The A List: The National Society of Film Critics' 100 Essential Films

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"While there are plenty of encyclopedic lists of films, this compulsively readable book of 100 essays—most written expressly for this volume-flags the best of the best as chosen by a consensus of the National Society of Film Critics."

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  1. 2 -

    42nd Street

    1933, in 12 top lists Check
  2. 5 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  3. 8 -

    The Bank Dick

    1940, in 8 top lists Check
  4. 14 -

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938, in 23 top lists Check
  5. 23 -

    Dance, Girl, Dance

    1940, in 4 top lists Check
  6. 26 -

    Diner

    1982, in 7 top lists Check
  7. 27 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  8. 28 -

    La dolce vita

    1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check
  9. 30 -

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  10. 39 -

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  11. 44 -

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  12. 62 -

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  13. 63 -

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    1939, in 16 top lists Check
  14. 21 -

    Ostre sledované vlaky

    1966 — a.k.a. Closely Watched Trains, in 14 top lists Check
  15. 71 -

    The Palm Beach Story

    1942, in 14 top lists Check
  16. 84 -

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  17. 89 -

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  18. 97 -

    Top Hat

    1935, in 13 top lists Check
  19. 99 -

    Trouble in Paradise

    1932, in 17 top lists Check
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