I also would recommend looking through some AFI lists.
For example, their 上, ページのトップへ ten from
link is as follows, and it's easy agree that they are all essential viewing:
01. Citizen Kane 1941
02. Casablanca 1942
03. The Godfather 1972
04. Gone with the Wind 1939
05. Lawrence of Arabia 1962
06. The Wizard of Oz 1939
07. The Graduate 1967
08. On the Waterfront 1954
09. Schindler's 一覧 1993
10. Singin' in the Rain 1952
As あなた start watching, あなた can get an idea what kind of 映画 あなた like, what genres, what actors, what eras... Then あなた can look at もっと見る specific lists. Like
link, または
link. または maybe あなた want to watch もっと見る 映画 that have Katharine Hepburn... または silent films from the '20s ! who know's :) there are so many wonderful films out there