History Literature / OneThousandAndOneMoviesYouMustSeeBeforeYouDie

** ''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (2001)
** ''The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' (2002)
** ''The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' (2003)

* ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' (1937)

* ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'' (a.k.a. ''Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope'') (1977)
* ''[[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi]]'' (1983)

* AnimationAgeGhetto: [[invoked]] Conversed. Argued as the reason why, in later editions, the ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' trilogy only received one entry to cover all three movies whereas every movie of original ''Franchise/StarWars'' trilogy each got its own entry. Out of the 1222 films that have been included (as of the 2019 edition), only 20 (1.6%) have been animated.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: [[invoked]] {{Conversed|Trope}}. The entry for ''Film/TheSoundOfMusic'' notes that while the opening scene may seem banal nowadays, that's only because it has been imitated so much.

* AnimationAgeGhetto: Conversed. Argued as the reason why, in later editions, the ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' trilogy only received one entry to cover all three movies whereas every movie of original ''Franchise/StarWars'' trilogy each got its own entry. Out of the 1222 films that have been included (as of the 2019 edition), only 20 (1.6%) have been animated.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: {{Conversed|Trope}}. The entry for ''Film/TheSoundOfMusic'' notes that while the opening scene may seem banal nowadays, that's only because it has been imitated so much.

* AnimationAgeGhetto: Conversed. Argued as the reason why, in later editions, the ''Franchise/ToyStory'' trilogy only received one entry to cover all three movies whereas every movie of original ''Franchise/StarWars'' trilogy each got its own entry. Out of the 1222 films that have been included (as of the 2019 edition), only 20 (1.6%) have been animated.

* NeverTrustATitle: The book does not contain exactly 1001 movies, but 1001 ''entries''--''Film/{{Olympia}}'' parts 1 and 2 are combined in a single entry, as are the two parts of ''Film/IvanTheTerrible'', the three films in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' trilogy, and the first three ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' films. Moreover, two of the entries are Creator/KrzysztofKieslowski ''Film/TheDecalogue'' (a 10-episode miniseries) and Creator/LarsVonTrier's ''Series/{{Riget}}'' (an 8-episode, 2-season TV series), which are not movies to begin with. In addition, the book is updated annually (and has been since 2003), with the total number of works included numbering 1222 as of the 2019 edition.

The book eschews TrueArtIsAngsty and TrueArtIsIncomprehensible, featuring films like ''Film/{{Babe}}'' and ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' alongside the likes of ''Film/UnChienAndalou'', ''Film/{{Persona}}'', and ''Film/DancerInTheDark''. As the introduction notes, a comprehensive overview of film history does not only contain one type of movie, but all kinds – epics, documentaries, cult films, blockbusters, experimental films, and slapstick comedies.

* TopTenList: {{Defied|Trope}}. The book does not contain the 1001 ''best'' movies, but 1001 "must-see" movies. To that end, the selection has been made with care taken to ensure that it includes the entire panorama of film history, with films from all eras, regions, and genres.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Toy Story|1995}}'' (1995)[[note]]Originally only the first one got an entry; later the trilogy as a whole replaced it.[[/note]]

* NeverTrustATitle: The book does not contain exactly 1001 movies, but 1001 ''entries''--''Film/{{Olympia}}'' parts 1 and 2 are combined in a single entry, as are the two parts of ''Film/IvanTheTerrible'', the three films in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' trilogy, and the first three ''Franchise/ToyStory'' films. Moreover, two of the entries are Creator/KrzysztofKieslowski ''Film/TheDecalogue'' (a 10-episode miniseries) and Creator/LarsVonTrier's ''Series/{{Riget}}'' (an 8-episode, 2-season TV series), which are not movies to begin with. In addition, the book is updated annually (and has been since 2003), with the total number of works included numbering 1222 as of the 2019 edition.

* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' (1995)[[note]]Originally only the first one got an entry; later the trilogy as a whole replaced it.[[/note]]

* ReferenceOverdosed: The essays motivating the films' inclusion in the book, written by over 50 different film critics, often make heavy use of references and parallels to other films, directors, scriptwriters, et cetera to make their point. The entry for ''Film/TheSaragossaManuscript'', for instance, references Creator/JamesDean, ''Literature/ArabianNights'', Creator/FranzKafka, and Creator/RomanPolanski.

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* TakeThat: The entry for ''Film/{{Planet of the Apes}}'' says that it was a project that could have gone horribly wrong, and points to [[Film/PlanetOfTheApes2001 the 2001 remake]] as an example of how.

* ReferenceOverdosed: The essays motivating the films' inclusion in the book, written by over 50 different film critics, often make heavy use of references and parallels to other films, directors, scriptwriters, et cetera to make their point.

* CulturalTranslation: Translated editions of replace a certain number of entries with local entries. The Swedish edition contains movies such as ''Theatre/MissJulie'', ''Film/JagArNyfiken'', and ''Film/ShowMeLove'' that aren't in the original English-language edition, for instance.

''1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die'' is a book about movies supervised by Steven Jay Schneider. It was first published in 2003, with several new editions since then. Because it is updated almost yearly, there have been more than 1001 movies in total in it (but always 1001 in any given edition, as there are the same number of entries added as removed each edition). As of the 2019 edition, a total of 1222 movies have been included.

!!Films featured in the book: