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. 30 new

    Safety Last!

    1923, in 16 top lists Check
  2. 50 new

    Shadow of a Doubt

    1943, in 15 top lists Check
  3. 56 new

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  4. 65 new

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  5. 67 new

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  6. 89 new

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  7. 95 new

    Die Hard

    1988, in 21 top lists Check
  8. 98 new

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  9. 99 new

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  10. 102 new

    Se7en

    1995, in 29 top lists Check
  11. 107 new

    Memento

    2000, in 27 top lists Check
  12. 113 new

    The Departed

    2006, in 20 top lists Check
  13. 114 new

    No Country for Old Men

    2007, in 23 top lists Check
  14. 119 new

    The Dark Knight Rises

    2012, in 7 top lists Check
  15. 120 new

    Gravity

    2013, in 12 top lists Check
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Last updated on Mar 31, 2014; source