The New York Times's Book of Movies

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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. 994 +4

    Yi yi

    2000 — a.k.a. Yi Yi: A One and a Two..., in 19 top lists Check
  2. 991 +4

    The Year of Living Dangerously

    1982, in 6 top lists Check
  3. 988 +5

    Wuthering Heights

    1939, in 10 top lists Check
  4. 987 +5

    Written on the Wind

    1956, in 11 top lists Check
  5. 985 +4

    Working Girl

    1988, in 9 top lists Check
  6. 983 +3

    Women in Love

    1969, in 7 top lists Check
  7. 981 +3

    Woman of the Year

    1942, in 7 top lists Check
  8. 978 +2

    Der Himmel über Berlin

    1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check
  9. 977 +1

    Smultronstället

    1957 — a.k.a. Wild Strawberries, in 23 top lists Check
  10. 969 +2

    When Harry Met Sally...

    1989, in 16 top lists Check
  11. 968 +2

    What's Up, Doc?

    1972, in 9 top lists Check
  12. 962 +3

    La fille du puisatier

    1940 — a.k.a. The Well-Digger's Daughter, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 959 +3

    The Way We Were

    1973, in 6 top lists Check
  14. 952 new

    Walking and Talking

    1996, in 1 top list Check
  15. 948 new

    Viaggio in Italia

    1954 — a.k.a. Journey to Italy, in 14 top lists Check
  16. 940 +6

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  17. 938 +6

    Vanya on 42nd Street

    1994, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 935 +6

    The Unbearable Lightness of Being

    1988, in 6 top lists Check
  19. 934 new

    Les parapluies de Cherbourg

    1964 — a.k.a. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, in 18 top lists Check
  20. 929 new

    2046

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  21. 926 +8

    Les deux Anglaises et le continent

    1971 — a.k.a. Two English Girls, in 5 top lists Check
  22. 925 +8

    Twentieth Century

    1934, in 6 top lists Check
  23. 921 +7

    True Love

    1989, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 918 +7

    Trouble in Paradise

    1932, in 17 top lists Check
  25. 902 +8

    Top Hat

    1935, in 14 top lists Check
  26. 901 +8

    Tootsie

    1982, in 17 top lists Check
  27. 895 +9

    To Have and Have Not

    1944, in 16 top lists Check
  28. 894 +9

    To Catch a Thief

    1955, in 6 top lists Check
  29. 888 new

    Zui hao de shi guang

    2005 — a.k.a. Three Times, in 6 top lists Check
  30. 886 +11

    Three Comrades

    1938, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 871 +11

    They Live by Night

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  32. 870 +11

    These Three

    1936, in 1 top list Check
  33. 866 +11

    Tess

    1979, in 5 top lists Check
  34. 863 +11

    The Tender Trap

    1955, in 1 top list Check
  35. 857 +6

    Hable con ella

    2002 — a.k.a. Talk to Her, in 12 top lists Check
  36. 854 +7

    Swing Time

    1936, in 13 top lists Check
  37. 847 +8

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  38. 846 new

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  39. 844 +8

    Summertime

    1955, in 3 top lists Check
  40. 842 +9

    Le rayon vert

    1986 — a.k.a. The Green Ray, in 9 top lists Check
  41. 825 +7

    Baisers volés

    1968 — a.k.a. Stolen Kisses, in 7 top lists Check
  42. 823 +7

    State Fair

    1933, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 817 +6

    A Matter of Life and Death

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  44. 813 +7

    Splendor in the Grass

    1961, in 7 top lists Check
  45. 809 +8

    Spellbound

    1945, in 7 top lists Check
  46. 807 +8

    South Pacific

    1958, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 801 +8

    Sommarnattens leende

    1955 — a.k.a. Smiles of a Summer Night, in 14 top lists Check
  48. 797 +6

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  49. 795 +6

    Silk Stockings

    1957, in 4 top lists Check
  50. 787 +6

    The Shop Around the Corner

    1940, in 14 top lists Check
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