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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. 851 -

    Sweetie

    1989, in 5 top lists Check
  2. 285 -

    Begone Dull Care

    1950, in 7 top lists Check
  3. 234 -

    Jammin' the Blues

    1944, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 149 -

    Stoopnocracy

    1933, in 1 top list Check
  5. 493 -

    Khaneh siah ast

    1963 — a.k.a. The House Is Black, in 13 top lists Check
  6. 562 -

    Wavelength

    1967, in 9 top lists Check
  7. 617 -

    Hapax Legomena I: Nostalgia

    1971, in 8 top lists Check
  8. 316 -

    Bellissima

    1951 — a.k.a. Beautiful, in 6 top lists Check
  9. 36 -

    Orphans of the Storm

    1921, in 7 top lists Check
  10. 430 -

    Night of the Demon

    1957 — a.k.a. Curse of the Demon, in 7 top lists Check
  11. 520 -

    La peau douce

    1964 — a.k.a. The Soft Skin, in 4 top lists Check
  12. 1022 +7

    A Canterbury Tale

    1944, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 723 -

    Wise Blood

    1979, in 7 top lists Check
  14. 6 -

    Fantômas - À l'ombre de la guillotine

    1913 — a.k.a. Fantômas: In the Shadow of the Guillotine, in 9 top lists Check
  15. 799 -

    Sherman's March

    1985, in 10 top lists Check
  16. 190 -

    Love Affair

    1939, in 7 top lists Check
  17. 417 -

    Forty Guns

    1957, in 9 top lists Check
  18. 193 -

    Zangiku monogatari

    1939 — a.k.a. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, in 13 top lists Check
  19. 616 -

    A New Leaf

    1971, in 8 top lists Check
  20. 1112 new

    A torinói ló

    2011 — a.k.a. The Turin Horse, in 8 top lists Check
  21. 671 -

    Mikey and Nicky

    1976, in 7 top lists Check
  22. 1096 new

    Shi

    2010 — a.k.a. Poetry, in 7 top lists Check
  23. 820 -

    Yeelen

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  24. 75 -

    7th Heaven

    1927, in 11 top lists Check
  25. 1100 new

    Copie conforme

    2010 — a.k.a. Certified Copy, in 8 top lists Check
  26. 25 -

    True Heart Susie

    1919, in 7 top lists Check
  27. 726 -

    Gloria

    1980, in 8 top lists Check
  28. 89 -

    Arsenal

    1929, in 7 top lists Check
  29. 388 -

    Mr. Arkadin

    1955 — a.k.a. Confidential Report, in 7 top lists Check
  30. 4 -

    A Corner in Wheat

    1909, in 8 top lists Check
  31. 810 -

    House of Games

    1987, in 7 top lists Check
  32. 920 -

    Safe

    1995, in 8 top lists Check
  33. 866 -

    Ruan Ling Yu

    1991 — a.k.a. Center Stage, in 10 top lists Check
  34. 62 -

    Po zakonu

    1926 — a.k.a. By the Law, in 10 top lists Check
  35. 394 -

    Salt of the Earth

    1954, in 6 top lists Check
  36. 910 -

    Sátántangó

    1994 — a.k.a. Satantango, in 12 top lists Check
  37. 790 -

    Tóngnián wangshì

    1985 — a.k.a. A Time to Live, a Time to Die, in 8 top lists Check
  38. 182 -

    Aleksandr Nevskiy

    1938 — a.k.a. Alexander Nevsky, in 10 top lists Check
  39. 458 -

    Le testament d'Orphée ou ne me demandez pas...

    1960 — a.k.a. Testament of Orpheus, in 7 top lists Check
  40. 825 -

    Distant Voices, Still Lives

    1988, in 11 top lists Check
  41. 456 -

    Plein soleil

    1960 — a.k.a. Purple Noon, in 10 top lists Check
  42. 967 +7

    Rosetta

    1999, in 9 top lists Check
  43. 958 +7

    Beau travail

    1999, in 15 top lists Check
  44. 1071 +7

    Milyang

    2007 — a.k.a. Secret Sunshine, in 9 top lists Check
  45. 34 -

    Foolish Wives

    1922, in 10 top lists Check
  46. 1067 +7

    San xia hao ren

    2006 — a.k.a. Still Life, in 11 top lists Check
  47. 271 -

    Force of Evil

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  48. 382 -

    La signora senza camelie

    1953 — a.k.a. The Lady Without Camelias, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 732 -

    Mon oncle d'Amérique

    1980 — a.k.a. My American Uncle, in 8 top lists Check
  50. 928 -

    Irma Vep

    1996, in 7 top lists Check
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