Many movies are good, some are great, but only a select few can be called truly "essential." After heated discussions, long negotiations, and a shouting match or two, the staff at Yahoo! Movies has put together this list of the 100 films you must see before you die.
To choose the titles for the list, we considered factors like historical importance and cultural impact. But we also selected films that we believe are the most thrilling, most dramatic, scariest, and funniest movies of all time. Some of these films you've seen, and some you may not have heard of, but we believe that each one is a timeless classic that you absolutely have to see.
For a look at the movies from the more recent past we also think are worthy of acclaim, make sure you also see "100 Movies to See Before You Die: The Modern Classics." It highlights the greatest films from across the globe made during the last two decades.
To choose the titles for the list, we considered factors like historical importance and cultural impact. But we also selected films that we believe are the most thrilling, most dramatic, scariest, and funniest movies of all time. Some of these films you've seen, and some you may not have heard of, but we believe that each one is a timeless classic that you absolutely have to see.
For a look at the movies from the more recent past we also think are worthy of acclaim, make sure you also see "100 Movies to See Before You Die: The Modern Classics." It highlights the greatest films from across the globe made during the last two decades.
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12 Angry Men (1957)
Directed By: Sidney LumetStarring: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, E. G. Marshall -
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Directed By: Stanley KubrickStarring: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester -
The 400 Blows (1959)
Directed By: Francois TruffautStarring: Jean-Pierre Leaud, Patrick AuffayWhy You Should See It -
8 ½ (1963)
Directed By: Federico FelliniStarring: Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimee
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The African Queen (1952)
Directed By: John HustonStarring: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley -
Alien (1979)
Directed By: Ridley ScottStarring: Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright -
All About Eve (1950)
Directed By: Joseph L. MankiewiczStarring: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders -
Annie Hall (1977)
Directed By: Woody AllenStarring: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton -
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Directed By: Francis Ford CoppolaStarring: Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen, Robert DuvallWhy You Should See It
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The Battle of Algiers (1967)
Directed By: Gillo PontecorvoStarring: Jean Martin, Yacef Saadi, Brahim HaggiagWhy You Should See It -
The Bicycle Thief (1948)
Directed By: Vittorio De SicaStarring: Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo StaiolaWhy You Should See It -
Blade Runner (1982)
Directed By: Ridley ScottStarring: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young -
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Directed By: Mel BrooksStarring: Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens -
Blow Up (1966)
Directed By: Michelangelo AntononiStarring: David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles -
Blue Velvet (1986)
Directed By: David LynchStarring: Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis HopperWhy You Should See It -
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Directed By: Arthur PennStarring: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard -
Breathless (1960)
Directed By: Jean-Luc GodardStarring: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg -
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Directed By: David LeanStarring: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, -
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Directed By: Howard HawksStarring: Cary Grant, Katherine HepburnWhy You Should See It -
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Directed By: George Roy HillStarring: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross
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Casablanca (1942)
Directed By: Michael CurtizStarring: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid -
Chinatown (1974)
Directed By: Roman PolanskiStarring: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston -
Citizen Kane (1941)
Directed By: Orson WellesStarring: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore -
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Directed By: Ang LeeStarring: Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang
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Die Hard (1988)
Directed By: John McTiernanStarring: Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, Alan RickmanWhy You Should See It -
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Directed By: Spike LeeStarring: Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby DeeWhy You Should See It -
Double Indemnity (1944)
Directed By: Billy WilderStarring: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson -
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Directed By: Stanley KubrickStarring: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Directed By: Steven SpielbergStarring: Dee Wallace Stone, Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore -
Enter the Dragon (1973)
Directed By: Robert ClouseStarring: Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Jim Kelly -
The Exorcist (1973)
Directed By: William FriedkinStarring: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair,
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Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)
Directed By: Amy HeckerlingStarring: Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, -
The French Connection (1971)
Directed By: William FriedkinStarring: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider
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The Godfather (1972)
Directed By: Francis Ford CoppolaStarring: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, -
The Godfather, Part II (1974)
Directed By: Francis Ford CoppolaStarring: Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton -
Goldfinger (1964)
Directed By: Guy HamiltonStarring: Sean Connery, Honor BlackmanWhy You Should See It -
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1968)
Directed By: Sergio LeoneStarring: Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef -
Goodfellas (1990)
Directed By: Martin ScorseseStarring: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci -
The Graduate (1967)
Directed By: Mike NicholsStarring: Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman, Katharine Ross, -
Grand Illusion (1938)
Directed By: Jean RenoirStarring: Jean Gabin, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim -
Groundhog Day (1993)
Directed By: Harold RamisStarring: Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott
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In the Mood For Love (2001)
Directed By: Wong Kar-WaiStarring: Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung -
It Happened One Night (1934)
Directed By: Frank CapraStarring: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert -
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Directed By: Frank CapraStarring: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore
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Jaws (1975)
Directed By: Steven SpielbergStarring: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard DreyfussWhy You Should See It
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King Kong (1933)
Directed By: Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. ShoedsackStarring: Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong
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The Lady Eve (1941)
Directed By: Preston SturgesStarring: Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn -
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Directed By: David LeanStarring: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn -
The Lord of the Rings (2001,2002,2003)
Directed By: Peter JacksonStarring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo MortensenWhy You Should See It
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M (1931)
Directed By: Fritz LangStarring: Peter Lorre, Theodor Loos, Otto WernickeWhy You Should See It -
M*A*S*H (1970)
Directed By: Robert AltmanStarring: Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt -
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Directed By: John HustonStarring: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Sydney Greenstreet -
The Matrix (1999)
Directed By: Larry Wachowski, Andy WachowskiStarring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss -
Modern Times (1936)
Directed By: Charlie ChaplinStarring: Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard -
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Directed By: Terry Gilliam, Terry JonesStarring: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin
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National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
Directed By: John LandisStarring: John Belushi, Tim MathesonWhy You Should See It -
Network (1976)
Directed By: Sidney LumetStarring: Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch -
Nosferatu (1922)
Directed By: F.W. MurnauStarring: Max Schreck, Gustave Von Wagenheim, Greta Schroeder,
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On the Waterfront (1954)
Directed By: Elia KazanStarring: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb -
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Directed By: Milos FormanStarring: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield
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Paths of Glory (1958)
Directed By: Stanley KubrickStarring: Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe MenjouWhy You Should See It -
Princess Mononoke (1999)
Directed By: Hayao MiyazakiStarring: Billy Crudup, Billy Bob Thornton, Minnie Driver -
Psycho (1960)
Directed By: Alfred HitchcockStarring: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh -
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Directed By: Quentin TarantinoStarring: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman
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Raging Bull (1980)
Directed By: Martin ScorseseStarring: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty-Gentile, Joe Pesci -
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Directed By: Steven SpielbergStarring: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman -
Raise the Red Lantern (1992)
Directed By: Zhang YimouStarring: Gong Li, He Caifei, Cao Cuifeng -
Rashomon (1951)
Directed By: Akira KurosawaStarring: Toshiro Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Machiko KyoWhy You Should See It -
Rear Window (1954)
Directed By: Alfred HitchcockStarring: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Raymond Burr -
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Directed By: Nicholas RayStarring: James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo -
Rocky (1976)
Directed By: John AvildsenStarring: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young -
Roman Holiday (1953)
Directed By: William WylerStarring: Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, Eddie Albert
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Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Directed By: Steven SpielbergStarring: Tom Hanks, Tom SizemoreWhy You Should See It -
Schindler's List (1993)
Directed By: Steven SpielbergStarring: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes -
The Searchers (1956)
Directed By: John FordStarring: John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles -
Seven Samurai (1954)
Directed By: Akira KurosawaStarring: Takashi Shimura, Toshiro Mifune, Yoshio Inaba -
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Directed By: Frank DarabontStarring: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman -
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Directed By: Jonathan DemmeStarring: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn -
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Directed By: Stanley Donen, Gene KelleyStarring: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds -
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Directed By: David HandStarring: Adriana Caselotti, Harry StockwellWhy You Should See It -
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Directed By: Billy WilderStarring: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon -
The Sound of Music (1965)
Directed By: Robert WiseStarring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer -
Star Wars (1977)
Directed By: George LucasStarring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher -
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
Directed By: Billy WilderStarring: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Directed By: James CameronStarring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton -
The Third Man (1949)
Directed By: Carol ReedStarring: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles -
This is Spinal Tap (1984)
Directed By: Rob ReinerStarring: Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest -
Titanic (1997)
Directed By: James CameronStarring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate WinsletWhy You Should See It -
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Directed By: Robert MulliganStarring: Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Phillip Alford -
Toy Story (1995)
Directed By: John LasseterStarring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles
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The Usual Suspects (1995)
Directed By: Bryan SingerStarring: Kevin Spacey, Gabriel ByrneWhy You Should See It
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Vertigo (1958)
Directed By: Alfred HitchcockStarring: James Stewart, Kim NovakWhy You Should See It
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When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
Directed By: Rob ReinerStarring: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher -
Wild Strawberries (1957)
Directed By: Ingmar BergmanStarring: Victor Sjostrom, Gunnar Bjornstrand, Ingrid Thulin -
Wings of Desire (1988)
Directed By: Wim WendersStarring: Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander -
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Directed By: Victor FlemingStarring: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger -
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
Directed By: Pedro AlmodovarStarring: Carmen Maura, Antonio BanderasWhy You Should See It -
The World of Apu (1959)
Directed By: Satyajit RayStarring: Soumitra Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore, Swampan Mukerjee,
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