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. 21 new

    Nanook of the North

    1922, in 17 top lists Check
  2. 125 new

    Cops

    1922, in 10 top lists Check
  3. 126 new

    The Frozen North

    1922, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 135 new

    Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler

    1922 — a.k.a. Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, in 14 top lists Check
  5. 170 new

    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
  6. 438 new

    Foolish Wives

    1922, in 10 top lists Check
  7. 528 new

    Robin Hood

    1922, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 1222 new

    The Prisoner of Zenda

    1922, in 1 top list Check
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    Grandma's Boy

    1922, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Sep 28, 2019;