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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7th Heaven
1927, in 11 top lists Check -
283 -
Adam's Rib
1949, in 8 top lists Check -
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The Adventures of Hajji Baba
1954, in 2 top lists Check -
414 -
An Affair to Remember
1957, in 9 top lists Check -
856 -
Ah Fei jing juen
1990 — a.k.a. Days of Being Wild, in 11 top lists Check -
683 -
Ai no korîda
1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check -
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Akai tenshi
1966 — a.k.a. The Red Angel, in 3 top lists Check -
867 -
Les amants du Pont-Neuf
1991 — a.k.a. The Lovers on the Bridge, in 10 top lists Check -
702 -
Amor de Perdição: Memórias de uma Família
1978, in 5 top lists Check -
686 -
Annie Hall
1977, in 34 top lists Check -
853 -
Archangel
1990, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Argyle Secrets
1948, in 1 top list Check -
724 -
Atlantic City
1980, in 14 top lists Check -
629 -
Avanti!
1972, in 2 top lists Check -
327 -
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952, in 9 top lists Check -
575 -
Baisers volés
1968 — a.k.a. Stolen Kisses, in 7 top lists Check -
345 -
The Band Wagon
1953, in 14 top lists Check -
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Before Sunrise
1995, in 14 top lists Check -
1048 +7
Before Sunset
2004, in 18 top lists Check -
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La belle et la bête
1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check -
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Bells Are Ringing
1960, in 1 top list Check -
249 -
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946, in 30 top lists Check -
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The Big Parade
1925, in 13 top lists Check -
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Bitter Moon
1992, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Bitter Tea of General Yen
1932, in 3 top lists Check -
1013 +7
Blind Husbands
1919, in 6 top lists Check -
584 -
Blue Movie
1969 — a.k.a. Fuck, in 1 top list Check -
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Bombshell
1933, in 2 top lists Check -
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Les bonnes femmes
1960 — a.k.a. The Good Time Girls, in 5 top lists Check -
453 -
À bout de souffle
1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check -
877 -
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992, in 6 top lists Check -
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Der Bräutigam, die Komödiantin und der Zuhälter
1968 — a.k.a. The Bridegroom, the Comedienne and the Pimp, in 1 top list Check -
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Brief Encounter
1945, in 22 top lists Check -
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Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
1919 — a.k.a. Broken Blossoms, in 13 top lists Check -
947 -
Bulworth
1998, in 2 top lists Check -
889 -
Calendar
1993, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Cameraman
1928, in 13 top lists Check -
687 -
Le camion
1977 — a.k.a. The Lorry, in 4 top lists Check -
1023 +7
Canyon Passage
1946, in 2 top lists Check -
878 -
Careful
1992, in 4 top lists Check -
351 -
Le carrosse d'or
1952 — a.k.a. The Golden Coach, in 7 top lists Check -
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Chikamatsu monogatari
1954 — a.k.a. A Story from Chikamatsu, in 10 top lists Check -
773 -
Choose Me
1984, in 1 top list Check -
195 -
Christmas in July
1940, in 1 top list Check -
939 -
Chun gwong cha sit
1997 — a.k.a. Happy Together, in 13 top lists Check -
972 +7
Chunhyangdyun
2000 — a.k.a. Chunhyang, in 7 top lists Check -
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City Lights
1931, in 34 top lists Check -
243 -
The Clock
1945, in 4 top lists Check -
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Close My Eyes
1991, in 1 top list Check -
1061 +7
Coeurs
2006 — a.k.a. Private Fears in Public Places, in 2 top lists Check
Last updated on Feb 27, 2016 by joachimt; source