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Essentials: S&S and Letterboxd Shared Canon

Discussions of canon tend to generate much disagreement among critics and fans. However, there seem to be a few films for whom there is general agreement on their significance. These are the films that are featured in common on two major lists: * Top 250 of Letterboxd * Top 250(+) of Sight & Sound, 2022 See also: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/bryceroniee/list/ultra-essential-ss-letterboxd-and-imdb-top/">Ultra Essential: S&S, Letterboxd, and IMDB Top of Everything</a> References: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/dave/list/imdb-top-250/">IMDb Top 250</a> <a href="https://letterboxd.com/dave/list/official-top-250-narrative-feature-films/">Letterboxd Official Top 250 Narrative Feature Films</a> <a href="https://letterboxd.com/bfi/list/sight-and-sounds-greatest-films-of-all-time/">Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time 2022</a>

Bryce

94 films · Updated February 27, 2023

94 films

Sherlock Jr.

1924

8.1Flick

Metropolis

1927

8.0Flick

Napoleon

1927

7.6Flick

The Passion of Joan of Arc

1928

8.3Flick

City Lights

1931

8.0Flick

1931

8.0Flick

Modern Times

1936

7.8Flick

To Be or Not to Be

1942

7.8Flick

Casablanca

1942

8.3Flick

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

1943

7.4Flick

Double Indemnity

1944

8.0Flick

Children of Paradise

1945

7.4Flick

Brief Encounter

1945

8.0Flick

A Matter of Life and Death

1946

7.7Flick

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

8.7Flick

The Red Shoes

1948

8.4Flick

Bicycle Thieves

1948

8.1Flick

The Third Man

1949

7.8Flick

Late Spring

1949

7.8Flick

Sunset Boulevard

1950

8.5Flick

All About Eve

1950

8.1Flick

The Young and the Damned

1950

7.7Flick

Singin' in the Rain

1952

8.7Flick

Ikiru

1952

8.6Flick

Ugetsu

1953

7.7Flick

Tokyo Story

1953

8.2Flick

Sansho the Bailiff

1954

7.7Flick

Seven Samurai

1954

8.9Flick

Rear Window

1954

8.5Flick

Ordet

1955

7.5Flick

The Night of the Hunter

1955

8.1Flick

Pather Panchali

1955

7.8Flick

A Man Escaped

1956

7.8Flick

The Seventh Seal

1957

8.3Flick

Wild Strawberries

1957

8.1Flick

Vertigo

1958

8.2Flick

Some Like It Hot

1959

8.4Flick

The 400 Blows

1959

8.2Flick

La Dolce Vita

1960

8.1Flick

The Apartment

1960

8.6Flick

Lawrence of Arabia

1962

8.6Flick

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

1964

8.2Flick

The Battle of Algiers

1966

8.4Flick

Persona

1966

8.5Flick

Andrei Rublev

1966

8.2Flick

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

1966

8.9Flick

The Young Girls of Rochefort

1967

8.3Flick

2001: A Space Odyssey

1968

8.3Flick

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968

8.3Flick

Army of Shadows

1969

7.8Flick

The Godfather

1972

8.8Flick

Chinatown

1974

8.3Flick

A Woman Under the Influence

1974

8.3Flick

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

1974

7.5Flick

The Godfather Part II

1974

9.0Flick

Mirror

1975

8.2Flick

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

1975

8.0Flick

Barry Lyndon

1975

8.7Flick

Taxi Driver

1976

8.1Flick

The Ascent

1977

8.1Flick

Star Wars

1977

8.2Flick

Apocalypse Now

1979

8.7Flick

Stalker

1979

8.5Flick

Alien

1979

8.3Flick

The Shining

1980

8.4Flick

Raging Bull

1980

8.2Flick

The Thing

1982

8.6Flick

Fanny and Alexander

1982

7.8Flick

Paris, Texas

1984

8.6Flick

Once Upon a Time in America

1984

8.2Flick

Ran

1985

8.7Flick

Come and See

1985

9.0Flick

Where Is The Friend's House?

1987

8.0Flick

Wings of Desire

1987

8.2Flick

Grave of the Fireflies

1988

8.8Flick

Do the Right Thing

1989

8.7Flick

GoodFellas

1990

8.7Flick

A Brighter Summer Day

1991

8.2Flick

Satantango

1994

7.9Flick

Pulp Fiction

1994

8.3Flick

Chungking Express

1994

8.5Flick

Heat

1995

8.5Flick

Taste of Cherry

1997

8.4Flick

Happy Together

1997

8.2Flick

Yi Yi

2000

8.6Flick

In the Mood for Love

2000

8.6Flick

Werckmeister Harmonies

2000

7.8Flick

Mulholland Drive

2001

8.7Flick

Spirited Away

2001

8.7Flick

There Will Be Blood

2007

8.8Flick

Moonlight

2016

8.5Flick

Get Out

2017

8.3Flick

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

2019

8.8Flick

Parasite

2019

9.0Flick

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Essentials: S&S and Letterboxd Shared Canon

Bryce

94 films · Updated February 27, 2023

94 films

Sherlock Jr.

1924

8.1Flick

Metropolis

1927

8.0Flick

Napoleon

1927

7.6Flick

The Passion of Joan of Arc

1928

8.3Flick

City Lights

1931

8.0Flick

1931

8.0Flick

Modern Times

1936

7.8Flick

To Be or Not to Be

1942

7.8Flick

Casablanca

1942

8.3Flick

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

1943

7.4Flick

Double Indemnity

1944

8.0Flick

Children of Paradise

1945

7.4Flick

Brief Encounter

1945

8.0Flick

A Matter of Life and Death

1946

7.7Flick

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

8.7Flick

The Red Shoes

1948

8.4Flick

Bicycle Thieves

1948

8.1Flick

The Third Man

1949

7.8Flick

Late Spring

1949

7.8Flick

Sunset Boulevard

1950

8.5Flick

All About Eve

1950

8.1Flick

The Young and the Damned

1950

7.7Flick

Singin' in the Rain

1952

8.7Flick

Ikiru

1952

8.6Flick

Ugetsu

1953

7.7Flick

Tokyo Story

1953

8.2Flick

Sansho the Bailiff

1954

7.7Flick

Seven Samurai

1954

8.9Flick

Rear Window

1954

8.5Flick

Ordet

1955

7.5Flick

The Night of the Hunter

1955

8.1Flick

Pather Panchali

1955

7.8Flick

A Man Escaped

1956

7.8Flick

The Seventh Seal

1957

8.3Flick

Wild Strawberries

1957

8.1Flick

Vertigo

1958

8.2Flick

Some Like It Hot

1959

8.4Flick

The 400 Blows

1959

8.2Flick

La Dolce Vita

1960

8.1Flick

The Apartment

1960

8.6Flick

Lawrence of Arabia

1962

8.6Flick

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

1964

8.2Flick

The Battle of Algiers

1966

8.4Flick

Persona

1966

8.5Flick

Andrei Rublev

1966

8.2Flick

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

1966

8.9Flick

The Young Girls of Rochefort

1967

8.3Flick

2001: A Space Odyssey

1968

8.3Flick

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968

8.3Flick

Army of Shadows

1969

7.8Flick

The Godfather

1972

8.8Flick

Chinatown

1974

8.3Flick

A Woman Under the Influence

1974

8.3Flick

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

1974

7.5Flick

The Godfather Part II

1974

9.0Flick

Mirror

1975

8.2Flick

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

1975

8.0Flick

Barry Lyndon

1975

8.7Flick

Taxi Driver

1976

8.1Flick

The Ascent

1977

8.1Flick

Star Wars

1977

8.2Flick

Apocalypse Now

1979

8.7Flick

Stalker

1979

8.5Flick

Alien

1979

8.3Flick

The Shining

1980

8.4Flick

Raging Bull

1980

8.2Flick

The Thing

1982

8.6Flick

Fanny and Alexander

1982

7.8Flick

Paris, Texas

1984

8.6Flick

Once Upon a Time in America

1984

8.2Flick

Ran

1985

8.7Flick

Come and See

1985

9.0Flick

Where Is The Friend's House?

1987

8.0Flick

Wings of Desire

1987

8.2Flick

Grave of the Fireflies

1988

8.8Flick

Do the Right Thing

1989

8.7Flick

GoodFellas

1990

8.7Flick

A Brighter Summer Day

1991

8.2Flick

Satantango

1994

7.9Flick

Pulp Fiction

1994

8.3Flick

Chungking Express

1994

8.5Flick

Heat

1995

8.5Flick

Taste of Cherry

1997

8.4Flick

Happy Together

1997

8.2Flick

Yi Yi

2000

8.6Flick

In the Mood for Love

2000

8.6Flick

Werckmeister Harmonies

2000

7.8Flick

Mulholland Drive

2001

8.7Flick

Spirited Away

2001

8.7Flick

There Will Be Blood

2007

8.8Flick

Moonlight

2016

8.5Flick

Get Out

2017

8.3Flick

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

2019

8.8Flick

Parasite

2019

9.0Flick

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