Films considered the greatest ever

Films that have been considered the greatest ever)

For films that had the highest box office receipts, see List of highest-grossing films.
While there is no agreement upon the greatest film of all time, many publications and
organizations have tried to determine the films considered the greatest ever. The films
mentioned in this article have all been mentioned in a notable surveybe it a critics' poll
or popular poll. Many of these sources focus on merican films or !ere polls of "nglish#
spea$ing filmgoers, but those considered the greatest !ithin their respective countries are
also included here.
%one of these citations should be vie!ed as scientific measures of the film#!atching
!orld. ll the surveys are fla!ed in one !ay or another. They are often influenced by
vote#stac$ing or they survey a population !ith s$e!ed demographics. &nternet#based
surveys have a self#selecting audience of un$no!n participants. The methodology of
some surveys may be 'uestionable. (ometimes )li$e in the case of the merican Film
&nstitute) voters !ere as$ed to select films from a limited list of entries.
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, -olls of critics and filmma$ers
. udience polls
/ -articular genres or media
o /., ction
o /.. nimation
o /./ 0omedy
o /.1 0oncert
o /.2 3isaster
o /.4 3ocumentary
o /.5 "pic
o /.6 7igh (chool8Teen Film
o /.9 7orror
o /.,: &ndependent Film
o /.,, Musical
o /.,. -ropaganda
o /.,/ ;omance
o /.,1 Thriller
o /.,2 (cience fiction
o /.,4 Mystery
o /.,5 (uperhero80omic boo$ adaptations
o /.,6 (port
o /.,9 War
o /..: Western
1 0ountries
o 1., ustralia
o 1.. <elgium
o 1./ <razil
o 1.1 0anada
o 1.2 0hina
o 1.4 "gypt
o 1.5 Finland
o 1.6 France
o 1.9 =ermany
o 1.,: &ndia
o 1.,, &ran
o 1.,. &reland
o 1.,/ &srael
o 1.,1 &taly
o 1.,2 >apan
o 1.,4 (outh ?orea
o 1.,5 Me@ico
o 1.,6 The %etherlands
o 1.,9 %e! Aealand
o 1..: %or!ay
o 1.., The -hilippines
o 1... ;ussia
o 1../ (!eden
o 1..1 Bnited ?ingdom
o 1..2 Bnited (tates
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[edit] Polls of critics and filmmakers
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(ince ,92., the film magazine Sight & Sound has conducted a decennial poll of
the greatest films every ten years. Driginally, Ladri di Biciclette (Bicycle Thiees!
received the most votes. ccording to noted film critic ;oger "bert, the Sight &
Sound poll is Egenerally considered the most authoritative of all 'best film' listsE.
Drson Welles' "iti#en $ane has been consistently voted number one in each of the
last five Sight & Sound polls. separate poll of established film directors, held for
the first time in ,99., has also placed "iti#en $ane at the top. The film !as
selected as number one in a %illage %oice and in a Time &ut critics' poll and !as
listed as the greatest merican film t!ice by the merican Film &nstitute in ,996
and .::5.
La '(gle du )eu (The 'ules of the *ame! by director >ean ;enoir !as named the
greatest film by the French film magazine +ositif in ,99,. &t also holds the second
slot in the %illage %oice poll and is one of only t!o movies to have appeared in
every one of the Sight & Sound polls.
The Searchers is the film most often mentioned in a poll of the favorite films of
directors by =erman language Steadycam magazine.
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The *odfather appears fre'uently on lists of the greatest films of all time, and is
often featured in the top 2.
*oodfellas !as voted the greatest film of all time in .::2 by the editorial team of
the magazine Total Film.
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The <russels WorldFs Fair, organized in ,926, offered the occasion for the
organization by thousands of critics and filmma$ers from all over the !orld, of
the first universal film poll in history.
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. These !ere the films chosen as most
artistically fulfilledG
Rank Film Director Year
,
,-./0/.102 3.45678/ (The Battleship
+otem9in!
(ergei "isenstein ,9.2
. The *old 'ush 0harles 0haplin ,9.2
/ Ladri di biciclette (Bicycle Thiees! Hittorio 3e (ica ,916
1
La +assion de )eanne d:;rc (The +assion
of )oan of ;rc!
0arl Theodor
3reyer
,9.6
2 La *rande <llusion (*rand <llusion! >ean ;enoir ,9/5
4 *reed "rich von (troheim,9.1
5
<ntolerance= Loe:s Struggle Through the
;ges
3. W. =riffith ,9,4
6 >?4@ (Aother!
Hsevolod
-udov$in
,9.4
9 "iti#en $ane Drson Welles ,91,
,: B06CD (Earth!
le@ander
3ovzhen$o
,9/:
Audience polls
The ShaFshan9 'edemption, as of ugust ,2th, .::6 holds the top spot on the
&M3b's top .2: films.
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-reviously it had held the second spot for years, after The
*odfather.
"asablanca ),91.) is !idely cited as the greatest film of all time and !as voted
as such by readers of the Los ;ngeles Gaily HeFs in ,995. &t is also regarded the
Ebest 7olly!ood movie of all timeE by the influential Leonard Aaltin:s Aoie
*uide. Dn pril 5, .::4, the Writers' =uild of merica declared "asablanca's
screenplay the best ever !ritten.
*one Fith the Iind !as ran$ed as the greatest film of all time in a poll surveyed
by 7arris &nteractive bet!een >anuary ,2 and .., .::6. Star Iars came in second
place and "asablanca in third.
The *odfather !as voted number one by Entertainment Iee9ly's readers
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and
voted as number one in a Time &ut readers' poll in ,996.
*4+
s of >uly /:th, .::6,
it currently holds number . on the &M3b list.
The *odfather +art << !as voted best movie ever by T% *uide readers
*5+
in ,996
and is in fourth place on the &M3b list.
"ross of <ron ),955) !as voted the greatest film of all time by "inemag.
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Schindler:s List !as voted the best film ever made by the =erman film magazine
"inema.
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The Lord of the 'ings trilogy !as voted the most popular film of all time by an
audience poll for the ustralian television special Ay Faourite Film and by a
poll casted by ,.:,::: =erman voters for the TH special E3ie besten Filme aller
AeitenE.
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&ts first film, The Lord of the 'ings= The FelloFship of the 'ing ).::,),
!as the pic$ of readers in a poll by Empire magazine in %ovember .::1. The
third film, The Lord of the 'ings= The 'eturn of the $ing, !as voted the best
movie of all time by Iahoo movies and Movies.com's annual reader's poll in .::4
and .::5. The Lord of the 'ings= The 'eturn of the $ing is also the all#time top
rated movie by bo@officemoCo's user grades.
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Star Iars ),955) !as chosen by readers of Empire magazine in %ovember .::,
and by voters in a 0hannel 18FilmFour poll *,+. &t !as voted number one in the
.::5 "mpire E=reatest ,:: MoviesE poll.
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Star Iars Episode %= The Empire Stri9es Bac9 ),96:) !as voted number one in
Total Film's Top ,:: Movies of ll Time and number one in the .::4 "mpire
E=reatest Movies "verE special.
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[edit] Particular genres or media
[edit] Action
Gie Jard ),966) !as voted greatest action movie of all time by both
Entertainment Iee9ly and music channel MTH. and the best disaster movie by
0hannel 1.
[edit] Animation
;9ira ),966) !as chosen as the top anime ever by ;nime <nsider in fall .::,.
Beauty and the Beast ),99,) is the only animated film to ever be nominated for an
cademy !ard for <est -icture.
Finding Hemo is the best#selling 3H3 of all time.
Tale of Tales )K7?L7? 17?L.7) ),959)G Iuriy %orshteyn's short film !as voted by a
large international Cury to be the greatest animated film of all time at the ,961 Jos
ngeles Dlympiad of nimation and the .::. Aagreb World Festival of nimated
Films.
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The Lion $ing is the highest#grossing non#0=& animated movie of all time, and is
considered to be the greatest animated movie ever by many.
Toy Story ),992) !as voted K, on the Top ,:: nimated Features of ll Time by
the Dnline Film 0ritics (ociety )list published March .::/).
*,2+

Toy Story M 7ighest rated score on ;ottenTomatoes.
Ihat:s &pera, GocN ),925), directed by 0huc$ >ones, !as voted the greatest
animated short of all time in animation historian >erry <ec$'s ,991 poll of
animators, film historians and directors.
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SnoF Ihite and the Seen GFarfs ),9/5), !as selected as the best american
animated movie ever by the merican Film &nstitute during their Ten Top Ten.
+inocchio is $no!n by F& as one of the ,: greatest animated movies
Bambi is $no!n by F& as one of the ,: greatest animated movies
Fantasia is $no!n by F& as one of the ,: greatest animated movies and topped
this list.
Shre9 is $no!n by F& as one of the ,: greatest animated movies
"inderella is $no!n by F& as one of the ,: greatest animated movies
[edit] Comedy
Aonty +ython and the Joly *rail ),952) .::1 poll by B? arm of mazon and
the &nternet Movie 3atabase named Monty -ython and the 7oly =rail as the best
<ritish comedy picture of all time
Aonty +ython:s Life of Brian ),959) !as voted the greatest comedy ever in polls
conducted by Total Film magazine in .:::,
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the <ritish TH net!or$ 0hannel 1
in .::4
*,6+
and The =uardian ne!spaper in .::5.
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Hational Lampoon:s ;nimal Jouse ),956) !as voted K, on the <ravo list of
funniest movies of all time, and !as K/4 on F&'s ,:: Iears... ,:: Jaughs.
Some Li9e <t Jot ),929) !as listed <est merican Film 0omedy by the merican
Film &nstitute in >une .:::.
"ity Lights ),9/,) !as selected as the best merican romantic comedy by the
merican Film &nstitute in their ETen top TenE.
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[edit] Concert
The Last Ialt#G Martin (corsese's chronicling of The <and's fare!ell concert on
Than$sgiving 3ay in ,954. Michael Wilmington of the "hicago Tribune calls it
EThe greatest roc$ concert movie ever made ## and maybe the best roc$ movie,
period.E Terry Ja!son of the Getroit Free +ress comments that EThis is one of the
great movie e@periences.E
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The revie! at Total Film comments E&n !hat is
rightly considered the greatest concert film ever shot....E
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;olling (tone dubbed
it the greatest film about music ever made. ll Movie =uide said that the film is
Econsidered to be *one+ of the best#loo$ing and sounding roc$ films everE.
*./+

Stop Aa9ing Sense ),961)G Film critic >ames <erardinelli !rote that >onathan
3emme's capturing of the Tal$ing 7eads in concert !as Ethe best concert film to
date !hen it first came out, and nothing in the past decade#and#a#half has come
close to toppling it from that position.E "d!ard =uthmann of the San Francisco
"hronicle had similar praiseG E7as there ever been a live concert film as vibrant or
as brilliantly realizedL & don't thin$ so.E
[edit] Disaster
The +oseidon ;denture ),95.) !as voted best disaster movie in a poll
commissioned by B0& cinemas in May .::1.
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[edit] Documentary
BoFling for "olumbine ).::.), Michael Moore's controversial documentary
relating gun control and the culture of fear in the Bnited (tates, heads the list of
.: all#time favorite non#fiction films selected by members of the &nternational
3ocumentary ssociation )&3).
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Seen OpP ),941) !as voted as the greatest ever documentary in a 0hannel 1 poll
of the 2: =reatest 3ocumentaries in .::2.
[edit] pic
LaFrence of ;rabia ),94.) !as voted best epic by readers of Total Film in May
.::1. &n addition, -eter D'Toole's performance as T. ". Ja!rence !as ran$ed
number one in +remiere magazine's list of the ,:: =reatest -erformances of ll
Time. &t !as selected as the number one epic movie during the merican Film
&nstitute during their Ten Top Ten.
[edit] !igh "chool#$een Film
The Brea9fast "lub ),962) !as included as number one on "ntertainment
Wee$ly's list of 2: best high school films of all time in .::48.::5.
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[edit] !orror
The Exorcist ),95/)G Hoted scariest movie of all time by Entertainment Iee9ly
and Aoies.com, also listed at number / on F&'s most thrilling films ever.
JalloFeen ),956)G Jisted as best horror film of all time by !riters of SFQ
magazine in >une .::1, listed at K46 as one of F&'s ,:: most thrilling american
films ever, "mpire Magazine's E2: =reatest 7orror MoviesE as !ell as +remiere
Aaga#ine:s ETop ,: 7orror Films of ll TimeE,
+sycho ),94:)G The lfred 7itchcoc$ classic tops F&Fs list of the ,:: most
thrilling merican films and ;otten Tomatoes list of the 2: greatest horror
movies.
The Shining ),96:)G Hoted scariest movie of all time by 0hannel 1, and also listed
on the merican Film &nstitute's most thrilling american movies. *.+
The Texas "hain SaF Aassacre ),951)G Hoted greatest horror movie of all time on
Total Film's RS *reatest Jorror Aoies of all Time
*.5+
, "mpire Magazine's RS
*reatest Jorror Aoies of ;ll Time, and -remiere Magazine's Top TS Jorror
Films of ;ll Time.
[edit] %ndependent Film
'eseroir Gogs ),99.)G Was listed as the number one film on a list by Empire
Aaga#ine of the '2: =reatest &ndependent Films'.
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[edit] &usical
Singin: in the 'ain ),92.) tops the merican Film &nstitute's list of the .2 best
merican musicals of all time.
*.9+

Iest Side Story ),94,) !as chosen as the best screen musical by readers of The
&bserer in a .::5 poll.
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[edit] Propaganda
Triumph of the Iill ),9/2), Jeni ;iefenstahl's documentary film glorifying dolf
7itler and the ,9/1 %azi -arty 0onvention, in %uremberg is !idely perceived,
reno!ned and ac$no!ledged as the best propaganda film ever,
*/,+
although
;iefenstahl asserted she intended it only as a documentary.
[edit] Romance
"asablanca ),91.) is the top film on F&'s ,:: Iears... ,:: -assions list.
[edit] $hriller
Horth By HorthFest !as ran$ed K, on &=%'s list of the 'Top .2#Thrillers of ll
Time'. &t !as number seven on the merican Film &nstitute's list of ten best
mystery films during their Ten Top Ten. .
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[edit] "cience fiction
MSST= ; Space &dyssey ),946) tops the Dnline Film 0ritics (ociety list of greatest
science fiction films of all time.
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&t is also the only science fiction film to ma$e
the (ight and (ound poll for ten best movies and !as selected as the best ever (ci#
Fi film by the merican Film &nstitute during their Ten Top Ten.
Blade 'unner ),96.) !as voted the best science fiction film by a panel of
scientists assembled by the <ritish ne!spaper The *uardian in .::1.
*/1+

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial ),96.) topped a ;otten Tomatoes poll of the ,:: best
(cience Fiction movies ever made.
*/2+

The Aatrix ),999) !as voted the greatest science fiction film of the last .2 years
by "ntertainment Wee$ly.
[edit] &ystery
Hertigo !as selected as the best mystery by the merican Film &nstitute during
their Ten Top Ten.
[edit] "uperhero#Comic 'ook adaptations
Batman Begins ).::2) listed as K, on the best of &=%'s list of the '<est M Worst
0omic#<oo$ Movies'.
*/4+

The Gar9 $night ).::6) is currently third in &M3<'s list of top .2: films of all
time
*/5+

*host Iorld ).::,) topped M(% Movies' list of the 'Top ,: 0omic <oo$
Movies'
*/6+
and Fandango's 'The Fantastic ,:G The Top 0omic <oo$ Movies of ll
Time'
*/9+

Sin "ity ).::2) placed first on DJ's list of the '<est Films <ased on 0omic
<oo$s'
*1:+

Spider-Aan M ).::1) !as selected the number one comic#to#cinema adaption in a
poll of critics at rottentomatoes.com.
*1,+
and !as named as the greatest superhero
movie ever made by film critic ;oger "bert.
QM ).::/) !as voted greatest comic boo$ film of all time by "mpire Magazine.
*1.+

[edit] "port
Aurderball ).::2) !as number , on the ;otten Tomatoes countdo!n of the top
sports movies.
*1/+

'aging Bull ),96:) !as selected as the best ever sports film by the merican Film
&nstitute during their ,: Top ,:.
'oc9y ),954) !as also listed as the number , sports movie of all time by
MovieFone.
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[edit] (ar
;pocalypse HoF ),959) !as listed as the number , !ar film of all time by
MovieFone and M(% Movies.
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Saing +riate 'yan ),996) !as voted as the greatest !ar film in a .::6 0hannel
1 poll of the ,:: greatest !ar films.
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"ross of <ron ),955) by (am -ec$inpah !as voted greatest !ar film of all time by
Sightsense magazine in ,96/ for its portrayal of =ermans and the battles on the
"astern Front in ,91/.
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[edit] (estern
The Searchers ),924) !as voted the greatest Western of all time by Entertainment
Iee9ly. &t !as selected as the number one !estern by the merican Film &nstitute
during their Ten Top Ten. )(ee alsoG films acclaimed by critics and filmma$ers
above).
[edit] Countries
[edit] Australia
See also= "inema of ;ustralia
Aad Aax ),959)G voted the best ustralian film ever by the ustralian Film
&nstitute. %ominated for four ustralian Film &nstitute !ards.
* citation needed +

+icnic at Janging 'oc9 ),952)G voted %o. , of the Top ,: best#ever ustralian
films at ,992 centenary of ustralian cinema.
*16+

*allipoli ),96,)G voted the best ustralian film on '.: to ,' =reat ussie Films
[edit] )elgium
See also= "inema of Belgium
Aan Bites Gog ),99.)G voted the best <elgian film on Moviemeter.nl, follo!ed by
Je 0ouperet, The Memory of a ?iller, Toto the 7ero and <en N.
)eanne Gielman, MU Vuai du "ommerce, TSWS BruxellesG voted the best <elgian
film on the They (hoot -ictures site )no. ,1. in the Top .2:)
[edit] )ra*il
See also= "inema of Bra#il
"ity of *od ).::.) is the highest rated <razilian film according to &M3b users.
<razilian critics, ho!ever, have selected Geus e o Giabo na Terra do Sol ),941)
as the best film of all several times, such as the .5th edition of <razilian film
magazine "ontracampo
*19+
and a special issue of the magazine Brao, entitled
E,:: essential filmsE. The other <razilian films included in Brao:s list are "ity of
*od, +ixote and Laoura ;rcaica, in that order.
[edit] Canada
See also= "inema of "anada
*oin: GoFn the 'oadG ;egarded as one of the best and most influential 0anadian
film.
)Xsus de AontrXalG ;an$ed second on the ll Time T&FF and in a reader's poll
conducted by -laybac$ )magazine) list since its release, and a !inner of ,. =enie
!ards.
Aon oncle ;ntoineG poll of critics at the ,961 Toronto &nternational Film
Festival and again at the ,99/ and .::1 festivals named the greatest 0anadian
film of all time and 6th in -laybac$ )magazine)'s reader's poll.
The SFeet Jereafter G Hoted the best 0anadian film ever by readers of -laybac$
)magazine).
*2:+

[edit] China
See also= "inema of "hina
Spring in a Small ToFn ))G This ,916 film !as voted the best 0hinese
film ever made by 7ong ?ong Film !ards ssociation in .::2. ; Better
TomorroF )) ),964) came in second.
[edit] gypt
See also= "inema of Egypt
The Yacoubian Building Winner of various a!ards and acclaimed by 0airo
&nternational Film Festival.
* citation needed +

[edit] Finland
See also= "inema of Finland
The On9noFn Soldier ),922)G The most successful movie ever in FinlandO about
..6 million people, or more than half the Finnish population, sa! it in theaters.
(ince .:::, IJ" TH. has broadcast the film annually on the &ndependence 3ay
of Finland. &t !as voted the best Finnish movie in an &nternet poll by 7elsingin
(anomat in .::5.
*2,+
&M3b user ratingG 5.68,: ).,964 votes) on ugust /, .::6.
*2.+

Star Irec9= <n the +ir9inning ).::2)G (tar Tre$ parody, released for free on the
&nternet and vie!ed by /.2 million people in less than t!o months.
*2/+
&n the first
si@ months, the film !as do!nloaded ten million times, ma$ing it, by some
estimates, Finland's most popular film.
*21+
&M3b user ratingG 5.,8,: )/,16. votes)
on ugust /, .::6.
*22+

Talisota ),969)G is the highest user rated Finnish film on the &M3b having
received more than ,::: votes )6..8,: ).,421 votes) on ugust /, .::6.
*24+

[edit] France
See also= "inema of France
Les Enfants du +aradis ("hildren of +aradise! ),9128,914)G Hoted E<est French
Film of the 0enturyE in a poll of 4:: French critics and professionals in the late
,99:s.
* citation needed +

La '(gle du )eu (The 'ules of the *ame! ),9/98,92:)G see films acclaimed by
critics and filmma$ers
;mXlie ).::,) is currently the highest ran$ed French film on &M3b's Top .2:.
[edit] +ermany
See also= "inema of *ermany
F. W. Murnau's silent film Hosferatu is regarded by acclaimed =erman director
Werner 7erzog as the greatest =erman movie of all time.
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[edit] %ndia
See also= "inema of <ndia
See also= Lists of <ndian films
Haya9an ),965), +yaasa ),925) and The ;pu Trilogy are the only three &ndian
films listed in the Ell#Time ,:: <est FilmsE, as rated by T&M" magazine.
+ather +anchali ),922) is the first film of director (atyaCit ;ay's The ;pu Trilogy
),922#,929). &t appeared on Sight and Sound 0ritics' Top Ten -oll )ran$ed K9 in
,99.) and the %illage %oice ,:: <est Films of the .:th 0entury 0ritics' -oll
)ran$ed K,/ in .::,). &t !as ran$ed the top &ndian film in an &nternet popularity
poll conducted by the <ritish Film &nstitute )<F&) in .::..
[edit] %ran
See also= "inema of <ran
Bashu, the Little Stranger Hoted E<est &ranian Film of all timeE in %ovember of
,999 by a -ersian movie magazine E-icture !orldE poll of ,2: &ranian critics and
professionals.
* citation needed +

[edit] %reland
The "ommitments ),99,) !as voted the best &rish film of all time in a .::2
>ameson Whis$ey poll of ,:,::: &rish people, !ith Ay Left Foot coming second.
.1
[edit] %srael
See also= "inema of <srael
*i:at Jalfon Eina &na ),954) !as voted EFavorite &sraeli Film of all timeE in a
.::1 poll by Inet, the !eb site of &srael's most popular ne!spaper. The film got
.2,::: votes.
[edit] %taly
See also= "inema of <taly
WZ P 3irector Federico Fellini's ,94/ film about filmma$ing !as the highest rated
&talian film in the .::. Sight & Sound poll of the best films of all time.
Ladri di Biciclette (Bicycle Thiees! )(eeG &n polls of critics and filmma$ers
section above.)
<l buono, il brutto, il cattio (The *ood, the Bad and the Ogly! ),944) is the
highest#ran$ed non#merican film on the &M3b Top .2:, !here it currently )>uly
.::6) is listed as the 2th best film ever.
[edit] ,apan
See also= "inema of )apan
'ashomon ))G This ,92: film by $ira ?urosa!a !as the first >apanese
film to gain !orld#!ide acclaim. The highest#ran$ed >apanese film )K,:) on the
%illage %oice list of ,:: <est Films of the .:th 0entury. &t !as also the highest#
ran$ed >apanese film on the (ight and (ound .::. 3irectors' Top Ten -oll.
Seen Samurai ) Shichinin no samurai), ,921G lso by ?urosa!a, this
period adventure film is fre'uently cited as the greatest >apanese film everO at K,.,
it is the highest ran$ed >apanese film in the &M3b Top .2: )as of >uly .::6). &t
tied 'ashomon on the Sight & Sound poll.
To9yo Story ) To9yo Aonogatari), ,92/. This film by IasuCiro Dzu
about an aging couple as they Courney from their rural village to visit their t!o
married children in post!ar To$yo !as declared the greatest film ever by
7alli!ell's Film =uide in .::2.
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&t !as also the highest#ran$ed >apanese film on
the (ight and (ound .::. 0ritics' Top Ten -oll.
[edit] "outh -orea
See also= "inema of $orea
&baltan ))G ;eleased in ,94:. This film is !idely regarded as the best
(outh ?orean film of all time. &t also listed as %o., in EThe <est ?orean FilmsE
by Film ..: Magazine.
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&ldboy ))G This .::/ (outh ?orean film is the highest rated ?orean
language film on the &M3b top .2: list. &t also !on the =rand -ri@ of the Cury at
0annes.
[edit] &e.ico
See also= "inema of Aexico
El calle[\n de los milagros (Airacle ;lley! is the most a!arded film in Me@ican
history !ith 19 international a!ards.
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+an:s Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno! is the highest rated film in (panish on
&M3b. While this film is set in (pain and primarily features (panish actors, it !as
!ritten and produced in Me@ico and is considered a Me@ican film.
[edit] $he /etherlands
See also= "inema of the Hetherlands
Soldaat an &ran[e )(oldier of Drange # ,955 # -aul Herhoeven)G Hoted best
3utch film ever made in a .::4 &nternet poll by online film magazine
Film!ereld.nl.
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Spoorloos )The Hanishing # ,966 # =eorge (luizer)G Dne of the highest rated
3utch films on &M3b and the highest )and only) on the ,::: greatest films list of
the They (hoot -ictures filmsite.
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Tur9s Fruit )Tur$ish 3elight # ,95/ # -aul Herhoeven)G Hoted best 3utch film of
the .:th century at the ,999 %etherlands Film Festival.
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]Fartboe9 )<lac$ <oo$ # .::5 # -aul Herhoeven)G %ominated for an cadamy
!ard
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[edit] /ew 0ealand
See also= "inema of HeF ]ealand
(ee G Lord of the 'ings in the Films acclaimed in audience polls section above.
[edit] /orway
See also= "inema of HorFay
Fl^9lypa *rand +rix )+inchcliffe *rand +rix # ,952 # &vo 0aprino)G The people's
choice for E<est %or!egian Film of the 0enturyE during the .::2 <ergen
&nternational Film Festival.
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Hi Li )Hine Lies # ,925 # rne ($ouen)G The critics' choice for E<est %or!egian
Film of the 0enturyE during the .::2 <ergen &nternational Film Festival.
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[edit] $he Philippines
See also= "inema of the +hilippines
Aaynila= Sa mga $u9o ng LiFanag )Aanila in the "laFs of Heon)G 0ited in
numerous film anthologies and critical polls.
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[edit] Russia
See also= "inema of 'ussia and Soiet Onion
,-./0/.102 3.45678/ (Battleship +otem9in!G see Films acclaimed by critics and
filma$ers above.
[edit] "weden
See also= "inema of SFeden
The Emigrants )Otandrarna)G >an Troell's naturalist master!or$ is often cited in
(!eden as the greatest (!edish film of all#time.
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+ersonaG cclaimed director &ngmar <ergman's movie reached the highest
position )K2 in ,95.) of any (!edish film on any of (ight M (ound's lists of
greatest films of all time.
The Seenth Seal, also directed by &ngmar <ergman, is the highest rated (!edish
film on the &M3b.
[edit] 1nited -ingdom
See also= "inema of the Onited $ingdom
Brief EncounterG Was the highest rated <ritish film in the 0hannel 1 poll of TSS
greatest moies, at %o ,1.
The Third AanG Hoted best <ritish film ever by members of the <ritish Film
&nstitute in ,999.
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LaFrence of ;rabiaG voted Ebest <ritish film of all timeE in ugust of .::1 by a
Jondon Sunday Telegraph poll of <ritain's leading filmma$ers.
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)(ee alsoG "pic
above).
Aonty +ython and the Joly *rail !as voted the best <ritish picture of all time by
a .::1 poll by the B? arm of mazon and &nternet Movie 3atabase.
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*et "arter ),95,)G %amed best <ritish film by Total Film in .::1.
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[edit] 1nited "tates
See also= "inema of the Onited States and Hational Film 'egistry
(ince ,996, the merican Film &nstitute has assembled Curies of film community leaders
and polled them for a series of top ,:: lists. T!o of the lists from the series, F&'s ,::
Iears... ,:: Movies from ,996 and F&'s ,:: Iears... ,:: Movies ),:th nniversary
"dition) from .::5, identified "iti#en $ane as the best merican film ever. &n other
years, F&'s Cury members selected Some Li9e <t Jot the greatest merican comedy,
+sycho as the most thrilling merican movie, "asablanca as the greatest merican love
story, Singin: in the 'ain as the greatest merican film musical, and <t:s a Ionderful Life
as the most inspiring merican film.
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,. hope and empo!ering them !ith the spirit of human potential.