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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. 664 -

    A Woman Under the Influence

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
  2. 999 +7

    Spider

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  3. 116 -

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  4. 920 -

    Safe

    1995, in 8 top lists Check
  5. 509 -

    Bande à part

    1964 — a.k.a. Band of Outsiders, in 13 top lists Check
  6. 909 -

    Trois couleurs: Rouge

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check
  7. 525 -

    Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution

    1965 — a.k.a. Alphaville, in 13 top lists Check
  8. 455 -

    Pickpocket

    1959, in 20 top lists Check
  9. 542 -

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
  10. 152 -

    L'Atalante

    1934, in 21 top lists Check
  11. 84 -

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  12. 980 +7

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  13. 480 -

    Cléo de 5 à 7

    1962 — a.k.a. Cleo from 5 to 7, in 15 top lists Check
  14. 536 -

    Sedmikrásky

    1966 — a.k.a. Daisies, in 19 top lists Check
  15. 359 -

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  16. 255 -

    My Darling Clementine

    1946, in 20 top lists Check
  17. 192 -

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  18. 1100 new

    Copie conforme

    2010 — a.k.a. Certified Copy, in 8 top lists Check
  19. 637 -

    Badlands

    1973, in 23 top lists Check
  20. 1078 new

    The Wire

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 630 -

    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
  22. 411 -

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  23. 457 -

    Rio Bravo

    1959, in 19 top lists Check
  24. 873 -

    My Own Private Idaho

    1991, in 10 top lists Check
  25. 283 -

    Adam's Rib

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  26. 666 -

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  27. 472 -

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  28. 1117 new

    Locke

    2013, in 1 top list Check
  29. 762 -

    The King of Comedy

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
  30. 721 -

    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
  31. 842 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  32. 674 -

    Professione: reporter

    1975 — a.k.a. The Passenger, in 11 top lists Check
  33. 1048 +7

    Before Sunset

    2004, in 18 top lists Check
  34. 31 -

    The Kid

    1921, in 17 top lists Check
  35. 984 +7

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    2001, in 11 top lists Check
  36. 636 -

    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 28 top lists Check
  37. 414 -

    An Affair to Remember

    1957, in 9 top lists Check
  38. 306 -

    In a Lonely Place

    1950, in 19 top lists Check
  39. 913 -

    Before Sunrise

    1995, in 14 top lists Check
  40. 615 -

    McCabe & Mrs. Miller

    1971, in 20 top lists Check
  41. 1126 new

    Ex Machina

    2014, in 5 top lists Check
  42. 421 -

    Paths of Glory

    1957, in 26 top lists Check
  43. 639 -

    The Long Goodbye

    1973, in 15 top lists Check
  44. 572 -

    Rosemary's Baby

    1968, in 21 top lists Check
  45. 256 -

    Notorious

    1946, in 24 top lists Check
  46. 331 -

    Ikiru

    1952, in 25 top lists Check
  47. 379 -

    East of Eden

    1955, in 11 top lists Check
  48. 778 -

    Nineteen Eighty-Four

    1984 — a.k.a. 1984, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 316 -

    Bellissima

    1951 — a.k.a. Beautiful, in 6 top lists Check
  50. 257 -

    Paisà

    1946 — a.k.a. Paisan, in 14 top lists Check
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