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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. 360 -

    Ugetsu monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Ugetsu, in 25 top lists Check
  2. 1005 +7

    Y tu mamá también

    2001, in 15 top lists Check
  3. 278 -

    The Red Shoes

    1948, in 27 top lists Check
  4. 141 -

    Bombshell

    1933, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 310 -

    The Sound of Fury

    1950, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 960 +7

    Eyes Wide Shut

    1999, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 431 -

    Gigi

    1958, in 11 top lists Check
  8. 331 -

    Ikiru

    1952, in 25 top lists Check
  9. 138 -

    Vampyr

    1932, in 18 top lists Check
  10. 664 -

    A Woman Under the Influence

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
  11. 102 -

    Der blaue Engel

    1930 — a.k.a. The Blue Angel, in 17 top lists Check
  12. 638 -

    F for Fake

    1973, in 11 top lists Check
  13. 725 -

    The Big Red One

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  14. 375 -

    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
  15. 472 -

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  16. 192 -

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  17. 928 -

    Irma Vep

    1996, in 7 top lists Check
  18. 802 -

    Tanpopo

    1985 — a.k.a. Tampopo, in 10 top lists Check
  19. 1126 new

    Ex Machina

    2014, in 5 top lists Check
  20. 19 -

    One A.M.

    1916, in 4 top lists Check
  21. 821 -

    Bird

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 652 -

    Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

    1974, in 10 top lists Check
  23. 1004 +7

    25th Hour

    2002, in 7 top lists Check
  24. 988 +7

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  25. 246 -

    Scarlet Street

    1945, in 10 top lists Check
  26. 350 -

    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    1953, in 11 top lists Check
  27. 132 -

    The Music Box

    1932, in 9 top lists Check
  28. 737 -

    History of the World: Part I

    1981, in 1 top list Check
  29. 149 -

    Stoopnocracy

    1933, in 1 top list Check
  30. 226 -

    Red Hot Riding Hood

    1943, in 5 top lists Check
  31. 247 -

    The Three Caballeros

    1944, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 348 -

    Duck Amuck

    1953, in 11 top lists Check
  33. 309 -

    Panic in the Streets

    1950, in 5 top lists Check
  34. 170 -

    Fury

    1936, in 12 top lists Check
  35. 1044 +7

    Coffee and Cigarettes

    2003, in 1 top list Check
  36. 836 -

    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 672 -

    Night Moves

    1975, in 6 top lists Check
  38. 196 -

    Foreign Correspondent

    1940, in 6 top lists Check
  39. 123 -

    Horse Feathers

    1932, in 6 top lists Check
  40. 133 -

    The Old Dark House

    1932, in 5 top lists Check
  41. 386 -

    The Man with the Golden Arm

    1955, in 8 top lists Check
  42. 781 -

    Day of the Dead

    1985, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 2 -

    La sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. Leaving the Factory, in 10 top lists Check
  44. 1 -

    L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat

    1896 — a.k.a. The Arrival of a Train, in 13 top lists Check
  45. 828 -

    Hairspray

    1988, in 5 top lists Check
  46. 877 -

    Bram Stoker's Dracula

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  47. 1069 +7

    I'm Not There

    2007, in 2 top lists Check
  48. 639 -

    The Long Goodbye

    1973, in 15 top lists Check
  49. 711 -

    Devo: Mongoloid

    1978, in 1 top list Check
  50. 136 -

    Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse

    1933 — a.k.a. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse, in 13 top lists Check
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