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600 Best Films for Filmmakers - Page 6

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 Magician (1958)
The Magician (1958)
201
100%7.6
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
202
78%6.8
Imitation of Life (1959)
Imitation of Life (1959)
203
81%7.8
Rio Bravo (1959)
Rio Bravo (1959)
204
98%8.0
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
205
94%8.2
The 400 Blows (1959)
The 400 Blows (1959)
206
99%8.1
North by Northwest (1959)
North by Northwest (1959)
207
97%8.3
The Tingler (1959)
The Tingler (1959)
208
78%6.6
Eyes Without a Face (1960)
Eyes Without a Face (1960)
209
98%7.7
La Dolce Vita (1960)
La Dolce Vita (1960)
210
96%8.0
The Virgin Spring (1960)
The Virgin Spring (1960)
211
88%8.1
Home From the Hill (1960)
Home From the Hill (1960)
212
90%7.4
Breathless (1960)
Breathless (1960)
213
Peeping Tom (1960)
Peeping Tom (1960)
214
95%7.6
The Cloud-Capped Star (1960)
The Cloud-Capped Star (1960)
215
8.0
L'avventura (1960)
L'avventura (1960)
216
94%7.8
The Apartment (1960)
The Apartment (1960)
217
93%8.3
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1960)
218
96%8.5
Black Sunday (1960)
Black Sunday (1960)
219
86%7.1
Rocco and His Brothers (1960)
Rocco and His Brothers (1960)
220
89%8.3
Spartacus (1960)
Spartacus (1960)
221
93%7.9
Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
222
90%7.4
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)
223
87%7.5
The Naked Island (1960)
The Naked Island (1960)
224
100%8.1
The Misfits (1961)
The Misfits (1961)
225
97%7.2
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
226
95%8.0
Yojimbo (1961)
Yojimbo (1961)
227
95%8.2
The Hustler (1961)
The Hustler (1961)
228
96%8.0
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
229
89%7.6
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
230
75%7.8
West Side Story (1961)
West Side Story (1961)
231
93%7.5
El Cid (1961)
El Cid (1961)
232
92%7.2
The Innocents (1961)
The Innocents (1961)
233
95%7.8
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
234
92%8.2
Cape Fear (1962)
Cape Fear (1962)
235
96%7.7
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
236
94%8.1
The Longest Day (1962)
The Longest Day (1962)
237
87%7.8
Carnival of Souls (1962)
Carnival of Souls (1962)
238
87%7.1
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
239
97%7.9
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
240
92%8.1
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