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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. 85 +9

    The Big Sky

    1952, in 6 top lists Check
  2. 96 +7

    Blazing Saddles

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
  3. 129 +8

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    1969, in 21 top lists Check
  4. 211 +12

    Destry Rides Again

    1939, in 7 top lists Check
  5. 300 +10

    Friendly Persuasion

    1956, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 337 +10

    Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

    1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 28 top lists Check
  7. 367 +11

    Heartland

    1979, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 379 +14

    High Noon

    1952, in 18 top lists Check
  9. 426 +11

    Johnny Guitar

    1954, in 22 top lists Check
  10. 433 +10

    Junior Bonner

    1972, in 1 top list Check
  11. 477 +9

    Little Big Man

    1970, in 9 top lists Check
  12. 539 +11

    McCabe & Mrs. Miller

    1971, in 20 top lists Check
  13. 559 +7

    The Misfits

    1961, in 5 top lists Check
  14. 583 +8

    My Darling Clementine

    1946, in 20 top lists Check
  15. 596 new

    The Naked Spur

    1953, in 10 top lists Check
  16. 621 +3

    Oklahoma!

    1955, in 5 top lists Check
  17. 642 +4

    The Outlaw Josey Wales

    1976, in 11 top lists Check
  18. 643 +4

    The Overlanders

    1946, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 644 +4

    The Ox-Bow Incident

    1943, in 14 top lists Check
  20. 754 +7

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  21. 775 +6

    Shane

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  22. 777 +5

    She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  23. 786 +6

    The Shootist

    1976, in 6 top lists Check
  24. 816 +6

    Stagecoach

    1939, in 21 top lists Check
  25. 861 +9

    Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

    1969, in 1 top list Check
  26. 914 +6

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    1948, in 25 top lists Check
  27. 920 +7

    True Grit

    1969, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 932 +7

    Ulzana's Raid

    1972, in 6 top lists Check
  29. 937 +5

    Unforgiven

    1992, in 24 top lists Check
  30. 974 +1

    The Wild Bunch

    1969, in 25 top lists Check
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