Another 100 Greatest Films (of the 20th Century)

The riches of cinematic history have produced many hundreds of essential films which constitute a reasonable grounding in the best of the medium. This suggested list of Another 100 Greatest Films provides a more comprehensive collection, many of which could easily be interchanged with the original 100 Greatest Films list. (This is also true of a supplemental list of a Third 100 Greatest Films.) As stated earlier, any "hall of fame"/"greatest" list of films is personally idiosyncratic, but shouldn't include all of one's personal favorites (or 'desert island' films).

These films were chosen using the same Selection Criteria that was employed for the previous 100 selections. The views of distinguished critics, other polls, awards recognitions, and other criteria have been considered to produce this compilation. Arguably, there is reasonable consensus by most film historians, critics and reviewers that these selections are among cinema's most critically-acclaimed, significant "must-see" films (of predominantly Hollywood-American production).

A compiled, chronological listing of all film choices is indexed at 200 and 300 Greatest Films. As before, these choices were limited to English-language, theatrically-distributed, narrative feature films. That means foreign-language films, documentaries, TV movies and mini-series, and short films were not considered. Emphasis in these selections is purposely directed toward earlier, more classic Hollywood/American films (and other English-language films) than more recent films, although some recent films (and British films) are included. All of these choices are influential films with a singular vision - they provide a diverse palette of movie memories and experiences.

Constructive arguments may still be generated about what should and should not be in these alternative lists. Hopefully, however, younger audiences and others new to film will be encouraged or directed to discover the combined power of these film lists from the cinematic past: to determine for themselves what a 'great movie' is, and to discuss the merits of each one. The lists (and links to reviews) provide your own private film studies course or a crash course in cinema literacy. Filmsite has also created many other variations, posted at Greatest Film Lists.

Comparative analysis and criticism provide the rationale for Filmsite's posting of Other Greatest Film Lists, including AFI's 100 Greatest American Films.