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125 Essential Movies, According to Martin Scorsese

A compilation of three separate sources by Mental Floss' Colin Ainsworth. This list includes the "85 movies 'you need to see to know anything about film,'" Scorsese stated in a thorough interview with Fast Company in 2012. Scorsese provided a list of nearly 40 recommendations to start familiarizing oneself with foreign film to a young filmmaker named Colin Levy. The third source is Scorsese's contribution to Sight & Sound magazine.
Scorsese is someone I greatly admire, not only as a filmmaker, but also as a cinephile, film preservationist, and lover of film. I found substantial significance in visualizing this list chronologically as the article suggests. Through the list's structure I can tangibly conceptualize the course of film history in a modest yet realistic fashion. I've seen inspirations flow from these films into other films decades later. Each entry of this list is a true gem. Can't wait to finish watching the rest of these films and further fall in love with film.
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The Infernal Cakewalk (1903)
The Infernal Cakewalk (1903)
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Secrets of the Soul (1912)
Secrets of the Soul (1912)
3
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
4
Nosferatu (1922)
Nosferatu (1922)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
5
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
6
Metropolis (1927)
Metropolis (1927)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
7
Napoleon (1927)
Napoleon (1927)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
8
The Power and the Glory (1933)
The Power and the Glory (1933)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
9
It Happened One Night (1934)
It Happened One Night (1934)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
10
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
11
Grand Illusion (1937)
Grand Illusion (1937)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
12
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
13
Stagecoach (1939)
Stagecoach (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
14
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
15
The Rules of the Game (1939)
The Rules of the Game (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
16
Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
17
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
18
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
19
Cat People (1942)
Cat People (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
20
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
21
Rome, Open City (1945)
Rome, Open City (1945)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
22
Children of Paradise (1945)
Children of Paradise (1945)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
23
Duel in the Sun (1946)
Duel in the Sun (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
24
Gilda (1946)
Gilda (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
25
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
26
Paisan (1946)
Paisan (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
27
The Beast - La Belle Et La Bête (1946)
The Beast - La Belle Et La Bête (1946)
28
The Lady From Shanghai (1947)
The Lady From Shanghai (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
29
T-Men (1947)
T-Men (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
30
I Walk Alone (1948)
I Walk Alone (1948)
31
The Red Shoes (1948)
The Red Shoes (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
32
Germany Year Zero (1948)
Germany Year Zero (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
33
Force of Evil (1948)
Force of Evil (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
34
La Terra Trema (1948)
La Terra Trema (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
35
MacBeth (1948)
MacBeth (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
36
Raw Deal (1948)
Raw Deal (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
37
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
38
Caught (1949)
Caught (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
39
The Third Man (1949)
The Third Man (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
40
Stromboli (1950)
Stromboli (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
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