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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. 763 +5

    Pasqualino Settebellezze

    1975 — a.k.a. Seven Beauties, in 6 top lists Check
  2. 284 +13

    Fitzcarraldo

    1982, in 14 top lists Check
  3. 330 +12

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  4. 4 +3

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  5. 218 +12

    The Dirty Dozen

    1967, in 8 top lists Check
  6. 372 +12

    The Heiress

    1949, in 10 top lists Check
  7. 891 +10

    Die Blechtrommel

    1979 — a.k.a. The Tin Drum, in 14 top lists Check
  8. 61 +8

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  9. 53 +7

    Badlands

    1973, in 23 top lists Check
  10. 175 +11

    Letyat zhuravli

    1957 — a.k.a. The Cranes Are Flying, in 17 top lists Check
  11. 298 +10

    The French Connection

    1971, in 23 top lists Check
  12. 522 +10

    A Man for All Seasons

    1966, in 14 top lists Check
  13. 193 +13

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    1951, in 12 top lists Check
  14. 37 +6

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  15. 774 +5

    Shaft

    1971, in 10 top lists Check
  16. 63 +8

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  17. 143 +10

    Festen

    1998 — a.k.a. The Celebration, in 18 top lists Check
  18. 161 +12

    Clueless

    1995, in 8 top lists Check
  19. 912 +6

    The Train

    1964, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 654 +2

    Paths of Glory

    1957, in 26 top lists Check
  21. 837 +8

    Straw Dogs

    1971, in 11 top lists Check
  22. 344 +10

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  23. 472 +8

    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    1943, in 16 top lists Check
  24. 739 new

    Russkiy kovcheg

    2002 — a.k.a. Russian Ark, in 9 top lists Check
  25. 754 +7

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  26. 87 new

    The Bigamist

    1953, in 4 top lists Check
  27. 301 +10

    From Here to Eternity

    1953, in 13 top lists Check
  28. 232 +7

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    1931, in 7 top lists Check
  29. 645 +5

    Paisà

    1946 — a.k.a. Paisan, in 14 top lists Check
  30. 655 -243

    Patton

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  31. 439 +7

    The Killing Fields

    1984, in 12 top lists Check
  32. 565 +10

    Mona Lisa

    1986, in 5 top lists Check
  33. 810 +8

    The Spiral Staircase

    1946, in 6 top lists Check
  34. 279 +11

    Fatal Attraction

    1987, in 11 top lists Check
  35. 671 +7

    Play Misty for Me

    1971, in 4 top lists Check
  36. 230 +16

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  37. 307 +11

    Gallipoli

    1981, in 6 top lists Check
  38. 450 new

    Lady Bird

    2017, in 11 top lists Check
  39. 15 +5

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  40. 303 +10

    Full Metal Jacket

    1987, in 18 top lists Check
  41. 878 +11

    The Thin Red Line

    1998, in 14 top lists Check
  42. 914 +6

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    1948, in 25 top lists Check
  43. 83 +10

    The Big Red One

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  44. 262 +12

    Europa Europa

    1990 — a.k.a. Europa Europe, in 6 top lists Check
  45. 147 +12

    Chicken Run

    2000, in 9 top lists Check
  46. 897 +9

    Huo zhe

    1994 — a.k.a. To Live, in 7 top lists Check
  47. 413 +14

    The Insider

    1999, in 5 top lists Check
  48. 245 +16

    Yin shi nan nu

    1994 — a.k.a. Eat Drink Man Woman, in 4 top lists Check
  49. 808 +8

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  50. 135 +11

    Captains Courageous

    1937, in 6 top lists Check
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