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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46 new
The Wizard of Oz
1939, in 38 top lists Check -
18 new
Winsor McCay, the Famous Cartoonist of the N.Y....
1911, in 2 top lists Check -
9 new
Le voyage dans la lune
1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check -
11 new
Le voyage à travers l'impossible
1904 — a.k.a. An Impossible Voyage, in 6 top lists Check -
65 new
Vertigo
1958, in 42 top lists Check -
103 new
Trainspotting
1996, in 18 top lists Check -
104 new
Titanic
1997, in 25 top lists Check -
21 new
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1914, in 4 top lists Check -
56 new
The Third Man
1949, in 37 top lists Check -
91 new
The Terminator
1984, in 24 top lists Check -
83 new
Taxi Driver
1976, in 34 top lists Check -
57 new
Sunset Blvd.
1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check -
58 new
A Streetcar Named Desire
1951, in 15 top lists Check -
122 new
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
2015, in 4 top lists Check -
90 new
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
1983, in 18 top lists Check -
87 new
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980, in 25 top lists Check -
84 new
Star Wars
1977, in 40 top lists Check -
2 new
La sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon
1895 — a.k.a. Leaving the Factory, in 10 top lists Check -
44 new
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1937, in 25 top lists Check -
59 new
Singin' in the Rain
1952, in 37 top lists Check -
98 new
The Silence of the Lambs
1991, in 36 top lists Check -
61 new
Shichinin no samurai
1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check -
31 new
Sherlock Jr.
1924, in 24 top lists Check -
101 new
The Shawshank Redemption
1994, in 24 top lists Check -
50 new
Shadow of a Doubt
1943, in 15 top lists Check -
63 new
The Searchers
1956, in 26 top lists Check -
102 new
Se7en
1995, in 29 top lists Check -
100 new
Schindler's List
1993, in 35 top lists Check -
105 new
Saving Private Ryan
1998, in 28 top lists Check -
30 new
Safety Last!
1923, in 16 top lists Check -
60 new
Roman Holiday
1953, in 14 top lists Check -
99 new
Reservoir Dogs
1992, in 26 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 -
67 new
Psycho
1960, in 39 top lists Check -
72 new
Per qualche dollaro in più
1965 — a.k.a. For a Few Dollars More, in 11 top lists Check -
77 new
Patton
1970, in 13 top lists Check -
35 new
La passion de Jeanne d'Arc
1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check -
82 new
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975, in 35 top lists Check -
29 new
Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens
1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check -
66 new
North by Northwest
1959, in 30 top lists Check -
114 new
No Country for Old Men
2007, in 23 top lists Check -
62 new
The Night of the Hunter
1955, in 34 top lists Check -
43 new
Modern Times
1936, in 30 top lists Check -
54 new
Miracle on 34th Street
1947, in 7 top lists Check -
34 new
Metropolis
1927, in 36 top lists Check -
19 new
Mest kinematograficheskogo operatora
1912 — a.k.a. The Cameraman's Revenge, in 5 top lists Check -
107 new
Memento
2000, in 27 top lists Check -
109 new
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002, in 26 top lists Check -
110 new
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003, in 29 top lists Check -
108 new
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001, in 31 top lists Check
Last updated on Mar 31, 2014; source