The New York Times's Book of Movies

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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. 478 +9

    Little Caesar

    1931, in 10 top lists Check
  2. 512 +11

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  3. 688 +7

    The Public Enemy

    1931, in 13 top lists Check
  4. 918 +7

    Trouble in Paradise

    1932, in 17 top lists Check
  5. 877 +11

    The Thin Man

    1934, in 14 top lists Check
  6. 306 +11

    Fury

    1936, in 12 top lists Check
  7. 199 +12

    Dead End

    1937, in 5 top lists Check
  8. 996 +5

    You Only Live Once

    1937, in 7 top lists Check
  9. 469 +8

    The Letter

    1940, in 5 top lists Check
  10. 380 +14

    High Sierra

    1941, in 8 top lists Check
  11. 520 +11

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  12. 636 +6

    Ossessione

    1943, in 12 top lists Check
  13. 230 +16

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  14. 311 +12

    Gaslight

    1944, in 12 top lists Check
  15. 462 +9

    Laura

    1944, in 21 top lists Check
  16. 212 new

    Detour

    1945, in 16 top lists Check
  17. 552 new

    Mildred Pierce

    1945, in 17 top lists Check
  18. 86 +9

    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  19. 438 +7

    The Killers

    1946, in 15 top lists Check
  20. 680 +5

    The Postman Always Rings Twice

    1946, in 9 top lists Check
  21. 177 +11

    Crossfire

    1947, in 7 top lists Check
  22. 567 +9

    Monsieur Verdoux

    1947, in 11 top lists Check
  23. 618 +4

    Odd Man Out

    1947, in 15 top lists Check
  24. 80 +9

    The Big Clock

    1948, in 5 top lists Check
  25. 291 +10

    Force of Evil

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  26. 622 +3

    Oliver Twist

    1948, in 6 top lists Check
  27. 871 +11

    They Live by Night

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  28. 440 +7

    Kind Hearts and Coronets

    1949, in 21 top lists Check
  29. 970 +2

    White Heat

    1949, in 15 top lists Check
  30. 42 +6

    The Asphalt Jungle

    1950, in 15 top lists Check
  31. 623 +3

    Los olvidados

    1950 — a.k.a. The Young and the Damned, in 25 top lists Check
  32. 701 +7

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  33. 463 +9

    The Lavender Hill Mob

    1951, in 9 top lists Check
  34. 836 +8

    Strangers on a Train

    1951, in 17 top lists Check
  35. 82 +9

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  36. 663 +5

    Pickup on South Street

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  37. 214 +11

    Dial M for Murder

    1954, in 9 top lists Check
  38. 625 +4

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  39. 718 +9

    Du rififi chez les hommes

    1955 — a.k.a. Rififi, in 18 top lists Check
  40. 604 +4

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  41. 894 +9

    To Catch a Thief

    1955, in 6 top lists Check
  42. 103 +6

    Bob le flambeur

    1956 — a.k.a. Bob le Flambeur, in 13 top lists Check
  43. 207 +13

    The Defiant Ones

    1958, in 7 top lists Check
  44. 81 +9

    I soliti ignoti

    1958 — a.k.a. Big Deal on Madonna Street, in 9 top lists Check
  45. 400 +15

    I Want to Live!

    1958, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 907 +8

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 31 top lists Check
  47. 30 +7

    Anatomy of a Murder

    1959, in 12 top lists Check
  48. 613 +3

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  49. 295 +11

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  50. 804 +8

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
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Last updated on Dec 31, 2019 by joachimt; source