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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It Should Happen to You (1954)|
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African Queen, The (1952)|
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Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings, The (1976)|
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Air Force (1943)
Far from Vietnam (1967)|
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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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Ben-Hur (1959)|
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Alien (1979)|
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Andy Warhol's Bad / Bad (1971)|
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Allegro Non Troppo (1976)|
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Bend of the River (1952)|
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Avventura, L' (1960)|
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Bwana Devil (1952)|
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Alice's Restaurant (1969)|
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American in Paris, An (1951)|
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Conformist, The (1971)|
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Barbarella (1968)|
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African Queen, The (1952)|
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Annie Oakley (1935)|
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Adam's Rib (1949)|
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Day for Night/Nuit Americaine, Le (1973)|
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Before the Revolution (1964)|
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Beau Pere (1981)|
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All About Eve (1950)|
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Greatest Story Ever Told, The (1965)|
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Citizen Kane (1941)|
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Apartment, The (1960)|
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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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Blade Runner (1982)|
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Age D'Or, L' (1930)|
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Blow Out (1981)|
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Christmas Story, A (1983)|
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Battling Butler, The (1926)
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Driver, The (1978)|
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Day of Wrath / Vredens Dag (1943)|
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At the Circus (1939)|
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Fallen Idol, The (1948)|
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Atlantic City (1980)|
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Child Is Waiting, A (1963)|
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Cleopatra (1934)|
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Circus, The (1928)
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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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Christmas Story, A (1983)|
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Beguiled, The (1971)|
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Arsenal (1929)|
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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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Seven Beauties (1976)|
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Baby Snakes (1979)
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Baby Maker, The (1970)|
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Attack! (1956)|
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Badlands (1973)|
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All That Heaven Allows (1955)|
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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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All That Jazz (1979)|
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Brood, The (1979)|
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Johnny Belinda (1948)|
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Best Years of Our Lives, The (1946)|
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Elephant Man, The (1980)|
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Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)
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All That Heaven Allows (1955)
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Blonde Ambition (1981)
Keetje Tippel (1974)|
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Abraham Lincoln (1930)
Alphaville, A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution (1965)|
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Angi Vera (1979)|
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America, America (1963)|
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Cocoon (1985)|
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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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Baby, the Rain Must Fall (1965)|
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American in Paris, An (1951)|
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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)|
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Bicycle Thief, The/Bicycle Thieves (1949)|
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Amarcord (1973)
Adam's Rib (1949)|
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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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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)|
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Faust (1926)|
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Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)|
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Cage Aux Folles, La (1979)|
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Adam's Rib (1949)|
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)|
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Alice Adams (1935)|
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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul / Fear Eats the Soul (1974)|
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Alphaville, A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution (1965)
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Conversation, The (1974)
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Captain Cronos: Vampire Hunter (1974)|
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For Heaven's Sake (1926)
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Cry of the Penguins / Mr. Forbush and the Penguins (1971)|
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All of Me (1984)|
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Blood Feast (1963)
Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)|
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American Friend, The (1977)|
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Birds, The (1963)|
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Block-Heads, The (1938)|
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Black Stallion, The (1979)
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Belle De Jour (1967)|
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Air Force (1943)|
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Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)|
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America, America (1966)|
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Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972)|
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Aparajito (1956)
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Fly, The (1958)|
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Brewster McCloud (1970)|
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Cal (1984)|
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Accattone (1961)|
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Great Gatsby, The (1974)
Jour de Fete (1949)
Berlin Express (1948)
Casino Royale (1967)|
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Bride of Frankenstein (1935)|
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Beauty and the Beast (1946)|
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Bete Humaine, La (1938)|
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Artists and Models (1955)|
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Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)|
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Cheyenne Autumn (1964)|
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Across the Pacific (1942)|
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Billy Liar (1963)|
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Desperate Living (1977)|
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Alamo, The (1960)|
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Caged Heat (1974)|
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Big Combo, The (1955)
All About Eve (1950)|
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Accident (1967)
All the President's Men (1976)|
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Altered States (1980)
Behind the Green Door (1972)|
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Birds, The (1963)|
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Beyond the Forest (1949)|
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Fires on the Plain (1959)|
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Barry Lyndon (1975)|
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Arsenal (1929)|
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Adam's Rib (1949)|
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Affair to Remember, An (1957)|
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Band Wagon, The (1953)|
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Brainstorm (1983)
All Screwed Up (1974)
Alice Adams (1935)
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Blade Runner (1982)|
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Atlantic City (1980)
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Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai Across the Eighth Dimension, The (1984)|
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All About Eve (1950)|
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Baron Blood (1972)|
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Big Brawl, The (1980)|
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Animal Crackers (1930)|
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Big Carnival, The / Ace in the Hole (1951)|
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Blazing Saddles (1974)|
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Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)|
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Black Narcissus (1947)|
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Castle of the Living Dead (1964)|
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Beyond the Walls (1984)|
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Accident (1967)|
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Alexander Nevsky (1938)|
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African Queen, The (1952)
All of Me (1984)
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Blow-Up (1966)|
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Come Back to the 5 and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)|
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Altered States (1980)|
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Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1972)
All That Jazz (1979)|
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Caine Mutiny, The (1954)|
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Avventura, L' (1960)|
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Cafe Flesh (1982)|
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Andromeda Strain (1971)|
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Bells of St. Mary's, The (1945)|
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Come Back to the 5 and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
Chimes at Midnight / Falstaff (1966)|
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Boy / Shonen (1969)|
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Advise & Consent (1962)|
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Badlands (1973)|
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Bedazzled (1967)
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Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951)|
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Body Double (1984)
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Cars That Ate Paris, The (1974)|
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Black Stallion, The (1979)|
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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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Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)|
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Blow Out (1981)|
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All the King's Men (1949)|
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Amityville Horror, The (1979)|
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Baby Maker, The (1970)|
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Caveman (1981)|
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Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend, The (1949)|
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Bedtime for Bonzo (1951)|
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Deer Hunter, The (1978)|
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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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Aguirre The Wrath of God (1972)