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Sight & Sound 2012 Critics' Greatest Films Poll

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People who added this item 2099  Average listal rating (1284 ratings) 8.3  IMDB Rating 8.5 
1. Vertigo (1958)
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People who added this item 2033  Average listal rating (1196 ratings) 8.1  IMDB Rating 8.5 
2. Citizen Kane (1941)
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People who added this item 412  Average listal rating (204 ratings) 8.5  IMDB Rating 8.2 
3. Tokyo Story (1953)
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People who added this item 333  Average listal rating (184 ratings) 8.2  IMDB Rating
4. The Rules of the Game (1939)
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People who added this item 428  Average listal rating (235 ratings) 8.6  IMDB Rating 8.3 
5. Sunrise (1927)
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People who added this item 3175  Average listal rating (1959 ratings) 8  IMDB Rating 8.4 
6. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
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People who added this item 536  Average listal rating (380 ratings) 7.9  IMDB Rating
7. The Searchers (1956)
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People who added this item 375  Average listal rating (204 ratings) 8.5  IMDB Rating 8.3 
8. Man with a Movie Camera (1929)
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People who added this item 479  Average listal rating (245 ratings) 8.7  IMDB Rating 8.1 
9. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
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People who added this item 1109  Average listal rating (536 ratings) 8.3  IMDB Rating 8.1 
10. 8 1/2 (1963)
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People who added this item 630  Average listal rating (382 ratings) 8.1  IMDB Rating
11. Battleship Potemkin (1925)
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People who added this item 279  Average listal rating (140 ratings) 8.5  IMDB Rating 7.9 
12. L'Atalante (1934)
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People who added this item 829  Average listal rating (469 ratings) 8.1  IMDB Rating 7.9 
13. Breathless (1960)
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People who added this item 2989  Average listal rating (1768 ratings) 8.1  IMDB Rating 8.6 
14. Apocalypse Now (1979)
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People who added this item 166  Average listal rating (91 ratings) 8.4  IMDB Rating
15. Late Spring (1949)
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People who added this item 202  Average listal rating (112 ratings) 8.2  IMDB Rating 7.8 
16. Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)
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People who added this item 1534  Average listal rating (850 ratings) 8.6  IMDB Rating 8.8 
17. Seven Samurai (1954)
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People who added this item 956  Average listal rating (487 ratings) 8.4  IMDB Rating 8.1 
18. Persona (1966)
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People who added this item 476  Average listal rating (226 ratings) 8.3  IMDB Rating 7.9 
19. The Mirror (1975)
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People who added this item 1408  Average listal rating (856 ratings) 8.1  IMDB Rating 8.4 
20. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
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People who added this item 286  Average listal rating (159 ratings) 7.8  IMDB Rating 7.9 
21. L'Avventura (1960)

People who added this item 444  Average listal rating (247 ratings) 7.8  IMDB Rating 7.7 
22. Contempt (1963)
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People who added this item 4840  Average listal rating (3093 ratings) 8.7  IMDB Rating 9.2 
23. The Godfather (1972)
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People who added this item 176  Average listal rating (95 ratings) 8.3  IMDB Rating 7.9 
24. Ordet (1955)

People who added this item 869  Average listal rating (484 ratings) 8.2  IMDB Rating
25. In the Mood for Love (2000)

People who added this item 905  Average listal rating (543 ratings) 8.4  IMDB Rating 8.4 
26. Rashomon (1950)
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People who added this item 422  Average listal rating (192 ratings) 8.7  IMDB Rating 8.1 
27. Andrei Rublev (1966)
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People who added this item 2475  Average listal rating (1455 ratings) 7.8  IMDB Rating 7.9 
28. Mulholland Drive (2001)
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People who added this item 915  Average listal rating (445 ratings) 8.5  IMDB Rating 8.1 
29. Stalker (1979)
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People who added this item 121  Average listal rating (28 ratings) 8.9  IMDB Rating 7.8 
30. Shoah (1985)

People who added this item 3354  Average listal rating (2085 ratings) 8.6  IMDB Rating
31. The Godfather: Part II (1974)
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People who added this item 3657  Average listal rating (2273 ratings) 8.2  IMDB Rating 8.5 
32. Taxi Driver (1976)
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People who added this item 864  Average listal rating (519 ratings) 8.4  IMDB Rating 8.4 
33. Bicycle Thieves (1948)
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People who added this item 494  Average listal rating (311 ratings) 8.3  IMDB Rating 8.3 
34. The General (1926)
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People who added this item 1441  Average listal rating (717 ratings) 8.3  IMDB Rating 8.4 
35. Metropolis (1927)
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People who added this item 3101  Average listal rating (1998 ratings) 8.3  IMDB Rating 8.6 
36. Psycho (1960)
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People who added this item 108  Average listal rating (36 ratings) 8.2  IMDB Rating 7.7 
37. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Br... (1975)

People who added this item 340  Average listal rating (94 ratings) 8.8  IMDB Rating
38. Satantango (1994)

People who added this item 862  Average listal rating (511 ratings) 8.3  IMDB Rating 8.1 
39. The 400 Blows (1959)
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People who added this item 825  Average listal rating (384 ratings) 8.2  IMDB Rating
40. La Dolce Vita (1960)
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People who added this item 97  Average listal rating (39 ratings) 7.3  IMDB Rating 7.4 
41. Journey to Italy (1954)

People who added this item 179  Average listal rating (87 ratings) 8.1  IMDB Rating
42. Pather Panchali (1955)
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People who added this item 1470  Average listal rating (943 ratings) 8.2  IMDB Rating 8.4 
43. Some Like It Hot (1959)
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People who added this item 100  Average listal rating (51 ratings) 7.5  IMDB Rating 7.4 
44. Gertrud (1964)

People who added this item 603  Average listal rating (293 ratings) 7.9  IMDB Rating 7.6 
45. Pierrot le Fou (1965)
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People who added this item 238  Average listal rating (134 ratings) 8.2  IMDB Rating 7.8 
46. Playtime (1967)

People who added this item 168  Average listal rating (86 ratings) 8  IMDB Rating 7.9 
47. Close-Up (1990)

People who added this item 373  Average listal rating (203 ratings) 8.2  IMDB Rating 8.2 
48. The Battle of Algiers (1966)

People who added this item 904  Average listal rating (547 ratings) 8.6  IMDB Rating 8.6 
50. City Lights (1931)
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Source: Top 250 films I recommend using the BFI site for film descriptions and the critics' lists. Because the BFI site has pictures for almost every movie, I decided not to add pictures for the rest of the films.
2012 directors' poll

Historical Poll Results


2002 Critics
2002 Directors
1992 Critics
1992 Directors
1982
1972
1962
1952

The top 50

Vertigo
Citizen Kane
Tokyo Story
The Rules of the Game
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
2001: A Space Odyssey
The Searchers
Man with a Movie Camera
The Passion of Joan of Arc

Battleship Potempkin
L'Atalante
Breathless
Apocalypse Now
Late Spring
Au hasard Balthazar
Seven Samurai (tied for 17)
Persona (tied for 17)
The Mirror
Singin' in the Rain
L'avventura (tied for 21)
Contempt (tied for 21)
The Godfather (tied for 21)
Ordet (tied for 24)
In the Mood for Love (tied for 24)
Rashomon (tied for 26)
Andrei Rublev (tied for 26)
Mulholland Dr.
Stalker (tied for 29)
Shoah (tied for 29)
The Godfather Part II (tied for 31)
Taxi Driver (tied for 31)
Bicycle Thieves
The General
Metropolis (tied for 35)
Psycho (tied for 35)
Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles (tied for 35)
Sátántangó (tied for 35)
The 400 Blows (tied for 39)
La Dolce Vita (tied for 39)
Journey to Italy
Pather Panchali (tied for 42)
Some Like it Hot (tied for 42)
Gertrud (tied for 42)
Pierrot le fou (tied for 42)
Play Time (tied for 42)
Close-Up (tied for 42)
The Battle of Algiers (tied for 48)
Histoire(s) du cinéma (tied for 48)
City Lights (tied for 50)
Ugetsu (tied for 50)
La Jetée (tied for 50)
Top 100

North By Northwest (tied for 53)
Rear Window (tied for 53)
Raging Bull (tied for 53)
M
The Leopard (tied for 57)
Touch of Evil (tied for 57)
Sherlock Jr (tied for 59)
Barry Lyndon (tied for 59)
La Maman et la putain (tied for 59)
Sansho Dayu (tied for 59)
Wild Strawberries (tied for 63)
Modern Times (tied for 63)
Sunset Blvd. (tied for 63)
The Night of the hunter(tied for 63)
Pickpocket (tied for 63)
Rio Bravo (tied for 63)
Blade Runner (tied for 69)
Blue Velvet (tied for 69)
Sans Soleil (tied for 69)
A Man Escaped (tied for 69)
The Third Man (tied for 73)
L'eclisse (tied for 73)
Children of Paradise (tied for 73)
La Grand Illusion (tied for 73)
Nashville (tied for 73)
Chinatown (tied for 78)
Beau Travail (tied for 78)
Once Upon a Time in the West (tied for 78)
The Magnificent Ambersons (tied for 81)
Lawrence of Arabia (tied for 81)
The Spirit of the Beehive (tied for 81)
Fanny and Alexander (tied for 84)
Casablanca (tied for 84)
The Color of Pomegranates (tied for 84)
Greed (tied for 84)
A Brighter Summer Day (tied for 84)
The Wild Bunch (tied for 84)
Partie De Campagne (tied for 90)
A Matter of Life and Death (tied for 90)
Aguirre, Wrath of God (tied for 90)
The Seventh Seal (tied for 93)
Un chien andalou (tied for 93)
Intolerance (tied for 93)
Yi Yi: A One and a Two (tied for 93)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (tied for 93)
Touki Bouki (tied for 93)
Fear Eats the Soul (tied for 93)
Imitation of Life (tied for 93)
The Earrings of Madame de... (tied for 93)

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Comments

Posted: 10 months, 2 weeks ago at Aug 3 3:54
Just came across this at the avclub website. Love both films, but just not quite on-board with Vertigo overtaking Citizen Kane...
Posted: 10 months, 2 weeks ago at Aug 3 4:11
Haven't seen enough of these - I need to sort myself out!
Posted: 10 months, 2 weeks ago at Aug 3 4:41
Yeah, I'm currently sitting at a meager 22 watched.
Posted: 10 months, 2 weeks ago at Aug 4 11:50
The forty or so of these I've seen all happen to be films I greatly admire, but why so few comedies? Did anyone have the gumption to vote for Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, or There's Something About Mary?

/One nice thing about this list: I know what to put on my Netflix Q this month
//Late Godard at number 50, eh? Hmmm.
Posted: 10 months ago at Aug 16 21:58
"Greed" at 87, behind "Mulholland Drive"; BULLSHIT

Still, no "Pulp Fuction"
Posted: 10 months ago at Aug 21 13:19
I love Kar Wai Wong's work, it's probably the most beautiful film of the 2000's that I've watched, but isn't In The Mood for Love a bit too high?
Actually I didn't even know it was so well received, that's a good thing anyway.

I also adore to see La Jetée pretty high on the list, it deserves that love. It's such an underrated film.
Posted: 9 months ago at Sep 18 18:37
I've seen about 100 of these... Definitely need to see more tho. And to previous comments about films excluded: this list is based on director's choices for their personal top ten favorite films of all time. The list is compiled by how many times these films were voted for on those lists. Where I would agree that films such as "Pulp Fiction" wuld quite possibly make it into my personal top 250, it would be a far ways away from my top ten. As it obviously is with the film makers that were involved in the polling. (Tarantino being one of them).
Posted: 9 months ago at Sep 19 7:03
Sorry... This is the crtic's list... But same principles apply

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