FSR: Top 5 Films by Year

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This started out as a personal goal to see the top five films of each year, using imdb data. After they removed the weighted rankings beyond the Top 250, I created my own formula to try to balance each rating and its number of votes, in order to make films more comparable. I settled upon the formula of SR=(EXP(rating)*(LN(votes))/100). Why that particular formula? I tinkered around with different variations, but I prefer using ln instead of log, and this formula ended up with a fairly approximate order similar to imdb's weighted formula.

Here are the top five films from each year since 1919. For 1919-1934, the minimum number of votes is 1,000; for 1935-2022, the minimum is 5,000. I excluded years before 1919 because there weren't enough films with at least 1,000 votes, so the SR wasn't reliable enough to rank them. I do exclude films that have had voter manipulation, but I don't exclude those rated highly because of enthusiasm from their home country (i.e. "mafias").

Not meant to be definitive, just a fun side project for me, and I decided to move it from my spreadsheet to icm. Feature-length films only (including documentaries).

I collect the imdb data on May 1st each year, and update this list shortly thereafter.

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  1. 520 new

    Sita Ramam

    2022, in 0 top lists
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  2. 519 new

    777 Charlie

    2022, in 0 top lists
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  3. 518 new

    Rocketry: The Nambi Effect

    2022, in 1 top list
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  4. 517 new

    The Kashmir Files

    2022, in 0 top lists
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  5. 516 new

    DAMaN

    2022 — a.k.a. Daman, in 0 top lists
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    Sarpatta Parambarai

    2021, in 0 top lists
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  7. 514 -1

    Toma

    2021, in 0 top lists
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  8. 513 -1

    #Home

    2021, in 0 top lists
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  9. 512 -1

    Jai Bhim

    2021, in 1 top list
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  10. 511 new

    The Silence of Swastika

    2021, in 0 top lists
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    Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-Hen

    2020 — a.k.a. Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, in 1 top list
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  12. 509 -1

    The Father

    2020, in 6 top lists
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  13. 508 new

    Dil Bechara

    2020, in 0 top lists
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  14. 507 -

    Soorarai Pottru

    2020, in 1 top list
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    David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

    2020, in 2 top lists
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  16. 505 -

    Jersey

    2019, in 0 top lists
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  17. 504 new

    Kaithi

    2019, in 0 top lists
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  18. 503 -

    Avengers: Endgame

    2019, in 8 top lists Check
  19. 502 -

    Joker

    2019, in 13 top lists
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  20. 501 -

    Gisaengchung

    2019 — a.k.a. Parasite, in 22 top lists
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  21. 500 -3

    Peranbu

    2018, in 0 top lists
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  22. 499 +1

    Pariyerum Perumal

    2018, in 0 top lists
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  23. 498 +1

    Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

    2018, in 21 top lists Check
  24. 497 -1

    C/o Kancharapalem

    2018, in 0 top lists
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  25. 496 +2

    Avengers: Infinity War

    2018, in 8 top lists Check
  26. 495 -

    Ayla: The Daughter of War

    2017, in 0 top lists
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  27. 494 -

    Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

    2017, in 10 top lists
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  28. 493 -

    Sachin

    2017, in 0 top lists
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    Logan

    2017, in 9 top lists Check
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    Coco

    2017, in 14 top lists Check
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    Kimi no na wa.

    2016 — a.k.a. Your Name., in 12 top lists Check
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    Natsamrat

    2016, in 0 top lists Check
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    Oggatonama

    2016 — a.k.a. The Unnamed, in 0 top lists
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    O.J.: Made in America

    2016, in 7 top lists Check
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    Aynabaji

    2016 — a.k.a. Mirror Game, in 0 top lists Check
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    Thani Oruvan

    2015, in 0 top lists Check
  37. 484 -2

    Inside Out

    2015, in 18 top lists Check
  38. 483 +1

    Mad Max: Fury Road

    2015, in 23 top lists Check
  39. 482 +1

    Visaaranai

    2015, in 0 top lists
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    Human

    2015, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 480 -

    The Salt of the Earth

    2014, in 4 top lists Check
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    The Grand Budapest Hotel

    2014, in 17 top lists Check
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    Gone Girl

    2014, in 12 top lists Check
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    Whiplash

    2014, in 14 top lists Check
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    Interstellar

    2014, in 13 top lists Check
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    Rush

    2013, in 6 top lists Check
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    Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2

    2013, in 0 top lists Check
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    12 Years a Slave

    2013, in 22 top lists Check
  49. 472 +1

    Prisoners

    2013, in 8 top lists Check
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    The Wolf of Wall Street

    2013, in 13 top lists Check
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Last updated on May 4, 2023 by Fergenaprido;