Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

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Favorited 256 times, disliked 12 times, added to 259 watchlists.

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. 39 -

    The Covered Wagon

    1923, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 245 -

    Duel in the Sun

    1946, in 7 top lists Check
  3. 255 -

    My Darling Clementine

    1946, in 20 top lists Check
  4. 305 -

    The Gunfighter

    1950, in 8 top lists Check
  5. 311 -

    Stars in My Crown

    1950, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 313 -

    Wagon Master

    1950, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 328 -

    The Big Sky

    1952, in 6 top lists Check
  8. 334 -

    The Lusty Men

    1952, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 341 -

    Son of Paleface

    1952, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 354 -

    The Naked Spur

    1953, in 10 top lists Check
  11. 358 -

    The Sun Shines Bright

    1953, in 5 top lists Check
  12. 365 -

    Johnny Guitar

    1954, in 22 top lists Check
  13. 368 -

    River of No Return

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  14. 372 -

    Silver Lode

    1954, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 374 -

    Track of the Cat

    1954, in 4 top lists Check
  16. 398 -

    Wichita

    1955, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 411 -

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  18. 417 -

    Forty Guns

    1957, in 9 top lists Check
  19. 422 -

    Run of the Arrow

    1957, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 433 -

    Man of the West

    1958, in 8 top lists Check
  21. 457 -

    Rio Bravo

    1959, in 19 top lists Check
  22. 495 -

    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

    1962, in 16 top lists Check
  23. 561 -

    The Shooting

    1966, in 4 top lists Check
  24. 590 -

    A Time for Dying

    1969, in 1 top list Check
  25. 592 -

    The Wild Bunch

    1969, in 25 top lists Check
  26. 615 -

    McCabe & Mrs. Miller

    1971, in 20 top lists Check
  27. 802 -

    Tampopo

    1985, in 10 top lists Check
  28. 915 -

    Dead Man

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
  29. 1003 +7

    The Tracker

    2002, in 3 top lists Check
  30. 1023 +7

    Canyon Passage

    1946, in 2 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 27, 2016 by joachimt; source