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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. 19 +6

    All the President's Men

    1976, in 21 top lists Check
  2. 32 new

    Andrey Rublyov

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check
  3. 46 +6

    Au revoir les enfants

    1987 — a.k.a. Au Revoir les Enfants, in 13 top lists Check
  4. 71 +7

    Before Night Falls

    2000, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 84 new

    The Big Short

    2015, in 4 top lists Check
  6. 104 +7

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  7. 106 +7

    Born on the Fourth of July

    1989, in 6 top lists Check
  8. 109 +7

    Bound for Glory

    1976, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 111 +6

    Boys Don't Cry

    1999, in 7 top lists Check
  10. 129 +8

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    1969, in 21 top lists Check
  11. 136 new

    Carlos

    2010, in 5 top lists Check
  12. 162 +12

    Coal Miner's Daughter

    1980, in 7 top lists Check
  13. 178 +11

    Crumb

    1994, in 12 top lists Check
  14. 185 +12

    Danton

    1983, in 4 top lists Check
  15. 228 +16

    Donnie Brasco

    1997, in 5 top lists Check
  16. 250 +15

    The Elephant Man

    1980, in 16 top lists Check
  17. 258 +14

    Coup de foudre

    1983 — a.k.a. Entre Nous, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 284 +13

    Fitzcarraldo

    1982, in 14 top lists Check
  19. 305 +11

    Funny Girl

    1968, in 7 top lists Check
  20. 340 +10

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  21. 373 +12

    The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth...

    1944 — a.k.a. Henry V, in 12 top lists Check
  22. 387 +14

    Hôtel Terminus

    1988, in 6 top lists Check
  23. 400 +15

    I Want to Live!

    1958, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 413 +14

    The Insider

    1999, in 5 top lists Check
  25. 420 new

    The Jackie Robinson Story

    1950, in 1 top list Check
  26. 441 +7

    The King and I

    1956, in 5 top lists Check
  27. 456 +8

    The Last Emperor

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  28. 464 +9

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  29. 474 +8

    The Life of Emile Zola

    1937, in 7 top lists Check
  30. 487 +11

    Lola Montès

    1955, in 12 top lists Check
  31. 491 new

    The Long Day Closes

    1992, in 9 top lists Check
  32. 511 +11

    Lust for Life

    1956, in 3 top lists Check
  33. 519 +11

    Malcolm X

    1992, in 7 top lists Check
  34. 522 +10

    A Man for All Seasons

    1966, in 14 top lists Check
  35. 557 +7

    The Miracle Worker

    1962, in 6 top lists Check
  36. 573 +11

    Moulin Rouge

    1952, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 584 +8

    My Dinner with Andre

    1981, in 7 top lists Check
  38. 586 +8

    My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

    1989 — a.k.a. My Left Foot, in 7 top lists Check
  39. 655 -243

    Patton

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  40. 661 +5

    The Pianist

    2002, in 21 top lists Check
  41. 682 +6

    The Pride of the Yankees

    1942, in 4 top lists Check
  42. 684 +7

    The Private Life of Henry VIII

    1933, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 690 new

    Xi meng ren sheng

    1993 — a.k.a. The Puppetmaster, in 11 top lists Check
  44. 695 +6

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  45. 710 +7

    Reds

    1981, in 9 top lists Check
  46. 714 +8

    Le retour de Martin Guerre

    1982 — a.k.a. The Return of Martin Guerre, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 715 +9

    Reversal of Fortune

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  48. 716 +9

    Richard III

    1955, in 6 top lists Check
  49. 752 +6

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  50. 759 +5

    Sergeant York

    1941, in 7 top lists Check
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