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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    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  2. 5 new

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  3. 7 new

    Smultronstället

    1957 — a.k.a. Wild Strawberries, in 23 top lists Check
  4. 9 new

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
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    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
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    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
  7. 14 new

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  8. 15 new

    Madame de...

    1953 — a.k.a. The Earrings of Madame De..., in 13 top lists Check
  9. 21 new

    Jules et Jim

    1962 — a.k.a. Jules and Jim, in 21 top lists Check
  10. 23 new

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
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    L'Atalante

    1934, in 21 top lists Check
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    The Band Wagon

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
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    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
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    Hiroshima mon amour

    1959 — a.k.a. Hiroshima Mon Amour, in 17 top lists Check
  15. 61 new

    The Navigator

    1924, in 14 top lists Check
  16. 65 new

    Senso

    1954, in 12 top lists Check
  17. 67 new

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  18. 68 new

    Le genou de Claire

    1970 — a.k.a. Claire's Knee, in 7 top lists Check
  19. 73 new

    Casque d'or

    1952 — a.k.a. Casque d'Or, in 9 top lists Check
  20. 76 new

    Manhattan

    1979, in 20 top lists Check
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    The Scarlet Empress

    1934, in 12 top lists Check
  22. 80 new

    A Matter of Life and Death

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  23. 83 new

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938, in 23 top lists Check
  24. 86 new

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  25. 87 new

    The African Queen

    1951, in 11 top lists Check
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    Brief Encounter

    1945, in 22 top lists Check
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    The Far Country

    1954, in 1 top list Check
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    Viaggio in Italia

    1954 — a.k.a. Journey to Italy, in 14 top lists Check
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