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. 462 new

    'Northwest Passage' (Book I -- Rogers' Rangers)

    1940, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 813 new

    A Star Is Born

    1937, in 5 top lists Check
  3. 1298 new

    Arsène Lupin

    1932, in 0 top lists Check
  4. 1299 new

    Red-Headed Woman

    1932, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 1300 new

    Viva Villa!

    1934, in 1 top list Check
  6. 1301 new

    A Tale of Two Cities

    1935, in 3 top lists Check
  7. 1302 new

    Libeled Lady

    1936, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 1303 new

    A Yank at Oxford

    1938, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Sep 28, 2019;