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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It's a Wonderful Life
1946, in 33 top lists Check -
1327 new
The Wizard of Oz
1939, in 37 top lists Check -
1133 new
The Sound of Music
1965, in 25 top lists Check -
11 new
The Kid
1921, in 17 top lists Check -
374 new
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944, in 15 top lists Check -
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How Green Was My Valley
1941, in 11 top lists Check -
128 new
Our Hospitality
1923, in 13 top lists Check -
1326 new
Captains Courageous
1937, in 6 top lists Check -
1192 new
National Velvet
1944, in 4 top lists Check -
1278 new
The Freshman
1925, in 7 top lists Check -
1124 new
The Curse of the Cat People
1944, in 1 top list Check -
125 new
Cops
1922, in 10 top lists Check -
309 new
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952, in 4 top lists Check -
277 new
Little Women
1933, in 5 top lists Check -
370 new
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945, in 3 top lists Check -
457 new
The Champ
1931, in 3 top lists Check -
1279 new
Speedy
1928, in 4 top lists Check -
1193 new
The Yearling
1946, in 3 top lists Check -
434 new
I Remember Mama
1948, in 2 top lists Check -
528 new
Robin Hood
1922, in 3 top lists Check -
124 new
The Boat
1921, in 4 top lists Check -
1014 new
Show Boat
1951, in 0 top lists Check -
1 new
One A.M.
1916, in 4 top lists Check -
1275 new
Grandma's Boy
1922, in 1 top list Check -
1036 new
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1960, in 0 top lists Check -
1271 new
The Errand Boy
1961, in 0 top lists Check -
976 new
Elephant Boy
1937, in 1 top list Check -
377 new
The Island at the Top of the World
1974, in 0 top lists Check -
1330 new
The Biscuit Eater
1940 — a.k.a. God Gave Him a Dog, in 0 top lists Check
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