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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City Lights
1931, in 34 top lists Check -
22 new
Tabu: A Story of the South Seas
1931, in 11 top lists Check -
27 new
Arrowsmith
1931, in 1 top list Check -
73 new
The Struggle
1931, in 1 top list Check -
140 new
M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check -
159 new
The Smiling Lieutenant
1931, in 4 top lists Check -
189 new
La chienne
1931 — a.k.a. La Chienne, in 10 top lists Check -
214 new
Dishonored
1931, in 4 top lists Check -
215 new
An American Tragedy
1931, in 0 top lists Check -
245 new
Bad Girl
1931, in 1 top list Check -
259 new
Platinum Blonde
1931, in 1 top list Check -
273 new
Tarnished Lady
1931, in 0 top lists Check -
456 new
Street Scene
1931, in 1 top list Check -
457 new
The Champ
1931, in 3 top lists Check -
614 new
Strictly Dishonorable
1931, in 0 top lists Check -
652 new
Corsair
1931, in 0 top lists Check -
685 new
Le million
1931 — a.k.a. Le Million, in 8 top lists Check -
686 new
À nous la liberté
1931 — a.k.a. À Nous la Liberté, in 6 top lists Check -
707 new
Die 3 Groschen-Oper
1931 — a.k.a. The 3 Penny Opera, in 8 top lists Check -
708 new
Kameradschaft
1931 — a.k.a. Comradeship, in 4 top lists Check -
771 new
City Streets
1931, in 3 top lists Check -
772 new
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931, in 7 top lists Check -
790 new
The Front Page
1931, in 3 top lists Check -
808 new
The Public Enemy
1931, in 13 top lists Check -
839 new
A House Divided
1931, in 0 top lists Check -
971 new
Marius
1931, in 7 top lists Check -
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Little Caesar
1931, in 10 top lists Check -
993 new
Five Star Final
1931, in 1 top list Check -
1039 new
Waterloo Bridge
1931, in 1 top list Check -
1040 new
Frankenstein
1931, in 18 top lists Check -
1196 new
Dracula
1931, in 11 top lists Check -
1208 new
The Guardsman
1931, in 0 top lists Check -
1209 new
Private Lives
1931, in 0 top lists Check -
1214 new
Transatlantic
1931, in 0 top lists Check -
1230 new
Over the Hill
1931, in 0 top lists Check -
1283 new
Monkey Business
1931, in 1 top list Check -
1376 new
Trader Horn
1931, in 1 top list Check
Last updated on Sep 28, 2019;