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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. 984 +7

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    2001, in 11 top lists Check
  2. 988 +7

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  3. 960 +7

    Eyes Wide Shut

    1999, in 11 top lists Check
  4. 206 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  5. 686 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  6. 715 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  7. 501 -

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  8. 1064 +7

    Inland Empire

    2006, in 10 top lists Check
  9. 1008 +7

    Elephant

    2003, in 10 top lists Check
  10. 1056 +7

    A History of Violence

    2005, in 11 top lists Check
  11. 955 +7

    The Thin Red Line

    1998, in 14 top lists Check
  12. 993 +7

    Waking Life

    2001, in 9 top lists Check
  13. 808 -

    Full Metal Jacket

    1987, in 18 top lists Check
  14. 572 -

    Rosemary's Baby

    1968, in 21 top lists Check
  15. 968 +7

    Rushmore

    1998, in 11 top lists Check
  16. 721 -

    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
  17. 913 -

    Before Sunrise

    1995, in 14 top lists Check
  18. 634 -

    Ultimo tango a Parigi

    1972 — a.k.a. Last Tango in Paris, in 19 top lists Check
  19. 1069 +7

    I'm Not There

    2007, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 411 -

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  21. 1048 +7

    Before Sunset

    2004, in 18 top lists Check
  22. 58 -

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  23. 636 -

    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 27 top lists Check
  24. 453 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  25. 666 -

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  26. 542 -

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
  27. 525 -

    Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution

    1965 — a.k.a. Alphaville, in 13 top lists Check
  28. 1110 new

    Holy Motors

    2012, in 11 top lists Check
  29. 389 -

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  30. 842 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  31. 322 -

    A Streetcar Named Desire

    1951, in 15 top lists Check
  32. 1005 +7

    Y tu mamá también

    2001, in 15 top lists Check
  33. 270 -

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  34. 484 -

    L'année dernière à Marienbad

    1961 — a.k.a. Last Year at Marienbad, in 23 top lists Check
  35. 209 -

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  36. 915 -

    Dead Man

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
  37. 980 +7

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  38. 424 -

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  39. 393 -

    Rebel Without a Cause

    1955, in 16 top lists Check
  40. 197 -

    The Grapes of Wrath

    1940, in 24 top lists Check
  41. 312 -

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  42. 1004 +7

    25th Hour

    2002, in 7 top lists Check
  43. 1126 new

    Ex Machina

    2014, in 5 top lists Check
  44. 1031 +7

    Flaming Creatures

    1963, in 9 top lists Check
  45. 198 -

    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
  46. 500 -

    Le mépris

    1963 — a.k.a. Contempt, in 17 top lists Check
  47. 683 -

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  48. 886 -

    Naked Lunch

    1991, in 4 top lists Check
  49. 1098 new

    Loong Boonmee raleuk chat

    2010 — a.k.a. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, in 13 top lists Check
  50. 533 -

    Andrey Rublyov

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