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Essential Films Everyone Should See

If you're a budding cinephile, it can be difficult to know where to start or even to find a baseline. Cinema becomes more daunting every year as new films are released and old films are reappraised.
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12 Angry Men (1957)
12 Angry Men (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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The 400 Blows (1959)
The 400 Blows (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
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8½ (1963)
8½ (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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After Hours (1985)
After Hours (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972)
Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Akira (1988)
Akira (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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Alien (1979)
Alien (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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All About Eve (1950)
All About Eve (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
10
Andrei Rublev (1966)
Andrei Rublev (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
11
Annie Hall (1977)
Annie Hall (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
12
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
14
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
15
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
16
Before Sunrise (1995)
Before Sunrise (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Being John Malkovich (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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Being There (1979)
Being There (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
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Black Narcissus (1947)
Black Narcissus (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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Blue Velvet (1986)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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Boyz N the Hood (1991)
Boyz N the Hood (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Brazil (1985)
Brazil (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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Burning (2018)
Burning (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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Casablanca (1942)
Casablanca (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
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Casino (1995)
Casino (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
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Children of Men (2006)
Children of Men (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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Chop Shop (2007)
Chop Shop (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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Chungking Express (1994)
Chungking Express (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
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City of God (2002)
City of God (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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Das Boot (1981)
Das Boot (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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Days of Heaven (1978)
Days of Heaven (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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Delicatessen (1991)
Delicatessen (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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Die Hard (1988)
Die Hard (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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