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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. 520 -

    La peau douce

    1964 — a.k.a. The Soft Skin, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 799 -

    Sherman's March

    1985, in 10 top lists Check
  3. 190 -

    Love Affair

    1939, in 7 top lists Check
  4. 616 -

    A New Leaf

    1971, in 8 top lists Check
  5. 75 -

    7th Heaven

    1927, in 11 top lists Check
  6. 25 -

    True Heart Susie

    1919, in 7 top lists Check
  7. 866 -

    Ruan Ling Yu

    1991 — a.k.a. Center Stage, in 10 top lists Check
  8. 732 -

    Mon oncle d'Amérique

    1980 — a.k.a. My American Uncle, in 8 top lists Check
  9. 108 -

    Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

    1931, in 11 top lists Check
  10. 433 -

    Man of the West

    1958, in 8 top lists Check
  11. 384 -

    Lola Montès

    1955, in 12 top lists Check
  12. 371 -

    Senso

    1954, in 12 top lists Check
  13. 450 -

    Hiroshima mon amour

    1959 — a.k.a. Hiroshima Mon Amour, in 17 top lists Check
  14. 683 -

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  15. 233 -

    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
  16. 983 +7

    Yi yi

    2000 — a.k.a. Yi Yi: A One and a Two..., in 19 top lists Check
  17. 282 -

    They Live by Night

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  18. 513 -

    The Disorderly Orderly

    1964, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 261 -

    I Know Where I'm Going!

    1945, in 13 top lists Check
  20. 363 -

    Chikamatsu monogatari

    1954 — a.k.a. A Story from Chikamatsu, in 10 top lists Check
  21. 609 -

    Zabriskie Point

    1970, in 6 top lists Check
  22. 414 -

    An Affair to Remember

    1957, in 9 top lists Check
  23. 869 -

    Guling jie shaonian sharen shijian

    1991 — a.k.a. A Brighter Summer Day, in 19 top lists Check
  24. 335 -

    Madame de...

    1953 — a.k.a. The Earrings of Madame De..., in 13 top lists Check
  25. 528 -

    Masculin féminin

    1966 — a.k.a. Masculine-Feminine, in 7 top lists Check
  26. 633 -

    The Heartbreak Kid

    1972, in 6 top lists Check
  27. 252 -

    Gilda

    1946, in 13 top lists Check
  28. 373 -

    A Star Is Born

    1954, in 13 top lists Check
  29. 828 -

    Hairspray

    1988, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 155 -

    The Gay Divorcee

    1934, in 6 top lists Check
  31. 245 -

    Duel in the Sun

    1946, in 7 top lists Check
  32. 215 -

    The Magnificent Ambersons

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
  33. 740 -

    Pennies from Heaven

    1981, in 1 top list Check
  34. 856 -

    Ah Fei jing juen

    1990 — a.k.a. Days of Being Wild, in 11 top lists Check
  35. 431 -

    Gigi

    1958, in 11 top lists Check
  36. 216 -

    The Palm Beach Story

    1942, in 14 top lists Check
  37. 152 -

    L'Atalante

    1934, in 21 top lists Check
  38. 254 -

    A Matter of Life and Death

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  39. 81 -

    The Crowd

    1928, in 20 top lists Check
  40. 345 -

    The Band Wagon

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  41. 327 -

    The Bad and the Beautiful

    1952, in 9 top lists Check
  42. 724 -

    Atlantic City

    1980, in 14 top lists Check
  43. 303 -

    Father of the Bride

    1950, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 275 -

    Letter from an Unknown Woman

    1948, in 15 top lists Check
  45. 407 -

    Guys and Dolls

    1955, in 7 top lists Check
  46. 196 -

    Foreign Correspondent

    1940, in 6 top lists Check
  47. 947 -

    Bulworth

    1998, in 2 top lists Check
  48. 977 +7

    Hamlet

    2000, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 867 -

    Les amants du Pont-Neuf

    1991 — a.k.a. The Lovers on the Bridge, in 10 top lists Check
  50. 179 -

    Make Way for Tomorrow

    1937, in 16 top lists Check
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