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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Anatomy of a Murder
1959, in 12 top lists Check -
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Laura
1944, in 21 top lists Check -
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The Man with the Golden Arm
1955, in 8 top lists Check -
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Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950, in 3 top lists Check -
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Bunny Lake Is Missing
1965, in 1 top list Check -
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Angel Face
1952, in 5 top lists Check -
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Advise & Consent
1962, in 3 top lists Check -
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Bonjour tristesse
1958, in 3 top lists Check -
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Fallen Angel
1945, in 2 top lists Check -
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River of No Return
1954, in 1 top list Check -
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Daisy Kenyon
1947, in 2 top lists Check -
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Whirlpool
1950, in 1 top list Check -
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In Harm's Way
1965, in 0 top lists Check -
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Saint Joan
1957, in 0 top lists Check
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