1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die

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All About Eve (1950)
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★ 8.6 234 ratings
other title: 이브의 모든 것 / イヴの総て …
From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.

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Amélie (2001)
Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
★ 8.7 1928 ratings
other title: Il favoloso mondo di Amélie / Den fabelagtige Amélie fra Montmartre …
At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story?

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The American Friend (1977)
Der amerikanische Freund
★ 7.8 45 ratings
other title: 美国朋友 / Der amerikanische Freund …
Tom Ripley, an American who deals in forged art, is slighted at an auction in Hamburg by picture framer Jonathan Zimmerman. When Ripley is asked by gangster Raoul Minot to kill a rival, he suggests Zimmerman, and the two, exploiting Zimmerman's terminal illness, coerce him into being a hitman.

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An American in Paris (1951)
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★ 6.5 46 ratings
other title: 一个美国人在巴黎 / 花都舞影(台) …
杰瑞•莫里恩(金•凯利 Gene Kelly 饰)是住在巴黎一位穷困潦倒的美国画家,通过朋友钢琴手亚当(奥斯卡•莱文特 Oscar Levant 饰),杰瑞结识了一位当红法国歌手亨利(乔治•盖塔瑞 George Guétary 饰)。不久杰瑞被一位富有的夫人麦络(妮娜•福煦 Nina Foch 饰)赏识并资助作画,但他却爱上了百货店的年轻售货员丽丝(莱斯利•卡伦 Leslie Caron 饰)。然而出乎意料的是,丽丝竟然是亨利的女友,不知情的亨利还劝杰瑞要勇于争取爱情。所有的矛盾在一次盛大的黑白舞会中聚集激化,杰瑞得知丽丝将要嫁给亨利的消息后最后一次幻想二人在浪漫巴黎歌舞翩翩。然而真挚的爱情就这样永远逝去么? 本片获1951年奥斯卡最佳影片,最佳艺术效果,最佳摄影,最佳服装设计,最佳配乐,最佳剧本六项大奖。

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Amores Perros (2000)
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★ 7.9 240 ratings
other title: 아모레스 페로스 / アモーレス・ペロス …
A fatalistic car crash in Mexico city sets off a chain of events in the lives of three people: a supermodel, a young man wanting to run off with his sister-in-law, and a homeless man. Their lives are catapulted into unforeseen situations instigated by the seemingly inconsequential destiny of a dog.

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Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
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★ 8.0 70 ratings
other title: 桃色血案 / 一个凶杀案的解析 …
Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler parries with District Attorney Lodwick and out-of-town prosecutor Claude Dancer to set his client free, but his case rests on the victim's mysterious business partner, who's hiding a dark secret.
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