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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. 4 +3

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  2. 11 +5

    Aleksandr Nevskiy

    1938 — a.k.a. Alexander Nevsky, in 10 top lists Check
  3. 14 +5

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  4. 78 +8

    Beverly Hills Cop

    1984, in 7 top lists Check
  5. 83 +10

    The Big Red One

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  6. 127 +8

    Bullitt

    1968, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 172 new

    Cotton Comes to Harlem

    1970, in 1 top list Check
  8. 173 +10

    The Count of Monte Cristo

    1934, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 192 +11

    Dawn of the Dead

    1978, in 15 top lists Check
  10. 216 +11

    Die Hard

    1988, in 21 top lists Check
  11. 218 +12

    The Dirty Dozen

    1967, in 8 top lists Check
  12. 219 +12

    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
  13. 268 new

    Face/Off

    1997, in 7 top lists Check
  14. 298 +10

    The French Connection

    1971, in 23 top lists Check
  15. 314 new

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  16. 334 +11

    Goldfinger

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
  17. 378 +12

    The High and the Mighty

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  18. 436 new

    Dip huet seung hung

    1989 — a.k.a. The Killer, in 16 top lists Check
  19. 496 +10

    The Longest Day

    1962, in 7 top lists Check
  20. 513 +11

    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
  21. 514 new

    Mad Max: Fury Road

    2015, in 23 top lists Check
  22. 613 +3

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  23. 676 new

    Point Break

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  24. 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
  25. 699 +7

    Ran

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  26. 708 +7

    Red River

    1948, in 17 top lists Check
  27. 723 +8

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  28. 724 +8

    RoboCop

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  29. 742 +7

    Tsubaki Sanjûrô

    1962 — a.k.a. Sanjuro, in 7 top lists Check
  30. 748 +6

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
  31. 765 +6

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  32. 774 +5

    Shaft

    1971, in 10 top lists Check
  33. 820 +6

    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

    1982, in 6 top lists Check
  34. 821 +6

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  35. 856 +6

    The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

    1974, in 6 top lists Check
  36. 906 +8

    Total Recall

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
  37. 912 +6

    The Train

    1964, in 4 top lists Check
  38. 942 +5

    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  39. 956 +3

    The Warriors

    1979, in 8 top lists Check
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