Royal Film Archive of Belgium's Most Important and Misappreciated American Films

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In 1977, the Royal Film Archive of Belgium sent out questionnaires to film experts from 22 countries in order to compile an extensive list of important American films. 203 people participated (116 Americans and 87 non-Americans). Each participant compiled two lists, a list of the most important films (limited to 30 titles) and a list of misappreciated films (not limited in number). The final list is sorted by number of votes (including both important and misappreciated votes).

The book lists all 2327 films that received at least 1 vote. This list includes the films that received at least 5 votes.

One of the list entries is "Songs" which includes 25 films, so I included only the first one.

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  1. 20 new

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  2. 156 new

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  3. 18 new

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  4. 26 new

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  5. 1 new

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  6. 22 new

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  7. 486 new

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  8. 144 new

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  9. 53 new

    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  10. 6 new

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  11. 125 new

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 37 top lists Check
  12. 2 new

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  13. 31 new

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 35 top lists Check
  14. 168 new

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  15. 68 new

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  16. 17 new

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  17. 23 new

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  18. 8 new

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  19. 111 new

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  20. 112 new

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  21. 37 new

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  22. 412 new

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  23. 33 new

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  24. 43 new

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  25. 210 new

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  26. 45 new

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  27. 13 new

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  28. 91 new

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  29. 25 new

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 30 top lists Check
  30. 9 new

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 29 top lists Check
  31. 223 new

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  32. 32 new

    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
  33. 181 new

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  34. 40 new

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  35. 38 new

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  36. 21 new

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  37. 52 new

    Paths of Glory

    1957, in 26 top lists Check
  38. 12 new

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  39. 66 new

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  40. 195 new

    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
  41. 90 new

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    1937, in 25 top lists Check
  42. 51 new

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    1948, in 25 top lists Check
  43. 49 new

    The Wild Bunch

    1969, in 25 top lists Check
  44. 358 new

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  45. 229 new

    Cabaret

    1972, in 24 top lists Check
  46. 28 new

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  47. 14 new

    The Grapes of Wrath

    1940, in 24 top lists Check
  48. 4 new

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    1916, in 24 top lists Check
  49. 244 new

    Notorious

    1946, in 24 top lists Check
  50. 36 new

    Sherlock Jr.

    1924, in 24 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source