Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

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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. 198 -

    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
  2. 113 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  3. 31 -

    The Kid

    1921, in 17 top lists Check
  4. 637 -

    Badlands

    1973, in 23 top lists Check
  5. 453 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  6. 171 -

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  7. 740 -

    Pennies from Heaven

    1981, in 1 top list Check
  8. 55 -

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
  9. 1048 +7

    Before Sunset

    2004, in 18 top lists Check
  10. 734 -

    The Shining

    1980, in 28 top lists Check
  11. 988 +7

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  12. 1005 +7

    Y tu mamá también

    2001, in 15 top lists Check
  13. 1004 +7

    25th Hour

    2002, in 7 top lists Check
  14. 960 +7

    Eyes Wide Shut

    1999, in 11 top lists Check
  15. 761 -

    Twilight Zone: The Movie

    1983, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 715 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  17. 913 -

    Before Sunrise

    1995, in 14 top lists Check
  18. 871 -

    Defending Your Life

    1991, in 3 top lists Check
  19. 915 -

    Dead Man

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
  20. 411 -

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  21. 143 -

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  22. 746 -

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  23. 808 -

    Full Metal Jacket

    1987, in 18 top lists Check
  24. 997 +7

    Femme Fatale

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  25. 624 -

    Two-Lane Blacktop

    1971, in 13 top lists Check
  26. 1007 +7

    Down with Love

    2003, in 1 top list Check
  27. 298 -

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  28. 947 -

    Bulworth

    1998, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 842 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  30. 320 -

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  31. 70 -

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  32. 236 -

    Meet Me in St. Louis

    1944, in 16 top lists Check
  33. 200 -

    Pinocchio

    1940, in 15 top lists Check
  34. 772 -

    Broadway Danny Rose

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  35. 393 -

    Rebel Without a Cause

    1955, in 16 top lists Check
  36. 1069 +7

    I'm Not There

    2007, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 578 -

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  38. 639 -

    The Long Goodbye

    1973, in 15 top lists Check
  39. 494 -

    The Manchurian Candidate

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  40. 443 -

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  41. 194 -

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
  42. 835 -

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    1988, in 16 top lists Check
  43. 168 -

    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 16 top lists Check
  44. 717 -

    1941

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  45. 515 -

    A Hard Day's Night

    1964, in 18 top lists Check
  46. 279 -

    Rope

    1948, in 10 top lists Check
  47. 256 -

    Notorious

    1946, in 24 top lists Check
  48. 686 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  49. 655 -

    The Conversation

    1974, in 23 top lists Check
  50. 891 -

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
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