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Spike Lee's Essential Film List

Spike Lee, accomplished New York film director and NYU professor, released an academic list of essential movies he considers "the greatest films ever made," a list of cinematic titles he'd routinely hand out on the first day of class.
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Bad Lieutenant (1992)
Bad Lieutenant (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
2
Rashomon (1950)
Rashomon (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
3
Yojimbo (1961)
Yojimbo (1961)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
4
Ran (1985)
Ran (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
5
Rear Window (1954)
Rear Window (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
6
Vertigo (1958)
Vertigo (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
7
North by Northwest (1959)
North by Northwest (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
8
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
9
The Conformist (1970)
The Conformist (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
10
Last Tango in Paris (1972)
Last Tango in Paris (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
11
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
12
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
13
Killer of Sheep (1978)
Killer of Sheep (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
14
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
15
Raising Arizona (1987)
Raising Arizona (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
16
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
17
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
18
On the Waterfront (1954)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
19
A Face in the Crowd (1957)
A Face in the Crowd (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
20
La Strada (1954)
La Strada (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
21
La Dolce Vita (1960)
La Dolce Vita (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
22
8½ (1963)
8½ (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
23
City of God (2002)
City of God (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
24
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
25
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
26
The 400 Blows (1959)
The 400 Blows (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
27
Day for Night (1973)
Day for Night (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
28
Patton (1970)
Patton (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
29
Mad Max (1979)
Mad Max (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
30
The Road Warrior
The Road Warrior
31
The Battle of Algiers (1966)
The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
32
The Last Detail (1973)
The Last Detail (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
33
Breathless (1960)
Breathless (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
34
West Side Story (1961)
West Side Story (1961)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
35
Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
36
The Train
The Train
37
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
38
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
39
Fat City
Fat City
40
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
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