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. 75 -

    7th Heaven

    1927, in 11 top lists Check
  2. 283 -

    Adam's Rib

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  3. 361 -

    The Adventures of Hajji Baba

    1954, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 414 -

    An Affair to Remember

    1957, in 9 top lists Check
  5. 856 -

    Ah Fei jing juen

    1990 — a.k.a. Days of Being Wild, in 11 top lists Check
  6. 683 -

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  7. 543 -

    Akai tenshi

    1966 — a.k.a. The Red Angel, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 867 -

    Les amants du Pont-Neuf

    1991 — a.k.a. The Lovers on the Bridge, in 10 top lists Check
  9. 702 -

    Amor de Perdição: Memórias de uma Família

    1978, in 5 top lists Check
  10. 686 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  11. 853 -

    Archangel

    1990, in 5 top lists Check
  12. 269 -

    The Argyle Secrets

    1948, in 1 top list Check
  13. 724 -

    Atlantic City

    1980, in 14 top lists Check
  14. 629 -

    Avanti!

    1972, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 327 -

    The Bad and the Beautiful

    1952, in 9 top lists Check
  16. 575 -

    Baisers volés

    1968 — a.k.a. Stolen Kisses, in 7 top lists Check
  17. 345 -

    The Band Wagon

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  18. 913 -

    Before Sunrise

    1995, in 14 top lists Check
  19. 1048 +7

    Before Sunset

    2004, in 18 top lists Check
  20. 248 -

    La belle et la bête

    1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check
  21. 462 -

    Bells Are Ringing

    1960, in 1 top list Check
  22. 249 -

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  23. 53 -

    The Big Parade

    1925, in 13 top lists Check
  24. 887 -

    Bitter Moon

    1992, in 3 top lists Check
  25. 140 -

    The Bitter Tea of General Yen

    1932, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 1013 +7

    Blind Husbands

    1919, in 6 top lists Check
  27. 584 -

    Blue Movie

    1969 — a.k.a. Fuck, in 1 top list Check
  28. 141 -

    Bombshell

    1933, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 463 -

    Les bonnes femmes

    1960 — a.k.a. The Good Time Girls, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 453 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  31. 877 -

    Bram Stoker's Dracula

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  32. 565 -

    Der Bräutigam, die Komödiantin und der Zuhälter

    1968 — a.k.a. The Bridegroom, the Comedienne and the Pimp, in 1 top list Check
  33. 231 -

    Brief Encounter

    1945, in 22 top lists Check
  34. 22 -

    Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

    1919 — a.k.a. Broken Blossoms, in 13 top lists Check
  35. 947 -

    Bulworth

    1998, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 889 -

    Calendar

    1993, in 5 top lists Check
  37. 78 -

    The Cameraman

    1928, in 13 top lists Check
  38. 687 -

    Le camion

    1977 — a.k.a. The Lorry, in 4 top lists Check
  39. 1023 +7

    Canyon Passage

    1946, in 2 top lists Check
  40. 878 -

    Careful

    1992, in 4 top lists Check
  41. 351 -

    Le carrosse d'or

    1952 — a.k.a. The Golden Coach, in 7 top lists Check
  42. 363 -

    Chikamatsu monogatari

    1954 — a.k.a. A Story from Chikamatsu, in 10 top lists Check
  43. 773 -

    Choose Me

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  44. 195 -

    Christmas in July

    1940, in 1 top list Check
  45. 939 -

    Chun gwong cha sit

    1997 — a.k.a. Happy Together, in 13 top lists Check
  46. 972 +7

    Chunhyangdyun

    2000 — a.k.a. Chunhyang, in 7 top lists Check
  47. 113 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  48. 243 -

    The Clock

    1945, in 4 top lists Check
  49. 879 -

    Close My Eyes

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  50. 1061 +7

    Coeurs

    2006 — a.k.a. Private Fears in Public Places, in 2 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 27, 2016 by joachimt; source