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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15 new
Scarface
1932, in 16 top lists Check -
16 new
Trouble in Paradise
1932, in 17 top lists Check -
25 new
Touch of Evil
1958, in 30 top lists Check -
31 new
The Night of the Hunter
1955, in 35 top lists Check -
35 new
The Big Sleep
1946, in 22 top lists Check -
37 new
On the Waterfront
1954, in 32 top lists Check -
38 new
The Maltese Falcon
1941, in 27 top lists Check -
39 new
Monsieur Verdoux
1947, in 11 top lists Check -
40 new
Bonnie and Clyde
1967, in 28 top lists Check -
48 new
You Only Live Once
1937, in 7 top lists Check -
50 new
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932, in 14 top lists Check -
55 new
White Heat
1949, in 15 top lists Check -
60 new
Underworld
1927, in 9 top lists Check -
68 new
Some Like It Hot
1959, in 35 top lists Check -
80 new
Fury
1936, in 12 top lists Check -
81 new
Force of Evil
1948, in 13 top lists Check -
91 new
North by Northwest
1959, in 30 top lists Check -
98 new
The Big Heat
1953, in 18 top lists Check -
105 new
Kiss Me Deadly
1955, in 20 top lists Check -
107 new
The Docks of New York
1928, in 9 top lists Check -
112 new
The Godfather Part II
1974, in 32 top lists Check -
119 new
Little Caesar
1931, in 10 top lists Check -
124 new
The Asphalt Jungle
1950, in 15 top lists Check -
138 new
Strangers on a Train
1951, in 17 top lists Check -
142 new
The Lady from Shanghai
1947, in 9 top lists Check -
144 new
Double Indemnity
1944, in 37 top lists Check -
148 new
They Live by Night
1948, in 13 top lists Check -
156 new
The Godfather
1972, in 42 top lists Check -
165 new
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1970, in 6 top lists Check -
171 new
Laura
1944, in 21 top lists Check -
189 new
The Public Enemy
1931, in 13 top lists Check -
201 new
The Barefoot Contessa
1954, in 8 top lists Check -
202 new
Badlands
1973, in 23 top lists Check -
207 new
West Side Story
1961, in 22 top lists Check -
214 new
Pickup on South Street
1953, in 14 top lists Check -
218 new
The Long Goodbye
1973, in 15 top lists Check -
236 new
The Shanghai Gesture
1941, in 3 top lists Check -
245 new
Mickey One
1965, in 1 top list Check -
255 new
Gun Crazy
1950, in 17 top lists Check -
262 new
The Woman in the Window
1944, in 7 top lists Check -
273 new
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
1960, in 1 top list Check -
280 new
Moonrise
1948, in 4 top lists Check -
283 new
Mean Streets
1973, in 22 top lists Check -
288 new
The Killing
1956, in 15 top lists Check -
299 new
Crime Without Passion
1934, in 0 top lists Check -
300 new
Mr. Arkadin
1955 — a.k.a. Confidential Report, in 7 top lists Check -
311 new
Thieves Like Us
1974, in 3 top lists Check -
331 new
Point Blank
1967, in 15 top lists Check -
337 new
Murder by Contract
1958, in 5 top lists Check -
346 new
The Lawless
1950, in 1 top list Check
Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source