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. 47 new

    Wagon Master

    1950, in 6 top lists Check
  2. 48 new

    Rio Grande

    1950, in 4 top lists Check
  3. 110 new

    Stage Fright

    1950, in 1 top list Check
  4. 183 new

    La ronde

    1950 — a.k.a. La Ronde, in 8 top lists Check
  5. 336 new

    The Lawless

    1950, in 1 top list Check
  6. 351 new

    Devil's Doorway

    1950, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 352 new

    Winchester '73

    1950, in 7 top lists Check
  8. 393 new

    Where the Sidewalk Ends

    1950, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 404 new

    In a Lonely Place

    1950, in 19 top lists Check
  10. 568 new

    Gun Crazy

    1950, in 17 top lists Check
  11. 653 new

    Cronaca di un amore

    1950 — a.k.a. Story of a Love Affair, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 664 new

    Los olvidados

    1950 — a.k.a. The Young and the Damned, in 25 top lists Check
  13. 718 new

    Francesco, giullare di Dio

    1950 — a.k.a. The Flowers of St. Francis, in 10 top lists Check
  14. 743 new

    The Asphalt Jungle

    1950, in 15 top lists Check
  15. 751 new

    Panic in the Streets

    1950, in 5 top lists Check
  16. 779 new

    No Way Out

    1950, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 780 new

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  18. 829 new

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  19. 855 new

    The Men

    1950, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 879 new

    Caged

    1950, in 3 top lists Check
  21. 902 new

    The Breaking Point

    1950, in 3 top lists Check
  22. 911 new

    Broken Arrow

    1950, in 1 top list Check
  23. 928 new

    Mister 880

    1950, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 1013 new

    Annie Get Your Gun

    1950, in 1 top list Check
  25. 1031 new

    Summer Stock

    1950, in 0 top lists Check
  26. 1062 new

    Night and the City

    1950, in 12 top lists Check
  27. 1114 new

    Mystery Street

    1950 — a.k.a. Murder at Harvard, in 1 top list Check
  28. 1241 new

    The Gunfighter

    1950, in 8 top lists Check
  29. 1309 new

    Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

    1950, in 1 top list Check
  30. 1353 new

    711 Ocean Drive

    1950, in 1 top list Check
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