CineMontage 75 Best Edited Films (Motion Picture Editors Guild)

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In honor of the Motion Picture Editors Guild’s 75th anniversary in 2012, CineMontage, the Journal of the Motion Pictures Guild compiled a list of the 75 Best Edited Films –– as chosen by the Motion Pictures Editors Guild Members.

The resulting list, appeared in the MAY-JUN 12 issue of CineMontage.

Each submission contained up to 10 film titles for Best Edited Film, weighted in order of preference.

Any feature-length film from any country in the world is eligible. And by “Best Edited,” we don’t just mean picture; take into consideration sound, music and mixing as well.

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  1. 2 new

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  2. 60 new

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  3. 49 new

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  4. 47 new

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  5. 12 new

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  6. 19 new

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  7. 31 new

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  8. 11 new

    The Conversation

    1974, in 23 top lists Check
  9. 63 new

    L.A. Confidential

    1997, in 27 top lists Check
  10. 57 new

    The Limey

    1999, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 14 new

    Memento

    2000, in 27 top lists Check
  12. 73 new

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  13. 66 new

    The Bourne Ultimatum

    2007, in 9 top lists Check
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Last updated on May 5, 2012; source