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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. 467 +8

    Leaving Las Vegas

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
  2. 137 +10

    Carmen Jones

    1954, in 7 top lists Check
  3. 126 +8

    Bull Durham

    1988, in 8 top lists Check
  4. 730 +8

    Room at the Top

    1958, in 9 top lists Check
  5. 189 new

    Daughters of the Dust

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  6. 603 new

    A New Leaf

    1971, in 8 top lists Check
  7. 483 +10

    Little Women

    1994, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 391 +16

    Howards End

    1992, in 9 top lists Check
  9. 187 +12

    Dark Victory

    1939, in 6 top lists Check
  10. 628 +5

    One Hour with You

    1932, in 6 top lists Check
  11. 34 +6

    Anna Christie

    1930, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 339 +10

    Goodbye, Mr. Chips

    1939, in 6 top lists Check
  13. 809 +8

    Spellbound

    1945, in 7 top lists Check
  14. 570 +9

    Moonstruck

    1987, in 10 top lists Check
  15. 55 +7

    Ball of Fire

    1941, in 6 top lists Check
  16. 107 +7

    Born Yesterday

    1950, in 10 top lists Check
  17. 139 new

    Carol

    2015, in 8 top lists Check
  18. 582 +8

    My Beautiful Laundrette

    1985, in 7 top lists Check
  19. 721 new

    He liu

    1997 — a.k.a. The River, in 8 top lists Check
  20. 926 +8

    Les deux Anglaises et le continent

    1971 — a.k.a. Two English Girls, in 5 top lists Check
  21. 813 +7

    Splendor in the Grass

    1961, in 7 top lists Check
  22. 559 +7

    The Misfits

    1961, in 5 top lists Check
  23. 304 +11

    Funny Face

    1957, in 6 top lists Check
  24. 637 +6

    The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice

    1951 — a.k.a. Othello, in 6 top lists Check
  25. 366 +11

    The Heartbreak Kid

    1972, in 6 top lists Check
  26. 70 new

    Before Midnight

    2013, in 6 top lists Check
  27. 349 +12

    Gregory's Girl

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  28. 825 +7

    Baisers volés

    1968 — a.k.a. Stolen Kisses, in 7 top lists Check
  29. 871 +11

    They Live by Night

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  30. 404 +15

    Imitation of Life

    1959, in 6 top lists Check
  31. 564 +10

    Mon oncle d'Amérique

    1980 — a.k.a. My American Uncle, in 8 top lists Check
  32. 842 +9

    Le rayon vert

    1986 — a.k.a. The Green Ray, in 9 top lists Check
  33. 565 +10

    Mona Lisa

    1986, in 5 top lists Check
  34. 731 +8

    A Room with a View

    1985, in 11 top lists Check
  35. 188 +12

    Darling

    1965, in 7 top lists Check
  36. 312 +12

    Jigokumon

    1953 — a.k.a. Gate of Hell, in 9 top lists Check
  37. 17 +6

    All That Heaven Allows

    1955, in 11 top lists Check
  38. 29 new

    Amour

    2012, in 15 top lists Check
  39. 92 +9

    Orfeu Negro

    1959 — a.k.a. Black Orpheus, in 8 top lists Check
  40. 205 +13

    Deep End

    1970, in 7 top lists Check
  41. 771 +6

    Sexy Beast

    2000, in 8 top lists Check
  42. 275 +9

    Ba wang bie ji

    1992 — a.k.a. Farewell My Concubine, in 18 top lists Check
  43. 328 +13

    The Go-Between

    1971, in 8 top lists Check
  44. 282 +11

    La femme infidèle

    1969 — a.k.a. The Unfaithful Wife, in 5 top lists Check
  45. 509 +11

    Lásky jedné plavovlásky

    1965 — a.k.a. The Loves of a Blonde, in 12 top lists Check
  46. 987 +5

    Written on the Wind

    1956, in 11 top lists Check
  47. 801 +8

    Sommarnattens leende

    1955 — a.k.a. Smiles of a Summer Night, in 14 top lists Check
  48. 615 +4

    Now, Voyager

    1942, in 13 top lists Check
  49. 925 +8

    Twentieth Century

    1934, in 6 top lists Check
  50. 669 +6

    A Place in the Sun

    1951, in 13 top lists Check
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Last updated on Dec 31, 2019 by joachimt; source