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. 1004 +7

    25th Hour

    2002, in 7 top lists Check
  2. 355 -

    99 River Street

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  3. 856 -

    Ah Fei jing juen

    1990 — a.k.a. Days of Being Wild, in 11 top lists Check
  4. 445 -

    Anatomy of a Murder

    1959, in 12 top lists Check
  5. 326 -

    Angel Face

    1952, in 5 top lists Check
  6. 847 -

    Arousi-ye Khouban

    1989 — a.k.a. Marriage of the Blessed, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 724 -

    Atlantic City

    1980, in 14 top lists Check
  8. 11 -

    The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill'

    1914, in 1 top list Check
  9. 377 -

    Bad Day at Black Rock

    1955, in 7 top lists Check
  10. 637 -

    Badlands

    1973, in 23 top lists Check
  11. 509 -

    Bande à part

    1964 — a.k.a. Band of Outsiders, in 13 top lists Check
  12. 362 -

    The Barefoot Contessa

    1954, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 1107 new

    Bernie

    2011, in 1 top list Check
  14. 183 -

    La bête humaine

    1938 — a.k.a. The Human Beast, in 9 top lists Check
  15. 346 -

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  16. 153 -

    The Black Cat

    1934, in 8 top lists Check
  17. 91 -

    Blackmail

    1929, in 7 top lists Check
  18. 110 -

    Blonde Crazy

    1931 — a.k.a. Larceny Lane, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 549 -

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  20. 453 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  21. 652 -

    Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

    1974, in 10 top lists Check
  22. 925 -

    La cérémonie

    1995 — a.k.a. La Cérémonie, in 7 top lists Check
  23. 164 -

    Le crime de Monsieur Lange

    1936 — a.k.a. The Crime of Monsieur Lange, in 7 top lists Check
  24. 735 -

    Cutter's Way

    1981, in 6 top lists Check
  25. 136 -

    Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse

    1933 — a.k.a. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse, in 13 top lists Check
  26. 1062 +7

    The Dead Girl

    2006, in 1 top list Check
  27. 880 -

    Deep Cover

    1992, in 3 top lists Check
  28. 512 -

    Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol

    1964 — a.k.a. Black God, White Devil, in 10 top lists Check
  29. 473 -

    Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse

    1960 — a.k.a. The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 842 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  31. 82 -

    The Docks of New York

    1928, in 9 top lists Check
  32. 232 -

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  33. 793 -

    Down by Law

    1986, in 9 top lists Check
  34. 33 -

    Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler

    1922 — a.k.a. Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, in 14 top lists Check
  35. 892 -

    El patrullero

    1991 — a.k.a. Highway Patrolman, in 1 top list Check
  36. 1008 +7

    Elephant

    2003, in 10 top lists Check
  37. 6 -

    Fantômas - À l'ombre de la guillotine

    1913 — a.k.a. Fantômas: In the Shadow of the Guillotine, in 9 top lists Check
  38. 10 -

    Le faux magistrat

    1914 — a.k.a. Fantômas: The False Magistrate, in 9 top lists Check
  39. 997 +7

    Femme Fatale

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  40. 1063 +7

    Find Me Guilty

    2006, in 1 top list Check
  41. 271 -

    Force of Evil

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  42. 170 -

    Fury

    1936, in 12 top lists Check
  43. 961 +7

    Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

    1999, in 7 top lists Check
  44. 726 -

    Gloria

    1980, in 8 top lists Check
  45. 869 -

    Guling jie shaonian sharen shijian

    1991 — a.k.a. A Brighter Summer Day, in 19 top lists Check
  46. 289 -

    Gun Crazy

    1950, in 17 top lists Check
  47. 760 -

    Hammett

    1982, in 2 top lists Check
  48. 1056 +7

    A History of Violence

    2005, in 11 top lists Check
  49. 597 -

    The Honeymoon Killers

    1970 — a.k.a. The Lonely Hearts Killers, in 5 top lists Check
  50. 810 -

    House of Games

    1987, in 7 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 27, 2016 by joachimt; source