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. 79 new

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  2. 75 new

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  3. 67 new

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  4. 108 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
  5. 89 new

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  6. 48 new

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  7. 78 new

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  8. 84 new

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  9. 83 new

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  10. 86 new

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  11. 65 new

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  12. 115 new

    The Dark Knight

    2008, in 27 top lists Check
  13. 110 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    2003, in 29 top lists Check
  14. 106 new

    Fight Club

    1999, in 19 top lists Check
  15. 98 new

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  16. 49 new

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  17. 97 new

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  18. 81 new

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  19. 117 new

    Inception

    2010, in 21 top lists Check
  20. 87 new

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  21. 71 new

    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  22. 61 new

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  23. 92 new

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  24. 100 new

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  25. 111 new

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
  26. 109 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    2002, in 26 top lists Check
  27. 101 new

    The Shawshank Redemption

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  28. 82 new

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  29. 59 new

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  30. 102 new

    Se7en

    1995, in 29 top lists Check
  31. 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
  32. 57 new

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  33. 73 new

    Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

    1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 28 top lists Check
  34. 64 new

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  35. 107 new

    Memento

    2000, in 27 top lists Check
  36. 99 new

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  37. 114 new

    No Country for Old Men

    2007, in 23 top lists Check
  38. 69 new

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  39. 46 new

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
  40. 53 new

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  41. 34 new

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  42. 56 new

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  43. 116 new

    Inglourious Basterds

    2009, in 17 top lists Check
  44. 55 new

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  45. 66 new

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  46. 93 new

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  47. 80 new

    The Exorcist

    1973, in 27 top lists Check
  48. 105 new

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
  49. 62 new

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 35 top lists Check
  50. 91 new

    The Terminator

    1984, in 23 top lists Check
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