Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

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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. 97 -

    Chelovek s kino-apparatom

    1929 — a.k.a. Man with a Movie Camera, in 24 top lists Check
  2. 788 -

    Shoah

    1985, in 18 top lists Check
  3. 32 -

    Nanook of the North

    1922, in 17 top lists Check
  4. 390 -

    Nuit et brouillard

    1956 — a.k.a. Night and Fog, in 17 top lists Check
  5. 764 -

    Sans soleil

    1983 — a.k.a. Sans Soleil, in 16 top lists Check
  6. 186 -

    Olympia 1. Teil - Fest der Völker

    1938 — a.k.a. Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations, in 14 top lists Check
  7. 187 -

    Olympia 2. Teil - Fest der Schönheit

    1938 — a.k.a. Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty, in 14 top lists Check
  8. 975 +7

    Les glaneurs et la glaneuse

    2000 — a.k.a. The Gleaners & I, in 13 top lists Check
  9. 493 -

    Khaneh siah ast

    1963 — a.k.a. The House Is Black, in 13 top lists Check
  10. 1 -

    L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat

    1896 — a.k.a. The Arrival of a Train, in 13 top lists Check
  11. 608 -

    Woodstock

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  12. 904 -

    Crumb

    1994, in 12 top lists Check
  13. 124 -

    Las Hurdes

    1933 — a.k.a. Land Without Bread, in 12 top lists Check
  14. 638 -

    F for Fake

    1973, in 11 top lists Check
  15. 286 -

    Le sang des bêtes

    1949 — a.k.a. Blood of the Beasts, in 10 top lists Check
  16. 799 -

    Sherman's March

    1985, in 10 top lists Check
  17. 2 -

    La sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. Leaving the Factory, in 10 top lists Check
  18. 610 -

    The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes

    1971, in 9 top lists Check
  19. 1081 new

    My Winnipeg

    2007, in 9 top lists Check
  20. 479 -

    Chronique d'un été (Paris 1960)

    1961 — a.k.a. Chronicle of a Summer, in 8 top lists Check
  21. 621 -

    La région centrale

    1971, in 8 top lists Check
  22. 115 -

    Entuziazm (Simfoniya Donbassa)

    1930 — a.k.a. Enthusiasm, in 7 top lists Check
  23. 1111 new

    Stories We Tell

    2012, in 7 top lists Check
  24. 676 -

    Welfare

    1975, in 7 top lists Check
  25. 420 -

    Les maîtres fous

    1955 — a.k.a. The Mad Masters, in 6 top lists Check
  26. 1076 new

    Obyknovennyy fashizm

    1965 — a.k.a. Triumph Over Violence, in 6 top lists Check
  27. 1083 new

    Les plages d'Agnès

    2008 — a.k.a. The Beaches of Agnès, in 6 top lists Check
  28. 921 -

    Salam Cinema

    1995 — a.k.a. Hello Cinema, in 6 top lists Check
  29. 1068 +7

    When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

    2006, in 6 top lists Check
  30. 890 -

    D'Est

    1993 — a.k.a. From the East, in 5 top lists Check
  31. 832 -

    Une histoire de vent

    1988 — a.k.a. A Tale of the Wind, in 5 top lists Check
  32. 432 -

    India: Matri Bhumi

    1959, in 5 top lists Check
  33. 1011 +7

    Los Angeles Plays Itself

    2003, in 5 top lists Check
  34. 503 -

    Méditerranée

    1963, in 5 top lists Check
  35. 622 -

    Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania

    1972, in 5 top lists Check
  36. 742 -

    Trop tôt/Trop tard

    1981 — a.k.a. Too Early/Too Late, in 5 top lists Check
  37. 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
  38. 1045 +7

    The Corporation

    2003, in 4 top lists Check
  39. 607 -

    Cuadecuc, vampir

    1971, in 4 top lists Check
  40. 938 -

    Fast, Cheap & Out of Control

    1997, in 4 top lists Check
  41. 857 -

    Mashgh-e Shab

    1989 — a.k.a. Homework, in 4 top lists Check
  42. 1129 new

    No Home Movie

    2015, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 521 -

    Point of Order!

    1964, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 1053 +7

    The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the...

    2004 — a.k.a. The Power of Nightmares, in 4 top lists Check
  45. 342 -

    Les statues meurent aussi

    1953 — a.k.a. Statues also Die, in 4 top lists Check
  46. 412 -

    Toute la mémoire du monde

    1956, in 4 top lists Check
  47. 574 -

    Le 17e parallèle: La guerre du peuple

    1968 — a.k.a. 17th Parallel: Vietnam in War, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 991 +7

    Cinéma, de notre temps: Où gît votre sourire...

    2001, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 1121 new

    Citizenfour

    2014, in 3 top lists Check
  50. 750 -

    La guerre d'un seul homme

    1981, in 3 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 27, 2016 by joachimt; source