| Title | Year | Director | Genre |
|---|
| 12 Angry Men | 1957 | Sidney Lumet | drama |
| 2001: A Space Odyssey | 1968 | Stanley Kubrick | sci-fi |
| 500 Days of Summer | 2009 | Marc Webb | comedy, indie, romance |
| The African Queen | 1951 | John Huston | adventure, romance |
| Airplane! | 1980 | Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker | comedy, parody |
| Akira | 1988 | Katsuhiro Ôtomo | animated, action, sci-fi |
| Alien | 1979 | Ridley Scott | horror, sci-fi, thriller |
| Aliens | 1986 | James Cameron | action, sci-fi, thriller |
| All About Eve | 1950 | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | drama |
| Almost Famous | 2000 | Cameron Crowe | adventure, comedy, music |
| Amélie | 2001 | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | adventure, romance |
| American Beauty | 1999 | Sam Mendes | drama |
| American Hustle | 2013 | David O. Russell | crime, drama, indie |
| Annie Hall | 1977 | Woody Allen | comedy, romance |
| The Apartment | 1960 | Billy Wilder | comedy, drama, romance |
| Apocalypse Now | 1979 | Francis Ford Coppola | drama, war |
| Arrival | 2016 | Denis Villeneuve | drama, mystery, sci-fi |
| Back to the Future | 1985 | Robert Zemeckis | adventure, sci-fi |
| Battle Royale | 2000 | Kinji Fukasaku | action, drama |
| Ben-Hur | 1959 | William Wyler | adventure, epic, historical |
| The Big Lebowski | 1998 | Coen Brothers | comedy |
| Black Swan | 2010 | Darren Aronofsky | drama, indie, thriller |
| BlacKkKlansman | 2018 | Spike Lee | biopic, comedy, crime, indie |
| Blade Runner | 1982 | Ridley Scott | sci-fi |
| The Blues Brothers | 1980 | John Landis | adventure, comedy, music, musical |
| Bonnie and Clyde | 1967 | Arthur Penn | crime |
| Bottle Rocket | 1996 | Wes Anderson | comedy, crime, indie |
| The Breakfast Club | 1985 | John Hughes | comedy, drama, teen |
| Breakfast at Tiffany’s | 1961 | Blake Edwards | comedy, romance |
| Bringing Up Baby | 1938 | Howard Hawks | comedy, romance |
| A Bronx Tale | 1993 | Robert De Niro | crime, drama, romance, teen |
| Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | 1969 | George Roy Hill | biopic, western |
| Carol | 2015 | Todd Haynes | drama, indie, LGBTQ, Romance |
| Carrie | 1976 | Brian De Palma | horror, teen, thriller |
| Casablanca | 1942 | Martin Curtiz | romance |
| Charade | 1963 | Stanley Donen | comedy, mystery, romance |
| Chinatown | 1974 | Roman Polanski | film noir, mystery |
| A Christmas Story | 1983 | Bob Clark | Christmas, comedy |
| City of God | 2002 | Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund | crime, drama |
| Close Encounters of the Third Kind | 1977 | Steven Spielberg | drama, sci-fi |
| Clueless | 1995 | Amy Heckerling | comedy, teen |
| Colossal | 1916 | Nacho Vigalondo | comedy, drama, indie |
| Dances with Wolves | 1990 | Kevin Costner | adventure, drama, epic, historical, western |
| The Dark Knight | 2008 | Christopher Nolan | action, superhero |
| Das Boot | 1981 | Wolfgang Petersen | drama, war |
| The Day the Earth Stood Still | 1951 | Robert Wise | sci-fi |
| Dead Poets Society | 1989 | Peter Weir | drama |
| The Deer Hunter | 1978 | Michael Cimino | drama, war |
| The Departed | 2006 | Martin Scorsese | crime |
| Die Hard | 1988 | John McTiernan | action, Christmas |
| Django Unchained | 2012 | Quentin Tarantino | drama, historical, western |
| Dog Day Afternoon | 1975 | Sidney Lumet | crime, drama, LGBTQ |
| Donnie Darko | 2001 | Richard Kelly | indie, sci-fi, teen |
| Elf | 2003 | Jon Favreau | Christmas, comedy |
| Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | 2004 | Michel Gondry | drama, indie, romance |
| Ex Machina | 2014 | Alex Garland | mystery, sci-fi, thriller |
| Fantastic Mr. Fox | 2009 | Wes Anderson | animated, comedy |
| Fargo | 1996 | Coen Brothers | comedy, crime, drama, indie |
| Finding Nemo | 2003 | Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich | adventure, animated |
| A Fish Called Wanda | 1988 | Charles Crichton, John Cleese | comedy, crime |
| A Fistful of Dollars | 1964 | Sergio Leone | western |
| For a Few Dollars More | 1965 | Sergio Leone | western |
| Forbidden Planet | 1956 | Fred M. Wilcox | sci-fi |
| Frances Ha | 2012 | Noah Baumbach | comedy, drama, indie |
| The French Connection | 1971 | William Friedkin | crime, thriller |
| Full Metal Jacket | 1987 | Stanley Kubrick | war |
| Gangs of New York | 2002 | Martin Scorsese | crime, drama, historical |
| Ghost World | 2001 | Terry Zwigoff | comedy, indie, teen |
| The Girl Who Leapt Through Time | 2006 | Mamoru Hosoda | animated, drama, romance, sci-fi, teen |
| Gladiator | 2000 | Ridley Scott | action, epic, historical |
| The Godfather | 1972 | Francis Ford Coppola | crime |
| The Godfather: Part II | 1974 | Francis Ford Coppola | crime |
| Goldfinger | 1964 | Guy Hamilton | action, thriller |
| Gone With the Wind | 1939 | Victor Fleming, George Cukor | drama, epic, historical, romance |
| Good Will Hunting | 1997 | Gus Van Sant | drama |
| The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly | 1966 | Sergio Leone | epic, western |
| Goodfellas | 1990 | Martin Scorsese | biopic, crime |
| The Graduate | 1967 | Mike Nichols | comedy, drama |
| The Grand Budapest Hotel | 2014 | Wes Anderson | adventure, comedy |
| Grave of the Fireflies | 1988 | Isao Takahata | animated, drama, war |
| The Great Dictator | 1940 | Charlie Chaplin | comedy, war |
| The Green Mile | 1999 | Frank Darabont | crime, drama |
| Guardians of the Galaxy | 2014 | James Gunn | comedy, superhero |
| Heat | 1995 | Michael Mann | crime, thriller |
| Her | 2013 | Spike Jonze | drama, indie, romance, sci-fi |
| Hereditary | 2018 | Ari Aster | horror |
| High Noon | 1952 | Fred Zinnemann | drama, western |
| Hot Fuzz | 2007 | Edgar Wright | action, comedy, mystery, parody |
| I, Tonya | 2017 | Craig Gillespie | biopic, comedy, drama, indie |
| In Bruges | 2008 | Martin McDonagh | comedy, crime, drama, indie |
| Inglourious Basterds | 2009 | Quentin Tarantino | adventure, historical, war |
| Interstellar | 2014 | Christopher Nolan | sci-fi |
| Invasion of the Body Snatchers | 1978 | Philip Kaufman | horror, sci-fi, thriller |
| The Irishman | 2019 | Martin Scorsese | biopic, crime, drama |
| Iron Man | 2008 | Jon Favreau | action, superhero |
| It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World | 1963 | Stanley Kramer | adventure, comedy, epic |
| Jaws | 1975 | Steven Spielberg | adventure, thriller |
| Juno | 2007 | Jason Reitman | comedy, indie, teen |
| Jurassic Park | 1993 | Steven Spielberg | sci-fi, thriller |
| The Karate Kid | 1984 | John G. Avildsen | action, teen |
| Lady Bird | 2017 | Greta Gerwig | comedy, drama, indie, teen |
| Laura | 1944 | Otto Preminger | film noir, mystery |
| Lawrence of Arabia | 1962 | David Lean | biopic, epic, historical, war |
| The Life Aquatic | 2004 | Wes Anderson | comedy |
| Little Miss Sunshine | 2006 | Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris | comedy, drama, indie, LGBTQ |
| Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels | 1998 | Guy Ritchie | comedy, crime, indie |
| Logan | 2017 | James Mangold | drama, superhero |
| The Lord of the Rings Trilogy | 2001-2003 | Peter Jackson | adventure, epic, fantasy |
| Lost in Translation | 2003 | Sofia Coppola | drama, indie |
| The Magnificent Seven | 1960 | John Sturges | action, western |
| The Maltese Falcon | 1941 | John Huston | film noir |
| Marie Antoinette | 2006 | Sofia Coppola | biopic, drama, historical, indie |
| Marriage Story | 2019 | Noah Baumbach | comedy, drama, indie |
| Mean Streets | 1973 | Martin Scorsese | crime, indie |
| Metropolis | 1927 | Fritz Lang | sci-fi |
| Midnight Cowboy | 1969 | John Schlesinger | drama |
| Monster | 2003 | Patty Jenkins | biopic, crime, drama |
| Monty Python and the Holy Grail | 1975 | Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam | comedy |
| Moonrise Kingdom | 2012 | Wes Anderson | adventure, comedy, drama, romance |
| Mulholland Drive | 2001 | David Lynch | drama, mystery, thriller |
| Murder on the Orient Express | 1974 | Sidney Lumet | mystery |
| Network | 1976 | Sidney Lumet | drama |
| North by Northwest | 1959 | Alfred Hitchcock | action, mystery, thriller |
| O Brother, Where Art Thou? | 2000 | Coen Brothers | adventure, comedy |
| Office Space | 1999 | Mike Judge | comedy |
| Once Upon a Time in America | 1984 | Sergio Leone | crime, drama, epic |
| Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | 2019 | Quentin Tarantino | comedy, drama |
| Once Upon a Time in the West | 1968 | Sergio Leone | epic, Western |
| The Outlaw Josey Wales | 1976 | Clint Eastwood | war, western |
| Pan's Labyrinth | 2006 | Guillermo del Toro | fantasy, historical, horror, thriller |
| Parasite | 2019 | Bong Joon Ho | drama, thriller |
| The Perks of Being a Wallflower | 2012 | Stephen Chbosky | drama, LGBTQ, romance, teen |
| The Philadelphia Story | 1940 | George Cukor | comedy, drama, romance |
| PK | 2014 | Rajkumar Hirani | comedy, romance |
| Platoon | 1986 | Oliver Stone | war |
| Primer | 2004 | Shane Caruth | sci-fi |
| The Princess Bride | 1987 | Rob Reiner | adventure, comedy, fantasy, romance |
| The Producers | 1967 | Mel Brooks | comedy |
| Psycho | 1960 | Alfred Hitchcock | horror, mystery |
| Pulp Fiction | 1994 | Quentin Tarantino | crime, indie |
| Rain Man | 1988 | Barry Levinson | drama |
| Rear Window | 1954 | Alfred Hitchcock | mystery |
| Rocky | 1976 | John G. Avildsen | drama |
| The Rocky Horror Picture Show | 1975 | Jim Sharman | comedy, indie, LGBTQ, musical |
| Roman Holiday | 1953 | William Wyler | comedy, romance |
| The Room | 2003 | Tommy Wiseau | bad, drama, indie |
| Rosemary's Baby | 1968 | Roman Polanski | horror, thriller |
| The Royal Tenenbaums | 2001 | Wes Anderson | comedy |
| Say Anything | 1989 | Cameron Crowe | comedy, drama, romance, teen |
| Scarface | 1983 | Brian De Palma | crime |
| Schindler's List | 1993 | Steven Spielberg | biopic, drama, historical |
| Secretary | 2002 | Steven Shainberg | comedy, drama, indie, romance |
| Serpico | 1973 | Sidney Lumet | biopic, crime, drama |
| Shaun of the Dead | 2004 | Edgar Wright | comedy, horror, indie, parody |
| The Shawshank Redemption | 1994 | Frank Darabont | drama |
| The Shining | 1980 | Stanley Kubrick | horror |
| Sideways | 2004 | Alexander Payne | comedy, drama, indie |
| Silver Linings Playbook | 2012 | David O. Russell | comedy, romance |
| Snatch | 2000 | Guy Ritchie | comedy, crime |
| Some Like it Hot | 1959 | Billy Wilder | comedy |
| Sorry to Bother You | 2018 | Boots Riley | comedy, indie |
| Spanglish | 2004 | James L. Brooks | comedy, drama |
| Spirited Away | 2001 | Hayao Miyazaki | adventure, animated, fantasy |
| The Squid and the Whale | 2005 | Noah Baumbach | drama, indie |
| Star Wars (Original Trilogy) | 1977-1983 | George Lucas | adventure, fantasy, sci-fi |
| A Star is Born | 2018 | Bradley Cooper | drama, music, romance |
| The Sting | 1973 | George Roy Hill | comedy, crime, drama |
| A Streetcar Named Desire | 1951 | Elia Kazan | drama |
| Superbad | 2007 | Greg Mottola | adventure, comedy, teen |
| Taxi Driver | 1976 | Martin Scorsese | crime, drama |
| Terminator 2: Judgment Day | 1991 | James Cameron | action, sci-fi |
| The Third Man | 1949 | Carol Reed | film noir, mystery |
| This is Spinal Tap | 1984 | Rob Reiner | comedy, music, parody |
| Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | 2017 | Martin McDonagh | drama, indie |
| A Trip to the Moon | 1902 | Georges Méliès | adventure, comedy |
| Unforgiven | 1992 | Clint Eastwood | western |
| The Usual Suspects | 1995 | Bryan Singer | crime, indie, mystery |
| V for Vendetta | 2005 | James McTeigue | action, superhero, thriller |
| Walk the Line | 2005 | James Mangold | drama, music, romance |
| West Side Story | 1961 | Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise | musical, romance |
| Who Framed Roger Rabbit | 1988 | Robert Zemeckis | animated, comedy, film noir, mystery |
| The Wizard of Oz | 1939 | Victor Fleming | adventure, fantasy, musical |
| Your Name | 2016 | Makoto Shinkai | animated, romance, teen |