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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  1. 14 -

    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  2. 16 -

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  3. 25 -

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  4. 68 -

    L'avventura

    1960 — a.k.a. L'Avventura, in 24 top lists Check
  5. 73 -

    The Long Good Friday

    1980, in 12 top lists Check
  6. 75 -

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  7. 99 -

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  8. 113 -

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  9. 123 -

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
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Last updated on Jan 19, 2012; source