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. 767 +6

    28 Up

    1984, in 6 top lists Check
  2. 293 new

    42nd Street

    1933, in 12 top lists Check
  3. 2 +2

    Adam's Rib

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  4. 831 +7

    Une affaire de femmes

    1988 — a.k.a. Story of Women, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 5 +3

    Affliction

    1997, in 1 top list Check
  6. 6 +3

    The African Queen

    1951, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 11 +5

    Aleksandr Nevskiy

    1938 — a.k.a. Alexander Nevsky, in 10 top lists Check
  8. 12 +5

    Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

    1974, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 20 +2

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1930, in 19 top lists Check
  10. 18 +6

    All the King's Men

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  11. 19 +6

    All the President's Men

    1976, in 21 top lists Check
  12. 508 +11

    Les amants

    1958 — a.k.a. The Lovers, in 7 top lists Check
  13. 22 +7

    America America

    1963, in 7 top lists Check
  14. 24 +7

    American Graffiti

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  15. 26 +6

    An American in Paris

    1951, in 18 top lists Check
  16. 25 +9

    American Movie

    1999, in 5 top lists Check
  17. 27 +6

    The Americanization of Emily

    1964, in 1 top list Check
  18. 23 +7

    Der amerikanische Freund

    1977 — a.k.a. The American Friend, in 8 top lists Check
  19. 28 +7

    Amores perros

    2000, in 17 top lists Check
  20. 30 +7

    Anatomy of a Murder

    1959, in 13 top lists Check
  21. 33 +5

    The Angry Silence

    1960, in 1 top list Check
  22. 34 +6

    Anna Christie

    1930, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 267 +12

    Ansikte mot ansikte

    1976 — a.k.a. Face to Face, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 221 +14

    Ashani Sanket

    1973 — a.k.a. Distant Thunder, in 6 top lists Check
  25. 277 +11

    Atanarjuat

    2001 — a.k.a. Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, in 6 top lists Check
  26. 44 +7

    Atlantic City

    1980, in 14 top lists Check
  27. 46 +6

    Au revoir les enfants

    1987 — a.k.a. Au Revoir les Enfants, in 13 top lists Check
  28. 48 +6

    The Awful Truth

    1937, in 15 top lists Check
  29. 591 +8

    Az én XX. századom

    1989 — a.k.a. My 20th Century, in 6 top lists Check
  30. 275 +9

    Ba wang bie ji

    1992 — a.k.a. Farewell My Concubine, in 18 top lists Check
  31. 49 +6

    Babettes gæstebud

    1987 — a.k.a. Babette's Feast, in 11 top lists Check
  32. 50 +6

    Baby Doll

    1956, in 6 top lists Check
  33. 52 +6

    The Bad and the Beautiful

    1952, in 9 top lists Check
  34. 825 +7

    Baisers volés

    1968 — a.k.a. Stolen Kisses, in 7 top lists Check
  35. 55 +7

    Ball of Fire

    1941, in 6 top lists Check
  36. 56 +7

    The Ballad of Cable Hogue

    1970, in 3 top lists Check
  37. 57 +7

    Bambi

    1942, in 13 top lists Check
  38. 58 +7

    The Band Wagon

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  39. 59 +8

    The Bank Dick

    1940, in 8 top lists Check
  40. 60 +8

    Barfly

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  41. 62 +8

    Barton Fink

    1991, in 8 top lists Check
  42. 65 +7

    Le beau mariage

    1982 — a.k.a. A Good Marriage, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 71 +7

    Before Night Falls

    2000, in 3 top lists Check
  44. 75 +8

    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
  45. 77 +8

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  46. 80 +9

    The Big Clock

    1948, in 5 top lists Check
  47. 82 +9

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  48. 83 +10

    The Big Red One

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  49. 84 new

    The Big Short

    2015, in 4 top lists Check
  50. 85 +9

    The Big Sky

    1952, in 5 top lists Check
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