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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. 2 +2

    Adam's Rib

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  2. 3 +2

    Adaptation.

    2002, in 11 top lists Check
  3. 5 +3

    Affliction

    1997, in 1 top list Check
  4. 7 +3

    L'âge d'or

    1930 — a.k.a. L'Age d'Or, in 16 top lists Check
  5. 8 +4

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  6. 9 +4

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    2001, 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. 15 +5

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  10. 16 +5

    Todo sobre mi madre

    1999 — a.k.a. All About My Mother, in 18 top lists Check
  11. 17 +6

    All That Heaven Allows

    1955, in 11 top lists Check
  12. 18 +6

    All the King's Men

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 19 +6

    All the President's Men

    1976, in 21 top lists Check
  14. 20 +2

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1930, in 19 top lists Check
  15. 21 +6

    Amarcord

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  16. 22 +7

    America America

    1963, in 7 top lists Check
  17. 24 +7

    American Graffiti

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  18. 27 +6

    The Americanization of Emily

    1964, in 1 top list Check
  19. 28 +7

    Amores perros

    2000, in 17 top lists Check
  20. 29 new

    Amour

    2012, in 15 top lists Check
  21. 30 +7

    Anatomy of a Murder

    1959, in 12 top lists Check
  22. 31 new

    Zendegi va digar hich

    1992 — a.k.a. And Life Goes On, in 10 top lists Check
  23. 32 new

    Andrey Rublyov

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check
  24. 33 +5

    The Angry Silence

    1960, in 1 top list Check
  25. 34 +6

    Anna Christie

    1930, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 35 +6

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  27. 36 +6

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  28. 37 +6

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  29. 38 +7

    The Apostle

    1997, in 3 top lists Check
  30. 39 +7

    L'argent

    1983 — a.k.a. L'Argent, in 8 top lists Check
  31. 40 new

    L'armée des ombres

    1969 — a.k.a. Army of Shadows, in 18 top lists Check
  32. 41 +6

    Popiól i diament

    1958 — a.k.a. Ashes and Diamonds, in 16 top lists Check
  33. 42 +6

    The Asphalt Jungle

    1950, in 15 top lists Check
  34. 43 +6

    L'Atalante

    1934, in 21 top lists Check
  35. 44 +7

    Atlantic City

    1980, in 14 top lists Check
  36. 45 new

    Au hasard Balthazar

    1966 — a.k.a. Au Hasard Balthazar, in 18 top lists Check
  37. 46 +6

    Au revoir les enfants

    1987 — a.k.a. Au Revoir les Enfants, in 13 top lists Check
  38. 47 +6

    L'avventura

    1960 — a.k.a. L'Avventura, in 24 top lists Check
  39. 49 +6

    Babettes gæstebud

    1987 — a.k.a. Babette's Feast, in 11 top lists Check
  40. 50 +6

    Baby Doll

    1956, in 6 top lists Check
  41. 52 +6

    The Bad and the Beautiful

    1952, in 9 top lists Check
  42. 53 +7

    Badlands

    1973, in 23 top lists Check
  43. 54 +7

    La femme du boulanger

    1938 — a.k.a. The Baker's Wife, in 6 top lists Check
  44. 56 +7

    The Ballad of Cable Hogue

    1970, in 3 top lists Check
  45. 57 +7

    Bambi

    1942, in 13 top lists Check
  46. 60 +8

    Barfly

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  47. 61 +8

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  48. 62 +8

    Barton Fink

    1991, in 8 top lists Check
  49. 63 +8

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  50. 65 +7

    Le beau mariage

    1982 — a.k.a. A Good Marriage, in 2 top lists Check
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