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Alice's 500 Greatest Films

The goal in this compilation was to determine film history's definitive creme de la creme. The titles considered to be the greatest of the great from around the world and throughout the history of film.. So, after an in-depth analysis of respected critics and publications from around the globe, cross referenced and tweaked to arrive at the ranking of films representing, we believe, the greatest cinema can offer. Scroll, contemplate and enjoy..... Want a printable list of the 500 greatest to check off? Click here

My Life As A Dog (1985)

7.6/10
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Starring: Anton Glanzelius, Tomas Von Bromssen, Anki Liden

A completely enchanting and bittersweet film in which a young boy is shipped off to spend the summer with his uncle after his mother falls ill. A touc... Read more

Nanook of the North (1922)

7.7/10
Director: Robert Flaherty

Standing the test of time, this groundbreaking silent film detailing the harsh existence of an Eskimo tribe living on the shores of Canada's Hudson Ba... Read more

Napoleon (1927)

7.6/10
Director: Abel Gance
Starring: Albert Dieudonne

Abel Gance's original 1927 masterpiece is a must-see not only for silent film buffs, but for all interested in classic world cinema. You are taken fro... Read more

Nashville (1975)

7.8/10
Director: Robert Altman
Starring: Henry Gibson, Karen Black, Keith Carradine, Lily Tomlin, Ronee Blakley, Geraldin...

One of the '70's most acclaimed films is an audacious, moving and hilarious look at 24 characters involved in a political rally in the music capital o... Read more

Network (1976)

8.1/10
Director: Sidney Lumet
Starring: William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, Ned Beatty

A savage satire written by Paddy Chayefsky, looking at the powers behind television programming. Even more compelling and relevant today than when it... Read more

Night and Fog (1955)

8.6/10
Director: Alain Resnais
Starring: Jean Cayrol

One of the most haunting documentaries ever made, director Alain Resnais' ("Hiroshima, Mon Amour") powerful examination of the horrors of the Holocaus... Read more

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

7.9/10
Director: George A Romero
Starring: Russell Streiner, Judith O'Dea, Duane Jones

The trailblazing horror masterpiece that brought George Romero into the forefront as a master of the genre. 'Night of the Living Dead' is the tense st... Read more

Night of the Living Dead ( Blu-ray ) (1968)

7.9/10
Director: George A Romero
Starring: Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Russell Streiner, Marilyn Eastman

The trailblazing horror masterpiece that brought George Romero into the forefront as a master of the genre. 'Night of the Living Dead' is the tense st... Read more

Nights of Cabiria (1957)

8.1/10
Director: Federico Fellini
Starring: Giulietta Masina, Francois Perier, Franca Marzi

The third of Fellini's trilogy of solitude. 'Nights of Cabiria' features Giulietta Masina as an impoverished prostitute living on the outskirts of Rom... Read more

No Country For Old Men (2007)

8.1/10
Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Starring: Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Kelly Macdonald, T...

Four Academy Awards - including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor, went to the Coen Brothers' riveting adaptation of Cormac McCart... Read more

No Country For Old Men ( Blu-ray ) (2007)

8.1/10
Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson, Kelly Macdonald, G...

Four Academy Awards - including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor, went to the Coen Brothers' riveting adaptation of Cormac McCart... Read more

North by Northwest (1959)

8.3/10
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Cary Grant, James Mason, Eva Marie Saint, Leo G Carroll, Jessie Royce Landis, Ma...

One of Hitchcock's greatest films. Cary Grant plays Roger Thornhill, the suave ad man mistaken for a Federal Agent, trapped in a web of intrigue that... Read more

North by Northwest ( Blu-ray ) (1959)

8.3/10
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis, Leo G Carroll, Ma...

One of Hitchcock's greatest films. Cary Grant plays Roger Thornhill, the suave ad man mistaken for a Federal Agent, trapped in a web of intrigue that... Read more

Nosferatu (1922)

8/10
Director: F W Murnau
Starring: Max Schreck, Alexander Granach, Greta Schroeder

Aka 'Nosferatu: A Symphony of Terror'. The first and the greatest (not to mention scariest) Dracula movie ever made starring Max Schreck as Nosferatu,... Read more

Notorious (1946)

8/10
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Cary Grant

In this brilliant allegory of love and betrayal, Hitchcock fuses two of his favourite elements: suspense and romance. A beautiful woman with a tainted... Read more

Oldboy (2003)

8.4/10
Director: Chan-wook Park
Starring: Min-sik Choi, Hye-jeong Kang, Ji-tae Yu

Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik) has been imprisoned in a room for 15 years with no explanation when, barely sane, he is released. Thrown back into the world... Read more

On the Waterfront (1954)

8.2/10
Director: Elia Kazan
Starring: Rod Steiger, Marlon Brando, Lee J Cobb, Karl Malden

Marlon Brando stars in the archetypal role of ex-fighter Terry Malloy, working for boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb) on the gang-ridden waterfront. T... Read more

On The Waterfront (Blu-Ray) (1954)

8.2/10
Director: Elia Kazan
Starring: Karl Malden, Lee J Cobb, Marlon Brando, Rod Steiger, Leif Erickson, James Wester...

Dockworker Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) had been an up-and-coming boxer until powerful local mob boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb) persuaded him to t... Read more

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

8.4/10
Director: Sergio Leone
Starring: Elizabeth McGovern, Robert De Niro, James Woods, Joe Pesci, Burt Young, Tuesday...

Ten years in the planning, Sergio Leone's epic portrays 50 years of riveting underworld history and offers rich roles to a remarkable cast. Robert De... Read more

Once Upon a Time in America ( Blu-ray ) (1984)

8.4/10
Director: Sergio Leone
Starring: Burt Young, Elizabeth McGovern, James Woods, Jennifer Connelly, Robert De Niro,...

Ten years in the planning, Sergio Leone's epic portrays 50 years of riveting underworld history and offers rich roles to a remarkable cast. Robert De... Read more