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. 74 new

    McCabe & Mrs. Miller

    1971, in 20 top lists Check
  2. 248 new

    The Last Picture Show

    1971, in 21 top lists Check
  3. 289 new

    Johnny Got His Gun

    1971, in 5 top lists Check
  4. 309 new

    Two-Lane Blacktop

    1971, in 13 top lists Check
  5. 415 new

    Carnal Knowledge

    1971, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 419 new

    The Beguiled

    1971, in 3 top lists Check
  7. 432 new

    Vanishing Point

    1971, in 5 top lists Check
  8. 446 new

    La région centrale

    1971, in 8 top lists Check
  9. 481 new

    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
  10. 486 new

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source