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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. 995 +4

    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
  2. 980 +3

    Suna no onna

    1964 — a.k.a. Woman in the Dunes, in 22 top lists Check
  3. 966 +2

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  4. 956 +3

    The Warriors

    1979, in 8 top lists Check
  5. 949 +4

    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
  6. 940 +6

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  7. 912 +6

    The Train

    1964, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 911 +6

    Traffic

    2000, in 7 top lists Check
  9. 907 +8

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 30 top lists Check
  10. 903 +8

    Topaz

    1969, in 1 top list Check
  11. 887 +11

    Three Days of the Condor

    1975, in 4 top lists Check
  12. 884 +11

    Que la bête meure

    1969 — a.k.a. This Man Must Die, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 881 +11

    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 16 top lists Check
  14. 880 +11

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  15. 856 +6

    The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

    1974, in 6 top lists Check
  16. 851 +8

    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

    1971, in 12 top lists Check
  17. 848 +8

    Suspicion

    1941, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 837 +8

    Straw Dogs

    1971, in 11 top lists Check
  19. 836 +8

    Strangers on a Train

    1951, in 17 top lists Check
  20. 810 +8

    The Spiral Staircase

    1946, in 6 top lists Check
  21. 796 +6

    Silkwood

    1983, in 4 top lists Check
  22. 793 +6

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  23. 784 +6

    Tirez sur le pianiste

    1960 — a.k.a. Shoot the Piano Player, in 10 top lists Check
  24. 774 +5

    Shaft

    1971, in 10 top lists Check
  25. 772 +6

    Shadow of a Doubt

    1943, in 15 top lists Check
  26. 742 +7

    Tsubaki Sanjûrô

    1962 — a.k.a. Sanjuro, in 7 top lists Check
  27. 723 +8

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  28. 718 +9

    Du rififi chez les hommes

    1955 — a.k.a. Rififi, in 18 top lists Check
  29. 713 +8

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  30. 712 +8

    Repulsion

    1965, in 17 top lists Check
  31. 703 +7

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  32. 687 +7

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  33. 683 +6

    Prince of the City

    1981, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 676 new

    Point Break

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  35. 675 +6

    Point Blank

    1967, in 15 top lists Check
  36. 663 +5

    Pickup on South Street

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  37. 658 +3

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
  38. 649 +3

    The Parallax View

    1974, in 10 top lists Check
  39. 640 +5

    Out of the Past

    1947, in 16 top lists Check
  40. 606 +1

    Night Moves

    1975, in 6 top lists Check
  41. 596 new

    The Naked Spur

    1953, in 10 top lists Check
  42. 579 new

    Munich

    2005, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 578 +9

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  44. 527 +11

    The Manchurian Candidate

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  45. 523 +10

    Man Hunt

    1941, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 513 +11

    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
  47. 494 +9

    The Long Goodbye

    1973, in 15 top lists Check
  48. 452 +8

    The Lady Vanishes

    1938, in 15 top lists Check
  49. 446 +8

    Klute

    1971, in 11 top lists Check
  50. 422 +1

    Jaws

    1975, in 28 top lists Check
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