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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. 728 +7

    Roman Holiday

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  2. 634 +7

    Ordinary People

    1980, in 9 top lists Check
  3. 143 +10

    Festen

    1998 — a.k.a. The Celebration, in 18 top lists Check
  4. 331 +12

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  5. 698 +7

    Raising Arizona

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  6. 869 new

    There Will Be Blood

    2007, in 20 top lists Check
  7. 911 +6

    Traffic

    2000, in 7 top lists Check
  8. 123 +8

    Broadcast News

    1987, in 10 top lists Check
  9. 425 +11

    Jerry Maguire

    1996, in 8 top lists Check
  10. 586 +8

    My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

    1989 — a.k.a. My Left Foot, in 7 top lists Check
  11. 294 new

    The 40 Year Old Virgin

    2005 — a.k.a. The 40-Year-Old Virgin, in 5 top lists Check
  12. 274 +11

    Far from Heaven

    2002, in 10 top lists Check
  13. 758 -87

    Sense and Sensibility

    1995, in 11 top lists Check
  14. 788 +6

    Obchod na korze

    1965 — a.k.a. The Shop on Main Street, in 14 top lists Check
  15. 446 +8

    Klute

    1971, in 11 top lists Check
  16. 649 +3

    The Parallax View

    1974, in 10 top lists Check
  17. 916 +6

    L'albero degli zoccoli

    1978 — a.k.a. The Tree of Wooden Clogs, in 13 top lists Check
  18. 179 +12

    The Crying Game

    1992, in 11 top lists Check
  19. 349 +12

    Gregory's Girl

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  20. 672 +7

    The Player

    1992, in 10 top lists Check
  21. 594 new

    Mystic River

    2003, in 7 top lists Check
  22. 560 +7

    Missing

    1982, in 5 top lists Check
  23. 456 +8

    The Last Emperor

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  24. 178 +11

    Crumb

    1994, in 12 top lists Check
  25. 236 +14

    Dressed to Kill

    1980, in 7 top lists Check
  26. 21 +6

    Amarcord

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  27. 960 +3

    Week End

    1967 — a.k.a. Weekend, in 14 top lists Check
  28. 579 new

    Munich

    2005, in 4 top lists Check
  29. 238 +16

    Drugstore Cowboy

    1989, in 7 top lists Check
  30. 745 +8

    Saturday Night Fever

    1977, in 13 top lists Check
  31. 158 +12

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  32. 121 new

    Guling jie shaonian sharen shijian

    1991 — a.k.a. A Brighter Summer Day, in 19 top lists Check
  33. 319 +12

    Get Carter

    1971, in 11 top lists Check
  34. 530 +12

    Die Ehe der Maria Braun

    1979 — a.k.a. The Marriage of Maria Braun, in 11 top lists Check
  35. 662 +5

    The Piano

    1993, in 14 top lists Check
  36. 835 +8

    Stranger Than Paradise

    1984, in 14 top lists Check
  37. 761 +5

    The Servant

    1963, in 16 top lists Check
  38. 410 new

    Mou gaan dou

    2002 — a.k.a. Infernal Affairs, in 14 top lists Check
  39. 868 +12

    Thelma & Louise

    1991, in 13 top lists Check
  40. 103 +6

    Bob le flambeur

    1956 — a.k.a. Bob le Flambeur, in 13 top lists Check
  41. 723 +8

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  42. 527 +11

    The Manchurian Candidate

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  43. 948 new

    Viaggio in Italia

    1954 — a.k.a. Journey to Italy, in 14 top lists Check
  44. 570 +9

    Moonstruck

    1987, in 10 top lists Check
  45. 590 +8

    My Own Private Idaho

    1991, in 10 top lists Check
  46. 513 +11

    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
  47. 951 +4

    Walkabout

    1971, in 13 top lists Check
  48. 876 +11

    The Thin Blue Line

    1988, in 12 top lists Check
  49. 327 +12

    Les glaneurs et la glaneuse

    2000 — a.k.a. The Gleaners & I, in 13 top lists Check
  50. 837 +8

    Straw Dogs

    1971, in 11 top lists Check
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