[Hayden]

the cigarette flits in the
flicker of the lit sign
signalling night has struck
the down-on-their luck
plume behind the shroud
in the gutter bottle eyeing
the heel-clack strut smelling
of blossom-rose and regret—

as the projector dance
strikes dirt-speckled
and light winks to your face,
depicting glances of eyes
which cut something true—

the smoke lingers... a while, yes—
'mesmerizing' you say, always—

Thank you to all the individuals who submitted lists — as always, couldn't be done without you. And now you must reap what you sowed.

A total of 378 unique films were submitted. Turnout was excellent, and I really believe we made a great list here. I know it's the 50s, so this makes sense, but whenever I was tallying lists I couldn't help but repeat to myself— 'these are all classics! banger after banger after banger!'— there's some good stuff here, I'm tellin' ya.

Runner-ups in alphabetical order: Giant, The Magician, Pickup on South Street, The Red Balloon, 3:10 to Yuma

Director(s) who appeared most on the list (with ? films)—
TBD

Letterboxd.

[Hayden]

100)

The Bad Seed
Dir. Mervyn LeRoy
Points: 148

99)

Night And The City
Dir. Jules Dassin
Points: 150

98)

Stalag 17
Dir. Billy Wilder
Points: 152

97)

La Ronde
Dir. Max Ophüls
Points: 153

96)

A Star Is Born
Dir. George Cukor
Points: 154

[Hayden]

95)

The Ten Commandments
Dir. Cecil B. DeMille
Points: 159

#1s: 1

94)

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
Dir. Richard Brooks
Points: 161

93)

Sudden Fear
Dir. David Miller
Points: 162

92)

The Ladykillers
Dir. Alexander Mackendrick
Points: 163

90) (tie)

Written on The Wind
Dir. Douglas Sirk
Points: 168

[Hayden]

90) (tie)

Black Orpheus
Dir. Marcel Camus
Points: 168

89)

The Asphalt Jungle
Dir. John Huston
Points: 168*

88)

Ben-hur
Dir. William Wyler
Points: 169

87)

The African Queen
Dir. John Huston
Points: 171

86)

Miracolo a Milano (Miracle In Milan)
Dir. Vittorio De Sica
Points: 173

[Hayden]

85)

野火 / Nobi (Fires On The Plain)
Dir. Kon Ichikawa
Points: 168

84)

Mon Oncle
Dir. Jacques Tati
Points: 177

83)

Lola Montes
Dir. Max Ophüls
Points: 182

82)

Sommarnattens Leende (Smiles of A Summer Night)
Dir. Ingmar Bergman
Points: 183

81)

Баллада о солдате (Ballad of A Soldier)
Dir. Grigory Chukhray
Points: 184

[Hayden]

80)

Shadows
Dir. John Cassavetes
Points: 184*

79)

Kiss Me Deadly
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Points: 187

78)

Jeux Interdits (Forbidden Games)
Dir. René Clément
Points: 192

77)

Alice In Wonderland
Dir. Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske & Wilfred Jackson
Points: 193

76)

Nuit et brouillard (Night And Fog)
Dir. Alain Resnais
Points: 197

[Hayden]

75)

人間の條件, Ningen no jōken II (Human Condition II)
Dir. Masaki Kobayashi
Points: 200

74)

Pickpocket
Dir. Robert Bresson
Points: 202

73)

ゴジラ (Godzilla)
Dir. Ishirō Honda
Points: 203

72)

西鶴一代女 (The Life of Oharu)
Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi
Points: 210

71)

隠し砦の三悪人 (The Hidden Fortress)
Dir. Akira Kurosawa
Points: 210*

[Hayden]

70)

二十四の瞳 (Twenty-Four Eyes)
Dir. Keisuke Kinoshita
Points: 213

#1s: 1

69)

Night / Curse of The Demon
Dir. Jacques Tourneur
Points: 216

68)

The Man Who Knew Too Much
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Points: 221

67)

Rio Bravo
Dir. Howard Hawks
Points: 223

66)

জলসাঘর / Jalsāghar (The Music Room)
Dir. Satyajit Ray
Points: 235

[Hayden]

65)

A Streetcar Named Desire
Dir. Elia Kazan
Points: 242

64)

Harvey
Dir. Henry Koster
Points: 245

63)

অপরাজিত / Ôporajito (Aparajito)
Dir. Satyajit Ray
Points: 252

62)

Du rififi chez les hommes (Rififi)
Dir. Jules Dassin
Points: 261

61)

Journal d'un curé de campagne (Diary of A Country Priest)
Dir. Robert Bresson
Points: 265

[Hayden]

60)

第一部 純愛篇 (The Human Condition I: No Greater Love)
Dir. Masaki Kobayashi
Points: 268

59)

A Face In The Crowd
Dir. Elia Kazan
Points: 273

58)

Los Olvidados (The Young and the Damned)
Dir. Luis Buñuel
Points: 283

57)

East of Eden
Dir. Elia Kazan
Points: 287

55) (tie)

The Earrings of Madame de...
Dir. Max Ophüls
Points: 293