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100 Must See Movies for Beginner Cinephiles

One hundred movies that everyone worthy of the title 'cinephile' will have seen. Those who fancy themselves a cinephile will want to have watched every single movie on this list.
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12 Angry Men (1957)
12 Angry Men (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
2
1917 (2019)
1917 (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
3
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
4
Alien (1979)
Alien (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
5
Aliens (1986)
Aliens (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
6
All About Eve (1950)
All About Eve (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
7
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
8
Arrival (2016)
Arrival (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
9
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
10
The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
11
The Big Sleep (1946)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
12
Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
13
Bridge of Spies (2015)
Bridge of Spies (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
14
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
15
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
16
Carrie (1976)
Carrie (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
17
Casablanca (1942)
Casablanca (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
18
Casino Royale (2006)
Casino Royale (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
19
Chinatown (1974)
Chinatown (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
20
Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
21
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
22
Dances With Wolves (1990)
Dances With Wolves (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
23
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
24
The Deer Hunter (1978)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
25
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
26
Dirty Harry (1971)
Dirty Harry (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
28
Double Indemnity (1944)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
29
Easy Rider (1969)
Easy Rider (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
30
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
31
The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
32
Fargo (1996)
Fargo (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
33
Fight Club (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
34
Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
35
Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
36
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
37
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
38
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
39
Goodfellas (1990)
Goodfellas (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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