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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. 578 -

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  2. 984 +7

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    2001, in 11 top lists Check
  3. 746 -

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  4. 988 +7

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  5. 960 +7

    Eyes Wide Shut

    1999, in 11 top lists Check
  6. 206 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  7. 734 -

    The Shining

    1980, in 28 top lists Check
  8. 686 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  9. 194 -

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
  10. 715 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  11. 891 -

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  12. 691 -

    Eraserhead

    1977, in 20 top lists Check
  13. 501 -

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  14. 1064 +7

    Inland Empire

    2006, in 10 top lists Check
  15. 1008 +7

    Elephant

    2003, in 10 top lists Check
  16. 1056 +7

    A History of Violence

    2005, in 11 top lists Check
  17. 955 +7

    The Thin Red Line

    1998, in 14 top lists Check
  18. 143 -

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  19. 835 -

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    1988, in 16 top lists Check
  20. 876 -

    Basic Instinct

    1992, in 10 top lists Check
  21. 443 -

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  22. 877 -

    Bram Stoker's Dracula

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  23. 993 +7

    Waking Life

    2001, in 9 top lists Check
  24. 808 -

    Full Metal Jacket

    1987, in 18 top lists Check
  25. 572 -

    Rosemary's Baby

    1968, in 21 top lists Check
  26. 968 +7

    Rushmore

    1998, in 11 top lists Check
  27. 721 -

    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
  28. 913 -

    Before Sunrise

    1995, in 14 top lists Check
  29. 200 -

    Pinocchio

    1940, in 16 top lists Check
  30. 320 -

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  31. 207 -

    Dumbo

    1941, in 9 top lists Check
  32. 431 -

    Gigi

    1958, in 11 top lists Check
  33. 1052 +7

    Hauru no ugoku shiro

    2004 — a.k.a. Howl's Moving Castle, in 18 top lists Check
  34. 634 -

    Ultimo tango a Parigi

    1972 — a.k.a. Last Tango in Paris, in 19 top lists Check
  35. 1069 +7

    I'm Not There

    2007, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 411 -

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  37. 79 -

    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
  38. 1048 +7

    Before Sunset

    2004, in 18 top lists Check
  39. 58 -

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  40. 636 -

    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 28 top lists Check
  41. 453 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  42. 666 -

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  43. 542 -

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
  44. 469 -

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  45. 525 -

    Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution

    1965 — a.k.a. Alphaville, in 13 top lists Check
  46. 1007 +7

    Down with Love

    2003, in 1 top list Check
  47. 769 -

    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  48. 1110 new

    Holy Motors

    2012, in 11 top lists Check
  49. 562 -

    Wavelength

    1967, in 9 top lists Check
  50. 389 -

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 27, 2016 by joachimt; source