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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. 256 -

    Notorious

    1946, in 24 top lists Check
  2. 637 -

    Badlands

    1973, in 23 top lists Check
  3. 320 -

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  4. 469 -

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  5. 52 -

    The Thief of Bagdad

    1924, in 14 top lists Check
  6. 203 -

    The Thief of Bagdad

    1940, in 13 top lists Check
  7. 300 -

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  8. 209 -

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  9. 255 -

    My Darling Clementine

    1946, in 20 top lists Check
  10. 563 -

    Week End

    1967 — a.k.a. Weekend, in 14 top lists Check
  11. 923 -

    Underground

    1995, in 9 top lists Check
  12. 411 -

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  13. 788 -

    Shoah

    1985, in 18 top lists Check
  14. 877 -

    Bram Stoker's Dracula

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  15. 1117 new

    Locke

    2013, in 1 top list Check
  16. 980 +7

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  17. 721 -

    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
  18. 66 -

    Mat

    1926 — a.k.a. Mother, in 9 top lists Check
  19. 419 -

    Kuchizuke

    1957 — a.k.a. Kisses, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 887 -

    Bitter Moon

    1992, in 3 top lists Check
  21. 714 -

    All That Jazz

    1979, in 19 top lists Check
  22. 573 -

    Sayat Nova

    1969 — a.k.a. The Color of Pomegranates, in 12 top lists Check
  23. 447 -

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  24. 379 -

    East of Eden

    1955, in 11 top lists Check
  25. 856 -

    Ah Fei jing juen

    1990 — a.k.a. Days of Being Wild, in 11 top lists Check
  26. 1044 +7

    Coffee and Cigarettes

    2003, in 1 top list Check
  27. 954 +7

    The Newton Boys

    1998, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 270 -

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  29. 1109 new

    Hannah Arendt

    2012, in 1 top list Check
  30. 828 -

    Hairspray

    1988, in 5 top lists Check
  31. 477 -

    Zazie dans le métro

    1960 — a.k.a. Zazie dans le Métro, in 6 top lists Check
  32. 515 -

    A Hard Day's Night

    1964, in 18 top lists Check
  33. 778 -

    Nineteen Eighty-Four

    1984 — a.k.a. 1984, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 1069 +7

    I'm Not There

    2007, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 505 -

    The Nutty Professor

    1963, in 11 top lists Check
  36. 921 -

    Salam Cinema

    1995 — a.k.a. Hello Cinema, in 6 top lists Check
  37. 957 +7

    Sib

    1998 — a.k.a. The Apple, in 7 top lists Check
  38. 435 -

    Mon oncle

    1958 — a.k.a. My Uncle, in 17 top lists Check
  39. 457 -

    Rio Bravo

    1959, in 19 top lists Check
  40. 592 -

    The Wild Bunch

    1969, in 25 top lists Check
  41. 1008 +7

    Elephant

    2003, in 10 top lists Check
  42. 769 -

    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  43. 915 -

    Dead Man

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
  44. 1005 +7

    Y tu mamá también

    2001, in 15 top lists Check
  45. 955 +7

    The Thin Red Line

    1998, in 14 top lists Check
  46. 1126 new

    Ex Machina

    2014, in 5 top lists Check
  47. 835 -

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    1988, in 16 top lists Check
  48. 891 -

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  49. 682 -

    L'innocente

    1976 — a.k.a. The Innocent, in 3 top lists Check
  50. 502 -

    Il gattopardo

    1963 — a.k.a. The Leopard, in 18 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 27, 2016 by joachimt; source