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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Strangers on a Train
1951, in 17 top lists Check -
201 new
The River
1951, in 9 top lists Check -
319 new
The Steel Helmet
1951, in 2 top lists Check -
320 new
Fixed Bayonets!
1951, in 1 top list Check -
337 new
The Prowler
1951, in 4 top lists Check -
338 new
The Big Night
1951, in 1 top list Check -
353 new
The Tall Target
1951, in 2 top lists Check -
380 new
An American in Paris
1951, in 18 top lists Check -
405 new
On Dangerous Ground
1951, in 3 top lists Check -
435 new
A Place in the Sun
1951, in 13 top lists Check -
488 new
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
1951, in 0 top lists Check -
489 new
Distant Drums
1951, in 0 top lists Check -
496 new
Bullfighter and the Lady
1951, in 0 top lists Check -
551 new
Cause for Alarm!
1951, in 1 top list Check -
572 new
The Man in the White Suit
1951, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Red Badge of Courage
1951, in 3 top lists Check -
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The African Queen
1951, in 11 top lists Check -
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A Streetcar Named Desire
1951, in 15 top lists Check -
781 new
People Will Talk
1951, in 0 top lists Check -
804 new
Outcast of the Islands
1951, in 2 top lists Check -
830 new
Ace in the Hole
1951, in 21 top lists Check -
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Detective Story
1951, in 1 top list Check -
856 new
Teresa
1951, in 0 top lists Check -
903 new
Force of Arms
1951, in 0 top lists Check -
950 new
You're in the Navy Now
1951, in 0 top lists Check -
951 new
Rawhide
1951, in 1 top list Check -
952 new
Fourteen Hours
1951, in 2 top lists Check -
953 new
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
1951 — a.k.a. Rommel, Desert Fox, in 1 top list Check -
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Cry, the Beloved Country
1951 — a.k.a. African Fury, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Mating Season
1951, in 0 top lists Check -
1014 new
Show Boat
1951, in 0 top lists Check -
1092 new
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
1951, in 2 top lists Check -
1115 new
Kind Lady
1951, in 0 top lists Check -
1116 new
The People Against O'Hara
1951, in 1 top list Check -
1127 new
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951, in 12 top lists Check -
1159 new
The Thing from Another World
1951, in 7 top lists Check -
1160 new
Cry Danger
1951, in 1 top list Check -
1310 new
Only the Valiant
1951, in 0 top lists Check -
1311 new
Come Fill the Cup
1951, in 0 top lists Check -
1334 new
Storm Warning
1951, in 1 top list Check -
1352 new
Take Care of My Little Girl
1951, in 0 top lists Check -
1363 new
Five
1951, in 0 top lists Check
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