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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans 1927

Directed by F.W. Murnau

All-time standing

#14 of 4,399

In the top 1% of movies

By scope

1920s #1 of 92 Top 1% 1927 #1 of 12 Top 10%

Ballots (79)

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Rolling Stone

  • Published 2005
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  • Ranked #1
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AlloCiné

AlloCiné

  • Published 2017
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  • Ranked #3
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Cahiers du Cinéma

Cahiers du Cinéma

  • Published 2007
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  • Ranked #4
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Village Voice

  • Published 1999
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  • Ranked #6
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Sight & Sound

Sight & Sound

  • Published 2022
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  • Ranked #11
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John Kobal

John Kobal

  • Published 1988
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Variety

Variety

  • Published 2022
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  • Ranked #15
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Revista Bula

Revista Bula

  • Published 2023
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  • Ranked #18
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The Cinematheque

The Cinematheque

  • Published 2005
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  • Ranked #20
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Total Film

Total Film

  • Published 2005
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  • Ranked #22
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Toronto International Film Festival

Toronto International Film Festival

  • Published 2009
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  • Ranked #25
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Chicago Tribune

Chicago Tribune

  • Published 1999
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  • Ranked #29
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Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly

  • Published 2013
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  • Ranked #30
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Halliwell's

Halliwell's

  • Published 2005
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  • Ranked #33
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American Film Institute

American Film Institute

  • Published 2007
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  • Ranked #82
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LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2025
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Fotogramas

Fotogramas

  • Published 2022
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LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2022
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Bande à Part

Bande à Part

  • Published 2021
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LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2021
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VGIK

VGIK

  • Published 2021
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VGIK

VGIK

  • Published 2021
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LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2019
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Positif

Positif

  • Published 2019
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LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2018
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LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2017
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Film School Rejects

Film School Rejects

  • Published 2016
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LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2016
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Steven Jay Schneider

Steven Jay Schneider

  • Published 2016
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Télérama

Télérama

  • Published 2016
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LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2015
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LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2014
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The Telegraph

The Telegraph

  • Published 2013
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Cinemanía

Cinemanía

  • Published 2012
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Filmspotting

Filmspotting

  • Published 2012
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USC School of Cinematic Arts

USC School of Cinematic Arts

  • Published 2012
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Mark Cousins

Mark Cousins

  • Published 2011
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Cine21

Cine21

  • Published 2010
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El Pais

El Pais

  • Published 2010
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Film-Magazine (Iran)

Film-Magazine (Iran)

  • Published 2009
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Kinema Junpo

Kinema Junpo

  • Published 2009
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Cinema (Greece)

Cinema (Greece)

  • Published 2008
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David Thomson

David Thomson

  • Published 2008
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Steadycam

Steadycam

  • Published 2007
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Steadycam

Steadycam

  • Published 2007
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The Guardian

  • Published 2007
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Film Comment

Film Comment

  • Published 2006
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Village Voice

  • Published 2006
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Senses of Cinema

Senses of Cinema

  • Published 2005
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Time

  • Published 2005
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Bounty Books

Bounty Books

  • Published 2004
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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Jonathan Rosenbaum

  • Published 2004
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Senses of Cinema

Senses of Cinema

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Senses of Cinema

Senses of Cinema

  • Published 2003
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National Society of Film Critics

National Society of Film Critics

  • Published 2002
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Senses of Cinema

Senses of Cinema

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Senses of Cinema

Senses of Cinema

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Ciak

Ciak

  • Published 2000
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Senses of Cinema

Senses of Cinema

  • Published 2000
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Nickel Odeon

Nickel Odeon

  • Published 1997
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El Mundo

El Mundo

  • Published 1995
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FIAF

FIAF

  • Published 1995
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FIAF (International Federation of Film Archives)

FIAF (International Federation of Film Archives)

  • Published 1995
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Fotogramas

Fotogramas

  • Published 1995
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Movieline

Movieline

  • Published 1995
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Télérama

Télérama

  • Published 1995
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Dirigido Por

Dirigido Por

  • Published 1992
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Positif

Positif

  • Published 1991
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Cinemateca Portuguesa

Cinemateca Portuguesa

  • Published 1987
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Danny Peary

Danny Peary

  • Published 1986
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Cinemateca Portuguesa

Cinemateca Portuguesa

  • Published 1983
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Edições Cinematógrafo

Edições Cinematógrafo

  • Published 1982
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R.A.E. Pickard

R.A.E. Pickard

  • Published 1971
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Cahiers du Cinéma

Cahiers du Cinéma

  • Published 1958
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Decade 5

1926-1930

Sight & Sound

Sight & Sound

  • Published 2013
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1920s

Paste Magazine

  • Published 1929
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Time

  • Published 1929
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1900-1999

Village Voice

  • Published 2000
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  • Ranked #6
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Leonard Maltin

Leonard Maltin

  • Published 2000
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