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TCM's The Essentials Volumes 1 and 2

Beginning in 2001, one of the mainstays of Turner Classic Movies's programming is its Saturday evening offering called "The Essentials". Each week TCM's lead host (first the late Robert Osborne, now Ben Manckiewicz) and a noted authority and/or film lover would introduce, present, and discuss a film that TCM deemed essential viewing for a knowledgeable film buff. In 2016, TCM began publishing companion books to the series written by Jeremy Arnold. So far, there have been two volumes, each presenting 52 "Must See Movies and Why They Are Important!" Here are the 104 movies contained in the two published volumes to date.
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Metropolis (1927)
Metropolis (1927)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
2
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
3
City Lights (1931)
City Lights (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
4
Grand Hotel (1932)
Grand Hotel (1932)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
5
King Kong (1933)
King Kong (1933)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
6
Duck Soup (1933)
Duck Soup (1933)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
7
It Happened One Night (1934)
It Happened One Night (1934)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
8
The Thin Man (1934)
The Thin Man (1934)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
9
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
10
Swing Time (1936)
Swing Time (1936)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
11
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
12
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
13
The Lady Eve (1941)
The Lady Eve (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
14
Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
15
Now, Voyager (1942)
Now, Voyager (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
16
Casablanca (1942)
Casablanca (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
17
Double Indemnity (1944)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
18
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
19
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
20
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
21
Out of the Past (1947)
Out of the Past (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
22
The Red Shoes (1948)
The Red Shoes (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
23
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
24
The Third Man (1949)
The Third Man (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
25
White Heat (1949)
White Heat (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
26
Adam's Rib (1949)
Adam's Rib (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
27
Winchester '73 (1950)
Winchester '73 (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
28
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
29
Gun Crazy (1950)
Gun Crazy (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
30
All About Eve (1950)
All About Eve (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
31
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
32
Roman Holiday (1953)
Roman Holiday (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
33
Seven Samurai (1954)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
34
On the Waterfront (1954)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
35
Rear Window (1954)
Rear Window (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
36
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
37
The Searchers (1956)
The Searchers (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
38
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
39
North by Northwest (1959)
North by Northwest (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
40
Ben-Hur (1959)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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