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. 347 new

    T-Men

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 348 new

    Reign of Terror

    1949 — a.k.a. The Black Book, in 1 top list Check
  3. 349 new

    Border Incident

    1949, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 350 new

    Side Street

    1950, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 351 new

    Devil's Doorway

    1950, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 352 new

    Winchester '73

    1950, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 353 new

    The Tall Target

    1951, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 354 new

    Bend of the River

    1952 — a.k.a. Where the River Bends, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 355 new

    The Naked Spur

    1953, in 10 top lists Check
  10. 356 new

    The Glenn Miller Story

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  11. 357 new

    The Far Country

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  12. 358 new

    Strategic Air Command

    1955, in 0 top lists Check
  13. 359 new

    The Man from Laramie

    1955, in 5 top lists Check
  14. 360 new

    The Last Frontier

    1955, in 0 top lists Check
  15. 361 new

    Men in War

    1957, in 4 top lists Check
  16. 362 new

    God's Little Acre

    1958, in 0 top lists Check
  17. 363 new

    Man of the West

    1958, in 8 top lists Check
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Last updated on Sep 28, 2019;