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. 1 new

    One A.M.

    1916, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 2 new

    The Pawnshop

    1916, in 3 top lists Check
  3. 3 new

    The Rink

    1916, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 4 new

    Easy Street

    1917, in 6 top lists Check
  5. 5 new

    The Cure

    1917, in 5 top lists Check
  6. 6 new

    The Immigrant

    1917, in 7 top lists Check
  7. 7 new

    The Adventurer

    1917, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 8 new

    A Dog's Life

    1918, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 9 new

    Shoulder Arms

    1918, in 5 top lists Check
  10. 10 new

    Sunnyside

    1919, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 11 new

    The Kid

    1921, in 17 top lists Check
  12. 12 new

    The Pilgrim

    1923, in 6 top lists Check
  13. 13 new

    A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

    1923, in 4 top lists Check
  14. 14 new

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 29 top lists Check
  15. 15 new

    The Circus

    1928, in 10 top lists Check
  16. 16 new

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  17. 17 new

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  18. 18 new

    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
  19. 19 new

    Monsieur Verdoux

    1947, in 11 top lists Check
  20. 20 new

    Limelight

    1952, in 12 top lists Check
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Last updated on Sep 28, 2019;