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This list of the 100 Most Influential Films of All Time is designed as an introduction to cinema appreciation and the impact that film has had on American art, culture and civilization. As such, the list is weighted towards American films and those non-American films that have impacted American culture.
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100 Most Influential Films of All Time. This list is constructed for an introductory art appreciation class to debate the history of film aesthetics, development of genres, and social impact that film has had on American culture.
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- 'Lord of The Rings: Return of The King'
- 'Chimes at Midnight'
- 'Lady Bird'
- 'We Were Here'
- 'The Gunfighter'
- 'Apocalypse Now'
- 'The Apartment'
- 'Meet Me in St. Louis'
- 'Schindler's List'
- 'Sideways'
- Director: Peter Jackson - Metascore: 94 - Runtime: 201 minutes The last film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy won 11 Academy Awards, the third movie ever to do so, along with Titanic and Ben-Hur. It is the most Oscar-nominated movie in history to win in every single one of its nomination categories.
- Director: Orson Welles - Metascore: 94 - Runtime: 119 minutes Orson Welles not only directs but stars as the Shakespearean character Sir John Falstaff, drawing from the plays Henry IV,Henry V,Richard II, and The Merry Wives of Windsor. It was based on a play Welles wrote called Five Kings, which flopped on its opening night in New York City in 19...
- Director: Greta Gerwig - Metascore: 94 - Runtime: 94 minutes After starring in a string of popular indie films, actress Greta Gerwig wrote and directed this comedy-drama about a teenage girl who comes of age in Sacramento, California, in the early 2000s. Featuring powerhouse performances from actresses Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf, the movie ...
- Directors: Bill Weber, David Weissman - Metascore: 94 - Runtime: 90 minutes In the early 1980s, San Francisco's flourishing gay community was devastated by the AIDS epidemic, which delivered unfathomable amounts of suffering and loss. Revisiting those early days by way of interviews and footage, this 2011 documentary chronicles the immediate impa...
- Director: Henry King - Metascore: 94 - Runtime: 85 minutes The premise of a gunslinger coming out of retirement might be cliché by today's standards, but it was quite fresh when this Western debuted in 1950, making The Gunfighter a trailblazer of sorts. Furthermore, the movie's reflective and psychological approach helped pave the way for similar...
- Director: Francis Ford Coppola - Metascore: 94 - Runtime: 153 minutes When making his iconic Vietnam War movie, 1979's Apocalypse Now, director Francis Ford Coppola endured many psychological and physical setbacks. Over two decades passed before he revisited the film, releasing this unabridged, digitally restored version in 2001, which included a...
- Director: Billy Wilder - Metascore: 94 - Runtime: 125 minutes The comedy stars Jack Lemmon as an insurance company employee who lets the firm's bigwigs use his Manhattan apartment for their trysts in hopes of getting a promotion. Fred MacMurray plays his boss, who is having an affair with an elevator operator played by Shirley MacLaine. During a ...
- Director: Vincente Minnelli - Metascore: 94 - Runtime: 113 minutes Judy Garland leads the cast of the popular family musical. Margaret O'Brien, who was 7, plays her little sister and was given a special Academy Award for outstanding child actress. Director Vincente Minnelli and Garland met while making the movie and later were married.
- Director: Steven Spielberg - Metascore: 94 - Runtime: 195 minutes In the early 1990s, Steven Spielberg released one of his most personal and sophisticated films to date, about German industrialist Oskar Schindler (played by Liam Neeson) who became an unlikely savior to over 1,000 Jews during the Holocaust. Critics noted how the film represented a...
- Director: Alexander Payne - Metascore: 94 - Runtime: 126 minutes Despite its understated premise, this 2004 comedy-drama from Alexander Payne was a veritable phenomenon upon its release and had a discernible effect on the wine industry at large. Based on a novel, the film follows two close friends (Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church) as they t...
1. Citizen Kane. 100. 2. The Birth of a Nation. 3. Casablanca. 100. 4. Lawrence of Arabia. 100. 5. City Lights. 99. 6. The Godfather. 100. 7. Rear Window. 100. 8. Seven Samurai. 98. 9. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. 90. 10. All About Eve.
Dec 30, 2020 · Home. Film. Commentary. The 21 Most Influential Films Of The 21st Century, So Far. By Mike Fleming Jr, Pete Hammond, Todd McCarthy, Joe Utichi. December 30, 2020 3:29pm. 32 Comments. This has...
