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The 91 Best American Movies NOT on the AFI List According to Critic Cole Smithey - Page 2

Cole's list was referring to AFI's 2007 list, so I removed 9 as they are now on AFI's 2020 list - that's why 91 instead of 100 - List creator's note.
"The AFI once again handed out their list of 100 Best American Movies, and once again the number one spot went to "Citizen Kane." Don't get me wrong, "Citizen Kane" is a great movie, but it has hogged up the number one spot on every list of best movies ever made for so long that it needs to be put aside to make room for, oh I don't know, Billy Wilder's "Ace In The Hole." Glenn Kenny over at Premiere put together a list of alternate choices for the best 100 American Movies and, I felt there were still a lot of films that should have been on his list that weren't. No "Faster Pussycat, Kill!…Kill!"? The title alone does more to make you want to see the movie than most titles. And, no "He Ran All the Way"? The late great John Garfield's last movie (directed by the late great John Berry) will stop you in your tracks." - colesmithey.com
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
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Sorcerer (1977)
Sorcerer (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
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Harold and Maude (1971)
Harold and Maude (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
45
Alien (1979)
Alien (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
46
Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)
Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
47
Halloween (1978)
Halloween (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
48
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
49
Badlands (1973)
Badlands (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
50
Supervixens (1975)
Supervixens (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
51
Eraserhead (1977)
Eraserhead (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
52
Starship Troopers (1997)
Starship Troopers (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
53
Robocop (1987)
Robocop (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
54
Cry-Baby (1990)
Cry-Baby (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
55
Team America: World Police (2004)
Team America: World Police (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
56
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
57
Boyz N the Hood (1991)
Boyz N the Hood (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
58
Naked Lunch (1991)
Naked Lunch (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
59
King of New York (1990)
King of New York (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
60
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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The Ice Storm (1997)
The Ice Storm (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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Magnolia (1999)
Magnolia (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
63
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
64
Safe (1995)
Safe (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
65
Traffic (2000)
Traffic (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
66
Pollock (2000)
Pollock (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
67
Lolita (1997)
Lolita (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
68
Ms .45 (1981)
Ms .45 (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
69
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
70
Mysterious Skin (2004)
Mysterious Skin (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
71
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
72
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
73
The Big Red One (1980)
The Big Red One (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
74
Summer of '42 (1971)
Summer of '42 (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
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Freaks (1932)
Freaks (1932)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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Opening Night (1977)
Opening Night (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
78
Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
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Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)
Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
80
Safety Last! (1923)
Safety Last! (1923)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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