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A Film Buff's Checklist: 100 Bare Essentials

A Film Buff's Checklist: 100 Bare Essentials. Presenting a list of one hundred feature length movies that if you haven't seen at least 75% of them, we'd question your right to consider yourself a film buff.
For the sake of a diverse list, the one hundred movies selected only allow one movie per film director and only one movie per franchise (usually the first). A selection of both English and foreign language films have also been accounted for.
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12 Angry Men (1957)
12 Angry Men (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
2
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
3
Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972)
Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
4
Akira (1988)
Akira (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
5
Alien (1979)
Alien (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
6
All About Eve (1950)
All About Eve (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
7
Annie Hall (1977)
Annie Hall (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
8
Army of Shadows (1969)
Army of Shadows (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
9
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
10
The Battle of Algiers (1966)
The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
11
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
12
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
13
Casablanca (1942)
Casablanca (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
14
Chinatown (1974)
Chinatown (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
15
Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
16
City Lights (1931)
City Lights (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
17
Come and See (1985)
Come and See (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
18
Cure (1997)
Cure (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
19
Das Boot (1981)
Das Boot (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
20
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
21
Dead Man (1995)
Dead Man (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
22
The Deer Hunter (1978)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
23
Die Hard (1988)
Die Hard (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
24
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
25
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
26
Evil Dead II (1987)
Evil Dead II (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
27
Freaks (1932)
Freaks (1932)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
28
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
29
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
30
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
31
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
32
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
33
Harakiri (1962)
Harakiri (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
34
Heat (1995)
Heat (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
35
In a Lonely Place (1950)
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
36
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
37
Kes (1969)
Kes (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
38
The Last Picture Show (1971)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
39
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
40
Le Trou (1960)
Le Trou (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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