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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. 210 +12

    Desperately Seeking Susan

    1985, in 6 top lists Check
  2. 180 new

    Sedmikrásky

    1966 — a.k.a. Daisies, in 19 top lists Check
  3. 194 +10

    La nuit américaine

    1973 — a.k.a. Day for Night, in 19 top lists Check
  4. 856 +6

    The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

    1974, in 6 top lists Check
  5. 539 +11

    McCabe & Mrs. Miller

    1971, in 20 top lists Check
  6. 96 +7

    Blazing Saddles

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
  7. 999 +6

    Z

    1969, in 17 top lists Check
  8. 609 +4

    Ninotchka

    1939, in 20 top lists Check
  9. 458 +8

    The Last Picture Show

    1971, in 21 top lists Check
  10. 168 +12

    Le mépris

    1963 — a.k.a. Contempt, in 17 top lists Check
  11. 986 +4

    Apur Sansar

    1959 — a.k.a. The World of Apu, in 19 top lists Check
  12. 467 +8

    Leaving Las Vegas

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
  13. 123 +8

    Broadcast News

    1987, in 10 top lists Check
  14. 426 +11

    Johnny Guitar

    1954, in 22 top lists Check
  15. 451 +8

    The Lady Eve

    1941, in 20 top lists Check
  16. 556 +7

    Miracle on 34th Street

    1947, in 7 top lists Check
  17. 364 +10

    Harlan County U.S.A.

    1976, in 11 top lists Check
  18. 385 +14

    Hoop Dreams

    1994, in 15 top lists Check
  19. 413 +14

    The Insider

    1999, in 5 top lists Check
  20. 650 new

    Paris Is Burning

    1990, in 12 top lists Check
  21. 743 +8

    Sanshô dayû

    1954 — a.k.a. Sansho the Bailiff, in 21 top lists Check
  22. 397 new

    I Am Not Your Negro

    2016, in 6 top lists Check
  23. 980 +3

    Suna no onna

    1964 — a.k.a. Woman in the Dunes, in 22 top lists Check
  24. 265 +12

    El ángel exterminador

    1962 — a.k.a. The Exterminating Angel, in 19 top lists Check
  25. 649 +3

    The Parallax View

    1974, in 10 top lists Check
  26. 227 +16

    La dolce vita

    1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check
  27. 256 +13

    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
  28. 660 +5

    The Philadelphia Story

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  29. 273 +10

    Fantasia

    1940, in 20 top lists Check
  30. 195 +12

    Days of Heaven

    1978, in 19 top lists Check
  31. 24 +7

    American Graffiti

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  32. 147 +12

    Chicken Run

    2000, in 9 top lists Check
  33. 78 +8

    Beverly Hills Cop

    1984, in 7 top lists Check
  34. 394 +16

    Husbands and Wives

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  35. 697 +7

    Da hong denglong gaogao gua

    1991 — a.k.a. Raise the Red Lantern, in 21 top lists Check
  36. 198 +12

    Dead Calm

    1989, in 4 top lists Check
  37. 720 +9

    Risky Business

    1983, in 5 top lists Check
  38. 774 +5

    Shaft

    1971, in 10 top lists Check
  39. 975 +1

    L'enfant sauvage

    1970 — a.k.a. The Wild Child, in 3 top lists Check
  40. 741 +7

    Salesman

    1969, in 10 top lists Check
  41. 401 +15

    If....

    1968, in 18 top lists Check
  42. 675 +6

    Point Blank

    1967, in 15 top lists Check
  43. 363 +10

    A Hard Day's Night

    1964, in 18 top lists Check
  44. 381 +15

    Hiroshima mon amour

    1959 — a.k.a. Hiroshima Mon Amour, in 17 top lists Check
  45. 718 +9

    Du rififi chez les hommes

    1955 — a.k.a. Rififi, in 18 top lists Check
  46. 82 +9

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  47. 6 +3

    The African Queen

    1951, in 11 top lists Check
  48. 408 new

    In a Lonely Place

    1950, in 19 top lists Check
  49. 970 +2

    White Heat

    1949, in 15 top lists Check
  50. 640 +5

    Out of the Past

    1947, in 16 top lists Check
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