The Top 101 Movies in the History of Film

There are a lot of measures that go into determining "the best" movies in all of film history. The majority of those on our list have won, or at least been nominated for, awards like the Oscars and/or Golden Globes. Others may just have very high ratings on sites like Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb.com.

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The Wild Bunch (1969)

The Wild Bunch (1969)

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The Searchers (1956)

The Searchers (1956)

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Notorious (1946)

Notorious (1946)

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Black Narcissus (1947)

Black Narcissus (1947)

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Unforgiven (1992)

Unforgiven (1992)

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Strangers on a Train (1951)

Strangers on a Train (1951)

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Badlands (1973)

Badlands (1973)

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In a Lonely Place (1950)

In a Lonely Place (1950)

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Laura (1944)

Laura (1944)

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The Apartment (1960)

The Apartment (1960)

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

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WALL·E (2008)

WALL·E (2008)

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Coco (2017)

Coco (2017)

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Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

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Inception (2010)

Inception (2010)

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The Philadelphia Story (1940)

The Philadelphia Story (1940)

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Cool Hand Luke (1967)

Cool Hand Luke (1967)

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Rebecca (1940)

Rebecca (1940)

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L.A. Confidential (1997)

L.A. Confidential (1997)

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The Kid (1921)

The Kid (1921)

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His Girl Friday (1940)

His Girl Friday (1940)

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All the President's Men (1976)

All the President's Men (1976)

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Aliens (1986)

Aliens (1986)

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Holiday (1938)

Holiday (1938)

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All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

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Playtime (1967)

Playtime (1967)

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Touch of Evil (1958)

Touch of Evil (1958)

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The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

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Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

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Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Reservoir Dogs (1992)

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Spotlight (2015)

Spotlight (2015)

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Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

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Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

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Star Wars (1977)

Star Wars (1977)

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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

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To Be or Not to Be (1942)

To Be or Not to Be (1942)

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Out of the Past (1947)

Out of the Past (1947)

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Duck Soup (1933)

Duck Soup (1933)

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Boyhood (2014)

Boyhood (2014)

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Stagecoach (1939)

Stagecoach (1939)

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