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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. 458 +8

    The Last Picture Show

    1971, in 21 top lists Check
  2. 946 new

    Ai qing wan sui

    1994 — a.k.a. Vive L'Amour, in 9 top lists Check
  3. 460 +9

    The Last Temptation of Christ

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  4. 857 +6

    Hable con ella

    2002 — a.k.a. Talk to Her, in 12 top lists Check
  5. 21 +6

    Amarcord

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  6. 318 new

    Germania anno zero

    1948 — a.k.a. Germany Year Zero, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 743 +8

    Sanshô dayû

    1954 — a.k.a. Sansho the Bailiff, in 21 top lists Check
  8. 66 +8

    La belle et la bête

    1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check
  9. 891 +10

    Die Blechtrommel

    1979 — a.k.a. The Tin Drum, in 14 top lists Check
  10. 632 +6

    Roma città aperta

    1945 — a.k.a. Rome, Open City, in 23 top lists Check
  11. 536 new

    The Master

    2012, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 942 +5

    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  13. 700 +7

    The Rapture

    1991, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 63 +8

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  15. 793 +6

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  16. 695 +6

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  17. 818 +6

    Stalag 17

    1953, in 7 top lists Check
  18. 936 new

    Loong Boonmee raleuk chat

    2010 — a.k.a. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, in 13 top lists Check
  19. 562 new

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  20. 406 +16

    In the Heat of the Night

    1967, in 17 top lists Check
  21. 604 +4

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  22. 625 +4

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  23. 308 +12

    Gangs of New York

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  24. 149 +12

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  25. 3 +2

    Adaptation.

    2002, in 11 top lists Check
  26. 160 +12

    Nema-ye Nazdik

    1990 — a.k.a. Close-Up, in 21 top lists Check
  27. 346 +10

    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
  28. 150 +12

    L'amour, l'après-midi

    1972 — a.k.a. Love in the Afternoon, in 4 top lists Check
  29. 951 +4

    Walkabout

    1971, in 13 top lists Check
  30. 213 +11

    Les diaboliques

    1955 — a.k.a. Diabolique, in 21 top lists Check
  31. 537 +11

    Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö

    1990 — a.k.a. The Match Factory Girl, in 6 top lists Check
  32. 144 +10

    La cérémonie

    1995 — a.k.a. La Cérémonie, in 7 top lists Check
  33. 566 new

    Sommaren med Monika

    1953 — a.k.a. Summer with Monika, in 6 top lists Check
  34. 180 new

    Sedmikrásky

    1966 — a.k.a. Daisies, in 19 top lists Check
  35. 50 +6

    Baby Doll

    1956, in 6 top lists Check
  36. 13 new

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  37. 192 +11

    Dawn of the Dead

    1978, in 15 top lists Check
  38. 733 -309

    Rosemary's Baby

    1968, in 21 top lists Check
  39. 265 +12

    El ángel exterminador

    1962 — a.k.a. The Exterminating Angel, in 19 top lists Check
  40. 256 +13

    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
  41. 71 +7

    Before Night Falls

    2000, in 3 top lists Check
  42. 377 +12

    Tengoku to jigoku

    1963 — a.k.a. High and Low, in 16 top lists Check
  43. 742 +7

    Tsubaki Sanjûrô

    1962 — a.k.a. Sanjuro, in 7 top lists Check
  44. 773 new

    Shadows

    1958, in 12 top lists Check
  45. 878 +11

    The Thin Red Line

    1998, in 14 top lists Check
  46. 955 +2

    The War Game

    1966, in 12 top lists Check
  47. 849 +8

    The Sweet Hereafter

    1997, in 8 top lists Check
  48. 431 +10

    Jules et Jim

    1962 — a.k.a. Jules and Jim, in 21 top lists Check
  49. 712 +8

    Repulsion

    1965, in 17 top lists Check
  50. 784 +6

    Tirez sur le pianiste

    1960 — a.k.a. Shoot the Piano Player, in 10 top lists Check
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