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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    Journey's End

    1930, in 0 top lists Check
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    Waterloo Bridge

    1931, in 1 top list Check
  3. 1040 new

    Frankenstein

    1931, in 18 top lists Check
  4. 1041 new

    The Old Dark House

    1932, in 5 top lists Check
  5. 1042 new

    The Invisible Man

    1933, in 8 top lists Check
  6. 1043 new

    One More River

    1934 — a.k.a. Over the River, in 0 top lists Check
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    Bride of Frankenstein

    1935, in 19 top lists Check
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    Show Boat

    1936, in 8 top lists Check
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    Sinners in Paradise

    1938, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Man in the Iron Mask

    1939, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Sep 28, 2019;