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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. 772 +6

    Shadow of a Doubt

    1943, in 15 top lists Check
  2. 28 +7

    Amores perros

    2000, in 17 top lists Check
  3. 980 +3

    Suna no onna

    1964 — a.k.a. Woman in the Dunes, in 22 top lists Check
  4. 379 +14

    High Noon

    1952, in 18 top lists Check
  5. 127 +8

    Bullitt

    1968, in 11 top lists Check
  6. 836 +8

    Strangers on a Train

    1951, in 17 top lists Check
  7. 527 +11

    The Manchurian Candidate

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  8. 494 +9

    The Long Goodbye

    1973, in 15 top lists Check
  9. 911 +6

    Traffic

    2000, in 7 top lists Check
  10. 881 +11

    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 16 top lists Check
  11. 718 +9

    Du rififi chez les hommes

    1955 — a.k.a. Rififi, in 18 top lists Check
  12. 103 +6

    Bob le flambeur

    1956 — a.k.a. Bob the Gambler, in 13 top lists Check
  13. 452 +8

    The Lady Vanishes

    1938, in 15 top lists Check
  14. 887 +11

    Three Days of the Condor

    1975, in 4 top lists Check
  15. 82 +9

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  16. 851 +8

    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

    1971, in 12 top lists Check
  17. 675 +6

    Point Blank

    1967, in 15 top lists Check
  18. 200 +14

    Dead Ringers

    1988, in 12 top lists Check
  19. 383 new

    A History of Violence

    2005, in 11 top lists Check
  20. 907 +8

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 30 top lists Check
  21. 163 new

    Collateral

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  22. 742 +7

    Tsubaki Sanjûrô

    1962 — a.k.a. Sanjuro, in 7 top lists Check
  23. 578 +9

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  24. 94 new

    Black Swan

    2010, in 12 top lists Check
  25. 658 +3

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
  26. 956 +3

    The Warriors

    1979, in 8 top lists Check
  27. 513 +11

    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
  28. 393 new

    The Hurt Locker

    2008, in 13 top lists Check
  29. 298 +10

    The French Connection

    1971, in 23 top lists Check
  30. 219 +12

    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
  31. 334 +11

    Goldfinger

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
  32. 193 +13

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    1951, in 12 top lists Check
  33. 949 +4

    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
  34. 214 +11

    Dial M for Murder

    1954, in 9 top lists Check
  35. 640 +5

    Out of the Past

    1947, in 16 top lists Check
  36. 723 +8

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  37. 995 +4

    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
  38. 880 +11

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  39. 940 +6

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  40. 149 +12

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  41. 687 +7

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  42. 703 +7

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  43. 422 +1

    Jaws

    1975, in 29 top lists Check
  44. 216 +11

    Die Hard

    1988, in 21 top lists Check
  45. 95 new

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  46. 713 +8

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  47. 276 +10

    Fargo

    1996, in 26 top lists Check
  48. 793 +6

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  49. 5 +3

    Affliction

    1997, in 1 top list Check
  50. 23 +7

    Der amerikanische Freund

    1977 — a.k.a. The American Friend, in 8 top lists Check
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Last updated on Dec 31, 2019 by joachimt; source