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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    The Masque of the Red Death

    1964, in 3 top lists Check
  2. 1140 new

    The Raven

    1963, in 1 top list Check
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    The Wild Angels

    1966, in 2 top lists Check
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    X

    1963 — a.k.a. X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, in 5 top lists Check
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    The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    1967, in 3 top lists Check
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Last updated on Sep 28, 2019;