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100 Great Movies That Are the Cornerstones of Cinema

From the time the Lumière brothers started experimenting at capturing and storing everyday realities in moving frames to the cinema of the 21st century, we have traveled through decades of advancement. This had been made possible by early pioneers who realized the potential of cinema at such a time, and with careful observation and experimentation, invented new features and techniques that enriched the cinematic eye.
If we try to contrast today's advanced cinematic techniques with the creative outputs of previous decades, it may seem dated and hyped, but without those initial inventions, we wouldn't have gone anywhere. They literally created magic with their creativity with such limited resources, and this article wants to celebrate those achievements. The Lumière brothers underestimated the potential of cinema with the statement, "The cinema is an invention without any future." Filmmaker or not, these works are necessary viewing for every film lover.
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A Trip to the Moon (1902)
A Trip to the Moon (1902)
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Intolerance (1916)
Intolerance (1916)
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
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The Phantom Carriage (1921)
The Phantom Carriage (1921)
5
Nosferatu (1922)
Nosferatu (1922)
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Safety Last! (1923)
Safety Last! (1923)
7
Greed (1924)
Greed (1924)
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Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
9
The General (1926)
The General (1926)
10
Metropolis (1927)
Metropolis (1927)
11
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
12
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
13
Man With a Movie Camera (1929)
Man With a Movie Camera (1929)
14
City Lights (1931)
City Lights (1931)
15
King Kong (1933)
King Kong (1933)
16
It Happened One Night (1934)
It Happened One Night (1934)
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L'atalante (1934)
L'atalante (1934)
18
Grand Illusion (1937)
Grand Illusion (1937)
19
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Gone With the Wind (1939)
20
The Rules of the Game (1939)
The Rules of the Game (1939)
21
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
22
Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
23
Casablanca (1942)
Casablanca (1942)
24
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)
25
Children of Paradise (1945)
Children of Paradise (1945)
26
Rome, Open City (1945)
Rome, Open City (1945)
27
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
28
Rope (1948)
Rope (1948)
29
The Red Shoes (1948)
The Red Shoes (1948)
30
The Third Man (1949)
The Third Man (1949)
31
Rashomon (1950)
Rashomon (1950)
32
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
33
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
34
The Wages of Fear (1953)
The Wages of Fear (1953)
35
Tokyo Story (1953)
Tokyo Story (1953)
36
Ugetsu (1953)
Ugetsu (1953)
37
Godzilla (1954)
Godzilla (1954)
38
On the Waterfront (1954)
On the Waterfront (1954)
39
Seven Samurai (1954)
Seven Samurai (1954)
40
Pather Panchali (1955)
Pather Panchali (1955)
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