50 MOVIES TO SEE BEFORE YOU DIE

This list consists of films which are my personal favorites,which i consider as the best movies in the universe.

It contains films from different languages,which include English,Italian,Japanese,Swedish,Spanish,French and Brazilian.Movies of many acclaimed film makers like Steven Spielberg,Martin Scorsese,Stanley Kubrick,Akira Kurosawa,Ingmar Bergman,Federico Fellini,Alfred Hitchcock,Francois Truffaut,Andrei Tarkovsky,Luis Bunuel and Sergio Leone are listed here.

The most oldest film in this list is The Cabinet Of Dr.Caligari(1920),a silent German horror film directed by

Robert Wiene.  

The most latest film in this list is The Dark Knight(2008) a superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan.

THE TOP 50 MOVIES

(THE MOVIES ARE NOT IN ANY PARTICULAR ORDER)

SCHINDLER'S LIST(1993)

DIRECTED BY:STEVEN SPIELBERG
CAST:LIAM NEESON,RALPH FIENNES,BEN KINGSLEY,CAROLINE GOODALL 
ACCOLADES:WINNER OF SEVEN ACADEMY AWARDS,HOLDS 97%FRESH RATING IN ROTTEN TOMATOES




 81/2(EIGHT AND A HALF)(1963)

     DIRECTED BY:FEDERICO FELLINI

     CAST:MARCELLO  MASTIOANNI,
     CLAUDIA
     CARDINALE ,ANOUK AIMEE
     ACCOLADES:WON 2 ACADEMY AWARDS
     HOLDS A 96% FRESH RATING IN ROTTEN
     TOMATOES
   
     

SEVEN SAMURAI(1954)

DIRECTED BY:AKIRA KUROSAWA
CAST:TOSHIRO MIFUNE,TAKASHI SHIMURA,KEIKO TSUSHIMA
ACCOLADES:RANKED NO 1 IN EMPIRE MAGAZINE'S  "THE 100 BEST FILMS OF WORLD CINEMA"










A CLOCKWORK ORANGE(1971)

DIRECTED BY:STANLEY KUBRICK
CAST:MALCOM MCDOWELL,GODFREY QUIGLEY,ANTHONY SHARP
ACCOLADES:WON 7 BAFTA's


















PERSONA(1966) 

      DIRECTED BY:INGMAR BERGMAN
      CAST:BIBI ANDERSSON,LIV
      ULLMANN
      ACCOLADES:RANKED NO.5 IN SIGHT   
      AND SOUND POLL'S 1972 LIST





























RAGING BULL(1980)

                 DIRECTED BY:MARTIN SCORSESE
                 CAST:ROBERT DE NIRO,JOE PESCI,CATHY 
                 MORIARTY
                 ACCOLADES:WON ACADEMY AWARD FOR
                 BEST ACTOR(NOMINATED FOR EIGHT 
                 ACADEMY AWARDS)











PULP FICTION(1994)

     DIRECTED BY:QUENTIN TARANTINO
     CAST:JOHN TRAVOLTA,SAMUEL 
     L.JACKSON,UMA THURMAN,BRUCE  
    WILLIS
    ACCOLADES:WON ACADEMY AWARD  
    BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY










THE GODFATHER:PART ll(1974)

      DIRECTED BY:FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA
      CAST:AL PACINO.ROBERT DE NIRO,
      DIANE KEATON,ROBERT DUVALL
      ACCOLADES:WINNER OF SIX ACADEMY  
      AWARDS,HOLDS A 98%FRESH RATING IN
      ROTTEN TOMATOES
















 THE GOOD,THE BAD AND THE UGLY(1966)

DIRECTED BY:SERGIO LEONE
CAST:CLINT EASTWOOD,LEE
VAN CLEEF,ELI WALLACH
ACCOLADES:98% PERCENT FRESH RATING IN ROTTEN TOMATOES,HOLDS A SCORE OF 9.0 IN IMDB













12 ANGRY MEN(1957)

     

        DIRECTED BY:SIDNEY LUMET
        CAST:HENRY FONDA,LEE J. COBB
        E.G.MARSHALL
        ACCOLADES:WON GOLDEN BEAR AWARD
















THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION(1994)

             DIRECTED BY:FRANK DARABONT
             CAST:TIM ROBBINS,MORGAN 
             FREEMAN


















CITY OF GOD(2002 FILM)

      DIRECTED BY:FERNANDO MEIRELLES 
      AND KATIA LUND
      CAST:ALEXANDRE RODIRIGUEZ,ALICE 
      BRAGA,LEANDRO FIRMINO
      ACCOLADES:NOMINATED FOR FOUR  
      ACADEMY AWARDS














THE GODFATHER:(1972)

    DIRECTED BY:FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA
    CAST:MARLON BRANDO,AL PACINO,
    ROBERT DUVALL
    ACCOLADES:WON THREE ACADEMY 
    AWARDS













2001:A SPACE ODYSSEY(1968)

  DIRECTED BY:STANLEY KUBRICK
  CAST:KEIR DULLEA,GARY LOCKWOOD
  ACCOLADES:WON ACADEMY AWARD















 LA DOLCE VITA(1960)

     DIRECTED BY:FEDERICO FELLINI

     CAST:MARCELLO MASTIOANNI,ANITA

     EKBERG

     ACCOLADES:WON ACADEMY                      AWARD(NOMINATED FOR FOUR)

TAXI DRIVER(1976)

  DIRECTED BY:MARTIN SCORSESE

  CAST:ROBERT DE NIRO, JODIE FOSTER

  HARVEY KEITEL

 ACCOLADES:NOMINATED FOR FOUR ACADEMY AWARDS

THE DARK KNIGHT(2008)

   DIRECTED BY:CHRISTOPHER NOLAN

   CAST:CHRISTIAN BALE,AARON ECKHART

   HEATH LEDGER

   ACCOLADES:WON TWO ACADEMY AWARDS
















 

THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE(1972)

DIRECTED BY:LUIS BUNUEL
CAST:FERNANDO REY,PAUL FRANKEUR
ACCOLADES:WON ACADEMY
AWARD 














APOCALYPSE NOW(1979)

DIRECTED BY:FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA
CAST:MARLON BRANDO,
MARTIN SHEEN,ROBERT
DUVALL
ACCOLADES:WON TWO ACADEMY AWARDS















RASHOMON(1950)

  DIRECTED BY:AKIRA KUROSAWA   CAST:TOSHIRO MIFUNE,MACHIKO KYO
ACCOLADES:WON ACADEMY AWARD
















THE SEVENTH SEAL(1957)

  DIRECTED BY:INGMAR BERGMAN
  CAST:MAX VON SYDOW,BIBI ANDERSSON
  ACCOLADES:8.4 IN IMDB




































BARRY LYNDON(1975)

   DIRECTED BY:STANLEY KUBRICK
   CAST:RYAN O'NEAL,MARISA BERENSON
   ACCOLADES;WON FOUR ACADEMY AWARDS



































THE KILLING(1956)

     DIRECTED BY:STANLEY KUBRICK
     CAST:STERLING HAYDEN,COLEEN GRAY
     ACCOLADES:NOMINATED FOR BAFTA FILM  
     AWARD



































WILD STRAWBERRIES(1957)

 DIRECTED BY:INGMAR BERGMAN
 CAST:VICTOR SJOSTROM,BIBI ANDERSSON
 ACCOLADES:NOMINATED FOR ACADEMY AWARD


































THE 400 BLOWS(1959)

   DIRECTED BY:FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT
   CAST:JEAN-PIERRE LEAUD,CLAIRE
   MAURIER
   ACCOLADES:NOMINATED FOR  
  ACADEMY AWARD

















THE CONFORMIST(1970)

     
DIRECTED BY BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI
CAST:JEAN-LOUISE TRINTIGNANT
ACCOLADES:HOLDS A 100%FRESH RATING IN ROTTEN TOMATOES

































NIGHTS OF CABIRIA(1957)

DIRECTED BY:FEDERICO FELLINI
CAST:GIULIETTA MASINA,FRANCOIS PERIER
ACCOLADES:WON ACADEMY AWARD


























LA STRADA(1954)

    DIRECTED BY:FEDERICO FELLINI
    CAST:GIULIETTA MASINA,ANTHONY QUINN
    ACCOLADES:WON ACADEMY AWARD





































CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND(1977)

    DIRECTED BY:STEVEN SPIELBERG
    CAST:RICHARD DREYFUSS,FRANCOIS 
    TRUFFAUT
    ACCOLADES:WON ACADEMY AWARD































FORREST GUMP(1994)

   
  DIRECTED BY:ROBERT ZEMECKIS
  CAST:TOM HANKS,GARY SINISE
  ACCOLADES:WON SIC ACADEMY AWARDS




































SAVING PRIVATE RYAN(1998)

  
DIRECTED BY:STEVEN SPIELBERG
CAST:TOM HANKS,TOM SIZEMORE
MATT DAMON
ACCOLADES:WON FIVE ACADEMY AWARDS

































GOODFELLAS(1990)

  DIRECTED BY:MARTIN SCORSESE
  CAST:RAY LIOTTA,ROBERT DE NIRO,
  JOE PESCI
  ACCOLADES:WON ACADEMY AWARD































ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA(1984)

  DIRECTED BY:SERGIO LEONE
  CAST:ROBERT DE NIRO,JAMES WOODS
  


















ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST(1975)

           DIRECTED BY:MILOS FORMAN
           CAST:JACK NICHOLSON,LOUISE FLETCHER
           DANNY DE VITO
           ACCOLADES:WON 5 ACADEMY AWARDS































PSYCHO(1960)

   DIRECTED BY:ALFRED HITCHCOCK
   CAST:ANTHONY PERKINS,VERA MILES
   ACCOLADES:NOMINATED FOR 4 ACADEMY AWARDS
















 JULES AND JIM(1962)

 DIRECTED BY:FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT
 CAST:JEANNE MOREAU,OSCAR WERNER, 
 HENRI SERRE
 ACCOLADES:NOMINATED FOR BAFTA FILM AWARD

































THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE(1948)

DIRECTED BY:JOHN HUSTON
CAST:HUMPHERY BOGART,
WALTER HUSTON,TIM HOLT
ACCOLADES:WON 3 ACADEMY

AWARDS

YOJIMBO(1961)

DIRECTED BY:AKIRA KUROSAWA

CAST:TOSHIRO MIFUNE,TATSUYA NAKADAI

ACCOLADES:NOMINATED FOR ACADEMY AWARD

IKIRU(1952)

DIRECTED BY:AKIRA KUROSAWA

CAST:TAKASHI SHIMURA,SHIN'ICHI HIMORI

ACCOLADES:NOMINATED FOR BAFTA FILM AWARD

PATHS OF GLORY(1957)

 DIRECTED BY:STANLEY KUBRICK

 CAST:KIRK DOUGLAS ,RALPH MEEKER

 ACCOLADES:NOMINATED FOR BAFTA FILM AWARD

 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK(1981)

DIRECTED BY:STEVEN SPIELBERG
CAST:HARRISON FORD,KAREN ALLEN
ACCOLADES:WON FIVE ACADEMY AWARDS

















 

















INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE(1989)

    DIRECTED BY:STEVEN SPIELBERG
    CAST:HARRISON FORD:SEAN CONNERY
    ACCOLADES:WON ACADEMY AWARD

THE SIXTH SENSE(1999)

  DIRECTED BY:MANOJ NIGHT SHYAMALAN
  CAST:BRUCE WILLIS,HALEY JOEL OSMENT,
  TONI COLLETTE
  ACCOLADES:NOMINATED FOR SIX ACADEMY
 AWARDS

THE CABINET OF DR.CALIGARI(1920)

                   


     DIRECTED BY:ROBERT WIENE
     CAST:CONRAD VEIDT,WERNER KRAUSS
     ACCOLADES:ONE OF THE VERY FIRST MOVIES TO HAVE
     A PLOT TWIST































ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND(2004)

DIRECTED BY:MICHEL GONDRY
CAST:JIM CARREY,KATE WINSLET,ELIJAH WOOD,KIRSTEN DUNST
ACCOLADES:WON ACADEMY AWARD

































CINEMA PARADISO(1988)

  
    DIRECTED BY:GUISEPPE TORANTORE
    CAST:ANTONELLA ATTILI,MARCO LEONARDI
ACCOLADES:WON ACADEMY AWARD

















NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN(2007)

 
DIRECTED BY:COEN BROTHERS
CAST:JOSH BROLIN,JAVIER BARDEM,
TOMMY LEE JONES,WOODY HARRELSON
ACCOLADES:WON FOUR ACADEMY AWARDS

















BLADE RUNNER(1982)

DIRECTED BY:RIDLEY SCOTT
CAST:HARRISON FORD,RUTGER HAUER
ACCOLADES:NOMINATED FOR ACADEMY AWARD







TOOTSIE(1982)

DIRECTED BY:SYDNEY POLLACK
CAST:DUSTIN HOFFMAN,JESSICA LANGE
ACCOLADES:WON ACADEMY AWARD














 THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY(1961)

DIRECTED BY:INGMAR BERGMAN
CAST:MAX VON SYDOW,HARRIET ANDERSSON