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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. 851 -

    Sweetie

    1989, in 5 top lists Check
  2. 149 -

    Stoopnocracy

    1933, in 1 top list Check
  3. 316 -

    Bellissima

    1951 — a.k.a. Beautiful, in 6 top lists Check
  4. 723 -

    Wise Blood

    1979, in 7 top lists Check
  5. 190 -

    Love Affair

    1939, in 7 top lists Check
  6. 616 -

    A New Leaf

    1971, in 8 top lists Check
  7. 25 -

    True Heart Susie

    1919, in 7 top lists Check
  8. 910 -

    Sátántangó

    1994 — a.k.a. Satantango, in 12 top lists Check
  9. 732 -

    Mon oncle d'Amérique

    1980 — a.k.a. My American Uncle, in 8 top lists Check
  10. 928 -

    Irma Vep

    1996, in 7 top lists Check
  11. 449 -

    Ohayô

    1959 — a.k.a. Good Morning, in 9 top lists Check
  12. 29 -

    Cops

    1922, in 10 top lists Check
  13. 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
  14. 1116 new

    Gloria

    2013, in 4 top lists Check
  15. 537 -

    Uccellacci e uccellini

    1966 — a.k.a. The Hawks and the Sparrows, in 7 top lists Check
  16. 556 -

    Playtime

    1967, in 19 top lists Check
  17. 802 -

    Tanpopo

    1985 — a.k.a. Tampopo, in 10 top lists Check
  18. 793 -

    Down by Law

    1986, in 9 top lists Check
  19. 513 -

    The Disorderly Orderly

    1964, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 638 -

    F for Fake

    1973, in 11 top lists Check
  21. 1033 +7

    Campanadas a medianoche

    1965 — a.k.a. Chimes at Midnight, in 11 top lists Check
  22. 563 -

    Week End

    1967 — a.k.a. Weekend, in 14 top lists Check
  23. 121 -

    Boudu sauvé des eaux

    1932 — a.k.a. Boudu Saved from Drowning, in 9 top lists Check
  24. 780 -

    Swing Shift

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  25. 779 -

    Stranger Than Paradise

    1984, in 14 top lists Check
  26. 132 -

    The Music Box

    1932, in 9 top lists Check
  27. 325 -

    Lo sceicco bianco

    1952 — a.k.a. The White Sheik, in 3 top lists Check
  28. 633 -

    The Heartbreak Kid

    1972, in 6 top lists Check
  29. 564 -

    Les demoiselles de Rochefort

    1967 — a.k.a. The Young Girls of Rochefort, in 12 top lists Check
  30. 40 -

    Three Ages

    1923, in 7 top lists Check
  31. 28 -

    Die Puppe

    1919 — a.k.a. The Doll, in 7 top lists Check
  32. 552 -

    David Holzman's Diary

    1967, in 7 top lists Check
  33. 366 -

    Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot

    1953 — a.k.a. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, in 22 top lists Check
  34. 100 -

    L'âge d'or

    1930 — a.k.a. L'Age d'Or, in 16 top lists Check
  35. 19 -

    One A.M.

    1916, in 4 top lists Check
  36. 301 -

    Annie Get Your Gun

    1950, in 1 top list Check
  37. 828 -

    Hairspray

    1988, in 5 top lists Check
  38. 176 -

    Show Boat

    1936, in 8 top lists Check
  39. 155 -

    The Gay Divorcee

    1934, in 6 top lists Check
  40. 236 -

    Meet Me in St. Louis

    1944, in 15 top lists Check
  41. 480 -

    Cléo de 5 à 7

    1962 — a.k.a. Cleo from 5 to 7, in 15 top lists Check
  42. 431 -

    Gigi

    1958, in 11 top lists Check
  43. 536 -

    Sedmikrásky

    1966 — a.k.a. Daisies, in 19 top lists Check
  44. 216 -

    The Palm Beach Story

    1942, in 14 top lists Check
  45. 139 -

    Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège

    1933 — a.k.a. Zero for Conduct, in 17 top lists Check
  46. 345 -

    The Band Wagon

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  47. 303 -

    Father of the Bride

    1950, in 4 top lists Check
  48. 407 -

    Guys and Dolls

    1955, in 7 top lists Check
  49. 435 -

    Mon oncle

    1958 — a.k.a. My Uncle, in 17 top lists Check
  50. 376 -

    Artists and Models

    1955, in 5 top lists Check
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