The New York Times's Book of Movies

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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. 51 +6

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  3. 352 +11

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  4. 114 +8

    The Breakfast Club

    1985, in 10 top lists Check
  5. 972 +1

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    1988, in 16 top lists Check
  6. 534 +12

    Mary Poppins

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
  7. 233 +7

    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  8. 10 +4

    Airplane!

    1980, in 14 top lists Check
  9. 72 +8

    Being John Malkovich

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  10. 69 +8

    Beetlejuice

    1988, in 5 top lists Check
  11. 342 +10

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  12. 797 +6

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  13. 294 new

    The 40 Year Old Virgin

    2005 — a.k.a. The 40-Year-Old Virgin, in 5 top lists Check
  14. 147 +12

    Chicken Run

    2000, in 9 top lists Check
  15. 35 +6

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  16. 78 +8

    Beverly Hills Cop

    1984, in 7 top lists Check
  17. 161 +12

    Clueless

    1995, in 8 top lists Check
  18. 804 +8

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  19. 425 +11

    Jerry Maguire

    1996, in 8 top lists Check
  20. 969 +2

    When Harry Met Sally...

    1989, in 16 top lists Check
  21. 883 +11

    This Is Spinal Tap

    1984, in 22 top lists Check
  22. 562 new

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  23. 997 +5

    Young Frankenstein

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
  24. 96 +7

    Blazing Saddles

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
  25. 738 +7

    Rushmore

    1998, in 11 top lists Check
  26. 346 +10

    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
  27. 3 +2

    Adaptation.

    2002, in 11 top lists Check
  28. 595 +6

    The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  29. 698 +7

    Raising Arizona

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  30. 36 +6

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  31. 728 +7

    Roman Holiday

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  32. 901 +8

    Tootsie

    1982, in 17 top lists Check
  33. 599 +4

    National Lampoon's Animal House

    1978, in 9 top lists Check
  34. 576 -4

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    1939, in 16 top lists Check
  35. 224 +14

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  36. 435 new

    The Kids Are All Right

    2010, in 6 top lists Check
  37. 322 +11

    Ghost World

    2001, in 8 top lists Check
  38. 333 new

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
  39. 24 +7

    American Graffiti

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  40. 363 +10

    A Hard Day's Night

    1964, in 18 top lists Check
  41. 417 +13

    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
  42. 239 +16

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  43. 314 new

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  44. 686 +7

    The Producers

    1967, in 14 top lists Check
  45. 369 +12

    Heathers

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  46. 995 +4

    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
  47. 535 +12

    M*A*S*H

    1970, in 21 top lists Check
  48. 227 +16

    La dolce vita

    1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check
  49. 556 +7

    Miracle on 34th Street

    1947, in 7 top lists Check
  50. 947 new

    Volver

    2006, in 6 top lists Check
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Last updated on Dec 31, 2019 by joachimt; source