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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. 25 +9

    American Movie

    1999, in 5 top lists Check
  2. 97 new

    Blind

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  3. 125 +7

    Brother's Keeper

    1992, in 1 top list Check
  4. 178 +11

    Crumb

    1994, in 12 top lists Check
  5. 229 +16

    Dont Look Back

    1967 — a.k.a. Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back, in 10 top lists Check
  6. 325 +11

    Gimme Shelter

    1970, in 8 top lists Check
  7. 327 +12

    Les glaneurs et la glaneuse

    2000 — a.k.a. The Gleaners & I, in 13 top lists Check
  8. 351 new

    Le fond de l'air est rouge

    1977 — a.k.a. A Grin Without A Cat, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 364 +10

    Harlan County U.S.A.

    1976, in 11 top lists Check
  10. 385 +14

    Hoop Dreams

    1994, in 15 top lists Check
  11. 387 +14

    Hôtel Terminus

    1988, in 6 top lists Check
  12. 397 new

    I Am Not Your Negro

    2016, in 6 top lists Check
  13. 407 new

    In Jackson Heights

    2015, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 427 new

    Le joli mai

    1963 — a.k.a. The Lovely Month of May, in 4 top lists Check
  15. 461 +9

    The Last Waltz

    1978, in 9 top lists Check
  16. 544 +11

    The Memory of Justice

    1976, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 597 new

    Nanook of the North

    1922, in 17 top lists Check
  18. 620 new

    O.J.: Made in America

    2016, in 7 top lists Check
  19. 650 new

    Paris Is Burning

    1990, in 12 top lists Check
  20. 679 new

    Portrait of Jason

    1967, in 11 top lists Check
  21. 726 +8

    Roger & Me

    1989, in 12 top lists Check
  22. 741 +7

    Salesman

    1969, in 10 top lists Check
  23. 766 +6

    Seven Up!

    1964, in 5 top lists Check
  24. 767 +6

    28 Up

    1984, in 5 top lists Check
  25. 778 +5

    Sherman's March

    1985, in 10 top lists Check
  26. 781 +6

    Shoah

    1985, in 18 top lists Check
  27. 794 +6

    Le monde du silence

    1956 — a.k.a. The Silent World, in 3 top lists Check
  28. 805 +8

    Le chagrin et la pitié

    1969 — a.k.a. The Sorrow and the Pity, in 11 top lists Check
  29. 826 +7

    Stop Making Sense

    1984, in 9 top lists Check
  30. 855 new

    Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

    1968, in 7 top lists Check
  31. 876 +11

    The Thin Blue Line

    1988, in 12 top lists Check
  32. 892 new

    Titicut Follies

    1967, in 9 top lists Check
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