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. 842 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  2. 824 -

    Dekalog

    1989, in 11 top lists Check
  3. 851 -

    Sweetie

    1989, in 5 top lists Check
  4. 840 -

    Bei qing cheng shi

    1989 — a.k.a. A City of Sadness, in 10 top lists Check
  5. 837 -

    Astenicheskiy sindrom

    1989 — a.k.a. The Asthenic Syndrome, in 8 top lists Check
  6. 844 -

    Enemies, A Love Story

    1989, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 839 -

    Chameleon Street

    1989, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 857 -

    Mashgh-e Shab

    1989 — a.k.a. Homework, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 846 -

    Bilder der Welt und Inschrift des Krieges

    1989 — a.k.a. Images of the World and the Inscription of War, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 845 -

    Ji dong qi xia

    1989 — a.k.a. The Iceman Cometh, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 847 -

    Arousi-ye Khouban

    1989 — a.k.a. Marriage of the Blessed, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 1040 +7

    Pont de Varsòvia

    1990 — a.k.a. Warsaw Bridge, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 571 -

    The Plot Against Harry

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  14. 797 -

    Dastforoush

    1987 — a.k.a. The Peddler, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 849 -

    Rembrandt Laughing

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  16. 848 -

    Mr. Hoover and I

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  17. 843 -

    Forevermore: Biography of a Leach Lord

    1989, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Feb 27, 2016 by joachimt; source