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The Masterpieces

Film, TV, anime, books, manga, games and music

The Masterpieces

Life is short. Start with what endures.

Explore 14,749 works, drawn from 1,272 critics' lists, awards and polls.

No. 1 in each category

  1. FilmThe Godfather1972 · Francis Ford Coppola42 lists
  2. TVThe Sopranos1999 · HBO21 lists
  3. AnimeSpirited Away2001 · Hayao Miyazaki59 lists
  4. BooksThe Lord of the Rings1954 · J. R. R. Tolkien22 lists
  5. MangaAttack on Titan2009 · Hajime Isayama27 lists
  6. GamesThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild2017 · Nintendo82 lists
  7. MusicSmells Like Teen Spirit1991 · Nirvana11 listsApple Music
  1. 1The Godfather1972 · Francis Ford Coppola42 lists
  2. 2Seven Samurai1954 · Akira Kurosawa41 lists
  3. 3Citizen Kane1941 · Orson Welles48 lists
  4. 4Tokyo Story1953 · Yasujirō Ozu36 lists
  5. 52001: A Space Odyssey1968 · Stanley Kubrick39 lists
  6. 6Vertigo1958 · Alfred Hitchcock38 lists
  7. 7Casablanca1942 · Michael Curtiz30 lists
  8. 8The Godfather Part II1974 · Francis Ford Coppola32 lists
  9. 9Singin' in the Rain1952 · Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly35 lists
  10. 10The Shawshank Redemption1994 · Frank Darabont19 lists
  1. 1The Sopranos1999 · HBO21 lists
  2. 2The Wire2002 · HBO17 lists
  3. 3Breaking Bad2008 · AMC18 lists
  4. 4Mad Men2007 · AMC20 lists
  5. 5Seinfeld1989 · NBC17 lists
  6. 6I Love Lucy1951 · CBS11 lists
  7. 7The West Wing1999 · NBC20 lists
  8. 8M*A*S*H1972 · CBS14 lists
  9. 9The Twilight Zone1959 · CBS12 lists
  10. 10All in the Family1971 · CBS13 lists
  1. 1Spirited Away2001 · Hayao Miyazaki59 lists
  2. 2My Neighbor Totoro1988 · Hayao Miyazaki35 lists
  3. 3Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs1937 · David Hand23 lists
  4. 4Toy Story1995 · John Lasseter24 lists
  5. 5WALL·EWALL-E 2008 · Andrew Stanton27 lists
  6. 6Princess Mononoke1997 · Hayao Miyazaki28 lists
  7. 7Grave of the Fireflies1988 · Isao Takahata21 lists
  8. 8Fantasia1940 · Ben Sharpsteen16 lists
  9. 9Akira1988 · Katsuhiro Ōtomo20 lists
  10. 10Your Name2016 · Makoto Shinkai18 lists
  1. 1The Lord of the Rings1954 · J. R. R. Tolkien22 lists
  2. 2Nineteen Eighty-Four1949 · George Orwell29 lists
  3. 3The Little PrinceLe Petit Prince 1943 · Antoine de Saint-Exupéry32 lists
  4. 4The Name of the Rose1980 · Umberto Eco25 lists
  5. 5One Hundred Years of SolitudeCien años de soledad 1967 · Gabriel García Márquez32 lists
  6. 6Pride and Prejudice1813 · Jane Austen20 lists
  7. 7The Brothers Karamazov1880 · Fyodor Dostoevsky26 lists
  8. 8Crime and Punishment1866 · Fyodor Dostoevsky27 lists
  9. 9Don Quixote1605 · Miguel de Cervantes22 lists
  10. 10War and Peace1869 · Leo Tolstoy23 lists
  1. 1Attack on Titan2009 · Hajime Isayama27 lists
  2. 2Golden Kamuy2014 · Satoru Noda27 lists
  3. 3Chihayafuru2007 · Yuki Suetsugu20 lists
  4. 4One Piece1997 · Eiichirō Oda22 lists
  5. 5Fullmetal Alchemist2001 · Hiromu Arakawa22 lists
  6. 6Spy x Family2019 · Tatsuya Endō20 lists
  7. 7Nana1999 · Ai Yazawa22 lists
  8. 8Fruits Basket1998 · Natsuki Takaya19 lists
  9. 9Pluto2003 · Naoki Urasawa, Osamu Tezuka18 lists
  10. 10March Comes in Like a Lion2007 · Chica Umino21 lists
  1. 1The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild2017 · Nintendo82 lists
  2. 2Tetris1984 · Alexey Pajitnov99 lists
  3. 3The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time1998 · Nintendo87 lists
  4. 4Super Mario 641996 · Nintendo85 lists
  5. 5The Last of Us2013 · Naughty Dog81 lists
  6. 6The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past1991 · Nintendo72 lists
  7. 7Final Fantasy VII1997 · Square88 lists
  8. 8Half-Life 22004 · Valve74 lists
  9. 9Doom1993 · id Software74 lists
  10. 10Resident Evil 42005 · Capcom85 lists
  1. 1Smells Like Teen Spirit1991 · Nirvana11 listsApple Music
  2. 2Nothing Compares 2 U1990 · Sinéad O'Connor10 listsApple Music
  3. 3Bohemian Rhapsody1975 · Queen12 listsApple Music
  4. 4Billie Jean1983 · Michael Jackson11 listsApple Music
  5. 5アイドル2023 · Yoasobi9 listsApple Music
  6. 6God Only Knows1966 · The Beach Boys7 listsApple Music
  7. 7ライラックMrs. Green Apple7 listsApple Music
  8. 8I Feel Love1977 · Donna Summer7 listsApple Music
  9. 9Love Will Tear Us Apart1980 · Joy Division11 listsApple Music
  10. 10Hey Ya!2003 · OutKast10 listsApple Music