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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. 26 +6

    An American in Paris

    1951, in 18 top lists Check
  2. 52 +6

    The Bad and the Beautiful

    1952, in 9 top lists Check
  3. 662 +5

    The Piano

    1993, in 14 top lists Check
  4. 55 +7

    Ball of Fire

    1941, in 6 top lists Check
  5. 641 new

    Out of Sight

    1998, in 7 top lists Check
  6. 65 +7

    Le beau mariage

    1982 — a.k.a. A Good Marriage, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 730 +8

    Room at the Top

    1958, in 9 top lists Check
  8. 691 +6

    The Purple Rose of Cairo

    1985, in 7 top lists Check
  9. 779 +5

    She's Gotta Have It

    1986, in 6 top lists Check
  10. 293 new

    42nd Street

    1933, in 12 top lists Check
  11. 457 +8

    Le dernier métro

    1980 — a.k.a. The Last Metro, in 8 top lists Check
  12. 925 +8

    Twentieth Century

    1934, in 6 top lists Check
  13. 116 +8

    Breaking the Waves

    1996, in 14 top lists Check
  14. 987 +5

    Written on the Wind

    1956, in 11 top lists Check
  15. 708 +7

    Red River

    1948, in 17 top lists Check
  16. 871 +11

    They Live by Night

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  17. 602 +4

    Pote tin Kyriaki

    1960 — a.k.a. Never on Sunday, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 866 +11

    Tess

    1979, in 5 top lists Check
  19. 77 +8

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  20. 183 +12

    Dangerous Liaisons

    1988, in 8 top lists Check
  21. 488 +11

    Lolita

    1962, in 11 top lists Check
  22. 637 +6

    The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice

    1951 — a.k.a. Othello, in 6 top lists Check
  23. 809 +8

    Spellbound

    1945, in 7 top lists Check
  24. 209 new

    Design for Living

    1933, in 6 top lists Check
  25. 44 +7

    Atlantic City

    1980, in 14 top lists Check
  26. 404 +15

    Imitation of Life

    1959, in 6 top lists Check
  27. 139 new

    Carol

    2015, in 8 top lists Check
  28. 487 +11

    Lola Montès

    1955, in 12 top lists Check
  29. 926 +8

    Les deux Anglaises et le continent

    1971 — a.k.a. Two English Girls, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 321 +11

    Préparez vos mouchoirs

    1978 — a.k.a. Get Out Your Handkerchiefs, in 3 top lists Check
  31. 131 +9

    Cabaret

    1972, in 24 top lists Check
  32. 328 +13

    The Go-Between

    1971, in 8 top lists Check
  33. 154 +13

    Le genou de Claire

    1970 — a.k.a. Claire's Knee, in 7 top lists Check
  34. 194 +10

    La nuit américaine

    1973 — a.k.a. Day for Night, in 19 top lists Check
  35. 195 +12

    Days of Heaven

    1978, in 19 top lists Check
  36. 459 +9

    Ultimo tango a Parigi

    1972 — a.k.a. Last Tango in Paris, in 19 top lists Check
  37. 888 new

    Zui hao de shi guang

    2005 — a.k.a. Three Times, in 6 top lists Check
  38. 857 +6

    Hable con ella

    2002 — a.k.a. Talk to Her, in 12 top lists Check
  39. 205 +13

    Deep End

    1970, in 7 top lists Check
  40. 978 +2

    Der Himmel über Berlin

    1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check
  41. 29 new

    Amour

    2012, in 15 top lists Check
  42. 559 +7

    The Misfits

    1961, in 5 top lists Check
  43. 717 +9

    Ride the High Country

    1962, in 7 top lists Check
  44. 813 +7

    Splendor in the Grass

    1961, in 7 top lists Check
  45. 775 +6

    Shane

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  46. 746 +6

    Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

    1960, in 9 top lists Check
  47. 472 +8

    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    1943, in 16 top lists Check
  48. 948 new

    Viaggio in Italia

    1954 — a.k.a. Journey to Italy, in 14 top lists Check
  49. 817 +6

    A Matter of Life and Death

    1946, in 23 top lists Check
  50. 709 +7

    The Red Shoes

    1948, in 27 top lists Check
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