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. 15 -

    Les vampires

    1915, in 14 top lists Check
  2. 18 -

    Judex

    1916, in 6 top lists Check
  3. 33 -

    Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler

    1922 — a.k.a. Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, in 14 top lists Check
  4. 869 -

    Guling jie shaonian sharen shijian

    1991 — a.k.a. A Brighter Summer Day, in 19 top lists Check
  5. 445 -

    Anatomy of a Murder

    1959, in 12 top lists Check
  6. 447 -

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  7. 1004 +7

    25th Hour

    2002, in 7 top lists Check
  8. 362 -

    The Barefoot Contessa

    1954, in 8 top lists Check
  9. 1063 +7

    Find Me Guilty

    2006, in 1 top list Check
  10. 600 -

    The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

    1970, in 6 top lists Check
  11. 13 -

    L'enfant de Paris

    1913, in 6 top lists Check
  12. 263 -

    Monsieur Verdoux

    1947, in 11 top lists Check
  13. 926 -

    Nan guo zai jian, nan guo

    1996 — a.k.a. Goodbye, South, Goodbye, in 4 top lists Check
  14. 726 -

    Gloria

    1980, in 8 top lists Check
  15. 136 -

    Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse

    1933 — a.k.a. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse, in 13 top lists Check
  16. 954 +7

    The Newton Boys

    1998, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 512 -

    Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol

    1964 — a.k.a. Black God, White Devil, in 10 top lists Check
  18. 842 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  19. 806 -

    Kárhozat

    1988 — a.k.a. Damnation, in 6 top lists Check
  20. 508 -

    Le procès

    1962 — a.k.a. The Trial, in 10 top lists Check
  21. 456 -

    Plein soleil

    1960 — a.k.a. Purple Noon, in 10 top lists Check
  22. 969 +7

    Ruang talok 69

    1999 — a.k.a. 6ixtynin9, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 566 -

    Kôshikei

    1968 — a.k.a. Death by Hanging, in 8 top lists Check
  24. 931 -

    Les voleurs

    1996 — a.k.a. Thieves, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 961 +7

    Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

    1999, in 7 top lists Check
  26. 1088 new

    The Limits of Control

    2009, in 1 top list Check
  27. 792 -

    Mauvais sang

    1986 — a.k.a. Mauvais Sang, in 5 top lists Check
  28. 265 -

    Odd Man Out

    1947, in 15 top lists Check
  29. 997 +7

    Femme Fatale

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 652 -

    Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

    1974, in 10 top lists Check
  31. 925 -

    La cérémonie

    1995 — a.k.a. La Cérémonie, in 7 top lists Check
  32. 639 -

    The Long Goodbye

    1973, in 15 top lists Check
  33. 992 +7

    Pisutoru opera

    2001 — a.k.a. Pistol Opera, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 549 -

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  35. 470 -

    The Savage Innocents

    1960, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 815 -

    Tough Guys Don't Dance

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  37. 735 -

    Cutter's Way

    1981, in 6 top lists Check
  38. 880 -

    Deep Cover

    1992, in 3 top lists Check
  39. 232 -

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  40. 793 -

    Down by Law

    1986, in 9 top lists Check
  41. 597 -

    The Honeymoon Killers

    1970 — a.k.a. The Lonely Hearts Killers, in 5 top lists Check
  42. 381 -

    Kiss Me Deadly

    1955, in 20 top lists Check
  43. 267 -

    Quai des Orfèvres

    1947 — a.k.a. Jenny Lamour, in 7 top lists Check
  44. 1001 +7

    Sweet Sixteen

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 598 -

    Performance

    1970, in 16 top lists Check
  46. 426 -

    The Wrong Man

    1956, in 8 top lists Check
  47. 724 -

    Atlantic City

    1980, in 14 top lists Check
  48. 892 -

    El patrullero

    1991 — a.k.a. Highway Patrolman, in 1 top list Check
  49. 835 -

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    1988, in 16 top lists Check
  50. 473 -

    Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse

    1960 — a.k.a. The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse, in 5 top lists Check
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