Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

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This list contains the favorite movies of movie critic Jonathan Rosenbaum who writes for the Chicago Reader. The movies span virtually every decade, and include many an obscure movie.

#1 - #1012: original list
#1013 - #1073: 2008 additions
#1074 - #1133: 2016 additions

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  1. 1107 new

    Bernie

    2011, in 1 top list Check
  2. 1088 new

    The Limits of Control

    2009, in 1 top list Check
  3. 1078 new

    The Wire

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 1063 +7

    Find Me Guilty

    2006, in 1 top list Check
  5. 1062 +7

    The Dead Girl

    2006, in 1 top list Check
  6. 1056 +7

    A History of Violence

    2005, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 1026 +7

    Pete Kelly's Blues

    1955, in 1 top list Check
  8. 1019 +7

    The Shanghai Gesture

    1941, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 1008 +7

    Elephant

    2003, in 10 top lists Check
  10. 1004 +7

    25th Hour

    2002, in 7 top lists Check
  11. 1001 +7

    Sweet Sixteen

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 997 +7

    Femme Fatale

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  13. 992 +7

    Pisutoru opera

    2001 — a.k.a. Pistol Opera, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 969 +7

    Ruang talok 69

    1999 — a.k.a. 6ixtynin9, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 962 +7

    Seul contre tous

    1998 — a.k.a. I Stand Alone, in 6 top lists Check
  16. 961 +7

    Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

    1999, in 7 top lists Check
  17. 954 +7

    The Newton Boys

    1998, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 931 -

    Les voleurs

    1996 — a.k.a. Thieves, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 926 -

    Nan guo zai jian, nan guo

    1996 — a.k.a. Goodbye, South, Goodbye, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 925 -

    La cérémonie

    1995 — a.k.a. La Cérémonie, in 7 top lists Check
  21. 892 -

    El patrullero

    1991 — a.k.a. Highway Patrolman, in 1 top list Check
  22. 880 -

    Deep Cover

    1992, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 869 -

    Guling jie shaonian sharen shijian

    1991 — a.k.a. A Brighter Summer Day, in 19 top lists Check
  24. 856 -

    Ah Fei jing juen

    1990 — a.k.a. Days of Being Wild, in 11 top lists Check
  25. 847 -

    Arousi-ye Khouban

    1989 — a.k.a. Marriage of the Blessed, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 842 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  27. 835 -

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    1988, in 16 top lists Check
  28. 815 -

    Tough Guys Don't Dance

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  29. 812 -

    Landscape Suicide

    1986, in 3 top lists Check
  30. 810 -

    House of Games

    1987, in 7 top lists Check
  31. 806 -

    Kárhozat

    1988 — a.k.a. Damnation, in 5 top lists Check
  32. 793 -

    Down by Law

    1986, in 9 top lists Check
  33. 792 -

    Mauvais sang

    1986 — a.k.a. Mauvais Sang, in 5 top lists Check
  34. 774 -

    Tian guo ni zi

    1994 — a.k.a. The Day the Sun Turned Cold, in 1 top list Check
  35. 760 -

    Hammett

    1982, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 756 -

    L'argent

    1983 — a.k.a. L'Argent, in 8 top lists Check
  37. 735 -

    Cutter's Way

    1981, in 6 top lists Check
  38. 726 -

    Gloria

    1980, in 8 top lists Check
  39. 724 -

    Atlantic City

    1980, in 14 top lists Check
  40. 672 -

    Night Moves

    1975, in 6 top lists Check
  41. 652 -

    Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

    1974, in 10 top lists Check
  42. 639 -

    The Long Goodbye

    1973, in 15 top lists Check
  43. 637 -

    Badlands

    1973, in 23 top lists Check
  44. 626 -

    Wanda

    1970, in 11 top lists Check
  45. 600 -

    The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

    1970, in 6 top lists Check
  46. 598 -

    Performance

    1970, in 16 top lists Check
  47. 597 -

    The Honeymoon Killers

    1970 — a.k.a. The Lonely Hearts Killers, in 5 top lists Check
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    Kôshikei

    1968 — a.k.a. Death by Hanging, in 8 top lists Check
  49. 557 -

    Point Blank

    1967, in 15 top lists Check
  50. 549 -

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 27, 2016 by joachimt; source