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. 156 new

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  2. 26 new

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  3. 1 new

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  4. 486 new

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  5. 144 new

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  6. 2 new

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  7. 168 new

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  8. 17 new

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  9. 23 new

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  10. 31 new

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  11. 111 new

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  12. 112 new

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  13. 37 new

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  14. 412 new

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  15. 33 new

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  16. 210 new

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  17. 45 new

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  18. 9 new

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
  19. 13 new

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  20. 223 new

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  21. 181 new

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  22. 40 new

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  23. 38 new

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  24. 52 new

    Paths of Glory

    1957, in 26 top lists Check
  25. 12 new

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  26. 66 new

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  27. 195 new

    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
  28. 51 new

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    1948, in 25 top lists Check
  29. 358 new

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  30. 229 new

    Cabaret

    1972, in 24 top lists Check
  31. 14 new

    The Grapes of Wrath

    1940, in 24 top lists Check
  32. 4 new

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    1916, in 24 top lists Check
  33. 244 new

    Notorious

    1946, in 24 top lists Check
  34. 29 new

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  35. 202 new

    Badlands

    1973, in 23 top lists Check
  36. 121 new

    The Conversation

    1974, in 23 top lists Check
  37. 194 new

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  38. 86 new

    Johnny Guitar

    1954, in 22 top lists Check
  39. 283 new

    Mean Streets

    1973, in 22 top lists Check
  40. 341 new

    Midnight Cowboy

    1969, in 22 top lists Check
  41. 207 new

    West Side Story

    1961, in 22 top lists Check
  42. 305 new

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
  43. 494 new

    All the President's Men

    1976, in 21 top lists Check
  44. 5 new

    The Birth of a Nation

    1915, in 21 top lists Check
  45. 3 new

    Greed

    1924, in 21 top lists Check
  46. 248 new

    The Last Picture Show

    1971, in 21 top lists Check
  47. 171 new

    Laura

    1944, in 21 top lists Check
  48. 34 new

    Nashville

    1975, in 21 top lists Check
  49. 374 new

    Rosemary's Baby

    1968, in 21 top lists Check
  50. 10 new

    The Crowd

    1928, in 20 top lists Check
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