# 1001 Movies to See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider

2 Hacker News commenters recommended 1001 Movies to See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a checklist of films to watch that introduces many Czech films and builds viewing patience. Critics note it misses some Socialist-era films from Czechoslovakia, Poland and Hungary.

## Why people recommend it

- Introduces many Czech films (1 comments): "the "1001" has introduced me to a number of Czech" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46846649))
- Useful checklist of films to watch (1 comments): "you can do a lot worse than ticking off the film from the" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46161361))
- Builds viewing patience (1 comments): "You do learn, I think, patience." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46843464))

## What people warn about

- Missing Socialist-era Eastern European films (1 comments): "It's missing some great films from Socialist era Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, etc." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46844891))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Encyclopaedia Britannica](https://hackerapproved.com/p/encyclopedia-britannica.md): 29 recommend
- [507 Mechanical Movements by Henry T. Brown](https://hackerapproved.com/p/507-mechanical-movements.md): 12 recommend
- [The Ashley Book of Knots by Clifford Ashley](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ashley-book-of-knots.md): 8 recommend
- [World Book Encyclopedia by World Book](https://hackerapproved.com/p/world-book-encyclopedia.md): 5 recommend
- [The Atlas of Middle-earth by Karen Wynn Fonstad](https://hackerapproved.com/p/atlas-of-middle-earth.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=1001+Movies+to+See+Before+You+Die+by+Steven+Jay+Schneider&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "1001 Movies to See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider", https://hackerapproved.com/p/1001-movies-to-see-before-you-die/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).