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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    The Boat

    1921, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 125 new

    Cops

    1922, in 10 top lists Check
  3. 127 new

    The Balloonatic

    1923, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 128 new

    Our Hospitality

    1923, in 13 top lists Check
  5. 129 new

    Sherlock Jr.

    1924, in 24 top lists Check
  6. 130 new

    The Navigator

    1924, in 14 top lists Check
  7. 131 new

    Battling Butler

    1926, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 132 new

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
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    College

    1927, in 4 top lists Check
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Last updated on Sep 28, 2019;