Top Ranked Films by Year: the 2000s

Based on our compendium of all film polls 
[2011 Update - added 2009, July 2011; current through mid 2011 polls] 

© William L. Sinclair

Photo from the Oscar®-winning German film, The Lives of Others

This continues our series of top-ranked films by year, based on the Top Ranked 1000 Films on the Net, 2011 Edition that we compiled,

Total Ranked Films in the 2000's: 246 (up from 152 as 2 more years were added, 2009-2010 - with 92 ranked 800 or lower, some will undoubtably drop out of the rankings)

- [ 2010 ] -
1. Toy Story 3 - Lasseter, John #180
2. Social Network - Fincher, David #235
3. King's Speech - Hooper, Tom #267
4. Black Swan - Aronofsky, Darren #287
5. Inception - Nolan, Christopher #300
6. Exit Through the Gift Shop - Banksy #556
7. Shutter Island - Scorsese, Martin #565
8. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives - Weerasethakul, Apichatpong #588
9. Winter's Bone - Granik, Debra #602
10. Carlos - Assayas , Olivier #687
11. My Perestroika - Hessman, Robin #725
12. Poetry (Shi) Lee, Chang-dong #762
13. 127 Hours - Boyle, Danny #783
14. Film Unfinished, A - Hersonski, Yael #803
15. Inside Job - Ferguson, Charles #814
16. Kids Are All Right, The - Cholodenko, Lisa #830
17. Arbor, The - Barnard, Clio #832
18. Blue Valentine - Cianfrance, Derek #848
19. 13 Assassins - Miike, Takashi #850
20. How to Train Your Dragon - DeBlois (Dean), Sanders (Chris) #852
21. Tillman Story, The - Bar-Lev, Amir #854
22. Illusionist, The - Chomet, Sylvain #872
23. Cave of Forgotten Dreams - Herzog, Werner #878
24. Of Gods and Men - Beauvois, Xavier #881
25. True Grit - Coen Bros. #888
26. Certified Copy - Kiarostami, Abbas #906
27. Nostalgia for the Light - Guzmán, Patricio #934
28. Restrepo - Hetherington, Tim & Junger, Sebastian #981
29. Meek's Cutoff - Reichardt, Kelly #983
Best Picture: The King's Speech

- [ 2009 ] -
1. District 9 - Blomkamp, Neill #310
2. Inglourious Basterds - Tarantino, Quentin #333
3. Star Trek - Abrams, J J #376
4. Secret in Their Eyes - Campanella, Juan José #401
5. Prophet, A - Audiard, Jacques #449
6. Avatar - Cameron, James #457
7. Fantastic Mr Fox - Anderson, Wes #494
8. White Ribbon, The - Haneke, Michael #522
9. Serious Man, A - Coen Bros #631
10. Hunger - McQueen, Steve #656
11. Mary and Max - Elliot, Adam #658
12. An Education - Scherfig, Lone #700
13. Up in the Air - Reitman, Jason #749
14. In the Loop - Iannucci, Armando #762
15. 45365 - Ross, Bill IV #828
16. I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You - Ainouz, Karim #835
17. Cove, The - Psihoyos, Louie #879
18. Coraline - Selick, Henry #906
19. Last Train Home - Fan, Lixie #926
20. Lebanon - Maoz, Samuel #942
21. Vincere - Bellocchio, Marco #960
22. Fish Tank - Arnold, Andrea #966
23. Passing Strange - Lee, Spike #993
Best Picture: The Hurt Locker [technically a 2008 release; the Oscars also did this in 42-43 with Casablanca, released in 42, but awarded best picture of 1943]

- [ 2008 ] -
1. WALL-E - Stanton, Andrew #155
2. Dark Knight, The - Nolan, Christopher #189
3. Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The - Schnabel, Julian #194
4. Slumdog Millionaire - Boyle, Danny #221
5. Let the Right One In - Alfredson, Tomas #288
6. Wrestler, The - Aronofsky, Darren #292
7. Hurt Locker, The - Bigelow, Kathryn #428
8. Gran Torino - Eastwood, Clint #434
9. Waltz with Bashir - Folman, Ari #474
10. Man on Wire - Marsh, James #484
11. Milk - Van Sant, Gus #522
12. Ponyo (anime,2008) Miyazaki, Hayao #567
13. In Bruges - McDonagh, Martin #583
14. Class, The - Cantet, Laurent #618
15. Hunger - McQueen, Steve #650
16. 35 Shots of Rum - Denis, Claire #653
17. Still Walking - Kore-eda, Hirokazu #705
18. Sita Sings the Blues - Paley, Nina #709
19. Goodbye Solo - Bahrani, Ramin #775
20. Happy-Go-Lucky - Leigh, Mike #785
21. Tulpan - Dvortsevoy, Sergei #799
22. Gomorra - Garrone, Matteo #828
23. Revanche - Spielmann, Götz #858
24. Beaches of Agnès, The - Varda, Agnès #883
25. Christmas Tale, A - Desplechin, Arnaud #896
26. Rachel Getting Married - Demme, Jonathan #909
27. Synecdoche, New York - Kaufman, Charlie #967
28. Summer Hours - Assayas, Olivier #989
[Gone: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Goodbye Solo, Changeling, Seraphine]
Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire

- [ 2007 ] -
1. No Country for Old Men - Coen Ethan and Joel #133
2. There Will Be Blood - Anderson, Paul Thomas #150
3. Ratatouille - Bird, Brad & Pinkava, Jan #217
4. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and2 Days - Mungiu, Cristian #360
5. Bourne Ultimatum, The - Greengrass, Paul #374
6. Persepolis - Paronnaud, Vincent & Satrapi, Marjane #435
7. Atonement - Wright, Joe #643
8. Juno - Reitman, Jason #657
9. Eastern Promises - Cronenberg, David #697
10. Zodiac - Fincher, David #719
11. Paranoid Park - Van Sant, Gus #733
12. Into the Wild - Penn, Sean #760
13. No End in Sight - Ferguson, Charles #774
14. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton, Tim #777
15. Edge of Heaven, The - Akin, Fatih #781
16. My Winnipeg - Maddin, Guy #821
17. Hot Fuzz - Wright, Edgar #839
18. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead - Lumet, Sydney #853
19. Flight of the Red Balloon, The - Hsiao-hsien Hou #920
20. Savages, The - Jenkins, Tamara #931
21. Knocked Up - Apatow, Judd #940
22. King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, The - Gordon, Seth #959
23. Forbidden Lie$ - Broinowski, Anna #968
24. Alexandra - Sokurov, Aleksandr #972
25. Control - Corbijn, Anton #997
Best Picture: No Country for Old Men

- [ 2006 ] -
1. Pan's Labyrinth - del Toro, Guillermo #125
2. Lives of Others, The - von Donnersmarck, Florian Henckel #134 (photo top) (AA and BAFTA for foreign language film)
3. Departed, The - Scorsese, Martin #191
4. Children of Men - Cuaron, Alfonso #258
5. Letters from Iwo Jima - Eastwood, Clint #365
6. Prestige, The - Nolan, Christopher #392
7. Volver - Almodovar, Pedro #523
8. Once - Carney, John #544
9. Queen, The - Frears, Stephen #585
10. This Is England - Meadows, Shane #599
11. Little Miss Sunshine - Dayton, Jonathan & Faris, Valerie #622
12. Host, The - Bong, Joon-ho #672
13. United 93 - Greengrass, Paul #683
14. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan - Charles, Larry #771
15. Half Nelson - Fleck, Ryan #773
16. Away from Her - Polley, Sarah #809
17. Deliver Us from Evil - Berg, Amy #890
18. Offside - Panahi, Jafar #937
19. Neil Young: Heart of Gold - Demme, Jonathan #962
Best Picture: The Departed

- [ 2005 ] -
1. Brokeback Mountain - Lee, Ang #334
2. Sin City - Rodgriguez, Robert #409
3. V for Vendetta - McTeigue, James #504
4. Hidden (Caché,2005) Haneke, Michael #531
5. Grizzly Man - Herzog, Werner #539
6. History of Violence, A - Cronenberg, David #611
7. Squid and the Whale, The - Baumbach, Noah #623
8. Capote - Miller, Bennett #651
9. L'Enfant (The Child,2005) Dardenne, Jean-Pierre & Luc #659
10. Batman Begins - Nolan, Christopher #698
11. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit - Park, Nick & Box, Steve #835
12. Fateless - Koltai, Lajos #842
13. Murderball - Rubin, Henry Alex & Shapiro, Dana Adam #847
14. Our Daily Bread - Geyrhalter, Nikolaus #903
15. Street Fight - Curry, Marshall #952
16. Sun, The - Sokurov, Aleksandr #970
17. Death of Mr. Lazarescu, The - Puiu, Cristi #993
[Gone: Crash - Haggis, Paul]
Best Picture: Crash

- [ 2004 ] -
1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Gondry, Michael #169 (photo rt)
2. Million Dollar Baby - Eastwood, Clint #237
3. Incredibles, The - Bird, Brad #252
4. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 - Tarantino, Quentin #286
5. Downfall - Hirschbiegel, Oliver #326
6. Howl's Moving Castle - Miyazaki, Hayao #350
7. Sideways - Payne, Alexander #378
8. Before Sunset - Linklater, Richard #416
9. Hotel Rwanda - George, Terry #498
10. Nobody Knows - Kore-eda, Hirokazu #606
11. House of Flying Daggers - Yimou, Zhang #722
12. Moolaadé - Sembene, Ousmane #729
13. 2046 - Wong Kar-Wai #788
14. Shaun of the Dead - Wright, Edgar #818
15. Maria Full of Grace - Marston, Joshua #838
16. Bad Education - Almodovar, Pedro #863
17. Life Aquatic w Steve Zissou - Anderson, Wes #925
18. Turtles Can Fly - Ghobadi, Bahman #944
19. Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession - Cassavetes, Alexandra #996
Best Picture: Million Dollar Baby

- [ 2003 ] -
1. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The - Jackson, Peter #92
2. Finding Nemo - Stanton, Andrew & Unkrich, Lee #236
3. Lost in Translation - Coppola, Sofia #256
4. Oldboy - Park Chan-Wook #260
5. Mystic River - Eastwood, Clint #323
6. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring - Ki-duk Kim #349
7. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 - Tarantino, Quentin #362
8. American Splendor - Berman, Shari, and Pulcini, Robert #610
9. Fog of War, The - Morris, Errol #669
10. Capturing the Friedmans - Jarecki, Andrew #727
11. Triplets of Belleville, The - Chomet, Sylvain #734
12. Return, The - Zvyagintsev, Andrei #744
13. Best of Youth, The - Giordana, Marco Tullio #764
14. Memories of Murder - Bong, Joon-ho #793
15. Tarnation - Caouette, Jonathan #845
16. Dogville - von Trier, Lars #895
17. Los Angeles Plays Itself - Andersen, Thom #939
18. Festival Express - Smeaton & Cvitanovich #945
19. Since Otar Left - Bertucelli, Julie #995
[Gone: Big Fish - Burton, Tim]
Best Picture: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

- [ 2002 ] -
1. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The - Jackson, Peter #119
2. City of God - Meirelles, Fernando #121 (photo rt)
3. Pianist, The - Polanski, Roman #142
4. Talk to Her - Almodóvar, Pedro #316
5. Adaptation - Jonze, Spike #414
6. Punch-Drunk Love - Anderson, Paul Thomas #534
7. Hero (02, Yimou) Yimou, Zhang #589
8. Russian Ark - Sokurov, Aleksandr #596
9. Infernal Affairs - Lau (Wai-keung), Mak (Alan) #660
10. Far from Heaven - Haynes, Todd #663
11. Son, The (Le Fils,2002) Dardenne, Jean-Pierre & Luc #730
12. Bloody Sunday - Greengrass, Paul #747
13. Marooned in Iraq - Ghobadi, Bahman #851
14. To Be and to Have - Philibert, Nicolas #866
15. Ten - Kiarostami, Abbas #873
16. Distant - Ceylan, Nuri Bilge #875
17. 24 Hour Party People - Winterbottom, Michael #900
18. Sweet Sixteen - Loach, Ken #910
19. Lilya 4-Ever - Moodysson, Lucas #912
20. Hours, The - Daldry, Steven #924
21. Love and Diane - Dworkin, Jennifer #954
22. About Schmidt - Payne, Alexander #958
23. Man Without a Past, The - Kaurismaki, Aki #964
Best Picture: Chicago

- [ 2001 ] -
1. Spirited Away - Miyazaki, Hayao #78
2. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The - Jackson, Peter #79
3. Mulholland Dr. - Lynch, David #122
4. In the Mood for Love - Wong Kar-Wai #167
5. Donnie Darko - Kelly, Richard #178
6. Amélie (Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain,2001) Jeunet, Jean-Pierre #242
7. Y Tu Mamá También - Cuarón, Alfonso #333
8. Ghost World - Zwigoff, Terry #517
9. Royal Tenenbaums, The - Anderson, Wes #570
10. Gosford Park - Altman, Robert #593
11. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India - Gowariker, Ashutosh #665
12. Waking Life (anime) Linklater, Richard #684
13. Fast Runner, The - Kunuk, Zacharias #732
14. Hedwig and the Angry Itch - Mitchell, John Cameron #739
15. Monsters, Inc. - Dokter, Unkrich, Silverman #778
16. Time Out - Cantet, Laurent #805
17. In the Bedroom - Field, Todd #874
18. Je rentre à la maison (I'm Going Home) de Oliveira, Manoel #877
19. Children Underground - Belzberg, Edet #923
20. Domestic Violence - Wiseman, Frederick #960
21. Long Night's Journey Into Day - Hoffman, Deborah #987
[Gone: I'm Going Home - de Oliveira, Manuel]
Best Picture: A Beautiful Mind

- [ 2000 ] -
1. Memento - Nolan, Christopher #195
2. Amores Perros - Inarritu #230
3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Lee, Ang #244 (photo rt)
4. Yi yi - Yang, Edward #248
5. Requiem for a Dream - Aronofsky, Darren #322
6. Werckmeister Harmonies - Tarr, Bela & Hranitzky, Agnes #501
7. Gladiator - Scott, Ridley #515
8. Traffic - Soderbergh, Steve #527
9. Snatch - Ritchie, Guy #726
10. La Commune (Paris,1871) - Watkins, Peter #752
11. Almost Famous - Crowe, Cameron #758
12. Chicken Run - Park, Nick & Lord, Peter #816
13. Under the Sand - Ozon, Francois #892
14. High Fidelity - Frears, Stephen #894
15. Dancer in the Dark - von Trier, Lars #915
16. Before Night Falls - Schnabel, Julian #921
17. You Can Count On Me - Lonergan, Kenneth #926
18. Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition, The - Butler, George #933
19. O Brother, Where Art Thou - Coen Bros. #957
20. Paragraph 175 - Epstein, Rob & Friedman, Jeffrey #984
21. Sound and Fury - Aronson, Josh #986
22. Circle, The (Dayereh) Panahi, Jafar #994
Best Picture: Gladiator


All Ranked Films from the 2000s
[147 of these are in the bottom 200, so many will fall off before the next update in 2012]

1. Spirited Away (2001) Miyazaki, Hayao #78
2. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) Jackson, Peter #79
3. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) Jackson, Peter #92
4. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002) Jackson, Peter #119
5. City of God (2002) Meirelles, Fernando #121
6. Mulholland Dr. (2001) Lynch, David #122
7. Pan's Labyrinth (2006) del Toro, Guillermo #125
8. No Country for Old Men (2007) Coen Ethan and Joel #133
9. Lives of Others, The (2006) von Donnersmarck, Florian Henckel #134
10. Pianist, The (2002) Polanski, Roman #142
11. There Will Be Blood (2007) Anderson, Paul Thomas #150
12. WALL-E (2008) Stanton, Andrew #155
13. In the Mood for Love (2001) Wong Kar-Wai #167
14. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Gondry, Michael #169
15. Donnie Darko (2001) Kelly, Richard #178
16. Toy Story 3 (2010) Lasseter, John #180
17. Dark Knight, The (2008) Nolan, Christopher #189
18. Departed, The (2006) Scorsese, Martin #191
19. Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The (2008) Schnabel, Julian #194
20. Memento (2000) Nolan, Christopher #195
21. Ratatouille (2007) Bird, Brad & Pinkava, Jan #217
22. Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Boyle, Danny #221
23. Amores Perros (2000) Inarritu #230
24. Social Network (2010) Fincher, David #235
25. Finding Nemo (2003) Stanton, Andrew & Unkrich, Lee #236
26. Million Dollar Baby (2004) Eastwood, Clint #237
27. Amélie (Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain,2001) Jeunet, Jean-Pierre #242
28. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Lee, Ang #244
29. Yi yi (2000) Yang, Edward #248
30. Incredibles, The (2004) Bird, Brad #252
31. Lost in Translation (2003) Coppola, Sofia #256
32. Children of Men (2006) Cuaron, Alfonso #258
33. Oldboy (2003) Park Chan-Wook #260
34. King's Speech (2010) Hooper, Tom #267
35. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) Tarantino, Quentin #286
36. Black Swan (2010) Aronofsky, Darren #287
37. Let the Right One In (2008) Alfredson, Tomas #288
38. Wrestler, The (2008) Aronofsky, Darren #292
39. Inception (2010) Nolan, Christopher #300
40. Up (2009) Docter, Peter #305
41. District 9 (2009) Blomkamp, Neill #309
42. Talk to Her (2002) Almodóvar, Pedro #316
43. Requiem for a Dream (2000) Aronofsky, Darren #322
44. Mystic River (2003) Eastwood, Clint #323
45. Downfall (2004) Hirschbiegel, Oliver #326
46. Inglourious Basterds (2009) Tarantino, Quentin #331
47. Y Tu Mamá También (2001) Cuarón, Alfonso #333
48. Brokeback Mountain (2005) Lee, Ang #334
49. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003) Ki-duk Kim #349
50. Howl's Moving Castle (2004) Miyazaki, Hayao #350
51. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007) Mungiu, Cristian #360
52. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) Tarantino, Quentin #362
53. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) Eastwood, Clint #365
54. Star Trek (2009) Abrams, J.J. #372
55. Bourne Ultimatum, The (2007) Greengrass, Paul #374
56. Sideways (2004) Payne, Alexander #378
57. Prestige, The (2006) Nolan, Christopher #392
58. The Secret in Their Eyes (2009) Campanella, Juan José #397
59. Sin City (2005) Rodgriguez, Robert #409
60. Adaptation (2002) Jonze, Spike #414
61. Before Sunset (2004) Linklater, Richard #416
62. Hurt Locker, The (2008) Bigelow, Kathryn #428
63. Gran Torino (2008) Eastwood, Clint #434
64. Persepolis (2007) Paronnaud, Vincent & Satrapi, Marjane #435
65. Prophet, A (2009) Audiard, Jacques #446
66. Avatar (2009) Cameron, James #454
67. Waltz with Bashir (2008) Folman, Ari #474
68. Man on Wire (2008) Marsh, James #484
69. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) Anderson, Wes #491
70. Hotel Rwanda (2004) George, Terry #498
71. Werckmeister Harmonies (2000) Tarr, Bela & Hranitzky, Agnes #501
72. V for Vendetta (2005) McTeigue, James #504
73. Gladiator (2000) Scott, Ridley #515
74. Ghost World (2001) Zwigoff, Terry #517
75. White Ribbon, The (2009) Haneke, Michael #519
76. Milk (2008) Van Sant, Gus #522
77. Volver (2006) Almodovar, Pedro #523
78. Traffic (2000) Soderbergh, Steve #527
79. Hidden (Caché, 2005) Haneke, Michael #531
80. Punch-Drunk Love (2002) Anderson, Paul Thomas #534
81. Grizzly Man (2005) Herzog, Werner #539
82. Once (2006) Carney, John #544
83. Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010) Banksy #556
84. Shutter Island (2010) Scorsese, Martin #565
85. Ponyo (anime, 2008) Miyazaki, Hayao #567
86. Royal Tenenbaums, The (2001) Anderson, Wes #570
87. In Bruges (2008) McDonagh, Martin #583
88. Queen, The (2006) Frears, Stephen #585
89. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010) Weerasethakul, Apichatpong #588
90. Hero (02, Yimou) Yimou, Zhang #589
91. Gosford Park (2001) Altman, Robert #593
92. Russian Ark (2002) Sokurov, Aleksandr #596
93. This Is England (2006) Meadows, Shane #599
94. Winter's Bone (2010) Granik, Debra #602
95. Nobody Knows (2004) Kore-eda, Hirokazu #606
96. American Splendor (2003) Berman, Shari, and Pulcini, Robert #610
97. History of Violence, A (2005) Cronenberg, David #611
98. Class, The (2008) Cantet, Laurent #618
99. Little Miss Sunshine (2006) Dayton, Jonathan & Faris, Valerie #622
100. Squid and the Whale, The (2005) Baumbach, Noah #623
101. Serious Man, A (2009) Coen Bros. #626
102. Atonement (2007) Wright, Joe #643
103. Hunger (2008) McQueen, Steve #650
104. Capote (2005) Miller, Bennett #651
105. Mary and Max (2009) Elliot, Adam #652
106. 35 Shots of Rum (2008) Denis, Claire #653
107. Juno (2007) Reitman, Jason #657
108. L'Enfant (The Child, 2005) Dardenne, Jean-Pierre & Luc #659
109. Infernal Affairs (2002) Lau (Wai-keung), Mak (Alan) #660
110. Far from Heaven (2002) Haynes, Todd #663
111. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) Gowariker, Ashutosh #665
112. Fog of War, The (2003) Morris, Errol #669
113. Host, The (2006) Bong, Joon-ho #672
114. United 93 (2006) Greengrass, Paul #683
115. Waking Life (anime, 2001) Linklater, Richard #684
116. Carlos (2010) Assayas , Olivier #687
117. An Education (2009) Scherfig, Lone #694
118. Eastern Promises (2007) Cronenberg, David #697
119. Batman Begins (2005) Nolan, Christopher #698
120. Still Walking (2008) Kore-eda, Hirokazu #705
121. Sita Sings the Blues (2008) Paley, Nina #709
122. Zodiac (2007) Fincher, David #719
123. House of Flying Daggers (2004) Yimou, Zhang #722
124. My Perestroika (2010) Hessman, Robin #725
125. Snatch (2000) Ritchie, Guy #726
126. Capturing the Friedmans (2003) Jarecki, Andrew #727
127. Moolaadé (2004) Sembene, Ousmane #729
128. Son, The (Le Fils, 2002) Dardenne, Jean-Pierre & Luc #730
129. Fast Runner, The (2001) Kunuk, Zacharias #732
130. Paranoid Park (2007) Van Sant, Gus #733
131. Triplets of Belleville, The (2003) Chomet, Sylvain #734
132. Hedwig and the Angry Itch (2001) Mitchell, John Cameron #739
133. Up in the Air (2009) Reitman, Jason #741
134. Return, The (2003) Zvyagintsev, Andrei #744
135. Bloody Sunday (2002) Greengrass, Paul #747
136. La Commune (Paris, 1871) (2000) Watkins, Peter #752
137. In the Loop (2009) Iannucci, Armando #754
138. Almost Famous (2000) Crowe, Cameron #758
139. Into the Wild (2007) Penn, Sean #760
140. Poetry (Shi, 2010) Lee, Chang-dong #762
141. Best of Youth, The (2003) Giordana, Marco Tullio #764
142. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) Charles, Larry #771
143. Half Nelson (2006) Fleck, Ryan #773
144. No End in Sight (2007) Ferguson, Charles #774
145. Goodbye Solo (2008) Bahrani, Ramin #775
146. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) Burton, Tim #777
147. Monsters, Inc. (2001) Dokter, Unkrich, Silverman #778
148. Edge of Heaven, The (2007) Akin, Fatih #781
149. 127 Hours (2010) Boyle, Danny #783
150. Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) Leigh, Mike #785
151. 2046 (2004) Wong Kar-Wai #788
152. Memories of Murder (2003) Bong, Joon-ho #793
153. Tulpan (2008) Dvortsevoy, Sergei #799
154. Film Unfinished, A (2010) Hersonski, Yael #803
155. Time Out (2001) Cantet, Laurent #805
156. Away from Her (2006) Polley, Sarah #809
157. Inside Job (2010) Ferguson, Charles #814
158. Chicken Run (2000) Park, Nick & Lord, Peter #816
159. Shaun of the Dead (2004) Wright, Edgar #818
160. 45365 (2009) Ross, Bill IV #820
161. My Winnipeg (2007) Maddin, Guy #821
162. I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You (2009) Ainouz, Karim & Gomes, Marcello #827
163. Gomorra (2008) Garrone, Matteo #828
164. Kids Are All Right, The (2010) Cholodenko, Lisa #830
165. Arbor, The (2010) Barnard, Clio #832
166. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) Park, Nick & Box, Steve #835
167. Maria Full of Grace (2004) Marston, Joshua #838
168. Hot Fuzz (2007) Wright, Edgar #839
169. Fateless (2005) Koltai, Lajos #842
170. Tarnation (2003) Caouette, Jonathan #845
171. Murderball (2005) Rubin, Henry Alex & Shapiro, Dana Adam #847
172. Blue Valentine (2010) Cianfrance, Derek #848
173. 13 Assassins (2010) Miike, Takashi #850
174. Marooned in Iraq (2002) Ghobadi, Bahman #851
175. How to Train Your Dragon (2010) DeBlois (Dean), Sanders (Chris) #852
176. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) Lumet, Sydney #853
177. Tillman Story, The (2010) Bar-Lev, Amir #854
178. Revanche (2008) Spielmann, Götz #858
179. Bad Education (2004) Almodovar, Pedro #863
180. To Be and to Have (2002) Philibert, Nicolas #866
181. Cove, The (2009) Psihoyos, Louie #870
182. Illusionist, The (2010) Chomet, Sylvain #872
183. Ten (2002) Kiarostami, Abbas #873
184. In the Bedroom (2001) Field, Todd #874
185. Distant (2002) Ceylan, Nuri Bilge #875
186. Je rentre à la maison (I'm Going Home, 2001) de Oliveira, Manoel #877
187. Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) Herzog, Werner #878
188. Drag Me to Hell (2009) Raimi, Sam #880
189. Of Gods and Men (2010) Beauvois, Xavier #881
190. Beaches of Agnès, The (2008) Varda, Agnès #883
191. True Grit (2010) Coen Bros. #888
192. Deliver Us from Evil (2006) Berg, Amy #890
193. Under the Sand (2000) Ozon, Francois #892
194. High Fidelity (2000) Frears, Stephen #894
195. Dogville (2003) von Trier, Lars #895
196. Christmas Tale, A (2008) Desplechin, Arnaud #896
197. Coraline (2009) Selick, Henry #897
198. 24 Hour Party People (2002) Winterbottom, Michael #900
199. Our Daily Bread (2005) Geyrhalter, Nikolaus #903
200. Certified Copy (2010) Kiarostami, Abbas #906
201. Rachel Getting Married (2008) Demme, Jonathan #909
202. Sweet Sixteen (2002) Loach, Ken #910
203. Lilya 4-Ever (2002) Moodysson, Lucas #912
204. Dancer in the Dark (2000) von Trier, Lars #915
205. Last Train Home (2009) Fan, Lixie #916
206. Flight of the Red Balloon, The (2007) Hsiao-hsien Hou #920
207. Before Night Falls (2000) Schnabel, Julian #921
208. Children Underground (2001) Belzberg, Edet #923
209. Hours, The (2002) Daldry, Steven #924
210. Life Aquatic w Steve Zissou (2004) Anderson, Wes #925
211. You Can Count On Me (2000) Lonergan, Kenneth #926
212. Savages, The (2007) Jenkins, Tamara #931
213. Lebanon (2009) Maoz, Samuel #932
214. Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition, The (2000) Butler, George #933
215. Nostalgia for the Light (2010) Guzmán, Patricio #934
216. Offside (2006) Panahi, Jafar #937
217. Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003) Andersen, Thom #939
218. Knocked Up (2007) Apatow, Judd #940
219. Turtles Can Fly (2004) Ghobadi, Bahman #944
220. Festival Express (2003) Smeaton & Cvitanovich #945
221. Vincere (2009) Bellocchio, Marco #949
222. Street Fight (2005) Curry, Marshall #952
223. Love and Diane (2002) Dworkin, Jennifer #954
224. Fish Tank (2009) Arnold, Andrea #955
225. O Brother, Where Art Thou (2000) Coen Bros. #957
226. About Schmidt (2002) Payne, Alexander #958
227. King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, The (2007) Gordon, Seth #959
228. Domestic Violence (2001) Wiseman, Frederick #960
229. Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) Demme, Jonathan #962
230. Man Without a Past, The (2002) Kaurismaki, Aki #964
231. Synecdoche, New York (2008) Kaufman, Charlie #967
232. Forbidden Lie$ (2007) Broinowski, Anna #968
233. Sun, The (2005) Sokurov, Aleksandr #970
234. Alexandra (2007) Sokurov, Aleksandr #972
235. Restrepo (2010) Hetherington, Tim & Junger, Sebastian #981
236. Passing Strange (2009) Lee, Spike #982
237. Meek's Cutoff (2010) Reichardt, Kelly #983
238. Paragraph 175 (2000) Epstein, Rob & Friedman, Jeffrey #984
239. Sound and Fury (2000) Aronson, Josh #986
240. Long Night's Journey Into Day (2001) Hoffman, Deborah #987
241. Summer Hours (2008) Assayas, Olivier #989
242. Death of Mr. Lazarescu, The (2005) Puiu, Cristi #993
243. Circle, The (Dayereh, 2000) Panahi, Jafar #994
244. Since Otar Left (2003) Bertucelli, Julie #995
245. Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) Cassavetes, Alexandra #996
246. Control (2007) Corbijn, Anton #997

Unranked best pictures: A Beautiful Mind, Chicago, Crash 

My Favorites
1-Hero (China), 2-City of God (Brazil), 3-WALL-E, 4-The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, 5-Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (China), 6-Open Range, 7-Memento, 8-Requiem for a Dream (photo btm), 9-Traffic, 10-The Lives of Others (Germany), 11-Chicago, 12-Million Dollar Baby, 13-An Education, 14-Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 15-V for Vendetta, 16-In Bruges, 17-Nowhere in Africa (Germany), 18-Big Fish, 19-No Country for Old Men, 20-Finding Nemo, 21-A Wednesday (India), 22-The Departed, 23-Slumdog Millionaire, 24-Zodiac, 25-The Prestige, 26-The Hurt Locker, 27-Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, 28-A Beautiful Mind (someone has to mention that, an unranked best picture winner.

Zhang Yimou's Hero, top-grossing Chinese film in history, is NOW ranked on our 2011 update, # 594 (finally!)





Photo: Jennifer Connelly and Jered Leto, in Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream (2000)

Top Ranked Films by Year: the 90s

Based on our compendium of all film polls
[2011 Edition, updated with 2011 polls]
© William L. Sinclair

This continues our series of top-ranked films by year, based on the Top Ranked 1000 Films on the Net, 2011 Edition that we compiled.

Total Ranked Films in the 90's: 119 (up from 110)

 - [ 1990 ] -
1. Goodfellas - Scorsese, Martin #26 (photo rt)
2. Close-Up - Kiarostami, Abbas #254
3. Days of Being Wild - Wong Kar-Wai #463
4. Edward Scissorhands - Burton, Tim #487
5. Miller's Crossing - Coen, Joel and Ethan Coen #671
6. Reversal of Fortune - Schroeder, Barbet #715
7. Grifters, The - Frears, Stephen #898
[Gone: An Angel at My Table, Ju Dou, Miller's Crossing]
Best Picture: Dances With Wolves

- [ 1991 ] -
1. Silence of the Lambs, The - Demme, Jonathan #47 (photo above)
2. Reservoir Dogs - Tarantino, Quentin #129
3. Terminator2: Judgment Day - Cameron, James #186
4. Thelma & Louise - Scott, Ridley #285
5. Double Life of Veronique, The - Kieslowski, Krszystof #342
6. Raise the Red Lantern - Yimou, Zhang #383
7. Barton Fink - Coen, Joel and Ethan Coen #466
8. Beauty and the Beast - Trousdale, Gary #541
9. Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film - Burns, Rick #917
10. JFK - Stone, Oliver #930
11. Brighter Summer Day, A - Yang, Edward #935
12. Europa - von Trier, Lars #941
13. And Life Goes On - Kiarostami, Abbas #946
14. La Belle Noiseuse - Rivette, Jacques #965
[Gone: Van Gogh]
Best Picture: The Silence of the Lambs

- [ 1992 ] -
1. Unforgiven - Eastwood, Clint #57(photo rt)
2. Player, The - Altman, Robert #366
3. Crying Game, The - Jordan, Neil #500
4. Glengarry Glen Ross (92) Foley, James #823
5. Howards End - Ivory, James #831
[Gone: Orlando, Un Coeur en hiver]
Best Picture: Unforgiven

- [ 1993 ] -
1. Schindler's List #27 - Spielberg, Steven (photo rt)
1. Schindler's List - Spielberg, Steven #30
2. Piano, The - Campion, Jane #108
3. Groundhog Day - Ramis, Harold #174
4. Age of Innocence, The - Scorsese, Martin #415
5. Three Colours: Blue - Kieslowski, Krszystof #418
6. Short Cuts - Altman, Robert #444
7. Dazed and Confused - Linklater, Richard #528
8. Farewell, My Concubine - Chen Kaige #612
9. Fugitive, The - Davis, Andrew #914
10. Nightmare Before Christmas, The - Selick, Henry #953
11. Last Seduction, The - Dahl, John #963
12. Remains of the Day, The - Ivory, James #977
[Gone: The Puppetmaster, Naked]
Best Picture: Schindler's List

- [ 1994 ] -
1. Shawshank Redemption, The - Darabont, Frank #182 (photo rt)
2. Forrest Gump - Zemeckis, Robert #205
3. Three Colours: Red - Kieslowski, Krszystof #273
4. Léon (The Professional,1994) Besson, Luc #312
5. Chungking Express - Wong Kar-Wai #361 [photo above]
6. Lion King, The - Allers, Roger & Minkoff, Robert #401
7. Ed Wood - Burton, Tim #475
8. Crumb - Zwigoff, Terry #490
9. Sátántangó - Tarr, Béla #540
10. Quiz Show - Redford, Robert #819
11. Little Women - Armstrong, Gillian #824
12. Three Colours: White - Kieslowski, Krszystof #843
[Gone: Through the Olive Trees, Little Women]
Best Picture: Forrest Gump

- [ 1995 ] -
1. Pulp Fiction - Tarantino, Quentin #20 (photo rt)
2. Toy Story - Lasseter, John #72
3. Casino - Scorsese, Martin #120
4. Usual Suspects, The - Singer, Bryan #141
5. Trainspotting - Boyle, Danny #170
6. Heat - Mann, Michael #185
7. Se7en - Fincher, David #298
8. Dead Man - Jarmusch, Jim #421
9. 12 Monkeys - Gilliam, Terry #427
10. Naked - Leigh, Mike #630
11. Underground - Kusturica, Emir #631
12. Braveheart - Gibson, Mel #647
13. Leaving Las Vegas - Figgis, Mike #696
14. Before Sunrise (95) Linklater, Richard #748
15. Welcome to the Dollhouse - Solondz, Todd #750
16. Sense and Sensibility - Lee, Ang #802
17. To Die For - Van Sant, Gus #857
[Gone: Safe]
Best Picture: Braveheart

- [ 1996 ] -
1. Fargo - Coen, Joel and Ethan Coen #49 (photo rt)
2. Breaking the Waves - von Trier, Lars #337
3. Secrets & Lies - Leigh, Mike #413
4. English Patient, The - Minghella, Anthony #481
5. Shine - Hicks, Scott #595
6. Moment of Innocence, A - Makhmalbaf, Mohsen #796
7. Crash - Cronenberg, David #862
8. Sling Blade - Thornton, Billy Bob #998
Best Picture: English Patient, The

- [ 1997 ] -
1. L.A. Confidential - Hanson, Curtis #61  (photo rt)
2. Boogie Nights - Anderson, Paul Thomas #212
3. Mononoke-hime - - anime Miyazaki, Hayao #353
4. Sweet Hereafter, The - Egoyan, Atom #354
5. Life is Beautiful - Begnini, Roberto #443
6. Taste of Cherry, A - Kiarostami, Abbas #520
7. Good Will Hunting - Van Sant, Gus #587
8. Lost Highway - Lynch, David #658
9. 4 Little Girls - Lee, Spike #766
10. Titanic - Cameron, James #769
11. Happy Together - Wong Kar-Wai #822
[Gone: Hana-Bi]
Best Picture: Titanic

- [ 1998 ] -
1. Saving Private Ryan - Spielberg, Steven #109 (photo rt)
2. Big Lebowski, The - Coen, Ethan and Joel #259
3. Truman Show, The - Weir, Peter #268
4. Rushmore - Anderson, Wes #304
5. American History X - Kaye, Tony #341
6. Thin Red Line, The - Malick, Terrence #371
7. Celebration (aka Festen) - Vinterberg, Thomas #386
8. Beau Travail - Denis, Claire #465
9. Shakespeare in Love - Madden, John #594
10. Happiness - Solondz, Todd #638
11. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Ritchie, Guy #834
12. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (98) Gilliam, Terry #859
13. 42 UP - Apted, Michael #860
14. Out of Sight - Soderbergh, Steven #978
15. Run Lola Run - Tykwer, Tom #999
[Gone: Flowers of Shanghai]
Best Picture: Shakespeare in Love

 - [ 1999 ] -
1. American Beauty - Mendes, Sam #97
2. Matrix, The - Wachowski, Andy & Larry Wachowski #190 (photo rt)
3. Fight Club - Fincher, David #201
4. All About My Mother - Almodóvar, Pedro #206
5. Being John Malkovich - Jonze, Spike #276
6. Magnolia - Anderson, Paul Thomas #319
7. Toy Story2 - Lasseter, John & Brannon, Ash #483
8. Straight Story, The - Lynch, David #495
9. Insider, The - Mann, Michael #512
10. Sixth Sense, The - Shyamalan, M. Knight #524
11. Wind Will Carry Us, The - Kiarostami, Abbas #536
12. Eyes Wide Shut - Kubrick, Stanley #566
13. Green Mile, The - Darabont, Frank #627
14. Iron Giant, The - Bird, Brad #701
15. My Voyage to Italy - Scorsese, Martin #751
16. Topsy-Turvy - Leigh, Mike #755
17. Boys Don't Cry - Pierce, Kimberly #833
18. American Movie - Smith, Chris #846
Best Picture: American Beauty

All Ranked Films for the Decade
1. Pulp Fiction (1995) Tarantino, Quentin #20
2. Goodfellas (1990) Scorsese, Martin #26
3. Schindler's List (1993) Spielberg, Steven #30
4. Silence of the Lambs, The (1991) Demme, Jonathan #47
5. Fargo (1996) Coen, Joel and Ethan Coen #49
6. Unforgiven (1992) Eastwood, Clint #57
7. L.A. Confidential (1997) Hanson, Curtis #61
8. Toy Story (1995) Lasseter, John #72
9. American Beauty (1999) Mendes, Sam #97
10. Piano, The (1993) Campion, Jane #108
11. Saving Private Ryan (1998) Spielberg, Steven #109
12. Casino (1995) Scorsese, Martin #120
13. Reservoir Dogs (1991) Tarantino, Quentin #129
14. Usual Suspects, The (1995) Singer, Bryan #141
15. Trainspotting (1995) Boyle, Danny #170
16. Groundhog Day (1993) Ramis, Harold #174
17. Shawshank Redemption, The (1994) Darabont, Frank #182
18. Heat (1995) Mann, Michael #185
19. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) Cameron, James #186
20. Matrix, The (1999) Wachowski, Andy & Larry Wachowski #190
21. Fight Club (1999) Fincher, David #201
22. Forrest Gump (1994) Zemeckis, Robert #205
23. All About My Mother (1999) Almodóvar, Pedro #206
24. Boogie Nights (1997) Anderson, Paul Thomas #212
25. Close-Up (1990) Kiarostami, Abbas #254
26. Big Lebowski, The (1998) Coen, Ethan and Joel #259
27. Truman Show, The (1998) Weir, Peter #268
28. Three Colours: Red (1994) Kieslowski, Krszystof #273
29. Being John Malkovich (1999) Jonze, Spike #276
30. Thelma & Louise (1991) Scott, Ridley #285
31. Se7en (1995) Fincher, David #298
32. Rushmore (1998) Anderson, Wes #304
33. Léon (The Professional, 1994) Besson, Luc #312
34. Magnolia (1999) Anderson, Paul Thomas #319
35. Breaking the Waves (1996) von Trier, Lars #337
36. American History X (1998) Kaye, Tony #341
37. Double Life of Veronique, The (1991) Kieslowski, Krszystof #342
38. Mononoke-hime (1997) - anime Miyazaki, Hayao #353
39. Sweet Hereafter, The (1997) Egoyan, Atom #354
40. Chungking Express (1994) Wong Kar-Wai #361
41. Player, The (1992) Altman, Robert #366
42. Thin Red Line, The (1998) Malick, Terrence #371
43. Raise the Red Lantern (1991) Yimou, Zhang #383
44. Celebration (aka Festen) (1998) Vinterberg, Thomas #386
45. Lion King, The (1994) Allers, Roger & Minkoff, Robert #401
46. Secrets & Lies (1996) Leigh, Mike #413
47. Age of Innocence, The (1993) Scorsese, Martin #415
48. Three Colours: Blue (1993) Kieslowski, Krszystof #418
49. Dead Man (1995) Jarmusch, Jim #421
50. 12 Monkeys (1995) Gilliam, Terry #427
51. Life is Beautiful (1997) Begnini, Roberto #443
52. Short Cuts (1993) Altman, Robert #444
53. Days of Being Wild (1990) Wong Kar-Wai #463
54. Beau Travail (1998) Denis, Claire #465
55. Barton Fink (1991) Coen, Joel and Ethan Coen #466
56. Ed Wood (1994) Burton, Tim #475
57. English Patient, The (1996) Minghella, Anthony #481
58. Toy Story 2 (1999) Lasseter, John & Brannon, Ash #483
59. Edward Scissorhands (1990) Burton, Tim #487
60. Crumb (1994) Zwigoff, Terry #490
61. Straight Story, The (1999) Lynch, David #495
62. Crying Game, The (1992) Jordan, Neil #500
63. Insider, The (1999) Mann, Michael #512
64. Taste of Cherry, A (1997) Kiarostami, Abbas #520
65. Sixth Sense, The (1999) Shyamalan, M. Knight #524
66. Dazed and Confused (1993) Linklater, Richard #528
67. Wind Will Carry Us, The (1999) Kiarostami, Abbas #536
68. Sátántangó (1994) Tarr, Béla #540
69. Beauty and the Beast (1992) Trousdale, Gary #541
70. Eyes Wide Shut (1999) Kubrick, Stanley #566
71. Good Will Hunting (1997) Van Sant, Gus #587
72. Shakespeare in Love (1998) Madden, John #594
73. Shine (1996) Hicks, Scott #595
74. Farewell, My Concubine (1993) Chen Kaige #612
75. Green Mile, The (1999) Darabont, Frank #627
76. Naked (1993) Leigh, Mike #630
77. Underground (1995) Kusturica, Emir #631
78. Happiness (1998) Solondz, Todd #638
79. Braveheart (1995) Gibson, Mel #647
80. Lost Highway (1997) Lynch, David #658
81. Miller's Crossing (1990) Coen, Joel and Ethan Coen #671
82. Leaving Las Vegas (1996) Figgis, Mike #696
83. Iron Giant, The (1999) Bird, Brad #701
84. Reversal of Fortune (1990) Schroeder, Barbet #715
85. Before Sunrise (95) Linklater, Richard #748
86. Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995) Solondz, Todd #750
87. My Voyage to Italy (1999) Scorsese, Martin #751
88. Topsy-Turvy (1999) Leigh, Mike #755
89. 4 Little Girls (1997) Lee, Spike #766
90. Titanic (1997) Cameron, James #769
91. Moment of Innocence, A (1996) Makhmalbaf, Mohsen #796
92. Sense and Sensibility (1995) Lee, Ang #802
93. Quiz Show (1994) Redford, Robert #819
94. Happy Together (1997) Wong Kar-Wai #822
95. Glengarry Glen Ross (92) Foley, James #823
96. Little Women (1994) Armstrong, Gillian #824
97. Howards End (1992) Ivory, James #831
98. Boys Don't Cry (1999) Pierce, Kimberly #833
99. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) Ritchie, Guy #834
100. Three Colours: White (1994) Kieslowski, Krszystof #843
101. American Movie (1999) Smith, Chris #846
102. To Die For (1995) Van Sant, Gus #857
103. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (98) Gilliam, Terry #859
104. 42 UP (1998) Apted, Michael #860
105. Crash (1996) Cronenberg, David #862
106. Grifters, The (1990) Frears, Stephen #898
107. Fugitive, The (1993) Davis, Andrew #914
108. Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film (1991) Burns, Rick #917
109. JFK (1991) Stone, Oliver #930
110. Brighter Summer Day, A (1991) Yang, Edward #935
111. Europa (1991) von Trier, Lars #941
112. And Life Goes On (1991) Kiarostami, Abbas #946
113. Nightmare Before Christmas, The (1993) Selick, Henry #953
114. Last Seduction, The (1993) Dahl, John #963
115. La Belle Noiseuse (1991) Rivette, Jacques #965
116. Remains of the Day, The (1993) Ivory, James #977
117. Out of Sight (1998) Soderbergh, Steven #978
118. Sling Blade (1996) Thornton, Billy Bob #998
119. Run Lola Run (1998) Tykwer, Tom #999

Unranked Best Pictures: Dances With Wolves (are you kidding, with Titanic and Braveheart getting ranked?)

My Favorites 1-The Shawshank Redemption, 2-Shakespeare in Love, 3-Silence of the Lambs, 4-Run Lola Run, 5-Groundhog Day, 6-Schindler’s List, 7-The Player, 8-Dances With Wolves, 9-The Grifters, 10-Goodfellas, 11-Chungking Express, 12-Fargo, 13-L.A. Confidential, 14-The Sweet Hereafter, 15-American History X, 16-JFK, 17-Toy Story, 18-Saving Private Ryan, 19-Terminator 2, 20-Leon (The Professional), 21-Pulp Fiction, 22-Being John Malkovich, 23-The Usual Suspects, 24-Good Will Hunting, 25-Unforgiven, 26-Fight Club, 27-To Die For, 28-12 Monkeys, 29-Howard's End, 30-The Thin Red Line, 31-The Crying Game, 32-The Remains of the Day, 33-The Last Seduction, 34-The Matrix

Stephen Frears, who did the excellent con-artist film The Grifters, also directed Dangerous Liaisons, which had arguably the best peformances ever from Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer (Oscar nomination), and Uma Thurman. Being John Malkovich, of course also starred John, and is from the inventive brain of author Charlie Kaufman, who also gave us Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Synecdoche, New York.

Fans of Pulp Fiction need to see Wong Kar-Wai's Chungking Express, and it's sequel Fallen Angels, as Tarantino said his 3-part film was inspired by these two, which were intended to be one film by Wong but each part was so long that he released them as two films.

Top Ranked Films by Year: the 80s

Based on our compendium of all internet polls
[2011 Edition, updated with polls from 2011]
© William L. Sinclair

This continues our series of top-ranked films by year, based on the Top Ranked 1000 Films on the Net, 2011 Edition that we compiled.

Total Ranked Films in the 80's:  98 (down from 109, -18%)

- [ 1980 ] -
1. Raging Bull #25 - Scorsese, Martin (photo rt)
2. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back - Lucas, George #90
3. Shining, The - Kubrick, Stanley #94
4. Elephant Man, The - Lynch, David #184
5. Berlin Alexanderplatz - Fassbinder, Rainer Werner #277
6. Atlantic City - Malle, Louis #640
7. Kagemusha - Kurosawa, Akira #680
8. Superman II - Donner, Richard #688
9. Airplane! - Abrahams, Jim #951
10. Sauve qui peut (la vie) - Godard, Jean-Luc #975
[Done: Heaven's Gate, Mon oncle d'Amérique, Bad Timing]
Best Picture: Ordinary People

 - [ 1981 ] -
1. Raiders of the Lost Ark - Spielberg, Steven #33
2. Das Bööt - Peterson, Wolfgang #233
3. Reds - Beatty, Warren #572 (Directing Oscar, photo rt)
4. Blow Out - De Palma, Brian #759
5. Mad Max2 (The Road Warrior) Miller, George #763
[Gone: The Woman Next Door, Gregory's Girl, Chariots of Fire, Mephisto]
Best Picture: Chariots of Fire

- [ 1982 ] -
1. Blade Runner #13 - Scott, Ridley (photo top)
1. Blade Runner - Scott, Ridley #13
2. Fanny and Alexander - Bergman, Ingmar #46
3. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - Spielberg, Steven #100
4. Scarface - De Palma, Brian #198
5. Tootsie - Pollack, Sydney #282
6. Diner - Levinson, Barry #376
7. Gandhi - Attenborough, Richard #377
8. King of Comedy, The - Scorsese, Martin #390
9. Fitzcarraldo - Herzog, Werner #422
10. Thing, The - Carpenter, John #477
11. Passion - Godard, Jean-Luc #950
[Gone: The Night of the Shooting Stars, The Verdict]
Best Picture: Gandhi

- [ 1983 ] -
1. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi - Marquand, Richard #394
2. Videodrome - Cronenberg, David #480
3. Nostalghia - Tarkovsky, Andrei #575
4. Argent, L' - Bresson, Robert #591
5. Local Hero - Forsyth, Bill #704
6. Right Stuff, The - Kaufman, Philip #717
7. Zelig - Allen, Woody #737
[Gone: Sugar Cane Alley (Rue case negres)]
Best Picture: Terms of Endearment

- [ 1984 ] -
1. Amadeus - Forman, Milos #70
2. Terminator, The - Cameron, James #128
2. Once Upon a Time in America #152 (long version) - Leone, Sergio (photo rt)
4. This is Spinal Tap - Reiner, Rob #208
5. Paris, Texas - Wenders, Wim #315
6. Stranger Than Paradise - Jarmusch, Jim #461
7. Blood Simple - Coen Bros. #713
8. Stop Making Sense - Demme, Jonathan #720
9. Love Streams - Cassavetes, John #806
[Gone: Heimat (Homeland), Yellow Earth]
Best Picture: Amadeus

- [ 1985 ] -
1. Ran - Kurosawa, Akira #39
2. Shoah - Lanzmann, Claude #98
3. Brazil - Gilliam, Terry #145 (photo rt)

4. Back to the Future - Zemeckis, Robert #279
5. Come and See - Klimov, Elem #489
6. After Hours - Scorsese, Martin #529
7. Time to Live and the Time to Die, The - Hou Hsiao-Hsien #655
8. My Life as a Dog - Hallström, Lasse #808
9. Room with a View, A - Ivory, James #869
10. Purple Rose of Cairo, The - Allen, Woody #885
[Gone: Vagabond (Santoit ni loi), Witness]
Best Picture: Out of Africa

- [ 1986 ] -
1. Aliens - Cameron, James #75 (photo rt)
2. Blue Velvet - Lynch, David #193
3. Hannah and Her Sisters - Allen, Woody #215
4. Sacrifice, The - Tarkovsky, Andrei #469
5. Ferris Bueller's Day Off - Hughes, John #533
6. Platoon - Stone, Oliver #542
7. Down by Law - Jarmusch, Jim #568
8. Stand by Me - Reiner, Rob #569
9. Castle in the Sky - Miyazaki, Hayao #666
10. Fly, The - Cronenberg, David #942
Best Picture: Platoon

- [ 1987 ] -
1. Full Metal Jacket - Kubrick, Stanley #135
2. Wings of Desire - Wenders, Wim #165
3. Princess Bride, The - Reiner, Rob #320
4. Evil Dead II - Raimi, Sam #496
5. Dead, The - Huston, John #615
6. Raising Arizona - Coen, Joel and Ethan Coen #625
7. Au Revoir, Les Enfants - Malle, Louis #871
8. Last Emperor, The - Bertolucci, Bernardo #899
9. Where is the Friend's Home? - Kiarostami, Abbas #947
[Gone: Law of Desire, Red Sorghum, Yeelen]
 Best Picture: The Last Emperor

- [ 1988 ] -
1. Cinema Paradiso - Tornatore, Giuseppe #118
2. Die Hard - McTiernan, John #220
3. Hotaru no Hakaa (Grave/Fireflies,1988) Takahata, Isao #228
4. Dead Ringers - Cronenberg, David #307
5. Dekalog - Kieslowski, Krszystof #359
6. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown - Almodóvar, Pedro #367
7. My Neighbour Totoro - Miyazaki, Hayao #379
8. Landscape in the Mist - Angelopoulos, Theo #438
9. Who Framed Roger Rabbit - Zemeckis, Robert #467
10. Last Temptation of Christ, The - Scorsese, Martin #492
11. Thin Blue Line, The - Morris, Errol #689
12. Frantic - Polanski, Roman #721
13. Midnight Run - Brest, Martin #746
14. Fish Called Wanda, A - Crichton, Charles #753
15. Short Film About Killing, A - Kieslowski, Krszystof #768
16. Distant Voices, Still Lives - Davies, Terence #855
17. Akira (anime,1988) Ôtomo, Katsuhiro #905
18. Time of the Gypsies - Kusturica, Emir #922
[Gone: Hôtel Terminus, Dangerous Liaisons, Midnight Run]
Best Picture: Rain Man

- [ 1989 ] -
1. Do The Right Thing - Lee, Spike #105
2. Crimes and Misdemeanors - Allen, Woody #269
3. Dead Poets Society - Weir, Peter #532
4. sex, lies, and videotape - Soderberg, Steve #563
5. Killer, The - Woo, John #668
6. City of Sadness, A - Hou Hsiao-Hsien #670
7. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - Spielberg, Steven #677
8. Say Anything… - Crowe, Cameron #861
9. Black Rain - Scott, Ridley #988
[Gone: When Harry Met Sally, Glory]
Best Picture: Driving Miss Daisy

[Note: Where the heck is Gus van Sant's Drugstore Cowboy?]

All Ranked Films of the Decade (80s)
(5 more of this decade moved into the top 100 since 2009

1. Blade Runner (1982) Scott, Ridley #13
2. Raging Bull (1980) Scorsese, Martin #25
3. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Spielberg, Steven #33
4. Ran (1985) Kurosawa, Akira #39
5. Fanny and Alexander (1982) Bergman, Ingmar #46
6. Amadeus (1984) Forman, Milos #70
7. Aliens (1986) Cameron, James #75
8. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Lucas, George #90
9. Shining, The (1980) Kubrick, Stanley #94
10. Shoah (1985) Lanzmann, Claude #98
11. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Spielberg, Steven #100
12. Do The Right Thing (1989) Lee, Spike #105
13. Cinema Paradiso (1988) Tornatore, Giuseppe #118
14. Terminator, The (1984) Cameron, James #128
15. Full Metal Jacket (1987) Kubrick, Stanley #135
16. Brazil (1985) Gilliam, Terry #145
17. Once Upon a Time in America (1984) Leone, Sergio #152
18. Wings of Desire (1987) Wenders, Wim #165
19. Elephant Man, The (1980) Lynch, David #184
20. Blue Velvet (1986) Lynch, David #193
21. Scarface (1982) De Palma, Brian #198
22. This is Spinal Tap (1984) Reiner, Rob #208
23. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) Allen, Woody #215
24. Die Hard (1988) McTiernan, John #220
25. Hotaru no Hakaa (Grave/Fireflies, 1988) Takahata, Isao #228
26. Das Boot (1981) Peterson, Wolfgang #233
27. Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) Allen, Woody #269
28. Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) Fassbinder, Rainer Werner #277
29. Back to the Future (1985) Zemeckis, Robert #279
30. Tootsie (1982) Pollack, Sydney #282
31. Dead Ringers (1988) Cronenberg, David #307
32. Paris, Texas (1984) Wenders, Wim #315
33. Princess Bride, The (1987) Reiner, Rob #320
34. Dekalog (1988) Kieslowski, Krszystof #359
35. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) Almodóvar, Pedro #367
36. Diner (1982) Levinson, Barry #376
37. Gandhi (1982) Attenborough, Richard #377
38. My Neighbour Totoro (1988) Miyazaki, Hayao #379
39. King of Comedy, The (1982) Scorsese, Martin #390
40. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) Marquand, Richard #394
41. Fitzcarraldo (1982) Herzog, Werner #422
42. Landscape in the Mist (1988) Angelopoulos, Theo #438
43. Stranger Than Paradise (1984) Jarmusch, Jim #461
44. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) Zemeckis, Robert #467
45. Sacrifice, The (1986) Tarkovsky, Andrei #469
46. Thing, The (1982) Carpenter, John #477
47. Videodrome (1983) Cronenberg, David #480
48. Come and See (1985) Klimov, Elem #489
49. Last Temptation of Christ, The (1988) Scorsese, Martin #492
50. Evil Dead II (1987) Raimi, Sam #496
51. After Hours (1985) Scorsese, Martin #529
52. Dead Poets Society (1989) Weir, Peter #532
53. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) Hughes, John #533
54. Platoon (1986) Stone, Oliver #542
55. sex, lies, and videotape (1989) Soderberg, Steve #563
56. Down by Law (1986) Jarmusch, Jim #568
57. Stand by Me (1986) Reiner, Rob #569
58. Reds (1981) Beatty, Warren #572
59. Nostalghia (1983) Tarkovsky, Andrei #575
60. Argent, L' (1983) Bresson, Robert #591
61. Dead, The (1987) Huston, John #615
62. Raising Arizona (1987) Coen, Joel and Ethan Coen #625
63. Atlantic City (1980) Malle, Louis #640
64. Time to Live and the Time to Die, The (1985) Hou Hsiao-Hsien #655
65. Castle in the Sky (1986) Miyazaki, Hayao #666
66. Killer, The (1989) Woo, John #668
67. City of Sadness, A (1989) Hou Hsiao-Hsien #670
68. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) Spielberg, Steven #677
69. Kagemusha (1980) Kurosawa, Akira #680
70. Superman II (1980) Donner, Richard #688
71. Thin Blue Line, The (1988) Morris, Errol #689
72. Local Hero (1983) Forsyth, Bill #704
73. Blood Simple (1984) Coen Bros. #713
74. Right Stuff, The (1983) Kaufman, Philip #717
75. Stop Making Sense (1984) Demme, Jonathan #720
76. Frantic (1988) Polanski, Roman #721
77. Zelig (1983) Allen, Woody #737
78. Midnight Run (1988) Brest, Martin #746
79. Fish Called Wanda, A (1988) Crichton, Charles #753
80. Blow Out (1981) De Palma, Brian #759
81. Mad Max 2 (The Road Warrior, 1981) Miller, George #763
82. Short Film About Killing, A (1988) Kieslowski, Krszystof #768
83. Love Streams (1984) Cassavetes, John #806
84. My Life as a Dog (1985) Hallström, Lasse #808
85. Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988) Davies, Terence #855
86. Say Anything… (1989) Crowe, Cameron #861
87. Room with a View, A (1986) Ivory, James #869
88. Au Revoir, Les Enfants (1987) Malle, Louis #871
89. Purple Rose of Cairo, The (1985) Allen, Woody #885
90. Last Emperor, The (1987) Bertolucci, Bernardo #899
91. Akira (anime, 1988) Ôtomo, Katsuhiro #905
92. Time of the Gypsies (1988) Kusturica, Emir #922
93. Fly, The (1986) Cronenberg, David #942
94. Where is the Friend's Home? (1987) Kiarostami, Abbas #947
95. Passion (1982) Godard, Jean-Luc #950
96. Airplane! (1980) Abrahams, Jim #951
97. Sauve qui peut (la vie) (1980) Godard, Jean-Luc #975
98. Black Rain (1989) Scott, Ridley #988

Unranked Best Pictures: Ordinary People, Terms of Endearment, Out of Africa, Chariots of Fire, Rain Man, Driving Miss Daisy (wow – easily the most, that's 6 of out 10 not ranked)

My Favorites
1-Cinema Paradiso, 2-Hannah and Her Sisters, 3-Once Upon a Time in America, 4-Parenthood, 5-Dangerous Liaisons, 6-Aliens, 7-Field of Dreams, 8-Raging Bull, 9-When Harry Met Sally, 10-Drugstore Cowboy, 11-Gandhi, 12-The Empire Strikes Back, 13-Raiders of the Lost Ark, 14-E.T., 15-Mad Max 2 (Road Warrior), 16-Amadeus, 17-Blade Runner, 18-Fitzcarraldo, 19-Atlantic City, 20-Platoon, 21-Mephisto, 22-The Right Stuff, 23-The Last Emperor, 24-Reds, 25-Das Bööt, 26-Back to the Future

To me, this was a pretty good decade, with lots of classics, especially in science fiction (and I think Blade Runner is way overrated, good but not top 25 all-time – it’s a slow detective story, not much SF in it, I have it ranked 6th among the decades SF; P.K. Dick's novel is much better). Not sure why there are so few rated highly. Why does no one rank Drugstore Cowboy, Field of Dreams and Parenthood? (which was inspired by Hannah and Her Sisters) I have not yet seen the director's cut of The Last Emperor, running four hours.

Top Ranked Films by Year: the 70s

Based on our compendium of all film polls
[2011 Edition, updated with new polls in 2011]
© William L. Sinclair

This continues our series of top-ranked films by year, based on the Top Ranked 1000 Films on the Net, 2011 edition that we compiled.

Total Ranked Films in the 70's: 120 (down from 139)

- [ 1970 ] -
1. Conformist, The #45 - Bertolucci, Bernardo (photo rt)
2. Patton - Shaffner, Frank #313
3. Performance - Roeg, Nicolas/Donald Cammell #325
4. Five Easy Pieces - Rafelson, Bob #357
5. M*A*S*H - Altman, Robert #407
6. Tristana - Buñuel, Luis #441
7. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls - Meyer, Russ #450
8. Le Cercle Rouge - Melville, Jean-Pierre #535
9. Gimme Shelter - Maysles, Albert/David Maysles/Charlotte Zwerin #604
10. Claire's Knee - Rohmer, Eric #710
11. Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion - Petri, Elio #736
12. Le Boucher - Chabrol, Claude #800
13. Wild Child, The - Truffaut, François #904
14. Hart of London, The - Chambers, Jack #969
15. Spider's Stratagem, The - Bertolucci, Bernardo #992
[Gone: Husbands]
Best Picture: Patton

- [ 1971 ] -
1. Clockwork Orange, A - Kubrick, Stanley #59
2. French Connection, The - Friedkin, William #225
3. McCabe & Mrs. Miller - Altman, Robert #301
4. Last Picture Show, The - Bogdanovich, Peter #311
5. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul - Fassbinder, Rainer Werner #406
6. Harold and Maude - Ashby, Hal #448
7. Death in Venice - Visconti, Luchino #514
8. Dirty Harry - Siegel, Don #554
9. Walkabout - Roeg, Nicolas #607
10. Two-Lane Blacktop - Hellman, Monte #667
11. Straw Dogs - Peckinpah, Sam #718
12. Touch of Zen, A - Hu, King #879
13. Devils, The (Devils of Loudun) Russell, Ken #919
14. La Région Centrale - Snow, Michael #985
[Gone: Get Carter, Two English Girls, Murmur of the Heart]
Best Picture: French Connection, The

- [ 1972 ] -
1. Godfather, The #1 - Coppola, Francis
2. Aguirre: The Wrath of God #83 - Herzog, Werner (photo rt)
3. Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The - Buñuel, Luis #99
4. Solaris - Tarkovsky, Andrei #115
5. Cabaret - Fosse, Bob #257
6. Cries and Whispers - Bergman, Ingmar #271
7. Deliverance - Boorman, John #356
8. Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, The - Fassbinder, Rainer Werner #600
[Gone: Sleuth, Ludwig, Fat City, Fellini's Roma, Pakeezah]
Best Picture: Godfather, The

 - [ 1973 ] -
1. Exorcist, The - Friedkin, William #96
2. Spirit of the Beehive, The - Erice, Victor #140
3. Mean Streets - Scorsese, Martin #166
4. Badlands - Malick, Terrence #232
5. Amarcord - Fellini, Federico #253
6. Last Tango in Paris - Bertolucci, Bernardo #261
7. Day for Night - Truffaut, François #332
8. Don't Look Now - Roeg, Nicolas #340
9. Sting, The - Hill, George Roy #400
10. American Graffiti - Lucas, George #460
11. F for Fake - Welles, Orson #468
12. Mother and the Whore, The - Eustache, Jean #493
13. Long Goodbye, The - Altman, Robert #546
14. Scenes from a Marriage - Bergman, Ingmar #662
15. Serpico - Lumet, Sydney #836
16. Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid - Peckinpah, Sam #936
[Gone: O Lucky Man!]
Best Picture: Sting, The

- [ 1974 ] -
1. Chinatown - Polanski, Roman #5
2. Godfather: Part II, The - Coppola, Francis #15
3. Conversation, The - Coppola, Francis #113
4. Woman Under the Influence, A - Cassavetes, John #177
5. Celine and Julie Go Boating - Rivette, Jacques #202
6. Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The - Hooper, Tobe #247
7. Enigma of Kaspar Hauser, The - Herzog, Werner #553
8. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia - Peckinpah, Sam #586
9. Alice in the Cities - Wenders, Wim #702
10. Phantom of Liberty, The - Buñuel, Luis #826
11. Lancelot du Lac - Bresson, Robert #829
[Gone: Arabian Nights, Lacombe, Lucien, Out 1: Spectre]
Best Picture: Godfather: Part II, The

- [ 1975 ] -
1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest #44 - Forman, Milos (photo rt)
2. Barry Lyndon - Kubrick, Stanley #56
3. Jaws - Spielberg, Steven #58
4. Monty Python and the Holy Grail - Gilliam, Terry/Terry Jones #87
5. Dog Day Afternoon - Lumet, Sidney #179
6. Jeanne Dielman,23 Quai du Commerce,1080 Bruxelles - Akerman, Chantal #200
7. Nashville - Altman, Robert #224
8. Passenger, The - Antonioni, Michelangelo #249
9. Salo, or the120 Days of Sodom - Pasolini, Pier Paolo #270
10. Travelling Players, The - Angelopoulos, Theo #562
11. Picnic at Hanging Rock - Weir, Peter #628
12. Dersu Uzala - Kurosawa, Akira #645
13. Overlord - Cooper, Stuart #801
14. India Song - Duras, Marguerite #849
15. Fox and His Friends - Fassbinder, Rainer Werner #956
[Done: Xala, Overlord, The Man Who Would Be King]
Best Picture: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

- [ 1976 ] -
1. Taxi Driver #3 - Scorsese, Martin (photo rt)
2. Network - Lumet, Sidney #138
3. Rocky - Avildsen, John G. #274
4. Mirror, The - Tarkovsky, Andrei #306
5. All the President's Men - Pakula, Alan J. #453
6. 1900 - Bertolucci, Bernardo #502
7. Carrie - De Palma, Brian #508
8. Killing of a Chinese Bookie, The - Cassavetes, John #551
9. In the Realm of the Senses - Oshima, Nagisa #581
10. Kings of the Road - Wenders, Wim #641
11. Man Who Fell to Earth, The - Roeg, Nicolas #691
12. Fellini's Casanova - Fellini, Federico #841
13. Intruder, The (L'innocent,1976) Visconti, Luchino #966
[Gone: Man Who Fell to Earth, Outlaw Josey Wales, Assault on Precinct, The Tenant]
Best Picture: Rocky

[This was the 'crime of the century' - not only was Network about 10x better, but Sydney Lumet died in 2011 without ever winning a directing Oscar, losing to the forgotten John Avildsen of Rocky - shoot me now! Lumet directed Network, 12 Angry Men, The Verdict, Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico, The Pawnbroker, Fail-Safe, and many others - what else has Avildsen done? Can you name one other film? I can name 10 other boxing films better than Rocky off the top of my head: Golden Boy, Cinderella Man, Raging Bull, Requiem for a Heavyweight, The Fighter, Rocco and His Brothers, The Great White Hope, When We Were Kings, Million Dollar Baby, Ali. The boxing in Rocky just doesn't look real in the least]

- [ 1977 ] -
1. Annie Hall #77 - Allen, Woody (photo rt)
2. Killer of Sheep - Burnett, Charles #239
3. Close Encounters of the Third Kind - Spielberg, Steven #283 [photo top]
4. That Obscure Object of Desire - Buñuel, Luis #291
5. Suspiria - Argento, Dario #327
6. Eraserhead - Lynch, David #385
7. Providence - Resnais, Alain #716
[Gone: Ceddo, Hitler: A Film from Germany, Black Sunday, Saturday Night Fever, New York New York, ]
Best Picture: Annie Hall

- [ 1978 ] -
1. Star Wars - Lucas, George #8
2. Days of Heaven - Malick, Terrence #110
3. Deer Hunter, The - Cimino, Michael #111
4. Halloween - Carpenter, John #234
5. Dawn of the Dead - Romero, George A. #431
6. Tree of Wooden Clogs, The - Olmi, Ermanno #548
7. In a Year with13 Moons - Fassbinder, Rainer Werner #708
8. Last Waltz , The - Scorsese, Martin #794
9. Superman: The Movie - Donner, Richard #795
Best Picture: Deer Hunter, The

- [ 1979 ] -
1. Apocalypse Now - Coppola, Francis #22
2. Alien - Scott, Ridley #513. Manhattan - Allen, Woody #67 (photo rt)
4. Stalker - Tarkovsky, Andrei #299
5. Monty Python's Life of Brian - Jones, Terry #426
6. Tristana (1970) Buñuel, Luis #441
7. Marriage of Maria Braun, The - Fassbinder, Rainer Werner #478
8. All That Jazz - Fosse, Bob #547
9. Being There - Ashby, Hal #555
10. Breaking Away - Yates, Peter #856
11. Tin Drum, The - Schlöndorff, Volker #901
12. Quadrophenia - Roddam, Franc #918
[Gone: Kramer vs. Kramer]
 Best Picture: Kramer vs. Kramer


All Ranked Films of the Decade (four in the all-time top 10)

1. Godfather, The (1972)  - Coppola, Francis #1
[Top film altogether in our compendium of all polls]

2. Taxi Driver (1976) Scorsese, Martin #3
3. Chinatown (1974) Polanski, Roman #5
4. Star Wars (A New Hope) (1978) Lucas, George #8
5. Godfather: Part II, The (1974) Coppola, Francis #15
6. Apocalypse Now (1979) Coppola, Francis #22
7. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) Forman, Milos #44
8. Conformist, The (1970) Bertolucci, Bernardo #45
9. Alien (1979) Scott, Ridley #51
10. Barry Lyndon (1975) Kubrick, Stanley #56
11. Jaws (1975) Spielberg, Steven #58
12. Clockwork Orange, A (1971) Kubrick, Stanley #59
13. Manhattan (1979) Allen, Woody #67
14. Annie Hall (1977) Allen, Woody #77
15. Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972) Herzog, Werner #83
16. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) Gilliam, Terry/Terry Jones #87
17. Exorcist, The (1973) Friedkin, William #96
18. Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The (1972) Buñuel, Luis #99
19. Days of Heaven (1978) Malick, Terrence #110
20. Deer Hunter, The (1978) Cimino, Michael #111
21. Conversation, The (1974) Coppola, Francis #113
22. Solaris (1972) Tarkovsky, Andrei #115
23. Network (1976) Lumet, Sidney #138
24. Spirit of the Beehive, The (1973) Erice, Victor #140
25. Mean Streets (1973) Scorsese, Martin #166
26. Woman Under the Influence, A (1974) Cassavetes, John #177
27. Dog Day Afternoon (1975) Lumet, Sidney #179
28. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975) Akerman, Chantal #200
29. Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974) Rivette, Jacques #202
30. Nashville (1975) Altman, Robert #224
31. French Connection, The (1971) Friedkin, William #225
32. Badlands (1973) Malick, Terrence #232
33. Halloween (1978) Carpenter, John #234
34. Killer of Sheep (1977) Burnett, Charles #239
35. Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The (1974) Hooper, Tobe #247
36. Passenger, The (1975) Antonioni, Michelangelo #249
37. Amarcord (1973) Fellini, Federico #253
38. Cabaret (1972) Fosse, Bob #257
39. Last Tango in Paris (1973) Bertolucci, Bernardo #261
40. Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975) Pasolini, Pier Paolo #270
41. Cries and Whispers (1972) Bergman, Ingmar #271
42. Rocky (1976) Avildsen, John G. #274
43. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Spielberg, Steven #283
44. That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) Buñuel, Luis #291
45. Stalker (1979) Tarkovsky, Andrei #299
46. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) Altman, Robert #301
47. Mirror, The (1976) Tarkovsky, Andrei #306
48. Last Picture Show, The (1971) Bogdanovich, Peter #311
49. Patton (1970) Shaffner, Frank #313
50. Performance (1970) Roeg, Nicolas/Donald Cammell #325
51. Suspiria (1977) Argento, Dario #327
52. Day for Night (1973) Truffaut, François #332
53. Don't Look Now (1973) Roeg, Nicolas #340
54. Deliverance (1972) Boorman, John #356
55. Five Easy Pieces (1970) Rafelson, Bob #357
56. Eraserhead (1977) Lynch, David #385
57. Sting, The (1973) Hill, George Roy #400
58. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1971) Fassbinder, Rainer Werner #406
59. M*A*S*H (1970) Altman, Robert #407
60. Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) Jones, Terry #426
61. Dawn of the Dead (1978) Romero, George A. #431
62. Tristana (1970) Buñuel, Luis #441
63. Harold and Maude (1971) Ashby, Hal #448
64. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) Meyer, Russ #450
65. All the President's Men (1972) Pakula, Alan J. #453
66. American Graffiti (1973) Lucas, George #460
67. F for Fake (1973) Welles, Orson #468
68. Marriage of Maria Braun, The (1979) Fassbinder, Rainer Werner #478
69. Mother and the Whore, The (1973) Eustache, Jean #493
70. 1900 (1976) Bertolucci, Bernardo #502
71. Carrie (1976) De Palma, Brian #508
72. Death in Venice (1971) Visconti, Luchino #514
73. Le Cercle Rouge (1970) Melville, Jean-Pierre #535
74. Long Goodbye, The (1973) Altman, Robert #546
75. All That Jazz (1979) Fosse, Bob #547
76. Tree of Wooden Clogs, The (1978) Olmi, Ermanno #548
77. Killing of a Chinese Bookie, The (1976) Cassavetes, John #551
78. Enigma of Kaspar Hauser, The (1974) Herzog, Werner #553
79. Dirty Harry (1971) Siegel, Don #554
80. Being There (1979) Ashby, Hal #555
81. Travelling Players, The (1975) Angelopoulos, Theo #562
82. In the Realm of the Senses (1976) Oshima, Nagisa #581
83. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) Peckinpah, Sam #586
84. Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, The (1972) Fassbinder, Rainer Werner #600
85. Gimme Shelter (1970) Maysles, Albert/David Maysles/Charlotte Zwerin #604
86. Walkabout (1971) Roeg, Nicolas #607
87. Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) Weir, Peter #628
88. Kings of the Road (1976) Wenders, Wim #641
89. Dersu Uzala (1975) Kurosawa, Akira #645
90. Scenes from a Marriage (1973) Bergman, Ingmar #662
91. Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) Hellman, Monte #667
92. Man Who Fell to Earth, The (1976) Roeg, Nicolas #691
93. Alice in the Cities (1974) Wenders, Wim #702
94. In a Year with 13 Moons (1978) Fassbinder, Rainer Werner #708
95. Claire's Knee (1970) Rohmer, Eric #710
96. Providence (1977) Resnais, Alain #716
97. Straw Dogs (1971) Peckinpah, Sam #718
98. Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970) Petri, Elio #736
99. Last Waltz , The (1978) Scorsese, Martin #794
100. Superman: The Movie (1978) Donner, Richard 795
101. Le Boucher (1970) Chabrol, Claude #800
102. Overlord (1975) Cooper, Stuart #801
103. Phantom of Liberty, The (1974) Buñuel, Luis #826
104. Lancelot du Lac (1974) Bresson, Robert #829
105. Serpico (1973) Lumet, Sydney #836
106. Fellini's Casanova (1976) Fellini, Federico #841
107. India Song (1975) Duras, Marguerite #849
108. Breaking Away (1979) Yates, Peter #856
109. Touch of Zen, A (1971) Hu, King #879
110. Tin Drum, The (1979) Schlöndorff, Volker #901
111. Wild Child, The (1970) Truffaut, François #904
112. Quadrophenia (1979) Roddam, Franc #918
113. The Devils (Devils of Loudun, 1971) Russell, Ken #919
114. Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973) Peckinpah, Sam #936
115. Fox and His Friends (1975) Fassbinder, Rainer Werner #956
116. Intruder, The (L'innocent, 1976) Visconti, Luchino #966
117. Hart of London, The (1970) Chambers, Jack #969
118. La Région Centrale (1971) Snow, Michael #985
119. Spider's Stratagem, The (1970) Bertolucci, Bernardo #992

Unranked best pictures:
Kramer vs. Kramer (good, I wouldn't rank it either, even sewer rats will drown themselves to save their young; nothing special about parenting in the animal world, it's yer duty! If you can't be a good parent, you're lower than vermin!)

My favorites:
1-The Godfather II, 2-Apocalypse Now, 3-The Conformist, 4-The Conversation, 5-A Clockwork Orange, 6-The Godfather, 7-Network, 8-Taxi Driver, 9-The Deer Hunter, 10-Annie Hall, 11-One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, 12-McCabe and Mrs. Miller, 13-Manhattan, 14-Aguirre, the Wrath of God
[A Clockwork Orange, Apocalypse Now and Network should have also been best picture winners. Clockwork is ranked 400 positions higher than winner French Connection, and the film Apocalypse lost to isn't even ranked at all]

Note: I wasn't impressed with the 1st Star Wars (first too silly, then too ridiculous), much preferring The Empire Strikes Back; also liked Godfather II much more than I, it added Robert De Niro and Lee Strasburg, the chronological shifts with the early period in Italian - I'm always mesmerized by this and have seen it maybe 10 times vs. 3 for the first