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Ebert Great Movies (I–IV)

Ebert Great Movies (I–IV) is an unranked selection published in 2016 — one of the 31 sources behind the film canon, weighted as critics' canon. 158 of its 378 entries appear in the aggregated canon.

·12 Angry Men (1957)Canon #137
·2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)Canon #4
·21 Up (1977)
·25th Hour (2002)
·28 Up (1984)
·3 Women (1977)
·35 Up (1991)
·42 Up (1998)
·7 Plus Seven (1970)
·81⁄2 (1963)Canon #27
·A Christmas Story (1983)
·A Hard Day's Night (1964)Canon #217
·A Man Escaped (1956)Canon #114
·A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
·A Sunday in the Country (1984)
·A Tale of Winter (1992)
·A Woman Under the Influence (1974)Canon #105
·A Woman's Tale (1991)
·A Year of the Quiet Sun (1984)
·A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
·Ace in the Hole (1951)
·Adaptation. (2002)
·After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
·After Hours (1985)
·Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)Canon #120
·Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)Canon #172
·Alien (1979)Canon #69
·All About Eve (1950)Canon #46
·Amadeus (1984)Canon #115
·Amarcord (1973)Canon #177
·An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
·Annie Hall (1977)Canon #38
·Aparajito (1956)
·Apocalypse Now (1979)Canon #6
·Apur Sansar (1959)Canon #191
·Army of Shadows (1969)
·Atlantic City (1980)
·Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)Canon #111
·Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)
·Babel (2006)
·Badlands (1973)Canon #215
·Baraka (1992)
·Barry Lyndon (1975)Canon #51
·Battleship Potemkin (1925)Canon #53
·Beat the Devil (1953)
·Beauty and the Beast (1946)Canon #205
·Being There (1979)Canon #237
·Belle de Jour (1967)Canon #240
·Bicycle Thieves (1948)Canon #40
·Blade Runner (1982)Canon #45
·Blow-Up (1966)
·Bob le Flambeur (1956)
·Body Heat (1981)
·Bonnie and Clyde (1967)Canon #131
·Breathless (1960)Canon #42
·Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
·Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
·Broken Blossoms (1919)
·Cabiria (1914)
·Caché (2005)
·Casablanca (1942)Canon #17
·Cat People (1942)
·Children of Paradise (1945)Canon #68
·Chimes at Midnight (1965)
·Chinatown (1974)Canon #9
·Chop Shop (2007)
·Citizen Kane (1941)Canon #1
·City Lights (1931)Canon #21
·Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)Canon #147
·Come and See (1985)Canon #103
·Contact (1997)
·Cool Hand Luke (1967)
·Cries and Whispers (1972)Canon #238
·Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
·Crumb (1994)
·Dark City (1998)
·Day for Night (1973)Canon #229
·Days of Heaven (1978)Canon #197
·Dekalog (1989)
·Departures (2008)
·Detour (1945)
·Diary of a Country Priest (1951)
·Diary of a Lost Girl (1929)
·Diva (1981)
·Do the Right Thing (1989)Canon #52
·Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
·Don't Look Now (1973)Canon #146
·Double Indemnity (1944)Canon #62
·Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)Canon #47
·Dracula (1931)
·Duck Amuck (1953)
·Duck Soup (1933)Canon #106
·E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)Canon #63
·Easy Rider (1969)
·El Norte (1983)
·El Topo (1970)
·Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)Canon #97
·Exotica (1994)
·Fanny and Alexander (1982)Canon #91
·Fargo (1996)Canon #92
·Faust (1926)
·Fitzcarraldo (1982)Canon #184
·Five Easy Pieces (1970)
·Floating Weeds (1959)
·Forbidden Games (1952)
·French Cancan (1955)
·Gates of Heaven (1978)
·Goldfinger (1964)Canon #223
·Gone with the Wind (1939)Canon #37
·GoodFellas (1990)Canon #12
·Grand Illusion (1937)Canon #77
·Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
·Great Expectations (1946)
·Greed (1924)Canon #96
·Groundhog Day (1993)Canon #213
·Harakiri (1962)
·Heart of Glass (1976)
·Hoop Dreams (1994)
·House of Games (1987)
·Howards End (1992)
·Ikiru (1952)Canon #139
·In a Lonely Place (1950)
·In Cold Blood (1967)
·Inherit the Wind (1960)
·It's a Wonderful Life (1946)Canon #36
·Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944)
·Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot (1958)
·Jaws (1975)Canon #35
·JFK (1991)
·Johnny Guitar (1954)Canon #160
·Jules and Jim (1962)Canon #236
·Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
·Killer of Sheep (1978)Canon #193
·Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)Canon #201
·King Kong (1933)Canon #84
·L'Atalante (1934)Canon #30
·L'Avventura (1960)Canon #59
·L.A. Confidential (1997)
·La Belle Noiseuse (1991)
·La Collectionneuse (1967)
·La Cérémonie (1995)
·La Dolce Vita (1960)Canon #57
·Last Tango in Paris (1972)
·Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
·Late Spring (1949)Canon #196
·Laura (1944)
·Lawrence of Arabia (1962)Canon #11
·Le Samouraï (1967)
·Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
·Lost in Translation (2003)Canon #138
·Léolo (1992)
·Léon Morin, Priest (1961)
·M (1931)Canon #39
·Magnolia (1999)
·Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
·Man with a Movie Camera (1929)Canon #67
·Manhattan (1979)Canon #121
·McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
·Mean Streets (1973)Canon #149
·Mephisto (1981)
·Metropolis (1927)Canon #99
·Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
·Mon Oncle (1958)
·Mon oncle Antoine (1971)
·Monsieur Hire (1989)
·Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953)Canon #224
·Moolaadé (2004)
·Moonstruck (1987)
·Mulholland Drive (2001)Canon #28
·My American Uncle (1980)
·My Darling Clementine (1946)
·My Dinner with Andre (1981)
·My Fair Lady (1964)
·My Man Godfrey (1936)
·My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
·Mystery Train (1989)
·Nanook of the North (1922)
·Nashville (1975)Canon #94
·Network (1976)Canon #72
·Night Moves (1975)
·Nights of Cabiria (1957)
·Nosferatu (1922)Canon #124
·Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
·Notorious (1946)Canon #75
·On the Waterfront (1954)Canon #64
·One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)Canon #154
·One Froggy Evening (1955)
·Ordet (1955)Canon #104
·Orpheus (1950)
·Our Hospitality (1923)
·Out of the Past (1947)
·Pale Flower (1964)
·Pan's Labyrinth (2006)Canon #226
·Pandora's Box (1929)
·Paris, Texas (1984)
·Pather Panchali (1955)Canon #43
·Paths of Glory (1957)Canon #199
·Patton (1970)
·Peeping Tom (1960)
·Persona (1966)Canon #31
·Pickpocket (1959)Canon #152
·Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
·Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
·Pinocchio (1940)
·Pixote (1980)
·Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
·PlayTime (1967)Canon #90
·Psycho (1960)Canon #13
·Pulp Fiction (1994)Canon #22
·Raging Bull (1980)Canon #32
·Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)Canon #54
·Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
·Ran (1985)Canon #187
·Rashomon (1950)Canon #29
·Rear Window (1954)Canon #49
·Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
·Red Beard (1965)
·Red River (1948)
·Richard III (1995)
·Rififi (1955)
·Rio Bravo (1959)Canon #142
·Ripley's Game (2002)
·Rocco and His Brothers (1960)Canon #245
·Romeo and Juliet (1968)
·Safety Last! (1923)
·Samurai Rebellion (1967)
·Sansho the Bailiff (1954)Canon #107
·Santa Sangre (1989)
·Saturday Night Fever (1977)
·Say Anything... (1989)
·Scarface (1983)
·Schindler's List (1993)Canon #133
·Se7en (1995)
·Secrets & Lies (1996)
·Senso (1954)
·Seven Samurai (1954)Canon #5
·Seven Up! (1964)
·Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
·Shane (1953)
·Shoah (1985)Canon #108
·Singin' in the Rain (1952)Canon #8
·Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)
·Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
·Solaris (1972)
·Some Like It Hot (1959)Canon #16
·Souls for Sale (1923)
·Spirited Away (2001)Canon #55
·Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
·Stagecoach (1939)Canon #209
·Star Wars (1977)
·Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
·Strangers on a Train (1951)
·Stroszek (1977)
·Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)Canon #18
·Sunset Boulevard (1950)Canon #33
·Superman (1978)
·Sweet Smell of Success (1957)Canon #128
·Swing Time (1936)
·Taxi Driver (1976)Canon #14
·Tender Mercies (1983)
·The 400 Blows (1959)Canon #24
·The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)Canon #249
·The Age of Innocence (1993)
·The Apartment (1960)Canon #50
·The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
·The Band Wagon (1953)
·The Bank Dick (1940)
·The Battle of Algiers (1966)Canon #61
·The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)Canon #110
·The Big Heat (1953)
·The Big Lebowski (1998)
·The Big Red One (1980)Canon #242
·The Big Sleep (1946)
·The Birth of a Nation (1915)Canon #194
·The Blue Kite (1993)
·The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)Canon #101
·The Butcher (1970)
·The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
·The Circus (1928)
·The Color Purple (1985)
·The Conversation (1974)Canon #183
·The Dead (1987)
·The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)Canon #234
·The Double Life of Véronique (1991)
·The Earrings of Madame de... (1953)Canon #112
·The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
·The Exterminating Angel (1962)Canon #225
·The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)
·The Firemen's Ball (1967)
·The General (1926)Canon #58
·The Godfather (1972)Canon #2
·The Godfather Part II (1974)Canon #7
·The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)Canon #130
·The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964)
·The Grapes of Wrath (1940)Canon #168
·The Great Dictator (1940)
·The Grey Zone (2001)
·The Hairdresser's Husband (1990)
·The Hustler (1961)Canon #232
·The Killing (1956)
·The Lady Eve (1941)Canon #162
·The Last Laugh (1924)
·The Last Picture Show (1971)Canon #235
·The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
·The Leopard (1963)Canon #81
·The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)Canon #188
·The Life of Oharu (1952)
·The Long Goodbye (1973)
·The Maltese Falcon (1941)Canon #140
·The Man Who Laughs (1928)
·The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)Canon #181
·The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
·The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
·The Match Factory Girl (1990)
·The Music Room (1958)
·The Navigator (1924)
·The Night of the Hunter (1955)Canon #34
·The Only Son (1936)
·The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)Canon #25
·The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
·The Pledge (2001)
·The Producers (1967)
·The Red Shoes (1948)Canon #78
·The Right Stuff (1983)
·The River (1951)
·The Rules of the Game (1939)Canon #15
·The Scarlet Empress (1934)
·The Searchers (1956)Canon #19
·The Seventh Seal (1957)Canon #73
·The Shawshank Redemption (1994)Canon #95
·The Shining (1980)Canon #71
·The Silence (1963)
·The Silence of the Lambs (1991)Canon #83
·The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)Canon #176
·The Terrorist (1998)
·The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
·The Thin Man (1934)
·The Third Man (1949)Canon #44
·The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)Canon #134
·The Wild Bunch (1969)Canon #79
·The Wizard of Oz (1939)Canon #23
·This Is Spinal Tap (1984)Canon #204
·Three Colours: Blue (1993)
·Three Colours: Red (1994)Canon #250
·Three Colours: White (1994)
·Through a Glass Darkly (1961)
·Tokyo Story (1953)Canon #10
·Top Hat (1935)
·Touch of Evil (1958)Canon #48
·Touchez Pas au Grisbi (1954)
·Triumph of the Will (1935)
·Trouble in Paradise (1932)Canon #145
·Ugetsu (1953)Canon #66
·Umberto D. (1952)Canon #239
·Un Chien Andalou (1929)
·Unforgiven (1992)Canon #122
·Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
·Veronika Voss (1982)
·Vertigo (1958)Canon #3
·Victim (1961)
·Viridiana (1961)Canon #153
·Vivre Sa Vie (1962)
·Waking Life (2001)
·Walkabout (1971)
·Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
·West Side Story (1961)Canon #141
·What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
·What's Opera, Doc? (1957)
·Wings of Desire (1987)Canon #182
·Winter Light (1963)
·Withnail & I (1987)
·Woman in the Dunes (1964)
·Woodstock (1970)
·WR: Mysteries of the Organism (1971)
·Written on the Wind (1956)
·Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
·Yellow Submarine (1968)
·Yojimbo (1961)Canon #221

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