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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    Johnny O'Clock

    1947, in 1 top list Check
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    Body and Soul

    1947, in 6 top lists Check
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    All the King's Men

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
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    The Hustler

    1961, in 15 top lists Check
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    Lilith

    1964, in 3 top lists Check
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Last updated on Sep 28, 2019;