Steven Jay Schneider's 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die

by kmjenkinson | Public

2020 Edition (don't think there is a 2021 one)

1,001 titles

1. A Trip to the Moon (1902)

TV-G | 13 min | Short, Action, Adventure

8.1

2. The Great Train Robbery (1903)

TV-G | 11 min | Short, Action, Adventure

7.3

3. The Birth of a Nation (1915)

TV-PG | 195 min | Drama, History, War

6.1

4. Les vampires (1915)

Not Rated | 421 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

7.3

5. Intolerance (1916)

Passed | 163 min | Drama, History

7.7

6. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

Not Rated | 67 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

7. Broken Blossoms (1919)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance

7.2

8. Within Our Gates (1920)

Not Rated | 79 min | Drama, Romance

6.4

9. Orphans of the Storm (1921)

Not Rated | 150 min | Drama, History, Romance

7.3

10. The Phantom Carriage (1921)

Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

11. The Smiling Madame Beudet (1923)

26 min | Short, Drama

6.6

12. Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)

Not Rated | 242 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

7.8

13. Nanook of the North (1922)

Passed | 78 min | Documentary

7.6

14. Nosferatu (1922)

Not Rated | 94 min | Fantasy, Horror

7.9

15. Häxan (1922)

Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, Fantasy, Horror

7.6

16. Foolish Wives (1922)

Not Rated | 117 min | Drama, Thriller

17. Our Hospitality (1923)

Passed | 65 min | Comedy, Romance, Thriller

7.8

18. The Wheel (1923)

Not Rated | 417 min | Drama

7.5

19. The Last Laugh (1924)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama

20. Strike (1925)

Not Rated | 82 min | Drama

7.6

21. Sherlock Jr. (1924)

Passed | 45 min | Action, Comedy, Romance

8.2

22. The Great White Silence (1922)

80 min | Documentary

23. Greed (1924)

Not Rated | 140 min | Drama, Thriller, Western

24. The Thief of Bagdad (1924)

Not Rated | 155 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

7.7

25. The Eagle (1925)

Unrated | 73 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

6.6

26. The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

Passed | 93 min | Horror

7.5

27. Battleship Potemkin (1925)

Not Rated | 66 min | Drama, History, Thriller

7.9

28. The Gold Rush (1925)

Passed | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

8.1

29. The Big Parade (1925)

Not Rated | 151 min | Drama, Romance, War

7.9

30. The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)

Not Rated | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

7.8

31. Metropolis (1927)

Not Rated | 153 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

8.3

32. Sunrise (1927)

Passed | 94 min | Drama, Romance

8.1

33. The General (1926)

Passed | 78 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

8.1

34. The Unknown (1927)

Unrated | 68 min | Drama, Horror, Romance

7.7

35. October (Ten Days that Shook the World) (1927)

95 min | Drama, History

7.4

36. The Jazz Singer (1927)

Passed | 88 min | Drama, Music, Musical

6.4

37. Napoleon (1927)

330 min | Biography, Drama, History

8.2

38. The Kid Brother (1927)

Passed | 82 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

7.6

39. The Crowd (1928)

Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Romance

8.1

40. The Docks of New York (1928)

Not Rated | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

7.5

41. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

Passed | 114 min | Biography, Drama, History

8.1

42. Un chien andalou (1929)

Not Rated | 16 min | Short, Fantasy, Horror

7.6

43. Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)

Not Rated | 70 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

7.8

44. Storm Over Asia (1928)

74 min | Drama, War

45. A Throw of Dice (1929)

Not Rated | 74 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

6.5

46. Man with a Movie Camera (1929)

Not Rated | 68 min | Documentary

8.3

47. Pandora's Box (1929)

Not Rated | 109 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

7.8

48. Blackmail (1929)

Not Rated | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

6.9

49. Little Caesar (1931)

Not Rated | 79 min | Action, Crime, Drama

7.2

50. The Blue Angel (1930)

Passed | 104 min | Drama, Music, Romance

7.7

51. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

Passed | 152 min | Drama, War

8.1

52. The Golden Age (1930)

Not Rated | 63 min | Comedy, Drama

7.2

53. Earth (1930)

Unrated | 75 min | Drama

7.2

54. À Nous la Liberté (1931)

Not Rated | 83 min | Comedy, Musical

7.4

55. Limit (1931)

Not Rated | 114 min | Drama, Romance

56. Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (1931)

TV-PG | 86 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

7.4

57. City Lights (1931)

G | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

8.5

58. Dracula (1931)

Passed | 75 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

7.4

59. Frankenstein (1931)

Passed | 70 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

7.8

60. The Public Enemy (1931)

Passed | 83 min | Crime, Drama

7.6

61. M (1931)

Passed | 99 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

8.3

62. Vampyr (1932)

Not Rated | 75 min | Fantasy, Horror

7.4

63. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

Passed | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

8.2

64. Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)

Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy

7.2

65. Love Me Tonight (1932)

Passed | 104 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

7.5

66. Shanghai Express (1932)

Approved | 82 min | Adventure, Drama, Film-Noir

7.3

67. Trouble in Paradise (1932)

Passed | 83 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance

7.9

68. Scarface (1932)

PG | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama

7.7

69. Freaks (1932)

Not Rated | 64 min | Drama, Horror

7.8

70. 42nd Street (1933)

Passed | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

7.3

71. Footlight Parade (1933)

Passed | 104 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

7.5

72. The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1932)

Approved | 88 min | Drama, Romance, War

6.9

73. She Done Him Wrong (1933)

Passed | 66 min | Comedy, Drama, History

6.3

74. Duck Soup (1933)

Not Rated | 69 min | Comedy, Musical

7.7

75. Zero for Conduct (1933)

Not Rated | 47 min | Drama

7.2

76. Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)

Passed | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

7.7

77. King Kong (1933)

Passed | 100 min | Adventure, Horror

7.9

78. Las Hurdes (1933)

30 min | Documentary, Short

7.3

79. Sons of the Desert (1933)

Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Family

7.5

80. Queen Christina (1933)

Approved | 99 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

7.5

81. Triumph of the Will (1935)

Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary, History

7.1

82. It's a Gift (1934)

Passed | 68 min | Comedy

7.1

83. The Goddess (1934)

TV-PG | 85 min | Drama

7.6

84. It Happened One Night (1934)

Passed | 105 min | Comedy, Romance

8.1

85. L'Atalante (1934)

Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

7.7

86. The Black Cat (1934)

Not Rated | 65 min | Crime, Horror, Romance

6.9

87. The Thin Man (1934)

TV-PG | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

7.9

88. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

Passed | 132 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

7.6

89. The 39 Steps (1935)

Approved | 86 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

7.6

90. A Night at the Opera (1935)

Passed | 96 min | Comedy, Music, Musical

7.8

91. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Not Rated | 75 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

7.8

92. Captain Blood (1935)

Passed | 119 min | Action, Adventure, History

7.7

93. Top Hat (1935)

Not Rated | 101 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

7.7

94. Peter Ibbetson (1935)

Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

6.9

95. Modern Times (1936)

G | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

8.5

96. Swing Time (1936)

Passed | 103 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

7.5

97. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

Not Rated | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

7.8

98. My Man Godfrey (1936)

Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

7.9

99. The Story of a Cheat (1936)

81 min | Comedy

7.6

100. Camille (1936)

Passed | 109 min | Drama, Romance

7.3

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