The IMDb's most favorite movies by year of release: 120 years of crowd-pleasers
Created by CC Baxter.
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This year marks the 120th anniversary of the public projection of cinema. In honor of that, I've compiled the films for each year that have accumulated the most 9 and 10 ratings on IMDb. The result makes for a nice primer on film history: the movies throughout time that modern viewers most love.
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104 new
Titanic
1997, in 25 top lists Check -
117 new
Inception
2010, in 21 top lists Check -
75 new
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968, in 45 top lists Check -
78 new
A Clockwork Orange
1971, in 37 top lists Check -
116 new
Inglourious Basterds
2009, in 17 top lists Check -
111 new
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004, in 28 top lists Check -
115 new
The Dark Knight
2008, in 27 top lists Check -
108 new
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001, in 31 top lists Check -
110 new
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003, in 29 top lists Check -
114 new
No Country for Old Men
2007, in 23 top lists Check -
89 new
Blade Runner
1982, in 36 top lists Check -
109 new
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002, in 26 top lists Check -
106 new
Fight Club
1999, in 19 top lists Check -
119 new
The Dark Knight Rises
2012, in 7 top lists Check -
120 new
Gravity
2013, in 12 top lists Check -
80 new
The Exorcist
1973, in 27 top lists Check -
84 new
Star Wars
1977, in 40 top lists Check -
107 new
Memento
2000, in 27 top lists Check -
87 new
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980, in 25 top lists Check -
112 new
Batman Begins
2005, in 11 top lists Check -
79 new
The Godfather
1972, in 42 top lists Check -
113 new
The Departed
2006, in 20 top lists Check -
105 new
Saving Private Ryan
1998, in 28 top lists Check -
48 new
Citizen Kane
1941, in 39 top lists Check -
101 new
The Shawshank Redemption
1994, in 24 top lists Check -
90 new
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
1983, in 18 top lists Check -
103 new
Trainspotting
1996, in 18 top lists Check -
46 new
The Wizard of Oz
1939, in 38 top lists Check -
102 new
Se7en
1995, in 29 top lists Check -
99 new
Reservoir Dogs
1992, in 26 top lists Check -
71 new
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...
1964, in 37 top lists Check -
22 new
The Birth of a Nation
1915, in 21 top lists Check -
83 new
Taxi Driver
1976, in 34 top lists Check -
91 new
The Terminator
1984, in 24 top lists Check -
68 new
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961, in 9 top lists Check -
92 new
Back to the Future
1985, in 25 top lists Check -
122 new
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
2015, in 4 top lists Check -
53 new
It's a Wonderful Life
1946, in 33 top lists Check -
49 new
Casablanca
1942, in 39 top lists Check -
100 new
Schindler's List
1993, in 35 top lists Check -
81 new
The Godfather Part II
1974, in 32 top lists Check -
86 new
Alien
1979, in 30 top lists Check -
98 new
The Silence of the Lambs
1991, in 36 top lists Check -
93 new
Aliens
1986, in 24 top lists Check -
88 new
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check -
74 new
The Graduate
1967, in 29 top lists Check -
95 new
Die Hard
1988, in 21 top lists Check -
123 new
Deadpool
2016, in 2 top lists Check -
85 new
The Deer Hunter
1978, in 26 top lists Check -
82 new
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975, in 35 top lists Check
Last updated on Mar 31, 2014; source