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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. 929 new

    2046

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  2. 294 new

    The 40 Year Old Virgin

    2005 — a.k.a. The 40-Year-Old Virgin, in 5 top lists Check
  3. 293 new

    42nd Street

    1933, in 12 top lists Check
  4. 2 +2

    Adam's Rib

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  5. 4 +3

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  6. 6 +3

    The African Queen

    1951, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 12 +5

    Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

    1974, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 17 +6

    All That Heaven Allows

    1955, in 11 top lists Check
  9. 26 +6

    An American in Paris

    1951, in 18 top lists Check
  10. 29 new

    Amour

    2012, in 15 top lists Check
  11. 34 +6

    Anna Christie

    1930, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 35 +6

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  13. 36 +6

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  14. 44 +7

    Atlantic City

    1980, in 14 top lists Check
  15. 48 +6

    The Awful Truth

    1937, in 15 top lists Check
  16. 275 +9

    Ba wang bie ji

    1992 — a.k.a. Farewell My Concubine, in 18 top lists Check
  17. 52 +6

    The Bad and the Beautiful

    1952, in 9 top lists Check
  18. 825 +7

    Baisers volés

    1968 — a.k.a. Stolen Kisses, in 7 top lists Check
  19. 55 +7

    Ball of Fire

    1941, in 6 top lists Check
  20. 56 +7

    The Ballad of Cable Hogue

    1970, in 3 top lists Check
  21. 58 +7

    The Band Wagon

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  22. 60 +8

    Barfly

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  23. 65 +7

    Le beau mariage

    1982 — a.k.a. A Good Marriage, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 70 new

    Before Midnight

    2013, in 6 top lists Check
  25. 66 +8

    La belle et la bête

    1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check
  26. 77 +8

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  27. 88 +8

    Billy Liar

    1963, in 7 top lists Check
  28. 107 +7

    Born Yesterday

    1950, in 10 top lists Check
  29. 117 +8

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  30. 116 +8

    Breaking the Waves

    1996, in 14 top lists Check
  31. 120 +8

    Brief Encounter

    1945, in 22 top lists Check
  32. 122 +8

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938, in 23 top lists Check
  33. 123 +8

    Broadcast News

    1987, in 10 top lists Check
  34. 124 new

    Brokeback Mountain

    2005, in 21 top lists Check
  35. 126 +8

    Bull Durham

    1988, in 8 top lists Check
  36. 128 +8

    Bus Stop

    1956, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 131 +9

    Cabaret

    1972, in 24 top lists Check
  38. 134 +11

    Camille

    1936, in 6 top lists Check
  39. 137 +10

    Carmen Jones

    1954, in 7 top lists Check
  40. 139 new

    Carol

    2015, in 8 top lists Check
  41. 140 +9

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  42. 141 +9

    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    1958, in 7 top lists Check
  43. 142 +10

    Cavalcade

    1933, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 155 +13

    Claudine

    1974, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 161 +12

    Clueless

    1995, in 8 top lists Check
  46. 166 +11

    Coming Home

    1978, in 5 top lists Check
  47. 476 +8

    Como agua para chocolate

    1992 — a.k.a. Like Water for Chocolate, in 6 top lists Check
  48. 179 +12

    The Crying Game

    1992, in 11 top lists Check
  49. 183 +12

    Dangerous Liaisons

    1988, in 8 top lists Check
  50. 187 +12

    Dark Victory

    1939, in 6 top lists Check
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