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. 17 new

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  2. 68 new

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  3. 144 new

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  4. 181 new

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  5. 305 new

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
  6. 165 new

    The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

    1970, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 359 new

    Avanti!

    1972, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 249 new

    Kiss Me, Stupid

    1964, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source