200 Best Films of the 20th Century

These are what I consider the 200 (actually 201) greatest films of the 20th century. I haven't seen every great film from this century, but I think I got most of the good ones.

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A Trip to the Moon (1902)

A Trip to the Moon (1902)

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2

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

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The Phantom Carriage (1921)

The Phantom Carriage (1921)

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Nosferatu (1922)

Nosferatu (1922)

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Battleship Potemkin (1925)

Battleship Potemkin (1925)

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The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

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The General (1926)

The General (1926)

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The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

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Metropolis (1927)

Metropolis (1927)

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Man With a Movie Camera (1929)

Man With a Movie Camera (1929)

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City Lights (1931)

City Lights (1931)

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M (1931)

M (1931)

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King Kong (1933)

King Kong (1933)

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The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

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The Wizard of Oz (1939)

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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Stagecoach (1939)

Stagecoach (1939)

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Fantasia (1940)

Fantasia (1940)

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The Great Dictator (1940)

The Great Dictator (1940)

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Rebecca (1940)

Rebecca (1940)

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Citizen Kane (1941)

Citizen Kane (1941)

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Casablanca (1942)

Casablanca (1942)

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Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

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Cat People (1942)

Cat People (1942)

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Double Idemnity (1944)

Double Idemnity (1944)

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Beauty and the Beast (1946)

Beauty and the Beast (1946)

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It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

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27

Bicycle Thieves (1948)

Bicycle Thieves (1948)

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28

The Third Man (1949)

The Third Man (1949)

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Sunset Boulevard (1950)

Sunset Boulevard (1950)

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All About Eve (1950)

All About Eve (1950)

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Rashomon (1950)

Rashomon (1950)

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Ace in the Hole (1951)

Ace in the Hole (1951)

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Ikiru (1952)

Ikiru (1952)

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Singin' in the Rain (1952)

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

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Seven Samurai (1954)

Seven Samurai (1954)

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Rear Window (1954)

Rear Window (1954)

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On the Waterfront (1954)

On the Waterfront (1954)

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38

Godzilla (1954)

Godzilla (1954)

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The Night of the Hunter (1955)

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

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Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

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