Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

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Favorited 256 times, disliked 12 times, added to 260 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. 1023 +7

    Canyon Passage

    1946, in 2 top lists Check
  2. 1003 +7

    The Tracker

    2002, in 3 top lists Check
  3. 915 -

    Dead Man

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
  4. 802 -

    Tanpopo

    1985 — a.k.a. Tampopo, in 10 top lists Check
  5. 615 -

    McCabe & Mrs. Miller

    1971, in 20 top lists Check
  6. 592 -

    The Wild Bunch

    1969, in 25 top lists Check
  7. 590 -

    A Time for Dying

    1969, in 1 top list Check
  8. 561 -

    The Shooting

    1966, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 495 -

    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

    1962, in 16 top lists Check
  10. 457 -

    Rio Bravo

    1959, in 19 top lists Check
  11. 433 -

    Man of the West

    1958, in 8 top lists Check
  12. 422 -

    Run of the Arrow

    1957, in 4 top lists Check
  13. 417 -

    Forty Guns

    1957, in 9 top lists Check
  14. 411 -

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  15. 398 -

    Wichita

    1955, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 374 -

    Track of the Cat

    1954, in 4 top lists Check
  17. 372 -

    Silver Lode

    1954, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 368 -

    River of No Return

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  19. 365 -

    Johnny Guitar

    1954, in 22 top lists Check
  20. 358 -

    The Sun Shines Bright

    1953, in 5 top lists Check
  21. 354 -

    The Naked Spur

    1953, in 10 top lists Check
  22. 341 -

    Son of Paleface

    1952, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 334 -

    The Lusty Men

    1952, in 4 top lists Check
  24. 328 -

    The Big Sky

    1952, in 6 top lists Check
  25. 313 -

    Wagon Master

    1950, in 6 top lists Check
  26. 311 -

    Stars in My Crown

    1950, in 3 top lists Check
  27. 305 -

    The Gunfighter

    1950, in 8 top lists Check
  28. 255 -

    My Darling Clementine

    1946, in 20 top lists Check
  29. 245 -

    Duel in the Sun

    1946, in 7 top lists Check
  30. 39 -

    The Covered Wagon

    1923, in 4 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 27, 2016 by joachimt; source