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Noted film critic Roger Ebert was not a fan of lists, a point he made clear when he submitted his ten favorite films to the 2012 Sight & Sound poll (“Lists are ridiculous, but if you’re going to vote, you have to play the game”). As such, this is not an “official” list issued by Ebert of his top 100 movies, but one created by aggregating multiple sources, including lists he has submitted to Sight & Sound, his best-of year and best-of-decade lists, his four Great Movies books, and films he has given 4 out 4 stars.
1. Citizen Kane (1941)
2. Vertigo (1958)
3. The Third Man (1949)
4. Floating Weeds (1959)
5. Casablanca (1942)
6. Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
7. Tokyo Story (Tôkyô Monogatari) (1953)
8. Raging Bull (1980)
9. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
10. The Sweet Life (La Dolce Vita) (1960)
11. Apocalypse Now (1979)
12. Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes) (1972)
13. The General (1927)
14. The Tree of Life (2011)
15. The Decalogue (Dekalog) (1988)
16. Synecdoche, New York (2008)
17. Monster (2003)
18. Juno (2007)
19. Chop Shop (2008)
20. Pan’s Labyrinth (El Laberinto del Fauno) (2006)
21. Departures (2008)
22. A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) (2011)
23. No Country for Old Men (2007)
24. Shame (2011)
25. Silent Light (2007)
26. Fargo (1996)
27. Persona (aka “Masks”) (1966)
28. The Rules of the Game (La Règle du Jeu) (1939)
29. The Music Room (Jalsaghar) (1958)
30. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
31. Hidden (Caché) (2004)
32. McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971)
33. The Thin Man (1934)
34. Gates of Heaven (1978)
35. Notorious (1946)
36. 28 Up (1985)
37. Do the Right Thing (1989)
38. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
39. JFK (1991)
40. The Right Stuff (1983)
41. Goodfellas (1990)
42. My Dinner with Andre (1981)
43. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
44. House of Games (1987)
45. Ran (1985)
46. Hoop Dreams (1994)
47. Pulp Fiction (1994)
48. Schindler’s List (1993)
49. Three Colors:
- Blue (Trois Couleurs: Blue) (1993)
- White (Trois Couleurs: Blanc) (1994)
- Red (Trois Couleurs: Rouge) (1994)
50. Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
51. 25th Hour (2002)
52. Mississippi Burning (1988)
53. Platoon (1986)
54. Malcolm X (1992)
55. The Hurt Locker (2009)
56. Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)
57. Breaking the Waves (1996)
58. The Son (2002)
59. Almost Famous (2000)
60. My Winnipeg (2007)
61. The Godfather (1972)
62. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
63. Nashville (1975)
64. Taxi Driver (1976)
65. Chinatown (1974)
66. Days of Heaven (1978)
67. Blow-Up (1966)
68. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
69. Network (1976)
70. The Wild Bunch (1969)
71. Wings of Desire (Der Himmel uber Berlin) (1988)
72. Body Heat (1981)
73. Star Wars – Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
74. Gone with the Wind (1939)
75. Psycho (1960)
76. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
77. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
78. Some Like It Hot (1959)
79. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
80. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
81. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
82. Sunset Boulevard (1950)
83. On the Waterfront (1954)
84. Double Indemnity (1944)
85. All About Eve (1950)
86. The Apartment (1960)
87. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
88. City Lights (1931)
89. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
90. 8 ½ (Otto e Mezzo) (1963)
91. The Bicycle Thief (Ladri di Biciclette) (1947)
92. Pinocchio (1940)
93. Metropolis (1927)
94. The 400 Blows (Les Quatre Cents Coups) (1959)
95. The Night of the Hunter (1955)
96. Manhattan (1979)
97. M – Eine Stadt Sucht Einen Mörder (1931)
98. Duck Soup (1933)
99. The Seventh Seal (Det Sjunde Inseglet) (1957)
100. Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
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Originally posted 8/2/2019; last updated 6/9/2023. | 
