The IMDb's most favorite movies by year of release: 120 years of crowd-pleasers

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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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  1. 46 new

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
  2. 18 new

    Winsor McCay, the Famous Cartoonist of the N.Y....

    1911, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 9 new

    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
  4. 11 new

    Le voyage à travers l'impossible

    1904 — a.k.a. An Impossible Voyage, in 6 top lists Check
  5. 65 new

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  6. 103 new

    Trainspotting

    1996, in 18 top lists Check
  7. 104 new

    Titanic

    1997, in 25 top lists Check
  8. 21 new

    Tillie's Punctured Romance

    1914, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 56 new

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  10. 91 new

    The Terminator

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  11. 83 new

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  12. 57 new

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  13. 58 new

    A Streetcar Named Desire

    1951, in 15 top lists Check
  14. 122 new

    Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

    2015, in 4 top lists Check
  15. 90 new

    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  16. 87 new

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  17. 84 new

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  18. 2 new

    La sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. Leaving the Factory, in 10 top lists Check
  19. 44 new

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    1937, in 25 top lists Check
  20. 59 new

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  21. 98 new

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  22. 61 new

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  23. 31 new

    Sherlock Jr.

    1924, in 24 top lists Check
  24. 101 new

    The Shawshank Redemption

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  25. 50 new

    Shadow of a Doubt

    1943, in 15 top lists Check
  26. 63 new

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  27. 102 new

    Se7en

    1995, in 29 top lists Check
  28. 100 new

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  29. 105 new

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
  30. 30 new

    Safety Last!

    1923, in 16 top lists Check
  31. 60 new

    Roman Holiday

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  32. 99 new

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  33. 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
  34. 67 new

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  35. 72 new

    Per qualche dollaro in più

    1965 — a.k.a. For a Few Dollars More, in 11 top lists Check
  36. 77 new

    Patton

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  37. 35 new

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  38. 82 new

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  39. 29 new

    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
  40. 66 new

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  41. 114 new

    No Country for Old Men

    2007, in 23 top lists Check
  42. 62 new

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  43. 43 new

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  44. 54 new

    Miracle on 34th Street

    1947, in 7 top lists Check
  45. 34 new

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  46. 19 new

    Mest kinematograficheskogo operatora

    1912 — a.k.a. The Cameraman's Revenge, in 5 top lists Check
  47. 107 new

    Memento

    2000, in 27 top lists Check
  48. 109 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    2002, in 26 top lists Check
  49. 110 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    2003, in 29 top lists Check
  50. 108 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
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Last updated on Mar 31, 2014; source