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John Carpenter’s Sight and Sound Ballot (2022)

  1. 1

    Only Angels Have Wings

    Howard Hawks · 1939

  2. 2

    Chimes at Midnight

    Orson Welles · 1965

  3. 3

    Rio Bravo

    Howard Hawks · 1959

  4. 4

    The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

    Luis Buñuel · 1972

  5. 5

    Chinatown

    Roman Polanski · 1974

  6. 6

    Bringing Up Baby

    Howard Hawks · 1938

  7. 7

    The Searchers

    John Ford · 1956

  8. 8

    The Exterminating Angel

    Luis Buñuel · 1962

  9. 9

    Scarface

    Howard Hawks · 1932

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Ten films selected by John Carpenter for Sight and Sound’s 2022 directors’ 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/john-carpenter

Numbers show collection order, not a source rating.

  1. Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
  2. Chimes at Midnight (1965)
  3. Rio Bravo (1959)
  4. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
  5. Chinatown (1974)
  6. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
  7. The Searchers (1956)
  8. The Exterminating Angel (1962)
  9. Scarface (1932)
  10. Vertigo (1958)