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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. 57 +7

    Bambi

    1942, in 13 top lists Check
  2. 67 +8

    Beauty and the Beast

    1991, in 19 top lists Check
  3. 135 +11

    Captains Courageous

    1937, in 6 top lists Check
  4. 147 +12

    Chicken Run

    2000, in 9 top lists Check
  5. 241 +16

    Dumbo

    1941, in 9 top lists Check
  6. 260 +13

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 31 top lists Check
  7. 273 +10

    Fantasia

    1940, in 20 top lists Check
  8. 389 +16

    How Green Was My Valley

    1941, in 11 top lists Check
  9. 399 +15

    I Remember Mama

    1948, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 419 +13

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  11. 480 +9

    Little Fugitive

    1953, in 4 top lists Check
  12. 482 +10

    Little Women

    1933, in 5 top lists Check
  13. 534 +12

    Mary Poppins

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
  14. 541 +11

    Meet Me in St. Louis

    1944, in 15 top lists Check
  15. 556 +7

    Miracle on 34th Street

    1947, in 7 top lists Check
  16. 585 +8

    My Fair Lady

    1964, in 18 top lists Check
  17. 600 +4

    National Velvet

    1944, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 667 +6

    Pinocchio

    1940, in 16 top lists Check
  19. 677 new

    Pollyanna

    1920, in 1 top list Check
  20. 682 +6

    The Pride of the Yankees

    1942, in 4 top lists Check
  21. 803 +8

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    1937, in 25 top lists Check
  22. 806 +8

    The Sound of Music

    1965, in 25 top lists Check
  23. 812 +7

    Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi

    2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check
  24. 843 new

    L'heure d'été

    2008 — a.k.a. Summer Hours, in 3 top lists Check
  25. 875 +11

    The Thief of Bagdad

    1940, in 13 top lists Check
  26. 953 new

    WALL·E

    2008, in 26 top lists Check
  27. 979 +3

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
  28. 992 +4

    The Yearling

    1946, in 3 top lists Check
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