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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. 50 -

    Sherlock Jr.

    1924, in 24 top lists Check
  2. 842 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  3. 909 -

    Trois couleurs: Rouge

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check
  4. 31 -

    The Kid

    1921, in 17 top lists Check
  5. 1117 new

    Locke

    2013, in 1 top list Check
  6. 802 -

    Tanpopo

    1985 — a.k.a. Tampopo, in 10 top lists Check
  7. 1121 new

    Citizenfour

    2014, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 1126 new

    Ex Machina

    2014, in 5 top lists Check
  9. 1008 +7

    Elephant

    2003, in 10 top lists Check
  10. 331 -

    Ikiru

    1952, in 25 top lists Check
  11. 298 -

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  12. 232 -

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  13. 116 -

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
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    L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat

    1896 — a.k.a. The Arrival of a Train, in 13 top lists Check
  15. 968 +7

    Rushmore

    1998, in 11 top lists Check
  16. 769 -

    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  17. 113 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  18. 447 -

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  19. 209 -

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  20. 1015 +7

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  21. 443 -

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  22. 350 -

    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    1953, in 11 top lists Check
  23. 1107 new

    Bernie

    2011, in 1 top list Check
  24. 404 -

    Forbidden Planet

    1956, in 9 top lists Check
  25. 683 -

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  26. 714 -

    All That Jazz

    1979, in 19 top lists Check
  27. 143 -

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  28. 778 -

    Nineteen Eighty-Four

    1984 — a.k.a. 1984, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 876 -

    Basic Instinct

    1992, in 10 top lists Check
  30. 993 +7

    Waking Life

    2001, in 9 top lists Check
  31. 198 -

    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
  32. 686 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  33. 421 -

    Paths of Glory

    1957, in 26 top lists Check
  34. 367 -

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  35. 636 -

    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 27 top lists Check
  36. 317 -

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    1951, in 12 top lists Check
  37. 408 -

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    1956, in 19 top lists Check
  38. 737 -

    History of the World: Part I

    1981, in 1 top list Check
  39. 163 -

    Bride of Frankenstein

    1935, in 19 top lists Check
  40. 545 -

    The War Game

    1966, in 12 top lists Check
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    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
  42. 58 -

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  43. 988 +7

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  44. 302 -

    Cinderella

    1950, in 6 top lists Check
  45. 469 -

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  46. 312 -

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  47. 1059 +7

    Zwartboek

    2006 — a.k.a. Black Book, in 5 top lists Check
  48. 315 -

    Alice in Wonderland

    1951, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 206 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  50. 984 +7

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    2001, in 11 top lists Check
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