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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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...
1964, in 37 top lists Check -
1158 new
The Graduate
1967, in 29 top lists Check -
514 new
Singin' in the Rain
1952, in 37 top lists Check -
834 new
Some Like It Hot
1959, in 35 top lists Check -
312 new
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961, in 9 top lists Check -
17 new
Modern Times
1936, in 30 top lists Check -
18 new
The Great Dictator
1940, in 25 top lists Check -
835 new
The Apartment
1960, in 28 top lists Check -
16 new
City Lights
1931, in 34 top lists Check -
850 new
Roman Holiday
1953, in 13 top lists Check -
267 new
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939, in 15 top lists Check -
11 new
The Kid
1921, in 17 top lists Check -
14 new
The Gold Rush
1925, in 29 top lists Check -
1088 new
A Hard Day's Night
1964, in 18 top lists Check -
263 new
It Happened One Night
1934, in 29 top lists Check -
364 new
Duck Soup
1933, in 24 top lists Check -
132 new
The General
1926, in 33 top lists Check -
283 new
The Philadelphia Story
1940, in 22 top lists Check -
82 new
His Girl Friday
1940, in 21 top lists Check -
98 new
The 39 Steps
1935, in 16 top lists Check -
80 new
Bringing Up Baby
1938, in 23 top lists Check -
313 new
The Pink Panther
1963, in 4 top lists Check -
129 new
Sherlock Jr.
1924, in 24 top lists Check -
1272 new
The Nutty Professor
1963, in 11 top lists Check -
101 new
The Lady Vanishes
1938, in 15 top lists Check -
90 new
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953, in 11 top lists Check -
522 new
Charade
1963, in 5 top lists Check -
1285 new
A Night at the Opera
1935, in 17 top lists Check -
196 new
La règle du jeu
1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check -
445 new
Sullivan's Travels
1941, in 24 top lists Check -
374 new
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944, in 15 top lists Check -
516 new
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954, in 8 top lists Check -
831 new
Stalag 17
1953, in 7 top lists Check -
167 new
To Be or Not to Be
1942, in 24 top lists Check -
1380 new
The Thin Man
1934, in 14 top lists Check -
669 new
El ángel exterminador
1962 — a.k.a. The Exterminating Angel, in 19 top lists Check -
518 new
Funny Face
1957, in 6 top lists Check -
166 new
The Shop Around the Corner
1940, in 14 top lists Check -
444 new
The Lady Eve
1941, in 20 top lists Check -
84 new
To Have and Have Not
1944, in 16 top lists Check -
1276 new
Safety Last!
1923, in 16 top lists Check -
134 new
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
1928, in 13 top lists Check -
333 new
My Man Godfrey
1936, in 12 top lists Check -
264 new
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936, in 11 top lists Check -
15 new
The Circus
1928, in 11 top lists Check -
49 new
The Quiet Man
1952, in 15 top lists Check -
116 new
The Trouble with Harry
1955, in 2 top lists Check -
785 new
Guys and Dolls
1955, in 7 top lists Check -
165 new
Ninotchka
1939, in 20 top lists Check -
286 new
Adam's Rib
1949, in 8 top lists Check
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