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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. 940 +6

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  2. 140 +9

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  3. 261 new

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
  4. 797 +6

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  5. 847 +8

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  6. 35 +6

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  7. 336 +10

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  8. 36 +6

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  9. 409 new

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  10. 342 +10

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  11. 352 +11

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  12. 846 new

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  13. 625 +4

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  14. 117 +8

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  15. 417 +13

    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
  16. 977 +1

    Smultronstället

    1957 — a.k.a. Wild Strawberries, in 23 top lists Check
  17. 736 +7

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  18. 124 new

    Brokeback Mountain

    2005, in 21 top lists Check
  19. 709 +7

    The Red Shoes

    1948, in 27 top lists Check
  20. 382 +15

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  21. 77 +8

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  22. 614 +4

    Notorious

    1946, in 24 top lists Check
  23. 122 +8

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938, in 23 top lists Check
  24. 706 +7

    Trois couleurs: Rouge

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check
  25. 256 +13

    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
  26. 978 +2

    Der Himmel über Berlin

    1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check
  27. 381 +15

    Hiroshima mon amour

    1959 — a.k.a. Hiroshima Mon Amour, in 17 top lists Check
  28. 660 +5

    The Philadelphia Story

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  29. 120 +8

    Brief Encounter

    1945, in 22 top lists Check
  30. 195 +12

    Days of Heaven

    1978, in 19 top lists Check
  31. 66 +8

    La belle et la bête

    1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check
  32. 728 +7

    Roman Holiday

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  33. 131 +9

    Cabaret

    1972, in 24 top lists Check
  34. 431 +10

    Jules et Jim

    1962 — a.k.a. Jules and Jim, in 21 top lists Check
  35. 43 +6

    L'Atalante

    1934, in 21 top lists Check
  36. 29 new

    Amour

    2012, in 15 top lists Check
  37. 4 +3

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  38. 662 +5

    The Piano

    1993, in 14 top lists Check
  39. 934 new

    Les parapluies de Cherbourg

    1964 — a.k.a. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, in 18 top lists Check
  40. 116 +8

    Breaking the Waves

    1996, in 14 top lists Check
  41. 817 +6

    A Matter of Life and Death

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  42. 225 +16

    Doctor Zhivago

    1965, in 17 top lists Check
  43. 540 +11

    Mean Streets

    1973, in 22 top lists Check
  44. 969 +2

    When Harry Met Sally...

    1989, in 16 top lists Check
  45. 708 +7

    Red River

    1948, in 16 top lists Check
  46. 857 +6

    Hable con ella

    2002 — a.k.a. Talk to Her, in 12 top lists Check
  47. 451 +8

    The Lady Eve

    1941, in 20 top lists Check
  48. 994 +4

    Yi yi

    2000 — a.k.a. Yi Yi: A One and a Two..., in 19 top lists Check
  49. 918 +7

    Trouble in Paradise

    1932, in 17 top lists Check
  50. 488 +11

    Lolita

    1962, in 11 top lists Check
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