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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. 593 new

    Mistérios de Lisboa - O Filme

    2010, in 6 top lists Check
  2. 30 +7

    Anatomy of a Murder

    1959, in 12 top lists Check
  3. 1001 new

    Zodiac

    2007, in 14 top lists Check
  4. 928 +8

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  5. 578 +9

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  6. 47 +6

    L'avventura

    1960 — a.k.a. L'Avventura, in 24 top lists Check
  7. 377 +12

    Tengoku to jigoku

    1963 — a.k.a. High and Low, in 16 top lists Check
  8. 448 +9

    L.A. Confidential

    1997, in 27 top lists Check
  9. 594 new

    Mystic River

    2003, in 7 top lists Check
  10. 489 +11

    Lone Star

    1996, in 6 top lists Check
  11. 341 +10

    Gosford Park

    2001, in 6 top lists Check
  12. 149 +12

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  13. 704 +7

    Rebecca

    1940, in 23 top lists Check
  14. 23 +7

    Der amerikanische Freund

    1977 — a.k.a. The American Friend, in 8 top lists Check
  15. 940 +6

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  16. 528 new

    Maynila sa mga kuko ng liwanag

    1975 — a.k.a. Manila in the Claws of Light, in 9 top lists Check
  17. 560 +7

    Missing

    1982, in 5 top lists Check
  18. 100 +7

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  19. 153 +13

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  20. 213 +11

    Les diaboliques

    1955 — a.k.a. Diabolique, in 21 top lists Check
  21. 887 +11

    Three Days of the Condor

    1975, in 4 top lists Check
  22. 62 +8

    Barton Fink

    1991, in 8 top lists Check
  23. 5 +3

    Affliction

    1997, in 1 top list Check
  24. 86 +9

    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  25. 127 +8

    Bullitt

    1968, in 11 top lists Check
  26. 446 +8

    Klute

    1971, in 11 top lists Check
  27. 493 +11

    The Long Good Friday

    1980, in 12 top lists Check
  28. 169 +12

    The Conversation

    1974, in 23 top lists Check
  29. 144 +10

    La cérémonie

    1995 — a.k.a. La Cérémonie, in 7 top lists Check
  30. 857 +6

    Hable con ella

    2002 — a.k.a. Talk to Her, in 12 top lists Check
  31. 703 +7

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  32. 98 +7

    Blow-Up

    1966, in 20 top lists Check
  33. 715 +9

    Reversal of Fortune

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  34. 809 +8

    Spellbound

    1945, in 7 top lists Check
  35. 406 +16

    In the Heat of the Night

    1967, in 17 top lists Check
  36. 687 +7

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  37. 118 +8

    La mariée était en noir

    1968 — a.k.a. The Bride Wore Black, in 3 top lists Check
  38. 894 +9

    To Catch a Thief

    1955, in 6 top lists Check
  39. 125 +7

    Brother's Keeper

    1992, in 1 top list Check
  40. 236 +14

    Dressed to Kill

    1980, in 7 top lists Check
  41. 789 +6

    A Shot in the Dark

    1964, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 410 new

    Mou gaan dou

    2002 — a.k.a. Infernal Affairs, in 14 top lists Check
  43. 782 +6

    Shock Corridor

    1963, in 14 top lists Check
  44. 876 +11

    The Thin Blue Line

    1988, in 12 top lists Check
  45. 606 +1

    Night Moves

    1975, in 6 top lists Check
  46. 700 +7

    The Rapture

    1991, in 3 top lists Check
  47. 512 +11

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  48. 848 +8

    Suspicion

    1941, in 4 top lists Check
  49. 706 +7

    Trois couleurs: Rouge

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check
  50. 919 +7

    The Trouble with Harry

    1955, in 2 top lists Check
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