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Jim Emerson's 102 Movies to Become Movie Literate

Former film critic, creator of Cinemania and blogger Jim Emerson's list of the 102 movies you must see before...
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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
2
The 400 Blows (1959)
The 400 Blows (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
3
8½ (1963)
8½ (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
4
Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972)
Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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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
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
9
Bambi (1942)
Bambi (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
10
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
11
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
12
The Big Red One (1980)
The Big Red One (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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13
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
14
The Big Sleep (1946)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
15
Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
16
Blow-Up (1966)
Blow-Up (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
17
Blue Velvet (1986)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
18
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
19
Breathless (1960)
Breathless (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
20
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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21
Carrie (1976)
Carrie (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
22
Casablanca (1942)
Casablanca (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
23
Un Chien Andalou (1929)
Un Chien Andalou (1929)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
24
Children of Paradise (1945)
Children of Paradise (1945)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
25
Chinatown (1974)
Chinatown (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
26
Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
27
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
28
The Crying Game (1992)
The Crying Game (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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29
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
30
Days of Heaven (1978)
Days of Heaven (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
31
Dirty Harry (1971)
Dirty Harry (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
32
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
33
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
34
La Dolce Vita (1960)
La Dolce Vita (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
35
Double Indemnity (1944)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
36
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)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
37
Duck Soup (1933)
Duck Soup (1933)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
38
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
39
Easy Rider (1969)
Easy Rider (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
40
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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