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. 90 -

    Black and Tan

    1929, in 3 top lists Check
  2. 102 -

    Der blaue Engel

    1930 — a.k.a. The Blue Angel, in 17 top lists Check
  3. 114 -

    Dishonored

    1931, in 4 top lists Check
  4. 175 -

    Schlußakkord

    1936 — a.k.a. The Final Chord, in 1 top list Check
  5. 234 -

    Jammin' the Blues

    1944, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 267 -

    Quai des Orfèvres

    1947 — a.k.a. Jenny Lamour, in 7 top lists Check
  7. 278 -

    The Red Shoes

    1948, in 27 top lists Check
  8. 285 -

    Begone Dull Care

    1950, in 7 top lists Check
  9. 333 -

    Limelight

    1952, in 12 top lists Check
  10. 349 -

    The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

    1953, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 357 -

    The Story of Three Loves

    1953 — a.k.a. Equilibrium, in 1 top list Check
  12. 380 -

    The Eddy Duchin Story

    1956, in 1 top list Check
  13. 406 -

    The Girl Can't Help It

    1956, in 7 top lists Check
  14. 480 -

    Cléo de 5 à 7

    1962 — a.k.a. Cleo from 5 to 7, in 15 top lists Check
  15. 559 -

    Privilege

    1967, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 573 -

    Sayat Nova

    1969 — a.k.a. The Color of Pomegranates, in 12 top lists Check
  17. 598 -

    Performance

    1970, in 16 top lists Check
  18. 608 -

    Woodstock

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  19. 711 -

    Devo: Mongoloid

    1978, in 1 top list Check
  20. 714 -

    All That Jazz

    1979, in 19 top lists Check
  21. 718 -

    Perceval le Gallois

    1978 — a.k.a. Perceval, in 3 top lists Check
  22. 759 -

    The Gold Diggers

    1983, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 814 -

    Mammame

    1986, in 1 top list Check
  24. 821 -

    Bird

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 828 -

    Hairspray

    1988, in 5 top lists Check
  26. 883 -

    The Hours and Times

    1991, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 895 -

    Latcho Drom

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  28. 901 -

    Mùi du du xanh

    1993 — a.k.a. The Scent of Green Papaya, in 5 top lists Check
  29. 918 -

    A Great Day in Harlem

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  30. 922 -

    Le fils de Gascogne

    1995 — a.k.a. The Son of Gascogne, in 1 top list Check
  31. 924 -

    When It Rains

    1995, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 927 -

    Improvisation

    1950, in 1 top list Check
  33. 940 -

    Great Performances: Robert Altman's Jazz '34

    1997, in 1 top list Check
  34. 983 +7

    Yi yi

    2000 — a.k.a. Yi Yi: A One and a Two..., in 19 top lists Check
  35. 1014 +7

    Symphonie diagonale

    1924 — a.k.a. Symphonie diaganale, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 1024 +7

    Unfaithfully Yours

    1948, in 6 top lists Check
  37. 1026 +7

    Pete Kelly's Blues

    1955, in 1 top list Check
  38. 1037 +7

    Rendez-vous à Bray

    1971 — a.k.a. Appointment in Bray, in 1 top list Check
  39. 1044 +7

    Coffee and Cigarettes

    2003, in 1 top list Check
  40. 1069 +7

    I'm Not There

    2007, in 2 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 27, 2016 by joachimt; source