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. 7 -

    Krótki film o zabijaniu

    1988 — a.k.a. A Short Film About Killing, in 12 top lists Check
  2. 14 -

    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  3. 16 -

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  4. 17 -

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  5. 18 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  6. 32 -

    Dog Day Afternoon

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  7. 33 -

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  8. 49 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  9. 50 -

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  10. 73 -

    The Long Good Friday

    1980, in 12 top lists Check
  11. 75 -

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  12. 77 -

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  13. 83 -

    Mean Streets

    1973, in 22 top lists Check
  14. 85 -

    Monsieur Verdoux

    1947, in 11 top lists Check
  15. 89 -

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 35 top lists Check
  16. 90 -

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  17. 93 -

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  18. 104 -

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  19. 110 -

    Strangers on a Train

    1951, in 17 top lists Check
  20. 112 -

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  21. 115 -

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    1962, in 18 top lists Check
  22. 141 -

    Los olvidados

    1950 — a.k.a. The Young and the Damned, in 25 top lists Check
  23. 148 -

    Pretty Poison

    1968, in 0 top lists Check
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