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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. 928 +8

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  2. 330 +12

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  3. 940 +6

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  4. 464 +9

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  5. 821 +6

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  6. 140 +9

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  7. 153 +13

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  8. 687 +7

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  9. 812 +7

    Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi

    2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check
  10. 689 +7

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  11. 979 +3

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
  12. 37 +6

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  13. 158 +12

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  14. 230 +16

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  15. 233 +7

    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  16. 797 +6

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  17. 880 +11

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  18. 95 new

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  19. 79 +8

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  20. 547 new

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  21. 765 +6

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  22. 793 +6

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  23. 846 new

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  24. 247 +16

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  25. 512 +11

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  26. 627 +4

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  27. 752 +6

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  28. 804 +8

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  29. 847 +8

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  30. 35 +6

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  31. 314 new

    The General

    1926, in 34 top lists Check
  32. 604 +4

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  33. 695 +6

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  34. 701 +7

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  35. 860 +7

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  36. 647 new

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  37. 419 +13

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  38. 119 +8

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  39. 331 +12

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  40. 625 +4

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  41. 149 +12

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  42. 260 +13

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 31 top lists Check
  43. 336 +10

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  44. 340 +10

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  45. 703 +7

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  46. 923 +8

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  47. 13 new

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  48. 77 +8

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  49. 132 new

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  50. 409 new

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
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Last updated on Dec 31, 2019 by joachimt; source