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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. 235 -

    Laura

    1944, in 21 top lists Check
  2. 495 -

    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

    1962, in 16 top lists Check
  3. 421 -

    Paths of Glory

    1957, in 26 top lists Check
  4. 592 -

    The Wild Bunch

    1969, in 25 top lists Check
  5. 435 -

    Mon oncle

    1958 — a.k.a. My Uncle, in 17 top lists Check
  6. 183 -

    La bête humaine

    1938 — a.k.a. The Human Beast, in 9 top lists Check
  7. 548 -

    Belle de jour

    1967 — a.k.a. Belle de Jour, in 21 top lists Check
  8. 446 -

    L'avventura

    1960 — a.k.a. L'Avventura, in 24 top lists Check
  9. 625 -

    Walkabout

    1971, in 13 top lists Check
  10. 683 -

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  11. 430 -

    Night of the Demon

    1957 — a.k.a. Curse of the Demon, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 274 -

    The Lady from Shanghai

    1947, in 9 top lists Check
  13. 1126 new

    Ex Machina

    2014, in 5 top lists Check
  14. 265 -

    Odd Man Out

    1947, in 15 top lists Check
  15. 980 +7

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  16. 810 -

    House of Games

    1987, in 7 top lists Check
  17. 75 -

    7th Heaven

    1927, in 11 top lists Check
  18. 76 -

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  19. 113 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  20. 1005 +7

    Y tu mamá también

    2001, in 15 top lists Check
  21. 192 -

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  22. 691 -

    Eraserhead

    1977, in 20 top lists Check
  23. 624 -

    Two-Lane Blacktop

    1971, in 13 top lists Check
  24. 920 -

    Safe

    1995, in 8 top lists Check
  25. 628 -

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  26. 471 -

    Shadows

    1958, in 12 top lists Check
  27. 669 -

    The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

    1976, in 8 top lists Check
  28. 286 -

    Le sang des bêtes

    1949 — a.k.a. Blood of the Beasts, in 10 top lists Check
  29. 873 -

    My Own Private Idaho

    1991, in 10 top lists Check
  30. 740 -

    Pennies from Heaven

    1981, in 1 top list Check
  31. 721 -

    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
  32. 735 -

    Cutter's Way

    1981, in 6 top lists Check
  33. 453 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  34. 652 -

    Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

    1974, in 10 top lists Check
  35. 772 -

    Broadway Danny Rose

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  36. 655 -

    The Conversation

    1974, in 23 top lists Check
  37. 350 -

    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    1953, in 11 top lists Check
  38. 309 -

    Panic in the Streets

    1950, in 5 top lists Check
  39. 542 -

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
  40. 359 -

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  41. 909 -

    Trois couleurs: Rouge

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check
  42. 278 -

    The Red Shoes

    1948, in 27 top lists Check
  43. 366 -

    Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot

    1953 — a.k.a. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, in 22 top lists Check
  44. 585 -

    The Grandmother

    1970, in 1 top list Check
  45. 249 -

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  46. 300 -

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  47. 507 -

    Shock Corridor

    1963, in 14 top lists Check
  48. 177 -

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  49. 356 -

    Pickup on South Street

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  50. 448 -

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 27, 2016 by joachimt; source