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. 364 new

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  2. 365 new

    Ruggles of Red Gap

    1935, in 8 top lists Check
  3. 366 new

    The Awful Truth

    1937, in 15 top lists Check
  4. 367 new

    Make Way for Tomorrow

    1937, in 16 top lists Check
  5. 368 new

    Love Affair

    1939, in 7 top lists Check
  6. 369 new

    Going My Way

    1944, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 370 new

    The Bells of St. Mary's

    1945, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 371 new

    My Son John

    1952, in 1 top list Check
  9. 372 new

    An Affair to Remember

    1957, in 9 top lists Check
  10. 1266 new

    Six of a Kind

    1934, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Milky Way

    1936, in 0 top lists Check
  12. 1287 new

    Belle of the Nineties

    1934, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Sep 28, 2019;