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. 52 new

    Paths of Glory

    1957, in 26 top lists Check
  3. 53 new

    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  4. 246 new

    Lolita

    1962, in 11 top lists Check
  5. 288 new

    The Killing

    1956, in 15 top lists Check
  6. 358 new

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  7. 486 new

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source