Kent Smith's Cinematic Obsessions: A Timeless Collection of Film History

Embark on a journey through the captivating world of cinema with Kent Smith's meticulously curated list of films that he finds himself returning to time and time again. From iconic classics to modern masterpieces, this collection is a testament to the timeless power of storytelling and the magic of the silver screen. They are ranked by alphabetical order. Great films for film students and fans of cinema to watch and learn about the process of filmmaking.

12 Angry Men (1957) by Sidney Lumet

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12 Monkeys (1995) by Terry Gilliam

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12 Years a Slave (2013) by Steve McQueen

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2001: Space Odyssey (1968) by Stanley Kubrick

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Alien (1979) by Ridley Scott

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Almost Famous (2000) by Cameron Crowe

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Amelie (2001) by Jean-Pierre Jeunet

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American Beauty (1999) by Sam Mendes

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American Werewolf in London (1981) by John Landis

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Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut (1979) by Francis Ford Coppola

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Arrival (2016) by Denis Villeneuve

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Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) by Frank Capra

Baby Driver (2017) by Edgar Wright

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Ben-Hur (1959) by William Wyler

Big (1988) by Penny Marshall

Birdy (1984) by Alan Parker

Blade Runner (1982) by Ridley Scott

Blazing Saddles (1974) by Mel Brooks

Black Swan (2010) by Darren Aronofsky

Blow Out (1981) by Brian De Palma

Blue Velvet (1986) by David Lynch

Body Double (1984) by Brian De Palma

Bonnie and Clyde (1967) by Arthur Penn

Boogie Nights (1997) by Paul Thomas Anderson

Boxing Helena (1993) by Jennifer Lynch

Braveheart (1995) by Mel Gibson

Cape Fear (1991) by Martin Scorsese

Carrie (1976) by Brian De Palma

Casablanca (1942) by Michael Curtiz

Cat People (1942) by Jacques Tourneur

Chef (2014) by Jon Favreau

Chinatown (1974) by Roman Polanski

Children of Men (2006) by Alfonso Cuarón

Citizen Kane (1941) by Orson Welles

City of Angels (1998) by Brad Silberling

City of God (2002) by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) by Steven Spielberg

Contagion (2011) by Steven Soderbergh

Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011) by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa

Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner

Dazed and Confused (1993) by Richard Linklater

Deliverance (1972) by John Boorman

Django Unchained (2012) by Quentin Tarantino

Doctor Zhivago (1965) by David Lean

Do the Right Thing (1989) by Spike Lee

Drive (2011) by Nicolas Winding Refn

Dr. Strangelove (1964) by Stanley Kubrick

Easy A (2010) by Will Gluck

Easy Rider (1969) by Dennis Hopper

Elf (2003) by Jon Favreau

Empire of the Sun (1987) by Steven Spielberg

E.T. (1982) by Steven Spielberg

Eyes Wide Shut (1999) by Stanley Kubrick

Fargo (1996) by Joel Coen

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) by Amy Heckerling

Face in the Crowd (1957) by Elia Kazan

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) by John Hughes

Fight Club (1999) by David Fincher

Frankenstein (1931) by James Whale

Full Metal Jacket (1987) by Stanley Kubrick

Get Out (2017) by Jordan Peele

Gilda (1946) by Charles Vidor

Ghost Writer (2010) by Roman Polanski

Gladiator (2000) by Ridley Scott

Godfather I (1972) by Francis Ford Coppola

Godfather II (1974) by Francis Ford Coppola

Gone with the Wind (1939) by Victor Fleming

Good Will Hunting (1997) by Gus Van Sant

Halloween (1978) by John Carpenter

Headhunters (2011) by Morten Tyldum

Hereditary (2018) by Ari Aster

Hidden Figures (2016) by Theodore Melfi

High Noon (1952) by Fred Zinnemann

Home Alone (1990) by Chris Columbus

In a Lonely Place (1950) by Nicholas Ray

In the Mood for Love (2000) by Wong Kar-wai

Inglourious Basterds (2009) by Quentin Tarantino

Interstellar (2014) by Christopher Nolan

It (2017) by Andy Muschietti

It's a Wonderful Life (1946) by Frank Capra

Jacob’s Ladder (1990) by Adrian Lyne

Jaws (1975) by Steven Spielberg

Joker (2019) by Todd Phillips

Jumanji (1995) by Joe Johnston

Juno (2007) by Jason Reitman

Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) by Quentin Tarantino

Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) by Quentin Tarantino

King Kong (1933) by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack

Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) by Robert Benton

Kung Fu Hustle (2004) by Stephen Chow

L.A. Confidential (1997) by Curtis Hanson

La La Land (2016) by Damien Chazelle

La Haine (1995) by Mathieu Kassovitz

Lady Vengeance (2005) by Park Chan-wook

Lawrence of Arabia (1962) by David Lean

Leave Her to Heaven (1945) by John M. Stahl

Leon: The Professional (1994) by Luc Besson

Love Actually (2003) by Richard Curtis

Love and Other Drugs (2010) by Edward Zwick

Magnolia (1999) by Paul Thomas Anderson

Mad Max (1979) by George Miller

Memoirs of a Murder (2006)

M (1931) by Fritz Lang

Misery (1990) by Rob Reiner

Moonlight (2016) by Barry Jenkins

Mother (2009) by Bong Joon-ho

Mud (2012) by Jeff Nichols

My Darling Clementine (1946) by John Ford

Nashville (1975) by Robert Altman

Nikita (1990) by Luc Besson

North by Northwest (1959) by Alfred Hitchcock

Notting Hill (1999) by Roger Michell

No Country for Old Men (2007) by Joel and Ethan Coen

Oldboy (2003) by Park Chan-wook

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) by Miloš Forman

Once Upon a Time in America (1984) by Sergio Leone

Parasite (2019) by Bong Joon-ho

Paris, Texas (1984) by Wim Wenders

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) by Tom Tykwer

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987) by John Hughes

Poltergeist (1982) by Tobe Hooper

Prisoners (2013) by Denis Villeneuve

Psycho (1960) by Alfred Hitchcock

Pulp Fiction (1994) by Quentin Tarantino

Quiet Place 2 (2021) by John Krasinski

Raging Bull (1980) by Martin Scorsese

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) by Steven Spielberg

Rear Window (1954) by Alfred Hitchcock

Rebel Without a Cause (1955) by Nicholas Ray

Rocky (1976) by John G. Avildsen

Saving Private Ryan (1998) by Steven Spielberg

Scarface (1983) by Brian De Palma

Schindler’s List (1993) by Steven Spielberg

Secret in Their Eyes (2009) by Juan José Campanella

Seven (1995) by David Fincher

Seven Samurai (1954) by Akira Kurosawa

Shane (1953) by George Stevens

Shaun of the Dead (2004) by Edgar Wright

Sideways (2004) by Alexander Payne

Silence of the Lambs (1991) by Jonathan Demme

Some Like It Hot (1959) by Billy Wilder

Star Wars (1977) by George Lucas

Sunset Boulevard (1950) by Billy Wilder

Taxi Driver (1976) by Martin Scorsese

The American (2010) by Anton Corbijn

The Apartment (1960) by Billy Wilder

The Big Chill (1983) by Lawrence Kasdan

The Big Lebowski (1998) by Joel Coen

The Birdcage (1996) by Mike Nichols

The Birds (1963) by Alfred Hitchcock

The Dark Knight (2008) by Christopher Nolan

The Deer Hunter (1978) by Michael Cimino

The Driver (1978) by Walter Hill

The Elephant Man (1980) by David Lynch

The Exorcist (1973) by William Friedkin

The Fly (1986) by David Cronenberg

The Godfather (1972) by Francis Ford Coppola

The Godfather Part II (1974) by Francis Ford Coppola

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (1966) by Sergio Leone

The Graduate (1967) by Mike Nichols

The Great Beauty (2013) by Paolo Sorrentino

The Great Dictator (1940) by Charlie Chaplin

The Green Mile (1999) by Frank Darabont

The Lives of Others (2006) by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) by John Ford

The Martian (2015) by Ridley Scott

The Matrix (1999) by The Wachowskis

The Mission (1986) by Roland Joffé

The Omen (1976) by Richard Donner

The Philadelphia Story (1940) by George Cukor

The Player (1992) by Robert Altman

The Princess Bride (1987) by Rob Reiner

The Revenant (2015) by Alejandro González Iñárritu

The Ritual (2017) by David Bruckner

The Searchers (1956) by John Ford

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) by Ben Stiller

The Shining (1980) by Stanley Kubrick

The Silence of the Lambs (1991) by Jonathan Demme

The Ten Commandments (1956) by Cecil B. DeMille

The Third Man (1949) by Carol Reed

The Thing (1982) by John Carpenter

The Usual Suspects (1995) by Bryan Singer

The Way Way Back (2013) by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) by Martin Scorsese

There Will Be Blood (2007) by Paul Thomas Anderson

This Must Be the Place (2011) by Paolo Sorrentino

Three Colors: Red (1994) by Krzysztof Kieślowski

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) by Robert Mulligan

Tootsie (1982) by Sydney Pollack

Touch of Evil (1958) by Orson Welles

Trainspotting (1996) by Danny Boyle

True Romance (1993) by Tony Scott

Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010) by Eli Craig

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) by Woody Allen

Vertigo (1958) by Alfred Hitchcock

Wait Until Dark (1967) by Terence Young

Wake in Fright (1971) by Ted Kotcheff

What’s Up, Doc? (1972) by Peter Bogdanovich

Whiplash (2014) by Damien Chazelle

White Heat (1949) by Raoul Walsh

Wizard of Oz (1939) by Victor Fleming

World War Z (2013) by Marc Forster

Young Frankenstein (1974) by Mel Brooks

Zach and Mira Make a Porno (2008) by Kevin Smith

Zodiac (2007) by David Fincher