Royal Film Archive of Belgium's Most Important and Misappreciated American Films

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In 1977, the Royal Film Archive of Belgium sent out questionnaires to film experts from 22 countries in order to compile an extensive list of important American films. 203 people participated (116 Americans and 87 non-Americans). Each participant compiled two lists, a list of the most important films (limited to 30 titles) and a list of misappreciated films (not limited in number). The final list is sorted by number of votes (including both important and misappreciated votes).

The book lists all 2327 films that received at least 1 vote. This list includes the films that received at least 5 votes.

One of the list entries is "Songs" which includes 25 films, so I included only the first one.

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  1. 34 new

    Nashville

    1975, in 21 top lists Check
  2. 74 new

    McCabe & Mrs. Miller

    1971, in 20 top lists Check
  3. 218 new

    The Long Goodbye

    1973, in 15 top lists Check
  4. 230 new

    Brewster McCloud

    1970, in 0 top lists Check
  5. 311 new

    Thieves Like Us

    1974, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 398 new

    Images

    1972, in 1 top list Check
  7. 488 new

    California Split

    1974, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source