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. 121 new

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  2. 151 new

    Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse

    1960 — a.k.a. The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse, in 5 top lists Check
  3. 294 new

    Heller in Pink Tights

    1960, in 1 top list Check
  4. 341 new

    The Criminal

    1960 — a.k.a. Concrete Jungle, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 386 new

    Home from the Hill

    1960, in 1 top list Check
  6. 413 new

    The Savage Innocents

    1960, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 505 new

    The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

    1960, in 1 top list Check
  8. 506 new

    Comanche Station

    1960, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 552 new

    A Terrible Beauty

    1960 — a.k.a. The Night Fighters, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 563 new

    Hell to Eternity

    1960, in 0 top lists Check
  11. 577 new

    The Rat Race

    1960, in 0 top lists Check
  12. 587 new

    Schachnovelle

    1960 — a.k.a. Brainwashed, in 0 top lists Check
  13. 656 new

    L'avventura

    1960 — a.k.a. L'Avventura, in 24 top lists Check
  14. 675 new

    Les bonnes femmes

    1960 — a.k.a. The Good Time Girls, in 5 top lists Check
  15. 698 new

    Plein soleil

    1960 — a.k.a. Purple Noon, in 10 top lists Check
  16. 727 new

    Tirez sur le pianiste

    1960 — a.k.a. Shoot the Piano Player, in 10 top lists Check
  17. 735 new

    Rocco e i suoi fratelli

    1960 — a.k.a. Rocco and His Brothers, in 19 top lists Check
  18. 757 new

    Wild River

    1960, in 6 top lists Check
  19. 835 new

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  20. 957 new

    Seven Thieves

    1960, in 0 top lists Check
  21. 958 new

    North to Alaska

    1960, in 0 top lists Check
  22. 1019 new

    Who Was That Lady?

    1960, in 0 top lists Check
  23. 1026 new

    The Last Voyage

    1960, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 1036 new

    Please Don't Eat the Daisies

    1960, in 0 top lists Check
  25. 1053 new

    Elmer Gantry

    1960, in 6 top lists Check
  26. 1064 new

    Pote tin Kyriaki

    1960 — a.k.a. Never on Sunday, in 3 top lists Check
  27. 1101 new

    Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

    1960, in 9 top lists Check
  28. 1121 new

    The Magnificent Seven

    1960, in 11 top lists Check
  29. 1169 new

    Murder, Inc.

    1960, in 0 top lists Check
  30. 1270 new

    The Bellboy

    1960, in 3 top lists Check
  31. 1340 new

    Tall Story

    1960, in 0 top lists Check
  32. 1345 new

    Midnight Lace

    1960, in 0 top lists Check
  33. 1369 new

    Strangers When We Meet

    1960, in 2 top lists Check
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