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David Pirie’s Sight and Sound Ballot (2022)

  1. 1

    Vertigo

    Alfred Hitchcock · 1958

  2. 2

    Psycho

    Alfred Hitchcock · 1960

  3. 3

    American Graffiti

    George Lucas · 1973

  4. 4

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    Don Siegel · 1956

  5. 5

    Quatermass II

    Val Guest · 1957

  6. 6

    The White Ribbon

    Michael Haneke · 2009

  7. 7

    Steamboat Willie

    Walt Disney · 1928

  8. 8

    Brief Encounter

    David Lean · 1945

  9. 9

    Rosemary's Baby

    Roman Polanski · 1968

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Ten films selected by David Pirie for Sight and Sound’s 2022 critics’ poll of the Greatest Films of All Time.

Films appear in the order BFI lists them on the ballot page; the ballot does not rank them.

Source: https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-time/all-voters/david-pirie

Numbers show collection order, not a source rating.

  1. Vertigo (1958)
  2. Psycho (1960)
  3. American Graffiti (1973)
  4. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
  5. Quatermass II (1957)
  6. The White Ribbon (2009)
  7. Steamboat Willie (1928)
  8. Brief Encounter (1945)
  9. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
  10. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)