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. 98 new

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  2. 80 new

    Fury

    1936, in 12 top lists Check
  3. 323 new

    Scarlet Street

    1945, in 10 top lists Check
  4. 262 new

    The Woman in the Window

    1944, in 8 top lists Check
  5. 48 new

    You Only Live Once

    1937, in 7 top lists Check
  6. 191 new

    Moonfleet

    1955, in 4 top lists Check
  7. 464 new

    Man Hunt

    1941, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 461 new

    Ministry of Fear

    1944, in 3 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source