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. 374 new

    Rosemary's Baby

    1968, in 21 top lists Check
  3. 134 new

    Faces

    1968, in 11 top lists Check
  4. 334 new

    The Party

    1968, in 4 top lists Check
  5. 472 new

    High School

    1968, in 4 top lists Check
  6. 349 new

    In the Year of the Pig

    1968, in 4 top lists Check
  7. 364 new

    Petulia

    1968, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 451 new

    Pretty Poison

    1968, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 447 new

    Rachel, Rachel

    1968, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source