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500 GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME

(Compiled from AFI Top 100, IMDB Top 250, NYFCC, Yahoo Top 100, Top Critics Lists, several industry-insider Cineastes and yours truly)

Having compiled a list of the 500 “Greatest Films Ever Made” from the likes of the American Film Institute, The New York Film Critics Circle, The Internet Movie Database and a Yahoo Movies reader poll, Axel is set to entertain, edumacate, elucidate and really piss off a lot of people.

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1. 12 Angry Men (1957)
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
3. 3 Women (1977)
4. 400 Blows, The (1959)
5. 8 ½ (1963)
6. Ace in the Hole (1951)
7. Adaptation (2002)
8. Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)
9. African Queen, The (1951)
10. After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
11. After Hours (1985)
12. Age of Innocence, The (1993)
13. Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
14. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
15. Alien (1979)
16. Aliens (1986)
17. All About Eve (1950)
18. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
19. All The President’s Men (1976)
20. Amadeus (1984)
21. Amarcord (1974)
22. Amelie (2001)
23. American Beauty (1999)
24. American Graffiti (1973)
25. American History X (1998)
26. Amores perros (2000)
27. Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
28. Annie Hall (1977)
29. Apartment, The (1960)
30. Apocalypse Now (1979)
31. Apu Trilogy, The (1959)
32. Army of Shadows (1969)
33. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
34. Atlantic City (1980)
35. Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)
36. Au Revoir, les Enfants (1987)
37. Babel (2006)
38. Back to the Future (1985)
39. Band Wagon, The (1953)
40. Bank Dick, The (1940)
41. Baraka (1992)
42. Barry Lyndon (1975)
43. Batman Begins (2005)
44. Battle Of Algiers, The (1966)
45. Battleship Potemkin, The (1925)
46. Beat the Devil (1954)
47. Beautiful Girls (1996)
48. Beauty and the Beast (1946)
49. Being There (1979)
50. Belle de Jour (1967)
51. Ben-Hur (1959)
52. Best Years of Our Lives, The (1946)
53. Bicycle Thief, The (1948)
54. Big Fish (2003)
55. Big Heat, The (1953)
56. Big Lebowski, The (1998)
57. Big Red One, The (1980)
58. Big Sleep, The (1946)
59. Birth of a Nation, The (1915)
60. Blade Runner (1982)
61. Blazing Saddles (1974)
62. Blow Up (1966)
63. Blue Kite, The (1993)
64. Blue Velvet (1986)
65. Blues Brothers, The (1980)
66. Bob le Flambeur (1955)
67. Body Heat (1981)
68. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
69. Boogie Nights (1997)
70. Bourne Ultimatum, The (2007)
71. Braveheart (1995)
72. Brazil (1985)
73. Breathless (1960)
74. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
75. Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)
76. Brief Encounter (1945)
77. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
78. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
79. Broken Blossoms (1919)
80. Bullit (1968)
81. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
82. Cabaret (1972)
83. Cabiria (1914)
84. Caddyshack (1980)
85. Casablanca (1942)
86. Casino (1995)
87. Cat People (1942)
88. Children of Men (2006)
89. Children of Paradise (1945)
90. Chimes at Midnight (1965)
91. Chinatown (1974)
92. Christmas Story, A (1985)
93. Chuck Jones: Three Cartoons (1953-57)
94. Citizen Kane (1941)
95. City Lights (1931)
96. City of God (2002)
97. Clockwork Orange, A (1971)
98. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977)
99. Color Purple, The (1985)
100. Conversation, The (1974)
101. Cool Hand Luke (1967)
102. Crash (2004)
103. Cries and Whispers (1972)
104. Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
105. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
106. Crumb (1994)
107. Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The (2008)
108. Dark City: Directors Cut (2005)
109. Dark Knight, The (2008)
110. Das Boot (1981)
111. Dawn Of The Dead (1978)
112. Day for Night (1973)
113. Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951)
114. Days of Heaven (1978)
115. Dazed & Confused (1993)
116. Dead, The (1987)
117. Decalogue, The (1988)
118. Deer Hunter, The (1978)
119. Departed, The (2006)
120. Detour (1945)
121. Diaboliques, Les (1955)
122. Dial M for Murder (1954)
123. Die Hard (1988)
124. Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The (1972)
125. Diva (1981)
126. Diving Bell & The Butterfly, The (2007)
127. Do the Right Thing (1989)
128. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
129. Dolce vita, La (1960)
130. Donnie Darko (2001)
131. Don’t Look Now (1974)
132. Double Indemnity (1944)
133. Double Life of Veronique, The (1991)
134. Downfall (2004)
135. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
136. Dracula (1931)
137. Duck Soup (1933)
138. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
139. Earrings of Madame de…, The (1953)
140. Easy Rider(1969)
141. Ed Wood (1994)
142. El Norte (1983)
143. El Topo (1970)
144. Electra Glide In Blue (1973)
145. Elephant Man, The (1980)
146. Enigma of Kaspar Hauser, The (1974)
147. Enter the Dragon (1973)
148. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
149. Exorcist, The (1973)
150. Exterminating Angel, The (1962)
151. Fall of the House of Usher, The (1928)
152. Fanny and Alexander (1983)
153. Fargo (1996)
154. Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)
155. Faust (1926)
156. Fight Club (1999)
157. Films of Buster Keaton, The (1923)
158. Finding Nemo (2003)
159. Firemen’s Ball, The (1968)
160. Fitzcarraldo (1982)
161. Five Easy Pieces (1970)
162. Floating Weeds (1959)
163. For a Few Dollars More (1965)
164. Forbidden Games (1952)
165. Forrest Gump(1994)
166. Frankenstein (1931)
167. French Connection, The (1971)
168. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
169. Gandhi (1982)
170. Gates of Heaven (1978)
171. General, The (1927)
172. Ghostbusters (1984)
173. Gladiator (2000)
174. Glory (1989)
175. Godfather Part II, The (1974)
176. Godfather, The (1972)
177. Gold Rush, The (1925)
178. Goldfinger (1964)
179. Gone with the Wind (1939)
180. Good Will Hunting (1997)
181. Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, The (1968)
182. Goodfellas (1990)
183. Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964)
184. Graduate, The (1967)
185. Gran Torino (2008)
186. Grand Hotel (1932)
187. Grand Illusion (1938) *
188. Grapes Of Wrath, The (1940)
189. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
190. Great Dictator, The (1940)
191. Great Escape, The (1963)
192. Great Expectations (1946)
193. Greed (1925)
194. Green Mile, The (1999)
195. Groundhog Day (1993)
196. Gypsy (1962)
197. Hard Day’s Night, A (1964)
198. Harold and Maude (1971)
199. Harvey (1950)
200. Heat (1995)
201. High Noon (1952)
202. His Girl Friday (1940)
203. Hoop Dreams (1994)
204. Hot Fuzz (2007)
205. Hotel Rwanda (2004)
206. House of Games (1987)
207. Howards End (1992)
208. Hustler, The (1961)
209. Ikiru (1952)
210. In Bruges (2008)
211. In Cold Blood (1967)
212. In The Heat Of The Night (1967)
213. In the Mood For Love (2001) *
214. Incredibles, The (2004)
215. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
216. Inherit the Wind (1960)
217. Into the Wild (2007)
218. Intolerance(1916)
219. It Happened One Night (1934)
220. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
221. Jaws (1975)
222. JFK (1991)
223. Johnny Guitar (1954)
224. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
225. Jules and Jim (1961)
226. Juliet of the Spirits (1961)
227. Kid, The (1921)
228. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
229. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
230. Killer of Sheep (1977)
231. Killing, The (1956)
232. Killing Of A Chinese Bookie, The (1976)
233. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
234. King Kong (1933)
235. L.A. Confidential (1997)
236. La Dolce Vita (1960)
237. Lady Eve, The (1941)
238. Lady Vanishes, The (1938)
239. Last Laugh, The (1924)
240. Last Picture Show, The (1971)
241. Last Tango in Paris (1972)
242. Last Temptation of Christ, The (1988)
243. Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
244. L’Atalante (1934)
245. Late Spring (1972)
246. Laura (1944)
247. L’Avventura (1960)
248. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
249. Le Boucher (1970)
250. Le Samourai (1967)
251. Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
252. Leolo (1993)
253. Léon (1994)
254. Leopard, The (1963)
255. Let The Right One In (2008)
256. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
257. Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The (1943)
258. Life of Brian (1979)
259. Lion King, The (1994)
260. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
261. Lives of Others, The (2006)
262. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
263. Long Goodbye, The (1973)
264. Lost Weekend, The (1945)
265. LOTR: Fellowship Of The Ring (2001)
266. LOTR: The Return Of The King (2003)
267. LOTR: The Two Towers(2002)
268. M (1931)
269. M*A*S*H (1970)
270. Magnolia (1999)
271. Maltese Falcon, The (1941)
272. Man Who Laughs, The (1928)
273. Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The (1962)
274. Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)
275. Manhattan (1979)
276. Marriage of Maria Braun, The (1979)
277. Matrix, The (1999)
278. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
279. Mean Streets (1973)
280. Memento (2000)
281. Mephisto (1981)
282. Metropolis (1927)
283. Midnight Cowboy(1969)
284. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
285. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
286. Modern Times (1936)
287. Mon Oncle (1958)
288. Mon Oncle Antoine (1971)
289. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
290. Moolaade (2007)
291. Moonstruck (1987)
292. Mou gaan dou (2002)
293. Mr. Hulot’s Holiday (1953)
294. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
295. Muppet Movie, The (1979)
296. Music Room, The (1958)
297. My Darling Clementine (1946)
298. My Dinner With Andre (1981)
299. My Fair Lady (1964)
300. My Life to Live (1963)
301. My Man Godfrey (1936)
302. My Neighbor Totoro (1993)
303. Mystic River (2003)
304. Nanook of the North (1922)
305. Nashville (1975)
306. National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978)
307. Network (1976)
308. Night At The Opera, A (1935)
309. Night Moves (1975)
310. Night of the Hunter, The (1955)
311. Night Of The Living Dead (1968)
312. Nightmare Before Christmas, The (1993)
313. Nights of Cabiria (1957)
314. No Country for Old Men (2007)
315. North by Northwest (1959)
316. Nosferatu (1922)
317. Notorious (1946)
318. Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1988)
319. Oldboy (2003)
320. On the Waterfront (1954)
321. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
322. Once Upon A Time In The West (1968)
323. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
324. Ordet (1955)
325. Orpheus (1949)
326. Out of the Past (1947)
327. Ox-Bow Incident, The (1943)
328. Pandora’s Box (1928)
329. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
330. Paris, Texas (1984)
331. Passion of Joan of Arc, The (1928)
332. Pat Garret & Billy The Kid (1973)
333. Paths of Glory (1957)
334. Patton (1970)
335. Peeping Tom (1957)
336. Persona (1966)
337. Phantom of the Opera, The (1925)
338. Philadelphia Story, The (1940)
339. Pianist, The (2002)
340. Pickpocket (1959)
341. Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
342. Pinocchio (1940)
343. Pixote (1981)
344. Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
345. Planet of the Apes (1968)
346. Platoon (1986)
347. Playtime (1967)
348. Point Blank (1967)
349. Prairie Home Companion, A (2006)
350. Prestige, The (2006)
351. Princess Bride, The (1987)
352. Princess Mononoke (1999)
353. Producers, The (1968)
354. Psycho (1960)
355. Public Enemy, The (1931)
356. Pulp Fiction (1994)
357. Raging Bull (1980)
358. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
359. Raise the Red Lantern (1992)
360. Ran (1985)
361. Rashômon (1950)
362. Ratatouille (2007)
363. Rear Window (1954)
364. Rebecca (1940)
365. Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
366. Red River (1948)
367. Red Shoes, The (1948)
368. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
369. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
370. Rififi (1954)
371. Right Stuff, The (1983)
372. Ripley’s Game (2002)
373. River, The (1951)
374. Rocco and His Brothers (1960)
375. Rocky (1976)
376. Roman Holiday (1953)
377. Romeo and Juliet (1968)
378. Rope (1948)
379. Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
380. Royal Tenenbaums, The (2001)
381. Rules of the Game, The (1939)
382. Rushmore (1998)
383. Safety Last! (1923)
384. Samurai Rebellion (1967)
385. Sandlot, The (1993)
386. Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
387. Santa Sangre (1989)
388. Saturday Night Fever (1977)
389. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
390. Say Anything (1989)
391. Scarface (1983)
392. Scarlet Empress, The (1934)
393. Schindler’s List (1993)
394. Se7en (1995)
395. Searchers, The (1956)
396. Secrets & Lies
397. Seven Samurai (1954)
398. Seventh Seal, The (1957)
399. Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
400. Shane (1953)
401. Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)
402. Shining, The (1980)
403. Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)
404. Silence, The (1963)
405. Sin City (2005)
406. Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
407. Sixth Sense, The (1999)
408. Sleuth (1972)
409. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
410. Snatch. (2000)
411. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
412. Solaris (1972)
413. Some Like It Hot (1959)
414. Sophie’s Choice(1982)
415. Sound of Music, The (1965)
416. Spartacus (1960)
417. Spirited Away (2001)
418. Stalag 17 (1953)
419. Stand by Me (1986)
420. Star Wars (1977)
421. Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
422. Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)
423. Sting, The (1973)
424. Strada, La (1954)
425. Strangers on a Train (1951)
426. Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951)
427. Stroszek (1977)
428. Sullivans Travels(1941)
429. Sunday in the Country, A (1984)
430. Sunrise (1927)
431. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
432. Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
433. Swing Time (1936)
434. Tale of Winter, A (1992)
435. Taxi Driver (1976)
436. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
437. Terminator, The (1984)
438. Terrorist, The (2000)
439. Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The (1974)
440. There Will Be Blood (2007)
441. Thin Man, The (1934)
442. Thing, The (1982)
443. Third Man, The (1949)
444. This is Spinal Tap (1984)
445. Three Colors Trilogy: Blue, White, Red (1993-94)
446. Through a Glass Darkly (1961)
447. Titanic (1997)
448. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
449. Tokyo Story (1953)
450. Tootsie (1982)
451. Top Hat (1935)
452. Touch of Evil (1958)
453. Touchez Pas au Grisbi (1954)
454. Toy Story (1995)
455. Trainspotting (1996)
456. Treasure Of The Sierra Madre, The (1948)
457. Triumph of the Will (1935)
458. Trouble in Paradise (1932)
459. Twelve Monkeys (1995)
460. Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
461. Ugetsu (1953)
462. Umberto D. (1952)
463. Un Chien Andalou (1928)
464. Unforgiven (1992)
465. Up Documentaries, The (1985)
466. Usual Suspects, The (1995)
467. V for Vendetta (2005)
468. Vengeance Is Mine (2008)
469. Vertigo (1958)
470. Victim (1961)
471. Vita è bella, La (1997)
472. Wages of Fear, The (1953)
473. Waking Life (2001)
474. Walkabout (1971)
475. WALL•E (2008)
476. Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
477. West Side Story (1961)
478. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
479. When Harry Met Sally… (1989)
480. Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
481. Wild Bunch, The (1969)
482. Wild Strawberries (1957)
483. Wings of Desire (1988)
484. Winter Light (1962)
485. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
486. Wizard of Oz, The (1939)
487. Woman in the Dunes (1964)
488. Woman Under the Influence, A (1974)
489. Woman’s Tale, A (1992)
490. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
491. Woodstock (1970)
492. World of Apu, The (1959)
493. WR — Mysteries of the Organism (1971)
494. Wrestler, The (2008)
495. Written on the Wind (1956)
496. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
497. Year of the Quiet Sun, A (1984)
498. Yellow Submarine (1968)
499. Yojimbo (1961)
500. Young Frankenstein (1974)