Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

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This list contains the favorite movies of movie critic Jonathan Rosenbaum who writes for the Chicago Reader. The movies span virtually every decade, and include many an obscure movie.

#1 - #1012: original list
#1013 - #1073: 2008 additions
#1074 - #1133: 2016 additions

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  1. 679 -

    11 x 14

    1977, in 1 top list Check
  2. 424 -

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  3. 574 -

    Le 17e parallèle: La guerre du peuple

    1968 — a.k.a. 17th Parallel: Vietnam in War, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 717 -

    1941

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  5. 544 -

    2 ou 3 choses que je sais d'elle

    1967 — a.k.a. Two or Three Things I Know About Her, in 10 top lists Check
  6. 578 -

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  7. 1004 +7

    25th Hour

    2002, in 7 top lists Check
  8. 168 -

    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 16 top lists Check
  9. 349 -

    The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

    1953, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 75 -

    7th Heaven

    1927, in 11 top lists Check
  11. 501 -

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  12. 355 -

    99 River Street

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 984 +7

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    2001, in 11 top lists Check
  14. 478 -

    Accattone

    1961, in 8 top lists Check
  15. 314 -

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
  16. 610 -

    The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes

    1971, in 9 top lists Check
  17. 283 -

    Adam's Rib

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  18. 1120 new

    Adieu au langage

    2014 — a.k.a. Goodbye to Language, in 6 top lists Check
  19. 499 -

    Adieu Philippine

    1962, in 5 top lists Check
  20. 836 -

    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 361 -

    The Adventures of Hajji Baba

    1954, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 753 -

    Adynata

    1983, in 1 top list Check
  23. 162 -

    Aerograd

    1935 — a.k.a. Frontier, in 3 top lists Check
  24. 414 -

    An Affair to Remember

    1957, in 9 top lists Check
  25. 1065 +7

    Afsaid

    2006 — a.k.a. Offside, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 628 -

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  27. 856 -

    Ah Fei jing juen

    1990 — a.k.a. Days of Being Wild, in 11 top lists Check
  28. 683 -

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  29. 427 -

    Ajantrik

    1958 — a.k.a. Pathetic Fallacy, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 543 -

    Akai tenshi

    1966 — a.k.a. The Red Angel, in 3 top lists Check
  31. 937 -

    Al-massir

    1997 — a.k.a. Destiny, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 182 -

    Aleksandr Nevskiy

    1938 — a.k.a. Alexander Nevsky, in 10 top lists Check
  33. 650 -

    Alice in den Städten

    1974 — a.k.a. Alice in the Cities, in 9 top lists Check
  34. 315 -

    Alice in Wonderland

    1951, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 300 -

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  36. 101 -

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1930, in 19 top lists Check
  37. 714 -

    All That Jazz

    1979, in 19 top lists Check
  38. 204 -

    All That Money Can Buy

    1941 — a.k.a. The Devil and Daniel Webster, in 4 top lists Check
  39. 946 -

    Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy

    1998, in 1 top list Check
  40. 525 -

    Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution

    1965 — a.k.a. Alphaville, in 13 top lists Check
  41. 867 -

    Les amants du Pont-Neuf

    1991 — a.k.a. The Lovers on the Bridge, in 10 top lists Check
  42. 702 -

    Amor de Perdição: Memórias de uma Família

    1978, in 5 top lists Check
  43. 754 -

    Ananas

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  44. 369 -

    Anatahan

    1953 — a.k.a. Ana-ta-han, in 4 top lists Check
  45. 665 -

    Anatomie d'un rapport

    1976 — a.k.a. Anatomy of a Relationship, in 1 top list Check
  46. 445 -

    Anatomy of a Murder

    1959, in 12 top lists Check
  47. 533 -

    Andrey Rublyov

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check
  48. 326 -

    Angel Face

    1952, in 5 top lists Check
  49. 151 -

    Angèle

    1934 — a.k.a. Angele, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 755 -

    Les années 80

    1983, in 1 top list Check
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