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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. 610 -

    The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes

    1971, in 9 top lists Check
  2. 153 -

    The Black Cat

    1934, in 8 top lists Check
  3. 877 -

    Bram Stoker's Dracula

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  4. 163 -

    Bride of Frankenstein

    1935, in 19 top lists Check
  5. 213 -

    Cat People

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
  6. 80 -

    La chute de la maison Usher

    1928 — a.k.a. The Fall of the House of Usher, in 10 top lists Check
  7. 607 -

    Cuadecuc, vampir

    1971, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 23 -

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  9. 781 -

    Day of the Dead

    1985, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 169 -

    The Devil-Doll

    1936, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 691 -

    Eraserhead

    1977, in 20 top lists Check
  12. 63 -

    Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage

    1926 — a.k.a. Faust, in 15 top lists Check
  13. 122 -

    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
  14. 223 -

    I Walked with a Zombie

    1943, in 10 top lists Check
  15. 408 -

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    1956, in 19 top lists Check
  16. 1015 +7

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  17. 67 -

    Kurutta ippêji

    1926 — a.k.a. A Page of Madness, in 12 top lists Check
  18. 224 -

    The Leopard Man

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  19. 710 -

    Martin

    1977, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 129 -

    The Mask of Fu Manchu

    1932, in 1 top list Check
  21. 430 -

    Night of the Demon

    1957 — a.k.a. Curse of the Demon, in 7 top lists Check
  22. 35 -

    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
  23. 133 -

    The Old Dark House

    1932, in 5 top lists Check
  24. 454 -

    Peeping Tom

    1960, in 20 top lists Check
  25. 542 -

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
  26. 27 -

    Prästänkan

    1920 — a.k.a. The Parson's Widow, in 4 top lists Check
  27. 469 -

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  28. 572 -

    Rosemary's Baby

    1968, in 21 top lists Check
  29. 286 -

    Le sang des bêtes

    1949 — a.k.a. Blood of the Beasts, in 10 top lists Check
  30. 227 -

    The Seventh Victim

    1943, in 7 top lists Check
  31. 734 -

    The Shining

    1980, in 28 top lists Check
  32. 576 -

    Targets

    1968, in 6 top lists Check
  33. 239 -

    La torre de los siete jorobados

    1944 — a.k.a. The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks, in 4 top lists Check
  34. 761 -

    Twilight Zone: The Movie

    1983, in 3 top lists Check
  35. 138 -

    Vampyr

    1932, in 18 top lists Check
  36. 769 -

    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  37. 745 -

    White Dog

    1982, in 7 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 27, 2016 by joachimt; source