The Best 'Sight & Sound's Greatest Films of All Time Poll' Movies

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Star Wars 1977, 121 min.

George Lucas • Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher

Action • Adventure • Cyborg / Android / Robot

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The Godfather 1972, 175 min.

Francis Ford Coppola • Starring: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Crime Drama • Crime

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Pulp Fiction 1994, 154 min.

Quentin Tarantino • Starring: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis

Black Comedy • Comedy Thriller • Crime Comedy

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The Godfather Part II 1974, 200 min.

Francis Ford Coppola • Starring: Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Crime Drama • Crime

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Ikiru 1952, 143 min.

Akira Kurosawa • Starring: Takashi Shimura, Shin'ichi Himori, Haruo Tanaka

Based-on-19th-Century-Literature • Drama • Foreign Language Film

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GoodFellas 1990, 145 min.

Martin Scorsese • Starring: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Based-on-a-True-Story • Biopic

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Rear Window 1954, 112 min.

Alfred Hitchcock • Starring: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Mystery • Psychological Thriller

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City Lights 1931, 87 min.

Charles Chaplin • Starring: Charles Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee

Comedy Drama • Comedy • Drama

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The Shining 1980, 142 min.

Stanley Kubrick • Starring: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Ghost Film • Haunted House Film

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Casablanca 1942, 102 min.

Michael Curtiz • Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid

Based-on-Theatre • Drama • Romance

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The Apartment 1960, 125 min.

Billy Wilder • Starring: Jack Lemmon, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston

Comedy Drama • Drama • Romance

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Seven Samurai 1954, 207 min.

Akira Kurosawa • Starring: Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Takashi Shimura

Action • Drama • Ensemble Film

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M 1931, 99 min.

Fritz Lang • Starring: Peter Lorre, Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut

Crime Thriller • Crime • Foreign Language Film

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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964, 93 min.

Stanley Kubrick • Starring: George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Peter Sellers

Anti-War Film • Apocalyptic Film • Based-on-20th-Century-Literature

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North by Northwest 1959, 136 min.

Alfred Hitchcock • Starring: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason

Chase Movie • Mystery • Romance

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The Night of the Hunter 1955, 92 min.

Charles Laughton • Starring: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Crime Thriller • Crime

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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans 1927, 94 min.

F.W. Murnau • Starring: George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston

Drama • Marriage Drama • Melodrama

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Citizen Kane 1941, 119 min.

Orson Welles • Starring: Orson Welles, Ray Collins, Joseph Cotten

Drama • Newspaper Film • Period Film

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The Third Man 1949, 93 min.

Carol Reed • Starring: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles

British Noir • Film Noir • Mystery

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Rashômon 1950, 88 min.

Akira Kurosawa • Starring: Toshirô Mifune, Machiko Kyô, Minoru Chiaki

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Crime Drama • Crime

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The Best 'Sight & Sound's Greatest Films of All Time Poll' Movies

Star Wars https://www.flickchart.com/movie/A898B2411B 1977, 121 min.

The Godfather https://www.flickchart.com/movie/B4CFDA198E 1972, 175 min.

Pulp Fiction https://www.flickchart.com/movie/6275664BCE 1994, 154 min.

The Godfather Part II https://www.flickchart.com/movie/DD42A68671 1974, 200 min.

Ikiru https://www.flickchart.com/movie/EC51AA1E64 1952, 143 min.

GoodFellas https://www.flickchart.com/movie/8EC84B6AB6 1990, 145 min.

Rear Window https://www.flickchart.com/movie/7C67315C3B 1954, 112 min.

City Lights https://www.flickchart.com/movie/CA103CCA4C 1931, 87 min.

The Shining https://www.flickchart.com/movie/20DFD206DB 1980, 142 min.

Casablanca https://www.flickchart.com/movie/397A5ED065 1942, 102 min.

The Apartment https://www.flickchart.com/movie/80AA9787F3 1960, 125 min.

Seven Samurai https://www.flickchart.com/movie/2A3162BED1 1954, 207 min.

M https://www.flickchart.com/movie/8678F7CC4C 1931, 99 min.

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb https://www.flickchart.com/movie/E02A84753A 1964, 93 min.

North by Northwest https://www.flickchart.com/movie/F0D1F5FCA5 1959, 136 min.

The Night of the Hunter https://www.flickchart.com/movie/AE1B6CF4B7 1955, 92 min.

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans https://www.flickchart.com/movie/E9477F3156 1927, 94 min.

Citizen Kane https://www.flickchart.com/movie/693CD88917 1941, 119 min.

The Third Man https://www.flickchart.com/movie/AA52A85D37 1949, 93 min.

Rashômon https://www.flickchart.com/movie/2D855DF879 1950, 88 min.

Movies by Decadefrom this Chart

Star Wars 1977, 121 min.

The Godfather 1972, 175 min.

Pulp Fiction 1994, 154 min.

The Godfather Part II 1974, 200 min.

Ikiru 1952, 143 min.

GoodFellas 1990, 145 min.

Rear Window 1954, 112 min.

City Lights 1931, 87 min.

The Shining 1980, 142 min.

Casablanca 1942, 102 min.

The Apartment 1960, 125 min.

Seven Samurai 1954, 207 min.

M 1931, 99 min.

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964, 93 min.

North by Northwest 1959, 136 min.

The Night of the Hunter 1955, 92 min.

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans 1927, 94 min.

Citizen Kane 1941, 119 min.

The Third Man 1949, 93 min.

Rashômon 1950, 88 min.

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