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. 443 -

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  2. 469 -

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  3. 367 -

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  4. 447 -

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  5. 256 -

    Notorious

    1946, in 24 top lists Check
  6. 201 -

    Rebecca

    1940, in 23 top lists Check
  7. 168 -

    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 16 top lists Check
  8. 185 -

    The Lady Vanishes

    1938, in 15 top lists Check
  9. 279 -

    Rope

    1948, in 10 top lists Check
  10. 426 -

    The Wrong Man

    1956, in 8 top lists Check
  11. 91 -

    Blackmail

    1929, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 196 -

    Foreign Correspondent

    1940, in 6 top lists Check
  13. 212 -

    Suspicion

    1941, in 4 top lists Check
  14. 397 -

    The Trouble with Harry

    1955, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 680 -

    Family Plot

    1976, in 1 top list Check
  16. 74 -

    The Ring

    1927, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Feb 27, 2016 by joachimt; source