Guide for the Film Fanatic

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In his Guide for the Film Fanatic (1986), Danny Peary provides short reviews for over 1600 “Must See” films.
A list of Peary’s “Additional Must See” titles (not reviewed in the book) is available here: https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/guide+for+the+film+fanatic+addendum/red.hexapus/

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  1. 11 -

    After Hours

    1985, in 7 top lists Check
  2. 16 -

    Airport

    1970, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 22 -

    Communion

    1976 — a.k.a. Alice Sweet Alice, in 1 top list Check
  4. 31 -

    Alone in the Dark

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  5. 37 -

    Der amerikanische Freund

    1977 — a.k.a. The American Friend, in 8 top lists Check
  6. 47 -

    And Soon the Darkness

    1970, in 1 top list Check
  7. 50 -

    The Andromeda Strain

    1971, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 54 -

    Angel

    1983, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 68 -

    Assault on Precinct 13

    1976, in 6 top lists Check
  10. 116 -

    Bedlam

    1946, in 1 top list Check
  11. 141 -

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  12. 156 -

    Black Christmas

    1974, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 162 -

    Blacula

    1972, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 163 -

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  15. 166 -

    The Blob

    1958, in 5 top lists Check
  16. 173 -

    Blood Simple

    1984, in 10 top lists Check
  17. 175 -

    Blow Out

    1981, in 8 top lists Check
  18. 176 -

    Blow-Up

    1966, in 20 top lists Check
  19. 184 -

    Bob le flambeur

    1956 — a.k.a. Bob le Flambeur, in 13 top lists Check
  20. 187 -

    Body Heat

    1981, in 7 top lists Check
  21. 188 -

    The Body Snatcher

    1945, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 191 -

    Das Boot

    1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check
  23. 199 -

    Brainstorm

    1983, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 213 -

    Brimstone & Treacle

    1982, in 0 top lists Check
  25. 225 -

    Bullitt

    1968, in 11 top lists Check
  26. 226 -

    Bunny Lake Is Missing

    1965, in 1 top list Check
  27. 228 -

    Queimada

    1969 — a.k.a. Burn!, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 240 -

    Cal

    1984, in 0 top lists Check
  29. 245 -

    Cape Fear

    1962, in 6 top lists Check
  30. 256 -

    Cat People

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
  31. 267 -

    The Chase

    1966, in 1 top list Check
  32. 275 -

    The China Syndrome

    1979, in 3 top lists Check
  33. 276 -

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  34. 306 -

    Colossus: The Forbin Project

    1970 — a.k.a. The Day the World Changed Hands, in 1 top list Check
  35. 321 -

    The Conversation

    1974, in 23 top lists Check
  36. 335 -

    Crimes of Passion

    1984, in 0 top lists Check
  37. 343 -

    Cujo

    1983, in 1 top list Check
  38. 350 -

    Dark Journey

    1937 — a.k.a. The Anxious Years, in 0 top lists Check
  39. 360 -

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    1951, in 12 top lists Check
  40. 366 -

    The Dead Zone

    1983, in 1 top list Check
  41. 370 -

    Death Wish

    1974, in 3 top lists Check
  42. 379 -

    Deliverance

    1972, in 15 top lists Check
  43. 380 -

    Dementia 13

    1963 — a.k.a. The Haunted and the Hunted, in 0 top lists Check
  44. 395 -

    Dial M for Murder

    1954, in 9 top lists Check
  45. 396 -

    Diamonds Are Forever

    1971, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 403 -

    Diva

    1981, in 7 top lists Check
  47. 404 -

    D.O.A.

    1949, in 5 top lists Check
  48. 410 -

    Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler

    1922 — a.k.a. Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, in 14 top lists Check
  49. 418 -

    Don't Look Now

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  50. 425 -

    Dressed to Kill

    1980, in 7 top lists Check
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