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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  1. 18 new

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  2. 1 new

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  3. 23 new

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  4. 100 new

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  5. 10 new

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  6. 31 new

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  7. 50 new

    L'avventura

    1960 — a.k.a. L'Avventura, in 24 top lists Check
  8. 101 new

    Rebecca

    1940, in 23 top lists Check
  9. 60 new

    The Lady Vanishes

    1938, in 15 top lists Check
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Last updated on Sep 28, 2013; source