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Jonathan Rosenbaum's 1000 Essential Films

list of 1000 essential films chosen by American film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum. Originally published in his book Essential Cinema.
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The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat (1896)
The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat (1896)
2
Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory (1895)
Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory (1895)
3
Tunneling the English Channel (1907)
Tunneling the English Channel (1907)
4
A Corner in Wheat (1909)
A Corner in Wheat (1909)
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The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)
The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)
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Fantômas (1913)
Fantômas (1913)
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The Avenging Conscience: Or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' (1914)
The Avenging Conscience: Or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' (1914)
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Child of the Big City (1914)
Child of the Big City (1914)
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L'enfant De Paris (1913)
L'enfant De Paris (1913)
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The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England (1914)
The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England (1914)
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Les Vampires (1916)
Les Vampires (1916)
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12
Burlesque on Carmen (1916)
Burlesque on Carmen (1916)
13
Intolerance (1916)
Intolerance (1916)
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Judex (1916)
Judex (1916)
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One A.M. (1916)
One A.M. (1916)
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Tih Minh (1918)
Tih Minh (1918)
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Barrabas (1920)
Barrabas (1920)
18
Broken Blossoms (1919)
Broken Blossoms (1919)
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19
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
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The Oyster Princess (1919)
The Oyster Princess (1919)
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True Heart Susie (1919)
True Heart Susie (1919)
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The Last of the Mohicans (1920)
The Last of the Mohicans (1920)
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The Parson's Widow (1920)
The Parson's Widow (1920)
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The Doll (1919)
The Doll (1919)
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Cops (1922)
Cops (1922)
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Destiny (1921)
Destiny (1921)
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The Kid (1921)
The Kid (1921)
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28
Nanook of the North (1922)
Nanook of the North (1922)
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Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
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Foolish Wives (1922)
Foolish Wives (1922)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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Nosferatu (1922)
Nosferatu (1922)
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Orphans of the Storm (1921)
Orphans of the Storm (1921)
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Crime and Punishment (1923)
Crime and Punishment (1923)
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La Souriante Madame Beudet (1923)
La Souriante Madame Beudet (1923)
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The Covered Wagon (1923)
The Covered Wagon (1923)
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Three Ages (1923)
Three Ages (1923)
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Ballet Mécanique (1924)
Ballet Mécanique (1924)
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Greed (1924)
Greed (1924)
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L'inhumaine (1924)
L'inhumaine (1924)
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The Last Laugh (1924)
The Last Laugh (1924)
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