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A grand total
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Well over a century has passed since the Lumière brothers frightened the life out of Parisians with The Arrival of a Train at a Station, and well over a million titles have since been recorded - if the Internet Movie Database is anything to go by.
Out of these million-plus movies, our team of experts has picked what we believe is the essential 1,000 - those that best sum up the dazzling achievement and variety of the movies.
Over the next five days we are publishing the full 1,000, in alphabetical order. Find them, along with expert comment, below. |
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Test your knowledge
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The quiz, part one
Was Amelie based on a Hollywood movie, or was it Alphaville, or even The Beat that My Heart Skipped? |
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The quiz, part two
Was Dear Diary or Django banned in the UK for extreme violence? |
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The quiz, part three
Was the "echo game" played in The House of Wax or House of Flying Daggers? |
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The quiz, part four
Was Bob Geldof in Quadrophenia or Pink Floyd: The Wall? |
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The quiz, part five
Which 'wild' movie is not about bikers? |
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On the blog
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What no Vin Diesel films?
Disagree with our choices? We asked you to let us know what we missed... |
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'Ace Ventura? You're joking'
... and here's what you said. |
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1,000 films to see before you... erm... date
Compiling the list of 1,000 best films may be tough, but not as hard as working out which favourite movies to admit to a potential paramour. |
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How many have you seen?
Kelly Nestruck got 200, give or take Ben-Hur. But should he have counted films he fell asleep while watching? |
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A
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 | | Films beginning with A
From Ace in the Hole to L'Avventura. |
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B
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 | | Films beginning with B (part 1)
From Babe to Blackboard Jungle. |
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 | | Films beginning with B (part 2)
From Blackboards to Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid. |
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C
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 | | Films beginning with C (part 1)
From Cabaret to The Cremaster Cycle. |
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 | | Films beginning with C (part 2)
From Crimes and Misdemeanors to Cyrano de Bergerac. |
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D
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 | | Films beginning with D
From Dancer in the Dark to Dumb and Dumber. |
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E
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 | | Films beginning with E
From East of Eden to Eyes Without a Face. |
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F
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 | | Films beginning with F
From The Fabulous Baker Boys to Funny Games. |
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G
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 | | Films beginning with G
From to Gallivant to Guys and Dolls. |
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H
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 | | Films beginning with H (part 1)
From La Haine to Heaven's Gate. |
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I
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From I Know Where I'm Going! to Ivansxtc. |
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J
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From Jackie Brown to Jurassic Park. |
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K
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 | | Films beginning with K
From Kanal to Kwaidan. |
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L
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 | | Films beginning with L
From LA Confidential to The Lovers. |
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M
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 | | Films beginning with M (part 1)
From M to Morvern Caller. |
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 | | Films beginning with M (part 2)
From The Mother and the Whore to My Summer of Love. |
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N
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 | | Films beginning with N
From Naked to Nowhere in Africa. |
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O
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 | | Films beginning with O
From Ocean's Eleven to The Outsiders. |
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P
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 | | Films beginning with P
From Pandora's Box to Purple Rain. |
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Q
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 | | Films beginning with Q
From Quadrophenia to Quiz Show. |
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R
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 | | Films beginning with R
From Radio On to Rushmore. |
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S
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 | | Films beginning with S (part 1)
From Sabrina Fair to Sideways. |
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 | | Films beginning with S (part 2)
From The Silence of the Lambs to Swingers. |
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T
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 | | Films beginning with T
From The Taking of Pelham 123 to 2001: A Space Odyssey. |
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U
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 | | Films beginning with U
From Ugetsu Monogatari to Uzak. |
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V
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From Les Valseuses to Voyage to Italy. |
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W
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From The Wages of Fear to Working Girl. |
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X
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From X - The Man With The X Ray Eyes to X-Men. |
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Y
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 | | Films beginning with Y
From Y Tu Mama Tambien to Young Frankenstein. |
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Z
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 | | Films beginning with Z
From Z to Zulu. |
