Genres & Themes for Peary's "Must See" Films
The following list is being updated on a regular basis, and will eventually include every title reviewed or listed in Peary's book.
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Farewell to Arms, A (1932)|
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Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings, The (1976)|
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Air Force (1943)|
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Far from Vietnam (1967)|
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Catch-22 (1970)|
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Entertainer, The (1960)|
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Belles of St. Trinian's, The (1955)|
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Charlie Bubbles (1967)|
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Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)|
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Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai Across the Eighth Dimension, The (1984)
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Blue Gardenia, The (1953)|
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Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse, The (1938)|
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Ben-Hur (1959)|
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Company of Wolves, The (1984)|
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Allegro Non Troppo (1976)|
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Helen Morgan Story, The (1957)|
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Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)|
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Blue Gardenia, The (1953)|
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Carnal Knowledge (1971)|
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Bend of the River (1952)|
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Catch-22 (1970)|
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Blood and Sand (1941)|
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Bwana Devil (1952)|
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Conformist, The (1971)|
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Barbarella (1968)|
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Barefoot Contessa, The (1954)|
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Baby Maker, The (1970)|
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Black Sunday (1960)|
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Funny Girl (1968)|
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And Then There Were None (1945)|
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Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)|
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Before the Revolution (1964)|
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Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)|
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Greatest Story Ever Told, The (1965)|
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Citizen Kane (1941)|
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Apartment, The (1960)
Abraham Lincoln (1930)
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Affair to Remember, An (1957)|
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Beguiled, The (1971)
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Five Easy Pieces (1970)|
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Big Fix, The (1978)
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Blade Runner (1982)|
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Age D'Or, L' (1930)|
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Blow Out (1981)|
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Barbary Coast (1935)|
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... And God Created Woman (1956)|
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All the King's Men (1949)
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Enter the Dragon (1973)|
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Brewster McCloud (1970)|
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Christmas Story, A (1983)|
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Airport (1970)|
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Driver, The (1978)|
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Day of Wrath / Vredens Dag (1943)|
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Down Argentine Way (1940)|
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Four Seasons, The (1981)|
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Annie Hall (1977)|
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Fallen Idol, The (1948)|
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Eagle and the Hawk, The (1933)|
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Andy Warhol's Bad / Bad (1971)|
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Atlantic City (1980)
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Belle du Jour (1967)|
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Cleopatra (1934)|
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Birth of the Blues (1941)|
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Angel Heart (1987)|
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Ben-Hur (1959)|
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Cheerleaders, The (1973)|
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Amarcord (1974)|
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Age D'Or, L' (1930)|
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Bitter Victory (1957)|
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Dreamscape (1984)|
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Annie Hall (1977)|
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Beguiled, The (1971)|
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Boom Town (1940)
Arsenal (1929)|
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Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)|
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Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)|
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Beguiled, The (1971)|
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Aparajito (1956)|
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Amadeus (1984)|
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Colossus: The Forbin Project / Forbin Project, The (1970)
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Baby Snakes (1979)|
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Beach Red (1967)
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Attack! (1956)|
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Badlands (1973)|
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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul / Fear Eats the Soul (1974)|
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Cuba (1979)|
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Help! (1965)|
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Ball of Fire (1941)|
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Ball of Fire (1941)|
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All That Jazz (1979)
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Brood, The (1979)|
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Airport (1970)|
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How the West Was Won (1962)|
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American Friend, The (1977)|
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Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1981)|
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Bad and the Beautiful, The (1952)|
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Accident (1967)|
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Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)
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Cocoon (1985)|
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From Here to Eternity (1953)|
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Carmen Jones (1954)
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Angels Over Broadway (1940)|
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Black Pirate, The (1926)|
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Bed Sitting Room, The (1969)|
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Blonde Ambition (1981)|
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All the President's Men (1976)|
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Fourth Man, The (1983)|
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Abraham Lincoln (1930)|
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Alphaville, A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution (1965)|
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Angi Vera (1979)
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Barefoot Contessa, The (1954)|
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Cocoon (1985)|
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Born to Dance (1936)|
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Baby Doll (1956)|
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America, America (1963)|
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)|
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Flaming Star (1960)|
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Between the Lines (1977)|
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Allegro Non Troppo (1976)|
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Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)|
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Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)|
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Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)|
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Exodus (1960)
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Baby, the Rain Must Fall (1965)|
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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)|
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Amarcord (1973)
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Barbarosa (1982)|
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Apocalypse Now (1979)
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Desire (1936)|
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Day of the Jackal, The (1973)|
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Danton (1983)
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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)
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Angel and the Badman (1947)|
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Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)|
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Angels Hard As They Come (1971)|
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Ball of Fire (1941)|
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Cage Aux Folles, La (1979)|
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Anatomy of a Murder (1959)|
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)|
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Blume in Love (1973)|
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Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)|
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Arthur (1981)|
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Beguiled, The (1971)|
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Danton (1983)|
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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul / Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
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Air Force (1943)
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Big Heat, The (1953)|
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Bad and the Beautiful, The (1952)|
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Alphaville, A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution (1965)
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)|
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Big Country, The (1958)|
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Anna Christie (1931)
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Conversation, The (1974)|
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Diary of a Lost Girl (1929)|
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Being There (1979)
American Graffiti (1973)
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
All of Me (1984)
Corbeau, Le / The Raven (1943)
Footloose (1984)
Blood Feast (1963)
Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)
American Friend, The (1977)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Black Stallion, The (1979)
Belle De Jour (1967)
Air Force (1943)
Day of the Triffids, The (1962)
Across the Pacific (1942)
Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)
America, America (1966)
Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972)
Aparajito (1956)
Autumn Sonata (1978)
Autumn Sonata (1978)
Fly, The (1958)
Brewster McCloud (1970)
Cal (1984)
Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
Accattone (1961)
Great Gatsby, The (1974)
Apartment, The (1960)
Carnal Knowledge (1971)
Airport (1970)
Jour de Fete (1949)
Berlin Express (1948)
Casino Royale (1967)
Baby Maker, The (1970)
Comes a Horseman (1978)
Americanization of Emily, The (1964)
East of Eden (1955)
Americanization of Emily, The (1964)
Barbarella (1968)
Born Losers, The (1967)
Boomerang! (1947)
All the President's Men (1976)
Devil and Miss Jones, The (1941)
Beauty and the Beast (1946)
Bete Humaine, La (1938)
Airport (1970)
Love Me Tonight (1932)
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
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Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension, The (1984)
Beat the Devil (1953)
American Werewolf in London, An (1981)
All That Jazz (1979)
Best Friends (1982)
Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
Barbary Coast (1935)
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
Air Force (1943)
Across the Pacific (1942)
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Billy Liar (1963)|
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Blow Out (1981)|
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Desperate Living (1977)|
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Alamo, The (1960)|
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Catch-22 (1970)|
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Caged Heat (1974)|
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Accident (1967)|
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All the President's Men (1976)|
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Adam's Rib (1949)|
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Americanization of Emily, The (1964)|
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Billy Liar (1963)|
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East of Eden (1955)|
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Glenn Miller Story, The (1954)|
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Aguirre The Wrath of God (1972)|
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Baby Doll (1956)|
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)|
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Body Heat (1981)|
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Behind the Green Door (1972)|
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Deadline -- U.S.A. (1952)|
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Frances (1982)|
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Ace in the Hole (1951)|
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Fires on the Plain (1959)|
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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)|
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Arsenal (1929)|
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Blood and Sand (1941)|
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Bad and the Beautiful, The (1952)|
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Alamo, The (1960)|
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Bounty, The (1984)|
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Detective Story (1951)|
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Anna and the King of Siam (1946)|
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Attack! (1956)|
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Anatomy of a Murder (1959)|
Bells of St. Mary's, The (1945) Duck Soup (1933) Going My Way (1944) Kid from Spain, The (1932) Love Affair (1939) Make Way For Tomorrow (1937) Milky Way, The (1936) My Son John (1952) Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) Six of a Kind (1934) |
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Gone With the Wind (1939)|
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Brainstorm (1983)|
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Ben Hur (1925)|
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All Screwed Up (1974)|
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Anna and the King of Siam (1946)|
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Camille (1936)|
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Autumn Sonata (1978)|
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Arthur (1981)|
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Hunchback of Notre Dame, The (1923)|
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Call of the Wild (1935)|
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Blade Runner (1982)|
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And Then There Were None (1945)|
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Atlantic City (1980)|
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Big Street, The (1942)|
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Good Earth, The (1937)|
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Re-Animator (1985) Rocky Horror Picture Show, The (1975) Scream and Scream Again (1970) Shanks (1974) Sisters (1973) Son of Frankenstein (1939) Sorcerers, The (1967) Strange Behavior/Dead Kids (1981) Testament of Dr. Mabuse, The / Crimes of Dr. Mabuse, The / Last Will of Dr. Mabuse, The (1933) Thing (From Another World), The (1951) Tingler, The (1959) Undertaker and His Pals, The (1966) Walking Dead, The (1936) X: The Man With the X-Ray Eyes (1963) Young Frankenstein (1974) |
Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai Across the Eighth Dimension, The (1984)|
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General Died at Dawn, The (1936)|
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American Friend, The (1977)|
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Caligula (1979)|
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Good Fairy, The (1935)|
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Anna Christie (1930)|
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Amityville Horror, The (1979)|
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Baron Blood (1972)|
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Bed and Board (1970) Belle De Jour (1967) Beyond the Forest (1949) Big Knife, The (1955) Blithe Spirit (1945) Block-Heads (1938) Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938) Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) Brief Encounter (1945) Cabin in the Sky (1943) Cat People (1942) Caught (1949) Child Under a Leaf (1974) Cimarron (1960) Clash By Night (1952) Cobweb, The (1955) Comedy of Terrors, The (1963) Contempt/Mepris, Le (1963) Craig's Wife (1936) Crazy-Quilt, The (1966) Crowd, The (1928) Cul-de-sac (1966) Daughters of Darkness (1971) Days of Wine and Roses (1962) Deadly Affair, The (1967) Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970) Duet for Cannibals (1969) Ecstasy (1933) Faces (1968) Finders Keepers, Lovers Weepers (1968) Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978) Giant (1956) Godfather, Part II, The (1974) Great Ziegfeld, The (1936) Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) Heartbreak Kid, The (1972) Heaven Can Wait (1943) I Married a Monster From Outer Space (1958) Knife in the Water (1962) Lenny (1974) Letter to Three Wives, A (1949) Living in a Big Way (1947) Long, Long Trailer, The (1954) Lost in America (1985) Love Me or Leave Me (1955) Love Parade, The (1929) Lovers and Other Strangers (1970) Luck of Ginger Coffey, The (1964) Lusty Men, The (1952) Made For Each Other (1939) Maisie (1939) Marnie (1964) Marriage Circle, The (1924) Marrying Kind, The (1952) Melvin and Howard (1980) Merrily We Go to Hell (1932) Mississippi Mermaid (1970) Music Lovers, The (1970) My Favorite Wife (1940) My Foolish Heart (1949) Night and Day (1946) No Sad Songs For Me (1950) Palm Beach Story, The (1942) Paradine Case, The (1947) Penny Serenade (1941) Pipe Dreams (1976) Pleasure Garden, The (1925) Power and the Glory, The (1933) Private Life of Henry VIII, The (1933) Pumpkin Eater, The (1964) Purple Rose of Cairo, The (1985) Quartet (1948) Quiet Man, The (1952) Rain People, The (1969) Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967) Serial (1980) Seven Year Itch, The (1955) Shoot the Moon (1982) Show Boat (1936) State of the Union (1948) Such Good Friends (1971) Susan and God (1940) Suspicion (1941) Terms of Endearment (1983) Thérèse Desqueyroux (1962) Topper Takes a Trip (1939) Transatlantic Tunnel / Tunnel, The (1935) Two for the Road (1967) Under Capricorn (1949) Urban Cowboy (1980) Voyage to Italy (1954) Way We Were, The (1973) We Are Not Alone (1939) Whirlpool (1949) Wind, The (1928) Woman of the Year (1942) Woman Under the Influence, A (1974) Xala (1974) |
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Blonde Venus (1932)|
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Apocalypse Now (1979)|
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Big Brawl, The (1980)|
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Edge of the City (1957)|
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Buffalo Bill (1944)|
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Fanny (1961)|
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Conan the Barbarian (1982)|
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Big Carnival, The / Ace in the Hole (1951)|
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Americanization of Emily, The (1964)|
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Berlin Express (1948)
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Deer Hunter, The (1978)|
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Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)|
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Alfie (1966)|
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Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)|
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Castle of the Living Dead (1964)|
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Avventura, L' (1960)|
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Beyond the Walls (1984)|
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Accident (1967)|
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Catch-22 (1970)|
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Alexander Nevsky (1938)|
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Barbary Coast (1935)|
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Blow-Up (1966)|
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Freud (1962)|
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Come Back to the 5 and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)|
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Zelig (1983) |
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Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1972)|
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All That Jazz (1979)|
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Caine Mutiny, The (1954)|
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Avventura, L' (1960)|
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Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)|
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Cafe Flesh (1982)|
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Andromeda Strain (1971)|
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Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)|
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Chimes at Midnight / Falstaff (1966)|
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Boy / Shonen (1969)|
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Badlands (1973)|
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Andy Warhol's Dracula / Blood For Dracula (1974)|
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Black Fury (1935)|
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Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)|
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Emperor Jones, The (1933)|
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Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951)|
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Body Double (1984)
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Curse of Frankenstein, The (1957)|
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Far From the Madding Crowd (1967)|
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Becket (1964)|
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Billy Budd (1962)|
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Cars That Ate Paris, The (1974)|
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Black Stallion, The (1979)|
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Brothers Rico, The (1957)|
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Blow-Up (1966)|
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Accattone (1961)|
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Black Pirate, The (1926)|
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Amadeus (1984)|
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Blow Out (1981)|
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Amityville Horror, The (1979)|
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Boy and His Dog, A (1975)|
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Baby Maker, The (1970)|
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Caveman (1981)|
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Deer Hunter, The (1978)|
Simon (1980) Song is Born, A (1948) Vivacious Lady (1938) Weird Woman (1944) |
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Aguirre The Wrath of God (1972)|
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Andromeda Strain (1971)|
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Beverly Hills Cop (1985)|
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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul / Fear Eats the Soul (1974)|
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American Hot Wax (1978)|
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Careful, He Might Hear You (1984)|
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Bed-Sitting Room, The (1969)|
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Battle Cry (1955)|
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Beau Geste (1939)|
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Beyond the Walls (1984)|
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A Nous la Liberte (1931)|
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Ashes and Diamonds (1958)|
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Anna and the King of Siam (1946)|
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Bite the Bullet (1975)|
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Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)