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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. 769 -

    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  2. 999 +7

    Spider

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  3. 761 -

    Twilight Zone: The Movie

    1983, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 1126 new

    Ex Machina

    2014, in 5 top lists Check
  5. 213 -

    Cat People

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
  6. 113 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  7. 404 -

    Forbidden Planet

    1956, in 9 top lists Check
  8. 348 -

    Duck Amuck

    1953, in 11 top lists Check
  9. 302 -

    Cinderella

    1950, in 6 top lists Check
  10. 1014 +7

    Symphonie diagonale

    1924 — a.k.a. Symphonie diaganale, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 636 -

    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 27 top lists Check
  12. 553 -

    Le Horla

    1966, in 1 top list Check
  13. 517 -

    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
  14. 23 -

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  15. 80 -

    La chute de la maison Usher

    1928 — a.k.a. The Fall of the House of Usher, in 10 top lists Check
  16. 55 -

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
  17. 853 -

    Archangel

    1990, in 5 top lists Check
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    L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat

    1896 — a.k.a. The Arrival of a Train, in 13 top lists Check
  19. 2 -

    La sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. Leaving the Factory, in 10 top lists Check
  20. 493 -

    Khaneh siah ast

    1963 — a.k.a. The House Is Black, in 13 top lists Check
  21. 285 -

    Begone Dull Care

    1950, in 7 top lists Check
  22. 978 +7

    The Heart of the World

    2000, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 79 -

    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
  24. 877 -

    Bram Stoker's Dracula

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  25. 876 -

    Basic Instinct

    1992, in 10 top lists Check
  26. 961 +7

    Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

    1999, in 7 top lists Check
  27. 1015 +7

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  28. 984 +7

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    2001, in 11 top lists Check
  29. 835 -

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    1988, in 16 top lists Check
  30. 988 +7

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  31. 469 -

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  32. 808 -

    Full Metal Jacket

    1987, in 18 top lists Check
  33. 715 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  34. 746 -

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  35. 578 -

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  36. 734 -

    The Shining

    1980, in 28 top lists Check
  37. 679 -

    11 x 14

    1977, in 1 top list Check
  38. 424 -

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  39. 574 -

    Le 17e parallèle: La guerre du peuple

    1968 — a.k.a. 17th Parallel: Vietnam in War, in 3 top lists Check
  40. 717 -

    1941

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  41. 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
  42. 1004 +7

    25th Hour

    2002, in 7 top lists Check
  43. 168 -

    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 16 top lists Check
  44. 349 -

    The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

    1953, in 4 top lists Check
  45. 75 -

    7th Heaven

    1927, in 11 top lists Check
  46. 501 -

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  47. 355 -

    99 River Street

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 478 -

    Accattone

    1961, in 8 top lists Check
  49. 314 -

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
  50. 610 -

    The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes

    1971, in 9 top lists Check
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