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. 913 new

    3:10 to Yuma

    1957, in 8 top lists Check
  2. 910 new

    Dark Passage

    1947, in 5 top lists Check
  3. 911 new

    Broken Arrow

    1950, in 1 top list Check
  4. 909 new

    The Red House

    1947, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 912 new

    The Last Wagon

    1956, in 1 top list Check
  6. 914 new

    Cowboy

    1958, in 1 top list Check
  7. 915 new

    A Summer Place

    1959, in 0 top lists Check
  8. 916 new

    Youngblood Hawke

    1964, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Sep 28, 2019;