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. 135 new

    America America

    1963, in 7 top lists Check
  2. 145 new

    The Birds

    1963, in 18 top lists Check
  3. 152 new

    The Nutty Professor

    1963, in 11 top lists Check
  4. 161 new

    Dog Star Man: Part II

    1963, in 0 top lists Check
  5. 187 new

    Shock Corridor

    1963, in 14 top lists Check
  6. 253 new

    Hallelujah the Hills

    1963, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 297 new

    Flaming Creatures

    1963, in 9 top lists Check
  8. 400 new

    The Haunting

    1963, in 6 top lists Check
  9. 407 new

    The Cool World

    1963, in 4 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source