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500 Utterly Essential Movies to Cultivate Great Taste in Cinema

"Some professors of Film Studies at Harvard University did a great job in making a seriously impressive list of the most essential and remarkable films ever made, all of which have had a strong impact on the world of cinematography."
Bright Side website has shared that list with us. Movies 1-341 are: "Part 1. The most essential films in the history of world cinema" and movies 342-500 are: "Part 2. The very best Hollywood films." There are only 497 films on this list because there were three films in the original list that were mentioned twice and List Challenges allows you to put a film only once on a list.
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1
The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat (1896)
The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat (1896)
2
Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory (1895)
Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory (1895)
3
Tables Turned on the Gardener (1895)
Tables Turned on the Gardener (1895)
4
Baby's Meal (1895)
Baby's Meal (1895)
5
The Vanishing Lady (1896)
The Vanishing Lady (1896)
6
A Trip to the Moon (1902)
A Trip to the Moon (1902)
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7
The Kingdom of Fairies (1903)
The Kingdom of Fairies (1903)
8
La Lanterne Magique (1903)
La Lanterne Magique (1903)
9
The Impossible Voyage (1904)
The Impossible Voyage (1904)
10
Annabelle Serpentine Dance (1895)
Annabelle Serpentine Dance (1895)
11
The Kiss (1896)
The Kiss (1896)
12
Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory (1897)
Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory (1897)
13
Electrocuting an Elephant (1903)
Electrocuting an Elephant (1903)
14
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914)
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914)
15
Terrible Teddy, the Grizzly King (1901)
Terrible Teddy, the Grizzly King (1901)
16
Circular Panorama of Electric Tower (1901)
Circular Panorama of Electric Tower (1901)
17
Pan-American Exposition by Night (1901)
Pan-American Exposition by Night (1901)
18
Life of an American Fireman (1903)
Life of an American Fireman (1903)
19
Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show (1902)
Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show (1902)
20
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1903)
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1903)
21
The Gay Shoe Clerk (1903)
The Gay Shoe Clerk (1903)
22
Romance of the Rails (1903)
Romance of the Rails (1903)
23
The Great Train Robbery (1903)
The Great Train Robbery (1903)
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24
The 'Teddy' Bears (1907)
The 'Teddy' Bears (1907)
25
The Lonely Villa (1909)
The Lonely Villa (1909)
26
A Corner in Wheat (1909)
A Corner in Wheat (1909)
27
His Trust (1911)
His Trust (1911)
28
The Lonedale Operator (1911)
The Lonedale Operator (1911)
29
The New York Hat (1912)
The New York Hat (1912)
30
The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)
The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)
31
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch (1913)
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch (1913)
32
The Cabbage Fairy (1896)
The Cabbage Fairy (1896)
33
A House Divided (1913)
A House Divided (1913)
34
Cabiria (1914)
Cabiria (1914)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
35
Fantômas (1913)
Fantômas (1913)
36
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
37
Les Vampires (1916)
Les Vampires (1916)
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38
Intolerance (1916)
Intolerance (1916)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
39
The Cheat (1915)
The Cheat (1915)
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40
The Immigrant (1917)
The Immigrant (1917)
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