This is a list of films voted the best in national and international surveys of

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and the public. Some surveys focus on all films, while others focus on a particular genre or country.

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differ, and some surveys suffer from biases such as

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or skewed

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, while others may be susceptible to forms of interference such as vote stacking.

Critics and filmmakers

''Sight and Sound''

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Every decade, starting in 1952, the British film magazine ''Sight and Sound'' asks an international group of film critics to vote for the greatest film of all time. Since 1992, they have invited directors to vote in a separate poll. Sixty-three critics participated in 1952, 70 critics in 1962, 89 critics in 1972, 122 critics in 1982, 132 critics and 101 directors in 1992, 145 critics and 108 directors in 2002, 846 critics and 358 directors in 2012, and 1639 critics and 480 directors in 2022. The ''Sight and Sound'' Poll of the Greatest Films of All Time * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This poll is regarded as one of the most important "greatest ever film" lists. American critic

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described it as "by far the most respected of the countless polls of great movies—the only one most serious movie people take seriously." * ''

Bicycle Thieves ''Bicycle Thieves'' (), also known as ''The Bicycle Thief'', is a 1948 Italian neorealist drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It follows the story of a poor father searching in post-World War II Rome for his stolen bicycle, without which h ...

'' (1948) topped the first poll in 1952 with 25 votes. * ''

Citizen Kane ''Citizen Kane'' is a 1941 American Drama (film and television), drama film directed by, produced by and starring Orson Welles and co-written by Welles and Herman J. Mankiewicz. It was Welles's List of directorial debuts, first feature film. ...

'' (1941) stood at number 1 for five consecutive polls, with 22 votes in 1962, 32 votes in 1972, 45 votes in 1982, 43 votes in 1992, and 46 votes in 2002. It also topped the first two directors' polls, with 30 votes in 1992 and 42 votes in 2002. * ''

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'' (1958) topped the critics' poll in 2012 with 191 votes, dethroning ''Citizen Kane''. * ''

Tokyo Story is a 1953 Japanese drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu and starring Chishū Ryū and Chieko Higashiyama, about an aging couple who travel to Tokyo to visit their grown children. Upon release, it did not immediately gain international reco ...

'' (1953) topped the directors' poll in 2012 with 48 votes, also dethroning ''Citizen Kane''. * ''

Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles ''Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles'' (, "Jeanne Dielman, 23 Commerce Quay, 1080 Brussels") is a 1975 film written and directed by Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman. It was filmed over five weeks on location in Brussels, and f ...

'' (1975) topped the critics' poll in 2022. * ''2001: A Space Odyssey'' (1968) topped the directors' poll in 2022.

Other polls

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Battleship Potemkin '' Battleship Potemkin'' (, ), sometimes rendered as ''Battleship Potyomkin'', is a 1925 Soviet silent epic film produced by Mosfilm. Directed and co-written by Sergei Eisenstein, it presents a dramatization of the mutiny that occurred in 1905 ...

'' (1925) was ranked number 1 with 32 votes when the Festival Mondial du Film et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique asked 63 film professionals around the world, mostly directors, to vote for the best films of the half-century in 1951. It was also ranked number 1 when the

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polled 117 experts from 26 countries in 1958. * ''

'' (1941) was ranked number 1 with 48 votes when French film magazine '' Cahiers du cinéma'' asked 78 French critics and historians to vote for the best films in 2007. It was also ranked number 1 with 48 votes when Chinese website Cinephilia.net asked 135 Chinese-speaking critics, scholars, curators, and cultural workers to vote for the best films in 2012. It was ranked number 1 with 49 votes when Spanish film magazine ' asked 150 Spanish film experts to vote for the best films in 1999. * ''

Seven Samurai is a 1954 Japanese epic samurai action film directed by Akira Kurosawa from a screenplay co-written with Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni. Taking place in 1586 in the Sengoku period of Japanese history, it follows the story of a villag ...

'' (1954) was voted the greatest foreign-language (non-English) film in

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's 2018 poll of 209 critics in 43 countries. * ''Vertigo'' (1958) was ranked number 1 with 39 votes when German film magazine ' asked 174 critics and filmmakers to vote for their favorite films in 2007. It was also ranked number 1 with 25 votes when Iranian film magazine ''

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'' asked 92 Iranian critics to vote for the best films in 2009. It topped also the ''

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'' poll in 2018. *''

8½ ''8½'' ( ) is a 1963 Italian avant-garde arthouse comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Federico Fellini. The metafictional narrative centers on famous Italian film director Guido Anselmi ( Marcello Mastroianni) who suffers from writer ...

'' (1963) was voted the best foreign (i.e. non-Swedish) sound film with 21 votes in a 1964 poll of 50 Swedish film professionals organized by Swedish film magazine '. It was also ranked number 1 when the asked 279 Polish film professionals (filmmakers, critics, and professors) to vote for the best films in 2015.* * * *''

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'' (1939) was selected as the greatest film of the past half-century in a 1950 poll conducted by ''

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'' of more than 200 professionals who worked in the film industry for over 25 years. *''

The Godfather ''The Godfather'' is a 1972 American Epic film, epic crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling The Godfather (novel), 1969 novel. The film stars an ensemble cast inc ...

'' (1972) was ranked number 1 when Japanese film magazine ''

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'' asked 114 Japanese critics and film professionals to vote for the best foreign (i.e. non-Japanese) films in 2009. It was also voted the greatest film in a ''

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'' poll of 2120 industry members, including every studio, agency, publicity firm and production house in Hollywood in 2014. *''

Boyz n the Hood ''Boyz n the Hood'' is a 1991 American coming-of-age hood crime drama film written and directed by John Singleton in his feature directorial debut. It stars Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube (in his film debut), Morris Chestnut, and Laurence Fis ...

'' (1991) topped the "Top Black Films of All Times" poll from the November 1998 edition of ''

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'' magazine. *''

The Piano ''The Piano'' is a 1993 historical romance film written and directed by New Zealand filmmaker Jane Campion. It stars Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, and Anna Paquin (in her first major acting role). The film focuses on a mute Sc ...

'' (1993) was voted the best film made by a female director in a 2019

poll of 368 film experts from 84 countries. *'' Mulholland Drive'' (2001) topped

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in 2016.

Audience polls

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'' (1939) was voted the favorite film of Americans in a poll of 2,279 adults taken by Harris Interactive in 2008, and again in a follow-up poll of 2,276 adults in 2014. * ''

Roman Holiday ''Roman Holiday'' is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed and produced by William Wyler. It stars Audrey Hepburn as a princess out to see Rome on her own and Gregory Peck as a reporter. Hepburn won an Academy Award for Best Actress f ...

'' (1953) was voted the best foreign (i.e. non-Japanese) film of all time in a 1990 poll of about a million people organized by Japanese public broadcaster

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. * ''

'' (1972) was voted number 1 by ''

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''s readers in 1999 and voted as number 1 in a '' Time Out'' readers' poll in 1998. The film was voted the "Greatest Movie of All Time" in September 2008 by 10,000 readers of ''

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'' magazine, 150 people from the movie business, and 50 film critics. It also topped ''Empire''s June 2017 poll of 20,000 readers. * ''

The Empire Strikes Back ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (also known as ''Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back'') is a 1980 American epic film, epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner from a screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan, based o ...

'' (1980) was voted the best film of all time by over 250,000 readers of the ''Empire'' film magazine in 2015. * ''

Himala ''Himala'' ('Miracle') is a 1982 Philippine religious drama film directed by Ishmael Bernal and produced by the Experimental Cinema of the Philippines. It stars Nora Aunor as a young woman living in the province who claims to have seen a Marian ...

'' (''Miracle'', 1982) won the 2008 CNN Asia Pacific Screen Awards Viewers Choice as "Best Asia-Pacific Film of All Time" (voted for by thousands of film fans around the world). * ''

The Shawshank Redemption ''The Shawshank Redemption'' is a 1994 American Prison film, prison Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the 1982 Stephen King novella ''Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption''. The film t ...

'' (1994) was voted the greatest film of all time by ''Empire'' readers in "The 201 Greatest Movies of All Time" poll taken in March 2006. * ''Titanic'' (1997) was voted the greatest hit of all time in a poll of 6,000 movie fans conducted by English-language newspaper ''

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'' in March 2008. * ''Shiri'' (1999) was voted the favorite film of South Koreans with 11,918 votes in a 2002 online poll of 54,013 people conducted by South Korean movie channel

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.* * * The ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy (2001–2003) was voted the favorite film of Australians in an audience poll for the Australian television special '' My Favourite Film'' in 2005. It was also voted the best film in a poll of 120,000 German voters for the TV special ''Die besten Filme aller Zeiten'' ("The best films of all time") in 2004.

Genres or media

Action

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Mad Max 2 ''Mad Max 2'' (released as ''The Road Warrior'' in the United States) is a 1981 Australian Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic Utopian and dystopian fiction, dystopian action film directed by George Miller (filmmaker), G ...

'' (1981) was voted the greatest

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of all time in a readers' poll by American magazine ''

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'' in 2015. * ''

Die Hard ''Die Hard'' is a 1988 American action film directed by John McTiernan and written by Jeb Stuart (writer), Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza, based on the 1979 novel ''Nothing Lasts Forever (Thorp novel), Nothing Lasts Forever'' by Roderick ...

'' (1988) was voted the best action film of all time with 21 votes in a 2014 poll of 50 directors, actors, critics, and experts conducted by '' Time Out New York''.

Animation (shorts and features)

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'' (1940) was voted the best animated movie ever made in a 2014 poll of animators, filmmakers, critics, journalists, and experts conducted by ''Time Out''. * '' What's Opera, Doc?'' (1957), a

Bugs Bunny Bugs Bunny is a cartoon character created in the late 1930s at Warner Bros. Cartoons (originally Leon Schlesinger, Leon Schlesinger Productions) and Voice acting, voiced originally by Mel Blanc. Bugs is best known for his featured roles in the ' ...

cartoon, was selected as the greatest animated short film of all time by 1,000 animation professionals in the 1994 book ''

The 50 Greatest Cartoons ''The 50 Greatest Cartoons: As Selected by 1,000 Animation Professionals'' is a 1994 book by animation historian Jerry Beck, with a foreword written by Chuck Jones. The book features the fifty greatest cartoons of all time, selected by a group ...

''. * '' Hedgehog in the Fog'' (1975) was ranked number 1 in a poll at the 2003 Laputa Animation Festival where 140 animators from around the world voted for the best animated films of all time. * '' Tale of Tales'' (1979) was ranked number 1 with 17 votes in a poll at the Olympiad of Animation in 1984 where an international panel of 35 journalists, scholars, festival directors, and animation programmers voted for the best animated films. It was also ranked number 1 in a poll organized by the

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animation magazine ''Dope Sheet'' in 1997, as well as a poll organized by the Zagreb International Animation Festival, which announced the results in 2002. * '' Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'' (1984) was the highest-ranking film in a 2006 poll of the greatest animations conducted at the

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, voted by 80,000 attendees. * ''

Castle in the Sky also known as ''Laputa: Castle in the Sky'', is a 1986 Japanese animated fantasy adventure film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It was produced by Isao Takahata, animated by Studio Ghibli, and distributed by Toei. The film stars t ...

'' (1986) was voted first place in a 2008 animation audience poll conducted by

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in Japan. * ''

Toy Story ''Toy Story'' is a 1995 American animated adventure comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the first installment in the Toy Story (franchise), ''Toy Story'' franchise and the Firsts in animation, firs ...

'' (1995) was voted number 1 on the "Top 100 Animated Features of All Time" list by the

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(published March 2003). Voters chose from a reminder list of more than 350 films. It also topped a poll of 4,000 film fans for "greatest animated film of all time" in 2009, when it was re-released in 3D.

Christmas

* '' It's a Wonderful Life'' (1946) was voted the greatest

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by an audience poll conducted by

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and

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in 2018. * ''

'' (1988) was voted the greatest Christmas movie by British film magazine ''

'' readers in 2015.

Comedy

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Some Like It Hot ''Some Like It Hot'' is a 1959 American crime comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Billy Wilder. It stars Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, with George Raft, Pat O'Brien (actor), Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown, Joan Shawlee an ...

'' (1959) was voted the best

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of all time in a poll of 253 film critics from 52 countries conducted by the

in 2017. * ''

Blazing Saddles ''Blazing Saddles'' is a 1974 American satirical postmodernist Western black comedy film directed by Mel Brooks, who co-wrote the screenplay with Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Norman Steinberg and Alan Uger, based on a story treatment by Be ...

'' (1974) was voted the funniest movie of all time in a 2014 readers' poll by American magazine ''

''. * ''

Monty Python's Life of Brian ''Monty Python's Life of Brian'' (also known as ''Life of Brian'') is a 1979 British biblical black comedy film starring and written by the comedy group Monty Python (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Micha ...

'' (1979) was voted the greatest comedy of all time in a poll of over 22,000 people conducted by the British TV network

in 2006. It was also voted the greatest comedy film in polls conducted by British film magazine ''

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'' in 2000, and British newspaper ''

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'' in 2007. * '' This Is Spinal Tap'' (1984) was voted the best comedy movie of all time in a poll of over 70 stand-up comedians, actors, writers, and directors conducted by ''Time Out London'' in 2016.

Disaster

* '' The Poseidon Adventure'' (1972) was voted best

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in a poll of 500 members of the

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staff in May 2004.

Documentary

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'' (1929) was voted the greatest

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of all time with 125 votes (100 critics and 25 filmmakers) in a 2014 ''Sight and Sound'' poll of 238 critics, curators, and academics (including many documentary specialists) and 103 filmmakers. * ''

Hoop Dreams ''Hoop Dreams'' is a 1994 American documentary film directed by Steve James, and produced by Frederick Marx, James, and Peter Gilbert, with Kartemquin Films. It follows the story of two African-American high school students, William Gates ...

'' (1994) was ranked as the greatest documentary of all time by the

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(IDA) in 2007. Voters selected from a list of over 700 films. * '' Bowling for Columbine'' (2002) heads the list of 20 all-time favorite non-fiction films selected by members of the IDA in 2002.

Fantasy

* '' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (2001) was voted the greatest fantasy movie of all time in a reader's poll conducted by American magazine ''

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'' in 2012, with its sequels ''

The Two Towers ''The Two Towers'', first published in 1954, is the second volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's high fantasy novel ''The Lord of the Rings''. It is preceded by '' The Fellowship of the Ring'' and followed by ''The Return of the King''. The volume's t ...

'' (2002) and ''

The Return of the King ''The Return of the King'' is the third and final volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's ''The Lord of the Rings'', following '' The Fellowship of the Ring'' and '' The Two Towers''. It was published in 1955. The story begins in the kingdom of Gondor, ...

'' (2003) placing fourth and third respectively.

Horror

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The Exorcist ''The Exorcist'' is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin from a screenplay by William Peter Blatty, based on The Exorcist (novel), his 1971 novel. The film stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller (play ...

'' (1973) was voted the best

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of all time with 53 votes in a 2012 poll of 150 experts conducted by '' Time Out London''. It was also voted the best horror film with 67 votes in a 2015 poll of 104 horror professionals conducted by ''

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'', and topped a readers' poll by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine in 2014. * ''

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ''The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'' is a 1974 American independent horror film produced, co-composed, and directed by Tobe Hooper, who co-wrote it with Kim Henkel. The film stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, ...

'' (1974) was ranked number 1 on British film magazine ''

''s 2005 list of the greatest horror films. In 2010 it was voted into first place in an additional ''Total Film'' poll of leading directors and stars of horror films.

LGBT

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Brokeback Mountain ''Brokeback Mountain'' is a 2005 American neo-Western romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee and produced by Diana Ossana and James Schamus. Adapted from Brokeback Mountain (short story), the 1997 short story by Annie Proulx, the screenplay ...

'' (2005) was ranked as the top LGBT film in a 2016 poll of 28 directors, actors, and screenwriters, conducted by ''

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''. *'' Carol'' (2015) was ranked as the top LGBT film in a 2016 poll of more than 100 critics, filmmakers, programmers, writers, curators, and academics conducted by the

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Musical

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West Side Story ''West Side Story'' is a Musical theatre, musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a Book (musical theatre), book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo an ...

'' (1961) was chosen as the best screen musical by readers of British newspaper ''

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'' in a 2007 poll. * ''

The Rocky Horror Picture Show ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' is a 1975 independent musical comedy horror film produced by Lou Adler and Michael White, directed by Jim Sharman, and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The screenplay was written by Sharman and Richard O ...

'' (1975) was voted the best movie musical by readers of ''

'' in a 2017 poll.

Romance

* ''Casablanca'' (1942) was voted the best

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of all time with 56 votes in a 1996 poll of 100 experts organized by Spanish film magazine '. * ''

Brief Encounter ''Brief Encounter'' is a 1945 British Romance film#Romantic drama, romantic drama film directed by David Lean from a screenplay by Noël Coward, based on his 1936 one-act play ''Still Life (play), Still Life''. The film stars Celia Johnson and ...

'' (1945) was voted the best romance film of all time with 25 votes in a 2013 poll of 101 experts conducted by '' Time Out London''. * ''Titanic'' (1997) was voted the most romantic film of all time in a poll conducted by

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in February 2011.

Science fiction

* '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' (1968) was voted the best

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of all time with 73 votes in a 2014 poll of 136 science fiction experts, filmmakers, science fiction writers, film critics, and scientists conducted by '' Time Out London''. It was voted the best science fiction film of all time by 115 members of the

in 2002. It topped a readers' poll conducted by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine in 2014. * ''

Blade Runner ''Blade Runner'' is a 1982 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples. Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos, it is an adaptation of Philip K. Di ...

'' (1982) was voted the best science fiction film by a panel of 56 scientists assembled by the British newspaper ''

'' in 2004. In British magazine ''

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'', ''Blade Runner'' was voted "all-time favourite science fiction film" in the readers' poll in 2008, with 12 percent of thousands of votes. It topped a 2011 poll by ''

'' magazine. * '' Serenity'' (2005) was voted the best science fiction movie in a 2007 poll of 3,000 people conducted by '' SFX'' magazine.

Silent

* ''

'' (1925) was voted the best

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with 32 votes in a 1964 poll of 50 Swedish film professionals organized by Swedish film magazine '.

Sports

* ''

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'' (1976) topped British website

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's "greatest ever sports movie" online poll in 2012, with 18.7% of the votes. Voters chose from a list of 25 films. It was also voted the best sports movie of all time in a 2020 poll organized by ''

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''. They asked 120 panelists to nominate their favorite sports movies, and then to rate each nomination from 1 to 100. Movies with at least 10 ratings qualified for the final list. ''Rocky'' had the highest average rating, 91.04.

Superhero

*''

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'' (1978) was voted the greatest

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in a poll of 1000 British adults conducted by

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in 2018. *''

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'' (2008) was voted the greatest superhero movie in a reader's poll conducted by American magazine ''

'' in 2014.

War

* ''

Saving Private Ryan ''Saving Private Ryan'' is a 1998 American epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. Set in 1944 in Normandy, France, during World War II, it follows a group of soldiers, led by Captain John Miller ( Tom Hanks) ...

'' (1998) was voted as the greatest

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in a 2008

poll of the 100 greatest war films.

Western

* ''Stagecoach'' (1939) was voted the best

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of all time with 54 votes in a 1996 poll of 100 experts organized by Spanish film magazine '. * ''

Johnny Guitar ''Johnny Guitar'' is a 1954 American independent Western film directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge, Ernest Borgnine, and Scott Brady. It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures. ...

'' (1954) was the most cited film in the "Ten Best Westerns" lists of 27 French critics in ''Le Western''.

National polls

Argentina

* '' Prisioneros de la tierra'' was voted as the greatest Argentine film of all time in two polls carried out by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducros Hicken in 1977 and 1984. * '' Crónica de un niño solo'' (1965) was voted as the greatest Argentine film of all time in a poll carried out by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducros Hicken in 2000. * '' La Ciénaga'' (2001) was voted as the greatest Argentine film of all time in a 2022 poll organized by film magazines ''La vida útil'', ''Taipei'' and ''La tierra quema''— inspired by the previous lists by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken—which was presented at the

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Australia

* '' Picnic at Hanging Rock'' (1975) was voted the best Australian film of all time by members of the Australian Film Institute, industry guilds and unions, film critics and reviewers, academics and media teachers, and Kookaburra Card members of the

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(NFSA), in a 1996 poll organized by the Victorian Centenary of Cinema Committee and the NFSA. * '' The Castle'' (1997) was selected by the public as Australia's favourite film in a 2008 online poll conducted by the

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, in collaboration with

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. The

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ran a public vote, that again voted it as the greatest Australian film ever in 2018. *

Bangladesh

* ''

Titash Ekti Nadir Naam ''Titash Ekti Nadir Naam'', or ''A River Called Titas'', is a 1973 Bengali language film directed by Ritwik Ghatak and produced as a joint collaboration between India and Bangladesh. It is based on the 1956 novel of the same name by Adwaita ...

'' (1973) topped the list of 10 best Bangladeshi films in the audience and critics' polls conducted by the

in 2002.

Belarus

* '' Come and See'' (1985) was voted the best Belarusian film of all time in a 2024 poll of 49 film experts organized by the .

Bosnia and Herzegovina

* '' Do You Remember Dolly Bell?'' (1981) was voted the best Bosnian film of all time in a 2003 poll of 13 film professionals organized by The National Film Archive of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Brazil

* '' Limite'' (1931) was voted the best Brazilian film of all time in a 1995 national survey of critics by '' Folha de S.Paulo''. It is ranked number 1 on the Brazilian Film Critics Association's list of the top 100 Brazilian films, voted by its 100 members in 2015. * '' Black God, White Devil'' (1964) was voted the best Brazilian film of all time in a 2001 poll of 108 critics and film professionals organized by Brazilian film magazine ''Contracampo''. * ''

The Red Light Bandit ''The Red Light Bandit'' () is a 1968 Brazilian crime film directed by Rogério Sganzerla, inspired by the crimes of the famous real-life robber João Acácio Pereira da Costa, nicknamed the "Red Light Bandit" (''Bandido da Luz Vermelha''). The ...

'' (1968) was voted the best Brazilian film of all time in a 2011 poll of 102 critics, researchers, and professionals organized by Brazilian film magazine ''Filme Cultura''.

Bulgaria

* '' Time of Violence'' (1988) was voted the best Bulgarian film of all time in an audience poll organized by the

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Canada

* ''

Mon oncle Antoine ''Mon oncle Antoine'' (''My Uncle Antoine'') is a 1971 French-language Canadian drama film directed by Claude Jutra for the National Film Board of Canada. The film depicts life in the Maurice Duplessis-era Asbestos Region of rural Québec bef ...

'' (1971) was named first in the

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in 1984, 1993 and 2004. * '' The Sweet Hereafter'' (1997) was voted the best Canadian film by readers of '' Playback'' in 2002 in an online poll. More than 500 industry respondents participated in the poll. * '' Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner'' (2001) was voted the best Canadian film of all time with 94 votes in a 2015 poll of 220 filmmakers, critics, programmers, and academics organized by the

, dethroning ''Mon oncle Antoine'' which won the previous three polls.

Chile

* '' Jackal of Nahueltoro'' (1969) was voted the best Chilean film of all time with 57 votes in a 2016 poll of 77 directors, actors, programmers, scholars, journalists, and critics organized by CineChile. * '' Julio comienza en julio'' (1979) was chosen in 1999 as the "Best Chilean Film of the Century" in a vote organized by the Municipality of Santiago.

China

* '' Spring in a Small Town'' (小城之春; 1948) was ranked number 1 on the

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s Association's Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures list in 2005. It was also voted the best Chinese film of all time with 25 votes in a 2010 poll of 37 critics organized by the

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. * * * '' Farewell My Concubine'' (霸王别姬; 1993) was voted the best Mainland Chinese film of all time by 88 international film experts in a poll conducted by '' Time Out Shanghai'' and ''Time Out Beijing''.

Colombia

* ''

The Strategy of the Snail ''The Strategy of the Snail'' () is a 1993 Colombian comedy-drama film written by Humberto Dorado based on a story written by Ramon Jimeno, directed and produced by Colombian filmmaker and director Sergio Cabrera. The film stars Frank Ramírez, ...

'' (1993) was voted the best Colombian film of all time with 38 votes in a 2015 poll of 65 critics and journalists organized by Colombian magazine ''

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''.

Croatia

* '' Tko pjeva zlo ne misli'' (''One Who Sings Means No Harm'', 1970) was voted the best Croatian film of all time by 44 Croatian film critics in 1999, in a poll organized by the Croatian magazine ''Hollywood''. It was also voted the best Croatian film by ''Hollywood''s readers. *'' H-8'' (1958) was voted the best Croatian feature film of all time by 38 Croatian film critics and scholars in a 2020 poll.

Cuba

* '' Memories of Underdevelopment'' (1968) was voted the best Latin American film of all time with 30 votes in a 1999 poll of 36 critics and film specialists from 11 countries organized by critics Carlos Galiano and Rufo Caballero. It was also voted the best

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n film of all time in a 2009 poll of more than 500 film professionals, critics, journalists, festival organizers, and fans around the world organized by Spanish magazine ''Noticine''.

Czech Republic

* ''

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'' (1939) was voted best Czech film of all time in a poll held by Media Desk and ''Týden'' magazine in 2010. * '' Marketa Lazarova'' (1967) was voted the best Czech film of all time by Czech journalists during the

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in 1994. It also topped 1998 poll of Czech and Slovak film critics and publicists during the 1998 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. * ''

The Firemen's Ball ''The Firemen's Ball'' (or ''Fireman's Ball''; - "Fire, My Lady") is a 1967 Czechoslovak New Wave Satire, satirical Comedy film, comedy directed by Miloš Forman. It is set at the annual ball of a small town's volunteer fire department, and th ...

'' (1967) was voted the best Czech film in a 2018 poll of 20 Czech historians, theorists and critics. * '' The Cremator'' (1969) was voted the best Czech film by public in a 2018 poll, ''Kánon 100''. * '' Cosy Dens'' (1999) was voted the best Czech film with 622 votes in a readers' poll by ''Reflex'' magazine in 2011.

Czechoslovakia

* '' Marketa Lazarova'' (1967) was voted the best Czech-Slovak film of all time in a 1998 poll of 55 Czech and Slovak film critics and publicists, receiving 41 votes. * * ''

'' (1967) was voted the best Czech-Slovak film of all time with 33 votes in a 2007 poll of 53 experts (mostly from the Czech Republic, but also from Slovakia and Poland) titled "Filmové dědictví česko-slovenské kinematografie". * ''

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'' (1991) was voted the best Czech-Slovak film with 192 votes in a 2007 public poll of "Filmové dědictví česko-slovenské kinematografie".

Denmark

* '' Blinkende lygter'' (''Flickering Lights'', 2000) was voted best movie in Denmark by interviewing over 1500 people, reported by the analysis institute ''YouGov'' on behalf of the streamingservice ''Nordic Film+''.

Egypt

* ''

The Night of Counting the Years ''The Night of Counting the Years'', also released in Egypt as ''The Mummy'' (), is a 1969 Egyptian film and the only feature film directed by Shadi Abdel Salam. It features a special appearance by Nadia Lutfi. It is the 3rd on the list of To ...

'' (1969) was voted the best Arab film of all time (i.e. the best film made in an Arab country) in a 2013 poll of 475 film critics, writers, novelists, academics, and other arts professionals organized by the

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Estonia

* '' Kevade'' (''Spring'', 1969) received first place in the Estonian feature films Top Ten Poll in 2002 held by Estonian film critics and journalists. * '' Autumn Ball'' (2007) was voted the best Estonian film of all time with 29 votes in a 2011 poll of 33 film writers and film scholars organized by the Estonian Association of Film Journalists.

Finland

* '' The Unknown Soldier'' (1955) was voted the best Finnish movie by 1213 respondents in an Internet poll by ''

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'' in 2007. * '' Inspector Palmu's Mistake'' (1960) was chosen as the best Finnish fictional movie of all time in a poll of 48 critics by

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in 2012.

France

* ''

The Rules of the Game ''The Rules of the Game'' (original French title: ''La règle du jeu'') is a 1939 French satirical comedy-drama film directed by Jean Renoir. The ensemble cast includes Nora Gregor, Paulette Dubost, Mila Parély, Marcel Dalio, Julien Carett ...

'' (1939) was voted the best French film of all time with 15 votes in a 2012 poll of 85 film professionals conducted by '' Time Out Paris''. It was voted the best European film of all time with 56 votes (tied with the German film ''

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'') in a 1994 poll of 70 critics and film historians organized by Cinemateca Portuguesa.

Georgia

* '' Eliso'' (1928) was voted the best Georgian film of all time in a critic poll organized by Tbilisi Intermedia.

Germany

* ''

'' (1922) was voted the best European film of all time with 56 votes (tied with the French film ''

'') in a 1994 poll of 70 critics and film historians organized by Cinemateca Portuguesa. * '' M'' (1931) was voted the best German film of all time with 306 votes in a 1994 poll of 324 film journalists, film critics, filmmakers, and cineastes organized by the .

Greece

* ''O Drakos'' (1956) was voted the best Greek film of all time by members of the Greek Film Critics Association in 2006. * ''Evdokia'' (1971) was voted the best Greek film of all time by members of the Greek Film Critics Association in 1986.

Hong Kong

* ''

A Better Tomorrow ''A Better Tomorrow'' () is a 1986 Hong Kong action film directed, co-written and co-produced by John Woo, co-produced by Tsui Hark, and starring Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung and Chow Yun-fat. The film had a profound influence on Hong Kong action c ...

'' (英雄本色; 1986), filmed and produced in Hong Kong, was voted the second-best Chinese film ever made by the Hong Kong Film Awards Association in 2005. * ''

Days of Being Wild ''Days of Being Wild'' is a 1990 Hong Kong drama film written and directed by Wong Kar-Wai. Starring some of the best-known actors and actresses in Hong Kong, including Leslie Cheung, Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung, Carina Lau, Jacky Cheung and Tony L ...

'' (阿飛正傳; 1990) was voted the best Hong Kong film of all time with 16 votes in a 2010 poll of 37 critics organized by the

. * ''

In the Mood for Love ''In the Mood for Love'' () is a 2000 romantic drama film written, directed, and produced by Wong Kar-wai. A co-production between Hong Kong and France, the film follows a man ( Tony Leung) and a woman ( Maggie Cheung) in 1962 who discover tha ...

'' (花樣年華; 2000) reached the highest position (number 5 in 2022) of any Hong Kong film on the 2022 ''Sight & Sound'' poll's lists of greatest films of all time.

Hungary

* '' The Round-Up'' (1965) was chosen as the best Hungarian film in a 2000 Hungarian film critics' poll.

Iceland

* '' Children of Nature'' (1991) was voted the best Icelandic film of all time in a Stockfish poll of 12 film experts.

India

* ''

Pather Panchali (, ) is a 1955 Indian Bengali language, Bengali-language Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray in his directorial debut. It is an adaptation of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's 1929 Bengali Pather Panchali ...

'' (1955) topped the

's user poll of "Top 10 Indian Films" of all time in 2002. * ''

Mayabazar ''Mayabazar'' () is a 1957 Indian epic film, epic Hindu mythological film directed by K. V. Reddy. It was produced by Nagi Reddi and Chakrapani (filmmaker), Chakrapani under their banner, Vijaya Vauhini Studios, Vijaya Productions. The film w ...

'' (1957) was chosen as the greatest Indian film of all time with 16,960 votes in an online poll conducted by

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in 2013. Voters select from a list of 100 films from different Indian languages, and 70,926 votes were cast. * ''

Sholay ''Sholay'' (, ) is a 1975 Indian epic action-adventure film directed by Ramesh Sippy, produced by his father G. P. Sippy, and written by Salim–Javed. The film is about two criminals, Veeru (Dharmendra) and Jai (Amitabh Bachchan), hired ...

'' (1975) topped the British Film Institute's critics' poll of "Top 10 Indian Films" of all time in 2002.

Bollywood

* ''

Mother India ''Mother India'' is a 1957 Indian epic drama film, directed by Mehboob Khan and starring Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar and Raaj Kumar. A remake of Khan's earlier film '' Aurat'' (1940), it is the story of a poverty-stricken village wo ...

'' (1957) was voted the best

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film of all time with 15 votes in a 2003 poll of 25 directors organized by Indian magazine ''

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''. * ''

'' (1975) was voted the best Bollywood film of all time with 17 votes in a 2015 poll of 27 Bollywood experts organized by '' Time Out London''.

Iran

* '' The Deer'' (1974) was voted the best Iranian film of all time with 33 votes in a 2009 poll of 92 critics organized by Iranian film magazine ''

'', and again in a follow-up poll of 140 critics in 2019. * '' Bashu, the Little Stranger'' (1986) was voted "Best Iranian Film of all time" in November 1999 by a Persian movie magazine ''Picture World'' poll of 150 Iranian critics and professionals. * ''

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'' (1990) reached the highest position (number 17 in 2022) of Iranian film on the 2022 ''Sight & Sound'' poll's lists of greatest films of all time.

Ireland

* '' The Commitments'' (1991) was voted the best Irish film of all time in a 2005 Jameson Whiskey online poll of over 10,000 Irish people. * '' An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl)'' (2022) was voted by 30 film-makers and critics as the best Irish film for the ''

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'' in 2023.

Israel

* '' Giv'at Halfon Eina Ona'' (1976) was voted "Favorite Israeli Film of All Time" in a 2004 poll by Ynet, the platform of the Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot. The film received votes from 25,000 web users. * '' Avanti Popolo'' (1986) was voted "Greatest Israeli Film of All Time" in a 2013 poll of 20 Israeli film experts by

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Italy

* ''

'' (1948) topped the first ''

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'' critics' poll in 1952. * ''

Japan

* ''

Rashomon is a 1950 Japanese ''jidaigeki'' film directed by Akira Kurosawa from a screenplay he co-wrote with Shinobu Hashimoto. Starring Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori, and Takashi Shimura, it follows various people who describe how a ...

'' (1950) was ranked joint tenth in the 1992 ''

'' directors' poll, and joint ninth in 2002. * ''

'' (東京物語; 1953) topped the ''

'' directors' poll with 48 votes and was number 3 in the critics' poll with 107 votes in 2012. It was also voted the best Japanese film of all time in a 2009 poll of 114 critics and film professionals organized by Japanese film magazine ''

''. It was voted the best Asian film of all time in a 2015 poll of 73 film critics, festival executives, programmers, and directors from around the world, organized by the

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. * ''

'' (1954) was voted the best Japanese film of all time in a 1989 poll of 372 celebrities for a book published by

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. It was voted the best Japanese film of all time in a 1990 poll of about a million people organized by

. It was the greatest foreign-language film in BBC Culture's 2018 poll of 209 critics in 43 countries.

Mexico

* '' Vámonos con Pancho Villa'' (1936) was ranked number 1 Mexican film of all time in a 1994 poll of 25 critics and journalists organized by Mexican magazine ''Somos''. * '' Los Olvidados'' (1950) was voted the best Mexican film of all time in a 2020 poll of 27 critics and journalists organized by ''Sector Cine'' online magazine.

Netherlands

* ''

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'' (1973) was voted the best Dutch film of the 20th century in a 1999 poll organized by the

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. * '' Soldaat van Oranje'' (''Soldier of Orange'', 1977) was voted the best Dutch film of all time by nearly 9,000 people in a 2006 online poll organized by the now defunct Dutch website Filmwereld.net. * '' Zwartboek'' (''Black Book'', 2006) was voted the best Dutch film of all time at the 2008

by nearly 15,000 members of the public.

New Zealand

* '' Once Were Warriors'' (1994) was voted the best New Zealand film of all time in a 2014 online poll organized by

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. More than 500 people voted, including about 100 film professionals and 15 critics.

North Korea

* '' Hong Kil-dong'' (1986) was voted the "best North Korean film ever" in a 2002 poll of North Koreans in South Korea, organized by newspaper ''

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''.

Norway

* '' Ni Liv'' (''Nine Lives'', 1957) was the critics' choice for "Best Norwegian Film of All Time" during the 2005 Bergen International Film Festival. * '' The Chasers'' (1959) was voted the best Norwegian film of all time with 23 votes in a 2011 poll of 32 critics and experts organized by Norwegian film magazine '. * '' Flåklypa Grand Prix'' (''Pinchcliffe Grand Prix'', 1975) was the people's choice for "Best Norwegian Film of All Time" during the 2005 Bergen International Film Festival.

Pakistan

* '' Baji'' (1963) topped the

's critics' poll of "Top 10 Pakistani Films" of all time in 2002. * '' Aina'' (1977) topped the British Film Institute's user poll of "Top 10 Pakistani Films" of all time in 2002.

Philippines

* '' Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag'' (Manila in the Claws of Light, 1975) was voted the best Filipino film of all time in a 2013 poll of 81 critics, filmmakers, archivists, and academics organized by Pinoy Rebyu. It was also voted the best Filipino film of all time with 16 votes (tied with ''

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'') in a 1989 poll of 28 filmmakers and critics, organized by Joel David and his UP film criticism class, and published in Philippine magazine ''National Midweek''. The article also included a list of the most common number-one choices (topped by ''

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''), as well as an alternate version of the top 10 (topped by ''

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'') which was ordered by average rank.

Poland

* ''The Promised Land'' (1975) was voted the best Polish film of all time in a 2015 poll of 279 Polish film professionals organized by the . * ''

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'' (1981) was voted by the public of 2013 Filmfest PL as the best movie of all time.

Portugal

* '' Os Verdes Anos'' (1963) was voted the best Portuguese film of all time in a 2020 poll of 122 critics and film professionals organized by filmSPOT.

Romania

* '' Reconstituirea'' (''The Reenactment'', 1968) was selected as the best Romanian film by 40 film critics in 2008.

Russia

* '' My Friend Ivan Lapshin'' (1985) was voted the best Russian film of all time with 47 votes in a 2008 poll of 100 filmmakers and critics, organized by Russian film magazine '.

Serbia

* '' Who's Singin' Over There?'' (1980) was voted by Serbian critics the best Serbian film of all time.

Slovakia

* '' Pictures of the Old World'' (1972) was voted the best Slovak film of all time by Slovak critics in 2000.

Slovenia

* '' Dancing in the Rain'' (1961) was voted the best Slovenian film of all time in a poll by Slovenian critics.

South Korea

* '' Obaltan'' (1961) was voted the best South Korean film of all time with 48 votes in a 1999 poll of 140 filmmakers organized by South Korean newspaper ''

''. It was also voted the best South Korean film of all time (tied with ''The Housemaid'' and '' The March of Fools'' in a 2014 poll of 62 film scholars, critics, film professionals, researchers, and programmers organized by the

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. * ''Shiri'' (1999) was voted the favorite film of South Koreans with 11,918 votes in a 2002 online poll of 54,013 people conducted by South Korean movie channel

. * '' Memories of Murder'' (2003) was voted the best South Korean film of all time with 806 votes in a 2014 audience poll of 1462 people organized by the

. * ''

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'' (2018) was voted the best South Korean film of all time in a 2021 poll of 158 critics from 28 countries organized by Korean Screen. * '' The Housemaid'' was voted best South Korean film of all time in a 2024 poll by the Korean Film Archive of 240 critics.

Soviet Union

* ''

polled 117 experts from 26 countries in 1958. * ''

'' (1929) was voted the eighth greatest film ever made in the British Film Institute's 2012 ''

'' poll. * ''

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'' (1975) ranked 9th in the 2012 ''Sight & Sound'' directors' poll.

Spain

* ''

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'' (1961) was voted the best Spanish film of all time with 227 votes in a 2016 poll of 350 experts organized by Spanish film magazine ''Caimán Cuadernos de Cine''. * ''El verdugo'' (1963) was voted the best Spanish film of all time with 77 votes in a 1995 poll of 100 critics and film professionals organized by Spanish film magazine '.

Sri Lanka

* '' Anantha Rathiriya'' (1995) topped the

's user poll of "Top 10 Sri Lankan Films" of all time in 2002. * '' Pura Handa Kaluwara'' (1997) topped the

's critics' poll of "Top 10 Sri Lankan Films" of all time in 2002.

Sweden

* ''

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'' (''Körkarlen'', 1921) was voted the best Swedish film of all time with 30 votes in a poll of 50 film critics and academics conducted by film magazine ''FLM'' in 2012. * ''

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'' (1966) reached the highest position (number 5 in 1972) of any Swedish film on any of ''Sight & Sound'''s lists of greatest films of all time.

Switzerland

* '' Alpine Fire'' (1985) was voted the best Swiss film of all time in 2001, 2006, 2011, and 2016, in polls organized by Swiss newspaper '. 31 experts participated in 2011, and 36 experts in 2016.

Taiwan

* '' A City of Sadness'' (; 1989) was voted the best Chinese-language film of all time with 73 votes in a 2010 poll of 122 film professionals organized by the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival. It was also number 5, the highest ranked Taiwanese film, on the Hong Kong Film Awards' list of the Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures, voted by 101 filmmakers, critics, and scholars.

Turkey

* '' Dry Summer'' (1963) was voted the best Turkish film released between 1923 and 2013 in a 2014 poll launched by the Turkish Ministry of Tourism. * '' Umut'' (1970) was voted the best Turkish film of all time in a poll of 100 directors, actors, producers, and film writers organized by the Turkish newspaper ''

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''. *'' Yol'' (1982) was voted the best Turkish film of all time in a 2016 poll of 383 experts organized by Turkish magazine ''Notos''. It was also selected as the best Turkish film in a 2003 poll undertaken by Ankara Sinema Derneği (Ankara Association for Cinema Culture) of people interested in cinema professionally.

Ukraine

* '' Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors'' (1965) was voted the best Ukrainian film of all time with 30 votes in a 2012 poll of about 100 journalists organized by the Cinema Journalism Bureau of Ukraine and the National Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine.

United Kingdom

* ''

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'' (1949) was voted the best British film ever by 1000 industry professionals, academics, and critics in a

poll conducted in 1999. * '' Lawrence of Arabia'' (1962) was voted the "best British film of all time" in August 2004 by over 200 respondents in a ''

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'' poll of Britain's leading filmmakers. *''

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'' (1969) was voted the best British film in a poll of film fans conducted by Sky Movies HD in 2011 when it received 15% of votes. It also topped a 2017 survey by Vue Entertainment. * ''

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'' (1971) was voted the best British film ever in a 2003 poll by ''

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'' magazine. It also topped the 2004 poll of 25 film critics conducted by ''

''. * '' Don't Look Now'' (1973) was named the best British film in a poll of 150 film industry experts conducted by ''

'' in 2011. * ''

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'' (1975) was voted the best British picture of all time by 7,000 film fans in a 2004 poll by the UK arm of Amazon and Internet Movie Database.

United States

* ''

'' (1939) was voted the favorite film of Americans in a poll of 2,279 adults undertaken by Harris Interactive in 2008, and again in a follow-up poll of 2,276 adults in 2014. It was also voted the best American film of all time by 35,000 members of the

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in 1977. It was picked in 2011 as the best film for ''Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time'', an online poll in which over 500,000 votes were cast. Voters chose from a list of 10 English-language films selected by film industry experts. * ''

'' (1941) was selected as the greatest American film in 2015 by sixty-two international film critics surveyed by the BBC. It was also ranked top in every ''Sight & Sound'' critics' poll between 1962 and 2002, and the directors' poll in 1992 and 2002. The

polled 1,500 film community leaders for the lists '' 100 Years...100 Movies'' and '' the 10th Anniversary Edition'' in 1998 and 2007 respectively, asking voters to choose from a list of 400 nominations. Both polls identified ''Citizen Kane'' as the best

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ever. It was voted the best American film of all time with 156 votes in a 1977 poll of 203 experts from 22 countries (116 Americans and 87 non-Americans). The poll was organized by the Royal Belgian Film Archive and titled "The most important and misappreciated American films", and they were looking for subjective choices. * ''

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'' (1942) was voted the greatest American film by readers of the ''

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'' in 1997. * ''

'' (1958) topped the ''Sight & Sound'' critics' poll in 2012 with 191 votes. * ''

'' (1972) was selected as the greatest film by 2,120 industry professionals in a

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survey undertaken by ''

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'' in 2014.

Uruguay

* ''Whisky'' (2004) was voted the best Uruguayan film of all time by 22 members of the

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in 2015.

Venezuela

* '' El Pez que Fuma'' (1977) was voted the best Venezuelan film of all time with 22 votes in a 1987 poll of 29 experts organized by ''Imagen'' magazine. It was also voted the best Venezuelan film of all time with 33 votes in a 2016 poll of 41 experts organized by the Fundación Cinemateca Nacional.

References

External links

"The 1,000 Greatest Films"
at ''They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?''
The American Film Institute's ''100 Years, 100 Movies''

''Sight & Sound'' magazine: The 50 Greatest Films of All Time
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Films Considered The Greatest Ever Film fandom

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