The Best Films According to Andrew Sarris's The American Cinema

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In Andrew Sarris's The American Cinema, every director in the book has their full filmography listed, and Sarris italicizes the best films of each director. Here is the full collection of every film italicized in the book (with the exception of Out of the Past, which remains unitalicized likely as an error as he calls it Jacques Torneur's masterpiece).

The book has multiple sections, with who Sarris viewed as the pantheon directors at the top, and slowly dwindling in quality as the list goes down. However, there is merit to be found towards the bottom, as he lists a series of oddities, one-shots, and, at the time, newcomers, as well as subjects for further research.

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    Inside Daisy Clover

    1965, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 580 new

    Up the Down Staircase

    1967, in 0 top lists Check
  3. 576 new

    Fear Strikes Out

    1957, in 1 top list Check
  4. 578 new

    Baby the Rain Must Fall

    1965, in 0 top lists Check
  5. 577 new

    The Rat Race

    1960, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Sep 28, 2019;