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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. 1063 +7

    Find Me Guilty

    2006, in 1 top list Check
  2. 969 +7

    Ruang talok 69

    1999 — a.k.a. 6ixtynin9, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 1062 +7

    The Dead Girl

    2006, in 1 top list Check
  4. 815 -

    Tough Guys Don't Dance

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  5. 13 -

    L'enfant de Paris

    1913, in 6 top lists Check
  6. 880 -

    Deep Cover

    1992, in 3 top lists Check
  7. 1078 new

    The Wire

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 110 -

    Blonde Crazy

    1931 — a.k.a. Larceny Lane, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 774 -

    Tian guo ni zi

    1994 — a.k.a. The Day the Sun Turned Cold, in 1 top list Check
  10. 892 -

    El patrullero

    1991 — a.k.a. Highway Patrolman, in 1 top list Check
  11. 1088 new

    The Limits of Control

    2009, in 1 top list Check
  12. 540 -

    Made in U.S.A

    1966, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 812 -

    Landscape Suicide

    1986, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 1107 new

    Bernie

    2011, in 1 top list Check
  15. 931 -

    Les voleurs

    1996 — a.k.a. Thieves, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 954 +7

    The Newton Boys

    1998, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 1026 +7

    Pete Kelly's Blues

    1955, in 1 top list Check
  18. 99 -

    Thunderbolt

    1929, in 1 top list Check
  19. 806 -

    Kárhozat

    1988 — a.k.a. Damnation, in 5 top lists Check
  20. 760 -

    Hammett

    1982, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 253 -

    The Man I Love

    1946, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 323 -

    The Tall Target

    1951, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 310 -

    The Sound of Fury

    1950, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 600 -

    The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

    1970, in 6 top lists Check
  25. 597 -

    The Honeymoon Killers

    1970 — a.k.a. The Lonely Hearts Killers, in 5 top lists Check
  26. 992 +7

    Pisutoru opera

    2001 — a.k.a. Pistol Opera, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 847 -

    Arousi-ye Khouban

    1989 — a.k.a. Marriage of the Blessed, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 546 -

    What's Up, Tiger Lily?

    1966, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 961 +7

    Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

    1999, in 7 top lists Check
  30. 470 -

    The Savage Innocents

    1960, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 1019 +7

    The Shanghai Gesture

    1941, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 309 -

    Panic in the Streets

    1950, in 5 top lists Check
  33. 118 -

    La nuit du carrefour

    1932 — a.k.a. Night at the Crossroads, in 4 top lists Check
  34. 413 -

    While the City Sleeps

    1956, in 5 top lists Check
  35. 473 -

    Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse

    1960 — a.k.a. The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse, in 5 top lists Check
  36. 18 -

    Judex

    1916, in 6 top lists Check
  37. 183 -

    La bête humaine

    1938 — a.k.a. The Human Beast, in 9 top lists Check
  38. 926 -

    Nan guo zai jian, nan guo

    1996 — a.k.a. Goodbye, South, Goodbye, in 4 top lists Check
  39. 792 -

    Mauvais sang

    1986 — a.k.a. Mauvais Sang, in 5 top lists Check
  40. 188 -

    You and Me

    1938, in 3 top lists Check
  41. 388 -

    Mr. Arkadin

    1955 — a.k.a. Confidential Report, in 7 top lists Check
  42. 997 +7

    Femme Fatale

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  43. 962 +7

    Seul contre tous

    1998 — a.k.a. I Stand Alone, in 6 top lists Check
  44. 267 -

    Quai des Orfèvres

    1947 — a.k.a. Jenny Lamour, in 7 top lists Check
  45. 282 -

    They Live by Night

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  46. 925 -

    La cérémonie

    1995 — a.k.a. La Cérémonie, in 7 top lists Check
  47. 456 -

    Plein soleil

    1960 — a.k.a. Purple Noon, in 10 top lists Check
  48. 726 -

    Gloria

    1980, in 8 top lists Check
  49. 810 -

    House of Games

    1987, in 7 top lists Check
  50. 672 -

    Night Moves

    1975, in 6 top lists Check
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