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. 547 new

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  2. 232 +7

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    1931, in 7 top lists Check
  3. 297 +10

    Frankenstein

    1931, in 18 top lists Check
  4. 193 +13

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    1951, in 12 top lists Check
  5. 287 +13

    The Fly

    1958, in 4 top lists Check
  6. 617 new

    The Nutty Professor

    1963, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 955 +2

    The War Game

    1966, in 12 top lists Check
  8. 928 +8

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  9. 158 +12

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  10. 798 +7

    Sleeper

    1973, in 7 top lists Check
  11. 159 +12

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    1977, in 23 top lists Check
  12. 13 new

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  13. 95 new

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  14. 260 +13

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 30 top lists Check
  15. 942 +5

    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  16. 711 +8

    Repo Man

    1984, in 9 top lists Check
  17. 51 +6

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  18. 113 +6

    Brazil

    1985, in 23 top lists Check
  19. 702 +7

    Re-Animator

    1985, in 7 top lists Check
  20. 14 +5

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  21. 724 +8

    RoboCop

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  22. 906 +8

    Total Recall

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
  23. 268 new

    Face/Off

    1997, in 7 top lists Check
  24. 9 +4

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    2001, in 11 top lists Check
  25. 261 new

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
  26. 514 new

    Mad Max: Fury Road

    2015, in 23 top lists Check
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Last updated on Dec 31, 2019 by joachimt; source