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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. 350 -

    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    1953, in 11 top lists Check
  2. 762 -

    The King of Comedy

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
  3. 168 -

    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 16 top lists Check
  4. 185 -

    The Lady Vanishes

    1938, in 15 top lists Check
  5. 1107 new

    Bernie

    2011, in 1 top list Check
  6. 320 -

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  7. 70 -

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  8. 828 -

    Hairspray

    1988, in 5 top lists Check
  9. 737 -

    History of the World: Part I

    1981, in 1 top list Check
  10. 55 -

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 29 top lists Check
  11. 842 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  12. 217 -

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  13. 835 -

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    1988, in 16 top lists Check
  14. 143 -

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  15. 891 -

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  16. 686 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  17. 171 -

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  18. 113 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  19. 717 -

    1941

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  20. 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
  21. 283 -

    Adam's Rib

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  22. 836 -

    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 1065 +7

    Afsaid

    2006 — a.k.a. Offside, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 937 -

    Al-massir

    1997 — a.k.a. Destiny, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 204 -

    All That Money Can Buy

    1941 — a.k.a. The Devil and Daniel Webster, in 4 top lists Check
  26. 301 -

    Annie Get Your Gun

    1950, in 1 top list Check
  27. 451 -

    Ansiktet

    1958 — a.k.a. The Magician, in 4 top lists Check
  28. 853 -

    Archangel

    1990, in 5 top lists Check
  29. 376 -

    Artists and Models

    1955, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 629 -

    Avanti!

    1972, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 284 -

    Bad Luck Blackie

    1949, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 575 -

    Baisers volés

    1968 — a.k.a. Stolen Kisses, in 7 top lists Check
  33. 345 -

    The Band Wagon

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  34. 771 -

    Barres

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  35. 581 -

    The Bed Sitting Room

    1969, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 461 -

    The Bellboy

    1960, in 3 top lists Check
  37. 316 -

    Bellissima

    1951 — a.k.a. Beautiful, in 6 top lists Check
  38. 462 -

    Bells Are Ringing

    1960, in 1 top list Check
  39. 716 -

    Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  40. 110 -

    Blonde Crazy

    1931 — a.k.a. Larceny Lane, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 141 -

    Bombshell

    1933, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 121 -

    Boudu sauvé des eaux

    1932 — a.k.a. Boudu Saved from Drowning, in 9 top lists Check
  43. 772 -

    Broadway Danny Rose

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 1010 +7

    Bu san

    2003 — a.k.a. Goodbye, Dragon Inn, in 5 top lists Check
  45. 947 -

    Bulworth

    1998, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 16 -

    A Burlesque on Carmen

    1915, in 1 top list Check
  47. 870 -

    La cabale des oursins

    1992, in 1 top list Check
  48. 889 -

    Calendar

    1993, in 5 top lists Check
  49. 78 -

    The Cameraman

    1928, in 13 top lists Check
  50. 1033 +7

    Campanadas a medianoche

    1965 — a.k.a. Chimes at Midnight, in 11 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 27, 2016 by joachimt; source