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Film Critic/Historian Cole Smithey's Top 100 Movies

From a veteran film historian and critic based in Manhattan specializing in all genres of film (and frequently cited by Rotten Tomatoes), Cole Smithey has been billed by Smart New Media as "The Smartest Film Critic in the World." Here are his picks for the Top 100 Movies of all time - appearing in no particular order.
List Creator Note: ended up being 103 with Godfather movies and Apu Trilogy split into individual items.
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1900 (1976)
1900 (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   55%
2
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
3
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
4
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
5
The Fog of War (2003)
The Fog of War (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
6
The Wages of Fear (1953)
The Wages of Fear (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
7
Secrets & Lies (1996)
Secrets & Lies (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
8
Come and See (1985)
Come and See (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
9
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
10
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
11
That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
12
The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
13
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
14
The Battle of Algiers (1966)
The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
15
Los Olvidados (1950)
Los Olvidados (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
16
Viridiana (1961)
Viridiana (1961)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
17
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
18
Breaking the Waves (1996)
Breaking the Waves (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
19
City of Women (1980)
City of Women (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
20
Belle De Jour (1967)
Belle De Jour (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
21
The Great Dictator (1940)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
22
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
23
Taxi Driver (1976)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
24
The Conformist (1970)
The Conformist (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
25
Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
26
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
27
The 400 Blows (1959)
The 400 Blows (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
28
Starship Troopers (1997)
Starship Troopers (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
29
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
30
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
31
The Exterminating Angel (1962)
The Exterminating Angel (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
32
Pather Panchali (1955)
Pather Panchali (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
33
Aparajito (1956)
Aparajito (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
34
The World of Apu (1959)
The World of Apu (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
35
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
36
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
37
Rashomon (1950)
Rashomon (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
38
The Third Man (1949)
The Third Man (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
39
La Terra Trema (1948)
La Terra Trema (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
40
Tokyo Story (1953)
Tokyo Story (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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