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. 1 new

    One A.M.

    1916, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 2 new

    The Pawnshop

    1916, in 3 top lists Check
  3. 3 new

    The Rink

    1916, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 4 new

    Easy Street

    1917, in 6 top lists Check
  5. 5 new

    The Cure

    1917, in 5 top lists Check
  6. 6 new

    The Immigrant

    1917, in 7 top lists Check
  7. 7 new

    The Adventurer

    1917, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 8 new

    A Dog's Life

    1918, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 10 new

    Sunnyside

    1919, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 12 new

    The Pilgrim

    1923, in 6 top lists Check
  11. 124 new

    The Boat

    1921, in 4 top lists Check
  12. 125 new

    Cops

    1922, in 10 top lists Check
  13. 126 new

    The Frozen North

    1922, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 127 new

    The Balloonatic

    1923, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 194 new

    Partie de campagne

    1946 — a.k.a. A Day in the Country, in 13 top lists Check
  16. 661 new

    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
  17. 663 new

    Las Hurdes

    1933 — a.k.a. Land Without Bread, in 12 top lists Check
  18. 682 new

    Entr'acte

    1924, in 9 top lists Check
  19. 740 new

    San Pietro

    1945, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 1261 new

    The Golf Specialist

    1930, in 1 top list Check
  21. 1262 new

    The Dentist

    1932, in 1 top list Check
  22. 1264 new

    The Barber Shop

    1933, in 1 top list Check
  23. 1265 new

    The Fatal Glass of Beer

    1933, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 1267 new

    The Man on the Flying Trapeze

    1934, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Sep 28, 2019;