Peter Rainer's 129 'Best' Films: Rich, Risky and Enduring

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Peter Rainer, past president of the National Society of Film Critics and a former Los Angeles Times movie critic, reviews for KPCC's "Film Week" and KCET's "Life and Times."
note: from #130 and so on are "Some missing classics"

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  1. 2 -

    A Hard Day's Night

    1964, in 18 top lists Check
  2. 9 -

    The Band Wagon

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  3. 19 -

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938, in 23 top lists Check
  4. 24 -

    Campanadas a medianoche

    1965 — a.k.a. Chimes at Midnight, in 11 top lists Check
  5. 27 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  6. 28 -

    Crumb

    1994, in 12 top lists Check
  7. 34 -

    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  8. 35 -

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  9. 40 -

    Enemies, A Love Story

    1989, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 43 -

    Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex...

    1972, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 46 -

    Funny Girl

    1968, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 47 -

    The General

    1926, in 34 top lists Check
  13. 48 -

    Préparez vos mouchoirs

    1978 — a.k.a. Get Out Your Handkerchiefs, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 51 -

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 29 top lists Check
  15. 56 -

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  16. 60 -

    It's a Gift

    1934, in 8 top lists Check
  17. 62 -

    The Lady Eve

    1941, in 20 top lists Check
  18. 70 -

    Local Hero

    1983, in 10 top lists Check
  19. 74 -

    Lost in America

    1985, in 5 top lists Check
  20. 76 -

    Trollflöjten

    1975 — a.k.a. The Magic Flute, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 80 -

    The Man with Two Brains

    1983, in 1 top list Check
  22. 81 -

    M*A*S*H

    1970, in 21 top lists Check
  23. 84 -

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  24. 85 -

    Monsieur Verdoux

    1947, in 11 top lists Check
  25. 95 -

    The Palm Beach Story

    1942, in 14 top lists Check
  26. 100 -

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  27. 102 -

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  28. 103 -

    Sommarnattens leende

    1955 — a.k.a. Smiles of a Summer Night, in 14 top lists Check
  29. 104 -

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  30. 108 -

    Steamboat Bill, Jr.

    1928, in 13 top lists Check
  31. 117 -

    Topsy-Turvy

    1999, in 6 top lists Check
  32. 119 -

    Les triplettes de Belleville

    2003 — a.k.a. The Triplets of Belleville, in 11 top lists Check
  33. 122 -

    Vanya on 42nd Street

    1994, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 124 -

    Waiting for Guffman

    1996, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 125 -

    Way Out West

    1937, in 7 top lists Check
  36. 129 -

    Mujeres al borde de un ataque de "nervios"

    1988 — a.k.a. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, in 17 top lists Check
  37. 137 -

    Hail the Conquering Hero

    1944, in 7 top lists Check
  38. 143 -

    Miracolo a Milano

    1951 — a.k.a. Miracle in Milan, in 8 top lists Check
  39. 148 -

    Pretty Poison

    1968, in 0 top lists Check
  40. 149 -

    Safety Last!

    1923, in 16 top lists Check
  41. 151 -

    The Strong Man

    1926, in 4 top lists Check
  42. 152 -

    Swing Time

    1936, in 13 top lists Check
  43. 153 -

    Top Hat

    1935, in 14 top lists Check
  44. 155 -

    Unfaithfully Yours

    1948, in 6 top lists Check
  45. 157 -

    Week End

    1967 — a.k.a. Weekend, in 14 top lists Check
  46. 158 -

    Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège

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