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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. 5 +3

    Affliction

    1997, in 1 top list Check
  2. 23 +7

    Der amerikanische Freund

    1977 — a.k.a. The American Friend, in 8 top lists Check
  3. 28 +7

    Amores perros

    2000, in 17 top lists Check
  4. 82 +9

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  5. 94 new

    Black Swan

    2010, in 12 top lists Check
  6. 95 new

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  7. 98 +7

    Blow-Up

    1966, in 20 top lists Check
  8. 103 +6

    Bob le flambeur

    1956 — a.k.a. Bob le Flambeur, in 13 top lists Check
  9. 108 +7

    Le boucher

    1970 — a.k.a. Le Boucher, in 11 top lists Check
  10. 127 +8

    Bullitt

    1968, in 11 top lists Check
  11. 149 +12

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  12. 163 new

    Collateral

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  13. 169 +12

    The Conversation

    1974, in 23 top lists Check
  14. 193 +13

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    1951, in 12 top lists Check
  15. 198 +12

    Dead Calm

    1989, in 4 top lists Check
  16. 200 +14

    Dead Ringers

    1988, in 12 top lists Check
  17. 207 +13

    The Defiant Ones

    1958, in 7 top lists Check
  18. 208 +13

    Deliverance

    1972, in 15 top lists Check
  19. 214 +11

    Dial M for Murder

    1954, in 9 top lists Check
  20. 216 +11

    Die Hard

    1988, in 21 top lists Check
  21. 219 +12

    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
  22. 222 +14

    Diva

    1981, in 7 top lists Check
  23. 236 +14

    Dressed to Kill

    1980, in 7 top lists Check
  24. 249 new

    Hak se wooi

    2005 — a.k.a. Election, in 3 top lists Check
  25. 276 +10

    Fargo

    1996, in 27 top lists Check
  26. 298 +10

    The French Connection

    1971, in 23 top lists Check
  27. 299 +10

    Frenzy

    1972, in 7 top lists Check
  28. 319 +12

    Get Carter

    1971, in 11 top lists Check
  29. 334 +11

    Goldfinger

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
  30. 350 +12

    The Grifters

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
  31. 360 +9

    Hamlet

    2000, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 379 +14

    High Noon

    1952, in 19 top lists Check
  33. 383 new

    A History of Violence

    2005, in 11 top lists Check
  34. 393 new

    The Hurt Locker

    2008, in 13 top lists Check
  35. 413 +14

    The Insider

    1999, in 5 top lists Check
  36. 416 +13

    The Ipcress File

    1965, in 6 top lists Check
  37. 422 +1

    Jaws

    1975, in 29 top lists Check
  38. 446 +8

    Klute

    1971, in 11 top lists Check
  39. 452 +8

    The Lady Vanishes

    1938, in 15 top lists Check
  40. 494 +9

    The Long Goodbye

    1973, in 15 top lists Check
  41. 513 +11

    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
  42. 523 +10

    Man Hunt

    1941, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 527 +11

    The Manchurian Candidate

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  44. 578 +9

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  45. 579 new

    Munich

    2005, in 4 top lists Check
  46. 596 new

    The Naked Spur

    1953, in 10 top lists Check
  47. 606 +1

    Night Moves

    1975, in 6 top lists Check
  48. 640 +5

    Out of the Past

    1947, in 16 top lists Check
  49. 649 +3

    The Parallax View

    1974, in 10 top lists Check
  50. 658 +3

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
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