Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema
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This list contains the favorite movies of movie critic Jonathan Rosenbaum who writes for the Chicago Reader. The movies span virtually every decade, and include many an obscure movie.
#1 - #1012: original list
#1013 - #1073: 2008 additions
#1074 - #1133: 2016 additions
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Groundhog Day
1993, in 23 top lists Check -
835 -
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988, in 16 top lists Check -
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Singin' in the Rain
1952, in 37 top lists Check -
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Annie Hall
1977, in 34 top lists Check -
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Modern Times
1936, in 30 top lists Check -
968 +7
Rushmore
1998, in 11 top lists Check -
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The Great Dictator
1940, in 25 top lists Check -
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City Lights
1931, in 34 top lists Check -
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Do the Right Thing
1989, in 25 top lists Check -
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The Kid
1921, in 17 top lists Check -
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The Gold Rush
1925, in 29 top lists Check -
515 -
A Hard Day's Night
1964, in 18 top lists Check -
143 -
Duck Soup
1933, in 24 top lists Check -
70 -
The General
1926, in 33 top lists Check -
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The 39 Steps
1935, in 16 top lists Check -
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The King of Comedy
1982, in 15 top lists Check -
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Sherlock Jr.
1924, in 24 top lists Check -
505 -
The Nutty Professor
1963, in 11 top lists Check -
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The Lady Vanishes
1938, in 15 top lists Check -
350 -
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953, in 11 top lists Check -
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Duck Amuck
1953, in 11 top lists Check -
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La règle du jeu
1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check -
630 -
Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie
1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check -
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Sullivan's Travels
1941, in 24 top lists Check -
236 -
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944, in 15 top lists Check -
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Down by Law
1986, in 9 top lists Check -
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Stranger Than Paradise
1984, in 14 top lists Check -
1044 +7
Coffee and Cigarettes
2003, in 1 top list Check -
492 -
El ángel exterminador
1962 — a.k.a. The Exterminating Angel, in 18 top lists Check -
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Underground
1995, in 12 top lists Check -
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The Shop Around the Corner
1940, in 14 top lists Check -
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Playtime
1967, in 19 top lists Check -
238 -
To Have and Have Not
1944, in 15 top lists Check -
1007 +7
Down with Love
2003, in 1 top list Check -
828 -
Hairspray
1988, in 5 top lists Check -
836 -
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988, in 2 top lists Check -
366 -
Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot
1953 — a.k.a. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, in 22 top lists Check -
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Gigi
1958, in 11 top lists Check -
737 -
History of the World: Part I
1981, in 1 top list Check -
1107 new
Bernie
2011, in 1 top list Check -
904 -
Crumb
1994, in 12 top lists Check -
435 -
Mon oncle
1958 — a.k.a. My Uncle, in 17 top lists Check -
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Cléo de 5 à 7
1962 — a.k.a. Cleo from 5 to 7, in 15 top lists Check -
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The Trouble with Harry
1955, in 2 top lists Check -
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Guys and Dolls
1955, in 7 top lists Check -
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Adam's Rib
1949, in 8 top lists Check -
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Trouble in Paradise
1932, in 17 top lists Check -
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L'âge d'or
1930 — a.k.a. L'Age d'Or, in 16 top lists Check -
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Red Hot Riding Hood
1943, in 5 top lists Check -
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F for Fake
1973, in 11 top lists Check
Last updated on Feb 27, 2016 by joachimt; source