The Independent newspaper in the UK asked several directors what their top 10 favourite movies were. The following are the films chosen by Sidney Lumet.

1. The Best Years Of Our Lives (Wyler, 1946) | Region 2 DVD: The Best Years Of Our Lives [DVD] [1946] | Region 1 DVD Best Years of Our Lives [DVD] [1946] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

2. Fanny and Alexander (Bergman, 1982) | Fanny And Alexander – Remastered [DVD] [1982]

3. The Godfather (Coppola, 1972) | The Godfather Trilogy: Remastered Collection [DVD] [1972] | The Godfather Trilogy [Blu-ray] [1972]

4. The Grapes of Wrath (Ford, 1940) | Region 2 DVD The Grapes Of Wrath [DVD] [1940] | Region 1 DVD The Grapes of Wrath [DVD] [1940] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

5. Intolerance (Griffith, 1916) | Region 2 DVD Intolerance [1916] [DVD] | Region 1 DVD Intolerance [DVD] [1916] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

6. The Passion of Joan of Arc (Dreyer, 1928) | Region 2 DVD PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC (Carl Theodor Dreyer) | Region 1 DVD The Passion of Joan of Arc [DVD] [1928] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

7. Ran (Kurosawa, 1985) | DVD Ran [DVD] [1985] | Blu-Ray Ran [Blu-ray] [1985]

8. Roma (Fellini, 1972)

9. Singin’ in the Rain (Kelly, Donen, 1952) | Singin’ In The Rain (2 Disc Special Edition) [DVD] [1952]

10. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Kubrick, 1968) | 2001: A Space Odyssey (2 Disc Special Edition) [DVD] [1968] | 2001 – A Space Odyssey [Blu-ray] [1968]