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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. 666 -

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  2. 683 -

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  3. 533 -

    Andrey Rublyov

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check
  4. 84 -

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  5. 17 -

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    1916, in 24 top lists Check
  6. 628 -

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  7. 59 -

    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
  8. 998 +7

    Russkiy kovcheg

    2002 — a.k.a. Russian Ark, in 9 top lists Check
  9. 813 -

    The Last Emperor

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  10. 502 -

    Il gattopardo

    1963 — a.k.a. The Leopard, in 18 top lists Check
  11. 241 -

    Ivan Groznyy

    1944 — a.k.a. Ivan the Terrible, Part I, in 19 top lists Check
  12. 524 -

    Zulu

    1964, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 242 -

    Ivan Groznyy. Skaz vtoroy: Boyarskiy zagovor

    1958 — a.k.a. Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot, in 15 top lists Check
  14. 1045 +7

    The Corporation

    2003, in 4 top lists Check
  15. 371 -

    Senso

    1954, in 12 top lists Check
  16. 73 -

    Oktyabr

    1927 — a.k.a. October (Ten Days that Shook the World), in 12 top lists Check
  17. 158 -

    The Scarlet Empress

    1934, in 12 top lists Check
  18. 182 -

    Aleksandr Nevskiy

    1938 — a.k.a. Alexander Nevsky, in 10 top lists Check
  19. 390 -

    Nuit et brouillard

    1956 — a.k.a. Night and Fog, in 17 top lists Check
  20. 523 -

    Tini zabutykh predkiv

    1965 — a.k.a. Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, in 12 top lists Check
  21. 608 -

    Woodstock

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  22. 154 -

    Cleopatra

    1934, in 5 top lists Check
  23. 36 -

    Orphans of the Storm

    1921, in 7 top lists Check
  24. 788 -

    Shoah

    1985, in 18 top lists Check
  25. 394 -

    Salt of the Earth

    1954, in 6 top lists Check
  26. 295 -

    Samson and Delilah

    1949, in 4 top lists Check
  27. 982 +7

    Zhantai

    2000 — a.k.a. Platform, in 10 top lists Check
  28. 818 -

    Walker

    1987, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 537 -

    Uccellacci e uccellini

    1966 — a.k.a. The Hawks and the Sparrows, in 7 top lists Check
  30. 383 -

    Land of the Pharaohs

    1955, in 4 top lists Check
  31. 678 -

    Edvard Munch

    1974, in 9 top lists Check
  32. 214 -

    Genroku Chûshingura

    1941 — a.k.a. The 47 Ronin, in 4 top lists Check
  33. 1011 +7

    Los Angeles Plays Itself

    2003, in 5 top lists Check
  34. 510 -

    Culloden

    1964 — a.k.a. The Battle of Culloden, in 5 top lists Check
  35. 558 -

    La prise de pouvoir par Louis XIV

    1966 — a.k.a. The Taking of Power by Louis XIV, in 6 top lists Check
  36. 98 -

    Novyy Vavilon

    1929 — a.k.a. The New Babylon, in 4 top lists Check
  37. 1076 new

    Obyknovennyy fashizm

    1965 — a.k.a. Triumph Over Violence, in 6 top lists Check
  38. 937 -

    Al-massir

    1997 — a.k.a. Destiny, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 401 -

    Bhowani Junction

    1956, in 2 top lists Check
  40. 860 -

    'Non', ou A Vã Glória de Mandar

    1990, in 4 top lists Check
  41. 180 -

    Les perles de la couronne

    1937 — a.k.a. The Pearls of the Crown, in 5 top lists Check
  42. 1053 +7

    The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the...

    2004 — a.k.a. The Power of Nightmares, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 173 -

    The Prisoner of Shark Island

    1936, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 641 -

    Mogholha

    1973 — a.k.a. The Mongols, in 4 top lists Check
  45. 1118 new

    Ren zao kong jian

    2012 — a.k.a. Man Made Place, in 1 top list Check
  46. 1003 +7

    The Tracker

    2002, in 3 top lists Check
  47. 1038 +7

    Winter Soldier

    1972, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 917 -

    Hao nan hao nu

    1995 — a.k.a. Good Men, Good Women, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 1086 new

    Helsinki, ikuisesti

    2008 — a.k.a. Helsinki, Forever, in 1 top list Check
  50. 1089 new

    Lowlands

    2009, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Feb 27, 2016 by joachimt; source