1001 Movies


1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, first published in 2003, is now on it's 10th edition, and features 1001 films, per edition that, if not viewed, results in an unfulfilled life. The book aims to cover cinematic landmarks and 'important' films, rather than those that are necessarily the best ones ever released, spanning from one of the first films ever made, 1902's Un Voyage dans la Lune, up until the present days' Oscar winners. In it's quest for listing the key moments in film history, there are some glaring omissions, such as 1982's Tron, with it's groundbreaking visual effects, and some incredibly annoying instances where a trilogy is lumped together to make one film (Lord of the Rings). This list will be updated annually, with the release of each new edition, to include the new films added each year.

Films on the list: 1103
Films watched: 256
Progress: 23.2%

1902       Journey to the Moon, The
1915       Birth of a Nation, The
1916       Intolerance
1919       Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The
1920       Way Down East
1920       Within Our Gates
1921       Orphans of the Storm
1921       Phantom Carriage
1922       Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922       Nanook of the North
1922       Smiling Madame Beudet, The
1923       Foolish Wives
1923       Haxan Witchcraft Through the Ages
1923       Wheel, The
1924       Greed
1924       Last Laugh, the
1924       Thief of Baghdad, The
1925       Big Parade, The
1925       Gold Rush, The
1925       Phantom of the Opera, The
1927       Kid Brother, The
1927       Metropolis
1927       Napoleon
1927       Sunrise
1927       Unknown, The
1928       Crowd, The
1928       Passion of Joan of Arc, The
1928       Storm Over Asia
1929       Pandora's Box
1930       Blue Angel, The
1930       Earth
1930       Little Caesar
1931       Chienne, La
1931       City Lights
1931       Dracula
1931       Freedom For Us
1931       M
1931       Million, The
1931       Namesake, The
1931       Public Enemy, The
1932       Freaks
1932       I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang
1932       Love Me Tonight
1932       Me and My Gal
1932       Shanghai Express
1932       Trouble in Paradise
1932       Vampire
1933       42nd Street
1933       Bitter Tea of General Yen
1933       Duck Soup
1933       Footlight Parade
1933       Gold Diggers of 1933
1933       King Kong
1933       Queen Christina
1933       She Done Him Wrong
1933       Sons of the Desert
1934       Black Cat, The
1934       It Happened One Night
1934       It's a Gift
1934       Judge Priest
1934       Thin Man, The
1934       Triumph des Willens
1935       A Night at the Opera
1935       Captain Blood
1935       Mutiny on the Bounty
1936       A Camping Party
1936       Camille
1936       Cheat, The
1936       Dodsworth
1936       Modern Times
1936       Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936       My Man Godfrey
1936       Swing Time
1936       Things to Come
1937       Awful Truth, The
1937       Captains Courageous
1937       Grand Illusion, The
1937       Life of Emile Zola, The
1937       Make Way for Tomorrow
1937       Pepe le Moko
1937       Phantom Lover, The
1937       Stella Dallas
1938       Adventures of Robin Hood, The
1938       Angels with Dirty Faces
1938       Baker's Wife, The
1938       Bringing Up Baby
1938       Jezebel
1939       Babes in Arms
1939       Daybreak
1939       Destry Rides Again
1939       Gone With the Wind
1939       Gunga Din
1939       Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939       Ninotchka
1939       Only Angels Have Wings
1939       Rules of the Game, The
1939       Stagecoach
1939       Wizard of Oz, The
1939       Wuthering Heights
1939       Zangiku Monogatari
1940       Bank Dick, The
1940       Dance, Girl, Dance
1940       Grapes of Wrath, The
1940       His Girl Friday
1940       Mortal Storm, The
1940       Philadelphia Story, The
1940       Rebecca
1941       High Sierra
1941       How Green Was My Valley
1941       Lady Eve, The
1941       Maltese Falcon, The
1941       Seargeant York
1941       Wolf Man, The
1942       Magnificent Ambersons, The
1942       Now, Voyager
1942       Palm Beach Story, The
1942       To Be or Not to Be
1942       Yankee Doodle Dandy
1943       Fires Were Started
1943       Man in Grey, The
1943       Meshes of the Afternoon
1943       Ossessione
1943       Ox-Bow Incident, The
1943       Seventh Victim, The
1943       Shadow of a Doubt
1944       Double Indemnity
1944       Gaslight
1944       Laura
1944       Meet Me in St. Louis
1944       Murder, My Sweet
1944       To Have and Have Not
1945       Battle of San Pietro, The
1945       Children of Paradise, The
1945       Detour
1945       I Know Where I'm Going!
1945       Lost Weekend, The
1945       Mildred Pierce
1945       Rome, Open City
1945       Spellbound
1946       A Matter of Life and Death
1946       Best Years of Our Lives, The
1946       Big Sleep, The
1946       Gilda
1946       It's a Wonderful Life
1946       Killers, The
1946       My Darling Clementine
1946       Notorious
1946       Paisa
1946       Postman Always Rings Twice, The
1946       Stranger, The
1947       Monsieur Verdoux
1947       Odd Man Out
1947       Out of the Past
1948       Bicycle Thieves
1948       Force of Evil
1948       Lady from Shanghai, The
1948       Letter From an Unknown Woman
1948       Louisiana Story
1948       Paleface, The
1948       Secret Beyond the Door
1948       Snake Pit, The
1948       Springtime in a Small Town
1948       Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The
1949       Adam's Rib
1949       Gun Crazy
1949       Heiress, The
1949       Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949       On the Town
1949       Reckless Moment, The
1949       Third Man, The
1949       Whisky Galore!
1949       White Heat
1950       All About Eve
1950       Asphalt Jungle, The
1950       Orphee
1950       Rashomon
1950       Rio Grande
1950       Sunset Boulevard
1951       A Place in the Sun
1951       A Streetcar Named Desire
1951       Ace in the Hole
1951       African Queen, The
1951       An American in Paris
1951       Diary of a Country Priest
1951       Lavender Hill Mob, The
1951       Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
1952       Angel Face
1952       Bad and the Beautiful, The
1952       Big Sky, The
1952       Europa '51
1952       Forbidden Games
1952       Ikiru
1952       Quiet Man, The
1952       Singin' in the Rain
1952       Umberto D
1953       Band Wagon, The
1953       Beat the Devil
1953       Big Heat, The
1953       Bigamist, The
1953       From Here to Eternity
1953       Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953       Golden Coach, the
1953       Madame de...
1953       Naked Spur, The
1953       Pickup on South Street
1953       Roman Holiday
1953       Shane
1953       Ugetsu Monogatari
1953       Voyage In Italy
1953       Wages of Fear, The
1954       A Star is Born
1954       Animal Farm
1954       Barefoot Contessa, The
1954       Carmen Jones
1954       Devils, The
1954       Johnny Guitar
1954       On the Waterfront
1954       Rear Window
1954       Sansho the Bailiff
1954       Senso
1954       Seven Samurai, The
1954       Strada, La
1955       Artists and Models
1955       Bad Day at Black Rock
1955       Bob le Flambeur
1955       Guys and Dolls
1955       Hill 24 Doesn't Answer
1955       Kiss Me Deadly
1955       Ladykillers, The
1955       Lola Montes
1955       Mad Masters, The
1955       Man from Laramie, The
1955       Marty
1955       Night of the Hunter, The
1955       Ordet
1955       Phenix City Story, The
1955       Smiles of a Summer Night
1956       All That Heaven Allows
1956       Bigger Than Life
1956       Burmese Harp, the
1956       Forbidden Planet
1956       High Society
1956       Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956       Man Who Knew Too Much, The
1956       Searchers, The
1956       Ten Commandments, The
1956       Written on the Wind
1956       Wrong Man, The
1957       An Affair to Remember
1957       Aparajito
1957       Bridge on the River Kwai, The
1957       Cranes are Flying, The
1957       Gunfight at the OK Corral
1957       Incredible Shrinking Man, The
1957       Mother India
1957       Nights of Cabiria
1957       Seventh Seal, The
1957       Throne of Blood
1957       Wild Strawberries
1958       Ashes and Diamonds
1958       Defiant Ones, The
1958       Dracula
1958       Gigi
1958       Iron Gate, the
1958       Man of the West
1958       Music Room, The
1958       My Uncle
1958       Touch of Evil
1959       400 Blows, The
1959       Anatomy of a Murder
1959       Ben-Hur
1959       Black Orpheus
1959       Eyes Without a Face
1959       Floating Weeds
1959       Hiroshima My Love
1959       Pickpocket
1959       Ride Lonesome
1959       Rio Bravo
1959       Shadows
1959       Some Like It Hot
1959       World of Apu, The
1960       Apartment, The
1960       Dolce Vita, La
1960       Hanyeo
1960       Meghe Dhaka Tara
1960       Revenge of the Vampire
1960       Rocco and His Brothers
1960       Shoot the Piano Player
1960       Spartacus
1960       Trou, Le
1961       Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961       Hustler, The
1961       Ladies Man, The
1961       Lola
1961       Night, The
1961       One-Eyed Jacks
1961       Pier, The
1961       Splendor in the Grass
1962       An Autumn Afternoon
1962       Cleo from 5 til 7
1962       Dog Star Man
1962       Eclipse, The
1962       Heaven and Earth Magic
1962       Jules et Jim
1962       Lawrence of Arabia
1962       Lolita
1962       Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The
1962       Manchurian Candidate, The
1962       Mondo Cane
1962       Payer of Promises
1962       To Kill a Mockingbird
1962       Vivre sa Vie
1962       What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
1963       8 ½
1963       Actor's Revenge
1963       Birds, The
1963       Blonde Cobra
1963       Contempt
1963       Cool World, The
1963       Flaming Creatures
1963       Great Escape, The
1963       Haunting, The
1963       House of Black, The
1963       Hud
1963       Leopard, The
1963       Nutty Professor, The
1963       Passenger
1963       Servant, The
1963       Shock Corridor
1963       Vidas Secas
1964       A Hard Day's Night
1964       Before the Revolution
1964       Black God, White Devil
1964       Dr. Strangelove
1964       Gertrud
1964       Goldfinger
1964       Gospel According to St. Matthew, The
1964       Marnie
1964       Masque of the Red Death, The
1964       My Fair Life
1964       Onibaba
1964       Red Desert
1964       Scorpio Rising
1964       Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1964       Woman of the Dunes
1965       Alphaville
1965       Battle of Algiers, The
1965       Chimes at Midnight
1965       Doctor Zhivago
1965       Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
1965       Golden Thread, The
1965       Juliet of the Spirits
1965       Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short, The
1965       Pierrot le Fou
1965       Repulsion
1965       Saragossa Manuscript, The
1965       Shop on the High Street, The
1965       Tokyo Olympiad
1965       Vinyl
1965       War Game, The
1966       Blow-Up
1966       Come Drink With Me
1966       Masculin, Feminin
1966       Persona
1966       Seconds
1966       Sedmikrasky
1966       Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1967       2 or 3 Things I Know About Hey
1967       Bonnie and Clyde
1967       Closely Observed Trains
1967       Cool Hand Luke
1967       Demoiselles de Rochefort, Les
1967       Entranced Earth
1967       Fireman's Ball, The
1967       Hombre
1967       In the Heat of the Night
1967       Marketa Lazarova
1967       Play Time
1967       Point Blank
1967       Red and White, The
1967       Samourai, Le
1967       Viy
1967       Wavelength
1967       Week End
1968       2001: A Space Odyssey
1968       Cow, The
1968       David Holzman's Diary
1968       Faces
1968       High School
1968       Hour of the Wolf
1968       If...
1968       Night of the Living Dead
1968       Once Upon a Time in the West
1968       Planet of the Apes
1968       Producers, The
1968       Rosemary's Baby
1968       Shame
1968       Targets
1969       A Touch of Zen
1969       Andrei Rublev
1969       Boucher, Le
1969       Colour of Pomegranates, The
1969       In the Year of the Pig
1969       Kes
1969       Midnight Cowboy
1969       My Night a Maud's
1969       Satyricon
1969       Wild Bunch, The
1969       Z
1970       Deep End
1970       Ear, The
1970       Garden of the Finzi-Continis, The
1970       Little Big Man
1970       M*A*S*H
1970       Patton
1970       Performance
1970       Topo, El
1970       Woodstock
1970       Zabriskie Point
1971       A Clockwork Orange
1971       Harold and Maude
1971       Klute
1971       Last Picture Show, The
1971       McCabe and Mrs. Miller
1971       Murmur of the Heart
1971       Red Psalm
1971       Shaft
1971       Sorrow and the Pity, The
1971       Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
1971       Two-Lane Blacktop
1971       W.R.: Misterije Organizma
1971       Wanda
1971       Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
1972       Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, The
1972       Cries and Whispers
1972       Deliverance
1972       Fat City
1972       Frenzy
1972       Godfather, The
1972       Heartbreak Kid, The
1972       High Plains Drifter
1972       Pink Flamingos
1972       Sleuth
1972       Solaris
1972       Superfly
1973       Amarcord
1973       American Graffiti
1973       Day For Night
1973       Don't Look Now
1973       Enter the Dragon
1973       Exorcist, The
1973       Harder They Come, The
1973       Long Goodbye, The
1973       Mean Streets
1973       Mother and the Whore, The
1973       Papillon
1973       Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
1973       Serpico
1973       Sleeper
1973       Spirit of the Beehive, The
1973       Turkish Delight
1974       A Woman Under the Influence
1974       Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974       Blazing Saddles
1974       Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974       Celine and Julie Go Boating
1974       Chinatown
1974       Conversation, The
1974       Dersu Uzala
1974       Godfather Part II, The
1974       Mirror, The
1974       Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The
1974       Young Frankenstein
1975       Barry Lyndon
1975       Cria Cuervos
1975       Fox and His Friends
1975       India Song
1975       Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai di Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
1975       Maynila: Sa Mga Kuko Ng Liwanag
1975       Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975       Nashville
1975       Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975       Rocky Horror Picture Show, The
1975       Salo or the 120 Days of Sodom
1975       Travelling Players, The
1975       Wall, The
1976       All the President's Men
1976       Ascent
1976       Carrie
1976       Killing of a Chinese Bookie, The
1976       Man Who Fell to Earth, The
1976       Network
1976       Novecento
1976       Outlaw Josey Wales, The
1976       Taxi Driver
1977       American Friend, The
1977       Ceddo
1977       Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977       Hills Have Eyes, The
1977       Killer of Sheep
1977       Last Chants for a Slow Dance
1977       Last Wave, The
1977       Man of Marble
1977       Saturday Night Fever
1977       Soldier of Orange
1977       Stroszek
1977       Suspiria
1978       36th Chamber of Shaolin, The
1978       Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, The
1978       Dawn of the Dead
1978       Days of Heaven
1978       Deer Hunter, The
1978       Five Deadly Venoms
1978       Halloween
1978       Tree of Wooden Clogs, The
1978       Up In Smoke
1979       Apocalypse Now
1979       Being There
1979       Breaking Away
1979       Kramer Vs. Kramer
1979       Manhattan
1979       Marriage of Maria Braun, The
1979       Monty Python's Life of Brian
1979       My Brilliant Career
1979       Real Life
1979       Stalker
1979       Tin Drum, The
1980       Airplane!
1980       Atlantic City
1980       Big Red One, The
1980       Elephant Man, The
1980       Last Metro, The
1980       Loulou
1980       Ordinary People
1980       Raging Bull
1981       Boot, Das
1981       Chariots of Fire
1981       Gallipoli
1981       Man of Iron
1981       Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981       Reds
1981       Three Brothers
1982       A Question of Silence
1982       Blade Runner
1982       E.T. the Extra Terrestrial
1982       Fanny and Alexander
1982       Fast Times at Ridgemonth High
1982       Fitzcarraldo
1982       Gandhi
1982       Night of San Lorenzo, The
1982       Poltergeist
1982       Too Early, Too Late
1982       Yol
1983       Ballad of Narayama, The
1983       Fourth Man, The
1983       King of Comedy, The
1983       Koyaanisqatsi
1983       L'Argent
1983       Last Battle, The
1983       Norte, El
1983       Once Upon a Time in America
1983       Right Stuff, The
1983       Sans Soleil
1983       Scarface
1983       Terms of Endearment
1983       Utu
1984       A Passage to India
1984       Amadeus
1984       Beverly Hills Cop
1984       Ghostbusters
1984       Natural, The
1984       Paris, Texas
1984       Stranger than Paradise
1984       This is Spinal Tap
1985       Back to the Future
1985       Brazil
1985       Breakfast Club, The
1985       Color Purple, The
1985       Come and See
1985       Kiss of the Spider Woman
1985       Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985       Official Story, The
1985       Out of Africa
1985       Prizzi's Honor
1985       Purple Rose of Cairo, The
1985       Quiet Earth, The
1985       Ran
1985       Tong Nien Wang Shi
1986       Aliens
1986       Blue Velvet
1986       Caravaggio
1986       Children of a Lesser God
1986       Decline of the Roman Empire, The
1986       Down By Law
1986       Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986       Fly, The
1986       Hannah and Her Sisters
1986       Horse Thief, The
1986       Manhunter
1986       Salvador
1986       Sherman's March
1986       She's Gotta Have It
1986       Stand By Me
1986       Tampopo
1987       A Chinese Ghost Story
1987       Au Revoir les Enfants
1987       Babette's Feast
1987       Brightness
1987       Broadcast News
1987       Dead, The
1987       Fatal Attraction
1987       Full Metal Jacket
1987       Housekeeping
1987       Moonstruck
1987       Princess Bride, The
1987       Project A, Part II
1987       Red Sorghum
1987       Untouchables, The
1987       Wings of Desire
1987       Withnail and I
1988       A Tale of the Wind
1988       Accidental Tourist, The
1988       Akira
1988       Ariel
1988       Cinema Paradiso
1988       Drowning by Numbers
1988       Grave of the Fireflies
1988       Hotel Terminus
1988       Landscape in the Mist
1988       Naked Gun, The
1988       Story of Women, The
1988       Thin Blue Line, The
1988       Vanishing, The
1988       Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
1988       Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
1989       A City of Sadness
1989       Asthenic Syndrome, The
1989       Batman
1989       Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, The
1989       Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989       Do the Right Thing
1989       Drugstore Cowboy
1989       Killer, The
1989       My Left Foot
1989       Roger & Me
1989       Say Anything
1989       Unbelievable Truth, The
1989       When Harry Met Sally
1990       Archangel
1990       Close-Up
1990       Europa Europa
1990       Goodfellas
1990       Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
1990       Jacob's Ladder
1990       No Fear, No Die
1990       Reversal of Fortune
1990       Trust
1991       A Brighter Summer Day
1991       Beautiful Troublemaker, The
1991       Boyz N the Hood
1991       Delicatessen
1991       Double Life of Veronique
1991       Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
1991       JFK
1991       My Own Private Idaho
1991       Naked Lunch
1991       Raise the Red Lantern
1991       Rapture, The
1991       Slacker
1991       Tongues Untied
1992       A Tale of Winter
1992       Actress, The
1992       Aileen Wuornos
1992       Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992       Crying Game, The
1992       Player, The
1992       Reservoir Dogs
1992       Romper Stomper
1993       Age of Innocence, The
1993       Blue Kite, The
1993       Farewell My Concubine
1993       Groundhog Day
1993       Philadelphia
1993       Puppetmaster, The
1993       Schindler's List
1993       Short Cuts
1993       32 Short Films About Glenn Gould
1993       Three Colours: Blue
1993       Wedding Banquet, The
1994       Adventures of Priscilla
1994       Chungking Express
1994       Clerks
1994       Crumb
1994       Dear Diary
1994       Hoop Dreams
1994       Kingdom, The
1994       Last Seduction, The
1994       Natural Born Killers
1994       Pulp Fiction
1994       Three Colours: Red
1994       Through the Olive Trees
1994       Wild Reeds, The
1995       Casino
1995       Cyclo
1995       Dead Man
1995       Deseret
1995       Dilwale Dulhaniya le Jayenge
1995       Smoke
1995       Strange Days
1995       Underground
1995       Zero Kelvin
1996       Breaking the Waves
1996       English Patient, The
1996       Gabbeh
1996       Lone Star
1996       Pillow Book, The
1996       Secrets & Lies
1996       Three Lives and Only One Death
1996       Trainspotting
1997       Boogie Nights
1997       Butcher Boy, The
1997       Deconstructing Harry
1997       Fast, Cheap and Out of Control
1997       Funny Games
1997       Ice Storm, The
1997       Kundun
1997       Open Your Eyes
1997       Princess Mononoke
1997       Sweet Hereafter, The
1997       Taste of Cherry
1998       Buffalo 66
1998       Festen
1998       Happiness
1998       Idiots, The
1998       Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998       Pi
1998       Rushmore
1998       Sombre
1998       Tetsuo
1998       Thin Red Line, The
1999       American Beauty
1999       Attack the Gas Station
1999       Audition
1999       Being John Malkovich
1999       Eyes Wide Shut
1999       Fight Club
1999       Magnolia
1999       Matrix, The
1999       Rosetta
1999       Sixth Sense, The
1999       Taboo
1999       Three Kings
1999       Wind Will Carry Us, The
2000       A One and a Two
2000       Ali Zauoa, Prince of the Streets
2000       Amores Perros
2000       Captive, The
2000       Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000       Dancer in the Dark
2000       Gladiator
2000       Gleaners and I, The
2000       In the Mood For Love
2000       Kippur
2000       Meet the Parents
2000       Nine Queens
2000       O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000       Signs & Wonders
2000       Traffic
2001       Fat Girl
2001       Kandahar
2001       Lantana
2001       Monsoon Wedding
2001       Mulholland Drive
2001       No Man's Land
2001       Piano Teacher, The
2001       Royal Tenenbaums, The
2001       Son's Room, The
2001       Spirited Away
2001       What Time Is It There?
2001       Y Tu Mama Tambien
2002       Adaptation
2002       Bus 174
2002       City of God
2002       Hero
2002       Irreversible
2002       Russian Ark
2002       Talk to Her
2002       Uzak
2003       Best of Youth, The
2003       Goodbye Lenin!
2003       Kill Bill Vol. 1
2003       Lost in Translation
2003       Oldboy
2004       A Very Long Engagement
2004       Aviator, The
2004       Downfall
2004       Fahrenheit 9/11
2004       Head-On
2004       Passion of the Christ, The
2005       Constant Gardener, The
2005       Go, See and Become
2005       Hidden
2005       Paradise Now
2006       Apocalypto
2006       Departed, The
2006       Host, The
2006       Last King of Scotland, The
2006       Little Miss Sunshine
2006       Lives of Others, The
2006       Pan's Labyrinth
2007       Surfwise
2007       There Will Be Blood
2008       Gomorra
2008       Good, The Bad and the Weird, The
2008       Hurt Locker, The
2008       Let the Right One In
2008       Slumdog Millionaire
2009       Avatar
2009       District 9
2009       Hangover, The
2009       In the Loop
2009       Inglourious Basterds
2010       Black Swan
2010       Four Lions
2010       Social Network, The
2010       True Grit
2010        Senna
2011        Le Havre
2011        Shame
2011        The Tree Of Life
2011        The Kid With A Bike
2011        The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
2011        Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2011        Drive
2011        War Horse 
2011        A Separation
2011        Bridesmaids 
2011        The Descendants
2011        Hugo
2011        The Artist