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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. 746 -

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  2. 309 -

    Panic in the Streets

    1950, in 5 top lists Check
  3. 329 -

    Clash by Night

    1952, in 4 top lists Check
  4. 909 -

    Trois couleurs: Rouge

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check
  5. 851 -

    Sweetie

    1989, in 5 top lists Check
  6. 893 -

    Hyènes

    1992 — a.k.a. Hyenas, in 5 top lists Check
  7. 403 -

    Elena et les hommes

    1956 — a.k.a. Elena and Her Men, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 590 -

    A Time for Dying

    1969, in 1 top list Check
  9. 720 -

    Richard Pryor: Live in Concert

    1979, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 647 -

    Some Call It Loving

    1973 — a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty, in 1 top list Check
  11. 1027 +7

    Calle Mayor

    1956 — a.k.a. Main Street, in 6 top lists Check
  12. 583 -

    La femme infidèle

    1969 — a.k.a. The Unfaithful Wife, in 5 top lists Check
  13. 890 -

    D'Est

    1993 — a.k.a. From the East, in 5 top lists Check
  14. 972 +7

    Chunhyangdyun

    2000 — a.k.a. Chunhyang, in 7 top lists Check
  15. 316 -

    Bellissima

    1951 — a.k.a. Beautiful, in 6 top lists Check
  16. 463 -

    Les bonnes femmes

    1960 — a.k.a. The Good Time Girls, in 5 top lists Check
  17. 400 -

    Baby Doll

    1956, in 6 top lists Check
  18. 1068 +7

    When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

    2006, in 6 top lists Check
  19. 77 -

    L'argent

    1928 — a.k.a. L'Argent, in 8 top lists Check
  20. 159 -

    La signora di tutti

    1934 — a.k.a. Everybody's Woman, in 7 top lists Check
  21. 129 -

    The Mask of Fu Manchu

    1932, in 1 top list Check
  22. 199 -

    The Long Voyage Home

    1940, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 486 -

    Paris nous appartient

    1961 — a.k.a. Paris Belongs to Us, in 7 top lists Check
  24. 829 -

    High Hopes

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 224 -

    The Leopard Man

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 465 -

    Devi

    1960 — a.k.a. The Goddess, in 6 top lists Check
  27. 518 -

    Une femme mariée: Suite de fragments d'un film...

    1964 — a.k.a. Une Femme Mariée, in 7 top lists Check
  28. 30 -

    Der müde Tod

    1921 — a.k.a. Destiny, in 8 top lists Check
  29. 616 -

    A New Leaf

    1971, in 8 top lists Check
  30. 297 -

    Thieves' Highway

    1949, in 5 top lists Check
  31. 291 -

    Jour de fête

    1949 — a.k.a. Jour de Fête, in 6 top lists Check
  32. 473 -

    Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse

    1960 — a.k.a. The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse, in 5 top lists Check
  33. 1071 +7

    Milyang

    2007 — a.k.a. Secret Sunshine, in 9 top lists Check
  34. 133 -

    The Old Dark House

    1932, in 5 top lists Check
  35. 169 -

    The Devil-Doll

    1936, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 559 -

    Privilege

    1967, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 815 -

    Tough Guys Don't Dance

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  38. 1107 new

    Bernie

    2011, in 1 top list Check
  39. 1075 new

    Five Graves to Cairo

    1943, in 4 top lists Check
  40. 239 -

    La torre de los siete jorobados

    1944 — a.k.a. The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks, in 4 top lists Check
  41. 957 +7

    Sib

    1998 — a.k.a. The Apple, in 7 top lists Check
  42. 325 -

    Lo sceicco bianco

    1952 — a.k.a. The White Sheik, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 670 -

    Mandingo

    1975, in 1 top list Check
  44. 498 -

    O necem jiném

    1963 — a.k.a. Something Different, in 3 top lists Check
  45. 406 -

    The Girl Can't Help It

    1956, in 7 top lists Check
  46. 1117 new

    Locke

    2013, in 1 top list Check
  47. 953 +7

    New Rose Hotel

    1998, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 259 -

    Dark Passage

    1947, in 5 top lists Check
  49. 466 -

    Elmer Gantry

    1960, in 6 top lists Check
  50. 654 -

    Cockfighter

    1974, in 2 top lists Check
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