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250 of the Most Essential Movies Ever Made - Page 5

Are these The 250 Most Essential Movies Ever Made? Maybe, maybe not. It's far too subjective a subject to say with any real certainty. This list is supposed be simply a section, rather than claiming to be completely definitive. It is compiled from both personal experience of over 2500 movies seen and additional research and sometimes includes movies I didn't like because of popular opinion and vice versa.
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Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
161
96%8.0
The Sting (1973)
The Sting (1973)
162
93%8.3
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
163
88%7.8
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
164
85%7.5
Rashomon (1950)
Rashomon (1950)
165
98%8.2
Akira (1988)
Akira (1988)
166
90%8.0
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
167
98%7.8
The Searchers (1956)
The Searchers (1956)
168
96%7.9
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
169
100%8.5
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
170
96%8.0
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
171
100%8.2
The Great Escape (1963)
The Great Escape (1963)
172
94%8.2
The Untouchables (1987)
The Untouchables (1987)
173
83%7.9
Dirty Harry (1971)
Dirty Harry (1971)
174
88%7.7
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
175
100%8.1
Touch of Evil (1958)
Touch of Evil (1958)
176
95%8.0
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
177
99%8.3
All the President's Men (1976)
All the President's Men (1976)
178
94%8.0
High Noon (1952)
High Noon (1952)
179
95%8.0
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
180
87%7.8
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
181
91%8.2
The Wild Bunch (1969)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
182
90%7.9
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
183
100%8.1
Don't Look Now (1973)
Don't Look Now (1973)
184
95%7.2
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
185
98%8.0
Candyman (1992)
Candyman (1992)
186
77%6.7
Rope (1948)
Rope (1948)
187
94%8.0
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
188
98%8.0
Das Boot (1981)
Das Boot (1981)
189
98%8.3
Deliverance (1972)
Deliverance (1972)
190
89%7.7
The Big Sleep (1946)
The Big Sleep (1946)
191
97%7.9
Yojimbo (1961)
Yojimbo (1961)
192
95%8.2
Stalker (1979)
Stalker (1979)
193
100%8.1
Barton Fink (1991)
Barton Fink (1991)
194
90%7.7
Stagecoach (1939)
Stagecoach (1939)
195
100%7.9
The African Queen (1951)
The African Queen (1951)
196
96%7.8
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
197
92%7.4
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
198
97%8.0
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
199
89%8.1
Glory (1989)
Glory (1989)
200
93%7.8
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