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600 Best Films for Filmmakers - Page 3

Here is a list of my own viewing that I believe are essential to beginning filmmakers. Of course, there are some classic films that should be on this list, but I haven't seen them yet. Enjoy!
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The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
81
100%8.1
Pinocchio (1940)
Pinocchio (1940)
82
100%7.4
Rebecca (1940)
Rebecca (1940)
83
100%8.1
Dr. Cyclops (1940)
Dr. Cyclops (1940)
84
79%6.4
The Mortal Storm (1940)
The Mortal Storm (1940)
85
100%7.7
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
86
95%7.5
Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
87
83%6.8
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
88
100%7.4
The Great Dictator (1940)
The Great Dictator (1940)
89
92%8.4
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
90
92%7.5
Fantasia (1940)
Fantasia (1940)
91
95%7.7
The Bank Dick (1940)
The Bank Dick (1940)
92
100%7.1
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
93
100%7.9
High Sierra (1941)
High Sierra (1941)
94
92%7.5
The Lady Eve (1941)
The Lady Eve (1941)
95
100%7.8
Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
96
99%8.3
The Little Foxes (1941)
The Little Foxes (1941)
97
100%7.9
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
98
100%8.0
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
99
89%7.7
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
100
100%7.9
The Wolf Man (1941)
The Wolf Man (1941)
101
90%7.3
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
102
7.5
Woman of the Year (1942)
Woman of the Year (1942)
103
86%7.1
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
104
96%8.2
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
105
90%7.7
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
106
89%7.7
Bambi (1942)
Bambi (1942)
107
91%7.3
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
108
97%7.5
Casablanca (1942)
Casablanca (1942)
109
99%8.5
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
110
91%8.0
Cat People (1942)
Cat People (1942)
111
92%7.2
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
112
100%7.8
I Walked With a Zombie (1943)
I Walked With a Zombie (1943)
113
85%7.0
Fires Were Started (1943)
Fires Were Started (1943)
114
6.5
Lifeboat (1944)
Lifeboat (1944)
115
93%7.6
The Uninvited (1944)
The Uninvited (1944)
116
95%7.2
The Lodger (1944)
The Lodger (1944)
117
7.1
The Curse of the Cat People (1944)
The Curse of the Cat People (1944)
118
88%6.7
Double Indemnity (1944)
Double Indemnity (1944)
119
97%8.3
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
120
85%7.9
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