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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. 22 -

    Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

    1919 — a.k.a. Broken Blossoms, in 13 top lists Check
  2. 25 -

    True Heart Susie

    1919, in 7 top lists Check
  3. 39 -

    The Covered Wagon

    1923, in 4 top lists Check
  4. 45 -

    Michael

    1924, in 6 top lists Check
  5. 53 -

    The Big Parade

    1925, in 13 top lists Check
  6. 57 -

    The Merry Widow

    1925, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 60 -

    Seven Chances

    1925, in 12 top lists Check
  8. 72 -

    It

    1927, in 6 top lists Check
  9. 74 -

    The Ring

    1927, in 1 top list Check
  10. 75 -

    7th Heaven

    1927, in 11 top lists Check
  11. 76 -

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  12. 77 -

    L'argent

    1928 — a.k.a. L'Argent, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 78 -

    The Cameraman

    1928, in 13 top lists Check
  14. 81 -

    The Crowd

    1928, in 20 top lists Check
  15. 87 -

    Spione

    1928 — a.k.a. Spies, in 8 top lists Check
  16. 95 -

    Lonesome

    1928, in 9 top lists Check
  17. 96 -

    The Love Parade

    1929, in 5 top lists Check
  18. 105 -

    Laughter

    1930, in 1 top list Check
  19. 106 -

    Monte Carlo

    1930, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 107 -

    Sous les toits de Paris

    1930 — a.k.a. Under the Roofs of Paris, in 5 top lists Check
  21. 108 -

    Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

    1931, in 11 top lists Check
  22. 113 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  23. 123 -

    Horse Feathers

    1932, in 6 top lists Check
  24. 127 -

    Love Me Tonight

    1932, in 11 top lists Check
  25. 130 -

    Me and My Gal

    1932, in 1 top list Check
  26. 134 -

    One Hour with You

    1932, in 6 top lists Check
  27. 137 -

    Trouble in Paradise

    1932, in 17 top lists Check
  28. 140 -

    The Bitter Tea of General Yen

    1932, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 141 -

    Bombshell

    1933, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 146 -

    Hard to Handle

    1933, in 1 top list Check
  31. 147 -

    Man's Castle

    1933, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 152 -

    L'Atalante

    1934, in 21 top lists Check
  33. 155 -

    The Gay Divorcee

    1934, in 6 top lists Check
  34. 156 -

    Judge Priest

    1934, in 3 top lists Check
  35. 157 -

    Our Daily Bread

    1934, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 158 -

    The Scarlet Empress

    1934, in 12 top lists Check
  37. 161 -

    Twentieth Century

    1934, in 7 top lists Check
  38. 165 -

    Ruggles of Red Gap

    1935, in 8 top lists Check
  39. 167 -

    Sylvia Scarlett

    1935, in 4 top lists Check
  40. 178 -

    The Great Garrick

    1937, in 1 top list Check
  41. 179 -

    Make Way for Tomorrow

    1937, in 16 top lists Check
  42. 188 -

    You and Me

    1938, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 190 -

    Love Affair

    1939, in 7 top lists Check
  44. 192 -

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  45. 195 -

    Christmas in July

    1940, in 1 top list Check
  46. 196 -

    Foreign Correspondent

    1940, in 6 top lists Check
  47. 202 -

    The Shop Around the Corner

    1940, in 14 top lists Check
  48. 211 -

    The Strawberry Blonde

    1941, in 1 top list Check
  49. 215 -

    The Magnificent Ambersons

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
  50. 216 -

    The Palm Beach Story

    1942, in 14 top lists Check
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