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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. 206 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  2. 715 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 38 top lists Check
  3. 232 -

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  4. 270 -

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  5. 58 -

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  6. 76 -

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  7. 501 -

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  8. 116 -

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  9. 389 -

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 35 top lists Check
  10. 312 -

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  11. 686 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  12. 113 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  13. 424 -

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  14. 249 -

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  15. 980 +7

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  16. 55 -

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
  17. 177 -

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  18. 171 -

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  19. 533 -

    Andrey Rublyov

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check
  20. 453 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  21. 375 -

    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
  22. 549 -

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  23. 636 -

    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 28 top lists Check
  24. 84 -

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  25. 278 -

    The Red Shoes

    1948, in 27 top lists Check
  26. 359 -

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  27. 209 -

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 26 top lists Check
  28. 988 +7

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  29. 421 -

    Paths of Glory

    1957, in 26 top lists Check
  30. 448 -

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  31. 411 -

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  32. 300 -

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  33. 842 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  34. 198 -

    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
  35. 331 -

    Ikiru

    1952, in 25 top lists Check
  36. 307 -

    Los olvidados

    1950 — a.k.a. The Young and the Damned, in 25 top lists Check
  37. 542 -

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
  38. 360 -

    Ugetsu monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Ugetsu, in 25 top lists Check
  39. 666 -

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  40. 197 -

    The Grapes of Wrath

    1940, in 24 top lists Check
  41. 17 -

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    1916, in 24 top lists Check
  42. 446 -

    L'avventura

    1960 — a.k.a. L'Avventura, in 24 top lists Check
  43. 256 -

    Notorious

    1946, in 24 top lists Check
  44. 192 -

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  45. 217 -

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  46. 487 -

    Viridiana

    1961, in 24 top lists Check
  47. 637 -

    Badlands

    1973, in 23 top lists Check
  48. 655 -

    The Conversation

    1974, in 23 top lists Check
  49. 484 -

    L'année dernière à Marienbad

    1961 — a.k.a. Last Year at Marienbad, in 23 top lists Check
  50. 201 -

    Rebecca

    1940, in 23 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 27, 2016 by joachimt; source