Seven Samurai / Les Enfants De Paradis / The Bicycle Thief / The Godfather, parts I and II / It's A Wonderful Life / Greed / Twelve Angry Men / Citizen Kane / Steamboat Bill, Jr.

Almost top tens: Chushingura / Metropolis / Singin' In The Rain / West Side Story / Lord Of The Flies (original version) / Vertigo / Cape Fear (original version, with the greatly underrated Robert Mitchum).

If you haven't seen Greed, by all means rent it. It's available on video - one of the true masterpieces, a silent film from 1927 (or '28?), based on Frank Norris's novel "McTeague." When it was recommended to me, I wasn't sure if I'd really be affected by a serious, full-length silent movie, but was I ever!

My choice of Steamboat Bill Jr. might seem odd, but I think it's one of the greatest comedies ever - my personal favorite. Just brilliant from every angle. Buster Keaton at his best. So, why not put a straight-out comedy on the list, eh?

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