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. 3 new

    Greed

    1924, in 21 top lists Check
  2. 18 new

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  3. 22 new

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  4. 25 new

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 31 top lists Check
  5. 43 new

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  6. 62 new

    High Noon

    1952, in 18 top lists Check
  7. 98 new

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  8. 114 new

    Shadow of a Doubt

    1943, in 15 top lists Check
  9. 115 new

    Safety Last!

    1923, in 16 top lists Check
  10. 121 new

    The Conversation

    1974, in 23 top lists Check
  11. 138 new

    Strangers on a Train

    1951, in 17 top lists Check
  12. 140 new

    Out of the Past

    1947, in 16 top lists Check
  13. 170 new

    Marnie

    1964, in 8 top lists Check
  14. 193 new

    The Manchurian Candidate

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  15. 213 new

    Reflections in a Golden Eye

    1967, in 0 top lists Check
  16. 214 new

    Pickup on South Street

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  17. 218 new

    The Long Goodbye

    1973, in 15 top lists Check
  18. 228 new

    Cat People

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
  19. 247 new

    Leave Her to Heaven

    1945, in 12 top lists Check
  20. 267 new

    Suddenly, Last Summer

    1959, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 323 new

    Scarlet Street

    1945, in 10 top lists Check
  22. 329 new

    Pursued

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 331 new

    Point Blank

    1967, in 15 top lists Check
  24. 347 new

    The Kremlin Letter

    1970, in 1 top list Check
  25. 356 new

    The Chase

    1966, in 1 top list Check
  26. 357 new

    Caught

    1949, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 368 new

    Underworld, U.S.A.

    1961 — a.k.a. Underworld U.S.A., in 3 top lists Check
  28. 378 new

    Park Row

    1952, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 380 new

    The Naked Spur

    1953, in 10 top lists Check
  30. 381 new

    The Naked Prey

    1965, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 399 new

    He Who Gets Slapped

    1924, in 8 top lists Check
  32. 412 new

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  33. 432 new

    Vanishing Point

    1971, in 5 top lists Check
  34. 449 new

    The Prowler

    1951, in 4 top lists Check
  35. 464 new

    Man Hunt

    1941, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 481 new

    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
  37. 482 new

    Deliverance

    1972, in 15 top lists Check
  38. 483 new

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    1951, in 12 top lists Check
  39. 496 new

    Advise & Consent

    1962, in 3 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source