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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    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  2. 173 new

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  3. 806 new

    Wings

    1927, in 12 top lists Check
  4. 133 new

    College

    1927, in 4 top lists Check
  5. 208 new

    Underworld

    1927, in 9 top lists Check
  6. 240 new

    7th Heaven

    1927, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 299 new

    The King of Kings

    1927, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 703 new

    Die Liebe der Jeanne Ney

    1927 — a.k.a. The Love of Jeanne Ney, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 330 new

    Running Wild

    1927, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 1212 new

    White Gold

    1927, in 1 top list Check
  11. 258 new

    Long Pants

    1927, in 1 top list Check
  12. 787 new

    Two Arabian Knights

    1927, in 0 top lists Check
  13. 904 new

    A Gentleman of Paris

    1927, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 970 new

    The Private Life of Helen of Troy

    1927, in 0 top lists Check
  15. 1320 new

    The Way of All Flesh

    1927, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Sep 28, 2019;