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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. 30 +7

    Anatomy of a Murder

    1959, in 12 top lists Check
  4. 47 +6

    L'avventura

    1960 — a.k.a. L'Avventura, in 24 top lists Check
  5. 62 +8

    Barton Fink

    1991, in 8 top lists Check
  6. 86 +9

    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  7. 98 +7

    Blow-Up

    1966, in 20 top lists Check
  8. 100 +7

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  9. 118 +8

    La mariée était en noir

    1968 — a.k.a. The Bride Wore Black, in 3 top lists Check
  10. 125 +7

    Brother's Keeper

    1992, in 1 top list Check
  11. 127 +8

    Bullitt

    1968, in 11 top lists Check
  12. 144 +10

    La cérémonie

    1995 — a.k.a. La Cérémonie, in 7 top lists Check
  13. 145 +10

    Chan Is Missing

    1982, in 4 top lists Check
  14. 149 +12

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  15. 153 +13

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  16. 169 +12

    The Conversation

    1974, in 23 top lists Check
  17. 213 +11

    Les diaboliques

    1955 — a.k.a. Diabolique, in 21 top lists Check
  18. 236 +14

    Dressed to Kill

    1980, in 7 top lists Check
  19. 259 new

    Eraserhead

    1977, in 20 top lists Check
  20. 341 +10

    Gosford Park

    2001, in 6 top lists Check
  21. 377 +12

    Tengoku to jigoku

    1963 — a.k.a. High and Low, in 16 top lists Check
  22. 406 +16

    In the Heat of the Night

    1967, in 17 top lists Check
  23. 408 new

    In a Lonely Place

    1950, in 19 top lists Check
  24. 410 new

    Mou gaan dou

    2002 — a.k.a. Infernal Affairs, in 14 top lists Check
  25. 446 +8

    Klute

    1971, in 11 top lists Check
  26. 448 +9

    L.A. Confidential

    1997, in 27 top lists Check
  27. 452 +8

    The Lady Vanishes

    1938, in 15 top lists Check
  28. 489 +11

    Lone Star

    1996, in 6 top lists Check
  29. 493 +11

    The Long Good Friday

    1980, in 12 top lists Check
  30. 512 +11

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  31. 528 new

    Maynila sa mga kuko ng liwanag

    1975 — a.k.a. Manila in the Claws of Light, in 9 top lists Check
  32. 560 +7

    Missing

    1982, in 5 top lists Check
  33. 578 +9

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  34. 593 new

    Mistérios de Lisboa - O Filme

    2010, in 6 top lists Check
  35. 594 new

    Mystic River

    2003, in 7 top lists Check
  36. 606 +1

    Night Moves

    1975, in 6 top lists Check
  37. 687 +7

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  38. 700 +7

    The Rapture

    1991, in 3 top lists Check
  39. 701 +7

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  40. 703 +7

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  41. 704 +7

    Rebecca

    1940, in 23 top lists Check
  42. 706 +7

    Trois couleurs: Rouge

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check
  43. 715 +9

    Reversal of Fortune

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  44. 782 +6

    Shock Corridor

    1963, in 14 top lists Check
  45. 789 +6

    A Shot in the Dark

    1964, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 809 +8

    Spellbound

    1945, in 8 top lists Check
  47. 810 +8

    The Spiral Staircase

    1946, in 6 top lists Check
  48. 848 +8

    Suspicion

    1941, in 4 top lists Check
  49. 857 +6

    Hable con ella

    2002 — a.k.a. Talk to Her, in 12 top lists Check
  50. 874 +11

    They Won't Forget

    1937, in 2 top lists Check
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