The Top 50 'Criterion Collection' Movies

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1

Seven Samurai

1954    Akira Kurosawa    Not Rated

Drama    Ensemble Film    Foreign Language Film

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Yojimbo

1961    Akira Kurosawa    Not Rated

Action    Action Comedy    Adventure

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Ikiru

1952    Akira Kurosawa    Not Rated

Drama    Foreign Language Film    Medical Drama

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The Third Man

1949    Carol Reed    Not Rated

British Noir    Mystery    Psychological Thriller

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5

M

1931    Fritz Lang    Not Rated

Foreign Language Film    Police Detective Film    Psychological Thriller

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Rashômon

1950    Akira Kurosawa    Not Rated

Crime    Crime Drama    Drama

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The Night of the Hunter

1955    Charles Laughton    Not Rated

Crime    Crime Thriller    Film Noir

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8

12 Angry Men

1957    Sidney Lumet    Not Rated

Based-on-Theatre    Courtroom Drama    Drama

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Notorious

1946    Alfred Hitchcock    Not Rated

Film Noir    Mystery    Political Thriller

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10

The 400 Blows

1959    François Truffaut    Not Rated

Childhood Drama    Coming-of-Age    Drama

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11

The Bicycle Thief

1948    Vittorio De Sica    Not Rated

Coming-of-Age    Crime    Crime Drama

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12

Paths of Glory

1957    Stanley Kubrick    Not Rated

Anti-War Film    Drama    Message Movie

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13

The Seventh Seal

1957    Ingmar Bergman    Not Rated

Drama    Fantasy    Foreign Language Film

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14

Modern Times

1936    Charles Chaplin    Rated G

Comedy    Satire    Silent Film

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15

8 1/2

1963    Federico Fellini    Not Rated

Comedy Drama    Drama    Ensemble Film

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16

On the Waterfront

1954    Elia Kazan    Not Rated

Crime    Crime Drama    Drama

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18

Badlands

1973    Terrence Malick    Rated PG

Americana    Based-on-a-True-Story    Crime

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19

Wild Strawberries

1957    Ingmar Bergman    Not Rated

Drama    Foreign Language Film    Psychological Drama

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20

Le samouraï

1967    Jean-Pierre Melville    Rated PG

Crime    Crime Thriller    Foreign Language Film

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22

The Gold Rush

1925    Charles Chaplin    Not Rated

Adventure    Adventure Comedy    Comedy

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23

The Rules of the Game

1939    Jean Renoir    Not Rated

Comedy Drama    Drama    Ensemble Film

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24

Breathless

1960    Jean-Luc Godard    Not Rated

Crime    Crime Drama    Drama

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25

The Passion of Joan of Arc

1928    Carl Theodor Dreyer    Not Rated

Based-on-a-True-Story    Biopic    Drama

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26

High and Low

1963    Akira Kurosawa    Not Rated

Crime    Crime Drama    Crime Thriller

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27

Days of Heaven

1978    Terrence Malick    Rated PG

Costume Romance    Drama    Period Film

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28

The Killing

1956    Stanley Kubrick    Not Rated

Crime    Crime Thriller    Femme Fatale

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29

The Great Dictator

1940    Charles Chaplin    Rated G

Anti-War Film    Comedy    Political Satire

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30

The Grand Illusion

1937    Jean Renoir    Not Rated

Drama    Foreign Language Film    Poetic Realism

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31

Charade

1963    Stanley Donen    Not Rated

Comedy    Comedy Thriller    Mystery

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32

Rebecca

1940    Alfred Hitchcock    Not Rated

Gothic Film    Mystery    Psychological Thriller

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33

Life of Brian

1979    Terry Jones    Rated R

Absurd Comedy    Based-on-Television    Comedy

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34

Anatomy of a Murder

1959    Otto Preminger    Not Rated

Courtroom Drama    Drama

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35

Sweet Smell of Success

1957    Alexander Mackendrick    Not Rated

Drama    Film Noir    Media Satire

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36

Throne of Blood

1957    Akira Kurosawa    Not Rated

Action    Action Thriller    Based-on-Shakespeare

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37

The Lady Vanishes

1938    Alfred Hitchcock    Not Rated

Comedy    Comedy Thriller    Mystery

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38

Ace in the Hole

1951    Billy Wilder    Not Rated

Black Comedy    Comedy Drama    Drama

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39

Ran

1985    Akira Kurosawa    Rated R

Action    Based-on-Shakespeare    Drama

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40

Tokyo Story

1953    Yasujiro Ozu    Not Rated

Drama    Family Drama    Foreign Language Film

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41

Sullivan's Travels

1941    Preston Sturges    Not Rated

Comedy    Road Movie    Romance

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42

The 39 Steps

1935    Alfred Hitchcock    Not Rated

Chase Movie    Escape Film    Spy Film

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43

Harold and Maude

1971    Hal Ashby    Rated PG

Black Comedy    Comedy    Coming-of-Age

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44

Brazil

1985    Terry Gilliam    Rated R

Black Comedy    Dystopian Film    Mindbender

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45

The Last Picture Show

1971    Peter Bogdanovich    Rated R

Americana    Coming-of-Age    Drama

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46

Fanny and Alexander

1982    Ingmar Bergman    Rated R

Childhood Drama    Drama    Family Drama

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47

Sanjuro

1962    Akira Kurosawa    Rated PG13

Action    Action Comedy    Adventure

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48

My Man Godfrey

1936    Gregory La Cava    Not Rated

Comedy    Comedy of Manners    Romance

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49

Diabolique

1955    Henri-Georges Clouzot    Not Rated

Crime    Film Noir    Foreign Language Film

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Stagecoach

1939    John Ford    Not Rated

Adventure    Adventure Drama    Drama

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