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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  1. 133 new

    College

    1927, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 289 new

    Pat and Mike

    1952, in 0 top lists Check
  3. 457 new

    The Champ

    1931, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 496 new

    Bullfighter and the Lady

    1951, in 0 top lists Check
  5. 521 new

    Damn Yankees

    1958, in 1 top list Check
  6. 564 new

    Kid Galahad

    1962, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 576 new

    Fear Strikes Out

    1957, in 1 top list Check
  8. 735 new

    Rocco e i suoi fratelli

    1960 — a.k.a. Rocco and His Brothers, in 19 top lists Check
  9. 1081 new

    Grand Prix

    1966, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 1104 new

    The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

    1962, in 6 top lists Check
  11. 1107 new

    Body and Soul

    1947, in 6 top lists Check
  12. 1109 new

    The Hustler

    1961, in 15 top lists Check
  13. 1126 new

    The Set-Up

    1949, in 10 top lists Check
  14. 1129 new

    Somebody Up There Likes Me

    1956, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 1134 new

    This Sporting Life

    1963, in 9 top lists Check
  16. 1192 new

    National Velvet

    1944, in 4 top lists Check
  17. 1261 new

    The Golf Specialist

    1930, in 1 top list Check
  18. 1263 new

    Million Dollar Legs

    1932, in 1 top list Check
  19. 1278 new

    The Freshman

    1925, in 7 top lists Check
  20. 1303 new

    A Yank at Oxford

    1938, in 0 top lists Check
  21. 1340 new

    Tall Story

    1960, in 0 top lists Check
  22. 1372 new

    The Social Lion

    1930, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Sep 28, 2019;