The National Society of Film Critics' 100 Essential Films" (actually 107)

  1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
  2. All About Eve (1950)
  3. Annie Hall (1977)
  4. Aparajito (1958) NYAG (11/09)
  5. Ashes and Diamonds (1958) NYAG (11/09)
  6. Atalante, L'(1934) NYAG (11/09)
  7. Bank Dick, The (1940) IQ
  8. Birth Of A Nation, The (1915)
  9. Blow-Up (1966)
  10. Bonnie And Clyde (1967)
  11. Breathless (1960) AVQ (11/09)
  12. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
  13. Bronenosets _Potyomkin [Battleship Potemkin] (1925)
  14. Casablanca (1942)
  15. Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, The (1978) UNAV (11/09)
  16. Children of Paradise (1945) Q
  17. Chinatown (1974)
  18. Citizen Kane (1941)
  19. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
  20. Closely Watched Trains (1966) Q
  21. Close-up (Nema-ye Nazdik)(1990) AVQ (11/09)
  22. Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) AVQ (11/09)
  23. Decalogue, The (1987) Q
  24. Diary of a Country Priest (Journal d'un curé de campagne) (1950) AVQ (11/09)
  25. Diner (1982) IQ
  26. Do the Right Thing (1989) Q
  27. Dolce Vita, La (1960) Q
  28. Double Indemnity (1944)
  29. Duck Soup (1933)
  30. Easy Rider (1969)
  31. Enter the Dragon (1973)
  32. Entertainer, The (1960)
  33. Exorcist, The (1973)
  34. Faces (1968) AVQ (11/09)
  35. Fargo (1996)
  36. 400 Blows, The (1959)
  37. 42nd Street (1933)
  38. Frankenstein (1931)
  39. Bride of Frankenstein, The (1935)
  40. General, The (1927) IQ
  41. Godfather, The (1972)
  42. Godfather, The Part II (1974)
  43. Gone With The Wind (1939)
  44. Gospel According to St. Matthew, The (Il Vangelo secondo Matteo) (1964) IQ
  45. Graduate, The (1967)
  46. Greed (1924) NYL (11/09)
  47. Happy Together (Chun gwong cha sit) (1997) AVQ (11/09)
  48. High Noon (1952)
  49. Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The (1956)
  50. Jailhouse Rock (1957) AVQ (11/09)
  51. Ju Dou (1990) AVQ (11/09)
  52. Killer of Sheep (1977) AVQ (11/09)
  53. L.A. Confidential (1997)
  54. Landscape in the Mist (Topio stin omichli) (1988) AVQ (11/09)
  55. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
  56. M (1931)
  57. Maltese Falcon, The (1941)
  58. Man With a Movie Camera, The (1929) IQ
  59. Marriage of Maria Braun, The (Die Ehe der Maria Braun) (1978) IQ
  60. Metropolis (1927)
  61. Modern Times (1936) Q
  62. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
  63. Nashville (1975) Q
  64. Nights of Cabiria (La Notti di Cabiria) (1957)
  65. Night of the Hunter, The (1955)
  66. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
  67. Nosferatu (1922) IQ
  68. Notti di Cabiria, Le [Nights of Cabiria](1957)
  69. Olvidados, Los (1950) NYL (11/09)
  70. On The Waterfront (1954)
  71. Open City (Roma, città aperta) (1945) NYAG (11/09)
  72. Palm Beach Story, The (1942) IQ
  73. Pandora's Box (1928) AVQ (11/09)
  74. Passion of Joan of Arc, The (1928) AVQ (11/09)
  75. Pather Panchali (1955) NYAG (11/09)
  76. Piano, The (1993)
  77. Psycho (1960)
  78. Public Enemy, The (1931)
  79. Pulp Fiction (1994)
  80. Raging Bull (1980)
  81. Raise the Red Lantern (Da hong deng long gao gao gua) (1991) Q
  82. Rashomon (1950)
  83. Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
  84. Red Sorghum [Hong gao liang](1987) NYL (11/09)
  85. Rules of the Game, The [La Règle du jeu](1939) AVQ (11/09)
  86. Schindler's List (1993)
  87. Searchers, The (1956) Q
  88. Seven Samurai, The (1954)
  89. Seventh Seal, The (1957) Q
  90. Singin' In The Rain (1952)
  91. Star Wars (1977)
  92. Strada, La (1955) Q
  93. Sunrise (1926) Q
  94. Sunset Boulevard (1950)
  95. Thief of Bagdad, The (1924)
  96. Tokyo Story [Tôkyô monogatari] (1953)
  97. Top Hat (1935)
  98. Touch Of Evil (1958)
  99. Trouble in Paradise (1932) AVQ (11/09)
  100. Ugetsu Monogatori (1953) Q
  101. Unforgiven (1992)
  102. Vampires, Les (1915) IQ
  103. Vertigo (1958)
  104. Wild Bunch, The (1969)
  105. Winchester '73 (1950)
  106. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
  107. World of Apu, The [Apur Sansar] (1960) NYAG (11/09)
  108. Written on the Wind (1956)