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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. 748 +6

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
  2. 647 new

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  3. 303 +10

    Full Metal Jacket

    1987, in 18 top lists Check
  4. 661 +5

    The Pianist

    2002, in 21 top lists Check
  5. 37 +6

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  6. 140 +9

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  7. 393 new

    The Hurt Locker

    2008, in 13 top lists Check
  8. 670 +7

    Platoon

    1986, in 21 top lists Check
  9. 206 +13

    The Deer Hunter

    1978, in 26 top lists Check
  10. 346 +10

    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
  11. 119 +8

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  12. 878 +11

    The Thin Red Line

    1998, in 14 top lists Check
  13. 654 +2

    Paths of Glory

    1957, in 26 top lists Check
  14. 239 +16

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  15. 655 -243

    Patton

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  16. 20 +2

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1930, in 19 top lists Check
  17. 535 +12

    M*A*S*H

    1970, in 21 top lists Check
  18. 64 new

    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
  19. 6 +3

    The African Queen

    1951, in 11 top lists Check
  20. 252 +15

    Empire of the Sun

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  21. 225 +16

    Doctor Zhivago

    1965, in 17 top lists Check
  22. 106 +7

    Born on the Fourth of July

    1989, in 6 top lists Check
  23. 63 +8

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  24. 218 +12

    The Dirty Dozen

    1967, in 8 top lists Check
  25. 77 +8

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  26. 344 +10

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  27. 439 +7

    The Killing Fields

    1984, in 12 top lists Check
  28. 430 +9

    Judgment at Nuremberg

    1961, in 7 top lists Check
  29. 46 +6

    Au revoir les enfants

    1987 — a.k.a. Au Revoir les Enfants, in 13 top lists Check
  30. 818 +6

    Stalag 17

    1953, in 7 top lists Check
  31. 301 +10

    From Here to Eternity

    1953, in 13 top lists Check
  32. 893 +9

    To Be or Not to Be

    1942, in 24 top lists Check
  33. 632 +6

    Roma città aperta

    1945 — a.k.a. Rome, Open City, in 23 top lists Check
  34. 434 +10

    Kagemusha

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  35. 891 +10

    Die Blechtrommel

    1979 — a.k.a. The Tin Drum, in 14 top lists Check
  36. 40 new

    L'armée des ombres

    1969 — a.k.a. Army of Shadows, in 18 top lists Check
  37. 472 +8

    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    1943, in 16 top lists Check
  38. 175 +11

    Letyat zhuravli

    1957 — a.k.a. The Cranes Are Flying, in 17 top lists Check
  39. 83 +10

    The Big Red One

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  40. 955 +2

    The War Game

    1966, in 12 top lists Check
  41. 290 +13

    Jeux interdits

    1952 — a.k.a. Forbidden Games, in 15 top lists Check
  42. 41 +6

    Popiól i diament

    1958 — a.k.a. Ashes and Diamonds, in 16 top lists Check
  43. 577 -4

    Mrs. Miniver

    1942, in 9 top lists Check
  44. 457 +8

    Le dernier métro

    1980 — a.k.a. The Last Metro, in 8 top lists Check
  45. 133 +8

    The Caine Mutiny

    1954, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 991 +4

    The Year of Living Dangerously

    1982, in 6 top lists Check
  47. 354 +11

    Gunga Din

    1939, in 7 top lists Check
  48. 781 +6

    Shoah

    1985, in 18 top lists Check
  49. 240 +16

    The Duellists

    1977, in 5 top lists Check
  50. 262 +12

    Europa Europa

    1990 — a.k.a. Europa Europe, in 6 top lists Check
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