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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. 81 -

    The Crowd

    1928, in 20 top lists Check
  2. 53 -

    The Big Parade

    1925, in 13 top lists Check
  3. 123 -

    Horse Feathers

    1932, in 6 top lists Check
  4. 448 -

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  5. 185 -

    The Lady Vanishes

    1938, in 15 top lists Check
  6. 163 -

    Bride of Frankenstein

    1935, in 19 top lists Check
  7. 289 -

    Gun Crazy

    1950, in 17 top lists Check
  8. 255 -

    My Darling Clementine

    1946, in 20 top lists Check
  9. 633 -

    The Heartbreak Kid

    1972, in 6 top lists Check
  10. 42 -

    Greed

    1924, in 21 top lists Check
  11. 557 -

    Point Blank

    1967, in 15 top lists Check
  12. 483 -

    The Ladies Man

    1961, in 5 top lists Check
  13. 177 -

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  14. 492 -

    El ángel exterminador

    1962 — a.k.a. The Exterminating Angel, in 19 top lists Check
  15. 630 -

    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
  16. 435 -

    Mon oncle

    1958 — a.k.a. My Uncle, in 17 top lists Check
  17. 137 -

    Trouble in Paradise

    1932, in 17 top lists Check
  18. 536 -

    Sedmikrásky

    1966 — a.k.a. Daisies, in 19 top lists Check
  19. 216 -

    The Palm Beach Story

    1942, in 14 top lists Check
  20. 639 -

    The Long Goodbye

    1973, in 15 top lists Check
  21. 616 -

    A New Leaf

    1971, in 8 top lists Check
  22. 505 -

    The Nutty Professor

    1963, in 11 top lists Check
  23. 60 -

    Seven Chances

    1925, in 12 top lists Check
  24. 556 -

    Playtime

    1967, in 19 top lists Check
  25. 366 -

    Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot

    1953 — a.k.a. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, in 22 top lists Check
  26. 569 -

    The Party

    1968, in 4 top lists Check
  27. 283 -

    Adam's Rib

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  28. 359 -

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  29. 1064 +7

    Inland Empire

    2006, in 10 top lists Check
  30. 84 -

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  31. 404 -

    Forbidden Planet

    1956, in 9 top lists Check
  32. 23 -

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  33. 238 -

    To Have and Have Not

    1944, in 16 top lists Check
  34. 414 -

    An Affair to Remember

    1957, in 9 top lists Check
  35. 135 -

    Scarface

    1932, in 16 top lists Check
  36. 302 -

    Cinderella

    1950, in 6 top lists Check
  37. 636 -

    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 27 top lists Check
  38. 495 -

    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

    1962, in 16 top lists Check
  39. 279 -

    Rope

    1948, in 10 top lists Check
  40. 628 -

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  41. 457 -

    Rio Bravo

    1959, in 19 top lists Check
  42. 980 +7

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  43. 672 -

    Night Moves

    1975, in 6 top lists Check
  44. 409 -

    The Killing

    1956, in 15 top lists Check
  45. 1052 +7

    Hauru no ugoku shiro

    2004 — a.k.a. Howl's Moving Castle, in 18 top lists Check
  46. 314 -

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
  47. 379 -

    East of Eden

    1955, in 11 top lists Check
  48. 377 -

    Bad Day at Black Rock

    1955, in 7 top lists Check
  49. 346 -

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  50. 331 -

    Ikiru

    1952, in 25 top lists Check
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