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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. 320 -

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  2. 206 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  3. 769 -

    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  4. 578 -

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  5. 58 -

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  6. 454 -

    Peeping Tom

    1960, in 20 top lists Check
  7. 469 -

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  8. 443 -

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  9. 424 -

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  10. 279 -

    Rope

    1948, in 10 top lists Check
  11. 367 -

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  12. 746 -

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  13. 734 -

    The Shining

    1980, in 28 top lists Check
  14. 517 -

    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
  15. 891 -

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  16. 453 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  17. 232 -

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  18. 515 -

    A Hard Day's Night

    1964, in 18 top lists Check
  19. 270 -

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  20. 59 -

    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
  21. 35 -

    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
  22. 23 -

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  23. 207 -

    Dumbo

    1941, in 9 top lists Check
  24. 1007 +7

    Down with Love

    2003, in 1 top list Check
  25. 813 -

    The Last Emperor

    1987, in 14 top lists Check
  26. 1008 +7

    Elephant

    2003, in 10 top lists Check
  27. 200 -

    Pinocchio

    1940, in 16 top lists Check
  28. 302 -

    Cinderella

    1950, in 6 top lists Check
  29. 315 -

    Alice in Wonderland

    1951, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 679 -

    11 x 14

    1977, in 1 top list Check
  31. 574 -

    Le 17e parallèle: La guerre du peuple

    1968 — a.k.a. 17th Parallel: Vietnam in War, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 717 -

    1941

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  33. 544 -

    2 ou 3 choses que je sais d'elle

    1967 — a.k.a. Two or Three Things I Know About Her, in 10 top lists Check
  34. 1004 +7

    25th Hour

    2002, in 7 top lists Check
  35. 168 -

    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 16 top lists Check
  36. 349 -

    The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

    1953, in 4 top lists Check
  37. 75 -

    7th Heaven

    1927, in 11 top lists Check
  38. 501 -

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  39. 355 -

    99 River Street

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  40. 984 +7

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    2001, in 11 top lists Check
  41. 478 -

    Accattone

    1961, in 8 top lists Check
  42. 314 -

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
  43. 610 -

    The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes

    1971, in 9 top lists Check
  44. 283 -

    Adam's Rib

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  45. 499 -

    Adieu Philippine

    1962, in 5 top lists Check
  46. 836 -

    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 361 -

    The Adventures of Hajji Baba

    1954, in 2 top lists Check
  48. 753 -

    Adynata

    1983, in 1 top list Check
  49. 162 -

    Aerograd

    1935 — a.k.a. Frontier, in 3 top lists Check
  50. 414 -

    An Affair to Remember

    1957, in 9 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 27, 2016 by joachimt; source