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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Sátántangó
1994 — a.k.a. Satantango, in 12 top lists Check -
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Out 1: Spectre
1972 — a.k.a. Out One, in 3 top lists Check -
653 -
Céline et Julie vont en bateau: Phantom Ladies...
1974 — a.k.a. Celine and Julie Go Boating, in 11 top lists Check -
923 -
Underground
1995, in 9 top lists Check -
919 -
Haut bas fragile
1995 — a.k.a. Up, Down, Fragile, in 2 top lists Check -
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Unknown Chaplin
1983, in 1 top list Check -
556 -
Playtime
1967, in 19 top lists Check -
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Guys and Dolls
1955, in 7 top lists Check -
952 +7
Khrustalyov, mashinu!
1998 — a.k.a. Khrustalyov, My Car!, in 6 top lists Check -
629 -
Avanti!
1972, in 2 top lists Check -
776 -
Love Streams
1984, in 8 top lists Check -
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The Long Gray Line
1955, in 2 top lists Check -
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Al-massir
1997 — a.k.a. Destiny, in 2 top lists Check -
836 -
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988, in 2 top lists Check -
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Bells Are Ringing
1960, in 1 top list Check -
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Les demoiselles de Rochefort
1967 — a.k.a. The Young Girls of Rochefort, in 12 top lists Check -
1063 +7
Find Me Guilty
2006, in 1 top list Check -
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The Great Dictator
1940, in 25 top lists Check -
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Mon oncle d'Amérique
1980 — a.k.a. My American Uncle, in 8 top lists Check -
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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1970, in 6 top lists Check -
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Monsieur Verdoux
1947, in 11 top lists Check -
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Osôshiki
1984 — a.k.a. The Funeral, in 4 top lists Check -
963 +7
Kikujirô no natsu
1999 — a.k.a. Kikujiro, in 6 top lists Check -
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Ro.Go.Pa.G.
1963, in 5 top lists Check -
929 -
Ma jiang
1996 — a.k.a. Mahjong, in 2 top lists Check -
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Do the Right Thing
1989, in 25 top lists Check -
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Family Plot
1976, in 1 top list Check -
632 -
Roma
1972, in 8 top lists Check -
1033 +7
Campanadas a medianoche
1965 — a.k.a. Chimes at Midnight, in 11 top lists Check -
904 -
Crumb
1994, in 12 top lists Check -
844 -
Enemies, A Love Story
1989, in 2 top lists Check -
468 -
Let's Make Love
1960 — a.k.a. The Billionaire, in 1 top list Check -
547 -
Le plus vieux métier du monde
1967 — a.k.a. The Oldest Profession, in 1 top list Check -
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1941
1979, in 1 top list Check -
969 +7
Ruang talok 69
1999 — a.k.a. 6ixtynin9, in 2 top lists Check -
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Housekeeping
1987, in 1 top list Check -
435 -
Mon oncle
1958 — a.k.a. My Uncle, in 17 top lists Check -
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Gigi
1958, in 11 top lists Check -
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I'll Do Anything
1994, in 1 top list Check -
1046 +7
Pas sur la bouche
2003 — a.k.a. Not on the Lips, in 2 top lists Check -
316 -
Bellissima
1951 — a.k.a. Beautiful, in 6 top lists Check -
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Che?
1972 — a.k.a. What?, in 1 top list Check -
272 -
Good Sam
1948, in 1 top list Check -
802 -
Tanpopo
1985 — a.k.a. Tampopo, in 10 top lists Check -
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Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot
1953 — a.k.a. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, in 22 top lists Check -
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Meet Me in St. Louis
1944, in 16 top lists Check -
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Show Boat
1936, in 8 top lists Check -
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The Band Wagon
1953, in 14 top lists Check -
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Defending Your Life
1991, in 3 top lists Check -
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Heaven Can Wait
1943, in 5 top lists Check
Last updated on Feb 27, 2016 by joachimt; source