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47 Films You Need to Watch If You Want to Be a Film Buff

The Buzzfeed community was asked which films every cinema lover should watch. These are 47 of the best choices. How many of these films have you watched?
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avg. score: 25 of 47 (53%)
required scores: 1, 15, 22, 28, 36 
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1
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
2
Casablanca (1942)
Casablanca (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
3
Rear Window (1954)
Rear Window (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
4
Breathless (1960)
Breathless (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
5
The Apartment (1960)
The Apartment (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
6
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
7
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
8
Rocky (1976)
Rocky (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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9
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
10
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
11
Amadeus (1984)
Amadeus (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
12
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
13
Clue: The Movie (1985)
Clue: The Movie (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   62%
14
The Breakfast Club (1985)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
15
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
16
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
17
Goodfellas (1990)
Goodfellas (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
18
Schindler's List (1993)
Schindler's List (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
19
True Romance (1993)
True Romance (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
20
Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
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21
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
22
La Haine (1995)
La Haine (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
23
The Usual Suspects (1995)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
24
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
25
Fargo (1996)
Fargo (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
26
Scream (1996)
Scream (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
27
L.A. Confidential (1997)
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
28
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
29
The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
30
American Beauty (1999)
American Beauty (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
31
The Green Mile (1999)
The Green Mile (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
32
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
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33
City of God (2002)
City of God (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
34
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
35
The Fall (2008)
The Fall (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   59%
36
Children of Men (2006)
Children of Men (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
37
The Departed (2006)
The Departed (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
38
Atonement (2007)
Atonement (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
39
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
40
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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