This would definitely go on Kim's 100 Years... 100 Movies List
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To Kill a Mockingbird |
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Wonderful on every level, a story of family and quiet heroism is about as close to perfect as it gets. |
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2.
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid |
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A movie I could watch again and again. Infinitely quotable. |
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3.
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Singin' in the Rain |
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Upbeat, colorful and delightful with phenomenal dancing and singing. It will make you happy. |
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4.
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Toy Story |
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I want to have Pixar's babies. |
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5.
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Some Like It Hot |
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If I watch this again a time or two, it might move up. |
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The Graduate |
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Funny and singular, this is the type of film I could watch over and over and find something new to appreciate each time. |
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Jaws |
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Tense, scary and always a blast to watch. One of the more impacting and memorable movies I've ever seen. |
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8.
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Sunset Boulevard |
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Almost a horror story and occasionally a black comedy, this film explores fading stardom and Hollywood's attitudes toward those left behind. |
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It's a Wonderful Life |
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Darker than you think, and a really fine character study. |
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10.
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Titanic |
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A heartbreaking love story and a movie that changed the way things are done in the movie industry. It's not perfect, but I have a fondness for the film. |
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11.
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The Philadelphia Story |
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Funny, witty, and completely different than the standard rom-com trope. Still works remarkably well today, and even feels ahead of its time. |
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12.
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A Clockwork Orange |
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A rather brilliant take on what it means to be "good". It may have lost a bit of luster over the years, but I still regard it highly. |
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13.
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Chinatown |
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Brilliant noir film, with an unexpected story and fabulous performances. |
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington |
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Darker and more cynical than you'd expect, with bravura performances. |
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15.
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High Noon |
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If you think you know Westerns, this one will turn everything you thought you knew on its head. |
Wouldn't make Kim's 100 Years... 100 Movies list, but she can see why the AFI chose it
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16.
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A Night at the Opera |
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*Very* funny, but feels much more like a series of sketches than a fully contained film. |
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17.
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A Streetcar Named Desire |
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Tough to watch the worst parts of humanity, but extremely well-acted and multi-layered. |
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18.
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Saving Private Ryan |
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A fine war movie with a lot to recommend it, but it's not the kind of thing I'd get excited about watching again. |
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19.
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Yankee Doodle Dandy |
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I love this movie, but I think it's a bit slight to be included amongst such heavyweights. |
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20.
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Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope |
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My nine-year-old self likes this movie more than my current self. |
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21.
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Psycho |
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There's so much to recommend this film, and yet I still find it wanting somehow. It's just not for me. |
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22.
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King Kong |
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Hugely impacting to be sure, but it's a bit boring and doesn't hold up as well as I'd remembered it did. |
Movies Kim has yet to review
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23.
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12 Angry Men |
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24.
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2001: A Space Odyssey |
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25.
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African Queen |
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26.
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All About Eve |
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27.
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All the President's Men |
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28.
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American Graffiti |
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29.
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Annie Hall |
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30.
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The Apartment |
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31.
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Apocalypse Now |
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32.
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Ben-Hur |
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33.
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The Best Years of Our Lives |
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34.
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Blade Runner |
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35.
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Bonnie and Clyde |
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36.
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The Bridge on the River Kwai |
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37.
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Bringing Up Baby |
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38.
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Cabaret |
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39.
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Casablanca |
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40.
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Citizen Cane |
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41.
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City Lights |
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42.
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The Deer Hunter |
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43.
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Do the Right Thing |
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44.
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Double Indemnity |
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45.
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Dr. Strangelove |
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46.
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Duck Soup |
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47.
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Easy Rider |
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48.
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E.T. The Extra Terrestrial |
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49.
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Forrest Gump |
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50.
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The French Connection |
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51.
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The General |
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52.
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The Godfather |
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53.
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The Godfather Part II |
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54.
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The Gold Rush |
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55.
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Gone With the Wind |
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56.
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Goodfellas |
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57.
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The Grapes of Wrath |
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58.
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In the Heat of the Night |
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59.
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Intolerance |
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60.
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It Happened One Night |
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61.
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The Last Picture Show |
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62.
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Lawrence of Arabia |
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63.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
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64.
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The Maltese Falcon |
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65.
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MASH |
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66.
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Midnight Cowboy |
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67.
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Modern Times |
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68.
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Nashville |
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69.
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Network |
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70.
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North by Northwest |
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71.
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
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72.
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On the Waterfront |
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73.
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Platoon |
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74.
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Pulp Fiction |
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75.
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Raging Bull |
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76.
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Raiders of the Lost Ark |
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77.
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Rear Window |
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78.
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Rocky |
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79.
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Schindler's List |
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80.
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The Searchers |
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81.
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Shane |
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82.
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The Shawshank Redemption |
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83.
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The Silence of the Lambs |
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84.
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The Sixth Sense |
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85.
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
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86.
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Sophie's Choice |
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87.
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The Sound of Music |
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88.
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Spartacus |
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89.
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Sullivan's Travels |
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90.
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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans |
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91.
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Swing Time |
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92.
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Taxi Driver |
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93.
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Tootsie |
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94.
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre |
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95.
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Unforgiven |
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96.
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Vertigo |
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97.
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West Side Story |
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98.
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
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99.
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The Wild Bunch |
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100.
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The Wizard of Oz |