101 [Genre] Movies You Must See Before You Die[]
The same people who brought us the 1,001 Movies books have also produced six other books for the 101 Action, Cult, Gangster, Horror, Sci-Fi, and War Movies we must see before we die. Some of these movies cross over to the 1,001 Movies list, but many are unique to these books.
Viewable and downloadable tracking sheets for all six of these sets of movies, complete with columns indicating which movies are also in the 1,001 Movies list, can be found here: http://www.listsfromchip.blogspot.com/2012/05/1001-movies-you-must-see-before-you-die.html
In addition, the same link above has a consolidated tracking sheet of the 348 unique movies that are in these six volumes, but not in the 1001 Movies list. This sheet can be viewed and downloaded.
101 Action Movies You Must See Before You Die[]
This book was published in 2010 and has films ranging from 1903 to 2009. There are actually 102 movies on it because Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 are listed as a single entry in the book. Twenty-four cross over with the 1,001 Movies list, while 78 are unique.
Great Train Robbery, The | 1903 |
Perils of Pauline, The | 1914 |
Safety Last! | 1923 |
Thief of Bagdad, The | 1924 |
Captain Blood | 1935 |
Lives of a Bengal Lancer, The | 1935 |
Adventures of Robin Hood, The | 1938 |
Mark of Zorro, The | 1940 |
Three Musketeers, The | 1948 |
Wages of Fear, The | 1953 |
North by Northwest | 1959 |
From Russia with Love | 1963 |
Goldfinger | 1964 |
Thunderball | 1965 |
Come Drink with Me | 1966 |
Our Man Flint | 1966 |
On Her Majesty's Secret Service | 1969 |
Airport | 1970 |
Anderson Tapes, The | 1971 |
Diamonds Are Forever | 1971 |
Dirty Harry | 1971 |
Five Fingers of Death | 1972 |
Getaway, The | 1972 |
Poseidon Adventure, The | 1972 |
Slaughter | 1972 |
Enter the Dragon | 1973 |
Foxy Brown | 1974 |
Taking of Pelham One Two Three, The | 1974 |
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot | 1974 |
Towering Inferno, The | 1974 |
Death Race 2000 | 1975 |
Rollerball | 1975 |
Assault on Precinct 13 | 1976 |
Cannonball | 1976 |
Spy Who Loved Me, The | 1977 |
Driver, The | 1978 |
Drunken Master | 1978 |
Five Deadly Venoms | 1978 |
Superman | 1978 |
For Your Eyes Only | 1981 |
Knightriders | 1981 |
Raiders of the Lost Ark | 1981 |
48 Hrs. | 1982 |
First Blood | 1982 |
Shaolin Temple, The | 1982 |
Commando | 1985 |
Police Story | 1985 |
Top Gun | 1986 |
Lethal Weapon | 1987 |
Bloodsport | 1988 |
Die Hard | 1988 |
Batman | 1989 |
Killer, The | 1989 |
La Femme Nikita | 1990 |
Hunt for Red October, The | 1990 |
Point Break | 1991 |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day | 1991 |
Patriot Games | 1992 |
Under Siege | 1992 |
Fugitive, The | 1993 |
Heroic Trio, The | 1993 |
In the Line of Fire | 1993 |
Iron Monkey | 1993 |
Clear and Present Danger | 1994 |
Crow, The | 1994 |
Fist of Legend | 1994 |
Léon: The Professional | 1994 |
Speed | 1994 |
True Lies | 1994 |
Bad Boys | 1995 |
Desperado | 1995 |
GoldenEye | 1995 |
Mission: Impossible | 1996 |
Rock, The | 1996 |
Air Force One | 1997 |
Con Air | 1997 |
Face/Off | 1997 |
Armageddon | 1998 |
Blade | 1998 |
Ronin | 1998 |
Taxi | 1998 |
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | 2000 |
Gladiator | 2000 |
X-Men | 2000 |
Fast and the Furious, The | 2001 |
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | 2001 |
Spider-Man | 2002 |
Transporter, The | 2002 |
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | 2003 |
Lord of the Rings, The: The Return of the King | 2003 |
Ong-Bak | 2003 |
Bourne Supremacy, The | 2004 |
District B13 | 2004 |
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 | 2004 |
300 | 2006 |
Casino Royale | 2006 |
Bourne Ultimatum, The | 2007 |
Hot Fuzz | 2007 |
Dark Knight, The | 2008 |
Iron Man | 2008 |
Taken | 2008 |
Avatar | 2009 |
101 Cult Movies You Must See Before You Die[]
This book was published in 2010 and has films ranging from 1928 to 2005. Forty-four of the 101 cross over with the 1,001 Movies list, while 57 are unique.
Un Chien Andalou | 1928 |
Reefer Madness | 1936 |
Sullivan's Travels | 1941 |
Out Of The Past | 1947 |
Sunset Boulevard | 1950 |
Night Of The Hunter, The | 1955 |
Rebel Without A Cause | 1955 |
Blob, The | 1958 |
Plan 9 From Outer Space | 1959 |
Jazz On A Summer's Day | 1960 |
Servant, The | 1963 |
Shock Corridor | 1963 |
Bande A Part | 1964 |
Scorpio Rising | 1964 |
Faster, Pussycat - Kill! Kill! | 1965 |
Blow-Up | 1966 |
Chelsea Girls | 1966 |
Persona | 1966 |
Barbarella | 1968 |
Les Idoles | 1968 |
Easy Rider | 1969 |
Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls | 1970 |
El Topo | 1970 |
Le Boucher | 1970 |
Lickerish Quartet, The | 1970 |
Performance | 1970 |
Harold and Maude | 1971 |
Two Lane Blacktop | 1971 |
Vampyros Lesbos | 1971 |
Vanishing Point | 1971 |
Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie, The | 1972 |
Harder They Come, The | 1972 |
Pink Flamingos | 1972 |
Superfly | 1972 |
Sisters | 1973 |
Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia | 1974 |
Ali: Fear Eats The Soul | 1974 |
Night Porter, The | 1974 |
Phantom Of The Paradise | 1974 |
Grey Gardens | 1975 |
Rocky Horror Picture Show, The | 1975 |
Sholay | 1975 |
Tommy | 1975 |
Last Wave, The | 1977 |
Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes | 1978 |
I Spit On Your Grave | 1978 |
Wiz, The | 1978 |
Zoltan, Hound Of Dracula | 1978 |
Mad Max | 1979 |
Life Of Brian | 1979 |
Warriors, The | 1979 |
Blues Brothers, The | 1980 |
Ms. 45 | 1981 |
Time Bandits | 1981 |
Basket Case | 1982 |
Fitzcarraldo | 1982 |
Wild Style | 1983 |
Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai, The | 1984 |
This Is Spinal Tap | 1984 |
Toxic Avenger, The | 1984 |
Blue Velvet | 1986 |
Hitcher, The | 1986 |
Manhunter | 1986 |
Withnail And I | 1987 |
Amazon Women On The Moon | 1987 |
Barfly | 1987 |
Princess Bride, The | 1987 |
Wings Of Desire | 1987 |
Decline Of Western Civilization Part II, The: The Metal Years | 1988 |
Hairspray | 1988 |
Alice (Neco Z Alenky) | 1988 |
Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown | 1988 |
Heathers | 1989 |
Mystery Train | 1989 |
Frankenhooker | 1990 |
Barton Fink | 1991 |
Braindead | 1992 |
Dazed And Confused | 1993 |
Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert, The | 1994 |
Clerks | 1994 |
Shallow Grave | 1995 |
City Of Lost Children, The | 1995 |
La Haine | 1995 |
Showgirls | 1995 |
Crash | 1996 |
Twilight Of The Ice Nymphs | 1997 |
Big Lebowski, The | 1998 |
Buffalo '66 | 1998 |
Le Diner Des Cons | 1998 |
Run Lola Run | 1998 |
Rushmore | 1998 |
Office Space | 1999 |
Battle Royale | 2000 |
Memento | 2000 |
Donnie Darko | 2001 |
Hedwig And The Angry Inch | 2001 |
Ichi The Killer | 2001 |
Room, The | 2003 |
Kamikaze Girls | 2004 |
Napoleon Dynamite | 2004 |
Brick | 2005 |
101 Gangster Movies You Must See Before You Die[]
This book was published in 2009 and has films ranging from 1912 to 2006. Thirty-nine of the 101 cross over with the 1,001 Movies list, while 62 are unique.
Musketeers Of Pig Alley, The | 1912 |
Regeneration | 1915 |
Dr. Mabuse, The Gambler | 1922 |
Underworld | 1927 |
Racket, The | 1928 |
Little Caesar | 1931 |
City Streets | 1931 |
Public Enemy, The | 1931 |
Scarface: The Shame Of A Nation | 1932 |
Testament Of Dr. Mabuse, The | 1933 |
Manhattan Melodrama | 1933 |
G-Men | 1935 |
Petrified Forest, The | 1936 |
Bullets Or Ballots | 1936 |
Pepe Le Moko | 1937 |
Marked Woman | 1937 |
Dead End | 1937 |
Angels With Dirty Faces | 1938 |
Each Dawn I Die | 1939 |
Roaring Twenties, The | 1939 |
High Sierra | 1941 |
This Gun For Hire | 1942 |
Glass Key, The | 1942 |
Killers, The | 1946 |
Big Sleep, The | 1946 |
Kiss Of Death | 1947 |
Brighton Rock | 1947 |
T-Men | 1947 |
I Walk Alone | 1948 |
Drunken Angel | 1948 |
Key Largo | 1948 |
Force Of Evil | 1948 |
White Heat | 1949 |
They Live By Night | 1949 |
Gun Crazy | 1950 |
Enforcer, The | 1951 |
Lavender Hill Mob, The | 1951 |
Big Heat, The | 1953 |
Big Combo, The | 1955 |
Rififi | 1955 |
Killing, The | 1956 |
Bob Le Flambeur | 1956 |
Touch Of Evil | 1958 |
Al Capone | 1959 |
Rise And Fall Of Legs Diamond, The | 1960 |
1,000 Eyes Of Dr. Mabuse, The | 1960 |
Underworld USA | 1961 |
Branded To Kill | 1967 |
St. Valentine's Day Massacre, The | 1967 |
Bonnie And Clyde | 1967 |
Point Blank | 1967 |
Bullitt | 1968 |
Brotherhood, The | 1968 |
Bloody Mama | 1970 |
Get Carter | 1971 |
Shaft | 1971 |
French Connection, The | 1971 |
Godfather, The | 1972 |
Dillinger | 1973 |
Mean Streets | 1973 |
Thieves Like Us | 1974 |
Godfather Part II, The | 1974 |
Bugsy Malone | 1976 |
Atlantic City | 1980 |
Long Good Friday, The | 1980 |
Scarface | 1983 |
Once Upon A Time In America | 1984 |
Prizzi's Honor | 1985 |
Better Tomorrow, A | 1986 |
Untouchables, The | 1987 |
Krays, The | 1990 |
Goodfellas | 1990 |
King Of New York | 1990 |
Miller's Crossing | 1990 |
Grifters, The | 1990 |
New Jack City | 1991 |
Boyz N The Hood | 1991 |
Bugsy | 1991 |
American Me | 1992 |
Hard-Boiled | 1992 |
Reservoir Dogs | 1992 |
Menace II Society | 1992 |
Sonatine | 1993 |
Bronx Tale, A | 1993 |
Carlito's Way | 1993 |
Pulp Fiction | 1994 |
Usual Suspects, The | 1995 |
Get Shorty | 1995 |
Casino | 1995 |
Heat | 1995 |
Donnie Brasco | 1997 |
L.A. Confidential | 1997 |
Short Sharp Shock | 1998 |
Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels | 1998 |
Brother | 2000 |
Sexy Beast | 2001 |
Road To Perdition | 2002 |
Infernal Affairs | 2002 |
Gangs Of New York | 2002 |
Departed, The | 2006 |
Eastern Promises | 2006 |
101 Horror Movies You Must See Before You Die[]
This book was published in 2009 and has films ranging from 1919 to 2007. Sixty-one of the 101 cross over with the 1,001 Movies list, while 40 are unique.
Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The | 1919 |
Golem, The | 1920 |
Nosferatu | 1922 |
Häxan | 1922 |
Phantom of the Opera, The | 1925 |
Dracula | 1931 |
M | 1931 |
Frankenstein | 1931 |
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | 1931 |
Freaks | 1932 |
Vampyr | 1932 |
White Zombie | 1932 |
Old Dark House, The | 1932 |
Island of Lost Souls | 1932 |
King Kong | 1933 |
Black Cat, The | 1934 |
Bride of Frankenstein, The | 1935 |
Wolf Man, The | 1941 |
Cat People | 1942 |
I Walked with a Zombie | 1943 |
Diabolique | 1955 |
Bad Seed, The | 1956 |
Curse of Frankenstein, The | 1957 |
Horror of Dracula, The | 1958 |
Tingler, The | 1959 |
Eyes Without a Face | 1959 |
Peeping Tom | 1960 |
Psycho | 1960 |
Black Sunday | 1960 |
Innocents, The | 1961 |
Carnival of Souls | 1962 |
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? | 1962 |
Birds, The | 1963 |
Haunting, The | 1963 |
Onibaba | 1964 |
Masque of the Red Death, The | 1964 |
Repulsion | 1965 |
Viy | 1967 |
Hour of the Wolf | 1968 |
Rosemary's Baby | 1968 |
Devil Rides Out, The | 1968 |
Night of the Living Dead | 1968 |
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders | 1970 |
Abominable Dr. Phibes, The | 1971 |
Daughters of Darkness | 1971 |
Blacula | 1972 |
Last House on the Left, The | 1972 |
Don't Look Now | 1973 |
Exorcist, The | 1973 |
Wicker Man, The | 1973 |
Deathdream | 1974 |
Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The | 1974 |
Deep Red | 1975 |
Jaws | 1975 |
Omen, The | 1976 |
Carrie | 1976 |
Suspiria | 1977 |
Eraserhead | 1977 |
Hills Have Eyes, The | 1977 |
Dawn of the Dead | 1978 |
Halloween | 1978 |
Nosferatu the Vampyre | 1979 |
Phantasm | 1979 |
Brood, The | 1979 |
Cannibal Holocaust | 1980 |
Friday the 13th | 1980 |
Shining, The | 1980 |
Dressed to Kill | 1980 |
Howling, The | 1981 |
Beyond, The | 1981 |
American Werewolf in London, An | 1981 |
Poltergeist | 1982 |
Hunger, The | 1983 |
Nightmare on Elm Street, A | 1984 |
Re-Animator | 1985 |
Fly, The | 1986 |
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer | 1986 |
Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn | 1987 |
Chinese Ghost Story, A | 1987 |
Hellraiser | 1987 |
Vanishing, The | 1988 |
Jacob's Ladder | 1990 |
Silence of the Lambs, The | 1991 |
Man Bites Dog | 1992 |
Candyman | 1992 |
Bram Stoker's Dracula | 1992 |
Cemetery Man | 1994 |
Scream | 1996 |
Ringu | 1998 |
Blair Witch Project, The | 1999 |
Sixth Sense, The | 1999 |
Audition | 1999 |
Devil's Backbone, The | 2001 |
Others, The | 2001 |
28 Days Later | 2002 |
Tale of Two Sisters, A | 2003 |
High Tension | 2003 |
Ju-on | 2003 |
Saw | 2004 |
Descent, The | 2005 |
Orphanage, The | 2007 |
101 Sci-Fi Movies You Must See Before You Die[]
This book was published in 2009 and has films ranging from 1902 to 2006. Forty-four of the 101 cross over with the 1,001 Movies list, while 57 are unique.
Trip to the Moon, A | 1902 |
Trip to Mars, A | 1918 |
Aelita | 1924 |
Paris Asleep | 1925 |
Metropolis | 1927 |
Invisible Man, The | 1933 |
Things to Come | 1936 |
Thing from Another World, The | 1951 |
When Worlds Collide | 1951 |
Day the Earth Stood Still, The | 1951 |
Invaders From Mars | 1953 |
It Came from Outer Space | 1953 |
War of the Worlds, The | 1953 |
Them! | 1954 |
Gojira | 1954 |
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | 1954 |
Invasion of the Body Snatchers | 1956 |
Forbidden Planet | 1956 |
Incredible Shrinking Man, The | 1957 |
Journey to the Center of the Earth | 1959 |
Time Machine, The | 1960 |
Amphibian Man, The | 1962 |
La Jetée | 1962 |
Robinson Crusoe on Mars | 1964 |
Alphaville | 1965 |
Tenth Victim, The | 1965 |
Fahrenheit 451 | 1966 |
Seconds | 1966 |
Fantastic Voyage | 1966 |
Who Killed Jessie? | 1966 |
Quatermass and the Pit | 1967 |
Planet of the Apes | 1968 |
2001: A Space Odyssey | 1968 |
Clockwork Orange, A | 1971 |
THX 1138 | 1971 |
Silent Running | 1972 |
Slaughterhouse-Five | 1972 |
Solaris | 1972 |
Fantastic Planet, The | 1973 |
Sleeper | 1973 |
Soylent Green | 1973 |
Westworld | 1973 |
Dark Star | 1974 |
Man Who Fell to Earth, The | 1976 |
Logan's Run | 1976 |
Close Encounters of the Third Kind | 1977 |
Star Wars | 1977 |
Stalker | 1979 |
Time After Time | 1979 |
Alien | 1979 |
Empire Strikes Back, The | 1980 |
Flash Gordon | 1980 |
Scanners | 1981 |
Escape from New York | 1981 |
Road Warrior, The | 1981 |
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial | 1982 |
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | 1982 |
Blade Runner | 1982 |
Thing, The | 1982 |
Tron | 1982 |
Videodrome | 1983 |
Last Battle, The | 1983 |
Return of the Jedi | 1983 |
Repo Man | 1984 |
Brother from Another Planet, The | 1984 |
1984 | 1984 |
Terminator, The | 1984 |
Dune | 1984 |
Starman | 1984 |
Brazil | 1985 |
Back to the Future | 1985 |
Quiet Earth, The | 1985 |
Aliens | 1986 |
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | 1986 |
Predator | 1987 |
Robocop | 1987 |
Akira | 1988 |
Navigator, The | 1988 |
Tetsuo | 1989 |
Abyss, The | 1989 |
Total Recall | 1990 |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day | 1991 |
Jurassic Park | 1993 |
Ghost in the Shell | 1995 |
12 Monkeys | 1995 |
Independence Day | 1996 |
Fifth Element, The | 1997 |
Men in Black | 1997 |
Gattaca | 1997 |
Starship Troopers | 1997 |
Open Your Eyes | 1997 |
Pi | 1998 |
Matrix, The | 1999 |
Galaxy Quest | 1999 |
Signs | 2002 |
Code 46 | 2003 |
Primer | 2004 |
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | 2004 |
I, Robot | 2004 |
Host, The | 2006 |
Children of Men | 2006 |
2016 Edition[]
Additions:
Avatar 2009
Attack the Block 2011
Gravity 2013
Removals:
Fifth Element, The 1997
Signs 2002
Code 46 2003
101 War Movies You Must See Before You Die[]
This book was published in 2009 and has films ranging from 1915 to 2007. Forty-seven of the 101 cross over with the 1,001 Movies list, while 54 are unique.
Birth of a Nation, The | 1915 |
Battle of the Somme, The | 1916 |
Big Parade, The | 1925 |
General, The | 1927 |
Napoleon | 1927 |
Wings | 1927 |
All Quiet on the Western Front | 1930 |
Charge of the Light Brigade, The | 1936 |
Grand Illusion | 1937 |
Great Dictator, The | 1940 |
Buck Privates | 1941 |
Sergeant York | 1941 |
49th Parallel | 1941 |
To Be or Not to Be | 1942 |
Mrs. Miniver | 1942 |
In Which We Serve | 1942 |
Went the Day Well? | 1942 |
Rome, Open City | 1945 |
Matter of Life and Death, A | 1946 |
Sands of Iwo Jima | 1949 |
Red Badge of Courage, The | 1951 |
Cruel Sea, The | 1953 |
Stalag 17 | 1953 |
From Here to Eternity | 1953 |
Dam Busters, The | 1955 |
Hill 24 Doesn't Answer | 1955 |
Throne of Blood | 1957 |
Kanal | 1957 |
Bridge on the River Kwai, The | 1957 |
Cranes Are Flying, The | 1957 |
Paths of Glory | 1957 |
Ice Cold in Alex | 1958 |
Ashes and Diamonds | 1958 |
Ballad of a Soldier | 1959 |
Two Women | 1960 |
Guns of Navarone, The | 1961 |
Ivan's Childhood | 1962 |
Longest Day, The | 1962 |
Lawrence of Arabia | 1962 |
Great Escape, The | 1963 |
Zulu | 1964 |
Dr. Strangelove | 1964 |
Shop on Main Street, The | 1965 |
Battle of Algiers, The | 1966 |
Closely Watched Trains | 1966 |
Dirty Dozen, The | 1967 |
Where Eagles Dare | 1968 |
Hell in the Pacific | 1968 |
Oh! What a Lovely War | 1969 |
Army of Shadows | 1969 |
Battle of Britain | 1969 |
MASH | 1970 |
Patton | 1970 |
Catch-22 | 1970 |
Tora! Tora! Tora! | 1970 |
Lacombe Lucien | 1974 |
Eagle Has Landed, The | 1976 |
Cross of Iron | 1977 |
Bridge Too Far, A | 1977 |
Deer Hunter, The | 1978 |
Apocalypse Now | 1979 |
Big Red One, The | 1980 |
Gallipoli | 1981 |
Das Boot | 1981 |
Killing Fields, The | 1984 |
Ran | 1985 |
Come and See | 1985 |
Salvador | 1986 |
Platoon | 1986 |
Full Metal Jacket | 1987 |
Hope and Glory | 1987 |
Empire of the Sun | 1987 |
Good Morning, Vietnam | 1987 |
Grave of the Fireflies | 1988 |
Glory | 1989 |
Europa, Europa | 1991 |
Last of the Mohicans, The | 1992 |
Stalingrad | 1993 |
Schindler's List | 1993 |
Land and Freedom | 1995 |
Welcome to Sarajevo | 1997 |
Regeneration | 1997 |
Life is Beautiful | 1997 |
Saving Private Ryan | 1998 |
Thin Red Line, The | 1998 |
Three Kings | 1999 |
Ride with the Devil | 1999 |
Divided We Fall | 2000 |
Devils on the Doorstep | 2000 |
Dark Blue World | 2001 |
No Man's Land | 2001 |
Enigma | 2001 |
Black Hawk Down | 2001 |
Pianist, The | 2002 |
Master and Commander | 2003 |
Brotherhood | 2004 |
Downfall | 2004 |
Hotel Rwanda | 2004 |
Merry Christmas | 2005 |
Black Book | 2006 |
Counterfeiters, The | 2007 |