Sight and Sound: The Greatest Films of All Time
Since 1952, Sight and Sound magazine published by the British Film Institute has conducted a poll every 10 years to determine the greatest films of all time.Until 1992, the votes of the invited critics and directors were compiled in a single list.
#2022 Critics' Top Ten Poll
#1 Jeanne Dielmand 23 Quai du commerce 1080 Bruxelles [1975]
#2 Vertigo [1958]
#3 Citizen Kane [1941]
#4 Tokyo Story [1953]
#5 In the Mood for Love [2000]
#6 2001 A Space Odyssey [1968]
#7 Beau Travail [1999]
#8 Mulholland Drive [2001]
#9 Man with a Movie Camera [1929]
#10 Singin' in the Rain [1952]
#2022 Directors' Top Ten Poll
#1 2001 A Space Odyssey [1968]
#2 Citizen Kane [1941]
#3 The Godfather [1972]
=4 Tokyo Story [1953]
=4 Jeanne Dielmand 23 Quai du commerce 1080 Bruxelles [1975]
=6 Vertigo [1958]
=6 Otto e Mezzo [1963]
#8 Mirror [1975]
=9 In the Mood for Love [2000]
=9 Close-up [1990]
#2012 Critics' Top Ten Poll
#1 Vertigo [1958]
#2 Citizen Kane [1941]
#3 Tokyo Story [1953]
#4 La Règle du Jeu [1939]
#5 Sunrise [1927]
#6 2001 A Space Odyssey [1968]
#7 The Searchers [1956]
#8 Man with a Movie Camera [1929]
#9 The Passion of Joan of Arc [1924]
#10 Otto e Mezzo [1963]
#2012 Directors' Top Ten Poll
#1 Tokyo Story [1953]
#2 2001 A Space Odyssey [1968]
#3 Citizen Kane [1941]
#4 Otto e Mezzo [1963]
#5 Taxi Driver [1976]
#6 Apocalypse Now [1979]
=7 The Godfather [1972]
=7 Vertigo [1958]
#9 Mirror [1975]
#10 Ladri di Biciclette [1948]
#2002 Critics' Top Ten Poll
#1 Citizen Kane [1941]
#2 Vertigo [1958]
#3 La Règle du Jeu [1939]
#4 The Godfather [1972]
#5 Tokyo Story [1953]
#6 2001 A Space Odyssey [1968]
#7 Battleship Potemkin [1925]
#8 Sunrise [1927]
#9 Otto e Mezzo [1963]
#10 Singin' in the Rain [1952]
#2002 Directors' Top Ten Poll
#1 Citizen Kane [1941]
#2 The Godfather [1972]
#3 Otto e Mezzo [1963]
#4 Lawrence of Arabia [1962]
#5 Dr. Strangelove [1964]
=6 Ladri di Biciclette [1948]
=6 Raging Bull [1980]
=6 Vertigo [1958]
=9 Rashomon [1950]
=9 Seven Samurai [1954]
#1992 Critics' Top Ten Poll
#1 Citizen Kane [1941]
#2 La Règle du Jeu [1939]
#3 Tokyo Story [1953]
#4 Vertigo [1958]
#5 The Searchers [1956]
=6 Pather Panchali [1955]
=6 L'Atalante [1934]
=6 Battleship Potemkin [1925]
=6 The Passion of Joan of Arc [1924]
#10 2001 A Space Odyssey [1968]
#1992 Directors' Top Ten Poll
#1 Citizen Kane [1941]
#2 Otto e Mezzo [1963]
#3 Raging Bull [1980]
#4 La Strada [1954]
#5 L'Atalante [1934]
#6 The Godfather [1972]
#7 Modern Times [1936]
#8 Vertigo [1958]
#9 The Godfather Part II [1974]
#10 The Passion of Joan of Arc [1924]
#1982 Top Ten Poll
#1 Citizen Kane [1941]
#2 La Règle du Jeu [1939]
=3 Seven Samurai [1954]
=3 Singin' in the Rain [1952]
#5 Otto e Mezzo [1963]
#6 Battleship Potemkin [1925]
=7 L'Avventura [1960]
=7 The Magnificent Ambersons [1942]
=7 Vertigo [1958]
=10The General [1926]
=10 The Searchers [1956]
Runners Up
=12 2001 A Space Odyssey [1968]
=12 Andrei Rublev [1966]
=14 Greed [1924]
=14 Jules et Jim [1962]
=14 The Third Man [1949]
#1972 Top Ten Poll
#1 Citizen Kane [1941]
#2 La Règle du Jeu [1939]
#3 Battleship Potemkin [1925]
#4 Otto e Mezzo [1963]
=5 L'Avventura [1960]
=5 Persona [1966]
#7 The Passion of Joan of Arc [1924]
=8The General [1926]
=8 The Magnificent Ambersons [1942]
=10 Ugetsu [1953]
=10 Wild Strawberries [1957]
Closest Runners Up
=12 The Gold Rush [1925]
=12 Hiroshima mon amour [1959]
=12 Ikiru [1952]
=12 Ivan the Terrible [1945]
=12 Pierrot Le Fou [1965]
=12 Vertigo [1958]
#1962 Top Ten Poll
#1 Citizen Kane [1941]
#2 L'Avventura [1960]
#3 La Règle du Jeu [1939]
=4 Greed [1924]
=4 Ugetsu [1953]
=6 Battleship Potemkin [1925]
=6 Ivan the Terrible [1945]
=6 Ladri di Biciclette [1948]
#9 La Terra Trema [1948]
#10 L'Atalante [1934]
Closest Runners Up
=11 Hiroshima mon amour [1959]
=11 Pather Panchali [1955]
=11 Zero de Conduite [1933]
#1952 Top Ten Poll
=1 Ladri di Biciclette [1948]
=2 City Lights [1931]
=2 The Gold Rush [1925]
#4 Battleship Potemkin [1925]
=5 Intolerance [1916]
=5 Louisiana Story [1948]
=7 Greed [1924]
=7 The Passion of Joan of Arc [1924]
=7 Le Jour Se Leve [1939]
=10 Brief Encounter [1945]
=10 Le Million [1931]
=10 La Règle du Jeu [1939]
Closest Runners Up
=11 Citizen Kane [1941]
=11 La Grande Illusion [1937]
=11 The Grapes of Wrath [1940]
#50 films to see by age 15
In 2020, the British Film Institute collaborated with Into Film to update the Watch This! list originally published in 2005.As a result, 15 new films were added to the list, featuring a total of 65 titles.
Perfect for Primary!
My Life as a Courgette [2017] New!
The Song of the Sea [2014] New!
The Iron Giant [1999] New!
Spirited Away [2001]
Kirikou and the Sorceress [1998]
Le ballon rouge [1956]
Lotte Reiniger Shorts [1954] New!
The Kid [1921]
Le Voyage dans la lune [1902]
Super for Secondary!
Your Name [2016] New!
He Named Me Malala [2015] New!
Romeo + Juliet [1996]
The Outsiders [1983]
Kes [1969]
The Night of the Hunter [1955]
La Belle et la Bête [1946]
Wonders from Around the World!
Wallay [2017] New!
Hunt for the Wilderpeople [2016] New!
Wadjda [2012] New!
My Neighbour Totoro [1988]
The White Balloon [1995]
My Life as a Dog [1985]
Pather Panchali [1955]
The Cave of the Yellow Dog [2015] New!
‘Growing Up’ Greats!
Tomboy [2011] New!
Persepolis [2007] New!
Bend It Like Beckham [2002] New!
Show Me Love [1998]
Les quatre cents coups [1959]
Oliver Twist [1948]
Whistle Down the Wind [1961]
The rest of the list
Shaun the Sheep the Movie [2015] New!
I Wish [2011] New!
Finding Nemo [2003]
Whale Rider [2002]
Rabbit-Proof Fence [2002]
Être et avoir [2002]
Billy Elliot [2000]
Toy Story [1995]
The Secret Garden [1993]
Beauty and the Beast [1991]
Edward Scissorhands [1990]
Where is the Friend's House [1987]
Au revoir les enfants [1987]
The Princess Bride [1987]
Back to the Future [1985]
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial [1982]
Raiders of the Lost Ark [1981]
Star Wars IV - A New Hope [1977]
El espiritu de la colmena [1973]
Walkabout [1971]
The Railway Children [1970]
Playtime [1967]
Jason and the Argounauts [1963]
To Kill a Mockingbird [1962]
Some Like It Hot [1959]
Les vacances de M. Hulot [1953]
Singin' in the rain [1952]
Ladri di biciclette [1948]
It's a Wonderful Life [1946]
The Wizzard of Oz [1939]
The Adventures of Robin Hood [1938]
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs [1937]
A Day at the Races [1937]
King Kong [1933]