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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. 998 +5

    Young Mr. Lincoln

    1939, in 8 top lists Check
  2. 990 +4

    Yankee Doodle Dandy

    1942, in 12 top lists Check
  3. 945 +6

    Viva Zapata!

    1952, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 924 new

    12 Years a Slave

    2013, in 22 top lists Check
  5. 905 +8

    Topsy-Turvy

    1999, in 6 top lists Check
  6. 882 +11

    Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould

    1993, in 5 top lists Check
  7. 833 +8

    The Straight Story

    1999, in 10 top lists Check
  8. 829 +7

    Story of G.I. Joe

    1945 — a.k.a. War Correspondent, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 828 +7

    L'histoire d'Adèle H.

    1975 — a.k.a. The Story of Adele H, in 1 top list Check
  10. 824 +7

    Stevie

    1978, in 1 top list Check
  11. 808 +8

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  12. 806 +8

    The Sound of Music

    1965, in 25 top lists Check
  13. 796 +6

    Silkwood

    1983, in 4 top lists Check
  14. 791 +6

    Sid and Nancy

    1986, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 778 +5

    Sherman's March

    1985, in 10 top lists Check
  16. 767 +6

    28 Up

    1984, in 6 top lists Check
  17. 766 +6

    Seven Up!

    1964, in 5 top lists Check
  18. 760 +5

    Serpico

    1973, in 8 top lists Check
  19. 759 +5

    Sergeant York

    1941, in 7 top lists Check
  20. 752 +6

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  21. 716 +9

    Richard III

    1955, in 6 top lists Check
  22. 715 +9

    Reversal of Fortune

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  23. 714 +8

    Le retour de Martin Guerre

    1982 — a.k.a. The Return of Martin Guerre, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 710 +7

    Reds

    1981, in 9 top lists Check
  25. 695 +6

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  26. 690 new

    Xi meng ren sheng

    1993 — a.k.a. The Puppetmaster, in 11 top lists Check
  27. 684 +7

    The Private Life of Henry VIII

    1933, in 4 top lists Check
  28. 682 +6

    The Pride of the Yankees

    1942, in 4 top lists Check
  29. 661 +5

    The Pianist

    2002, in 21 top lists Check
  30. 655 -243

    Patton

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  31. 586 +8

    My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

    1989 — a.k.a. My Left Foot, in 7 top lists Check
  32. 584 +8

    My Dinner with Andre

    1981, in 6 top lists Check
  33. 573 +11

    Moulin Rouge

    1952, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 557 +7

    The Miracle Worker

    1962, in 6 top lists Check
  35. 522 +10

    A Man for All Seasons

    1966, in 14 top lists Check
  36. 519 +11

    Malcolm X

    1992, in 7 top lists Check
  37. 511 +11

    Lust for Life

    1956, in 3 top lists Check
  38. 491 new

    The Long Day Closes

    1992, in 9 top lists Check
  39. 487 +11

    Lola Montès

    1955, in 12 top lists Check
  40. 474 +8

    The Life of Emile Zola

    1937, in 7 top lists Check
  41. 464 +9

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  42. 456 +8

    The Last Emperor

    1987, in 14 top lists Check
  43. 441 +7

    The King and I

    1956, in 5 top lists Check
  44. 420 new

    The Jackie Robinson Story

    1950, in 1 top list Check
  45. 413 +14

    The Insider

    1999, in 5 top lists Check
  46. 400 +15

    I Want to Live!

    1958, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 387 +14

    Hôtel Terminus

    1988, in 6 top lists Check
  48. 373 +12

    The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth...

    1944 — a.k.a. Henry V, in 12 top lists Check
  49. 340 +10

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  50. 305 +11

    Funny Girl

    1968, in 7 top lists Check
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