John Kobal Presents the Top 100 Movies

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"[T]his list [was] compiled in a book called John Kobal Presents The Top 100 Movies, published in 1988. [Kobal] polled 81 international critics/filmmakers, the more famous of which include Nestor Almendros, Lindsay Anderson, Penelope Gilliatt, Leonard Maltin, Tony Rayns, Andrew Sarris, Susan Sontag, and Bertand Tavernier. Kobal used the typical point system where he solicited top 10 lists with #1 getting 10 points, and #10 getting 1, with films on unranked lists getting 5.5."

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    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 29 top lists Check
  2. 51 new

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  3. 22 new

    Stagecoach

    1939, in 21 top lists Check
  4. 81 new

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 37 top lists Check
  5. 57 new

    The Thief of Bagdad

    1940, in 13 top lists Check
  6. 87 new

    The African Queen

    1951, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 96 new

    The Far Country

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  8. 24 new

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  9. 98 new

    Moonfleet

    1955, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 17 new

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  11. 19 new

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  12. 90 new

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
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Last updated on Sep 28, 2013; source