The Best Films According to Andrew Sarris's The American Cinema

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In Andrew Sarris's The American Cinema, every director in the book has their full filmography listed, and Sarris italicizes the best films of each director. Here is the full collection of every film italicized in the book (with the exception of Out of the Past, which remains unitalicized likely as an error as he calls it Jacques Torneur's masterpiece).

The book has multiple sections, with who Sarris viewed as the pantheon directors at the top, and slowly dwindling in quality as the list goes down. However, there is merit to be found towards the bottom, as he lists a series of oddities, one-shots, and, at the time, newcomers, as well as subjects for further research.

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  1. 1093 new

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  2. 947 new

    13 Rue Madeleine

    1947, in 0 top lists Check
  3. 883 new

    20,000 Years in Sing Sing

    1932, in 0 top lists Check
  4. 913 new

    3:10 to Yuma

    1957, in 7 top lists Check
  5. 98 new

    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 16 top lists Check
  6. 559 new

    5 Against the House

    1955, in 1 top list Check
  7. 782 new

    5 Fingers

    1952, in 1 top list Check
  8. 499 new

    7 Men from Now

    1956, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 61 new

    7 Women

    1965, in 3 top lists Check
  10. 1353 new

    711 Ocean Drive

    1950, in 1 top list Check
  11. 240 new

    7th Heaven

    1927, in 11 top lists Check
  12. 556 new

    99 River Street

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 72 new

    Abraham Lincoln

    1930, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 346 new

    Accident

    1967, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 830 new

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
  16. 739 new

    Across the Pacific

    1942, in 0 top lists Check
  17. 854 new

    Act of Violence

    1948, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 290 new

    The Actress

    1953, in 1 top list Check
  19. 286 new

    Adam's Rib

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  20. 7 new

    The Adventurer

    1917, in 4 top lists Check
  21. 1385 new

    The Adventures of Hajji Baba

    1954, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 888 new

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  23. 400 new

    Advise & Consent

    1962, in 3 top lists Check
  24. 372 new

    An Affair to Remember

    1957, in 9 top lists Check
  25. 1384 new

    The Affairs of Dobie Gillis

    1953, in 0 top lists Check
  26. 745 new

    The African Queen

    1951, in 11 top lists Check
  27. 1381 new

    After the Thin Man

    1936, in 1 top list Check
  28. 1191 new

    Ah, Wilderness!

    1935, in 0 top lists Check
  29. 83 new

    Air Force

    1943, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 28 new

    Air Mail

    1932, in 0 top lists Check
  31. 1236 new

    Alexander's Ragtime Band

    1938, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 651 new

    Alibi

    1929, in 1 top list Check
  33. 427 new

    Alice Adams

    1935, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 780 new

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  35. 1079 new

    All Fall Down

    1962, in 0 top lists Check
  36. 418 new

    All I Desire

    1953, in 1 top list Check
  37. 789 new

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1930, in 19 top lists Check
  38. 421 new

    All That Heaven Allows

    1955, in 11 top lists Check
  39. 1108 new

    All the King's Men

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  40. 759 new

    America America

    1963, in 7 top lists Check
  41. 380 new

    An American in Paris

    1951, in 18 top lists Check
  42. 260 new

    American Madness

    1932, in 1 top list Check
  43. 215 new

    An American Tragedy

    1931, in 0 top lists Check
  44. 654 new

    Le amiche

    1955 — a.k.a. The Girlfriends, in 4 top lists Check
  45. 221 new

    Anatahan

    1953 — a.k.a. Ana-ta-han, in 4 top lists Check
  46. 399 new

    Anatomy of a Murder

    1959, in 12 top lists Check
  47. 1011 new

    Anchors Aweigh

    1945, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 688 new

    And Then There Were None

    1945, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 164 new

    Angel

    1937, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 1181 new

    Angel Baby

    1961, in 0 top lists Check
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