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  • Grace Kelly, James Stewart, Georgine Darcy, Judith Evelyn, and Harry Landers in Rear Window (1954)

    1. Rear Window

    19541h 52mPG100Metascore
    8.5 (547K)
    A bored photographer recovering from a broken leg passes the time by watching his neighbors and begins to suspect one of them of murder.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartGrace KellyWendell Corey
  • Lamberto Maggiorani and Enzo Staiola in Bicycle Thieves (1948)

    2. Bicycle Thieves

    19481h 29mNot Rated
    8.2 (186K)
    In post-war Italy, a working-class man's bicycle is stolen, endangering his efforts to find work. He and his son set out to find it.
    DirectorVittorio De SicaStarsLamberto MaggioraniEnzo StaiolaLianella Carell
  • Toshirô Mifune and Machiko Kyô in Rashomon (1950)

    3. Rashomon

    19501h 28mNot Rated98Metascore
    8.2 (190K)
    The rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneMachiko KyôMasayuki Mori
  • Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment (1960)

    4. The Apartment

    19602h 5mApproved94Metascore
    8.3 (209K)
    A Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but office politics and his own romantic hopes complicate matters.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsJack LemmonShirley MacLaineFred MacMurray
  • Toshirô Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai in Yojimbo (1961)

    5. Yojimbo

    19611h 50mNot Rated93Metascore
    8.2 (138K)
    A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneEijirô TônoTatsuya Nakadai
  • The Seventh Seal (1957)

    6. The Seventh Seal

    19571h 36mNot Rated88Metascore
    8.1 (209K)
    A knight returning to Sweden after the Crusades seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsMax von SydowGunnar BjörnstrandBengt Ekerot
  • Wild Strawberries (1957)

    7. Wild Strawberries

    19571h 32mNot Rated88Metascore
    8.1 (121K)
    After living a life marked by coldness, an aging professor is forced to confront the emptiness of his existence.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsVictor SjöströmBibi AnderssonIngrid Thulin
  • Ikiru (1952)

    8. Ikiru

    19522h 23mNot Rated92Metascore
    8.3 (97K)
    A bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsTakashi ShimuraNobuo KanekoShin'ichi Himori
  • Ben-Hur (1959)

    9. Ben-Hur

    19593h 32mG90Metascore
    8.1 (264K)
    A Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, but it's not long before he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
    DirectorWilliam WylerStarsCharlton HestonJack HawkinsStephen Boyd
  • François Truffaut and Jean-Pierre Léaud in The 400 Blows (1959)

    10. The 400 Blows

    19591h 39mNot Rated
    8.0 (132K)
    A young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime.
    DirectorFrançois TruffautStarsJean-Pierre LéaudAlbert RémyClaire Maurier
  • 8½ (1963)

    11. 8½

    19632h 18mNot Rated93Metascore
    8.0 (129K)
    A harried movie director retreats into his memories and fantasies.
    DirectorFederico FelliniStarsMarcello MastroianniAnouk AiméeClaudia Cardinale
  • Bibi Andersson and Liv Ullmann in Persona (1966)

    12. Persona

    19661h 23mNot Rated86Metascore
    8.0 (136K)
    A nurse is put in charge of a mute actress and finds that their personae are melding together.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsBibi AnderssonLiv UllmannMargaretha Krook
  • Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant, and Claude Rains in Notorious (1946)

    13. Notorious

    19461h 42mApproved100Metascore
    7.9 (111K)
    The daughter of a convicted German spy is asked by American agents to gather information on a ring of German scientists in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them?
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantIngrid BergmanClaude Rains
  • La Strada (1954)

    14. La Strada

    19541h 48mNot Rated
    8.0 (68K)
    A care-free girl is sold to a traveling entertainer, consequently enduring physical and emotional pain along the way.
    DirectorFederico FelliniStarsAnthony QuinnGiulietta MasinaRichard Basehart
  • Paul Newman in The Hustler (1961)

    15. The Hustler

    19612h 14mApproved90Metascore
    7.9 (89K)
    An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match.
    DirectorRobert RossenStarsPaul NewmanJackie GleasonPiper Laurie
  • La Dolce Vita (1960)

    16. La Dolce Vita

    19602h 54mNot Rated95Metascore
    8.0 (83K)
    A series of stories following a week in the life of a philandering tabloid journalist living in Rome.
    DirectorFederico FelliniStarsMarcello MastroianniAnita EkbergAnouk Aimée
  • Steve McQueen in Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)

    17. Wanted: Dead or Alive

    1958–196194 epsApprovedTV Series
    8.0 (3K)
    A Civil War veteran with a sawed-off rifle as a holstered weapon makes a living as a bounty hunter in the Wild West of the 1870s.
    StarsSteve McQueenWright KingOlan Soule
  • Shame (1968)

    18. Shame

    19681h 43mR
    8.0 (16K)
    In the midst of a civil war, former violinists Jan and Eva Rosenberg, who have a tempestuous marriage, run a farm on a rural island. In spite of their best efforts to escape their homeland, the war impinges on every aspect of their lives.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsLiv UllmannMax von SydowSigge Fürst
  • James Cagney in White Heat (1949)

    19. White Heat

    19491h 54mApproved89Metascore
    8.1 (37K)
    A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist.
    DirectorRaoul WalshStarsJames CagneyVirginia MayoEdmond O'Brien
  • James Cagney, Jane Greer, and Dorothy Malone in Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)

    20. Man of a Thousand Faces

    19572h 2mApproved58Metascore
    7.1 (3K)
    The life and career of vaudevillian and silent-screen horror star Lon Chaney, including his contentious relationship with his neurotic wife and his premature death.
    DirectorJoseph PevneyStarsJames CagneyDorothy MaloneJane Greer
  • Steve McQueen, Yul Brynner, and Eli Wallach in The Magnificent Seven (1960)

    21. The Magnificent Seven

    19602h 8mApproved74Metascore
    7.7 (107K)
    Seven gunfighters are hired by Mexican peasants to liberate their village from oppressive bandits.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsYul BrynnerSteve McQueenCharles Bronson
  • Donna Reed and Hurd Hatfield in The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)

    22. The Picture of Dorian Gray

    19451h 50mApproved65Metascore
    7.5 (15K)
    Londoner Dorian Gray stays young, but his portrait ages.
    DirectorAlbert LewinStarsGeorge SandersHurd HatfieldDonna Reed
  • Julie Harris in The Haunting (1963)

    23. The Haunting

    19631h 52mG74Metascore
    7.4 (44K)
    Hill House has stood for about 90 years and appears haunted: its inhabitants have always met strange, tragic ends. Now Dr. John Markway has assembled a team of people who he thinks will prove whether or not the house is haunted.
    DirectorRobert WiseStarsJulie HarrisClaire BloomRichard Johnson
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

    24. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    19662h 58mR90Metascore
    8.8 (855K)
    A bounty-hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodEli WallachLee Van Cleef
  • A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

    25. A Fistful of Dollars

    19641h 39mR65Metascore
    7.9 (244K)
    A wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodGian Maria VolontèMarianne Koch

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