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This list is drawn from "The New York Times Book of Movies: The Essential 1,000 Films to See", published in 2019. It contains a selection of 1000 reviews that have been printed in The New York Times. The majority of movies in this book are among the "10 Best Films" chosen by New York Times critics at the end of each year.

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  1. 923 +8

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  2. 924 new

    12 Years a Slave

    2013, in 22 top lists Check
  3. 928 +8

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  4. 929 new

    2046

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  5. 767 +6

    28 Up

    1984, in 5 top lists Check
  6. 881 +11

    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 16 top lists Check
  7. 296 new

    4 luni, 3 saptamâni si 2 zile

    2007 — a.k.a. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, in 13 top lists Check
  8. 294 new

    The 40 Year Old Virgin

    2005 — a.k.a. The 40-Year-Old Virgin, in 5 top lists Check
  9. 293 new

    42nd Street

    1933, in 12 top lists Check
  10. 247 +16

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  11. 9 +4

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    2001, in 11 top lists Check
  12. 2 +2

    Adam's Rib

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 3 +2

    Adaptation.

    2002, in 11 top lists Check
  14. 4 +3

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  15. 831 +7

    Une affaire de femmes

    1988 — a.k.a. Story of Women, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 5 +3

    Affliction

    1997, in 1 top list Check
  17. 6 +3

    The African Queen

    1951, in 11 top lists Check
  18. 8 +4

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  19. 946 new

    Ai qing wan sui

    1994 — a.k.a. Vive L'Amour, in 9 top lists Check
  20. 10 +4

    Airplane!

    1980, in 14 top lists Check
  21. 11 +5

    Aleksandr Nevskiy

    1938 — a.k.a. Alexander Nevsky, in 10 top lists Check
  22. 12 +5

    Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

    1974, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 13 new

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  24. 14 +5

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  25. 15 +5

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  26. 20 +2

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1930, in 19 top lists Check
  27. 17 +6

    All That Heaven Allows

    1955, in 11 top lists Check
  28. 18 +6

    All the King's Men

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  29. 19 +6

    All the President's Men

    1976, in 21 top lists Check
  30. 508 +11

    Les amants

    1958 — a.k.a. The Lovers, in 7 top lists Check
  31. 21 +6

    Amarcord

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  32. 22 +7

    America America

    1963, in 7 top lists Check
  33. 24 +7

    American Graffiti

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  34. 26 +6

    An American in Paris

    1951, in 18 top lists Check
  35. 25 +9

    American Movie

    1999, in 5 top lists Check
  36. 27 +6

    The Americanization of Emily

    1964, in 1 top list Check
  37. 23 +7

    Der amerikanische Freund

    1977 — a.k.a. The American Friend, in 8 top lists Check
  38. 28 +7

    Amores perros

    2000, in 17 top lists Check
  39. 29 new

    Amour

    2012, in 15 top lists Check
  40. 30 +7

    Anatomy of a Murder

    1959, in 12 top lists Check
  41. 32 new

    Andrey Rublyov

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check
  42. 33 +5

    The Angry Silence

    1960, in 1 top list Check
  43. 34 +6

    Anna Christie

    1930, in 3 top lists Check
  44. 35 +6

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  45. 267 +12

    Ansikte mot ansikte

    1976 — a.k.a. Face to Face, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 36 +6

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  47. 37 +6

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 38 top lists Check
  48. 38 +7

    The Apostle

    1997, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 986 +4

    Apur Sansar

    1959 — a.k.a. The World of Apu, in 20 top lists Check
  50. 221 +14

    Ashani Sanket

    1973 — a.k.a. Distant Thunder, in 6 top lists Check
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Last updated on Dec 31, 2019 by joachimt; source