This list is "an educational resource that offers guidance and encouragement as students seek to find points of orientation within the vast history of film and video." It is not a list of the best films of all time. Rather, it reflects a variety of criteria.
Source: https://ves.fas.harvard.edu/files/ves/files/fvs_suggested_viewing_2012.pdf
Movies I need to see
The 481 films listed below were included in previous editions of the They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?'s 1,000 Greatest Films.
Harvard University's Suggested Film Viewing List: Non-Fiction Films (2012)
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