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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Tol'able David
1921, in 4 top lists Check -
1225 new
The White Sister
1923, in 0 top lists Check -
1226 new
Romola
1924, in 0 top lists Check -
1227 new
Stella Dallas
1925, in 1 top list Check -
1228 new
The Winning of Barbara Worth
1926, in 2 top lists Check -
1229 new
Lightnin'
1930, in 0 top lists Check -
1230 new
Over the Hill
1931, in 0 top lists Check -
1231 new
State Fair
1933, in 3 top lists Check -
1232 new
One More Spring
1935, in 0 top lists Check -
1233 new
Way Down East
1935, in 0 top lists Check -
1234 new
Lloyd's of London
1936, in 0 top lists Check -
1235 new
In Old Chicago
1938, in 1 top list Check -
1236 new
Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938, in 3 top lists Check -
1237 new
Jesse James
1939, in 0 top lists Check -
1238 new
The Song of Bernadette
1943, in 4 top lists Check -
1239 new
Margie
1946, in 0 top lists Check -
1240 new
Twelve O'Clock High
1949, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Gunfighter
1950, in 8 top lists Check -
1242 new
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
1952, in 1 top list Check -
1243 new
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
1955, in 2 top lists Check
Last updated on Sep 28, 2019;