Ida
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Ida

Fans of Holocaust stories, family dramas, and character studies will be assuredly pleased with this brief but poignant film about finding yourself, discovering your family, and living your own life in the midst of generational horrors and trauma.

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Amélie
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Amélie

The quirk and whimsy of Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s film might not endear it to every viewer, but Amélie’s overwhelming brand of positivity and tongue-in-cheek humor work well enough for most audiences to earn it a spot among the Greatest Films of All Time.

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Elevator to the Gallows
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Elevator to the Gallows

In Elevator to the Gallows, Louis Malle combines crime thriller with the comedy of errors to give us an entirely new take on what crime films can be, elevated even more by some excellent filmmaking and a beautiful jazz score from Miles Davis, all of which work together to earn it a spot among the greats.

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Son of Saul
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Son of Saul

While Son of Saul is not quite as ubiquitously digestible as Spielberg’s Schindler’s List or Benigni’s Life Is Beautiful, it still offers yet another unique and impactful take on the Holocaust that goes beyond showcasing its horrors or garnering sympathy for its victims to celebrate the will of those who lived through it, earning this film also a spot among the greats.

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I Vitelloni
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I Vitelloni

For me, the stories told in I Vitelloni present a universally relatable look at young adulthood and the changes that the world forces on us, offering the best and worst ways to handle those changes, which certainly earns it a spot among the all-time greats.

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Kagemusha
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Kagemusha

Kagemusha is an example of Kurosawa’s brilliant ability to achieve his own vision for a film through his direction, rather than trying to mimic convention or copy what has been successful in the past, resulting in a visibly engrossing film worth a spot among the greats.

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The Seventh Seal
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The Seventh Seal

Altogether, The Seventh Seal offers a rich examination of death, mortality, human relationships, and religion without doing too much to answer any of its posed questions, instead offering partial answers and stunning visuals to engage the audience and earn a place of greatness along the way.

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Maborosi
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Maborosi

Maborosi is a beautifully made film that invites its audience to live with its characters, particularly its protagonist, in their lives and the grief and loneliness that they are processing in order to better appreciate such moments in our own lives, fully earning it a place among the Greatest Films of All Time.

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Monster
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Monster

By framing its story around the nature of relationships and perceptions, Monster invites its audience to better appreciate and accept the “others” in our lives and to seek to consider others’ circumstances before slapping them with labels or accusations, a sentiment more than deserving of a place of greatness.

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