18
Gone Girl (2014)
Gone Girl (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
19
Arrival (2016)
Arrival (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
20
Taxi Driver (1976)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Michael Clayton (2007)
Michael Clayton (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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Rocky (1976)
Rocky (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
23
Clueless (1995)
Clueless (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
24
The Sixth Sense (1999)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
25
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
26
Whiplash (2014)
Whiplash (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
27
The Fugitive (1993)
The Fugitive (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
28
Pretty Woman (1990)
Pretty Woman (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
29
Alien (1979)
Alien (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
30
Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
31
Parasite (2019)
Parasite (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
32
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
33
The Usual Suspects (1995)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
34
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
35
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
36
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
37
Network (1976)
Network (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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Election (1999)
Election (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
39
Boogie Nights (1997)
Boogie Nights (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
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