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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. 23 +7

    Der amerikanische Freund

    1977 — a.k.a. The American Friend, in 8 top lists Check
  2. 30 +7

    Anatomy of a Murder

    1959, in 12 top lists Check
  3. 39 +7

    L'argent

    1983 — a.k.a. L'Argent, in 8 top lists Check
  4. 42 +6

    The Asphalt Jungle

    1950, in 15 top lists Check
  5. 44 +7

    Atlantic City

    1980, in 14 top lists Check
  6. 53 +7

    Badlands

    1973, in 23 top lists Check
  7. 78 +8

    Beverly Hills Cop

    1984, in 7 top lists Check
  8. 80 +9

    The Big Clock

    1948, in 5 top lists Check
  9. 81 +9

    I soliti ignoti

    1958 — a.k.a. Big Deal on Madonna Street, in 9 top lists Check
  10. 82 +9

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  11. 86 +9

    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  12. 99 +7

    Blue Collar

    1978, in 4 top lists Check
  13. 100 +7

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  14. 103 +6

    Bob le flambeur

    1956 — a.k.a. Bob le Flambeur, in 13 top lists Check
  15. 104 +7

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  16. 112 +6

    Boyz n the Hood

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  17. 117 +8

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  18. 118 +8

    La mariée était en noir

    1968 — a.k.a. The Bride Wore Black, in 3 top lists Check
  19. 121 new

    Guling jie shaonian sharen shijian

    1991 — a.k.a. A Brighter Summer Day, in 19 top lists Check
  20. 125 +7

    Brother's Keeper

    1992, in 1 top list Check
  21. 129 +8

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    1969, in 21 top lists Check
  22. 136 new

    Carlos

    2010, in 5 top lists Check
  23. 144 +10

    La cérémonie

    1995 — a.k.a. La Cérémonie, in 7 top lists Check
  24. 157 +12

    L'horloger de Saint-Paul

    1974 — a.k.a. The Clockmaker of St. Paul, in 3 top lists Check
  25. 158 +12

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  26. 163 new

    Collateral

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  27. 171 new

    The Cool World

    1963, in 4 top lists Check
  28. 177 +11

    Crossfire

    1947, in 7 top lists Check
  29. 179 +12

    The Crying Game

    1992, in 11 top lists Check
  30. 199 +12

    Dead End

    1937, in 5 top lists Check
  31. 207 +13

    The Defiant Ones

    1958, in 7 top lists Check
  32. 212 new

    Detour

    1945, in 16 top lists Check
  33. 214 +11

    Dial M for Murder

    1954, in 9 top lists Check
  34. 219 +12

    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
  35. 224 +14

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  36. 228 +16

    Donnie Brasco

    1997, in 5 top lists Check
  37. 230 +16

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  38. 231 +16

    Down by Law

    1986, in 9 top lists Check
  39. 238 +16

    Drugstore Cowboy

    1989, in 7 top lists Check
  40. 249 new

    Hak se wooi

    2005 — a.k.a. Election, in 3 top lists Check
  41. 255 new

    L'enfant

    2005 — a.k.a. The Child, in 8 top lists Check
  42. 268 new

    Face/Off

    1997, in 7 top lists Check
  43. 276 +10

    Fargo

    1996, in 27 top lists Check
  44. 291 +10

    Force of Evil

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  45. 295 +11

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  46. 298 +10

    The French Connection

    1971, in 23 top lists Check
  47. 306 +11

    Fury

    1936, in 12 top lists Check
  48. 308 +12

    Gangs of New York

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  49. 311 +12

    Gaslight

    1944, in 12 top lists Check
  50. 319 +12

    Get Carter

    1971, in 11 top lists Check
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Last updated on Dec 31, 2019 by joachimt; source