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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. 14 +5

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  2. 340 +10

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  3. 696 +6

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
  4. 793 +6

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  5. 869 new

    There Will Be Blood

    2007, in 20 top lists Check
  6. 51 +6

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  7. 13 new

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  8. 331 +12

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  9. 330 +12

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  10. 928 +8

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  11. 821 +6

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  12. 514 new

    Mad Max: Fury Road

    2015, in 23 top lists Check
  13. 689 +7

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  14. 95 new

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  15. 923 +8

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  16. 924 new

    12 Years a Slave

    2013, in 22 top lists Check
  17. 929 new

    2046

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  18. 767 +6

    28 Up

    1984, in 5 top lists Check
  19. 881 +11

    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 16 top lists Check
  20. 296 new

    4 luni, 3 saptamâni si 2 zile

    2007 — a.k.a. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, in 13 top lists Check
  21. 294 new

    The 40 Year Old Virgin

    2005 — a.k.a. The 40-Year-Old Virgin, in 5 top lists Check
  22. 293 new

    42nd Street

    1933, in 12 top lists Check
  23. 247 +16

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  24. 9 +4

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    2001, in 11 top lists Check
  25. 2 +2

    Adam's Rib

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  26. 3 +2

    Adaptation.

    2002, in 11 top lists Check
  27. 4 +3

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  28. 831 +7

    Une affaire de femmes

    1988 — a.k.a. Story of Women, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 5 +3

    Affliction

    1997, in 1 top list Check
  30. 6 +3

    The African Queen

    1951, in 11 top lists Check
  31. 8 +4

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  32. 946 new

    Ai qing wan sui

    1994 — a.k.a. Vive L'Amour, in 9 top lists Check
  33. 10 +4

    Airplane!

    1980, in 14 top lists Check
  34. 11 +5

    Aleksandr Nevskiy

    1938 — a.k.a. Alexander Nevsky, in 10 top lists Check
  35. 12 +5

    Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

    1974, in 4 top lists Check
  36. 15 +5

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  37. 20 +2

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1930, in 19 top lists Check
  38. 17 +6

    All That Heaven Allows

    1955, in 11 top lists Check
  39. 18 +6

    All the King's Men

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  40. 19 +6

    All the President's Men

    1976, in 21 top lists Check
  41. 508 +11

    Les amants

    1958 — a.k.a. The Lovers, in 7 top lists Check
  42. 21 +6

    Amarcord

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  43. 22 +7

    America America

    1963, in 7 top lists Check
  44. 24 +7

    American Graffiti

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  45. 26 +6

    An American in Paris

    1951, in 18 top lists Check
  46. 25 +9

    American Movie

    1999, in 5 top lists Check
  47. 27 +6

    The Americanization of Emily

    1964, in 1 top list Check
  48. 23 +7

    Der amerikanische Freund

    1977 — a.k.a. The American Friend, in 8 top lists Check
  49. 28 +7

    Amores perros

    2000, in 17 top lists Check
  50. 29 new

    Amour

    2012, in 15 top lists Check
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