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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. 639 new

    Out 1, noli me tangere

    1971 — a.k.a. Out 1, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 593 new

    Mistérios de Lisboa - O Filme

    2010, in 6 top lists Check
  3. 757 new

    Sensation Seekers

    1927, in 1 top list Check
  4. 965 new

    What Do Men Want?

    1921, in 1 top list Check
  5. 387 +14

    Hôtel Terminus

    1988, in 6 top lists Check
  6. 97 new

    Blind

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  7. 952 new

    Walking and Talking

    1996, in 1 top list Check
  8. 249 new

    Hak se wooi

    2005 — a.k.a. Election, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 620 new

    O.J.: Made in America

    2016, in 7 top lists Check
  10. 612 new

    Norte, hangganan ng kasaysayan

    2013 — a.k.a. Norte, the End of History, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 407 new

    In Jackson Heights

    2015, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 1000 new

    Zama

    2017, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 288 new

    Hearat Shulayim

    2011 — a.k.a. Footnote, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 351 new

    Le fond de l'air est rouge

    1977 — a.k.a. A Grin Without A Cat, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 908 new

    Tian zhu ding

    2013 — a.k.a. A Touch of Sin, in 4 top lists Check
  16. 544 +11

    The Memory of Justice

    1976, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 677 new

    Pollyanna

    1920, in 1 top list Check
  18. 420 new

    The Jackie Robinson Story

    1950, in 1 top list Check
  19. 172 new

    Cotton Comes to Harlem

    1970, in 1 top list Check
  20. 751 +6

    Scener ur ett äktenskap

    1973 — a.k.a. Scenes from a Marriage, in 4 top lists Check
  21. 121 new

    Guling jie shaonian sharen shijian

    1991 — a.k.a. A Brighter Summer Day, in 19 top lists Check
  22. 353 new

    Guelwaar

    1992, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 355 new

    Guns of the Trees

    1961, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 427 new

    Le joli mai

    1963 — a.k.a. The Lovely Month of May, in 4 top lists Check
  25. 616 +4

    La nuit de Varennes

    1982 — a.k.a. That Night in Varennes, in 1 top list Check
  26. 471 +8

    Les liaisons dangereuses

    1959 — a.k.a. Dangerous Liaisons 1960, in 1 top list Check
  27. 637 +6

    The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice

    1951 — a.k.a. Othello, in 6 top lists Check
  28. 136 new

    Carlos

    2010, in 5 top lists Check
  29. 182 +11

    La caduta degli dei (Götterdämmerung)

    1969 — a.k.a. The Damned, in 7 top lists Check
  30. 481 +10

    Malenkaya Vera

    1988 — a.k.a. Little Vera, in 4 top lists Check
  31. 831 +7

    Une affaire de femmes

    1988 — a.k.a. Story of Women, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 101 new

    Tau ban no hoi

    1982 — a.k.a. Boat People, in 8 top lists Check
  33. 515 +11

    Trollflöjten

    1975 — a.k.a. The Magic Flute, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 727 new

    Roma

    2018, in 18 top lists
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  35. 558 new

    Les misérables

    1934 — a.k.a. Les Misérables, in 6 top lists Check
  36. 825 +7

    Baisers volés

    1968 — a.k.a. Stolen Kisses, in 7 top lists Check
  37. 843 new

    L'heure d'été

    2008 — a.k.a. Summer Hours, in 3 top lists Check
  38. 740 +10

    Salaam Bombay!

    1988, in 9 top lists Check
  39. 926 +8

    Les deux Anglaises et le continent

    1971 — a.k.a. Two English Girls, in 5 top lists Check
  40. 529 +12

    Matrimonio all'italiana

    1964 — a.k.a. Marriage Italian-Style, in 3 top lists Check
  41. 938 +6

    Vanya on 42nd Street

    1994, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 888 new

    Zui hao de shi guang

    2005 — a.k.a. Three Times, in 6 top lists Check
  43. 403 new

    Je rentre à la maison

    2001 — a.k.a. I'm Going Home, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 360 +9

    Hamlet

    2000, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 506 +10

    Lovely & Amazing

    2001, in 1 top list Check
  46. 424 new

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

    1975, in 12 top lists Check
  47. 368 +12

    Heat and Dust

    1983, in 1 top list Check
  48. 721 new

    He liu

    1997 — a.k.a. The River, in 8 top lists Check
  49. 608 +4

    Novecento

    1976 — a.k.a. 1900, in 6 top lists Check
  50. 476 +8

    Como agua para chocolate

    1992 — a.k.a. Like Water for Chocolate, in 6 top lists Check
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Last updated on Dec 31, 2019 by joachimt; source