Genres & Themes for Peary's "Must See" Films
The following list is being updated on a regular basis, and will eventually include every title reviewed or listed in Peary's book.
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Farewell to Arms, A (1932)|
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African Queen, The (1952)|
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Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings, The (1976)|
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Air Force (1943)|
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Far from Vietnam (1967)|
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Catch-22 (1970)|
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Entertainer, The (1960)|
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Belles of St. Trinian's, The (1955)|
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Charlie Bubbles (1967)|
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Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)|
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Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai Across the Eighth Dimension, The (1984)
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Blue Gardenia, The (1953)|
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Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse, The (1938)|
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Ben-Hur (1959)|
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Company of Wolves, The (1984)|
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Allegro Non Troppo (1976)|
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Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)|
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Blue Gardenia, The (1953)|
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Blazing Saddles (1974)|
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Carnal Knowledge (1971)|
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Bend of the River (1952)|
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Catch-22 (1970)|
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Blood and Sand (1941)|
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Bwana Devil (1952)|
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Alice's Restaurant (1969)|
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American in Paris, An (1951)|
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Conformist, The (1971)|
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Barbarella (1968)|
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African Queen, The (1952)
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Barefoot Contessa, The (1954)|
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Baby Maker, The (1970)|
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Black Sunday (1960)|
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Funny Girl (1968)|
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And Then There Were None (1945)|
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Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)|
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Adam's Rib (1949)|
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Before the Revolution (1964)|
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Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)|
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Beautiful Blonde From Bashful Bend, The (1949)|
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Greatest Story Ever Told, The (1965)|
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Citizen Kane (1941)|
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Apartment, The (1960)|
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Bells of St. Mary's, The (1945)
Abraham Lincoln (1930)
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Affair to Remember, An (1957)|
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Beguiled, The (1971)
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Five Easy Pieces (1970)|
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Big Fix, The (1978)
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Blade Runner (1982)|
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Age D'Or, L' (1930)|
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Blow Out (1981)|
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Barbary Coast (1935)|
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... And God Created Woman (1956)|
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All the King's Men (1949)
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Enter the Dragon (1973)|
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Brewster McCloud (1970)|
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Christmas Story, A (1983)|
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Airport (1970)|
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Battling Butler, The (1926)
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Driver, The (1978)|
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Day of Wrath / Vredens Dag (1943)|
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Down Argentine Way (1940)|
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Four Seasons, The (1981)|
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Annie Hall (1977)|
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Fallen Idol, The (1948)|
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Eagle and the Hawk, The (1933)|
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Andy Warhol's Bad / Bad (1971)|
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Affair to Remember, An (1957)|
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Atlantic City (1980)|
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Cleopatra (1934)|
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Birth of the Blues (1941)|
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Circus, The (1928)
Barefoot in the Park (1967)|
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Angel Heart (1987)|
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Ben-Hur (1959)|
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Cheerleaders, The (1973)|
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Amarcord (1974)|
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Age D'Or, L' (1930)|
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Bitter Victory (1957)|
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Dreamscape (1984)|
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Annie Hall (1977)|
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Beguiled, The (1971)|
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It (1927)|
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Boom Town (1940)|
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Arsenal (1929)|
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Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)|
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Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)|
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Beguiled, The (1971)|
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Aparajito (1956)|
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Amadeus (1984)|
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Colossus: The Forbin Project / Forbin Project, The (1970)
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Seven Beauties (1976)|
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Baby Snakes (1979)|
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Beach Red (1967)
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Baby Maker, The (1970)|
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Attack! (1956)|
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Badlands (1973)|
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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul / Fear Eats the Soul (1974)|
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Cuba (1979)|
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Help! (1965)|
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Ball of Fire (1941)|
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Ball of Fire (1941)|
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All That Jazz (1979)
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Brood, The (1979)|
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Airport (1970)|
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Anchors Aweigh (1945)|
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How the West Was Won (1962)|
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Affair to Remember, An (1957)|
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American Friend, The (1977)|
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Annie Hall (1977)|
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Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1981)|
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Bad and the Beautiful, The (1952)|
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Accident (1967)|
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Best Years of Our Lives, The (1946)|
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Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)
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Cocoon (1985)|
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From Here to Eternity (1953)|
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Carmen Jones (1954)
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Enchanted Cottage, The (1945)|
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Blonde Ambition (1981)|
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All the President's Men (1976)
Keetje Tippel (1974)|
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Abraham Lincoln (1930)
Alphaville, A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution (1965)|
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Angi Vera (1979)
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Barefoot Contessa, The (1954)|
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Cocoon (1985)|
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Caged (1950)
Born to Dance (1936)|
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Baby Doll (1956)|
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America, America (1963)|
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)|
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Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)|
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Flaming Star (1960)|
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Between the Lines (1977)|
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Allegro Non Troppo (1976)|
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Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)|
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Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)|
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Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)|
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Exodus (1960)
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Baby, the Rain Must Fall (1965)|
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American in Paris, An (1951)
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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)|
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Bicycle Thief, The/Bicycle Thieves (1949)|
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Amarcord (1973)
Adam's Rib (1949)|
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Barbarosa (1982)|
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Apocalypse Now (1979)|
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Desire (1936)|
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Anchors Aweigh (1945)|
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Band Wagon, The (1953)|
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Alice Adams (1935)|
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Day of the Jackal, The (1973)|
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Anna Karenina (1935)|
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Danton (1983)|
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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)
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Faust (1926)|
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Angel and the Badman (1947)|
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Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)|
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Angels Hard As They Come (1971)|
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Ball of Fire (1941)|
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Cage Aux Folles, La (1979)|
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American in Paris, An (1951)|
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Blazing Saddles (1974)|
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Anatomy of a Murder (1959)|
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Adam's Rib (1949)|
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)|
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Blume in Love (1973)|
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Alice Adams (1935)|
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Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)|
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Arthur (1981)|
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Beguiled, The (1971)|
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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul / Fear Eats the Soul (1974)|
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Air Force (1943)|
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Barkleys of Broadway, The (1949)|
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Big Heat, The (1953)|
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Bad and the Beautiful, The (1952)|
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Alphaville, A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution (1965)
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)|
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Big Country, The (1958)|
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Anna Christie (1931)|
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The following list is being updated on a regular basis, and will eventually include every title reviewed or listed in Peary's book.
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Conversation, The (1974)
Being There (1979)
For Heaven's Sake (1926)
American Graffiti (1973)
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
All of Me (1984)
Corbeau, Le / The Raven (1943)
Footloose (1984)
Blood Feast (1963)
Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)
American Friend, The (1977)
Block-Heads, The (1938)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Black Stallion, The (1979)
Belle De Jour (1967)
Air Force (1943)
Day of the Triffids, The (1962)
Across the Pacific (1942)
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The (1939)
Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)
America, America (1966)
Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972)
Aparajito (1956)
Autumn Sonata (1978)
Autumn Sonata (1978)
