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. 64 new

    The Great Train Robbery

    1903, in 11 top lists Check
  2. 73 new

    Meshes of the Afternoon

    1943, in 10 top lists Check
  3. 85 new

    Scorpio Rising

    1963, in 9 top lists Check
  4. 116 new

    The River

    1938, in 4 top lists Check
  5. 159 new

    Prelude: Dog Star Man

    1962, in 0 top lists Check
  6. 160 new

    Dog Star Man: Part I

    1962, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 161 new

    Dog Star Man: Part II

    1963, in 0 top lists Check
  8. 162 new

    Dog Star Man: Part III

    1964, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 163 new

    Dog Star Man: Part IV

    1964, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 225 new

    Fireworks

    1947, in 5 top lists Check
  11. 259 new

    A Corner in Wheat

    1909, in 8 top lists Check
  12. 261 new

    Anticipation of the Night

    1958, in 4 top lists Check
  13. 298 new

    Easy Street

    1917, in 6 top lists Check
  14. 302 new

    Big Business

    1929, in 5 top lists Check
  15. 319 new

    Scenes from Under Childhood Section #1

    1969, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 320 new

    Scenes from Under Childhood Section #2

    1969, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 321 new

    Scenes from Under Childhood Section #3

    1969, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 322 new

    Scenes from Under Childhood Section #4

    1970, in 3 top lists Check
  19. 324 new

    Rose Hobart

    1936, in 6 top lists Check
  20. 371 new

    Song 1

    1964, in 1 top list Check
  21. 384 new

    The Musketeers of Pig Alley

    1912, in 8 top lists Check
  22. 396 new

    The Immigrant

    1917, in 7 top lists Check
  23. 414 new

    Castro Street

    1966, in 3 top lists Check
  24. 421 new

    San Pietro

    1945, in 4 top lists Check
  25. 454 new

    The Painted Lady

    1912, in 1 top list Check
  26. 457 new

    A Movie

    1958, in 5 top lists Check
  27. 458 new

    Mother's Day

    1948, in 1 top list Check
  28. 465 new

    Life of an American Fireman

    1903, in 4 top lists Check
  29. 487 new

    The City

    1939, in 2 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source