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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. 1065 +7

    Afsaid

    2006 — a.k.a. Offside, in 2 top lists Check
  2. 533 -

    Andrey Rublyov

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check
  3. 909 -

    Trois couleurs: Rouge

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check
  4. 572 -

    Rosemary's Baby

    1968, in 21 top lists Check
  5. 28 -

    Die Puppe

    1919 — a.k.a. The Doll, in 7 top lists Check
  6. 312 -

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  7. 517 -

    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
  8. 630 -

    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
  9. 492 -

    El ángel exterminador

    1962 — a.k.a. The Exterminating Angel, in 19 top lists Check
  10. 198 -

    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
  11. 70 -

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  12. 472 -

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  13. 348 -

    Duck Amuck

    1953, in 11 top lists Check
  14. 424 -

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  15. 542 -

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
  16. 721 -

    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
  17. 390 -

    Nuit et brouillard

    1956 — a.k.a. Night and Fog, in 17 top lists Check
  18. 443 -

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  19. 854 -

    Nema-ye Nazdik

    1990 — a.k.a. Close-Up, in 21 top lists Check
  20. 887 -

    Bitter Moon

    1992, in 3 top lists Check
  21. 578 -

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  22. 50 -

    Sherlock Jr.

    1924, in 24 top lists Check
  23. 113 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  24. 1008 +7

    Elephant

    2003, in 10 top lists Check
  25. 876 -

    Basic Instinct

    1992, in 10 top lists Check
  26. 171 -

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  27. 1052 +7

    Hauru no ugoku shiro

    2004 — a.k.a. Howl's Moving Castle, in 18 top lists Check
  28. 988 +7

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  29. 808 -

    Full Metal Jacket

    1987, in 18 top lists Check
  30. 734 -

    The Shining

    1980, in 28 top lists Check
  31. 679 -

    11 x 14

    1977, in 1 top list Check
  32. 574 -

    Le 17e parallèle: La guerre du peuple

    1968 — a.k.a. 17th Parallel: Vietnam in War, in 3 top lists Check
  33. 717 -

    1941

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  34. 544 -

    2 ou 3 choses que je sais d'elle

    1967 — a.k.a. Two or Three Things I Know About Her, in 10 top lists Check
  35. 1004 +7

    25th Hour

    2002, in 7 top lists Check
  36. 168 -

    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 16 top lists Check
  37. 349 -

    The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

    1953, in 4 top lists Check
  38. 75 -

    7th Heaven

    1927, in 11 top lists Check
  39. 501 -

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  40. 355 -

    99 River Street

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  41. 984 +7

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    2001, in 11 top lists Check
  42. 478 -

    Accattone

    1961, in 8 top lists Check
  43. 314 -

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
  44. 610 -

    The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes

    1971, in 9 top lists Check
  45. 283 -

    Adam's Rib

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  46. 1120 new

    Adieu au langage

    2014 — a.k.a. Goodbye to Language, in 6 top lists Check
  47. 499 -

    Adieu Philippine

    1962, in 5 top lists Check
  48. 836 -

    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 361 -

    The Adventures of Hajji Baba

    1954, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 753 -

    Adynata

    1983, in 1 top list Check
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