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Added by Mr. Saturn on 27 Apr 2012 10:34
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Woody Allen's Favorite Films

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Bicycle Thieves (1948)
People who added this item 1241 Average listal rating (766 ratings) 8.4 IMDB Rating 8.3
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
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The Seventh Seal
People who added this item 1722 Average listal rating (1076 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 8.1
The Seventh Seal (1957)


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Citizen Kane (1941)
People who added this item 2864 Average listal rating (1777 ratings) 8.2 IMDB Rating 8.3
Citizen Kane (1941)
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Amarcord (1973)
People who added this item 712 Average listal rating (418 ratings) 7.9 IMDB Rating 7.9
Amarcord (1973)
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8½ (1963)
People who added this item 1562 Average listal rating (821 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 8
8½ (1963)

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The 400 Blows
People who added this item 1216 Average listal rating (744 ratings) 8.4 IMDB Rating 8.1
The 400 Blows (1959)
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Rashomon
People who added this item 1372 Average listal rating (855 ratings) 8.2 IMDB Rating 8.2
Rashomon (1950)
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The Grand Illusion
People who added this item 536 Average listal rating (311 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 8.1
The Grand Illusion (1937)
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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
People who added this item 722 Average listal rating (403 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 7.8
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
Paths of Glory
People who added this item 1228 Average listal rating (779 ratings) 8.4 IMDB Rating 8.4
Paths of Glory (1957)
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World Cinema

Wild Strawberries
People who added this item 1103 Average listal rating (641 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 8.1
Wild Strawberries (1957)
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Cries and Whispers
People who added this item 642 Average listal rating (370 ratings) 8.1 IMDB Rating 8.1
Cries and Whispers (1972)
Shoeshine (1946)
People who added this item 178 Average listal rating (98 ratings) 8.1 IMDB Rating 8
Shoeshine (1946)
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The Rules of the Game
People who added this item 493 Average listal rating (278 ratings) 8.2 IMDB Rating 8
The Rules of the Game (1939)
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Throne of Blood (1957)
People who added this item 569 Average listal rating (364 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 8.1
Throne of Blood (1957) (1996)
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The Young and the Damned
People who added this item 367 Average listal rating (220 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 8.2
The Young and the Damned (1950)
The Magician
People who added this item 189 Average listal rating (125 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.6
The Magician
Persona
People who added this item 1421 Average listal rating (807 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 8.1
Persona (1966)
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La Strada (1954)
People who added this item 770 Average listal rating (457 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 8
La Strada (1954)
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Favorite Parisian Films

He also chose Rules of the Game and The 400 Blows.
Children of Paradise (1945)
People who added this item 316 Average listal rating (159 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 8.3
Children of Paradise (1945)
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Breathless (1960)
People who added this item 1168 Average listal rating (705 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 7.7
Breathless (1960) (1960)
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The Taste of Others
People who added this item 79 Average listal rating (41 ratings) 6.5 IMDB Rating 7.2
The Taste of Others (2000)
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American Films

Source: The rest of the films in this list aren't in order and are mostly from Woody Allen's book, Conversations with Woody Allen: His Films, the Movies, and Moviemaking, which were listed on this site.
2001: A Space Odyssey
People who added this item 4419 Average listal rating (2882 ratings) 8.1 IMDB Rating 8.3
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
People who added this item 816 Average listal rating (528 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 8.2
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) (2012)
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Double Indemnity
People who added this item 1044 Average listal rating (690 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 8.3
Double Indemnity (1944)
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Shane
People who added this item 420 Average listal rating (287 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.6
Shane (1953)
The Godfather: Part II
People who added this item 4549 Average listal rating (2987 ratings) 8.6 IMDB Rating 9
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
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GoodFellas
People who added this item 4372 Average listal rating (2959 ratings) 8.4 IMDB Rating 8.7
GoodFellas (1990)
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White Heat (1949)
People who added this item 410 Average listal rating (260 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 8.1
White Heat (1949)
The Informer (1935)
People who added this item 80 Average listal rating (47 ratings) 7.1 IMDB Rating 7.4
The Informer (1935)
The Hill (1965)
People who added this item 136 Average listal rating (80 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.9
The Hill (1965)
The Third Man
People who added this item 1145 Average listal rating (710 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 8.1
The Third Man (1949)
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Notorious
People who added this item 1080 Average listal rating (661 ratings) 7.9 IMDB Rating 8
Notorious (1946)
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Shadow of a Doubt
People who added this item 808 Average listal rating (506 ratings) 7.9 IMDB Rating 7.8
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
A Streetcar Named Desire
People who added this item 1268 Average listal rating (741 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 8
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
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The Maltese Falcon
People who added this item 1234 Average listal rating (791 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 7.9
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
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Comedies

Duck Soup
People who added this item 769 Average listal rating (510 ratings) 7.9 IMDB Rating 7.8
Duck Soup (1933)
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Monkey Business (1931)
People who added this item 164 Average listal rating (119 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.4
Monkey Business (1931) (1931)
Horse Feathers
People who added this item 180 Average listal rating (126 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 7.6
Horse Feathers (1932)
A Night at the Opera (1935)
People who added this item 453 Average listal rating (290 ratings) 7.9 IMDB Rating 7.8
A Night at the Opera (1935)
A Day at the Races
People who added this item 190 Average listal rating (123 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.6
A Day at the Races (1937)
Monsieur Beaucaire
People who added this item 7 Average listal rating (4 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 7
Monsieur Beaucaire (1946)
Casanova's Big Night
People who added this item 28 Average listal rating (16 ratings) 8.1 IMDB Rating 6.7
Casanova's Big Night (1954)
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
People who added this item 22 Average listal rating (14 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 7
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
People who added this item 33 Average listal rating (18 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 7.4
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941)
Airplane!
People who added this item 2076 Average listal rating (1444 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.7
Airplane! (1980)
The White Sheik (1952)
People who added this item 120 Average listal rating (70 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 7.2
The White Sheik (1952) (1955)
Born Yesterday
People who added this item 132 Average listal rating (76 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.6
Born Yesterday (1950)
Trouble in Paradise (1932)
People who added this item 235 Average listal rating (134 ratings) 7.9 IMDB Rating 7.9
Trouble in Paradise (1932)
The Shop Around the Corner
People who added this item 378 Average listal rating (238 ratings) 7.9 IMDB Rating 8.1
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
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If my films make one more person miserable, I'll feel I have done my job. - Woody Allen

Only the top ten films are in order.
Sources: BFI's Sight & Sound poll, Woody Allen's Favorite Films
Woody Allen Interviews (New York Times)
Woody Allen's Favorite Parisian Films

Time Magazine says Woody Allen's favorite director is Ingmar Bergman. He said in response to the question, "If someone who hadn't seen any of his films asked you to recommend just five, what would be your Bergman starter set?"
The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, The Magician, Cries and Whispers and Persona.

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