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. 49 new

    The Wild Bunch

    1969, in 25 top lists Check
  2. 97 new

    Easy Rider

    1969, in 17 top lists Check
  3. 183 new

    They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

    1969, in 6 top lists Check
  4. 211 new

    Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son

    1969, in 5 top lists Check
  5. 304 new

    Alice's Restaurant

    1969, in 0 top lists Check
  6. 320 new

    Scenes from Under Childhood Section #2

    1969, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 321 new

    Scenes from Under Childhood Section #3

    1969, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 326 new

    The Rain People

    1969, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 341 new

    Midnight Cowboy

    1969, in 22 top lists Check
  10. 350 new

    The Honeymoon Killers

    1970 — a.k.a. The Lonely Hearts Killers, in 5 top lists Check
  11. 360 new

    The Arrangement

    1969, in 0 top lists Check
  12. 405 new

    Diaries Notes and Sketches

    1968, in 5 top lists Check
  13. 474 new

    The Gypsy Moths

    1969, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source