Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

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Favorited 256 times, disliked 12 times, added to 259 watchlists.

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. 808 -

    Full Metal Jacket

    1987, in 18 top lists Check
  2. 813 -

    The Last Emperor

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  3. 810 -

    House of Games

    1987, in 7 top lists Check
  4. 819 -

    Khane-ye doust kodjast?

    1987 — a.k.a. Where Is the Friend's House?, in 15 top lists Check
  5. 820 -

    Yeelen

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  6. 811 -

    Ishtar

    1987, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 818 -

    Walker

    1987, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 809 -

    Housekeeping

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  9. 830 -

    King Lear

    1987, in 3 top lists Check
  10. 976 +7

    The Silent Majority

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  11. 812 -

    Landscape Suicide

    1986, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 815 -

    Tough Guys Don't Dance

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  13. 841 -

    The Deadman

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  14. 803 -

    Candy Mountain

    1987, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 816 -

    Universal Citizen

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  16. 805 -

    La chouette aveugle

    1987 — a.k.a. The Blind Owl, in 1 top list Check
  17. 796 -

    Mémoire des apparences

    1986 — a.k.a. Life Is a Dream, in 1 top list Check
  18. 807 -

    Dal Polo all'Equatore

    1987 — a.k.a. From the Pole to the Equator, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 804 -

    A Western

    1987, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Feb 27, 2016 by joachimt; source