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. 113 new

    Dial M for Murder

    1954, in 9 top lists Check
  2. 114 new

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  3. 203 new

    French Cancan

    1955, in 9 top lists Check
  4. 230 new

    Apache

    1954, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 231 new

    Vera Cruz

    1954, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 291 new

    A Star Is Born

    1954, in 13 top lists Check
  7. 292 new

    It Should Happen to You

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  8. 356 new

    The Glenn Miller Story

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  9. 357 new

    The Far Country

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  10. 395 new

    River of No Return

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  11. 407 new

    Johnny Guitar

    1954, in 22 top lists Check
  12. 419 new

    Magnificent Obsession

    1954, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 516 new

    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

    1954, in 8 top lists Check
  14. 537 new

    Silver Lode

    1954, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 595 new

    Riot in Cell Block 11

    1954, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 596 new

    Private Hell 36

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  17. 665 new

    La ilusión viaja en tranvía

    1954 — a.k.a. Illusion Travels by Streetcar, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 695 new

    Monsieur Ripois

    1954 — a.k.a. Lovers, Happy Lovers!, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 720 new

    Viaggio in Italia

    1954 — a.k.a. Journey to Italy, in 14 top lists Check
  20. 733 new

    Senso

    1954, in 12 top lists Check
  21. 754 new

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  22. 768 new

    Hobson's Choice

    1954, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 784 new

    The Barefoot Contessa

    1954, in 8 top lists Check
  24. 822 new

    The High and the Mighty

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  25. 932 new

    The Naked Jungle

    1954, in 0 top lists Check
  26. 1049 new

    The Last Time I Saw Paris

    1954, in 0 top lists Check
  27. 1128 new

    Executive Suite

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  28. 1161 new

    The Purple Plain

    1954, in 0 top lists Check
  29. 1312 new

    Them!

    1954, in 3 top lists Check
  30. 1313 new

    Young at Heart

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  31. 1355 new

    The Human Jungle

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  32. 1364 new

    Drive a Crooked Road

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  33. 1365 new

    Pushover

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  34. 1385 new

    The Adventures of Hajji Baba

    1954, in 2 top lists Check
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