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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. 821 +6

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  2. 812 +7

    Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi

    2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check
  3. 51 +6

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  4. 765 +6

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  5. 422 +1

    Jaws

    1975, in 28 top lists Check
  6. 696 +6

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
  7. 464 +9

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  8. 979 +3

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
  9. 804 +8

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  10. 910 +6

    Toy Story

    1995, in 25 top lists Check
  11. 613 +3

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  12. 14 +5

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  13. 953 new

    WALL·E

    2008, in 26 top lists Check
  14. 754 +7

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  15. 314 new

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  16. 514 new

    Mad Max: Fury Road

    2015, in 23 top lists Check
  17. 442 +7

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  18. 61 +8

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  19. 119 +8

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  20. 914 +6

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    1948, in 25 top lists Check
  21. 333 new

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
  22. 8 +4

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  23. 949 +4

    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
  24. 75 +8

    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
  25. 816 +6

    Stagecoach

    1939, in 21 top lists Check
  26. 808 +8

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  27. 4 +3

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  28. 841 +9

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  29. 208 +13

    Deliverance

    1972, in 15 top lists Check
  30. 334 +11

    Goldfinger

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
  31. 708 +7

    Red River

    1948, in 16 top lists Check
  32. 723 +8

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  33. 284 +13

    Fitzcarraldo

    1982, in 14 top lists Check
  34. 9 +4

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    2001, in 11 top lists Check
  35. 906 +8

    Total Recall

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
  36. 868 +12

    Thelma & Louise

    1991, in 13 top lists Check
  37. 6 +3

    The African Queen

    1951, in 11 top lists Check
  38. 951 +4

    Walkabout

    1971, in 13 top lists Check
  39. 513 +11

    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
  40. 719 +9

    The Right Stuff

    1983, in 13 top lists Check
  41. 895 +9

    To Have and Have Not

    1944, in 16 top lists Check
  42. 862 +10

    The Ten Commandments

    1956, in 12 top lists Check
  43. 631 +6

    Only Angels Have Wings

    1939, in 10 top lists Check
  44. 820 +6

    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

    1982, in 6 top lists Check
  45. 218 +12

    The Dirty Dozen

    1967, in 8 top lists Check
  46. 581 +8

    Mutiny on the Bounty

    1935, in 6 top lists Check
  47. 875 +11

    The Thief of Bagdad

    1940, in 13 top lists Check
  48. 717 +9

    Ride the High Country

    1962, in 7 top lists Check
  49. 31 new

    Zendegi va digar hich

    1992 — a.k.a. And Life Goes On, in 10 top lists Check
  50. 135 +11

    Captains Courageous

    1937, in 6 top lists Check
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Last updated on Dec 31, 2019 by joachimt; source