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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. 687 +7

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  2. 95 new

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  3. 940 +6

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  4. 793 +6

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  5. 703 +7

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  6. 422 +1

    Jaws

    1975, in 28 top lists Check
  7. 578 +9

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  8. 149 +12

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  9. 276 +10

    Fargo

    1996, in 26 top lists Check
  10. 713 +8

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  11. 880 +11

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  12. 658 +3

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
  13. 216 +11

    Die Hard

    1988, in 21 top lists Check
  14. 907 +8

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 30 top lists Check
  15. 94 new

    Black Swan

    2010, in 12 top lists Check
  16. 949 +4

    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
  17. 169 +12

    The Conversation

    1974, in 23 top lists Check
  18. 379 +14

    High Noon

    1952, in 19 top lists Check
  19. 836 +8

    Strangers on a Train

    1951, in 17 top lists Check
  20. 298 +10

    The French Connection

    1971, in 23 top lists Check
  21. 980 +3

    Suna no onna

    1964 — a.k.a. Woman in the Dunes, in 22 top lists Check
  22. 995 +4

    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
  23. 712 +8

    Repulsion

    1965, in 17 top lists Check
  24. 98 +7

    Blow-Up

    1966, in 20 top lists Check
  25. 393 new

    The Hurt Locker

    2008, in 13 top lists Check
  26. 640 +5

    Out of the Past

    1947, in 16 top lists Check
  27. 772 +6

    Shadow of a Doubt

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

    Amores perros

    2000, in 17 top lists Check
  29. 208 +13

    Deliverance

    1972, in 15 top lists Check
  30. 527 +11

    The Manchurian Candidate

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  31. 718 +9

    Du rififi chez les hommes

    1955 — a.k.a. Rififi, in 18 top lists Check
  32. 334 +11

    Goldfinger

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
  33. 193 +13

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    1951, in 12 top lists Check
  34. 723 +8

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  35. 219 +12

    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
  36. 966 +2

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  37. 214 +11

    Dial M for Murder

    1954, in 9 top lists Check
  38. 881 +11

    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 16 top lists Check
  39. 383 new

    A History of Violence

    2005, in 11 top lists Check
  40. 452 +8

    The Lady Vanishes

    1938, in 15 top lists Check
  41. 82 +9

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  42. 494 +9

    The Long Goodbye

    1973, in 15 top lists Check
  43. 513 +11

    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
  44. 837 +8

    Straw Dogs

    1971, in 11 top lists Check
  45. 200 +14

    Dead Ringers

    1988, in 12 top lists Check
  46. 163 new

    Collateral

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  47. 675 +6

    Point Blank

    1967, in 15 top lists Check
  48. 911 +6

    Traffic

    2000, in 7 top lists Check
  49. 413 +14

    The Insider

    1999, in 5 top lists Check
  50. 784 +6

    Tirez sur le pianiste

    1960 — a.k.a. Shoot the Piano Player, in 10 top lists Check
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Last updated on Dec 31, 2019 by joachimt; source