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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. 330 +12

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  2. 689 +7

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  3. 158 +12

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  4. 230 +16

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  5. 793 +6

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  6. 512 +11

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  7. 804 +8

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  8. 604 +4

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  9. 701 +7

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  10. 860 +7

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  11. 331 +12

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  12. 625 +4

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  13. 340 +10

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  14. 613 +3

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  15. 907 +8

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 30 top lists Check
  16. 117 +8

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  17. 104 +7

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  18. 100 +7

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  19. 448 +9

    L.A. Confidential

    1997, in 27 top lists Check
  20. 276 +10

    Fargo

    1996, in 26 top lists Check
  21. 520 +11

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 26 top lists Check
  22. 295 +11

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  23. 713 +8

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  24. 224 +14

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  25. 623 +3

    Los olvidados

    1950 — a.k.a. The Young and the Damned, in 25 top lists Check
  26. 53 +7

    Badlands

    1973, in 23 top lists Check
  27. 298 +10

    The French Connection

    1971, in 23 top lists Check
  28. 86 +9

    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  29. 540 +11

    Mean Streets

    1973, in 22 top lists Check
  30. 964 +2

    West Side Story

    1961, in 22 top lists Check
  31. 129 +8

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    1969, in 21 top lists Check
  32. 440 +7

    Kind Hearts and Coronets

    1949, in 21 top lists Check
  33. 462 +9

    Laura

    1944, in 21 top lists Check
  34. 121 new

    Guling jie shaonian sharen shijian

    1991 — a.k.a. A Brighter Summer Day, in 19 top lists Check
  35. 725 +8

    Rocco e i suoi fratelli

    1960 — a.k.a. Rocco and His Brothers, in 19 top lists Check
  36. 82 +9

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  37. 718 +9

    Du rififi chez les hommes

    1955 — a.k.a. Rififi, in 18 top lists Check
  38. 896 +9

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    1962, in 18 top lists Check
  39. 219 +12

    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
  40. 406 +16

    In the Heat of the Night

    1967, in 17 top lists Check
  41. 552 new

    Mildred Pierce

    1945, in 17 top lists Check
  42. 836 +8

    Strangers on a Train

    1951, in 17 top lists Check
  43. 918 +7

    Trouble in Paradise

    1932, in 17 top lists Check
  44. 999 +6

    Z

    1969, in 17 top lists Check
  45. 212 new

    Detour

    1945, in 16 top lists Check
  46. 436 new

    Dip huet seung hung

    1989 — a.k.a. The Killer, in 16 top lists Check
  47. 377 +12

    Tengoku to jigoku

    1963 — a.k.a. High and Low, in 16 top lists Check
  48. 972 +1

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    1988, in 16 top lists Check
  49. 42 +6

    The Asphalt Jungle

    1950, in 15 top lists Check
  50. 438 +7

    The Killers

    1946, in 15 top lists Check
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