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. 1093 new

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  2. 1094 new

    That Kind of Woman

    1959, in 0 top lists Check
  3. 1095 new

    Vu du pont

    1962 — a.k.a. A View from the Bridge, in 0 top lists Check
  4. 1096 new

    Long Day's Journey Into Night

    1962, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 1097 new

    The Pawnbroker

    1964, in 5 top lists Check
  6. 1098 new

    The Hill

    1965, in 1 top list Check
  7. 1099 new

    The Group

    1966, in 1 top list Check
  8. 1100 new

    Bye Bye Braverman

    1968, in 0 top lists Check
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