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. 312 -

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  2. 300 -

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  3. 302 -

    Cinderella

    1950, in 6 top lists Check
  4. 306 -

    In a Lonely Place

    1950, in 19 top lists Check
  5. 307 -

    Los olvidados

    1950 — a.k.a. The Young and the Damned, in 25 top lists Check
  6. 308 -

    Orphée

    1950 — a.k.a. Orpheus, in 18 top lists Check
  7. 289 -

    Gun Crazy

    1950, in 17 top lists Check
  8. 305 -

    The Gunfighter

    1950, in 8 top lists Check
  9. 296 -

    Stromboli (Terra di Dio)

    1950 — a.k.a. Stromboli, in 7 top lists Check
  10. 303 -

    Father of the Bride

    1950, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 309 -

    Panic in the Streets

    1950, in 5 top lists Check
  12. 288 -

    Les enfants terribles

    1950 — a.k.a. The Terrible Children, in 5 top lists Check
  13. 313 -

    Wagon Master

    1950, in 6 top lists Check
  14. 311 -

    Stars in My Crown

    1950, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 301 -

    Annie Get Your Gun

    1950, in 1 top list Check
  16. 304 -

    The Flame and the Arrow

    1950, in 1 top list Check
  17. 310 -

    The Sound of Fury

    1950, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 927 -

    Improvisation

    1950, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Feb 27, 2016 by joachimt; source