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. 32 new

    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
  2. 70 new

    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

    1936, in 11 top lists Check
  3. 103 new

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    1939, in 16 top lists Check
  4. 111 new

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  5. 122 new

    The Bitter Tea of General Yen

    1932, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 284 new

    Lost Horizon

    1937, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 312 new

    The Strong Man

    1926, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 342 new

    Meet John Doe

    1941, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 345 new

    Long Pants

    1927, in 1 top list Check
  10. 493 new

    American Madness

    1932, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source