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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. 51 +6

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  2. 910 +6

    Toy Story

    1995, in 25 top lists Check
  3. 233 +7

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

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  4. 352 +11

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  5. 114 +8

    The Breakfast Club

    1985, in 10 top lists Check
  6. 35 +6

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  7. 797 +6

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  8. 72 +8

    Being John Malkovich

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  9. 342 +10

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  10. 804 +8

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  11. 10 +4

    Airplane!

    1980, in 14 top lists Check
  12. 972 +1

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    1988, in 16 top lists Check
  13. 36 +6

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  14. 69 +8

    Beetlejuice

    1988, in 5 top lists Check
  15. 562 new

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  16. 738 +7

    Rushmore

    1998, in 11 top lists Check
  17. 3 +2

    Adaptation.

    2002, in 11 top lists Check
  18. 883 +11

    This Is Spinal Tap

    1984, in 22 top lists Check
  19. 346 +10

    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
  20. 997 +5

    Young Frankenstein

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
  21. 969 +2

    When Harry Met Sally...

    1989, in 16 top lists Check
  22. 534 +12

    Mary Poppins

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
  23. 728 +7

    Roman Holiday

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  24. 96 +7

    Blazing Saddles

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
  25. 224 +14

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  26. 314 new

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  27. 161 +12

    Clueless

    1995, in 8 top lists Check
  28. 322 +11

    Ghost World

    2001, in 8 top lists Check
  29. 995 +4

    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
  30. 417 +13

    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
  31. 576 -4

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    1939, in 16 top lists Check
  32. 698 +7

    Raising Arizona

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  33. 294 new

    The 40 Year Old Virgin

    2005 — a.k.a. The 40-Year-Old Virgin, in 5 top lists Check
  34. 369 +12

    Heathers

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  35. 227 +16

    La dolce vita

    1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check
  36. 239 +16

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  37. 333 new

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
  38. 122 +8

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938, in 23 top lists Check
  39. 382 +15

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  40. 660 +5

    The Philadelphia Story

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  41. 595 +6

    The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  42. 444 +7

    The King of Comedy

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
  43. 73 +8

    Being There

    1979, in 15 top lists Check
  44. 425 +11

    Jerry Maguire

    1996, in 8 top lists Check
  45. 947 new

    Volver

    2006, in 6 top lists Check
  46. 362 +9

    Hannah and Her Sisters

    1986, in 8 top lists Check
  47. 893 +9

    To Be or Not to Be

    1942, in 24 top lists Check
  48. 78 +8

    Beverly Hills Cop

    1984, in 7 top lists Check
  49. 147 +12

    Chicken Run

    2000, in 9 top lists Check
  50. 363 +10

    A Hard Day's Night

    1964, in 18 top lists Check
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