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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  1. 910 -

    Sátántangó

    1994 — a.k.a. Satantango, in 12 top lists Check
  2. 635 -

    Out 1: Spectre

    1972 — a.k.a. Out One, in 3 top lists Check
  3. 653 -

    Céline et Julie vont en bateau: Phantom Ladies...

    1974 — a.k.a. Celine and Julie Go Boating, in 11 top lists Check
  4. 923 -

    Underground

    1995, in 9 top lists Check
  5. 919 -

    Haut bas fragile

    1995 — a.k.a. Up, Down, Fragile, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 767 -

    Unknown Chaplin

    1983, in 1 top list Check
  7. 556 -

    Playtime

    1967, in 19 top lists Check
  8. 407 -

    Guys and Dolls

    1955, in 7 top lists Check
  9. 952 +7

    Khrustalyov, mashinu!

    1998 — a.k.a. Khrustalyov, My Car!, in 6 top lists Check
  10. 629 -

    Avanti!

    1972, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 776 -

    Love Streams

    1984, in 8 top lists Check
  12. 385 -

    The Long Gray Line

    1955, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 937 -

    Al-massir

    1997 — a.k.a. Destiny, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 836 -

    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 462 -

    Bells Are Ringing

    1960, in 1 top list Check
  16. 564 -

    Les demoiselles de Rochefort

    1967 — a.k.a. The Young Girls of Rochefort, in 12 top lists Check
  17. 1063 +7

    Find Me Guilty

    2006, in 1 top list Check
  18. 198 -

    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
  19. 732 -

    Mon oncle d'Amérique

    1980 — a.k.a. My American Uncle, in 8 top lists Check
  20. 600 -

    The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

    1970, in 6 top lists Check
  21. 263 -

    Monsieur Verdoux

    1947, in 11 top lists Check
  22. 775 -

    Osôshiki

    1984 — a.k.a. The Funeral, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 963 +7

    Kikujirô no natsu

    1999 — a.k.a. Kikujiro, in 6 top lists Check
  24. 506 -

    Ro.Go.Pa.G.

    1963, in 5 top lists Check
  25. 929 -

    Ma jiang

    1996 — a.k.a. Mahjong, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 842 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  27. 680 -

    Family Plot

    1976, in 1 top list Check
  28. 632 -

    Roma

    1972, in 8 top lists Check
  29. 1033 +7

    Campanadas a medianoche

    1965 — a.k.a. Chimes at Midnight, in 11 top lists Check
  30. 904 -

    Crumb

    1994, in 12 top lists Check
  31. 844 -

    Enemies, A Love Story

    1989, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 468 -

    Let's Make Love

    1960 — a.k.a. The Billionaire, in 1 top list Check
  33. 547 -

    Le plus vieux métier du monde

    1967 — a.k.a. The Oldest Profession, in 1 top list Check
  34. 717 -

    1941

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  35. 969 +7

    Ruang talok 69

    1999 — a.k.a. 6ixtynin9, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 809 -

    Housekeeping

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  37. 435 -

    Mon oncle

    1958 — a.k.a. My Uncle, in 17 top lists Check
  38. 431 -

    Gigi

    1958, in 11 top lists Check
  39. 894 -

    I'll Do Anything

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  40. 1046 +7

    Pas sur la bouche

    2003 — a.k.a. Not on the Lips, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 316 -

    Bellissima

    1951 — a.k.a. Beautiful, in 6 top lists Check
  42. 649 -

    Che?

    1972 — a.k.a. What?, in 1 top list Check
  43. 272 -

    Good Sam

    1948, in 1 top list Check
  44. 802 -

    Tanpopo

    1985 — a.k.a. Tampopo, in 10 top lists Check
  45. 366 -

    Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot

    1953 — a.k.a. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, in 22 top lists Check
  46. 236 -

    Meet Me in St. Louis

    1944, in 16 top lists Check
  47. 176 -

    Show Boat

    1936, in 8 top lists Check
  48. 345 -

    The Band Wagon

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  49. 871 -

    Defending Your Life

    1991, in 3 top lists Check
  50. 222 -

    Heaven Can Wait

    1943, in 5 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 27, 2016 by joachimt; source