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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. 928 +8

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  2. 94 new

    Black Swan

    2010, in 12 top lists Check
  3. 158 +12

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  4. 261 new

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
  5. 500 new

    Lost in Translation

    2003, in 19 top lists Check
  6. 9 +4

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    2001, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 95 new

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  8. 689 +7

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  9. 260 +13

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 30 top lists Check
  10. 953 new

    WALL·E

    2008, in 26 top lists Check
  11. 393 new

    The Hurt Locker

    2008, in 13 top lists Check
  12. 869 new

    There Will Be Blood

    2007, in 20 top lists Check
  13. 647 new

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  14. 553 new

    Million Dollar Baby

    2004, in 12 top lists Check
  15. 578 +9

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  16. 264 +12

    The Exorcist

    1973, in 27 top lists Check
  17. 821 +6

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  18. 294 new

    The 40 Year Old Virgin

    2005 — a.k.a. The 40-Year-Old Virgin, in 5 top lists Check
  19. 330 +12

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  20. 336 +10

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  21. 748 +6

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
  22. 308 +12

    Gangs of New York

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  23. 153 +13

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  24. 780 +5

    The Shining

    1980, in 28 top lists Check
  25. 268 new

    Face/Off

    1997, in 7 top lists Check
  26. 124 new

    Brokeback Mountain

    2005, in 21 top lists Check
  27. 422 +1

    Jaws

    1975, in 27 top lists Check
  28. 72 +8

    Being John Malkovich

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  29. 790 new

    Showgirls

    1995, in 6 top lists Check
  30. 913 +6

    Trainspotting

    1996, in 18 top lists Check
  31. 35 +6

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  32. 276 +10

    Fargo

    1996, in 26 top lists Check
  33. 979 +3

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
  34. 37 +6

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 38 top lists Check
  35. 713 +8

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  36. 806 +8

    The Sound of Music

    1965, in 25 top lists Check
  37. 259 new

    Eraserhead

    1977, in 20 top lists Check
  38. 352 +11

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  39. 1001 new

    Zodiac

    2007, in 14 top lists Check
  40. 233 +7

    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  41. 860 +7

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  42. 113 +6

    Brazil

    1985, in 23 top lists Check
  43. 964 +2

    West Side Story

    1961, in 22 top lists Check
  44. 114 +8

    The Breakfast Club

    1985, in 10 top lists Check
  45. 110 new

    Boyhood

    2014, in 16 top lists Check
  46. 514 new

    Mad Max: Fury Road

    2015, in 23 top lists Check
  47. 3 +2

    Adaptation.

    2002, in 11 top lists Check
  48. 594 new

    Mystic River

    2003, in 7 top lists Check
  49. 51 +6

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  50. 419 +13

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
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