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. 58 new

    Two Rode Together

    1961, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 271 new

    Pocketful of Miracles

    1961, in 0 top lists Check
  3. 312 new

    Breakfast at Tiffany's

    1961, in 9 top lists Check
  4. 327 new

    Underworld, U.S.A.

    1961 — a.k.a. Underworld U.S.A., in 3 top lists Check
  5. 553 new

    Taste of Fear

    1961 — a.k.a. Scream of Fear, in 1 top list Check
  6. 649 new

    Antinea, l'amante della città sepolta

    1961 — a.k.a. Journey Beneath the Desert, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 657 new

    La notte

    1961 — a.k.a. The Night, in 13 top lists Check
  8. 668 new

    Viridiana

    1961, in 24 top lists Check
  9. 676 new

    Les godelureaux

    1961 — a.k.a. Wise Guys, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 699 new

    Che gioia vivere

    1961, in 0 top lists Check
  11. 723 new

    Viva l'Italia!

    1961 — a.k.a. Garibaldi, in 0 top lists Check
  12. 724 new

    Vanina Vanini

    1961 — a.k.a. The Betrayer, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 758 new

    Splendor in the Grass

    1961, in 7 top lists Check
  14. 933 new

    Armored Command

    1961, in 0 top lists Check
  15. 1058 new

    The Innocents

    1961, in 12 top lists Check
  16. 1078 new

    The Young Savages

    1961, in 0 top lists Check
  17. 1103 new

    A Taste of Honey

    1961, in 7 top lists Check
  18. 1109 new

    The Hustler

    1961, in 15 top lists Check
  19. 1132 new

    West Side Story

    1961, in 22 top lists Check
  20. 1173 new

    A Cold Wind in August

    1961, in 0 top lists Check
  21. 1181 new

    Angel Baby

    1961, in 0 top lists Check
  22. 1271 new

    The Errand Boy

    1961, in 0 top lists Check
  23. 1314 new

    The Sins of Rachel Cade

    1961, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 1356 new

    King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold...

    1961 — a.k.a. The Big Bankroll, in 0 top lists Check
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