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. 4 +3

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  2. 6 +3

    The African Queen

    1951, in 11 top lists Check
  3. 8 +4

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  4. 9 +4

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    2001, in 11 top lists Check
  5. 14 +5

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  6. 31 new

    Zendegi va digar hich

    1992 — a.k.a. And Life Goes On, in 10 top lists Check
  7. 51 +6

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  8. 61 +8

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  9. 75 +8

    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
  10. 119 +8

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  11. 135 +11

    Captains Courageous

    1937, in 6 top lists Check
  12. 173 +10

    The Count of Monte Cristo

    1934, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 190 +11

    The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, &...

    1935 — a.k.a. David Copperfield, in 4 top lists Check
  14. 208 +13

    Deliverance

    1972, in 15 top lists Check
  15. 218 +12

    The Dirty Dozen

    1967, in 8 top lists Check
  16. 284 +13

    Fitzcarraldo

    1982, in 14 top lists Check
  17. 289 +13

    For Whom the Bell Tolls

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 307 +11

    Gallipoli

    1981, in 6 top lists Check
  19. 314 new

    The General

    1926, in 34 top lists Check
  20. 333 new

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 29 top lists Check
  21. 334 +11

    Goldfinger

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
  22. 354 +11

    Gunga Din

    1939, in 7 top lists Check
  23. 365 +10

    Harry and Tonto

    1974, in 1 top list Check
  24. 378 +12

    The High and the Mighty

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  25. 380 +14

    High Sierra

    1941, in 8 top lists Check
  26. 422 +1

    Jaws

    1975, in 29 top lists Check
  27. 442 +7

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  28. 464 +9

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  29. 484 +10

    The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

    1935, in 3 top lists Check
  30. 498 +10

    Lost Horizon

    1937, in 6 top lists Check
  31. 513 +11

    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
  32. 514 new

    Mad Max: Fury Road

    2015, in 23 top lists Check
  33. 581 +8

    Mutiny on the Bounty

    1935, in 6 top lists Check
  34. 613 +3

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  35. 622 +3

    Oliver Twist

    1948, in 6 top lists Check
  36. 631 +6

    Only Angels Have Wings

    1939, in 10 top lists Check
  37. 643 +4

    The Overlanders

    1946, in 2 top lists Check
  38. 651 +2

    A Passage to India

    1984, in 5 top lists Check
  39. 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
  40. 708 +7

    Red River

    1948, in 16 top lists Check
  41. 717 +9

    Ride the High Country

    1962, in 7 top lists Check
  42. 719 +9

    The Right Stuff

    1983, in 13 top lists Check
  43. 723 +8

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  44. 754 +7

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  45. 765 +6

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  46. 804 +8

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  47. 808 +8

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  48. 812 +7

    Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi

    2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check
  49. 816 +6

    Stagecoach

    1939, in 21 top lists Check
  50. 820 +6

    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

    1982, in 6 top lists Check
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Last updated on Dec 31, 2019 by joachimt; source