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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. 616 -

    A New Leaf

    1971, in 8 top lists Check
  2. 153 -

    The Black Cat

    1934, in 8 top lists Check
  3. 121 -

    Boudu sauvé des eaux

    1932 — a.k.a. Boudu Saved from Drowning, in 9 top lists Check
  4. 626 -

    Wanda

    1970, in 11 top lists Check
  5. 714 -

    All That Jazz

    1979, in 19 top lists Check
  6. 165 -

    Ruggles of Red Gap

    1935, in 8 top lists Check
  7. 724 -

    Atlantic City

    1980, in 14 top lists Check
  8. 738 -

    Modern Romance

    1981, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 575 -

    Baisers volés

    1968 — a.k.a. Stolen Kisses, in 7 top lists Check
  10. 451 -

    Ansiktet

    1958 — a.k.a. The Magician, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 134 -

    One Hour with You

    1932, in 6 top lists Check
  12. 588 -

    Ma nuit chez Maud

    1969 — a.k.a. My Night at Maud's, in 15 top lists Check
  13. 867 -

    Les amants du Pont-Neuf

    1991 — a.k.a. The Lovers on the Bridge, in 11 top lists Check
  14. 24 -

    Die Austernprinzessin

    1919 — a.k.a. The Oyster Princess, in 8 top lists Check
  15. 303 -

    Father of the Bride

    1950, in 4 top lists Check
  16. 598 -

    Performance

    1970, in 16 top lists Check
  17. 82 -

    The Docks of New York

    1928, in 9 top lists Check
  18. 669 -

    The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

    1976, in 8 top lists Check
  19. 1020 +7

    I Married a Witch

    1942, in 3 top lists Check
  20. 289 -

    Gun Crazy

    1950, in 17 top lists Check
  21. 333 -

    Limelight

    1952, in 12 top lists Check
  22. 928 -

    Irma Vep

    1996, in 7 top lists Check
  23. 835 -

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    1988, in 16 top lists Check
  24. 842 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  25. 577 -

    Teorema

    1968, in 8 top lists Check
  26. 761 -

    Twilight Zone: The Movie

    1983, in 3 top lists Check
  27. 487 -

    Viridiana

    1961, in 24 top lists Check
  28. 474 -

    Tirez sur le pianiste

    1960 — a.k.a. Shoot the Piano Player, in 10 top lists Check
  29. 327 -

    The Bad and the Beautiful

    1952, in 9 top lists Check
  30. 73 -

    Oktyabr

    1927 — a.k.a. October (Ten Days that Shook the World), in 12 top lists Check
  31. 215 -

    The Magnificent Ambersons

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
  32. 332 -

    Saikaku ichidai onna

    1952 — a.k.a. The Life of Oharu, in 12 top lists Check
  33. 792 -

    Mauvais sang

    1986 — a.k.a. Mauvais Sang, in 5 top lists Check
  34. 195 -

    Christmas in July

    1940, in 1 top list Check
  35. 203 -

    The Thief of Bagdad

    1940, in 13 top lists Check
  36. 569 -

    The Party

    1968, in 4 top lists Check
  37. 183 -

    La bête humaine

    1938 — a.k.a. The Human Beast, in 9 top lists Check
  38. 448 -

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  39. 292 -

    Banshun

    1949 — a.k.a. Late Spring, in 16 top lists Check
  40. 360 -

    Ugetsu monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Ugetsu, in 25 top lists Check
  41. 735 -

    Cutter's Way

    1981, in 6 top lists Check
  42. 1126 new

    Ex Machina

    2014, in 5 top lists Check
  43. 212 -

    Suspicion

    1941, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 356 -

    Pickup on South Street

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  45. 196 -

    Foreign Correspondent

    1940, in 6 top lists Check
  46. 572 -

    Rosemary's Baby

    1968, in 21 top lists Check
  47. 261 -

    I Know Where I'm Going!

    1945, in 13 top lists Check
  48. 81 -

    The Crowd

    1928, in 20 top lists Check
  49. 300 -

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  50. 103 -

    Zemlya

    1930 — a.k.a. Earth, in 16 top lists Check
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