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Rotten Tomatoes 300 Essential Movies to Watch Now - July 2020 Edition

Welcome to our updated guide to the 300 Essential Movies To Watch Now, which features incredible must-watch movies from the 1920s to today! In our annual refresh, we're sticking with the list's original vision as a definitive source of movie guidance and education for all ages and stages, whether you're a seasoned film buff or just starting out, while reflecting new trends and significant movies uncovered over the past year. We're also just making sure we give you some really good movies to watch.
The list is sorted by alphabetically. Feel free to start tackling the list with whatever is the most interesting to you first…or just start at the top and work your way down. We think you'll have fun either way. And best of all, every movie on the list is Certified Fresh!
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1
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
The 400 Blows (1959)
The 400 Blows (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
4
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
5
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
6
Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972)
Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
7
Airplane! (1980)
Airplane! (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
8
Akira (1988)
Akira (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
9
Alien (1979)
Alien (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
10
Aliens (1986)
Aliens (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
11
All About Eve (1950)
All About Eve (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
12
All About My Mother (1999)
All About My Mother (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
13
All the President's Men (1976)
All the President's Men (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
14
Almost Famous (2000)
Almost Famous (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
15
Amadeus (1984)
Amadeus (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
16
Amélie (2001)
Amélie (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
17
Amour (2012)
Amour (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
18
An American in Paris (1951)
An American in Paris (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
19
Annie Hall (1977)
Annie Hall (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
20
The Apartment (1960)
The Apartment (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
21
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
22
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
23
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
24
Badlands (1973)
Badlands (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
25
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
26
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
27
Being There (1979)
Being There (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
28
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
29
Better Luck Tomorrow (2002)
Better Luck Tomorrow (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
30
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
31
The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
32
The Big Sick (2017)
The Big Sick (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
33
Birdman (2014)
Birdman (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
34
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
35
Black Orpheus (1959)
Black Orpheus (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
36
Black Panther (2018)
Black Panther (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
37
Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
38
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
39
Boogie Nights (1997)
Boogie Nights (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
40
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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