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375 Movies That Define Cinema - Page 3

This is a list of 375 films that represent the best of cinema as we know it. These films are the finest that cinema has to offer, and here they all are. That doesn't mean that there aren't other good movies, and it was a struggle deciding what to put on this list. "Adaptation." and "Blue Velvet" are two movies that are two of the best movies that aren't on this list.
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Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
81
100%8.1
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
82
97%7.8
The Crow (1994)
The Crow (1994)
83
85%7.6
Dances With Wolves (1990)
Dances With Wolves (1990)
84
83%8.0
Dark City (1998)
Dark City (1998)
85
74%7.6
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight (2008)
86
94%9.0
Das Boot (1981)
Das Boot (1981)
87
98%8.3
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
88
94%7.9
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
89
92%7.6
Dead Man (1995)
Dead Man (1995)
90
71%7.6
Death Wish (1974)
Death Wish (1974)
91
63%7.0
The Deer Hunter (1978)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
92
91%8.1
Delicatessen (1991)
Delicatessen (1991)
93
89%7.6
Deliverance (1972)
Deliverance (1972)
94
89%7.7
The Departed (2006)
The Departed (2006)
95
90%8.5
Detroit (2017)
Detroit (2017)
96
82%7.3
Die Hard (1988)
Die Hard (1988)
97
94%8.2
Dirty Harry (1971)
Dirty Harry (1971)
98
88%7.7
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
99
94%8.0
Django Unchained (2012)
Django Unchained (2012)
100
86%8.4
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
101
93%8.0
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
102
96%8.0
Dogma (1999)
Dogma (1999)
103
67%7.3
Donnie Darko (2001)
Donnie Darko (2001)
104
86%8.0
Dr. No (1962)
Dr. No (1962)
105
95%7.2
Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
106
98%8.4
Dracula (1931)
Dracula (1931)
107
94%7.5
Duck Soup (1933)
Duck Soup (1933)
108
91%7.8
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
109
67%7.3
Dunkirk (2017)
Dunkirk (2017)
110
92%7.8
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
111
99%7.8
Ed Wood (1994)
Ed Wood (1994)
112
92%7.8
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
113
90%7.9
The Elephant Man (1980)
The Elephant Man (1980)
114
93%8.1
Elf (2003)
Elf (2003)
115
85%7.0
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
116
94%8.7
Enter the Dragon (1973)
Enter the Dragon (1973)
117
95%7.7
Eraserhead (1977)
Eraserhead (1977)
118
90%7.4
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
119
92%8.3
The Evil Dead (1981)
The Evil Dead (1981)
120
95%7.5
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