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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. 258 +14

    Coup de foudre

    1983 — a.k.a. Entre Nous, in 2 top lists Check
  2. 727 new

    Roma

    2018, in 18 top lists
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  3. 288 new

    Hearat Shulayim

    2011 — a.k.a. Footnote, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 843 new

    L'heure d'été

    2008 — a.k.a. Summer Hours, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 791 +6

    Sid and Nancy

    1986, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 271 +10

    Kazoku gêmu

    1983 — a.k.a. The Family Game, in 3 top lists Check
  7. 840 +9

    The Sugarland Express

    1974, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 84 new

    The Big Short

    2015, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 329 +11

    Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter

    1972 — a.k.a. The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick, in 3 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. 756 new

    Selma

    2014, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 517 +10

    The Major and the Minor

    1942, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 659 +5

    Petulia

    1968, in 4 top lists Check
  14. 235 +14

    La vie rêvée des anges

    1998 — a.k.a. The Dreamlife of Angels, in 5 top lists Check
  15. 926 +8

    Les deux Anglaises et le continent

    1971 — a.k.a. Two English Girls, in 5 top lists Check
  16. 282 +11

    La femme infidèle

    1969 — a.k.a. The Unfaithful Wife, in 5 top lists Check
  17. 403 new

    Je rentre à la maison

    2001 — a.k.a. I'm Going Home, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 427 new

    Le joli mai

    1963 — a.k.a. The Lovely Month of May, in 4 top lists Check
  19. 25 +9

    American Movie

    1999, in 5 top lists Check
  20. 277 +11

    Atanarjuat

    2001 — a.k.a. Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, in 6 top lists Check
  21. 240 +16

    The Duellists

    1977, in 5 top lists Check
  22. 387 +14

    Hôtel Terminus

    1988, in 6 top lists Check
  23. 830 +7

    Qiu Ju da guan si

    1992 — a.k.a. The Story of Qiu Ju, in 8 top lists Check
  24. 834 +8

    Straight Time

    1978, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 171 new

    The Cool World

    1963, in 4 top lists Check
  26. 930 +7

    La ciociara

    1960 — a.k.a. Two Women, in 4 top lists Check
  27. 157 +12

    L'horloger de Saint-Paul

    1974 — a.k.a. The Clockmaker of St. Paul, in 3 top lists Check
  28. 262 +12

    Europa Europa

    1990 — a.k.a. Europa Europe, in 6 top lists Check
  29. 610 new

    No

    2012, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 110 new

    Boyhood

    2014, in 16 top lists Check
  31. 267 +12

    Ansikte mot ansikte

    1976 — a.k.a. Face to Face, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 222 +14

    Diva

    1981, in 7 top lists Check
  33. 805 +8

    Le chagrin et la pitié

    1969 — a.k.a. The Sorrow and the Pity, in 11 top lists Check
  34. 151 +12

    Chocolat

    1988, in 3 top lists Check
  35. 54 +7

    La femme du boulanger

    1938 — a.k.a. The Baker's Wife, in 5 top lists Check
  36. 327 +12

    Les glaneurs et la glaneuse

    2000 — a.k.a. The Gleaners & I, in 13 top lists Check
  37. 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
  38. 591 +8

    Az én XX. századom

    1989 — a.k.a. My 20th Century, in 6 top lists Check
  39. 976 +1

    Les roseaux sauvages

    1994 — a.k.a. Wild Reeds, in 6 top lists Check
  40. 842 +9

    Le rayon vert

    1986 — a.k.a. The Green Ray, in 9 top lists Check
  41. 779 +5

    She's Gotta Have It

    1986, in 6 top lists Check
  42. 971 new

    White Material

    2009, in 6 top lists Check
  43. 255 new

    L'enfant

    2005 — a.k.a. The Child, in 8 top lists Check
  44. 1000 new

    Zama

    2017, in 8 top lists Check
  45. 975 +1

    L'enfant sauvage

    1970 — a.k.a. The Wild Child, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 396 new

    Soy Cuba

    1964 — a.k.a. I Am Cuba, in 16 top lists Check
  47. 313 +12

    Gion bayashi

    1953 — a.k.a. A Geisha, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 822 +7

    The Stars Look Down

    1940, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 538 +11

    Mayerling

    1936, in 1 top list Check
  50. 152 new

    Christopher Strong

    1933, in 2 top lists Check
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Last updated on Dec 31, 2019 by joachimt; source