No Time to Sleep - A Definitive List of Every Must Watch Movie

This is it - the definitive list to end all lists. These are the movies that somebody somewhere believes are worth watching (for a variety of reasons).

I've combined lists and recommendations from AFI, Cahiers du Cinema, Den of Geek, Empire, The Guardian, Insider, Letterboxd, Metacritic, Mark Kermode, Mubi, New York Times, and Rotten Tomatoes, as well as the books 1001 Movies to See Before You Die, 501 Must See Movies, 101 Movies to See Before You Grow Up and Beyond Casablanca. I've also included each year's Academy and BAFTA winners for Best Film, Best Foreign Language Film and Best Animated Film.

If you want an answer to which films you really must watch before you die, they're right here...

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(500) Days of Summer (2009)

(500) Days of Summer (2009)

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10 (1979)

10 (1979)

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10 to 11 (2009)

10 to 11 (2009)

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11:14 (2003)

11:14 (2003)

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12 Angry Men (1957)

12 Angry Men (1957)

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12 Years a Slave (2013)

12 Years a Slave (2013)

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127 Hours (2010)

127 Hours (2010)

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13 Going on 30 (2004)

13 Going on 30 (2004)

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13th (2016)

13th (2016)

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16 Blocks (2006)

16 Blocks (2006)

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1900 (1976)

1900 (1976)

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1984 (1984)

1984 (1984)

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2 Days in New York (2012)

2 Days in New York (2012)

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2 Days in Paris (2007)

2 Days in Paris (2007)

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2 Days in the Valley (1996)

2 Days in the Valley (1996)

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2 or 3 Things I Know About Her (1967)

2 or 3 Things I Know About Her (1967)

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

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2010 (1984)

2010 (1984)

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2012 (2009)

2012 (2009)

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2046 (2004)

2046 (2004)

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21 Grams (2003)

21 Grams (2003)

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24 Hour Party People (2002)

24 Hour Party People (2002)

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25th Hour (2002)

25th Hour (2002)

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28 Days Later (2002)

28 Days Later (2002)

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3 Idiots (2009)

3 Idiots (2009)

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3 Irons (2004)

3 Irons (2004)

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3 Women (1977)

3 Women (1977)

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3:10 to Yuma (1957)

3:10 to Yuma (1957)

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300 (2006)

300 (2006)

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35 Shots of Rum (2009)

35 Shots of Rum (2009)

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The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)

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The 39 Steps (1935)

The 39 Steps (1935)

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3-Iron (2004)

3-Iron (2004)

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4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)

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The 400 Blows (1959)

The 400 Blows (1959)

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42nd Street (1933)

42nd Street (1933)

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45 Years (2015)

45 Years (2015)

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5 Fingers (1952)

5 Fingers (1952)

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61* (2001)

61* (2001)

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