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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63 +8
La battaglia di Algeri
1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check -
77 +8
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946, in 30 top lists Check -
670 +7
Platoon
1986, in 21 top lists Check -
430 +9
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961, in 8 top lists Check -
654 +2
Paths of Glory
1957, in 26 top lists Check -
346 +10
The Great Dictator
1940, in 25 top lists Check -
119 +8
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957, in 32 top lists Check -
393 new
The Hurt Locker
2008, in 13 top lists Check -
20 +2
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930, in 19 top lists Check -
303 +10
Full Metal Jacket
1987, in 18 top lists Check -
206 +13
The Deer Hunter
1978, in 26 top lists Check -
218 +12
The Dirty Dozen
1967, in 8 top lists Check -
955 +2
The War Game
1966, in 12 top lists Check -
781 +6
Shoah
1985, in 18 top lists Check -
64 new
Bronenosets Potemkin
1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check -
37 +6
Apocalypse Now
1979, in 37 top lists Check -
748 +6
Saving Private Ryan
1998, in 28 top lists Check -
140 +9
Casablanca
1942, in 39 top lists Check -
647 new
El laberinto del fauno
2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check -
661 +5
The Pianist
2002, in 21 top lists Check -
6 +3
The African Queen
1951, in 11 top lists Check -
27 +6
The Americanization of Emily
1964, in 1 top list Check -
46 +6
Au revoir les enfants
1987 — a.k.a. Au Revoir les Enfants, in 13 top lists Check -
83 +10
The Big Red One
1980, in 10 top lists Check -
106 +7
Born on the Fourth of July
1989, in 6 top lists Check -
133 +8
The Caine Mutiny
1954, in 3 top lists Check -
142 +10
Cavalcade
1933, in 4 top lists Check -
805 +8
Le chagrin et la pitié
1969 — a.k.a. The Sorrow and the Pity, in 11 top lists Check -
930 +7
La ciociara
1960 — a.k.a. Two Women, in 4 top lists Check -
166 +11
Coming Home
1978, in 5 top lists Check -
258 +14
Coup de foudre
1983 — a.k.a. Entre Nous, in 2 top lists Check -
457 +8
Le dernier métro
1980 — a.k.a. The Last Metro, in 8 top lists Check -
891 +10
Die Blechtrommel
1979 — a.k.a. The Tin Drum, in 14 top lists Check -
225 +16
Doctor Zhivago
1965, in 17 top lists Check -
239 +16
Duck Soup
1933, in 24 top lists Check -
240 +16
The Duellists
1977, in 5 top lists Check -
252 +15
Empire of the Sun
1987, in 9 top lists Check -
262 +12
Europa Europa
1990 — a.k.a. Europa Europe, in 6 top lists Check -
300 +10
Friendly Persuasion
1956, in 3 top lists Check -
301 +10
From Here to Eternity
1953, in 13 top lists Check -
315 +12
Il generale Della Rovere
1959 — a.k.a. General della Rovere, in 5 top lists Check -
309 +12
Il giardino dei Finzi Contini
1970 — a.k.a. The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, in 9 top lists Check -
344 +10
La grande illusion
1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check -
354 +11
Gunga Din
1939, in 7 top lists Check -
356 +10
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944, in 7 top lists Check -
897 +9
Huo zhe
1994 — a.k.a. To Live, in 7 top lists Check -
290 +13
Jeux interdits
1952 — a.k.a. Forbidden Games, in 15 top lists Check -
434 +10
Kagemusha
1980, in 10 top lists Check -
439 +7
The Killing Fields
1984, in 12 top lists Check -
93 new
Kuroi ame
1989 — a.k.a. Black Rain, in 6 top lists Check
Last updated on Dec 31, 2019 by joachimt; source