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All About Cinema (A List of Essentials Films) - Page 4

A list of 167 essential films compiled from the french book "Tout Sur Le Cinéma" that tries to list the most important films since the dawn of cinema.
Chronologically and thematically ordered.
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Mephisto (1981)
Mephisto (1981)
121
80%7.7
A Short Film About Killing (1989)
A Short Film About Killing (1989)
122
91%8.0
The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
123
86%7.2
The Fly (1986)
The Fly (1986)
124
93%7.6
Yellow Earth (1984)
Yellow Earth (1984)
125
100%7.1
A City of Sadness (1989)
A City of Sadness (1989)
126
100%7.8
Cyrano De Bergerac (1990)
Cyrano De Bergerac (1990)
127
100%7.5
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
128
92%7.1
Short Cuts (1993)
Short Cuts (1993)
129
95%7.7
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
130
92%8.9
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
131
93%8.6
Lone Star (1996)
Lone Star (1996)
132
94%7.4
Fargo (1996)
Fargo (1996)
133
94%8.1
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
134
96%7.5
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
135
93%7.3
The Crying Game (1992)
The Crying Game (1992)
136
94%7.3
Secrets & Lies (1996)
Secrets & Lies (1996)
137
95%8.0
La Haine (1995)
La Haine (1995)
138
100%8.1
Funny Games (1997)
Funny Games (1997)
139
69%7.6
All About My Mother (1999)
All About My Mother (1999)
140
98%7.9
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
141
88%8.7
Toy Story (1995)
Toy Story (1995)
142
100%8.3
Spirited Away (2001)
Spirited Away (2001)
143
97%8.6
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
144
96%8.6
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
145
97%7.8
Yi Yi (2000)
Yi Yi (2000)
146
97%8.2
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
147
94%8.0
Through the Olive Trees (1994)
Through the Olive Trees (1994)
148
87%7.7
The Circle (2000)
The Circle (2000)
149
94%7.4
Central Station (1998)
Central Station (1998)
150
94%8.0
Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
151
92%7.6
City of God (2002)
City of God (2002)
152
91%8.6
My Summer of Love (2004)
My Summer of Love (2004)
153
90%6.7
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
154
95%8.7
Batman Begins (2005)
Batman Begins (2005)
155
84%8.2
Wonder Woman (2017)
Wonder Woman (2017)
156
93%7.4
The Consequences of Love (2004)
The Consequences of Love (2004)
157
83%7.5
The Lives of Others (2006)
The Lives of Others (2006)
158
92%8.4
Asoka (2001)
Asoka (2001)
159
100%6.4
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
160
95%8.1
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