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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. 1 -

    L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat

    1896 — a.k.a. The Arrival of a Train, in 13 top lists Check
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    La sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. Leaving the Factory, in 10 top lists Check
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    Le tunnel sous La Manche ou Le cauchemar...

    1907 — a.k.a. Tunneling the English Channel, in 4 top lists Check
  4. 4 -

    A Corner in Wheat

    1909, in 8 top lists Check
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    The Musketeers of Pig Alley

    1912, in 8 top lists Check
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    Ditya bolshogo goroda

    1914 — a.k.a. Child of the Big City, in 1 top list Check
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    A Burlesque on Carmen

    1915, in 1 top list Check
  8. 19 -

    One A.M.

    1916, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 29 -

    Cops

    1922, in 10 top lists Check
  10. 41 -

    Ballet mécanique

    1924, in 7 top lists Check
  11. 48 -

    Paris qui dort

    1925 — a.k.a. At 3:25, in 4 top lists Check
  12. 54 -

    Shakhmatnaya goryachka

    1925 — a.k.a. Chess Fever, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 69 -

    Sur un air de Charleston

    1927 — a.k.a. Charleston Parade, in 1 top list Check
  14. 79 -

    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
  15. 83 -

    Leave 'Em Laughing

    1928, in 1 top list Check
  16. 85 -

    La petite marchande d'allumettes

    1928 — a.k.a. The Little Match Girl, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 88 -

    Two Tars

    1928, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 90 -

    Black and Tan

    1929, in 3 top lists Check
  19. 119 -

    Philips-Radio

    1931, in 1 top list Check
  20. 124 -

    Las Hurdes

    1933 — a.k.a. Land Without Bread, in 12 top lists Check
  21. 139 -

    Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège

    1933 — a.k.a. Zero for Conduct, in 17 top lists Check
  22. 149 -

    Stoopnocracy

    1933, in 1 top list Check
  23. 174 -

    Rose Hobart

    1936, in 6 top lists Check
  24. 226 -

    Red Hot Riding Hood

    1943, in 5 top lists Check
  25. 230 -

    At Land

    1944, in 6 top lists Check
  26. 234 -

    Jammin' the Blues

    1944, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 264 -

    Motion Painting No. 1

    1947, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 285 -

    Begone Dull Care

    1950, in 7 top lists Check
  29. 286 -

    Le sang des bêtes

    1949 — a.k.a. Blood of the Beasts, in 10 top lists Check
  30. 287 -

    L'école des facteurs

    1947 — a.k.a. The School for Postmen, in 1 top list Check
  31. 293 -

    Little Rural Riding Hood

    1949, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 318 -

    Hôtel des Invalides

    1952, in 3 top lists Check
  33. 342 -

    Les statues meurent aussi

    1953 — a.k.a. Statues also Die, in 4 top lists Check
  34. 405 -

    The Fountain of Youth

    1958, in 1 top list Check
  35. 412 -

    Toute la mémoire du monde

    1956, in 4 top lists Check
  36. 420 -

    Les maîtres fous

    1955 — a.k.a. The Mad Masters, in 6 top lists Check
  37. 429 -

    Le chant du Styrène

    1958 — a.k.a. The Song of Styrene, in 1 top list Check
  38. 434 -

    Les mistons

    1957 — a.k.a. The Mischief Makers, in 1 top list Check
  39. 493 -

    Khaneh siah ast

    1963 — a.k.a. The House Is Black, in 13 top lists Check
  40. 503 -

    Méditerranée

    1963, in 5 top lists Check
  41. 519 -

    Noviciat

    1965, in 1 top list Check
  42. 531 -

    Report

    1967, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 538 -

    Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome

    1954, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 553 -

    Le Horla

    1966, in 1 top list Check
  45. 565 -

    Der Bräutigam, die Komödiantin und der Zuhälter

    1968 — a.k.a. The Bridegroom, the Comedienne and the Pimp, in 1 top list Check
  46. 585 -

    The Grandmother

    1970, in 1 top list Check
  47. 601 -

    Scenes from Under Childhood Section #1

    1969, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 602 -

    Scenes from Under Childhood Section #2

    1969, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 603 -

    Scenes from Under Childhood Section #3

    1969, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 604 -

    Scenes from Under Childhood Section #4

    1970, in 3 top lists Check
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