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 Black Cat

    1934, in 8 top lists Check
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    Bluebeard

    1944, in 1 top list Check
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    Detour

    1945, in 16 top lists Check
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    Ruthless

    1948, in 1 top list Check
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    Murder Is My Beat

    1955, in 1 top list Check
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    The Naked Dawn

    1955, in 2 top lists Check
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    Antinea, l'amante della città sepolta

    1961 — a.k.a. Journey Beneath the Desert, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Sep 28, 2019;