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. 206 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  2. 215 -

    The Magnificent Ambersons

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
  3. 274 -

    The Lady from Shanghai

    1947, in 9 top lists Check
  4. 339 -

    The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice

    1951 — a.k.a. Othello, in 6 top lists Check
  5. 388 -

    Mr. Arkadin

    1955 — a.k.a. Confidential Report, in 7 top lists Check
  6. 405 -

    The Fountain of Youth

    1958, in 1 top list Check
  7. 442 -

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 30 top lists Check
  8. 508 -

    Le procès

    1962 — a.k.a. The Trial, in 10 top lists Check
  9. 638 -

    F for Fake

    1973, in 11 top lists Check
  10. 703 -

    Filming 'Othello'

    1978, in 1 top list Check
  11. 1029 +7

    Don Quijote de Orson Welles

    1992 — a.k.a. Don Quixote, in 1 top list Check
  12. 1033 +7

    Campanadas a medianoche

    1965 — a.k.a. Chimes at Midnight, in 11 top lists Check
  13. 1039 +7

    The Other Side of the Wind

    2018, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 1074 new

    Too Much Johnson

    1938, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Feb 27, 2016 by joachimt; source