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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. 686 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  2. 433 -

    Man of the West

    1958, in 8 top lists Check
  3. 691 -

    Eraserhead

    1977, in 20 top lists Check
  4. 196 -

    Foreign Correspondent

    1940, in 6 top lists Check
  5. 185 -

    The Lady Vanishes

    1938, in 15 top lists Check
  6. 200 -

    Pinocchio

    1940, in 15 top lists Check
  7. 821 -

    Bird

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 1074 new

    Too Much Johnson

    1938, in 1 top list Check
  9. 413 -

    While the City Sleeps

    1956, in 5 top lists Check
  10. 70 -

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  11. 453 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  12. 668 -

    Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080...

    1975, in 12 top lists Check
  13. 791 -

    Sans toit ni loi

    1985 — a.k.a. Vagabond, in 10 top lists Check
  14. 548 -

    Belle de jour

    1967 — a.k.a. Belle de Jour, in 21 top lists Check
  15. 194 -

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
  16. 447 -

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  17. 418 -

    A King in New York

    1957, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 333 -

    Limelight

    1952, in 12 top lists Check
  19. 31 -

    The Kid

    1921, in 17 top lists Check
  20. 198 -

    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
  21. 50 -

    Sherlock Jr.

    1924, in 24 top lists Check
  22. 835 -

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    1988, in 16 top lists Check
  23. 887 -

    Bitter Moon

    1992, in 3 top lists Check
  24. 1130 new

    Saul fia

    2015 — a.k.a. Son of Saul, in 9 top lists Check
  25. 1117 new

    Locke

    2013, in 1 top list Check
  26. 55 -

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
  27. 1126 new

    Ex Machina

    2014, in 5 top lists Check
  28. 298 -

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  29. 1057 +7

    Away from Her

    2006, in 3 top lists Check
  30. 569 -

    The Party

    1968, in 4 top lists Check
  31. 379 -

    East of Eden

    1955, in 11 top lists Check
  32. 381 -

    Kiss Me Deadly

    1955, in 20 top lists Check
  33. 877 -

    Bram Stoker's Dracula

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  34. 915 -

    Dead Man

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
  35. 283 -

    Adam's Rib

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  36. 494 -

    The Manchurian Candidate

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  37. 495 -

    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

    1962, in 16 top lists Check
  38. 955 +7

    The Thin Red Line

    1998, in 14 top lists Check
  39. 960 +7

    Eyes Wide Shut

    1999, in 11 top lists Check
  40. 411 -

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  41. 393 -

    Rebel Without a Cause

    1955, in 16 top lists Check
  42. 725 -

    The Big Red One

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  43. 876 -

    Basic Instinct

    1992, in 10 top lists Check
  44. 1004 +7

    25th Hour

    2002, in 7 top lists Check
  45. 999 +7

    Spider

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  46. 1008 +7

    Elephant

    2003, in 10 top lists Check
  47. 984 +7

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    2001, in 11 top lists Check
  48. 1056 +7

    A History of Violence

    2005, in 11 top lists Check
  49. 988 +7

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  50. 549 -

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
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