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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. 630 +6

    One, Two, Three

    1961, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 509 +11

    Lásky jedné plavovlásky

    1965 — a.k.a. The Loves of a Blonde, in 12 top lists Check
  3. 357 +10

    Hair

    1979, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 852 new

    Sweetie

    1989, in 5 top lists Check
  5. 55 +7

    Ball of Fire

    1941, in 6 top lists Check
  6. 798 +7

    Sleeper

    1973, in 7 top lists Check
  7. 588 +8

    My Man Godfrey

    1936, in 12 top lists Check
  8. 904 +8

    Topkapi

    1964, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 941 +9

    Victor/Victoria

    1982, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 477 +9

    Little Big Man

    1970, in 9 top lists Check
  11. 58 +7

    The Band Wagon

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  12. 691 +6

    The Purple Rose of Cairo

    1985, in 7 top lists Check
  13. 673 +7

    Playtime

    1967, in 19 top lists Check
  14. 349 +12

    Gregory's Girl

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  15. 835 +8

    Stranger Than Paradise

    1984, in 14 top lists Check
  16. 747 new

    The Savages

    2007, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 575 -5

    Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot

    1953 — a.k.a. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, in 22 top lists Check
  18. 322 +11

    Ghost World

    2001, in 8 top lists Check
  19. 102 +6

    Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

    1969, in 3 top lists Check
  20. 801 +8

    Sommarnattens leende

    1955 — a.k.a. Smiles of a Summer Night, in 14 top lists Check
  21. 814 new

    The Squid and the Whale

    2005, in 5 top lists Check
  22. 485 +11

    Local Hero

    1983, in 10 top lists Check
  23. 541 +11

    Meet Me in St. Louis

    1944, in 15 top lists Check
  24. 853 +7

    Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro...

    1974 — a.k.a. Swept Away, in 3 top lists Check
  25. 763 +5

    Pasqualino Settebellezze

    1975 — a.k.a. Seven Beauties, in 6 top lists Check
  26. 592 +8

    Mon oncle

    1958 — a.k.a. My Uncle, in 17 top lists Check
  27. 463 +9

    The Lavender Hill Mob

    1951, in 9 top lists Check
  28. 582 +8

    My Beautiful Laundrette

    1985, in 7 top lists Check
  29. 529 +12

    Matrimonio all'italiana

    1964 — a.k.a. Marriage Italian-Style, in 3 top lists Check
  30. 830 +7

    Qiu Ju da guan si

    1992 — a.k.a. The Story of Qiu Ju, in 8 top lists Check
  31. 531 +12

    Married to the Mob

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 503 +9

    Love Affair

    1939, in 7 top lists Check
  33. 394 +16

    Husbands and Wives

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  34. 390 +16

    How to Marry a Millionaire

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  35. 210 +12

    Desperately Seeking Susan

    1985, in 6 top lists Check
  36. 452 +8

    The Lady Vanishes

    1938, in 15 top lists Check
  37. 720 +9

    Risky Business

    1983, in 5 top lists Check
  38. 789 +6

    A Shot in the Dark

    1964, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 666 +6

    The Pink Panther

    1963, in 4 top lists Check
  40. 641 new

    Out of Sight

    1998, in 7 top lists Check
  41. 840 +9

    The Sugarland Express

    1974, in 3 top lists Check
  42. 768 +6

    The Seven Year Itch

    1955, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 465 +9

    A League of Their Own

    1992, in 5 top lists Check
  44. 818 +6

    Stalag 17

    1953, in 7 top lists Check
  45. 386 +14

    Hope and Glory

    1987, in 7 top lists Check
  46. 985 +4

    Working Girl

    1988, in 9 top lists Check
  47. 305 +11

    Funny Girl

    1968, in 7 top lists Check
  48. 561 +10

    Mister Roberts

    1955, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 107 +7

    Born Yesterday

    1950, in 10 top lists Check
  50. 556 +7

    Miracle on 34th Street

    1947, in 7 top lists Check
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