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. 9 new

    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
  2. 11 new

    Le voyage à travers l'impossible

    1904 — a.k.a. The Voyage Across the Impossible, in 6 top lists Check
  3. 32 new

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
  4. 33 new

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  5. 40 new

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  6. 46 new

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
  7. 61 new

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  8. 63 new

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  9. 66 new

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  10. 69 new

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  11. 70 new

    The Great Escape

    1963, in 14 top lists Check
  12. 84 new

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  13. 87 new

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  14. 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
  15. 90 new

    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  16. 92 new

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  17. 93 new

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  18. 96 new

    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    1989, in 16 top lists Check
  19. 108 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
  20. 109 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    2002, in 26 top lists Check
  21. 110 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    2003, in 29 top lists Check
  22. 112 new

    Batman Begins

    2005, in 11 top lists Check
  23. 116 new

    Inglourious Basterds

    2009, in 17 top lists Check
  24. 117 new

    Inception

    2010, in 21 top lists Check
  25. 121 new

    The Lego Movie

    2014, in 5 top lists Check
  26. 123 new

    Deadpool

    2016, in 2 top lists Check
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Last updated on Mar 31, 2014; source