Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema
As seen by Cinematiamo
You are viewing cinematiamo's version of this list. You can view your version too.
![Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema's icon](/var/toplistavatar/large/0/54.jpg)
An official iCheckMovies list.
Favorited 257 times, disliked 12 times, added to 261 watchlists.
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
Source
Pssst, want to check out the Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema list in our new look?
Filter
-
82 -
The Docks of New York
1928, in 9 top lists Check -
99 -
Thunderbolt
1929, in 1 top list Check -
170 -
Fury
1936, in 11 top lists Check -
183 -
La bête humaine
1938 — a.k.a. The Human Beast, in 9 top lists Check -
191 -
Only Angels Have Wings
1939, in 10 top lists Check -
201 -
Rebecca
1940, in 23 top lists Check -
209 -
The Maltese Falcon
1941, in 26 top lists Check -
232 -
Double Indemnity
1944, in 37 top lists Check -
235 -
Laura
1944, in 21 top lists Check -
240 -
When Strangers Marry
1944, in 2 top lists Check -
246 -
Scarlet Street
1945, in 10 top lists Check -
252 -
Gilda
1946, in 13 top lists Check -
253 -
The Man I Love
1946, in 2 top lists Check -
256 -
Notorious
1946, in 24 top lists Check -
259 -
Dark Passage
1947, in 6 top lists Check -
265 -
Odd Man Out
1947, in 15 top lists Check -
266 -
Out of the Past
1947, in 16 top lists Check -
268 -
The Woman on the Beach
1947, in 3 top lists Check -
271 -
Force of Evil
1948, in 13 top lists Check -
274 -
The Lady from Shanghai
1947, in 9 top lists Check -
276 -
Moonrise
1948, in 4 top lists Check -
282 -
They Live by Night
1948, in 13 top lists Check -
289 -
Gun Crazy
1950, in 17 top lists Check -
294 -
The Reckless Moment
1949, in 8 top lists Check -
297 -
Thieves' Highway
1949, in 5 top lists Check -
298 -
The Third Man
1949, in 37 top lists Check -
299 -
The Window
1949, in 2 top lists Check -
306 -
In a Lonely Place
1950, in 19 top lists Check -
309 -
Panic in the Streets
1950, in 5 top lists Check -
310 -
The Sound of Fury
1950, in 2 top lists Check -
312 -
Sunset Blvd.
1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check -
314 -
Ace in the Hole
1951, in 21 top lists Check -
324 -
The Well
1951, in 2 top lists Check -
326 -
Angel Face
1952, in 5 top lists Check -
329 -
Clash by Night
1952, in 4 top lists Check -
338 -
The Narrow Margin
1952, in 7 top lists Check -
346 -
The Big Heat
1953, in 18 top lists Check -
356 -
Pickup on South Street
1953, in 14 top lists Check -
372 -
Silver Lode
1954, in 3 top lists Check -
381 -
Kiss Me Deadly
1955, in 20 top lists Check -
388 -
Mr. Arkadin
1955 — a.k.a. Confidential Report, in 7 top lists Check -
389 -
The Night of the Hunter
1955, in 34 top lists Check -
392 -
The Phenix City Story
1955, in 6 top lists Check -
409 -
The Killing
1956, in 15 top lists Check -
413 -
While the City Sleeps
1956, in 5 top lists Check -
423 -
Sweet Smell of Success
1957, in 20 top lists Check -
426 -
The Wrong Man
1956, in 8 top lists Check -
436 -
Murder by Contract
1958, in 4 top lists Check -
437 -
Party Girl
1958, in 3 top lists Check -
442 -
Touch of Evil
1958, in 30 top lists Check
Last updated on Feb 27, 2016 by joachimt; source