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600 Best Films for Filmmakers - Page 4

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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Laura (1944)
Laura (1944)
121
100%7.9
Dead of Night (1945)
Dead of Night (1945)
122
93%7.6
Notorious (1946)
Notorious (1946)
123
96%8.0
The Big Sleep (1946)
The Big Sleep (1946)
124
97%7.9
The Killers (1946)
The Killers (1946)
125
100%7.7
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
126
98%8.1
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
127
94%8.6
Out of the Past (1947)
Out of the Past (1947)
128
93%8.0
Fort Apache (1948)
Fort Apache (1948)
129
100%7.4
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
130
89%7.3
Key Largo (1948)
Key Largo (1948)
131
97%7.7
Rope (1948)
Rope (1948)
132
94%8.0
Red River (1948)
Red River (1948)
133
100%7.8
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
134
99%8.3
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
135
92%7.2
The Third Man (1949)
The Third Man (1949)
136
99%8.1
Stromboli (1950)
Stromboli (1950)
137
67%7.2
To Joy (1950)
To Joy (1950)
138
7.2
Orpheus (1950, Orpheus)
Orpheus (1950, Orpheus)
139
Wagon Master (1950)
Wagon Master (1950)
140
100%7.1
In a Lonely Place (1950)
In a Lonely Place (1950)
141
96%7.9
The Gunfighter (1950)
The Gunfighter (1950)
142
100%7.7
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
143
97%7.8
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
144
98%8.4
Rashomon (1950)
Rashomon (1950)
145
98%8.2
Francesco, Giullare Di Dio (1950)
Francesco, Giullare Di Dio (1950)
146
100%7.3
All About Eve (1950)
All About Eve (1950)
147
99%8.2
Los Olvidados (1950)
Los Olvidados (1950)
148
91%8.3
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)
149
68%7.0
The Thing From Another World (1951)
The Thing From Another World (1951)
150
86%7.1
A Place in the Sun (1951)
A Place in the Sun (1951)
151
81%7.8
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
152
92%8.1
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
153
98%8.0
An American in Paris (1951)
An American in Paris (1951)
154
96%7.2
The River (1951)
The River (1951)
155
92%7.4
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
156
97%8.0
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
157
95%7.8
The African Queen (1951)
The African Queen (1951)
158
96%7.8
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
159
100%8.3
High Noon (1952)
High Noon (1952)
160
95%8.0
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