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. 991 +4

    The Year of Living Dangerously

    1982, in 6 top lists Check
  2. 955 +2

    The War Game

    1966, in 12 top lists Check
  3. 950 +6

    A Walk in the Sun

    1945, in 4 top lists Check
  4. 930 +7

    La ciociara

    1960 — a.k.a. Two Women, in 4 top lists Check
  5. 912 +6

    The Train

    1964, in 4 top lists Check
  6. 897 +9

    Huo zhe

    1994 — a.k.a. To Live, in 7 top lists Check
  7. 893 +9

    To Be or Not to Be

    1942, in 24 top lists Check
  8. 891 +10

    Die Blechtrommel

    1979 — a.k.a. The Tin Drum, in 14 top lists Check
  9. 878 +11

    The Thin Red Line

    1998, in 14 top lists Check
  10. 873 +11

    They Were Expendable

    1945, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 829 +7

    Story of G.I. Joe

    1945 — a.k.a. War Correspondent, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 818 +6

    Stalag 17

    1953, in 7 top lists Check
  13. 807 +8

    South Pacific

    1958, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 805 +8

    Le chagrin et la pitié

    1969 — a.k.a. The Sorrow and the Pity, in 11 top lists Check
  15. 781 +6

    Shoah

    1985, in 18 top lists Check
  16. 763 +5

    Pasqualino Settebellezze

    1975 — a.k.a. Seven Beauties, in 6 top lists Check
  17. 748 +6

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
  18. 707 +7

    The Red Badge of Courage

    1951, in 3 top lists Check
  19. 690 new

    Xi meng ren sheng

    1993 — a.k.a. The Puppetmaster, in 11 top lists Check
  20. 670 +7

    Platoon

    1986, in 21 top lists Check
  21. 661 +5

    The Pianist

    2002, in 21 top lists Check
  22. 655 -243

    Patton

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  23. 654 +2

    Paths of Glory

    1957, in 26 top lists Check
  24. 647 new

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  25. 632 +6

    Roma città aperta

    1945 — a.k.a. Rome, Open City, in 23 top lists Check
  26. 577 -4

    Mrs. Miniver

    1942, in 9 top lists Check
  27. 561 +10

    Mister Roberts

    1955, in 3 top lists Check
  28. 555 +7

    The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

    1944, in 9 top lists Check
  29. 544 +11

    The Memory of Justice

    1976, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 535 +12

    M*A*S*H

    1970, in 21 top lists Check
  31. 495 +10

    The Long Voyage Home

    1940, in 4 top lists Check
  32. 472 +8

    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    1943, in 16 top lists Check
  33. 457 +8

    Le dernier métro

    1980 — a.k.a. The Last Metro, in 8 top lists Check
  34. 449 +9

    Lacombe Lucien

    1974, in 8 top lists Check
  35. 439 +7

    The Killing Fields

    1984, in 12 top lists Check
  36. 434 +10

    Kagemusha

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  37. 430 +9

    Judgment at Nuremberg

    1961, in 7 top lists Check
  38. 393 new

    The Hurt Locker

    2008, in 13 top lists Check
  39. 356 +10

    Hail the Conquering Hero

    1944, in 7 top lists Check
  40. 354 +11

    Gunga Din

    1939, in 7 top lists Check
  41. 346 +10

    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
  42. 344 +10

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  43. 315 +12

    Il generale Della Rovere

    1959 — a.k.a. General della Rovere, in 6 top lists Check
  44. 309 +12

    Il giardino dei Finzi Contini

    1970 — a.k.a. The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, in 9 top lists Check
  45. 303 +10

    Full Metal Jacket

    1987, in 18 top lists Check
  46. 301 +10

    From Here to Eternity

    1953, in 13 top lists Check
  47. 300 +10

    Friendly Persuasion

    1956, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 290 +13

    Jeux interdits

    1952 — a.k.a. Forbidden Games, in 15 top lists Check
  49. 262 +12

    Europa Europa

    1990 — a.k.a. Europa Europe, in 6 top lists Check
  50. 258 +14

    Coup de foudre

    1983 — a.k.a. Entre Nous, in 2 top lists Check
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