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This list contains the favorite movies of movie critic Jonathan Rosenbaum who writes for the Chicago Reader. The movies span virtually every decade, and include many an obscure movie.

#1 - #1012: original list
#1013 - #1073: 2008 additions
#1074 - #1133: 2016 additions

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  1. 825 -

    Distant Voices, Still Lives

    1988, in 11 top lists Check
  2. 873 -

    My Own Private Idaho

    1991, in 10 top lists Check
  3. 653 -

    Céline et Julie vont en bateau: Phantom Ladies...

    1974 — a.k.a. Celine and Julie Go Boating, in 11 top lists Check
  4. 631 -

    Fat City

    1972, in 9 top lists Check
  5. 252 -

    Gilda

    1946, in 13 top lists Check
  6. 975 +7

    Les glaneurs et la glaneuse

    2000 — a.k.a. The Gleaners & I, in 13 top lists Check
  7. 1130 new

    Saul fia

    2015 — a.k.a. Son of Saul, in 9 top lists Check
  8. 1008 +7

    Elephant

    2003, in 10 top lists Check
  9. 36 -

    Orphans of the Storm

    1921, in 7 top lists Check
  10. 22 -

    Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

    1919 — a.k.a. Broken Blossoms, in 13 top lists Check
  11. 15 -

    Les vampires

    1915, in 14 top lists Check
  12. 1110 new

    Holy Motors

    2012, in 11 top lists Check
  13. 764 -

    Sans soleil

    1983 — a.k.a. Sans Soleil, in 16 top lists Check
  14. 625 -

    Walkabout

    1971, in 13 top lists Check
  15. 660 -

    Le fantôme de la liberté

    1974 — a.k.a. The Phantom of Liberty, in 7 top lists Check
  16. 386 -

    The Man with the Golden Arm

    1955, in 8 top lists Check
  17. 569 -

    The Party

    1968, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 998 +7

    Russkiy kovcheg

    2002 — a.k.a. Russian Ark, in 9 top lists Check
  19. 904 -

    Crumb

    1994, in 12 top lists Check
  20. 788 -

    Shoah

    1985, in 18 top lists Check
  21. 634 -

    Ultimo tango a Parigi

    1972 — a.k.a. Last Tango in Paris, in 19 top lists Check
  22. 724 -

    Atlantic City

    1980, in 14 top lists Check
  23. 598 -

    Performance

    1970, in 16 top lists Check
  24. 507 -

    Shock Corridor

    1963, in 14 top lists Check
  25. 289 -

    Gun Crazy

    1950, in 17 top lists Check
  26. 135 -

    Scarface

    1932, in 16 top lists Check
  27. 683 -

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  28. 32 -

    Nanook of the North

    1922, in 17 top lists Check
  29. 769 -

    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  30. 81 -

    The Crowd

    1928, in 20 top lists Check
  31. 876 -

    Basic Instinct

    1992, in 10 top lists Check
  32. 557 -

    Point Blank

    1967, in 15 top lists Check
  33. 691 -

    Eraserhead

    1977, in 20 top lists Check
  34. 428 -

    Popiól i diament

    1958 — a.k.a. Ashes and Diamonds, in 16 top lists Check
  35. 1117 new

    Locke

    2013, in 1 top list Check
  36. 454 -

    Peeping Tom

    1960, in 20 top lists Check
  37. 525 -

    Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution

    1965 — a.k.a. Alphaville, in 13 top lists Check
  38. 639 -

    The Long Goodbye

    1973, in 15 top lists Check
  39. 615 -

    McCabe & Mrs. Miller

    1971, in 20 top lists Check
  40. 306 -

    In a Lonely Place

    1950, in 19 top lists Check
  41. 407 -

    Guys and Dolls

    1955, in 7 top lists Check
  42. 1126 new

    Ex Machina

    2014, in 5 top lists Check
  43. 588 -

    Ma nuit chez Maud

    1969 — a.k.a. My Night at Maud's, in 15 top lists Check
  44. 257 -

    Paisà

    1946 — a.k.a. Paisan, in 14 top lists Check
  45. 346 -

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  46. 365 -

    Johnny Guitar

    1954, in 21 top lists Check
  47. 381 -

    Kiss Me Deadly

    1955, in 20 top lists Check
  48. 708 -

    Killer of Sheep

    1978, in 14 top lists Check
  49. 779 -

    Stranger Than Paradise

    1984, in 14 top lists Check
  50. 455 -

    Pickpocket

    1959, in 20 top lists Check
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