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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. 752 +6

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  2. 340 +10

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  3. 661 +5

    The Pianist

    2002, in 21 top lists Check
  4. 806 +8

    The Sound of Music

    1965, in 25 top lists Check
  5. 695 +6

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  6. 464 +9

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  7. 250 +15

    The Elephant Man

    1980, in 16 top lists Check
  8. 924 new

    12 Years a Slave

    2013, in 22 top lists Check
  9. 129 +8

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    1969, in 21 top lists Check
  10. 104 +7

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  11. 808 +8

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  12. 19 +6

    All the President's Men

    1976, in 21 top lists Check
  13. 228 +16

    Donnie Brasco

    1997, in 5 top lists Check
  14. 456 +8

    The Last Emperor

    1987, in 14 top lists Check
  15. 655 -243

    Patton

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  16. 84 new

    The Big Short

    2015, in 4 top lists Check
  17. 413 +14

    The Insider

    1999, in 5 top lists Check
  18. 111 +6

    Boys Don't Cry

    1999, in 7 top lists Check
  19. 760 +5

    Serpico

    1973, in 9 top lists Check
  20. 106 +7

    Born on the Fourth of July

    1989, in 6 top lists Check
  21. 833 +8

    The Straight Story

    1999, in 10 top lists Check
  22. 519 +11

    Malcolm X

    1992, in 7 top lists Check
  23. 586 +8

    My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

    1989 — a.k.a. My Left Foot, in 7 top lists Check
  24. 441 +7

    The King and I

    1956, in 5 top lists Check
  25. 284 +13

    Fitzcarraldo

    1982, in 14 top lists Check
  26. 46 +6

    Au revoir les enfants

    1987 — a.k.a. Au Revoir les Enfants, in 13 top lists Check
  27. 32 new

    Andrey Rublyov

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check
  28. 791 +6

    Sid and Nancy

    1986, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 178 +11

    Crumb

    1994, in 12 top lists Check
  30. 522 +10

    A Man for All Seasons

    1966, in 14 top lists Check
  31. 305 +11

    Funny Girl

    1968, in 7 top lists Check
  32. 990 +4

    Yankee Doodle Dandy

    1942, in 12 top lists Check
  33. 584 +8

    My Dinner with Andre

    1981, in 7 top lists Check
  34. 557 +7

    The Miracle Worker

    1962, in 6 top lists Check
  35. 710 +7

    Reds

    1981, in 9 top lists Check
  36. 759 +5

    Sergeant York

    1941, in 7 top lists Check
  37. 162 +12

    Coal Miner's Daughter

    1980, in 7 top lists Check
  38. 766 +6

    Seven Up!

    1964, in 5 top lists Check
  39. 573 +11

    Moulin Rouge

    1952, in 2 top lists Check
  40. 71 +7

    Before Night Falls

    2000, in 3 top lists Check
  41. 796 +6

    Silkwood

    1983, in 4 top lists Check
  42. 998 +5

    Young Mr. Lincoln

    1939, in 8 top lists Check
  43. 682 +6

    The Pride of the Yankees

    1942, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 905 +8

    Topsy-Turvy

    1999, in 6 top lists Check
  45. 487 +11

    Lola Montès

    1955, in 12 top lists Check
  46. 136 new

    Carlos

    2010, in 5 top lists Check
  47. 474 +8

    The Life of Emile Zola

    1937, in 7 top lists Check
  48. 767 +6

    28 Up

    1984, in 5 top lists Check
  49. 715 +9

    Reversal of Fortune

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  50. 373 +12

    The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth...

    1944 — a.k.a. Henry V, in 12 top lists Check
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Last updated on Dec 31, 2019 by joachimt; source