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. 14 new

    Ben Hur

    1907, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 20 new

    Fantômas - À l'ombre de la guillotine

    1913 — a.k.a. Fantômas: In the Shadow of the Guillotine, in 9 top lists Check
  3. 22 new

    The Birth of a Nation

    1915, in 21 top lists Check
  4. 23 new

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    1916, in 24 top lists Check
  5. 24 new

    The Immigrant

    1917, in 7 top lists Check
  6. 26 new

    Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

    1919 — a.k.a. Broken Blossoms, in 13 top lists Check
  7. 28 new

    The Kid

    1921, in 17 top lists Check
  8. 32 new

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 29 top lists Check
  9. 34 new

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  10. 35 new

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  11. 37 new

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1930, in 19 top lists Check
  12. 38 new

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  13. 39 new

    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
  14. 43 new

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  15. 47 new

    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
  16. 48 new

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  17. 49 new

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  18. 51 new

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  19. 52 new

    Brief Encounter

    1945, in 22 top lists Check
  20. 53 new

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  21. 54 new

    Miracle on 34th Street

    1947, in 7 top lists Check
  22. 55 new

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  23. 57 new

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  24. 58 new

    A Streetcar Named Desire

    1951, in 15 top lists Check
  25. 61 new

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  26. 62 new

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  27. 63 new

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  28. 64 new

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  29. 68 new

    Breakfast at Tiffany's

    1961, in 9 top lists Check
  30. 69 new

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  31. 70 new

    The Great Escape

    1963, in 14 top lists Check
  32. 74 new

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  33. 77 new

    Patton

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  34. 78 new

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  35. 79 new

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  36. 81 new

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  37. 82 new

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  38. 83 new

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  39. 85 new

    The Deer Hunter

    1978, in 26 top lists Check
  40. 94 new

    Full Metal Jacket

    1987, in 18 top lists Check
  41. 97 new

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  42. 98 new

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  43. 99 new

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  44. 100 new

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  45. 101 new

    The Shawshank Redemption

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  46. 102 new

    Se7en

    1995, in 29 top lists Check
  47. 103 new

    Trainspotting

    1996, in 18 top lists Check
  48. 104 new

    Titanic

    1997, in 25 top lists Check
  49. 105 new

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
  50. 106 new

    Fight Club

    1999, in 19 top lists Check
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