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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. 950 +6

    A Walk in the Sun

    1945, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 799 +8

    Smash Palace

    1981, in 1 top list Check
  3. 722 +8

    River's Edge

    1986, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 210 +12

    Desperately Seeking Susan

    1985, in 6 top lists Check
  5. 290 +13

    Jeux interdits

    1952 — a.k.a. Forbidden Games, in 15 top lists Check
  6. 761 +5

    The Servant

    1963, in 16 top lists Check
  7. 328 +13

    The Go-Between

    1971, in 8 top lists Check
  8. 559 +7

    The Misfits

    1961, in 5 top lists Check
  9. 121 new

    Guling jie shaonian sharen shijian

    1991 — a.k.a. A Brighter Summer Day, in 19 top lists Check
  10. 92 +9

    Orfeu Negro

    1959 — a.k.a. Black Orpheus, in 8 top lists Check
  11. 852 new

    Sweetie

    1989, in 5 top lists Check
  12. 242 +16

    Madame de...

    1953 — a.k.a. The Earrings of Madame De..., in 13 top lists Check
  13. 998 +5

    Young Mr. Lincoln

    1939, in 8 top lists Check
  14. 244 +16

    Easy Living

    1937, in 4 top lists Check
  15. 822 +7

    The Stars Look Down

    1940, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 820 +6

    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

    1982, in 6 top lists Check
  17. 954 new

    Wanda

    1970, in 11 top lists Check
  18. 289 +13

    For Whom the Bell Tolls

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  19. 984 +3

    Mujeres al borde de un ataque de "nervios"

    1988 — a.k.a. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, in 17 top lists Check
  20. 538 +11

    Mayerling

    1936, in 1 top list Check
  21. 33 +5

    The Angry Silence

    1960, in 1 top list Check
  22. 572 +11

    Mother

    1996, in 1 top list Check
  23. 518 +11

    Make Way for Tomorrow

    1937, in 16 top lists Check
  24. 263 +12

    Sauve qui peut (la vie)

    1980 — a.k.a. Every Man for Himself, in 5 top lists Check
  25. 971 new

    White Material

    2009, in 6 top lists Check
  26. 378 +12

    The High and the Mighty

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  27. 558 new

    Les misérables

    1934 — a.k.a. Les Misérables, in 6 top lists Check
  28. 584 +8

    My Dinner with Andre

    1981, in 7 top lists Check
  29. 155 +13

    Claudine

    1974, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 526 +11

    The Man with the Golden Arm

    1955, in 8 top lists Check
  31. 785 +6

    The Shooting Party

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  32. 165 +11

    Come Back, Little Sheba

    1952, in 1 top list Check
  33. 551 new

    Mikey and Nicky

    1976, in 7 top lists Check
  34. 83 +10

    The Big Red One

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  35. 514 new

    Mad Max: Fury Road

    2015, in 23 top lists Check
  36. 523 +10

    Man Hunt

    1941, in 3 top lists Check
  37. 307 +11

    Gallipoli

    1981, in 6 top lists Check
  38. 424 new

    Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080...

    1975, in 12 top lists Check
  39. 156 new

    Cléo de 5 à 7

    1962 — a.k.a. Cleo from 5 to 7, in 15 top lists Check
  40. 175 +11

    Letyat zhuravli

    1957 — a.k.a. The Cranes Are Flying, in 17 top lists Check
  41. 702 +7

    Re-Animator

    1985, in 7 top lists Check
  42. 813 +7

    Splendor in the Grass

    1961, in 7 top lists Check
  43. 287 +13

    The Fly

    1958, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 259 new

    Eraserhead

    1977, in 20 top lists Check
  45. 571 +11

    The Mortal Storm

    1940, in 4 top lists Check
  46. 148 +12

    La chienne

    1931 — a.k.a. La Chienne, in 10 top lists Check
  47. 811 new

    El espíritu de la colmena

    1973 — a.k.a. The Spirit of the Beehive, in 21 top lists Check
  48. 737 +7

    The Ruling Class

    1972, in 5 top lists Check
  49. 800 +8

    Smile

    1975, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 212 new

    Detour

    1945, in 16 top lists Check
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