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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. 1125 new

    Words and Pictures

    2013, in 1 top list Check
  2. 1116 new

    Gloria

    2013, in 4 top lists Check
  3. 1107 new

    Bernie

    2011, in 1 top list Check
  4. 1106 new

    Terri

    2011, in 1 top list Check
  5. 1084 new

    Momma's Man

    2008, in 1 top list Check
  6. 1081 new

    My Winnipeg

    2007, in 9 top lists Check
  7. 1080 new

    Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur...

    2007 — a.k.a. To Each His Own Cinema, in 1 top list Check
  8. 1074 new

    Too Much Johnson

    1938, in 1 top list Check
  9. 1065 +7

    Afsaid

    2006 — a.k.a. Offside, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 1063 +7

    Find Me Guilty

    2006, in 1 top list Check
  11. 1047 +7

    The Saddest Music in the World

    2003, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 1046 +7

    Pas sur la bouche

    2003 — a.k.a. Not on the Lips, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 1044 +7

    Coffee and Cigarettes

    2003, in 1 top list Check
  14. 1043 +7

    Skoot hansawwar

    2001 — a.k.a. Silence... We're Rolling, in 1 top list Check
  15. 1033 +7

    Campanadas a medianoche

    1965 — a.k.a. Chimes at Midnight, in 11 top lists Check
  16. 1024 +7

    Unfaithfully Yours

    1948, in 6 top lists Check
  17. 1021 +7

    La nuit fantastique

    1942 — a.k.a. Fantastic Night, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 1020 +7

    I Married a Witch

    1942, in 3 top lists Check
  19. 1017 +7

    Vesyolye rebyata

    1934 — a.k.a. Moscow Laughs, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 1010 +7

    Bu san

    2003 — a.k.a. Goodbye, Dragon Inn, in 5 top lists Check
  21. 1007 +7

    Down with Love

    2003, in 1 top list Check
  22. 1002 +7

    Tangos volés

    2001 — a.k.a. Stolen Tangos, in 1 top list Check
  23. 986 +7

    Je rentre à la maison

    2001 — a.k.a. I'm Going Home, in 4 top lists Check
  24. 973 +7

    Roozi ke zan shodam

    2000 — a.k.a. The Day I Became a Woman, in 6 top lists Check
  25. 969 +7

    Ruang talok 69

    1999 — a.k.a. 6ixtynin9, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 968 +7

    Rushmore

    1998, in 11 top lists Check
  27. 963 +7

    Kikujirô no natsu

    1999 — a.k.a. Kikujiro, in 6 top lists Check
  28. 956 +7

    West Beyrouth (À l'abri les enfants)

    1998 — a.k.a. West Beirut, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 952 +7

    Khrustalyov, mashinu!

    1998 — a.k.a. Khrustalyov, My Car!, in 6 top lists Check
  30. 947 -

    Bulworth

    1998, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 943 -

    The Second Civil War

    1997, in 1 top list Check
  32. 941 -

    Love and Death on Long Island

    1997, in 1 top list Check
  33. 937 -

    Al-massir

    1997 — a.k.a. Destiny, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 929 -

    Ma jiang

    1996 — a.k.a. Mahjong, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 928 -

    Irma Vep

    1996, in 7 top lists Check
  36. 923 -

    Underground

    1995, in 9 top lists Check
  37. 922 -

    Le fils de Gascogne

    1995 — a.k.a. The Son of Gascogne, in 1 top list Check
  38. 921 -

    Salam Cinema

    1995 — a.k.a. Hello Cinema, in 6 top lists Check
  39. 919 -

    Haut bas fragile

    1995 — a.k.a. Up, Down, Fragile, in 2 top lists Check
  40. 910 -

    Sátántangó

    1994 — a.k.a. Satantango, in 12 top lists Check
  41. 904 -

    Crumb

    1994, in 12 top lists Check
  42. 896 -

    Matinee

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  43. 894 -

    I'll Do Anything

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  44. 893 -

    Hyènes

    1992 — a.k.a. Hyenas, in 5 top lists Check
  45. 891 -

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  46. 889 -

    Calendar

    1993, in 5 top lists Check
  47. 878 -

    Careful

    1992, in 4 top lists Check
  48. 872 -

    Hangin' with the Homeboys

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  49. 871 -

    Defending Your Life

    1991, in 3 top lists Check
  50. 870 -

    La cabale des oursins

    1992, in 1 top list Check
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