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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One A.M.
1916, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Pawnshop
1916, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Rink
1916, in 3 top lists Check -
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Easy Street
1917, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Cure
1917, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Immigrant
1917, in 7 top lists Check -
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The Adventurer
1917, in 4 top lists Check -
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A Dog's Life
1918, in 4 top lists Check -
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Shoulder Arms
1918, in 5 top lists Check -
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Sunnyside
1919, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Kid
1921, in 17 top lists Check -
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The Pilgrim
1923, in 6 top lists Check -
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A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
1923, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Gold Rush
1925, in 29 top lists Check -
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The Circus
1928, in 10 top lists Check -
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City Lights
1931, in 34 top lists Check -
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Modern Times
1936, in 30 top lists Check -
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The Great Dictator
1940, in 25 top lists Check -
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Monsieur Verdoux
1947, in 11 top lists Check -
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Limelight
1952, in 12 top lists Check
Last updated on Sep 28, 2019;