Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

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Favorited 256 times, disliked 12 times, added to 260 watchlists.

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. 349 -

    The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

    1953, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 315 -

    Alice in Wonderland

    1951, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 284 -

    Bad Luck Blackie

    1949, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 78 -

    The Cameraman

    1928, in 13 top lists Check
  5. 111 -

    The Champ

    1931, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 302 -

    Cinderella

    1950, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 29 -

    Cops

    1922, in 10 top lists Check
  8. 348 -

    Duck Amuck

    1953, in 11 top lists Check
  9. 221 -

    Dumb-Hounded

    1943, in 1 top list Check
  10. 207 -

    Dumbo

    1941, in 9 top lists Check
  11. 404 -

    Forbidden Planet

    1956, in 9 top lists Check
  12. 1052 +7

    Hauru no ugoku shiro

    2004 — a.k.a. Howl's Moving Castle, in 18 top lists Check
  13. 819 -

    Khane-ye doust kodjast?

    1987 — a.k.a. Where Is the Friend's House?, in 15 top lists Check
  14. 31 -

    The Kid

    1921, in 17 top lists Check
  15. 262 -

    King-Size Canary

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  16. 236 -

    Meet Me in St. Louis

    1944, in 16 top lists Check
  17. 19 -

    One A.M.

    1916, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 645 -

    Parade

    1974, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 49 -

    Peter Pan

    1924, in 3 top lists Check
  20. 200 -

    Pinocchio

    1940, in 15 top lists Check
  21. 237 -

    Screwball Squirrel

    1944, in 1 top list Check
  22. 60 -

    Seven Chances

    1925, in 12 top lists Check
  23. 311 -

    Stars in My Crown

    1950, in 3 top lists Check
  24. 912 -

    That's Entertainment! III

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  25. 203 -

    The Thief of Bagdad

    1940, in 13 top lists Check
  26. 52 -

    The Thief of Bagdad

    1924, in 14 top lists Check
  27. 247 -

    The Three Caballeros

    1944, in 3 top lists Check
  28. 194 -

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 27, 2016 by joachimt; source