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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. 1074 new

    Too Much Johnson

    1938, in 1 top list Check
  2. 48 -

    Paris qui dort

    1925 — a.k.a. At 3:25, in 4 top lists Check
  3. 604 -

    Scenes from Under Childhood Section #4

    1970, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 503 -

    Méditerranée

    1963, in 5 top lists Check
  5. 139 -

    Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège

    1933 — a.k.a. Zero for Conduct, in 17 top lists Check
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    Vostochnaya elegiya

    1996, in 1 top list Check
  7. 822 -

    Schwarze Sünde

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  8. 85 -

    La petite marchande d'allumettes

    1928 — a.k.a. The Little Match Girl, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 602 -

    Scenes from Under Childhood Section #2

    1969, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 841 -

    The Deadman

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  11. 553 -

    Le Horla

    1966, in 1 top list Check
  12. 538 -

    Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome

    1954, in 4 top lists Check
  13. 12 -

    Ditya bolshogo goroda

    1914 — a.k.a. Child of the Big City, in 1 top list Check
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    Exterior Night

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  15. 617 -

    Hapax Legomena I: Nostalgia

    1971, in 8 top lists Check
  16. 420 -

    Les maîtres fous

    1955 — a.k.a. The Mad Masters, in 6 top lists Check
  17. 731 -

    The Metaphor

    1980, in 1 top list Check
  18. 119 -

    Philips-Radio

    1931, in 1 top list Check
  19. 585 -

    The Grandmother

    1970, in 1 top list Check
  20. 1128 new

    I, Dalio

    2015, in 1 top list Check
  21. 610 -

    The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes

    1971, in 9 top lists Check
  22. 801 -

    Joan Does Dynasty

    1986, in 1 top list Check
  23. 16 -

    A Burlesque on Carmen

    1915, in 1 top list Check
  24. 124 -

    Las Hurdes

    1933 — a.k.a. Land Without Bread, in 12 top lists Check
  25. 850 -

    A Spy in the House that Ruth Built

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  26. 342 -

    Les statues meurent aussi

    1953 — a.k.a. Statues also Die, in 4 top lists Check
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    Adynata

    1983, in 1 top list Check
  28. 54 -

    Shakhmatnaya goryachka

    1925 — a.k.a. Chess Fever, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 405 -

    The Fountain of Youth

    1958, in 1 top list Check
  30. 19 -

    One A.M.

    1916, in 4 top lists Check
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    Puissance de la parole

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 601 -

    Scenes from Under Childhood Section #1

    1969, in 3 top lists Check
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    Scenes from Under Childhood Section #3

    1969, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 685 -

    Wide Angle Saxon

    1975, in 1 top list Check
  35. 565 -

    Der Bräutigam, die Komödiantin und der Zuhälter

    1968 — a.k.a. The Bridegroom, the Comedienne and the Pimp, in 1 top list Check
  36. 743 -

    Two Portraits

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  37. 689 -

    Colloque de chiens

    1977 — a.k.a. Dog's Dialogue, in 1 top list Check
  38. 318 -

    Hôtel des Invalides

    1952, in 3 top lists Check
  39. 1070 +7

    Kramasha

    2007 — a.k.a. To Be Continued, in 1 top list Check
  40. 83 -

    Leave 'Em Laughing

    1928, in 1 top list Check
  41. 286 -

    Le sang des bêtes

    1949 — a.k.a. Blood of the Beasts, in 10 top lists Check
  42. 412 -

    Toute la mémoire du monde

    1956, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 88 -

    Two Tars

    1928, in 4 top lists Check
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    Universal Citizen

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  45. 493 -

    Khaneh siah ast

    1963 — a.k.a. The House Is Black, in 13 top lists Check
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    Universal Hotel

    1986, in 1 top list Check
  47. 41 -

    Ballet mécanique

    1924, in 7 top lists Check
  48. 90 -

    Black and Tan

    1929, in 3 top lists Check
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    Rose Hobart

    1936, in 6 top lists Check
  50. 29 -

    Cops

    1922, in 10 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 27, 2016 by joachimt; source