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 Strong Man
1926, in 4 top lists Check -
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Long Pants
1927, in 1 top list Check -
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Platinum Blonde
1931, in 1 top list Check -
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American Madness
1932, in 1 top list Check -
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The Bitter Tea of General Yen
1932, in 3 top lists Check -
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Lady for a Day
1933, in 2 top lists Check -
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It Happened One Night
1934, in 29 top lists Check -
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936, in 11 top lists Check -
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Lost Horizon
1937, in 6 top lists Check -
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You Can't Take It with You
1938, in 8 top lists Check -
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939, in 16 top lists Check -
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Meet John Doe
1941, in 3 top lists Check -
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It's a Wonderful Life
1946, in 33 top lists Check -
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State of the Union
1948 — a.k.a. The World and His Wife, in 1 top list Check -
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Pocketful of Miracles
1961, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on Sep 28, 2019;