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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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...
1964, in 37 top lists Check -
6 new
Singin' in the Rain
1952, in 37 top lists Check -
68 new
Some Like It Hot
1959, in 35 top lists Check -
23 new
City Lights
1931, in 34 top lists Check -
8 new
The General
1926, in 33 top lists Check -
9 new
The Gold Rush
1925, in 30 top lists Check -
13 new
Modern Times
1936, in 30 top lists Check -
223 new
The Graduate
1967, in 29 top lists Check -
32 new
It Happened One Night
1934, in 29 top lists Check -
181 new
The Apartment
1960, in 28 top lists Check -
195 new
The Great Dictator
1940, in 25 top lists Check -
28 new
Duck Soup
1933, in 24 top lists Check -
36 new
Sherlock Jr.
1924, in 24 top lists Check -
29 new
Sullivan's Travels
1941, in 24 top lists Check -
41 new
To Be or Not to Be
1942, in 24 top lists Check -
63 new
Bringing Up Baby
1938, in 23 top lists Check -
194 new
His Girl Friday
1940, in 22 top lists Check -
190 new
The Philadelphia Story
1940, in 22 top lists Check -
172 new
The Lady Eve
1941, in 20 top lists Check -
92 new
Ninotchka
1939, in 20 top lists Check -
132 new
The Kid
1921, in 17 top lists Check -
130 new
A Night at the Opera
1935, in 17 top lists Check -
16 new
Trouble in Paradise
1932, in 17 top lists Check -
93 new
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944, in 16 top lists Check -
103 new
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939, in 16 top lists Check -
115 new
Safety Last!
1923, in 16 top lists Check -
99 new
To Have and Have Not
1944, in 16 top lists Check -
123 new
The Awful Truth
1937, in 15 top lists Check -
327 new
The Quiet Man
1952, in 15 top lists Check -
65 new
The Band Wagon
1953, in 14 top lists Check -
69 new
The Navigator
1924, in 14 top lists Check -
215 new
The Palm Beach Story
1942, in 14 top lists Check -
318 new
The Shop Around the Corner
1940, in 14 top lists Check -
137 new
Top Hat
1935, in 14 top lists Check -
180 new
The Cameraman
1928, in 13 top lists Check -
117 new
Our Hospitality
1923, in 13 top lists Check -
316 new
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
1928, in 13 top lists Check -
127 new
Swing Time
1936, in 13 top lists Check -
106 new
42nd Street
1933, in 12 top lists Check -
383 new
My Man Godfrey
1936, in 12 top lists Check -
129 new
Seven Chances
1925, in 12 top lists Check -
413 new
Campanadas a medianoche
1965 — a.k.a. Chimes at Midnight, in 11 top lists Check -
155 new
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933, in 11 top lists Check -
71 new
Love Me Tonight
1932, in 11 top lists Check -
39 new
Monsieur Verdoux
1947, in 11 top lists Check -
70 new
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936, in 11 top lists Check -
152 new
The Nutty Professor
1963, in 11 top lists Check -
411 new
The Circus
1928, in 10 top lists Check -
279 new
On the Town
1949, in 10 top lists Check -
79 new
Lonesome
1928, in 9 top lists Check
Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source