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600 Best Films for Filmmakers - Page 7

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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Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
241
94%8.3
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
242
93%8.2
Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
243
100%7.9
Winter Light (1963)
Winter Light (1963)
244
74%8.0
8½ (1963)
8½ (1963)
245
98%8.0
The Birds (1963)
The Birds (1963)
246
95%7.7
The Great Escape (1963)
The Great Escape (1963)
247
94%8.2
The Silence (1963)
The Silence (1963)
248
Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
249
98%8.4
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
250
67%7.0
Marnie (1964)
Marnie (1964)
251
83%7.1
Onibaba (1964)
Onibaba (1964)
252
90%7.9
Kwaidan (1964)
Kwaidan (1964)
253
91%7.9
Repulsion (1965)
Repulsion (1965)
254
95%7.7
Persona (1966)
Persona (1966)
255
91%8.1
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
256
97%8.8
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
257
100%8.1
The Producers (1967)
The Producers (1967)
258
90%7.6
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
259
88%7.8
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
260
86%8.0
Hour of the Wolf (1968)
Hour of the Wolf (1968)
261
92%7.5
Kuroneko (1968)
Kuroneko (1968)
262
96%7.7
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
263
92%8.3
Faces (1968)
Faces (1968)
264
83%7.6
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
265
96%8.0
Targets (1968)
Targets (1968)
266
90%7.3
Shame (Bergman, 1968)
Shame (Bergman, 1968)
267
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
268
96%7.9
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
269
95%8.5
On Location: Where Eagles Dare (1968)
On Location: Where Eagles Dare (1968)
270
6.6
The Rite (1969)
The Rite (1969)
271
75%7.0
The Wild Bunch (1969)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
272
90%7.9
Easy Rider (1969)
Easy Rider (1969)
273
83%7.3
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
274
87%7.8
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
275
89%8.0
The Passion of Anna (1969)
The Passion of Anna (1969)
276
100%7.6
M*A*S*H (1970)
M*A*S*H (1970)
277
84%7.4
Patton (1970)
Patton (1970)
278
94%7.9
The Bird With the Crystal Plumage (1970)
The Bird With the Crystal Plumage (1970)
279
85%7.1
The Butcher (1970)
The Butcher (1970)
280
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