Peter Rainer's 129 'Best' Films: Rich, Risky and Enduring
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Peter Rainer, past president of the National Society of Film Critics and a former Los Angeles Times movie critic, reviews for KPCC's "Film Week" and KCET's "Life and Times."
note: from #130 and so on are "Some missing classics"
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The Big Sleep
1946, in 22 top lists Check -
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Blue Velvet
1986, in 27 top lists Check -
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Bonnie and Clyde
1967, in 28 top lists Check -
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À bout de souffle
1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check -
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Dog Day Afternoon
1975, in 23 top lists Check -
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Double Indemnity
1944, in 37 top lists Check -
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The Godfather
1972, in 42 top lists Check -
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The Godfather Part II
1974, in 32 top lists Check -
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Krótki film o zabijaniu
1988 — a.k.a. A Short Film About Killing, in 12 top lists Check -
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The Long Good Friday
1980, in 12 top lists Check -
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Los olvidados
1950 — a.k.a. The Young and the Damned, in 25 top lists Check -
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M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check -
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The Maltese Falcon
1941, in 26 top lists Check -
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Mean Streets
1973, in 22 top lists Check -
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Monsieur Verdoux
1947, in 11 top lists Check -
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The Night of the Hunter
1955, in 34 top lists Check -
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North by Northwest
1959, in 30 top lists Check -
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On the Waterfront
1954, in 32 top lists Check -
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Pretty Poison
1968, in 0 top lists Check -
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Some Like It Hot
1959, in 35 top lists Check -
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Strangers on a Train
1951, in 17 top lists Check -
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Taxi Driver
1976, in 34 top lists Check -
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To Kill a Mockingbird
1962, in 18 top lists Check
Last updated on Jan 19, 2012; source