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Letterboxd Top 500

Letterboxd Top 500 is a ranked list published in 2026 — one of the 31 sources behind the film canon, weighted as editorial list. 155 of its 500 entries appear in the aggregated canon.

  1. 1Harakiri (1962)
  2. 2The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)
  3. 312 Angry Men (1957)Canon #137
  4. 4Come and See (1985)Canon #103
  5. 5Seven Samurai (1954)Canon #5
  6. 6High and Low (1963)
  7. 7The Shawshank Redemption (1994)Canon #95
  8. 8The Godfather Part II (1974)Canon #7
  9. 9The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
  10. 10City of God (2002)Canon #166
  11. 11The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)Canon #218
  12. 12Schindler's List (1993)Canon #133
  13. 13Yi Yi (2000)
  14. 14Parasite (2019)Canon #80
  15. 15The Godfather (1972)Canon #2
  16. 16Cinema Paradiso (1988)Canon #190
  17. 17Le Trou (1960)
  18. 18Ikiru (1952)Canon #139
  19. 19Ran (1985)Canon #187
  20. 20The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)Canon #130
  21. 21La Haine (1995)
  22. 22A Brighter Summer Day (1991)Canon #231
  23. 23The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
  24. 24Autumn Sonata (1978)
  25. 25The Dark Knight (2008)Canon #85
  26. 26Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
  27. 27Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)
  28. 28Woman in the Dunes (1964)
  29. 29I Am Cuba (1964)
  30. 30The Battle of Algiers (1966)Canon #61
  31. 31The Cranes Are Flying (1957)
  32. 32There Will Be Blood (2007)Canon #41
  33. 33GoodFellas (1990)Canon #12
  34. 34Paths of Glory (1957)Canon #199
  35. 35Interstellar (2014)
  36. 36Incendies (2010)
  37. 37Andrei Rublev (1966)Canon #70
  38. 38The Ascent (1977)
  39. 39Spirited Away (2001)Canon #55
  40. 40It's a Wonderful Life (1946)Canon #36
  41. 41Apocalypse Now (1979)Canon #6
  42. 42The Apartment (1960)Canon #50
  43. 43Sunset Boulevard (1950)Canon #33
  44. 44Tokyo Story (1953)Canon #10
  45. 45The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
  46. 46Sansho the Bailiff (1954)Canon #107
  47. 47The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)Canon #25
  48. 48Whiplash (2014)
  49. 49Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)Canon #143
  50. 50Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
  51. 51Fanny and Alexander (1982)Canon #91
  52. 52Red Beard (1965)
  53. 53Memories of Murder (2003)
  54. 54Close-Up (1990)Canon #109
  55. 55Life Is Beautiful (1997)
  56. 56Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
  57. 57Farewell My Concubine (1993)
  58. 58The Red Shoes (1948)Canon #78
  59. 59Nights of Cabiria (1957)
  60. 60Nobody Knows (2004)
  61. 61Barry Lyndon (1975)Canon #51
  62. 62Lawrence of Arabia (1962)Canon #11
  63. 63The Pianist (2002)
  64. 64Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
  65. 65Do the Right Thing (1989)Canon #52
  66. 66The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
  67. 67Eternity and a Day (1998)
  68. 68A Woman Under the Influence (1974)Canon #105
  69. 69Swing Girls (2004)
  70. 70Stalker (1979)Canon #127
  71. 71Satantango (1994)Canon #214
  72. 72Princess Mononoke (1997)
  73. 73Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
  74. 74Love Exposure (2008)
  75. 75The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025)
  76. 76Paper Moon (1973)
  77. 77The Handmaiden (2016)
  78. 78An Elephant Sitting Still (2018)
  79. 79Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)Canon #65
  80. 80The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)Canon #148
  81. 81Scenes from a Marriage (1974)
  82. 82Persona (1966)Canon #31
  83. 83Good Will Hunting (1997)
  84. 84Apur Sansar (1959)Canon #191
  85. 85Where Is the Friend's House? (1987)
  86. 86Perfect Blue (1997)
  87. 87Dune: Part Two (2024)
  88. 88In the Mood for Love (2000)Canon #20
  89. 89A Separation (2011)Canon #116
  90. 90Se7en (1995)
  91. 91Z (1969)
  92. 92Sherlock Jr. (1924)Canon #155
  93. 93One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)Canon #154
  94. 94Paris, Texas (1984)
  95. 95The Wages of Fear (1953)Canon #243
  96. 96Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
  97. 97All About Eve (1950)Canon #46
  98. 98Rear Window (1954)Canon #49
  99. 99Army of Shadows (1969)
  100. 100Landscape in the Mist (1988)
  101. 101Central Station (1998)
  102. 102Inglourious Basterds (2009)Canon #189
  103. 103Oldboy (2003)
  104. 104Amadeus (1984)Canon #115
  105. 105Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
  106. 106It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)
  107. 107Ordet (1955)Canon #104
  108. 108How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (2024)
  109. 109The Thing (1982)
  110. 110A Special Day (1977)
  111. 111Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
  112. 112Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc (2025)
  113. 113A Man Escaped (1956)Canon #114
  114. 114Dead Poets Society (1989)
  115. 115Singin' in the Rain (1952)Canon #8
  116. 116All That Jazz (1979)
  117. 117The Departed (2006)
  118. 118I'm Still Here (2024)
  119. 119Still Walking (2008)
  120. 120To Be or Not to Be (1942)Canon #88
  121. 121Monster (2023)
  122. 122Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
  123. 123Three Colours: Red (1994)Canon #250
  124. 124The Silence of the Lambs (1991)Canon #83
  125. 125Late Spring (1949)Canon #196
  126. 126Django Unchained (2012)
  127. 127Rocco and His Brothers (1960)Canon #245
  128. 128Das Boot (1981)
  129. 129Prisoners (2013)
  130. 130Wild Strawberries (1957)Canon #169
  131. 131The Great Dictator (1940)
  132. 132Funeral Parade of Roses (1969)
  133. 133City Lights (1931)Canon #21
  134. 134Underground (1995)
  135. 135Pather Panchali (1955)Canon #43
  136. 136The Seventh Seal (1957)Canon #73
  137. 137The Celebration (1998)
  138. 138Taste of Cherry (1997)
  139. 139Brief Encounter (1945)Canon #219
  140. 140The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
  141. 141Mirror (1975)Canon #161
  142. 142Mommy (2014)
  143. 143Perfect Days (2023)
  144. 144Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion (2013)
  145. 145Tampopo (1985)
  146. 146Before Sunset (2004)
  147. 147Psycho (1960)Canon #13
  148. 148Sing Sing (2023)
  149. 149Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
  150. 150Wings of Desire (1987)Canon #182
  151. 151Heat (1995)
  152. 152Project Hail Mary (2026)
  153. 153No Country for Old Men (2007)Canon #113
  154. 154Shoplifters (2018)
  155. 155Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
  156. 156The Elephant Man (1980)
  157. 157The Cremator (1969)
  158. 158Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)Canon #47
  159. 159The 400 Blows (1959)Canon #24
  160. 160Dersu Uzala (1975)
  161. 161Chinatown (1974)Canon #9
  162. 162Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
  163. 163Children of Men (2006)Canon #180
  164. 164Yojimbo (1961)Canon #221
  165. 165Children of Paradise (1945)Canon #68
  166. 166Opening Night (1977)
  167. 167Before Sunrise (1995)
  168. 168The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)Canon #134
  169. 169We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974)
  170. 170The Lives of Others (2006)
  171. 171Malcolm X (1992)
  172. 172Fail Safe (1964)
  173. 173The Sacrifice (1986)
  174. 174The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)Canon #181
  175. 175The Father (2020)
  176. 176M (1931)Canon #39
  177. 177La Notte (1961)
  178. 178Secrets & Lies (1996)
  179. 179Bicycle Thieves (1948)Canon #40
  180. 180Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
  181. 181The Prestige (2006)
  182. 182Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest (2006)
  183. 183The Green Mile (1999)
  184. 184Life, and Nothing More... (1992)
  185. 185Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)
  186. 186Nostalgia (1983)
  187. 187The Hunt (2012)
  188. 188Song of the Sea (2014)
  189. 189The Iron Giant (1999)
  190. 190Ace in the Hole (1951)
  191. 191Akira (1988)
  192. 192Some Like It Hot (1959)Canon #16
  193. 193Casablanca (1942)Canon #17
  194. 194Cure (1997)
  195. 195Ritual (2000)
  196. 196Chungking Express (1994)
  197. 197Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)
  198. 198Look Back (2024)
  199. 19981⁄2 (1963)Canon #27
  200. 200Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (2025)
  201. 201Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
  202. 202Throne of Blood (1957)
  203. 203Fight Club (1999)
  204. 204Aparajito (1956)
  205. 205Sorcerer (1977)
  206. 206Rififi (1955)
  207. 207A Matter of Life and Death (1946)Canon #136
  208. 208Mary and Max (2009)
  209. 209La Dolce Vita (1960)Canon #57
  210. 210Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)Canon #60
  211. 211Ugetsu (1953)Canon #66
  212. 212Network (1976)Canon #72
  213. 213Il Sorpasso (1962)
  214. 214The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)
  215. 215The Fall (2006)
  216. 216Umberto D. (1952)Canon #239
  217. 217Mulholland Drive (2001)Canon #28
  218. 218Modern Times (1936)Canon #135
  219. 219The Face of Another (1966)
  220. 220The Night of the Hunter (1955)Canon #34
  221. 221A Moment of Innocence (1996)
  222. 222Kes (1969)
  223. 223Double Indemnity (1944)Canon #62
  224. 224The Holdovers (2023)
  225. 225Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
  226. 226Saving Private Ryan (1998)Canon #118
  227. 227Winter Light (1963)
  228. 2284 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)
  229. 229I Swear (2025)
  230. 230The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)Canon #110
  231. 231The First Slam Dunk (2022)
  232. 232The Sound of Music (1965)Canon #123
  233. 233Macario (1960)
  234. 234Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020)
  235. 235Kamikaze Girls (2004)
  236. 236Alien (1979)Canon #69
  237. 237Son of the White Mare (1981)
  238. 238The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)Canon #101
  239. 239Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
  240. 240The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
  241. 241Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021)
  242. 242Time of the Gypsies (1988)
  243. 243Metropolis (1927)Canon #99
  244. 244Vada Chennai (2018)
  245. 245Kwaidan (1964)
  246. 246Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
  247. 247Poetry (2010)
  248. 2482001: A Space Odyssey (1968)Canon #4
  249. 249WALL·E (2008)
  250. 250Sweet Smell of Success (1957)Canon #128
  251. 251For a Few Dollars More (1965)
  252. 252The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)Canon #159
  253. 253Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)Canon #97
  254. 254To Live (1994)
  255. 255The Lovers on the Bridge (1991)
  256. 256Dreams (1990)
  257. 257An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
  258. 258The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)Canon #188
  259. 259The King of Comedy (1982)
  260. 260The Third Man (1949)Canon #44
  261. 261Kagemusha (1980)
  262. 262Millennium Actress (2001)
  263. 263Wolfwalkers (2020)
  264. 264Amour (2012)
  265. 265Pulp Fiction (1994)Canon #22
  266. 266The Devils (1971)
  267. 267Inception (2010)Canon #247
  268. 268Turtles Can Fly (2004)
  269. 269Ratatouille (2007)
  270. 270Embrace of the Serpent (2015)
  271. 271Trainspotting (1996)
  272. 272The Turin Horse (2011)
  273. 273Your Name. (2016)
  274. 274Fireworks (1997)
  275. 275Dancer in the Dark (2000)
  276. 276Once Upon a Time in America (1984)Canon #163
  277. 277The White Ribbon (2009)Canon #244
  278. 278Magnolia (1999)
  279. 279The Lion King (1994)
  280. 280Solaris (1972)
  281. 281Shame (1968)
  282. 282Thelma & Louise (1991)
  283. 283They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
  284. 284Joint Security Area (2000)
  285. 285Capernaum (2018)
  286. 286Children of Heaven (1997)
  287. 287The Young and the Damned (1950)
  288. 288The Truman Show (1998)
  289. 289Vertigo (1958)Canon #3
  290. 290Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)
  291. 291Persepolis (2007)
  292. 292Cria! (1976)
  293. 293The Man Who Sleeps (1974)
  294. 294The Shining (1980)Canon #71
  295. 295Le Samouraï (1967)
  296. 296Meiyazhagan (2024)
  297. 297Hope (2013)
  298. 298Winter Sleep (2014)
  299. 299The Deer Hunter (1978)Canon #150
  300. 300Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
  301. 301Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
  302. 302Mysterious Skin (2004)
  303. 303A Dog's Will (2000)
  304. 304Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
  305. 305Happy Together (1997)
  306. 306Cries and Whispers (1972)Canon #238
  307. 307Le Cercle Rouge (1970)
  308. 308A Taxi Driver (2017)
  309. 309Rosemary's Baby (1968)
  310. 310Casino (1995)
  311. 311Sound of Metal (2019)
  312. 312Aftersun (2022)
  313. 313Raging Bull (1980)Canon #32
  314. 314A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)
  315. 315Better Days (2019)
  316. 316The Last Picture Show (1971)Canon #235
  317. 317Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)
  318. 318Comrades, Almost a Love Story (1996)
  319. 319Grand Illusion (1937)Canon #77
  320. 320Back to the Future (1985)Canon #174
  321. 321The Taste of Tea (2004)
  322. 322The Kid (1921)
  323. 323The Sting (1973)Canon #211
  324. 324Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2017)
  325. 325Good Morning (1959)
  326. 326Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 (2012)
  327. 327In the Name of the Father (1993)
  328. 328HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024)
  329. 329The Wild Robot (2024)
  330. 330Unforgiven (1992)Canon #122
  331. 331Boogie Nights (1997)
  332. 332Drive My Car (2021)
  333. 333Linda Linda Linda (2005)
  334. 334Love Streams (1984)
  335. 335Joyland (2022)
  336. 336Through the Olive Trees (1994)
  337. 337PlayTime (1967)Canon #90
  338. 338The Conformist (1970)Canon #87
  339. 339RRR (2022)
  340. 340Moonlight (2016)Canon #89
  341. 341A Face in the Crowd (1957)
  342. 342Dogville (2003)
  343. 343Mind Game (2004)
  344. 344Rashomon (1950)Canon #29
  345. 345Pixote (1980)
  346. 346Kumbalangi Nights (2019)
  347. 347The Grapes of Wrath (1940)Canon #168
  348. 348Full Metal Jacket (1987)
  349. 349Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
  350. 350In a Lonely Place (1950)
  351. 351Amélie (2001)
  352. 352The General (1926)Canon #58
  353. 353The Return (2003)
  354. 354Ivan's Childhood (1962)
  355. 355My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
  356. 356Roman Holiday (1953)
  357. 357My Life as a Zucchini (2016)
  358. 358Céline and Julie Go Boating (1974)
  359. 359A Prophet (2009)
  360. 360Klaus (2019)
  361. 361Diabolique (1955)
  362. 362Coraline (2009)
  363. 363Hamnet (2025)
  364. 364Day for Night (1973)Canon #229
  365. 365All About My Mother (1999)
  366. 366Princes and Princesses (2000)
  367. 367The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
  368. 368The Children's Hour (1961)
  369. 369North by Northwest (1959)Canon #26
  370. 370What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
  371. 371The Straight Story (1999)
  372. 372Hard Boiled (1992)
  373. 373The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
  374. 374Amores Perros (2000)
  375. 375The Long Goodbye (1973)
  376. 376Stand by Me (1986)
  377. 377Threads (1984)
  378. 378Shutter Island (2010)
  379. 379Whisper of the Heart (1995)
  380. 380Like Father, Like Son (2013)
  381. 381Rio Bravo (1959)Canon #142
  382. 382Who Killed Captain Alex? (2010)
  383. 383The Fire Within (1963)
  384. 384Gladiator (2000)
  385. 385Citizen Kane (1941)Canon #1
  386. 386La Strada (1954)Canon #227
  387. 387All the President's Men (1976)
  388. 388Little Women (2019)
  389. 389Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
  390. 390Tokyo Sonata (2008)
  391. 391Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)Canon #147
  392. 392Ernest & Celestine (2012)
  393. 393Güeros (2014)
  394. 394All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
  395. 395Memento (2000)Canon #179
  396. 396Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000)
  397. 397Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)Canon #18
  398. 398Cabaret (1972)
  399. 399Rome, Open City (1945)Canon #228
  400. 400It Happened One Night (1934)Canon #170
  401. 401The Matrix (1999)Canon #200
  402. 402Forrest Gump (1994)Canon #248
  403. 403Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)Canon #172
  404. 404Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
  405. 405The Exterminating Angel (1962)Canon #225
  406. 406The Second Mother (2015)
  407. 407Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)Canon #144
  408. 408Mother (2009)
  409. 409Carandiru (2003)
  410. 410Touch of Evil (1958)Canon #48
  411. 411Memoir of a Snail (2024)
  412. 412Blue Giant (2023)
  413. 413Nashville (1975)Canon #94
  414. 414Black Swan (2010)
  415. 415The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)Canon #176
  416. 416My Night at Maud's (1969)
  417. 417The Green Ray (1986)
  418. 418Phantom Thread (2017)
  419. 41912 Years a Slave (2013)Canon #157
  420. 420Silenced (2011)
  421. 421Lilya 4-ever (2002)
  422. 422The Great Escape (1963)
  423. 423Short Term 12 (2013)
  424. 424Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)Canon #117
  425. 425Through a Glass Darkly (1961)
  426. 426Cool Hand Luke (1967)
  427. 427On the Waterfront (1954)Canon #64
  428. 428After Life (1998)
  429. 429Mulan (1998)
  430. 430Alice in the Cities (1974)
  431. 431The Killer (1989)
  432. 432All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)
  433. 433Punishment Park (1971)
  434. 434Pride (2014)
  435. 435The Virgin Spring (1960)
  436. 436American History X (1998)
  437. 437Synecdoche, New York (2008)
  438. 438Fallen Angels (1995)
  439. 439Star Wars (1977)
  440. 440Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
  441. 441Brokeback Mountain (2005)Canon #173
  442. 442Oppenheimer (2023)Canon #185
  443. 443The Wolf House (2018)
  444. 444Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)Canon #186
  445. 445The Great Silence (1968)
  446. 446Past Lives (2023)
  447. 447Society of the Snow (2023)
  448. 448Dial M for Murder (1954)
  449. 449The Gold Rush (1925)Canon #171
  450. 450The Intouchables (2011)
  451. 4513 Idiots (2009)
  452. 452Sentimental Value (2025)
  453. 453My Father's Shadow (2025)
  454. 454Midnight Cowboy (1969)Canon #212
  455. 455The Leopard (1963)Canon #81
  456. 456Nine Queens (2000)
  457. 457Sanjuro (1962)
  458. 458Mustang (2015)
  459. 459Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)Canon #54
  460. 460Pan's Labyrinth (2006)Canon #226
  461. 461Three Colours: Blue (1993)
  462. 462I Dream in Another Language (2017)
  463. 463Terrorizers (1986)
  464. 464The Hidden Fortress (1958)
  465. 465Seconds (1966)
  466. 466Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
  467. 4673 Women (1977)
  468. 468Limelight (1952)
  469. 469The Sword of Doom (1966)
  470. 470Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
  471. 471One Sings, the Other Doesn't (1977)
  472. 472There's Still Tomorrow (2023)
  473. 473Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
  474. 474Breaking the Waves (1996)
  475. 475The Conversation (1974)Canon #183
  476. 476Scarface (1983)
  477. 477Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
  478. 478How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
  479. 479Fargo (1996)Canon #92
  480. 480The Servant (1963)
  481. 481Le Bonheur (1965)
  482. 482Wild Tales (2014)
  483. 483Faust (1926)
  484. 484Rope (1948)
  485. 485Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
  486. 486The Invite (2026)
  487. 487Pride & Prejudice (2005)
  488. 488Redline (2009)
  489. 489In Cold Blood (1967)
  490. 490McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
  491. 491The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
  492. 492Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
  493. 493Arrival (2016)
  494. 494Souleymane's Story (2024)
  495. 495Short Cuts (1993)
  496. 496Love Letter (1995)
  497. 497Reservoir Dogs (1992)
  498. 49812th Fail (2023)
  499. 499The Cameraman (1928)
  500. 500Our Little Sister (2015)

List compiled and published by its original authors; positions shown as published. View the original at letterboxd.com. Canon ranks link to each entry's full evidence page.