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. 230 new

    Apache

    1954, in 2 top lists Check
  2. 231 new

    Vera Cruz

    1954, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 232 new

    Kiss Me Deadly

    1955, in 20 top lists Check
  4. 233 new

    The Big Knife

    1955, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 234 new

    Attack

    1956, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 235 new

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  7. 236 new

    Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte

    1964, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 237 new

    The Flight of the Phoenix

    1965, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 238 new

    The Dirty Dozen

    1967, in 8 top lists Check
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Last updated on Sep 28, 2019;