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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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  1. 312 -

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  2. 209 -

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  3. 298 -

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  4. 232 -

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  5. 201 -

    Rebecca

    1940, in 23 top lists Check
  6. 256 -

    Notorious

    1946, in 24 top lists Check
  7. 442 -

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 31 top lists Check
  8. 389 -

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  9. 409 -

    The Killing

    1956, in 15 top lists Check
  10. 235 -

    Laura

    1944, in 21 top lists Check
  11. 314 -

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
  12. 423 -

    Sweet Smell of Success

    1957, in 20 top lists Check
  13. 252 -

    Gilda

    1946, in 13 top lists Check
  14. 274 -

    The Lady from Shanghai

    1947, in 9 top lists Check
  15. 266 -

    Out of the Past

    1947, in 16 top lists Check
  16. 346 -

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  17. 306 -

    In a Lonely Place

    1950, in 19 top lists Check
  18. 381 -

    Kiss Me Deadly

    1955, in 20 top lists Check
  19. 426 -

    The Wrong Man

    1956, in 8 top lists Check
  20. 356 -

    Pickup on South Street

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  21. 289 -

    Gun Crazy

    1950, in 17 top lists Check
  22. 191 -

    Only Angels Have Wings

    1939, in 10 top lists Check
  23. 246 -

    Scarlet Street

    1945, in 10 top lists Check
  24. 265 -

    Odd Man Out

    1947, in 15 top lists Check
  25. 170 -

    Fury

    1936, in 12 top lists Check
  26. 259 -

    Dark Passage

    1947, in 5 top lists Check
  27. 282 -

    They Live by Night

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  28. 271 -

    Force of Evil

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  29. 82 -

    The Docks of New York

    1928, in 9 top lists Check
  30. 183 -

    La bête humaine

    1938 — a.k.a. The Human Beast, in 9 top lists Check
  31. 388 -

    Mr. Arkadin

    1955 — a.k.a. Confidential Report, in 7 top lists Check
  32. 326 -

    Angel Face

    1952, in 5 top lists Check
  33. 338 -

    The Narrow Margin

    1952, in 7 top lists Check
  34. 297 -

    Thieves' Highway

    1949, in 5 top lists Check
  35. 294 -

    The Reckless Moment

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  36. 309 -

    Panic in the Streets

    1950, in 5 top lists Check
  37. 329 -

    Clash by Night

    1952, in 4 top lists Check
  38. 413 -

    While the City Sleeps

    1956, in 5 top lists Check
  39. 436 -

    Murder by Contract

    1958, in 5 top lists Check
  40. 392 -

    The Phenix City Story

    1955, in 6 top lists Check
  41. 372 -

    Silver Lode

    1954, in 3 top lists Check
  42. 276 -

    Moonrise

    1948, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 437 -

    Party Girl

    1958, in 3 top lists Check
  44. 1019 +7

    The Shanghai Gesture

    1941, in 3 top lists Check
  45. 299 -

    The Window

    1949, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 268 -

    The Woman on the Beach

    1947, in 3 top lists Check
  47. 310 -

    The Sound of Fury

    1950, in 2 top lists Check
  48. 240 -

    When Strangers Marry

    1944, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 253 -

    The Man I Love

    1946, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 99 -

    Thunderbolt

    1929, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Feb 27, 2016 by joachimt; source