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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. 369 +12

    Heathers

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  2. 382 +15

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 21 top lists Check
  3. 156 new

    Cléo de 5 à 7

    1962 — a.k.a. Cleo from 5 to 7, in 15 top lists Check
  4. 120 +8

    Brief Encounter

    1945, in 22 top lists Check
  5. 631 +6

    Only Angels Have Wings

    1939, in 10 top lists Check
  6. 220 +13

    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
  7. 686 +7

    The Producers

    1967, in 14 top lists Check
  8. 16 +5

    Todo sobre mi madre

    1999 — a.k.a. All About My Mother, in 18 top lists Check
  9. 218 +12

    The Dirty Dozen

    1967, in 8 top lists Check
  10. 900 new

    Toni Erdmann

    2016, in 13 top lists Check
  11. 42 +6

    The Asphalt Jungle

    1950, in 15 top lists Check
  12. 73 +8

    Being There

    1979, in 15 top lists Check
  13. 275 +9

    Ba wang bie ji

    1992 — a.k.a. Farewell My Concubine, in 18 top lists Check
  14. 439 +7

    The Killing Fields

    1984, in 12 top lists Check
  15. 960 +3

    Week End

    1967 — a.k.a. Weekend, in 14 top lists Check
  16. 688 +7

    The Public Enemy

    1931, in 13 top lists Check
  17. 635 new

    Orphée

    1950 — a.k.a. Orpheus, in 18 top lists Check
  18. 720 +9

    Risky Business

    1983, in 5 top lists Check
  19. 426 +11

    Johnny Guitar

    1954, in 21 top lists Check
  20. 772 +6

    Shadow of a Doubt

    1943, in 15 top lists Check
  21. 28 +7

    Amores perros

    2000, in 17 top lists Check
  22. 487 +11

    Lola Montès

    1955, in 12 top lists Check
  23. 552 new

    Mildred Pierce

    1945, in 17 top lists Check
  24. 522 +10

    A Man for All Seasons

    1966, in 14 top lists Check
  25. 968 +2

    What's Up, Doc?

    1972, in 9 top lists Check
  26. 126 +8

    Bull Durham

    1988, in 8 top lists Check
  27. 584 +8

    My Dinner with Andre

    1981, in 7 top lists Check
  28. 777 +5

    She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  29. 588 +8

    My Man Godfrey

    1936, in 12 top lists Check
  30. 41 +6

    Popiól i diament

    1958 — a.k.a. Ashes and Diamonds, in 16 top lists Check
  31. 347 +10

    Great Expectations

    1946, in 17 top lists Check
  32. 285 +13

    Five Easy Pieces

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  33. 201 +14

    Morte a Venezia

    1971 — a.k.a. Death in Venice, in 13 top lists Check
  34. 730 +8

    Room at the Top

    1958, in 10 top lists Check
  35. 550 +10

    Midnight Cowboy

    1969, in 22 top lists Check
  36. 533 +12

    Marty

    1955, in 10 top lists Check
  37. 501 +9

    The Lost Weekend

    1945, in 17 top lists Check
  38. 990 +4

    Yankee Doodle Dandy

    1942, in 12 top lists Check
  39. 458 +8

    The Last Picture Show

    1971, in 21 top lists Check
  40. 854 +7

    Swing Time

    1936, in 13 top lists Check
  41. 697 +7

    Da hong denglong gaogao gua

    1991 — a.k.a. Raise the Red Lantern, in 21 top lists Check
  42. 535 +12

    M*A*S*H

    1970, in 21 top lists Check
  43. 762 +5

    The Set-Up

    1949, in 10 top lists Check
  44. 406 +16

    In the Heat of the Night

    1967, in 17 top lists Check
  45. 19 +6

    All the President's Men

    1976, in 21 top lists Check
  46. 980 +3

    Suna no onna

    1964 — a.k.a. Woman in the Dunes, in 22 top lists Check
  47. 841 +9

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  48. 6 +3

    The African Queen

    1951, in 11 top lists Check
  49. 24 +7

    American Graffiti

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  50. 999 +6

    Z

    1969, in 17 top lists Check
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Last updated on Dec 31, 2019 by joachimt; source