Jim Emerson, the administrator of the Cinepad website came up with this list in 1998 based on the performances of films on other lists.
- 1. Citizen Kane (1941)
- 2. The Rules Of The Game (1939)
- 3. Vertigo (1958)
- 4. 8 1/2 (1963)
- 4. Battleship Potemkin (1925)
- 6. Singin’ In The Rain (1952)
- 7. The Gold Rush (1925)
- 8. City Lights (1931)
- 8. L’Avventura (1960)
- 10. Schindler’s List (1993)
- 11. The Searchers (1959)
- 12. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
- 13. The Bicycle Thief (1948)
- 14. Annie Hall (1977)
- 15. Greed (1924)
- 16. On The Waterfront (1954)
- 17. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
- 18. All About Eve (1950)
- 19. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
- 20. The Best Years Of Our Lives (1946)
- 21. West Side Story (1961)
- 22. Intolerance (1916)
- 22. L’Atalante (1934)
- 22. Persona (1966)
- 25. Casablanca (1943)
- 26. Amadeus (1984)
- 26. The Godfather (1972)
- 28. Gone With The Wind (1939)
- 29. Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
- 30. Ugetsu Monogatari (1953)
- 31. The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)
- 32. Star Wars (1977)
- 33. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
- 34. Ben-Hur (1959)
- 35. Raging Bull (1980)
- 36. E.T. – The Extra Terrestrial (1982)
- 37. The Deer Hunter (1978)
- 38. The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (1948)
- 39. The Genral (1927)
- 40. The Godfather, Part II (1974)
- 41. High Noon (1952)
- 42. It Happened One Night (1934)
- 43. Midnight Cowboy (1969)
- 43. Seven Samurai (1956)
- 43. Tokyo Story (1953)
- 46. The Apartment (1960)
- 47. Goodfellas 91990)
- 48. Pulp Fiction (1994)
- 49. Louisiana Story (1948)
- 50. Taxi Driver (1976)
- 51. Unforgiven (1992)
- 52. Pather Panchali (1955)
- 53. From Here To Eternity (1953)
- 54. Le Jour Se Leve (1939)
- 54. M*A*S*H (1970)
- 54. The Wizard Of Oz (1939)
- 57. The Graduate (1967)
- 58. It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)
- 59. Some Like It Hot (1959)
- 60. The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)
- 61. La Terra Trema (1948)
- 62. The African Queen (1951)
- 63. An American In Paris (1951)
- 63. Psycho (1960)
- 65. Chinatown (1974)
- 66. Brief Encounter (1945)
- 66. Le Million (1931)
- 66. Wild Strawberries (1957)
- 69. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
- 70. Dr. Strangelove … (1964)
- 70. Ivan The Terrible (1945)
- 72. Bonnie & Clyde (1967)
- 73. Rocky (1976)
- 74. Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939)
- 75. Double Indemnity (1944)
- 76. North By Northwest (1959)
- 77. My Fair Lady 91964)
- 78. Rear Window (1954)
- 79. King Kong (1933)
- 80. The Birth Of A Nation 91915
- 81. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
- 82. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
- 83. Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937)
- 84. Day For Night (1973)
- 84. Fanny And Alexander (1982)
- 84. Kramer Vs. Kramer (1979)
- 84. L.A. Confidential (1997)
- 84. Marty (1955)
- 84. Nashville (1975)
- 84. Ran (1985)
- 84. Red (1994)
- 84. Terms Of Endearment (1983)
- 84. Wild Reeds (1994)
- 84. Z (1969)
- 95. All Quiet On The Western Front (1930)
- 96. The Sound Of Music (1965)
- 97. Fantasia (1940)
- 98. Rebel Without A Cause (1954)
- 99. Tootsie (1992)
- 100. Network (1976)
- 101. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- 102. Shane (1953)
- 103. The French Connection (1971)
- 104. Forrest Gump (1994)
- 105. Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 106. Dances With Wolves (1990)
- 107. American Graffiti (1973)
- 108. Modern Times (1936)
- 109. Fargo (1996)
- 110. Duck Soup (1939)
- 111. Mutiny On The Bounty (1935)
- 112. Frankenstein (1931)
- 112. Platoon (1986)
- 114. Patton (1970)
- 115. The Jazz Singer (1927)
- 116. A Place In The Sun (1951)
- 117. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
- 118. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
- 119. Amarcord (1973)
- 119. Around The World In 80 Days (1956)
- 119. Atlantic City (1981)
- 119. Farewell, My Concubine (1993)
- 119. Gandhi (1982)
- 119. Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)
- 119. Gigi (1958)
- 119. How Green Was My Valley (1941)
- 119. In The Heat Of The Night (1967)
- 119. Leaving Las Vegas 91995)
- 119. The Life Of Emile Zola (1937)
- 119. The Lost Weekend (1945)
- 119. Mon Oncle (1958)
- 119. Ordinary People (1980)
- 119. Pixote (1981)
- 119. Raise The Red Lantern (1991)
- 119. The Shop On Main Street (1965)
- 119. The Story Of Women (1988)
- 119. La Strada (1954)
- 119. The Tin Drum (1979)
- 119. War And Peace (1956)