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1500 Essential Movies That You Must Watch - Page 3

Yet another 'must watch' list, this has been culled from a variety of sources listing essential movies, including lists by Empire and Total Film. I have purposely not used 1001 Movies (although some will obviously be in that book). There are some interesting choices on here, but none-the-less, these are the films that somebody somewhere believes you need to see.
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Alexander Nevsky (1938)
Alexander Nevsky (1938)
81
96%7.5
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
82
80%6.9
Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)
Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)
83
100%7.9
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938)
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938)
84
44%7.2
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
85
94%7.9
Marie Antoinette (1938)
Marie Antoinette (1938)
86
7.3
Port of Shadows (1938)
Port of Shadows (1938)
87
96%7.7
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
88
100%7.9
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
89
98%7.8
Destry Rides Again (1939)
Destry Rides Again (1939)
90
96%7.7
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Gone With the Wind (1939)
91
90%8.1
Gulliver's Travels (1939)
Gulliver's Travels (1939)
92
69%6.6
Gunga Din (1939)
Gunga Din (1939)
93
92%7.2
Midnight (1939)
Midnight (1939)
94
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
95
85%8.1
Ninotchka (1939)
Ninotchka (1939)
96
97%7.8
Stagecoach (1939)
Stagecoach (1939)
97
100%7.9
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
98
94%7.8
The Rules of the Game (1939)
The Rules of the Game (1939)
99
96%7.9
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
100
98%8.0
Union Pacific (1939)
Union Pacific (1939)
101
83%7.1
Wuthering Heights (1939)
Wuthering Heights (1939)
102
96%7.5
Fantasia (1940)
Fantasia (1940)
103
95%7.7
His Girl Friday (1940)
His Girl Friday (1940)
104
99%7.8
Knute Rockne All American (1940)
Knute Rockne All American (1940)
105
88%6.7
Pinocchio (1940)
Pinocchio (1940)
106
100%7.4
Rebecca (1940)
Rebecca (1940)
107
100%8.1
Strike Up the Band (1940)
Strike Up the Band (1940)
108
6.9
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
109
100%8.1
The Great Dictator (1940)
The Great Dictator (1940)
110
92%8.4
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
111
92%7.5
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
112
100%7.9
The Sea Hawk (1940)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
113
93%7.6
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
114
100%8.1
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
115
100%7.4
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
116
80%7.7
Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
117
99%8.3
Dumbo (1941)
Dumbo (1941)
118
98%7.2
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
119
7.5
High Sierra (1941)
High Sierra (1941)
120
92%7.5
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