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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. 136 new

    Carlos

    2010, in 5 top lists Check
  2. 121 new

    Guling jie shaonian sharen shijian

    1991 — a.k.a. A Brighter Summer Day, in 19 top lists Check
  3. 331 +12

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  4. 725 +8

    Rocco e i suoi fratelli

    1960 — a.k.a. Rocco and His Brothers, in 19 top lists Check
  5. 330 +12

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  6. 308 +12

    Gangs of New York

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  7. 683 +6

    Prince of the City

    1981, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 30 +7

    Anatomy of a Murder

    1959, in 12 top lists Check
  9. 1001 new

    Zodiac

    2007, in 14 top lists Check
  10. 689 +7

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  11. 964 +2

    West Side Story

    1961, in 22 top lists Check
  12. 911 +6

    Traffic

    2000, in 7 top lists Check
  13. 340 +10

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  14. 377 +12

    Tengoku to jigoku

    1963 — a.k.a. High and Low, in 16 top lists Check
  15. 636 +6

    Ossessione

    1943, in 12 top lists Check
  16. 268 new

    Face/Off

    1997, in 7 top lists Check
  17. 448 +9

    L.A. Confidential

    1997, in 27 top lists Check
  18. 594 new

    Mystic River

    2003, in 7 top lists Check
  19. 335 new

    Gomorra

    2008 — a.k.a. Gomorrah, in 8 top lists Check
  20. 158 +12

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  21. 613 +3

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  22. 405 +15

    In Cold Blood

    1967, in 8 top lists Check
  23. 685 +7

    Prizzi's Honor

    1985, in 6 top lists Check
  24. 760 +5

    Serpico

    1973, in 9 top lists Check
  25. 868 +12

    Thelma & Louise

    1991, in 13 top lists Check
  26. 896 +9

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    1962, in 18 top lists Check
  27. 23 +7

    Der amerikanische Freund

    1977 — a.k.a. The American Friend, in 8 top lists Check
  28. 429 +9

    Le juge et l'assassin

    1976 — a.k.a. The Judge and the Assassin, in 1 top list Check
  29. 668 +6

    Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco

    1980 — a.k.a. Pixote, in 7 top lists Check
  30. 228 +16

    Donnie Brasco

    1997, in 5 top lists Check
  31. 999 +6

    Z

    1969, in 17 top lists Check
  32. 567 +9

    Monsieur Verdoux

    1947, in 11 top lists Check
  33. 672 +7

    The Player

    1992, in 10 top lists Check
  34. 943 +5

    Violette Nozière

    1978 — a.k.a. Violette, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 641 new

    Out of Sight

    1998, in 7 top lists Check
  36. 676 new

    Point Break

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  37. 804 +8

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  38. 947 new

    Volver

    2006, in 6 top lists Check
  39. 100 +7

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  40. 163 new

    Collateral

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  41. 224 +14

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  42. 400 +15

    I Want to Live!

    1958, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 693 +6

    Quadrophenia

    1979, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 904 +8

    Topkapi

    1964, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 718 +9

    Du rififi chez les hommes

    1955 — a.k.a. Rififi, in 18 top lists Check
  46. 793 +6

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  47. 618 +4

    Odd Man Out

    1947, in 15 top lists Check
  48. 622 +3

    Oliver Twist

    1948, in 6 top lists Check
  49. 666 +6

    The Pink Panther

    1963, in 4 top lists Check
  50. 86 +9

    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
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Last updated on Dec 31, 2019 by joachimt; source