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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. 992 +4

    The Yearling

    1946, in 3 top lists Check
  2. 109 +7

    Bound for Glory

    1976, in 3 top lists Check
  3. 714 +8

    Le retour de Martin Guerre

    1982 — a.k.a. The Return of Martin Guerre, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 677 new

    Pollyanna

    1920, in 1 top list Check
  5. 757 new

    Sensation Seekers

    1927, in 1 top list Check
  6. 903 +8

    Topaz

    1969, in 1 top list Check
  7. 310 +12

    Gas Food Lodging

    1992, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 919 +7

    The Trouble with Harry

    1955, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 157 +12

    L'horloger de Saint-Paul

    1974 — a.k.a. The Clockmaker of St. Paul, in 3 top lists Check
  10. 429 +9

    Le juge et l'assassin

    1976 — a.k.a. The Judge and the Assassin, in 1 top list Check
  11. 348 +10

    The Great McGinty

    1940, in 4 top lists Check
  12. 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
  13. 879 +11

    Die dritte Generation

    1979 — a.k.a. The Third Generation, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 497 +10

    Look Back in Anger

    1959, in 1 top list Check
  15. 257 +14

    The Entertainer

    1960, in 1 top list Check
  16. 258 +14

    Coup de foudre

    1983 — a.k.a. Entre Nous, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 616 +4

    La nuit de Varennes

    1982 — a.k.a. That Night in Varennes, in 1 top list Check
  18. 376 +16

    High Hopes

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 734 +7

    'Round Midnight

    1986, in 3 top lists Check
  20. 455 +8

    The Last American Hero

    1973, in 1 top list Check
  21. 950 +6

    A Walk in the Sun

    1945, in 4 top lists Check
  22. 516 +12

    Major Barbara

    1941, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 248 +16

    Eight Men Out

    1988, in 3 top lists Check
  24. 128 +8

    Bus Stop

    1956, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 656 +1

    The Pawnbroker

    1964, in 5 top lists Check
  26. 390 +16

    How to Marry a Millionaire

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  27. 97 new

    Blind

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  28. 517 +10

    The Major and the Minor

    1942, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 561 +10

    Mister Roberts

    1955, in 3 top lists Check
  30. 407 new

    In Jackson Heights

    2015, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 829 +7

    Story of G.I. Joe

    1945 — a.k.a. War Correspondent, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 834 +8

    Straight Time

    1978, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 920 +7

    True Grit

    1969, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 807 +8

    South Pacific

    1958, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 453 +8

    Ladybird Ladybird

    1994, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 271 +10

    Kazoku gêmu

    1983 — a.k.a. The Family Game, in 3 top lists Check
  37. 707 +7

    The Red Badge of Courage

    1951, in 3 top lists Check
  38. 145 +10

    Chan Is Missing

    1982, in 4 top lists Check
  39. 87 new

    The Bigamist

    1953, in 4 top lists Check
  40. 722 +8

    River's Edge

    1986, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 237 +14

    The Dresser

    1983, in 4 top lists Check
  42. 802 +8

    The Snake Pit

    1948, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 904 +8

    Topkapi

    1964, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 171 new

    The Cool World

    1963, in 4 top lists Check
  45. 886 +11

    Three Comrades

    1938, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 466 new

    The Learning Tree

    1969, in 4 top lists Check
  47. 355 new

    Guns of the Trees

    1961, in 2 top lists Check
  48. 612 new

    Norte, hangganan ng kasaysayan

    2013 — a.k.a. Norte, the End of History, in 4 top lists Check
  49. 155 +13

    Claudine

    1974, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 965 new

    What Do Men Want?

    1921, in 1 top list Check
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