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This list is drawn from "The New York Times Book of Movies: The Essential 1,000 Films to See", published in 2019. It contains a selection of 1000 reviews that have been printed in The New York Times. The majority of movies in this book are among the "10 Best Films" chosen by New York Times critics at the end of each year.

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  1. 910 +6

    Toy Story

    1995, in 25 top lists Check
  2. 689 +7

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  3. 51 +6

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  4. 953 new

    WALL·E

    2008, in 26 top lists Check
  5. 821 +6

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  6. 793 +6

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  7. 67 +8

    Beauty and the Beast

    1991, in 20 top lists Check
  8. 748 +6

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
  9. 260 +13

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 30 top lists Check
  10. 261 new

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
  11. 780 +5

    The Shining

    1980, in 28 top lists Check
  12. 330 +12

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  13. 696 +6

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
  14. 216 +11

    Die Hard

    1988, in 21 top lists Check
  15. 713 +8

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  16. 979 +3

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
  17. 422 +1

    Jaws

    1975, in 27 top lists Check
  18. 752 +6

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  19. 158 +12

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  20. 13 new

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  21. 94 new

    Black Swan

    2010, in 12 top lists Check
  22. 352 +11

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  23. 803 +8

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    1937, in 25 top lists Check
  24. 627 +4

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  25. 340 +10

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  26. 913 +6

    Trainspotting

    1996, in 18 top lists Check
  27. 331 +12

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  28. 647 new

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  29. 687 +7

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  30. 95 new

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  31. 860 +7

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  32. 928 +8

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  33. 303 +10

    Full Metal Jacket

    1987, in 18 top lists Check
  34. 661 +5

    The Pianist

    2002, in 21 top lists Check
  35. 264 +12

    The Exorcist

    1973, in 27 top lists Check
  36. 57 +7

    Bambi

    1942, in 13 top lists Check
  37. 276 +10

    Fargo

    1996, in 26 top lists Check
  38. 14 +5

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  39. 812 +7

    Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi

    2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check
  40. 667 +6

    Pinocchio

    1940, in 16 top lists Check
  41. 37 +6

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 38 top lists Check
  42. 553 new

    Million Dollar Baby

    2004, in 12 top lists Check
  43. 114 +8

    The Breakfast Club

    1985, in 10 top lists Check
  44. 972 +1

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    1988, in 16 top lists Check
  45. 869 new

    There Will Be Blood

    2007, in 20 top lists Check
  46. 140 +9

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  47. 500 new

    Lost in Translation

    2003, in 19 top lists Check
  48. 273 +10

    Fantasia

    1940, in 20 top lists Check
  49. 923 +8

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  50. 806 +8

    The Sound of Music

    1965, in 25 top lists Check
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Last updated on Dec 31, 2019 by joachimt; source