Most Influential Films of All Time

The films on this list are considered to be among the most influential films in terms of the development of the art form. However, they are not necessarily appropriate for the entire family.

Breathless
Casablanca
Chariots of Fire
Children of Paradise, The
Chinatown
Citizen Kane
City Lights
Como Aqua Para Chocolate
Crimes & Misdemeanors
Decalogue, The
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Down By Law
Dr. Strangelove
Elephant Man, The
Escapes
Faces
Fireman’s Ball
Five Easy Pieces
General, The
Godfather I and II, The
Gold Rush, The
Gospel According to Matthew
Graduate, The
Great Dictator, The
Great McGinty, The
Hail the Conquering Hero
Hester Street
Ikiru
Il Vitteloni
Intolerance
It Happened One Night
It’s a Gift
Jour De Fete
Kind Hearts and Coronets
L’Atlante
La Dolce Vita
La Guerre est Finie
Ladykillers, The
Lawrence of Arabia
Le Million
Local Hero
Loves of a Blonde
“M”
Maltese Falcon, The
Manchurian Candidate, The
Matrix, The
Melvin and Howard
Metropolis
Miracle in Milan
Modern Times
Monkey Business
My Left Foot
My Life as a Dog
Nashville
Navigator, The
Network
Ninotchka
Nosferatu
Odd Couple, The
On The Waterfront
Open City
Passion of Joan of Arc
Raging Bull
Rashomon
Rear Window
Red
Rules of the Game, The
Shoot the Piano Player
Sullivan’s Travels
Tender Mercies
Third Man, The
To Kill a Mockingbird
Tree of the Wood Clogs
True Confessions
Unforgiven
Vertigo
Wild Strawberries
Wings of Desire
Wizard of Oz, The
Zero for Conduct