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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. 261 new

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
  2. 352 +11

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  3. 140 +9

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  4. 940 +6

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  5. 35 +6

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  6. 797 +6

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  7. 847 +8

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  8. 342 +10

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  9. 36 +6

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  10. 336 +10

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  11. 124 new

    Brokeback Mountain

    2005, in 21 top lists Check
  12. 409 new

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  13. 969 +2

    When Harry Met Sally...

    1989, in 16 top lists Check
  14. 728 +7

    Roman Holiday

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  15. 117 +8

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  16. 625 +4

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  17. 977 +1

    Smultronstället

    1957 — a.k.a. Wild Strawberries, in 23 top lists Check
  18. 161 +12

    Clueless

    1995, in 8 top lists Check
  19. 417 +13

    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
  20. 846 new

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  21. 706 +7

    Trois couleurs: Rouge

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check
  22. 978 +2

    Der Himmel über Berlin

    1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check
  23. 614 +4

    Notorious

    1946, in 24 top lists Check
  24. 294 new

    The 40 Year Old Virgin

    2005 — a.k.a. The 40-Year-Old Virgin, in 5 top lists Check
  25. 70 new

    Before Midnight

    2013, in 6 top lists Check
  26. 857 +6

    Hable con ella

    2002 — a.k.a. Talk to Her, in 12 top lists Check
  27. 122 +8

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938, in 23 top lists Check
  28. 709 +7

    The Red Shoes

    1948, in 27 top lists Check
  29. 195 +12

    Days of Heaven

    1978, in 19 top lists Check
  30. 382 +15

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  31. 660 +5

    The Philadelphia Story

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  32. 488 +11

    Lolita

    1962, in 11 top lists Check
  33. 425 +11

    Jerry Maguire

    1996, in 8 top lists Check
  34. 120 +8

    Brief Encounter

    1945, in 22 top lists Check
  35. 29 new

    Amour

    2012, in 15 top lists Check
  36. 131 +9

    Cabaret

    1972, in 24 top lists Check
  37. 431 +10

    Jules et Jim

    1962 — a.k.a. Jules and Jim, in 21 top lists Check
  38. 749 +6

    Say Anything...

    1989, in 3 top lists Check
  39. 691 +6

    The Purple Rose of Cairo

    1985, in 7 top lists Check
  40. 116 +8

    Breaking the Waves

    1996, in 14 top lists Check
  41. 381 +15

    Hiroshima mon amour

    1959 — a.k.a. Hiroshima Mon Amour, in 17 top lists Check
  42. 736 +7

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  43. 77 +8

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  44. 540 +11

    Mean Streets

    1973, in 22 top lists Check
  45. 901 +8

    Tootsie

    1982, in 17 top lists Check
  46. 662 +5

    The Piano

    1993, in 14 top lists Check
  47. 758 -87

    Sense and Sensibility

    1995, in 11 top lists Check
  48. 66 +8

    La belle et la bête

    1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check
  49. 4 +3

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  50. 787 +6

    The Shop Around the Corner

    1940, in 14 top lists Check
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