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. 283 new

    The Philadelphia Story

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  2. 291 new

    A Star Is Born

    1954, in 13 top lists Check
  3. 286 new

    Adam's Rib

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  4. 284 new

    Gaslight

    1944, in 12 top lists Check
  5. 281 new

    Holiday

    1938, in 8 top lists Check
  6. 160 new

    One Hour with You

    1932, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 280 new

    Camille

    1936, in 6 top lists Check
  8. 282 new

    The Women

    1939, in 8 top lists Check
  9. 276 new

    Dinner at Eight

    1933, in 5 top lists Check
  10. 279 new

    Sylvia Scarlett

    1935, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 292 new

    It Should Happen to You

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  12. 277 new

    Little Women

    1933, in 5 top lists Check
  13. 289 new

    Pat and Mike

    1952, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 278 new

    The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, &...

    1935 — a.k.a. David Copperfield, in 4 top lists Check
  15. 285 new

    A Double Life

    1947, in 1 top list Check
  16. 293 new

    Bhowani Junction

    1956, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 288 new

    The Marrying Kind

    1952, in 1 top list Check
  18. 294 new

    Heller in Pink Tights

    1960, in 1 top list Check
  19. 275 new

    What Price Hollywood?

    1932, in 1 top list Check
  20. 274 new

    A Bill of Divorcement

    1932, in 0 top lists Check
  21. 290 new

    The Actress

    1953, in 1 top list Check
  22. 272 new

    The Royal Family of Broadway

    1930 — a.k.a. Theatre Royal, in 0 top lists Check
  23. 287 new

    Edward, My Son

    1949, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 273 new

    Tarnished Lady

    1931, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Sep 28, 2019;