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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. 261 new

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
  2. 294 new

    The 40 Year Old Virgin

    2005 — a.k.a. The 40-Year-Old Virgin, in 5 top lists Check
  3. 336 +10

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  4. 124 new

    Brokeback Mountain

    2005, in 21 top lists Check
  5. 35 +6

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  6. 352 +11

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  7. 140 +9

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  8. 425 +11

    Jerry Maguire

    1996, in 8 top lists Check
  9. 342 +10

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  10. 161 +12

    Clueless

    1995, in 8 top lists Check
  11. 940 +6

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  12. 797 +6

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  13. 324 +11

    Gigi

    1958, in 11 top lists Check
  14. 459 +9

    Ultimo tango a Parigi

    1972 — a.k.a. Last Tango in Paris, in 19 top lists Check
  15. 969 +2

    When Harry Met Sally...

    1989, in 16 top lists Check
  16. 117 +8

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  17. 122 +8

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938, in 23 top lists Check
  18. 662 +5

    The Piano

    1993, in 14 top lists Check
  19. 409 new

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  20. 488 +11

    Lolita

    1962, in 11 top lists Check
  21. 901 +8

    Tootsie

    1982, in 17 top lists Check
  22. 279 +11

    Fatal Attraction

    1987, in 11 top lists Check
  23. 467 +8

    Leaving Las Vegas

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
  24. 570 +9

    Moonstruck

    1987, in 10 top lists Check
  25. 847 +8

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  26. 625 +4

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  27. 225 +16

    Doctor Zhivago

    1965, in 17 top lists Check
  28. 540 +11

    Mean Streets

    1973, in 22 top lists Check
  29. 736 +7

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  30. 978 +2

    Der Himmel über Berlin

    1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check
  31. 26 +6

    An American in Paris

    1951, in 18 top lists Check
  32. 590 +8

    My Own Private Idaho

    1991, in 10 top lists Check
  33. 775 +6

    Shane

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  34. 6 +3

    The African Queen

    1951, in 11 top lists Check
  35. 179 +12

    The Crying Game

    1992, in 11 top lists Check
  36. 116 +8

    Breaking the Waves

    1996, in 14 top lists Check
  37. 131 +9

    Cabaret

    1972, in 24 top lists Check
  38. 431 +10

    Jules et Jim

    1962 — a.k.a. Jules and Jim, in 21 top lists Check
  39. 977 +1

    Smultronstället

    1957 — a.k.a. Wild Strawberries, in 23 top lists Check
  40. 29 new

    Amour

    2012, in 15 top lists Check
  41. 660 +5

    The Philadelphia Story

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  42. 36 +6

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  43. 70 new

    Before Midnight

    2013, in 6 top lists Check
  44. 382 +15

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 21 top lists Check
  45. 694 +6

    The Quiet Man

    1952, in 15 top lists Check
  46. 846 new

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  47. 614 +4

    Notorious

    1946, in 24 top lists Check
  48. 195 +12

    Days of Heaven

    1978, in 19 top lists Check
  49. 934 new

    Les parapluies de Cherbourg

    1964 — a.k.a. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, in 18 top lists Check
  50. 929 new

    2046

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
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