1 The Man With a Movie Camera (1929) ❧ Dir. Dziga Vertov 68· Soviet Union· Documentary,· NR A+ 98/100 Director Dziga Vertov Writer Dziga Vertov D.O.P. Mikhail Kaufman, Gleb Troyanski Composer Null Editor Elizaveta Svilova Language No Language Country Soviet Union Runtime 68′ Percentile 99th
2 The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) ❧ Dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer 82· France· Drama, History,· NR A+ 97/100 Director Carl Theodor Dreyer Writer Carl Theodor Dreyer, Joseph Delteil D.O.P. Rudolph Maté Composer Jesper Kyd, Ole Schmidt, Victor Alix, Léo Pouget Editor Marguerite Beaugé, Carl Theodor Dreyer Language No Language Country France Runtime 82′ Percentile 99th
3 Casablanca (1943) ❧ Dir. Michael Curtiz 103· USA· Drama, Romance,· PG A+ 97/100 Director Michael Curtiz Writer Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Howard Koch D.O.P. Arthur Edeson Composer Max Steiner Editor Owen Marks Language English Country USA Runtime 103′ Percentile 99th
4 The Third Man (1949) ❧ Dir. Carol Reed 105· UK· Thriller, Mystery,· NR A+ 97/100 Director Carol Reed Writer Graham Greene D.O.P. Robert Krasker Composer Anton Karas Editor Oswald Hafenrichter Language English Country UK Runtime 105′ Percentile 99th
5 Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) ❧ Dir. Leo McCarey 92· USA· Drama, Romance,· NR A+ 96/100 Director Leo McCarey Writer Viña Delmar D.O.P. William C. Mellor Composer George Antheil, Victor Young Editor LeRoy Stone Language English Country USA Runtime 92′ Percentile 98th
6 The Phantom Carriage (1921) ❧ Dir. Victor Sjöström 106· Sweden· Drama, Fantasy, Horror,· NR A+ 95/100 Director Victor Sjöström Writer Victor Sjöström D.O.P. Julius Jaenzon Composer Null Editor Null Language No Language Country Sweden Runtime 106′ Percentile 97th
7 The General (1926) ❧ Dir. Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton 79· USA· Action, Adventure, Comedy, War, Romance,· NR A+ 95/100 Director Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton Writer Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton D.O.P. Bert Haines, Devereaux Jennings Composer Null Editor Buster Keaton, Sherman Kell Language No Language Country USA Runtime 79′ Percentile 97th
8 M (1931) ❧ Dir. Fritz Lang 111· Germany· Drama, Thriller, Crime,· PG-13 A+ 95/100 Director Fritz Lang Writer Fritz Lang, Thea von Harbou D.O.P. Fritz Arno Wagner Composer Null Editor Paul Falkenberg Language German Country Germany Runtime 111′ Percentile 97th
9 The Grapes of Wrath (1940) ❧ Dir. John Ford 129· USA· Drama,· NR A+ 95/100 Director John Ford Writer Nunnally Johnson D.O.P. Gregg Toland Composer Alfred Newman Editor Robert L. Simpson Language English Country USA Runtime 129′ Percentile 97th
10 Ikiru (1952) ❧ Dir. Akira Kurosawa 143· Japan· Drama,· NR A+ 95/100 Director Akira Kurosawa Writer Shinobu Hashimoto, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni D.O.P. Asakazu Nakai Composer Fumio Hayasaka Editor Akira Kurosawa Language Japanese Country Japan Runtime 143′ Percentile 97th Watched 5/4/2025
11 Battleship Potemkin (1925) ❧ Dir. Sergei Eisenstein 75· Soviet Union· Drama, History, War,· NR A 94/100 Director Sergei Eisenstein Writer Sergei Tretyakov, Nina Agadzhanova, Sergei Eisenstein, Nikolay Aseev D.O.P. Eduard Tisse Composer Edmund Meisel Editor Sergei Eisenstein, Grigori Aleksandrov Language No Language Country Soviet Union Runtime 75′ Percentile 96th
12 L'Inferno (1911) ❧ Dir. Giuseppe de Liguoro, Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan 72· Italy· Fantasy, Horror,· NR A 93/100 Director Giuseppe de Liguoro, Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan Writer Null D.O.P. Emilio Roncarolo Composer Raffaele Caravaglios Editor Null Language No Language Country Italy Runtime 72′ Percentile 95th
13 A Man There Was (1917) ❧ Dir. Victor Sjöström 56· Sweden· Drama, History,· NR A 93/100 Director Victor Sjöström Writer Victor Sjöström, Gustaf Molander, Henrik Ibsen D.O.P. Julius Jaenzon Composer Null Editor Null Language No Language Country Sweden Runtime 56′ Percentile 95th
14 Olympia 1. Teil - Fest der Völker (1938) ❧ Dir. Leni Riefenstahl 127· Germany· Documentary,· NR A- 92/100 Director Leni Riefenstahl Writer Leni Riefenstahl D.O.P. Hans Scheib, Guzzi Lantschner, Kurt Neubert, Hans Ertl, Walter Frentz, Paul Holzki, Willy Hameister, Albert Kling, Hasso Hartnagel, Georg Lemke, Willy Zielke, Werner Hundhausen, C.A. Linke, Albert Schattmann, Hugo O. Schulze, Heinz von Jaworsky, Lagorio, Alexander von Lagorio, Otto Lantschner, Fritz von Friedl, Josef Dietze, Herbert Kebelmann, E. Epkins, Waldemar Lembke, Erich Nitzschmann, Albert Höcht, Leo Schwedler, W. Siehm, Ernst Sorge, Walter Hege, Leo de Laforgue, E. Lambertini, Andor von Bàrsy, Hans Karl Gottschalk, Wilfried Basse, Wolf Hart, Ernst Kunstmann, H. von Stwolinski, Leo De Lafrue, Carl Junghans, Richard Groschopp, Károly Vass, Sepp Ketterer, Wilhelm Schmidt, Alfred Siegert, Eberhard von der Heyden, Hugo von Kaweczynski Composer Herbert Windt, Walter Gronostay Editor Leni Riefenstahl Language German Country Germany Runtime 127′ Percentile 93rd
15 A Matter of Life and Death (1946) ❧ Dir. Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell 104· UK· Romance, Fantasy, Drama, Comedy,· PG A- 92/100 Director Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell Writer Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger D.O.P. Jack Cardiff Composer Allan Gray Editor Reginald Mills Language English Country UK Runtime 104′ Percentile 93rd Viewings 2 Watched ########
16 The Last Laugh (1924) ❧ Dir. F. W. Murnau 90· Germany· Drama,· NR A- 91/100 Director F. W. Murnau Writer Carl Mayer D.O.P. Karl Freund Composer Giuseppe Becce Editor Elfi Böttrich Language No Language Country Germany Runtime 90′ Percentile 92nd
17 The Birth of a Nation (1915) ❧ Dir. D.W. Griffith 195· USA· Drama, History, War,· PG B+ 89/100 Director D.W. Griffith Writer Frank E. Woods, D.W. Griffith D.O.P. Joseph Carl Breil, Billy Bitzer Composer Jon Mirsalis, D.W. Griffith, Joseph Carl Breil, Joseph Nurnberger Editor Joseph Henabery, James Smith, Rose Smith, Raoul Walsh, D.W. Griffith Language No Language Country USA Runtime 195′ Percentile 89th
18 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) ❧ Dir. Robert Wiene 77· Germany· Drama, Horror, Thriller, Crime,· NR B+ 89/100 Director Robert Wiene Writer Hans Janowitz, Carl Mayer D.O.P. Willy Hameister Composer Alfredo Antonini, Giuseppe Becce Editor Null Language No Language Country Germany Runtime 77′ Percentile 89th
19 King Kong (1933) ❧ Dir. Ernest B. Schoedsack, Merian C. Cooper 104· USA· Adventure, Fantasy, Horror,· NR B+ 88/100 Director Ernest B. Schoedsack, Merian C. Cooper Writer Ruth Rose, James Ashmore Creelman, Leon Gordon, Edgar Wallace, Merian C. Cooper D.O.P. Kenneth Peach, Vernon L. Walker, J.O. Taylor, Edward Linden Composer Max Steiner Editor Ted Cheesman Language English Country USA Runtime 104′ Percentile 87th
20 Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) ❧ Dir. Max Ophüls 87· USA· Drama, Romance,· NR B+ 88/100 Director Max Ophüls Writer Howard Koch D.O.P. Franz Planer Composer Daniele Amfitheatrof Editor Ted J. Kent Language English Country USA Runtime 87′ Percentile 87th
21 The Outlaw and His Wife (1918) ❧ Dir. Victor Sjöström 111· Sweden· Drama,· NR B+ 86/100 Director Victor Sjöström Writer Victor Sjöström, Sam Ask D.O.P. Julius Jaenzon Composer Null Editor Null Language No Language Country Sweden Runtime 111′ Percentile 83rd
22 Cabiria (1914) ❧ Dir. Giovanni Pastrone 148· Italy· Drama, History,· NR B+ 85/100 Director Giovanni Pastrone Writer Giovanni Pastrone, Gabriele D'Annunzio D.O.P. Giovanni Tomatis, Segundo de Chomón, Natale Chiusano, Carlo Franzeri, Augusto Battagliotti Composer Manlio Mazza, Ildebrando Pizzetti Editor Null Language No Language Country Italy Runtime 148′ Percentile 80th
23 Children of Paradise (1945) ❧ Dir. Marcel Carné 190· France· Drama, Romance,· NR B+ 85/100 Director Marcel Carné Writer Jacques Prévert D.O.P. Roger Hubert, Marc Fossard Composer Maurice Thiriet Editor Henri Rust, Madeleine Bonin Language French Country France Runtime 190′ Percentile 80th
24 The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941) ❧ Dir. William Dieterle 107· USA· Drama, Fantasy,· NR B 84/100 Director William Dieterle Writer Stephen Vincent Benet, Dan Totheroh D.O.P. Joseph H. August Composer Bernard Herrmann Editor Robert Wise Language English Country USA Runtime 107′ Percentile 78th
25 I Was Born, But... (1932) ❧ Dir. Yasujirō Ozu 91· Japan· Comedy, Drama,· NR B 83/100 Director Yasujirō Ozu Writer Akira Fushimi, Geibei Ibushiya D.O.P. Hideo Shigehara Composer Null Editor Hideo Shigehara Language No Language Country Japan Runtime 91′ Percentile 75th
26 Intolerance (1916) ❧ Dir. D.W. Griffith 197· USA· Drama, History,· NR B 82/100 Director D.W. Griffith Writer Anita Loos, Frank E. Woods, Tod Browning D.O.P. Billy Bitzer Composer Null Editor D.W. Griffith, James Smith, Rose Smith Language No Language Country USA Runtime 197′ Percentile 73rd
27 Modern Times (1936) ❧ Dir. Charlie Chaplin 87· USA· Comedy, Drama, Romance,· G B 82/100 Director Charlie Chaplin Writer Charlie Chaplin D.O.P. Roland Totheroh, Ira H. Morgan, Bud Thackery Composer Charlie Chaplin Editor Willard Nico, Charlie Chaplin Language English Country USA Runtime 87′ Percentile 73rd
28 Twilight of a Woman's Soul (1913) ❧ Dir. Yevgeni Bauer 48· Russia· Drama,· NR B 81/100 Director Yevgeni Bauer Writer Valerian Demert D.O.P. Nikolay Kozlovsky Composer Null Editor Null Language No Language Country Russia Runtime 48′ Percentile 72nd
29 The Blue Angel (1930) ❧ Dir. Josef von Sternberg 108· Germany· Drama,· NR B 81/100 Director Josef von Sternberg Writer Carl Winston, Carl Zuckmayer, Karl Vollmöller, Josef von Sternberg, Robert Liebmann D.O.P. Günther Rittau, Hans Schneeberger Composer Friedrich Hollaender Editor Sam Winston, Walter Klee Language German Country Germany Runtime 108′ Percentile 72nd
30 Double Indemnity (1944) ❧ Dir. Billy Wilder 107· USA· Crime, Thriller,· NR B 80/100 Director Billy Wilder Writer Billy Wilder, Raymond Chandler D.O.P. John F. Seitz Composer Miklós Rózsa Editor Doane Harrison Language English Country USA Runtime 107′ Percentile 69th
31 Metropolis (1927) ❧ Dir. Fritz Lang 153· Germany· Drama, Science Fiction,· NR B- 79/100 Director Fritz Lang Writer Fritz Lang, Thea von Harbou D.O.P. Günther Rittau, Walter Ruttmann, Karl Freund Composer Gottfried Huppertz, Otto Harzner Editor Fritz Lang Language No Language Country Germany Runtime 153′ Percentile 67th
32 Day of Wrath (1943) ❧ Dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer 97· Denmark· Drama, History,· NR B- 78/100 Director Carl Theodor Dreyer Writer Mogens Skot-Hansen, Paul La Cour, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Hans Wiers-Jenssen, Poul Knudsen D.O.P. Karl Andersson Composer Poul Schierbeck Editor Edith Schlüssel, Anne Marie Petersen Language Danish Country Denmark Runtime 97′ Percentile 64th
33 Out of the Past (1947) ❧ Dir. Jacques Tourneur 97· USA· Crime, Thriller,· NR B- 77/100 Director Jacques Tourneur Writer Daniel Mainwaring D.O.P. Nicholas Musuraca Composer Roy Webb Editor Samuel E. Beetley Language English Country USA Runtime 97′ Percentile 62nd
34 The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (1939) ❧ Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi 144· Japan· Romance, Drama,· NR B- 75/100 Director Kenji Mizoguchi Writer Yoshikata Yoda, Matsutarō Kawaguchi D.O.P. Shigeto Miki, Yozô Fuji Composer Senji Itô, Shiro Fukai Editor Koshi Kawahigashi Language Japanese Country Japan Runtime 144′ Percentile 58th
35 Nanook of the North (1922) ❧ Dir. Robert Flaherty 79· USA· Documentary, Drama,· NR C+ 74/100 Director Robert Flaherty Writer Robert Flaherty D.O.P. Robert Flaherty Composer Null Editor Robert Flaherty, Charles Gelb Language No Language Country USA, France Runtime 79′ Percentile 56th
36 Diary of a Country Priest (1951) ❧ Dir. Robert Bresson 115· France· Drama,· NR C+ 73/100 Director Robert Bresson Writer Robert Bresson D.O.P. Léonce-Henri Burel Composer Jean-Jacques Grünenwald Editor Paulette Robert Language French Country France Runtime 115′ Percentile 54th
37 The 39 Steps (1935) ❧ Dir. Alfred Hitchcock 86· UK· Mystery, Thriller,· NR C 68/100 Director Alfred Hitchcock Writer Null D.O.P. Bernard Knowles Composer Louis Levy, Jack Beaver Editor Derek N. Twist Language English Country UK Runtime 86′ Percentile 42nd
38 J'accuse! (1919) ❧ Dir. Abel Gance 165· France· War, Drama,· NR C 66/100 Director Abel Gance Writer Abel Gance D.O.P. Maurice Forster, Marc Bujard, Léonce-Henri Burel Composer Henri Verdun Editor Abel Gance, Andrée Danis Language No Language Country France Runtime 165′ Percentile 38th
39 Sunset Blvd. (1950) ❧ Dir. Billy Wilder 110· USA· Drama,· NR C- 64/100 Director Billy Wilder Writer Charles Brackett, D.M. Marshman Jr., Billy Wilder D.O.P. John F. Seitz Composer Franz Waxman Editor Arthur P. Schmidt Language English Country USA Runtime 110′ Percentile 35th
40 La Roue (1923) ❧ Dir. Abel Gance 418· France· Drama, Romance,· NR C- 60/100 Director Abel Gance Writer Abel Gance D.O.P. Léonce-Henri Burel, Gaston Brun, Marc Bujard, Maurice Duverger Composer Arthur Honegger Editor Abel Gance, Marguerite Beaugé Language No Language Country France Runtime 418′ Percentile 28th
41 Quo Vadis? (1913) ❧ Dir. Enrico Guazzoni 120· Italy· Drama, History,· NR D+ 55/100 Director Enrico Guazzoni Writer Enrico Guazzoni D.O.P. Alessandro Bona, Eugenio Bava Composer Null Editor Enrico Guazzoni Language No Language Country Italy Runtime 120′ Percentile 21st
42 L'Atalante (1934) ❧ Dir. Jean Vigo 88· France· Comedy, Drama, Romance,· NR D 54/100 Director Jean Vigo Writer Jean Guinée, Albert Riéra, Jean Vigo D.O.P. Boris Kaufman Composer Maurice Jaubert Editor Louis Chavance Language French Country France Runtime 88′ Percentile 20th