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<p>On Jan 25, 2020, tired of negative film lists on Twitter, I asked people for "obscure [or] underseen films you adore and think more people should know about." </p><p>This was the result. </p><p>If your choice didn't make the list, it's maybe because I didn't think it was obscure or underseen enough (Citizen Kane, A Clockwork Orange, Quadrophenia!) I wasn't sure which version you meant (Bartleby, Equinox, Endless Night) or because you quote-tweeted me and I couldn't find you again. </p><p>Feel free to add your suggestions in the comments section.</p>
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<p>I would like to thank everyone who engaged and commented on my previous version of this list. The feedback I had was phenomenal and certainly unexpected. When I started this project it was meant to be just a reliable personal source of recommendations of films to watch from time to time. I never expected any interest outside of myself and my family, so thank you all again.</p><p>Just like my previous work, I feel that I have to make a disclaimer explaining that this list is not objective in any sense. I don't even believe it is possible to quantify art objectively. Nonetheless, I also believe that some works of art are better than others and we can learn why that is the case. What this list is is an attempt to generate a consensus between a wide range of opinions, eliminating as much bias as possible, while maintaining the integrity of the acclaim from academic criticism and also the general public.</p><p>This project came to be after my consistent failure to find reliable and unbiased movie lists, that addressed movies outside English-speaking countries with fairness and had a combination of opinions from new and old generations. Creating this list was a problem far more difficult than I first anticipated. Not only I had to find high-quality lists to have a sample size in which I could work, but also I had to create my mathematical system to aggregate the results as objectively as possible.</p><p>They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?" (TSPDT) would prove to be the best list by far, having already aggregated 12,276 individual lists into one single big list, ranking the top 1000 movies. Since no other data that I used got nowhere even close to this sample size, TSPDT became my base reference. Also, the quality of the list is undeniable, being the most reliable source of academic critical consensus on movies available on the internet.</p><p>That being said, the list is not perfect, having a huge "English bias" and severely underrating modern movies as well as the general public criticism. I had to find my own sources of reliable and high-quality lists (a task easier said than done due to the vast amount of unreliable material) to solve this problem. Once I had my complete selection, I used my mathematical system to aggregate the results in an attempt to minimize any subjective analysis. Of course, as stated before, eliminating it is impossible, but I'm confident that this system has minimal interference on my part.</p><p>I planned on updating my original list once my methods became better and more refined, but this new methodology produced such a different result that I had to create a new list. The major difference between this and the old list is a much better mathematical formula, that more accurately rewards films that have wide inconsistencies in their rankings across multiple sources (for instance, The Shawshank Redemption was severely underrated in the old list because of those inconsistencies). Also, I used individual directors and genres lists to more accurately rank the films, a method that provided much better results.</p><p>I will repeat what I said before. There's no way to claim that a particular list has THE best 1001 movies ever made in history, not to mention ranking them. But I can say that I'm happy with the results. I think this is the best list I've seen that is relatively accurate and fair, would speak to a significant number of people, covers movies from all generations and different countries, combines critics and the general public's tastes, has a broad number of genres, and is with as little bias as possible.</p><p>The mathematical system that I used I wish to remain a secret to preserve the authenticity of the list.</p>
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<p>From his book Essential Cinema. </p><p>A huge thanks to everyone who added films, helped me find films with alternate titles, or made me aware of films that were added after I first compiled the list. Over two years later, it's finally complete!</p>
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<p>As of October 29, 2026. Curated by <a href="https://boxd.it/yORj" rel="nofollow">ClinTarantino</a>, extracted from <a href="https://letterboxd.com/films/genre/western/by/rating/size/small/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. This list ranks narrative feature films in the Western genre by average member rating. </p><p><b>Eligibility rules:</b><br />• There is a 5,000 minimum ratings threshold. <br />• Films must have the western genre tag on Letterboxd to be included. <br />• Films must be feature-length (more than 40 minutes long) with a festival premiere, theatrical distribution or professional streaming release.<br />• This list excludes: documentaries of any kind, animated films, self-released web videos, DTV films, recap or recut films, theatre or stage shows, TV series or TV movies, specials or episodes.</p><p><b>Editor’s Notes:</b></p><blockquote><p><i>“You see, in this world, there's two kinds of people, my friend - those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig.”</i></p></blockquote><p>Films per decade:<br />1920s - 3 films<br />1930s - 3 films<br />1940s - 9 films<br />1950s - 27 films<br />1960s - 22 films<br />1970s - 12 films<br />1980s - 3 films<br />1990s - 5 films<br />2000s - 5 films<br />2010s - 10 films<br />2020s - 1 film </p><p>Recurring Directors:</p><p>8 films - John Ford <br />6 films - Anthony Mann<br />5 films - Sergio Leone<br />4 films - Sam Peckinpah<br />3 films - Howard Hawks, Clint Eastwood, William A. Wellmann, Budd Boetticher, John Sturges, Sergio Corbucci, <br />2 films - Quentin Tarantino, Nicholas Ray, George Stevens, Kelly Reichhardt, Glauber Rocha, John Huston, Jacques Tourneur, Sergio Sollima, Raoul Walsh, Kevin Costner</p><p>Top Year: 1959/1950 (5 films)<br />Oldest Film: 3 Bad Men(1926)<br />Newest Film: Bacurau (2019)<br />Longest Film: Heavens Gate (219 mins)<br />Shortest Film: Way Out West (64 mins)<br />Oscar Nominations: 56 (between 19 films)<br />Oscar Wins: 10 (between 5 films)<br />Best Picture Nominees: 5 out of 16 </p><p>Comment your percentage. Mine is 77%.</p><p>Top 5 most watched commentaries: </p><p>1. <a href="https://boxd.it/7W33" rel="nofollow">Shiv Roy</a> 60% <br />2. <a href="https://boxd.it/2wnSt" rel="nofollow">Waybeyond 451</a> 59% <br />3. <a href="https://boxd.it/rjET" rel="nofollow">Christopher Mansell</a> 55% <br />4. <a href="https://boxd.it/gFCj" rel="nofollow">StormofCuteness</a> 53% <br />5. <a href="https://boxd.it/1hpZ" rel="nofollow">Jack Moulton</a> 50%</p><p><b><a href="https://boxd.it/2l6d" rel="nofollow">Official Lists HQ Directory</a></b> | <a href="https://letterboxd.com/official/tag/top-genre/lists/" rel="nofollow">Top Genre Lists</a> | <a href="https://letterboxd.com/official/tag/clintarantino/lists/" rel="nofollow">List by ClinTarantino</a></p>
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<p>Co-Compiled by Sam DiSalle at <a href="https://mubi.com/lists/martin-scorseses-favorite-films" rel="nofollow">Mubi.com</a> as of 4.19.23</p><blockquote><p>All titles are gleaned from various sources, lists, interviews, etc.<br />Any additions and subtractions to be made are welcome, but please provide a source if possible. thanks to kenji, mubianer, xl, thecinemaadventurist, nelson núñez, surya biswas, james curry, scott d’agostino, zach, epessoa, zach callahan, brandon sparks, gregory pepe, carlitos barragan, RRR, davidsknight89, abas, un enthus palson, daynal, kunimosoJoe, isaacvalbuena08, uncleboonmee, james curry, jtisdale473, BB, Remigijus and s4mmcs for their contributions.</p></blockquote><p><a href="https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/martin-scorsese-updated-list-15-greatest-movies-of-all-time/" rel="nofollow">2022 <i>Sight and Sound</i> ballot</a></p><p>Includes <a href="https://twitter.com/edgarwright/status/1362711583995092992" rel="nofollow">Martin Scorsese’s 50 Favorite British Films</a> shared with Edgar Wright</p>
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<p>2000 films to see before you die, chronological order. Not a list consisting of my favorite films, but rather the ones that I feel are most essential to a cinephile, be it regarding quality, relevance or even solely popularity. This method results in a list with many films I don't even like, but feel one should give a try if possible. I tried to concile my personal judgement with a more analytical one in most of the choices here, but of course ended up adding many of my favorites too. Obviously there are many essential films I still haven't watched and didn't add - the idea is trying to update this list every one or two years to see how it develops. 27/04/2022</p>
See You at Mao's: the theory and praxis of class struggle, class consciousness, anti-imperialism, national liberation, people's war, radical feminism and cultural revolution
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<p>Chronological order. </p><p>Note:</p><p>The Battle of Chile Part One represents all three parts. </p><p>Che Part One represents both parts.</p>
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<p>All the westerns (and a few fascinating outliers) mentioned in Narrow Margin's new issue on "The Western: From B-Z". </p><p><a href="https://www.narrowmarginquarterly.com/04" rel="nofollow">www.narrowmarginquarterly.com/04</a></p>
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<p>This list combines all votes from Directors and Critics at the S&S polls. The minimum for qualification was 4 votes overall. Read notes for the vote total and critics/directors' discrepancies. I used the directors' votes as tiebreakers since there are fewer of them than critics.</p><p>The <b>Sight and Sound Poll of the Greatest Films of All Time</b> is conducted by <i>Sight and Sound</i>, a British monthly film magazine published by the British Film Institute (BFI). The once-a-decade poll has been ongoing since 1952. Fact-checked with the help of this <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15NQFoApM3yKAnho40Z0r4BKPVZIKCf1zgOsPR0ClA10/edit#gid=874752165" rel="nofollow">spreadsheet</a>.</p><p><i>Stats updated Jan. 1, 2026.</i></p><p> | <i>Stats and facts</i></p><p><b>🏆 Past Decades:</b><br /><i>1952</i> - Bicycle Thieves (1948)<br /><i>1962-2002</i> - Citizen Kane (1941)<br /><i>2012</i> - Vertigo (1958)</p><p><b>Average rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐ + : </b> 547<br /><b>Average rating⭐⭐⭐: </b> 474<br /><b>Average rating⭐⭐- : </b> 1<br /><b>Films in the Letterboxd's Top 250:</b> 175/250<br /><b>Films in the IMDb 250:</b> 132/250<br /><b>Movies You Must See Before You Die:</b> 558/1,245<br /><b>Oscar Nominees:</b> 317<br /><b>Non-English language films:</b> 556 (54.4%)<br /><b>Directed by women:</b> 140 (13.7%)<br /><b>Number of shorts:</b> 40<br /><b>Number of series:</b> 8</p><p><b>Directors with the most films in the list:</b><br />1. John Ford, Luis Buñuel (12)<br />2. Jean-Luc Godard (11)<br />3. Ingmar Bergman, David Lynch, Akira Kurosawa (10)</p><p><b>Decades represented on this list:</b><br />2020s (8), 2010s (88), 2000s (99), <br />1990s (116), 1980s (109), 1970s (176), <br />1960s (158), 1950s (00), 1940s (74),<br />1930s (54), 1920s (33), 1910s (6), 1900s (1).</p><p><b>Genres represented on this list:</b><br />Drama (749), Romance (239), Comedy (173), <br />Thriller (123), Crime (114), Documentary (83), <br />Mystery (78), Fantasy (68), Horror (66), <br />History (66), War (58), Adventure (55), <br />Science Fiction (53), Action (43), Music (32), <br />Animation (28), Family (22), Western (26), TV Movie (3).</p><p><b>Languages most represented on this list:</b><br />English - 466<br />French - 131<br />No spoken language - 65<br />Italian - 52<br />Japanese - 48<br />German - 35<br />Spanish - 35<br />Chinese - 27<br />Russian - 26<br />Persian - 15</p><p><b>Most-watched, least-watched films</b><br />1. Parasite (2019) [#95] - 6M+<br />2. The Dark Knight (2008) [#499] - 5M+<br />3. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) [#1021] - 5M+<br />...<br />1020. Line Describing a Cone (1973) [#810] - 700+<br />1021. Peggy and Fred in Hell (2002) [#809] - 200+<br />1022. Living in Seville (1978) [#632] - 200+</p><p><b>Film with the highest, film with the lowest rating:</b><br />1. Harakiri (1962) at ⭐ 4.69<br />2. Stop Making Sense (1984) at ⭐ 4.68<br />3. Twin Peaks (1989) at ⭐ 4.64<br />...<br />1020. Flaming Creatures (1963) at ⭐ 3.11<br />1021. Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975) at ⭐ 3.09<br />1022. Empire (1965) at ⭐ 2.75</p><p><b>Oldest, newest films on the list:</b><br />1. A Trip to the Moon (1902)<br />2. Suspense. (1913)<br />3. Ingeborg Holm (1913)<br />4. Les Vampires (1915)<br />5. Shoes (1916) <br />...<br />1018. Petite Maman (2021)<br />1019. Drive My Car (2021)<br />1020. Titane (2021)<br />1021. The Power of the Dog (2021)<br />1022. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)</p><p><b>Most popular with Critics, with no Directors' votes</b><br />Get Out (2017) - Critics [31] + Directors [0]<br />Trouble in Paradise (1932) - Critics [21] + Directors [0]<br />All That Heaven Allows (1955) - Critics [21] + Directors [0]</p><p><b>Interesting differences between this list and the Official Top 250:</b><br />2001: A Space Odyssey, from #6 to #4<br />The Godfather, from #12 to #7<br />8½, from #32 to #18<br />Goodfellas, from #64 to #46<br />Andrei Rublov, from #69 to #47<br />A Woman Under the Influence, #116 to #60<br />The Godfather: Part II, #105 to #63<br />Raging Bull, from #131 to #70<br />Dr. Strangelove, from #198 to #134<br />Daisies, from #28 to #42<br />Portrait of a Lady on Fire, from #30 to #43<br />Daughters of the Dust, from #60 to #74<br />Casablanca, from #83 to #63<br />Sansho the Bailiff, from #76 to #102<br />Get Out, from #98 to #128</p>
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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.
http://www.alsolikelife.com/FilmDiary/rosenbaum.html
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<p>If you're feeling overwhelmed, but still want to squeeze a film into your daily routine, this list is made for you. Basically the only criteria is 90 minutes or less, 30 minutes or more, and I have to like it (or think that it looks interesting).</p>