Every year there are a huge number of movies that fly right under the radar of the average movie fan. movies that are great but just not that well known.
There are plenty of movie gems out there and hopefully this list will help you find some.
Feel free to submit new movies in the comments below.
This list contains movies/documentaries and short films. The list was originally created on IMDb. http://goo.gl/gHles
Not for those with heart conditions. You might get dirty looks if you mention these films. Welcome aboard fellow traveller. Remember it's only a movie...
The top films in the 2012 Sight and Sound Poll from the combined votes of 846 critics and 359 directors. Contains films with 3 or more votes. In order by number of votes.
The following is a list of positions and the number of corresponding votes. 21-22 (66 votes), 27-28 (55 votes), 29-30 (54 votes), 36-37 (46 votes), 39-42 (44 votes), 43-46 (43 votes), 47-50 (41 votes), 51-52 (40 votes), 53-55 (39 votes), 56-57 (38 votes), 59-60 (35 votes), 62-74 (33 votes), 75-77 (32 votes), 78-79 (31 votes), 82-88 (28 votes), 89-90 (27 votes), 91-93 (26 votes), 94-99 (25 votes), 100-103 (24 votes), 104-106 (23 votes), 107-110 (22 votes), 111-118 (21 votes), 119-127 (20 votes), 128-139 (19 votes), 140-146 (18 votes), 147-153 (17 votes), 154-166 (16 votes), 167-182 (15 votes), 183-193 (14 votes), 194-206 (13 votes), 207-228 (12 votes), 229-243 (11 votes), 244-271 (10 votes), 272-302 (9 votes), 303-330 (8 votes), 331-375 (7 votes), 376-423 (6 votes), 424-497 (5 votes), 498-624 (4 votes), 625-817 (3 votes)
Source: http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/sightandsoundpoll2012
This list contains the favorite movies of movie critic Jonathan Rosenbaum who writes for the Chicago Reader. The movies span virtually every decade, and include many an obscure movie.
#1 - #1012: original list
#1013 - #1073: 2008 additions
#1074 - #1133: 2016 additions
Source: https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Cinema-Necessity-Film-Canons/dp/0801889715
All credits go to IMDb user: RDLongoria
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.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/film/series/1000-films-to-see-before-you-die
The They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1,000 greatest films list is primarily compiled by using over 6000 individual critics' and filmmakers' best-films-of-all-time lists/ballots. The resulting list is very diverse and spans virtually all movie-producing decades and countries.
Source: http://www.theyshootpictures.com/gf1000.htm
Over 1,000 films are listed in this visually arresting, full-color celebration of the silver screen. Film personalities, including actors, directors, cinematographers, and animators, write about their favorite films from a variety of angles. Martin Scorsese, Nicole Kidman, and Nick Hornby are among those who weigh in. Writers are matched to suitable (or sometimes surprising) themes and genres within the wider subject of how films can alter the course of a life. Movie stills and posters, trivia, and top-ten lists make this a book that can be dipped into or read from cover to cover. Great screen moments — endings, beginnings, kisses, death scenes — are given special spreads. The eclectic approach speaks to fans of big Hollywood blockbusters and factoid-reciting film geeks alike.
Source: https://www.amazon.com/Time-1000-Films-Change-Guides/dp/1904978738
From the book by Jennifer Eiss. The list is arranged by chapter. Each chapter starts with a top 10 (in alphabetical order), followed by the "best of the rest" (in alphabetical order).
#1-83: Dramatic Situatons
#84-133: Gripping Tales
#134-165: Lights, Camera…!
#166-228: Visionary Universes
#229-280: Criminal Underworlds
#281-360: Tales of Terror
#361-432: Cult Humor
#433-453: The Wild Wild West
#454-502: Film Lab
Source: https://www.amazon.com/500-Essential-Cult-Movies-Ultimate/dp/1402774869
Movies (and some tv series/episodes) that are so insanely packed with things and ideas and visuals they become dense in one way or another.
Ordered alphabetically.
Suggestions welcomed but I'll have to see them to see if they fit my criteria.
Standalone movies I want to watch...
The Palme d'Or (English: Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the organising committee. From 1939 to 1954, the highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film. (Wikipedia)
Source: http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/2015/awardCompetition.html
Festival de Cannes, desde 1955.
1955 - Marty
1956 - O mundo do Silêncio
1957 - Sublime tentação
1958 - Quando voam as cegonhas
1959 - Orfeu negro
1960- A doce vida
1961 - Uma tão longa ausência e
Viridiana
1962 - O pagador de promessas
1963 - O leopardo
1975 - Crônica dos anos de fogo
1976 - Taxi driver
1977 - Pai patrão
1978 - As árvores dos tamancos
1979 - O tambor e
Apocalypse Now
1980 - All that Jazz; o show deve continuar e
Kagemusha; a sombra do samurai
1981 - Homem de Ferro
1982 - Yol e
Missing; desaparecido, um grande mistério
1983 - A balada de Narayama
1984 - Paris, Texas
1985 - Quando papai saiu em viagem de negócios
1986 - A missão
1987 - Sob o sol de satã
1988 - Pelle, o conquistador
1989 - Sexo, mentiras e videotape
1990 - Coração selvagem
1991 - Barton fink - delírios de hollywood
1992 - As melhores intenções
1993 - Adeus, minha concubina
1994 - Pulp Fiction; tempo de violência
1995 - Underground - mentiras de guerra
1996 - Segredos e mentiras
1997 - Gosto de cereja
1998 - A eternidade e um dia
1999 - Rosetta
2000 - Dançando no escuro
2001 - O quarto do filho
2002 - O pianista
2003 - Elefante
2004 - Fahrenheit 11 de setembro
2005 - A criança
2006 - Ventos da liberdade
2007 - 4 meses, 3 semanas e 2 dias
2008 - Entre os muris da escola
2009 - A fita branca
2010 - Tio Boonmee, que pode recordar suas vidas passadas
2011 - Árvore da vida
2012 - Amor
2013 - Azul é a cor mais quente
2014 - Sono do inverno
2015 - O refúgio
2016 - Eu, Daniel Blake
2017 - The square, a arte da discórdia
2018 - Imagem e Palavra e
Assunto de família
2019 - Parasita
2021 - Titane
2022 - Triangle of sadness
2023 - Anatomy of a fall
Films that demand and reward your patience..
Source:
Years 1931-2018 come from:
The New York Times: Book of Movies
the essential 1,000 films to see
2019 ed
Years after 2018 come from NYT website.
work in progress
There are discrepancies between the website and the book, particular for years after 2003. Please leave a comment for any errors you find.
Les 208 Films à avoir vus par Alain Bergala - FEMIS
Movies of the 2000's, Jürgen Müller (ed.) Taschen.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_based_on_actual_events
Great Movies You May Have Never Heard Of
by Lars