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Lists

Shelves of films worth your evening: ranked classics, genre essentials and cinema from every corner of the world.

Featured listThe 500 greatest filmsThe 500 highest-rated films of all time, ranked by thousands of votes from film lovers around the world. A lifetime of evenings, in order.500 filmsRanked by ratingOpen list

Genre shelves

The essentials, ranked
HorrorSomething to fearComedySomething lightRomanceSomething tenderScience FictionSomewhere elseAnimationSomething to wonder atDramaSomething that staysThrillerSomething tenseCrimeSomething dangerousWarSomething heavyMusicSomething to humFantasySomething magicalDocumentarySomething true

Cinema around the world

Beyond Hollywood
Arab cinemaFrom Beirut to CasablancaJapanese cinemaFrom Ozu to MiyazakiKorean cinemaThe new wave and its heirsFrench cinemaFrom the New Wave onIndian cinemaBeyond the song and danceSpanish-language cinemaSpain and Latin AmericaTurkish cinemaAnatolian storiesIranian cinemaPoetry in plain sight

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