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. 5 new

    Un homme de têtes

    1898 — a.k.a. Four Heads Are Better Than One, in 1 top list Check
  2. 6 new

    The Kiss in the Tunnel

    1899, in 1 top list Check
  3. 7 new

    L'homme orchestre

    1900 — a.k.a. The One-Man Band, in 1 top list Check
  4. 8 new

    L'homme à la tête en caoutchouc

    1901, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 12 new

    Le diable noir

    1905 — a.k.a. The Black Imp, in 1 top list Check
  6. 16 new

    Le locataire diabolique

    1909 — a.k.a. The Devilish Tenant, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 19 new

    Mest kinematograficheskogo operatora

    1912 — a.k.a. The Cameraman's Revenge, in 5 top lists Check
  8. 21 new

    Tillie's Punctured Romance

    1914, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 24 new

    The Immigrant

    1917, in 7 top lists Check
  10. 25 new

    A Dog's Life

    1918, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 28 new

    The Kid

    1921, in 17 top lists Check
  12. 30 new

    Safety Last!

    1923, in 16 top lists Check
  13. 31 new

    Sherlock Jr.

    1924, in 24 top lists Check
  14. 32 new

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 29 top lists Check
  15. 33 new

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  16. 38 new

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  17. 41 new

    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
  18. 43 new

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  19. 45 new

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938, in 23 top lists Check
  20. 47 new

    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
  21. 54 new

    Miracle on 34th Street

    1947, in 7 top lists Check
  22. 59 new

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  23. 60 new

    Roman Holiday

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  24. 68 new

    Breakfast at Tiffany's

    1961, in 9 top lists Check
  25. 71 new

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

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  26. 74 new

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  27. 92 new

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  28. 118 new

    Intouchables

    2011 — a.k.a. The Intouchables, in 7 top lists Check
  29. 121 new

    The Lego Movie

    2014, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 123 new

    Deadpool

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