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Squonk's Top 50 Non-Horror Movies to Watch Before You Die

Here's 50 non-horror movies that you simply just have to watch before you die. From silent movies (The Passion of Joan of Arc), mid century tear jerkers (Umberto D.), IMDb favorites (The Godfather), hidden gems (Miracle Mile) to a very calm Nicolas Cage (Pig).
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The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
1
98%8.2
Umberto D. (1952)
Umberto D. (1952)
2
97%8.2
High Noon (1952)
High Noon (1952)
3
95%8.0
The Wages of Fear (1953)
The Wages of Fear (1953)
4
100%8.1
Rear Window (1954)
Rear Window (1954)
5
98%8.5
12 Angry Men (1957)
12 Angry Men (1957)
6
100%9.0
Paths of Glory (1957)
Paths of Glory (1957)
7
96%8.4
Vertigo (1958)
Vertigo (1958)
8
94%8.3
Le Trou (1960)
Le Trou (1960)
9
94%8.5
Harakiri (1962)
Harakiri (1962)
10
100%8.6
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
11
87%8.3
Harold and Maude (1971)
Harold and Maude (1971)
12
86%7.9
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather (1972)
13
97%9.2
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
14
83%7.7
High Plains Drifter (1973)
High Plains Drifter (1973)
15
93%7.5
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
16
97%8.2
Life of Brian (1979)
Life of Brian (1979)
17
95%8.1
Scum (1979)
Scum (1979)
18
89%7.6
The Elephant Man (1980)
The Elephant Man (1980)
19
93%8.1
Das Boot (1981)
Das Boot (1981)
20
98%8.3
Quest for Fire (1981)
Quest for Fire (1981)
21
86%7.3
Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
22
89%8.1
Barefoot Gen (1983)
Barefoot Gen (1983)
23
75%8.0
The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator (1984)
24
100%8.0
Come and See (1985)
Come and See (1985)
25
97%8.4
Robocop (1987)
Robocop (1987)
26
90%7.6
A Short Film About Killing (1989)
A Short Film About Killing (1989)
27
91%8.0
Miracle Mile (1989)
Miracle Mile (1989)
28
91%7.0
Jurassic Park (1993)
Jurassic Park (1993)
29
92%8.1
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Natural Born Killers (1994)
30
48%7.3
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
31
92%8.9
Se7en (1995)
Se7en (1995)
32
82%8.6
Heat (1995)
Heat (1995)
33
87%8.2
Fargo (1996)
Fargo (1996)
34
94%8.1
The Truman Show (1998)
The Truman Show (1998)
35
95%8.1
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
36
69%8.0
Oldboy (2003)
Oldboy (2003)
37
81%8.4
Memories of Murder (2003)
Memories of Murder (2003)
38
89%8.1
Lost in Translation (2003)
Lost in Translation (2003)
39
95%7.7
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
40
92%8.3
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