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. 717 -

    1941

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  2. 544 -

    2 ou 3 choses que je sais d'elle

    1967 — a.k.a. Two or Three Things I Know About Her, in 10 top lists Check
  3. 168 -

    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 16 top lists Check
  4. 283 -

    Adam's Rib

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  5. 836 -

    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 1065 +7

    Afsaid

    2006 — a.k.a. Offside, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 937 -

    Al-massir

    1997 — a.k.a. Destiny, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 204 -

    All That Money Can Buy

    1941 — a.k.a. The Devil and Daniel Webster, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 301 -

    Annie Get Your Gun

    1950, in 1 top list Check
  10. 686 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  11. 451 -

    Ansiktet

    1958 — a.k.a. The Magician, in 4 top lists Check
  12. 853 -

    Archangel

    1990, in 5 top lists Check
  13. 376 -

    Artists and Models

    1955, in 5 top lists Check
  14. 629 -

    Avanti!

    1972, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 284 -

    Bad Luck Blackie

    1949, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 575 -

    Baisers volés

    1968 — a.k.a. Stolen Kisses, in 7 top lists Check
  17. 345 -

    The Band Wagon

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  18. 771 -

    Barres

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  19. 581 -

    The Bed Sitting Room

    1969, in 3 top lists Check
  20. 461 -

    The Bellboy

    1960, in 3 top lists Check
  21. 316 -

    Bellissima

    1951 — a.k.a. Beautiful, in 6 top lists Check
  22. 462 -

    Bells Are Ringing

    1960, in 1 top list Check
  23. 716 -

    Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  24. 1107 new

    Bernie

    2011, in 1 top list Check
  25. 110 -

    Blonde Crazy

    1931 — a.k.a. Larceny Lane, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 141 -

    Bombshell

    1933, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 121 -

    Boudu sauvé des eaux

    1932 — a.k.a. Boudu Saved from Drowning, in 9 top lists Check
  28. 772 -

    Broadway Danny Rose

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  29. 1010 +7

    Bu san

    2003 — a.k.a. Goodbye, Dragon Inn, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 947 -

    Bulworth

    1998, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 16 -

    A Burlesque on Carmen

    1915, in 1 top list Check
  32. 870 -

    La cabale des oursins

    1992, in 1 top list Check
  33. 889 -

    Calendar

    1993, in 5 top lists Check
  34. 78 -

    The Cameraman

    1928, in 13 top lists Check
  35. 1033 +7

    Campanadas a medianoche

    1965 — a.k.a. Chimes at Midnight, in 11 top lists Check
  36. 878 -

    Careful

    1992, in 4 top lists Check
  37. 351 -

    Le carrosse d'or

    1952 — a.k.a. The Golden Coach, in 7 top lists Check
  38. 653 -

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

    1974 — a.k.a. Celine and Julie Go Boating, in 11 top lists Check
  39. 697 -

    Cet obscur objet du désir

    1977 — a.k.a. That Obscure Object of Desire, in 9 top lists Check
  40. 1080 new

    Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur...

    2007 — a.k.a. To Each His Own Cinema, in 1 top list Check
  41. 839 -

    Chameleon Street

    1989, in 3 top lists Check
  42. 68 -

    Un chapeau de paille d'Italie

    1928 — a.k.a. The Horse Ate the Hat, in 7 top lists Check
  43. 630 -

    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
  44. 649 -

    Che?

    1972 — a.k.a. What?, in 1 top list Check
  45. 551 -

    La chinoise

    1967 — a.k.a. The Chinese, in 5 top lists Check
  46. 773 -

    Choose Me

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  47. 195 -

    Christmas in July

    1940, in 1 top list Check
  48. 688 -

    Citizens Band

    1977, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 113 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  50. 480 -

    Cléo de 5 à 7

    1962 — a.k.a. Cleo from 5 to 7, in 15 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 27, 2016 by joachimt; source