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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. 424 new

    Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080...

    1975, in 12 top lists Check
  2. 189 new

    Daughters of the Dust

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  3. 121 new

    Guling jie shaonian sharen shijian

    1991 — a.k.a. A Brighter Summer Day, in 19 top lists Check
  4. 698 +7

    Raising Arizona

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  5. 1000 new

    Zama

    2017, in 8 top lists Check
  6. 834 +8

    Straight Time

    1978, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 426 +11

    Johnny Guitar

    1954, in 22 top lists Check
  8. 986 +4

    Apur Sansar

    1959 — a.k.a. The World of Apu, in 19 top lists Check
  9. 143 +10

    Festen

    1998 — a.k.a. The Celebration, in 18 top lists Check
  10. 649 +3

    The Parallax View

    1974, in 10 top lists Check
  11. 853 +7

    Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro...

    1974 — a.k.a. Swept Away, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 899 +9

    Tom Jones

    1963, in 13 top lists Check
  13. 257 +14

    The Entertainer

    1960, in 1 top list Check
  14. 859 +7

    A Taste of Honey

    1961, in 7 top lists Check
  15. 890 new

    Timbuktu

    2014, in 9 top lists Check
  16. 207 +13

    The Defiant Ones

    1958, in 7 top lists Check
  17. 918 +7

    Trouble in Paradise

    1932, in 17 top lists Check
  18. 513 +11

    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
  19. 766 +6

    Seven Up!

    1964, in 5 top lists Check
  20. 909 new

    Touki bouki

    1973 — a.k.a. Journey of the Hyena, in 9 top lists Check
  21. 727 new

    Roma

    2018, in 18 top lists
    Check
  22. 934 new

    Les parapluies de Cherbourg

    1964 — a.k.a. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, in 18 top lists Check
  23. 722 +8

    River's Edge

    1986, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 720 +9

    Risky Business

    1983, in 5 top lists Check
  25. 450 new

    Lady Bird

    2017, in 11 top lists Check
  26. 320 new

    Get Out

    2017, in 16 top lists Check
  27. 950 +6

    A Walk in the Sun

    1945, in 4 top lists Check
  28. 515 +11

    Trollflöjten

    1975 — a.k.a. The Magic Flute, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 622 +3

    Oliver Twist

    1948, in 6 top lists Check
  30. 929 new

    2046

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  31. 881 +11

    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 16 top lists Check
  32. 6 +3

    The African Queen

    1951, in 11 top lists Check
  33. 13 new

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  34. 15 +5

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  35. 24 +7

    American Graffiti

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  36. 32 new

    Andrey Rublyov

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check
  37. 37 +6

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  38. 277 +11

    Atanarjuat

    2001 — a.k.a. Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, in 6 top lists Check
  39. 63 +8

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  40. 77 +8

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  41. 89 +9

    The Birds

    1963, in 18 top lists Check
  42. 94 new

    Black Swan

    2010, in 12 top lists Check
  43. 95 new

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  44. 98 +7

    Blow-Up

    1966, in 20 top lists Check
  45. 100 +7

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  46. 117 +8

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  47. 113 +6

    Brazil

    1985, in 23 top lists Check
  48. 64 new

    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
  49. 158 +12

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  50. 169 +12

    The Conversation

    1974, in 23 top lists Check
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