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 Curse of the Cat People

    1944, in 1 top list Check
  2. 1125 new

    The Body Snatcher

    1945, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 1126 new

    The Set-Up

    1949, in 10 top lists Check
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    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    1951, in 12 top lists Check
  5. 1128 new

    Executive Suite

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  6. 1129 new

    Somebody Up There Likes Me

    1956, in 3 top lists Check
  7. 1130 new

    I Want to Live!

    1958, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 1131 new

    Odds Against Tomorrow

    1959, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 1132 new

    West Side Story

    1961, in 22 top lists Check
  10. 1133 new

    The Sound of Music

    1965, in 25 top lists Check
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Last updated on Sep 28, 2019;