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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. 999 +6

    Z

    1969, in 17 top lists Check
  2. 945 +6

    Viva Zapata!

    1952, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 943 +5

    Violette Nozière

    1978 — a.k.a. Violette, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 924 new

    12 Years a Slave

    2013, in 22 top lists Check
  5. 916 +6

    L'albero degli zoccoli

    1978 — a.k.a. The Tree of Wooden Clogs, in 13 top lists Check
  6. 899 +9

    Tom Jones

    1963, in 13 top lists Check
  7. 828 +7

    L'histoire d'Adèle H.

    1975 — a.k.a. The Story of Adele H, in 1 top list Check
  8. 805 +8

    Le chagrin et la pitié

    1969 — a.k.a. The Sorrow and the Pity, in 11 top lists Check
  9. 781 +6

    Shoah

    1985, in 18 top lists Check
  10. 776 new

    She Done Him Wrong

    1933, in 8 top lists Check
  11. 759 +5

    Sergeant York

    1941, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 756 new

    Selma

    2014, in 7 top lists Check
  13. 752 +6

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  14. 739 new

    Russkiy kovcheg

    2002 — a.k.a. Russian Ark, in 9 top lists Check
  15. 719 +9

    The Right Stuff

    1983, in 13 top lists Check
  16. 716 +9

    Richard III

    1955, in 6 top lists Check
  17. 710 +7

    Reds

    1981, in 9 top lists Check
  18. 651 +2

    A Passage to India

    1984, in 5 top lists Check
  19. 616 +4

    La nuit de Varennes

    1982 — a.k.a. That Night in Varennes, in 1 top list Check
  20. 610 new

    No

    2012, in 5 top lists Check
  21. 581 +8

    Mutiny on the Bounty

    1935, in 6 top lists Check
  22. 579 new

    Munich

    2005, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 560 +7

    Missing

    1982, in 5 top lists Check
  24. 558 new

    Les misérables

    1934 — a.k.a. Les Misérables, in 6 top lists Check
  25. 522 +10

    A Man for All Seasons

    1966, in 14 top lists Check
  26. 519 +11

    Malcolm X

    1992, in 7 top lists Check
  27. 496 +10

    The Longest Day

    1962, in 6 top lists Check
  28. 477 +9

    Little Big Man

    1970, in 9 top lists Check
  29. 468 +8

    Il gattopardo

    1963 — a.k.a. The Leopard, in 18 top lists Check
  30. 456 +8

    The Last Emperor

    1987, in 14 top lists Check
  31. 439 +7

    The Killing Fields

    1984, in 12 top lists Check
  32. 434 +10

    Kagemusha

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  33. 429 +9

    Le juge et l'assassin

    1976 — a.k.a. The Judge and the Assassin, in 1 top list Check
  34. 414 new

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    1916, in 24 top lists Check
  35. 405 +15

    In Cold Blood

    1967, in 8 top lists Check
  36. 373 +12

    The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth...

    1944 — a.k.a. Henry V, in 12 top lists Check
  37. 336 +10

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  38. 312 +12

    Jigokumon

    1953 — a.k.a. Gate of Hell, in 9 top lists Check
  39. 309 +12

    Il giardino dei Finzi Contini

    1970 — a.k.a. The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, in 9 top lists Check
  40. 308 +12

    Gangs of New York

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  41. 307 +11

    Gallipoli

    1981, in 6 top lists Check
  42. 302 +10

    The Fugitive

    1947, in 1 top list Check
  43. 289 +13

    For Whom the Bell Tolls

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  44. 281 +11

    Fellini - Satyricon

    1969 — a.k.a. Fellini Satyricon, in 10 top lists Check
  45. 262 +12

    Europa Europa

    1990 — a.k.a. Europa Europe, in 6 top lists Check
  46. 252 +15

    Empire of the Sun

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  47. 248 +16

    Eight Men Out

    1988, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 185 +12

    Danton

    1983, in 4 top lists Check
  49. 93 new

    Kuroi ame

    1989 — a.k.a. Black Rain, in 6 top lists Check
  50. 64 new

    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
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