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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Top Ten Film Lists 2010-2014 (Alphabetical)

2014

  • BEGIN AGAIN  (John Carney)
  • BIRDMAN  (Alejandro Gonzalez Inarittu)
  • BOYHOOD  (Richard Linklater)
  • GONE GIRL  (David Fincher)
  • THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL  (Wes Anderson)
  • GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY  (James Gunn)
  • THE LEGO MOVIE  (Peter Lord & Christopher Miller)
  • NIGHTCRAWLER  (Dan Gilroy)
  • SELMA  (Ava Duvernay)
  • WHIPLASH  (Damian Chazelle)

2013


  • 12 YEARS A SLAVE  (Steve McQueen)
  • CAPTAIN PHILLIPS  (Paul Greengrass)
  • DALLAS BUYERS CLUB  (Jean-Marc Vallee)
  • FRUITVALE STATION  (Ryan Coogler)
  • GRAVITY  (Alfonso Cuaron)
  • PHILOMENA  (Stephen Frears)
  • RUSH  (Ron Howard)
  • SHORT TERM 12  (Destin Daniel Cretton)
  • THE SPECTACULAR NOW  (James Ponsoldt)
  • THE WOLF OF WALL STREET  (Martin Scorsese)

2012
 
  • AMOUR  (Michael Hanake)
  • ARGO  (Ben Affleck)
  • THE DARK KNIGHT RISES  (Christopher Nolan) 
  • LES MISERABLES  (Tom Hooper)
  • LINCOLN  (Steven Spielberg)
  • LOOPER  (Rian Johnson)
  • MOONRISE KINGDOM  (Wes Anderson)
  • THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER  (Stephen Chbosky) 
  • SKYFALL  (Sam Mendes)
  • ZERO DARK THIRTY  (Kathryn Bigelow) 

2011
  • 50/50  (Jonathan Levine)
  • THE ARTIST  (Michel Hazanavicius)
  • BEGINNERS  (Mike Mills)
  • CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE.  (Glenn Ficarra & John Requa)
  • THE DESCENDANTS  (Alexander Payne)
  • DRIVE  (Nicolas Winding Refn)
  • HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART 2  (David Yates)
  • HUGO  (Martin Scorsese)
  • MIDNIGHT IN PARIS  (Woody Allen)
  • MONEYBALL  (Bennett Miller)

2010
  • BLACK SWAN  (Darren Aronofsky)
  • THE GHOST WRITER  (Roman Polanski)
  • HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON  (Dean DeBlois & Chris Sanders)
  • INCEPTION  (Christopher Nolan)
  • KICK-ASS  (Matthew Vaughn)
  • NOWHERE BOY  (Sam Taylor-Wood)
  • SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD  (Edgar Wright)
  • THE SOCIAL NETWORK  (David Fincher)
  • THE TOWN  (Ben Affleck)
  • TRUE GRIT  (Ethan Coen & Joel Coen)

Top Ten Film Lists 2005-2009 (Alphabetical)

2009
  • (500) DAYS OF SUMMER  (Marc Webb)
  • AVATAR  (James Cameron)
  • DISTRICT 9  (Neill Blomkamp)
  • THE HURT LOCKER  (Kathryn Bigelow)
  • I LOVE YOU, MAN  (John Hamburg)
  • INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS  (Quentin Tarantino)
  • MOON  (Duncan Jones)
  • STAR TREK  (J.J. Abrams)
  • UP  (Pete Docter & Bob Peterson)
  • UP IN THE AIR  (Jason Reitman)

2008
  • THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON  (David Fincher)
  • THE DARK KNIGHT  (Christopher Nolan)
  • FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL  (Nicholas Stoller)
  • FROST/NIXON  (Ron Howard)
  • IRON MAN  (Jon Favreau)
  • MAN ON WIRE  (James Marsh)
  • REVOLUTIONARY ROAD  (Sam Mendes)
  • SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE  (Danny Boyle)
  • VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA  (Woody Allen)
  • WALL-E  (Andrew Stanton)

2007
  • ATONEMENT  (Joe Wright)
  • THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM  (Paul Greengrass)
  • THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY  (Julian Schnabel)
  • GONE BABY GONE  (Ben Affleck)
  • HOT FUZZ  (Edgar Wright)
  • INTO THE WILD  (Sean Penn)
  • KNOCKED UP  (Judd Apatow)
  • NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN  (Ethan Coen & Joel Coen)
  • RATATOUILLE  (Brad Bird)
  • SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET  (Tim Burton)

2006
  • CASINO ROYALE  (Martin Campbell)
  • CHILDREN OF MEN  (Alfonso Cuaron)
  • THE DEPARTED  (Martin Scorsese)
  • THE ILLUSIONIST  (Neil Burger)
  • LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA / FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS  (Clint Eastwood)
  • LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE  (Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris)
  • PAN'S LABYRINTH  (Guillermo Del Toro)
  • THE QUEEN  (Stephen Frears)
  • THANK YOU FOR SMOKING  (Jason Reitman)
  • UNITED 93  (Paul Greengrass)

2005
  • BATMAN BEGINS  (Christopher Nolan)
  • CINDERELLA MAN  (Ron Howard)
  • CRASH  (Paul Haggis)
  • GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.  (George Clooney)
  • A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE  (David Cronenberg)
  • MATCH POINT  (Woody Allen)
  • MUNICH  (Steven Spielberg)
  • PRIDE & PREJUDICE  (Joe Wright)
  • RENT  (Chris Columbus)
  • SYRIANA  (Stephen Gaghan)

Top Ten Film Lists 2000-2004 (Alphabetical)

2004
  • THE AVIATOR  (Martin Scorsese)
  • COLLATERAL  (Michael Mann)
  • ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND  (Michel Gondry)
  • GARDEN STATE  (Zach Braff)
  • HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS  (Zhang Yimou)
  • THE INCREDIBLES  (Brad Bird)
  • MILLION DOLLAR BABY  (Clint Eastwood)
  • THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST  (Mel Gibson)
  • THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA  (Joel Schumacher)
  • SIDEWAYS  (Alexander Payne)

2003
  • BIG FISH  (Tim Burton)
  • CITY OF GOD  (Fernando Meirelles)
  • FINDING NEMO  (Andrew Stanton)
  • IN AMERICA  (Jim Sheridan)
  • THE LAST SAMURAI  (Edward Zwick)
  • THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING  (Peter Jackson)
  • MYSTIC RIVER  (Clint Eastwood)
  • PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL  (Gore Verbinski)
  • SHATTERED GLASS  (Billy Ray)
  • THIRTEEN  (Catherine Hardwicke)

2002
  • 25TH HOUR  (Spike Lee)
  • ADAPTATION  (Spike Jonze)
  • CHICAGO  (Rob Marshall)
  • GANGS OF NEW YORK  (Martin Scorsese)
  • LILO & STITCH  (Dean DeBlois & Chris Sanders)
  • THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS  (Peter Jackson)
  • MINORITY REPORT  (Steven Spielberg)
  • THE PIANIST  (Roman Polanski)
  • ROAD TO PERDITION  (Sam Mendes)
  • Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN  (Alfonso Cuaron)

2001
  • A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE  (Steven Spielberg)
  • AMELIE  (Jean-Pierre Jeunet)
  • A BEAUTIFUL MIND  (Ron Howard)
  • LIFE AS A HOUSE  (Irwin Winkler)
  • THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING  (Peter Jackson)
  • MEMENTO  (Christopher Nolan)
  • MOULIN ROUGE  (Baz Luhrmann)
  • MULHOLLAND DR.  (David Lynch)
  • OCEAN'S ELEVEN  (Steven Soderbergh)
  • SHREK  (Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson)

2000
  • ALMOST FAMOUS  (Cameron Crowe)
  • CAST AWAY  (Robert Zemeckis)
  • CHOCOLAT  (Lasse Hallstrom)
  • THE CONTENDER  (Rod Lurie)
  • CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON  (Ang Lee)
  • THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE  (Mark Dindal)
  • GLADIATOR  (Ridley Scott)
  • THE PATRIOT  (Roland Emmerich)
  • REQUIEM FOR A DREAM  (Darren Aronofsky)
  • TRAFFIC  (Steven Soderbergh)

Top Ten Film Lists 1995-1999 (Alphabetical)

1999
  • ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER  (Pedro Almodovar)
  • AMERICAN BEAUTY  (Sam Mendes)
  • BEING JOHN MALKOVICH  (Spike Jonze)
  • THE GREEN MILE  (Frank Darabont)
  • THE INSIDER  (Michael Mann)
  • MAN ON THE MOON  (Milos Forman)
  • THE MATRIX  (Andy Wachowski & Larry Wachowski)
  • THE SIXTH SENSE  (M. Night Shyamalan)
  • THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY  (Anthony Minghella)
  • TOY STORY 2  (John Lasseter, Ash Brannon & Lee Unkrich)

1998
  • AMERICAN HISTORY X  (Tony Kaye)
  • ELIZABETH  (Shekhar Kapur)
  • LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL  (Roberto Benigni)
  • OUT OF SIGHT  (Steven Soderbergh)
  • THE PRINCE OF EGYPT  (Brenda Chapman, Steven Hickner & Simon Wells)
  • RUN, LOLA, RUN  (Tom Tykwer)
  • SAVING PRIVATE RYAN  (Steven Spielberg)
  • SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE  (John Madden)
  • THE THIN RED LINE  (Terrence Malick)
  • THE TRUMAN SHOW  (Peter Weir)

1997
  • AMISTAD  (Steven Spielberg)
  • AS GOOD AS IT GETS  (James L. Brooks)
  • CONTACT  (Robert Zemeckis)
  • DONNIE BRASCO  (Mike Newell)
  • THE FIFTH ELEMENT  (Luc Besson)
  • THE FULL MONTY  (Peter Cattaneo)
  • GOOD WILL HUNTING  (Gus Van Sant)
  • L.A. CONFIDENTIAL  (Curtis Hanson)
  • PRINCESS MONONOKE  (Hayao Miyazaki)
  • TITANIC  (James Cameron)

1996
  • BREAKING THE WAVES  (Lars von Trier)
  • THE ENGLISH PATIENT  (Anthony Minghella)
  • FARGO  (Joel Coen)
  • HAMLET  (Kenneth Branagh)
  • THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME  (Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise)
  • JERRY MAGUIRE  (Cameron Crowe)
  • SHINE  (Scott Hicks)
  • SLING BLADE  (Billy Bob Thornton)
  • TRAINSPOTTING  (Danny Boyle)
  • WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO + JULIET  (Baz Luhrmann)

1995
  • APOLLO 13  (Ron Howard)
  • BABE  (Chris Noonan)
  • BRAVEHEART  (Mel Gibson)
  • CASINO  (Martin Scorsese)
  • DEAD MAN WALKING  (Tim Robbins)
  • HEAT  (Michael Mann)
  • SENSE AND SENSIBILITY  (Ang Lee)
  • SE7EN  (David Fincher)
  • TOY STORY  (John Lasseter)
  • THE USUAL SUSPECTS  (Bryan Singer)

Top Ten Film Lists 1990-1994 (Alphabetical)

1994
  • ED WOOD  (Tim Burton)
  • FORREST GUMP  (Robert Zemeckis)
  • FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL  (Mike Newell)
  • HOOP DREAMS  (Steve James)
  • LEON: THE PROFESSIONAL  (Luc Besson)
  • THE LION KING  (Roger Allers & Rob Minkoff)
  • PULP FICTION  (Quentin Tarantino)
  • QUIZ SHOW  (Robert Redford)
  • RED  (Krzysztof Kieslowski)
  • THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION  (Frank Darabont)

1993
  • THE FUGITIVE  (Andrew Davis)
  • GROUNDHOG DAY  (Harold Ramis)
  • IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER  (Jim Sheridan)
  • JURASSIC PARK  (Steven Spielberg)
  • PHILADELPHIA  (Jonathan Demme)
  • THE PIANO  (Jane Campion)
  • THE REMAINS OF THE DAY  (James Ivory)
  • RUDY  (David Anspaugh)
  • SCHINDLER'S LIST  (Steven Spielberg)
  • TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS  (Henry Selick)

1992
  • ALADDIN  (Ron Clements & John Musker)
  • CHAPLIN  (Richard Attenborough)
  • THE CRYING GAME  (Neil Jordan)
  • A FEW GOOD MEN  (Rob Reiner)
  • GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS  (James Foley)
  • THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS  (Michael Mann)
  • MALCOLM X  (Spike Lee)
  • THE PLAYER  (Robert Altman)
  • SCENT OF A WOMAN  (Martin Brest)
  • UNFORGIVEN  (Clint Eastwood)

1991
  • BEAUTY AND THE BEAST  (Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise)
  • BOYZ N THE HOOD  (John Singleton)
  • BUGSY  (Barry Levinson)
  • DELICATESSEN  (Marc Caro & Jean-Pierre Jeunet)
  • THE FISHER KING  (Terry Gilliam)
  • JFK  (Oliver Stone)
  • RAISE THE RED LANTERN  (Zhang Yimou)
  • THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS  (Jonathan Demme)
  • TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY  (James Cameron)
  • THELMA & LOUISE  (Ridley Scott)

1990
  • AWAKENINGS  (Penny Marshall)
  • DANCES WITH WOLVES  (Kevin Costner)
  • DICK TRACY  (Warren Beatty)
  • GHOST  (Jerry Zucker)
  • THE GODFATHER, PART III  (Francis Ford Coppola)
  • GOODFELLAS  (Martin Scorsese)
  • THE GRIFTERS  (Stephen Frears)
  • THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER  (John McTiernan)
  • MILLER'S CROSSING  (Joen Coen)
  • REVERSAL OF FORTUNE  (Barbet Schroeder)

Top Ten Film Lists 1985-1989 (Alphabetical)

1989
  • BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY  (Oliver Stone)
  • CINEMA PARADISO  (Giuseppe Tornatore)
  • DEAD POETS SOCIETY  (Peter Weir)
  • DRIVING MISS DAISY  (Bruce Beresford)
  • FIELD OF DREAMS  (Phil Alden Robinson)
  • GLORY  (Edward Zwick)
  • INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE  (Steven Spielberg)
  • THE LITTLE MERMAID  (Ron Clements & John Musker)
  • MY LEFT FOOT  (Jim Sheridan)
  • WHEN HARRY MET SALLY  (Rob Reiner)

1988
  • BIG  (Penny Marshall)
  • BULL DURHAM  (Ron Shelton)
  • DANGEROUS LIAISONS  (Stephen Frears)
  • DIE HARD  (John McTiernan)
  • A FISH CALLED WANDA  (Charles Crichton)
  • GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES  (Isao Takahata)
  • MISSISSIPPI BURNING  (Alan Parker)
  • RAIN MAN  (Barry Levinson)
  • WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (Robert Zemeckis)
  • WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN  (Pedro Almodovar)

1987
  • BROADCAST NEWS  (James L. Brooks)
  • EMPIRE OF THE SUN  (Steven Spielberg)
  • FULL METAL JACKET  (Stanley Kubrick)
  • GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM  (Barry Levinson)
  • THE LAST EMPEROR  (Bernardo Bertolucci)
  • MOONSTRUCK  (Norman Jewison)
  • THE PRINCESS BRIDE  (Rob Reiner)
  • THE UNTOUCHABLES  (Brian De Palma)
  • WALL STREET  (Oliver Stone)
  • WINGS OF DESIRE  (Wim Wenders)

1986
  • ALIENS  (James Cameron)
  • BLUE VELVET  (David Lynch)
  • CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD  (Randa Haines)
  • THE COLOR OF MONEY  (Martin Scorsese)
  • FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF  (John Hughes)
  • HANNAH AND HER SISTERS  (Woody Allen)
  • THE MISSION  (Roland Joffe)
  • PLATOON  (Oliver Stone)
  • SID & NANCY  (Alex Cox)
  • STAND BY ME  (Rob Reiner)

1985
  • BACK TO THE FUTURE  (Robert Zemeckis)
  • BRAZIL  (Terry Gilliam)
  • THE COLOR PURPLE  (Steven Spielberg)
  • THE OFFICIAL STORY  (Luis Puenzo)
  • OUT OF AFRICA  (Sydney Pollack)
  • PRIZZI'S HONOR  (John Huston)
  • THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO  (Woody Allen)
  • RAN  (Akira Kurosawa)
  • SHOAH  (Claude Lanzmann)
  • WITNESS  (Peter Weir)

Top Ten Film Lists 1980-1984 (Alphabetical)

1984
  • AMADEUS  (Milos Forman)
  • BROADWAY DANNY ROSE  (Woody Allen)
  • GHOSTBUSTERS  (Ivan Reitman)
  • THE KILLING FIELDS  (Roland Joffe)
  • THE NATURAL  (Barry Levinson)
  • ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA  (Sergio Leone)
  • PARIS, TEXAS  (Wim Wenders)
  • A PASSAGE TO INDIA  (David Lean)
  • THE TERMINATOR  (James Cameron)
  • THIS IS SPINAL TAP  (Rob Reiner)

1983
  • THE BIG CHILL  (Lawrence Kasdan)
  • A CHRISTMAS STORY  (Bob Clark)
  • THE DRESSER  (Peter Yates)
  • THE KING OF COMEDY  (Martin Scorsese)
  • L'ARGENT  (Robert Bresson)
  • THE RIGHT STUFF  (Philip Kaufman)
  • SCARFACE  (Brian De Palma)
  • SILKWOOD  (Mike Nichols)
  • STAR WARS EPISODE VI: RETURN OF THE JEDI  (Richard Marquand)
  • TERMS OF ENDEARMENT  (James L. Brooks)
 
1982
  • BLADE RUNNER  (Ridley Scott)
  • DAS BOOT  (Wolfgang Petersen)
  • DINER  (Barry Levinson)
  • E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL  (Steven Spielberg)
  • FANNY & ALEXANDER  (Ingmar Bergman)
  • GANDHI  (Richard Attenborough)
  • MISSING  (Costa-Gavras)
  • SOPHIE'S CHOICE  (Alan J. Pakula)
  • TOOTSIE  (Sydney Pollack)
  • THE VERDICT  (Sidney Lumet)

1981
  • ARTHUR  (Steve Gordon)
  • ATLANTIC CITY  (Louis Malle)
  • CHARIOTS OF FIRE  (Hugh Hudson)
  • GALLIPOLI  (Peter Weir)
  • MEPHISTO  (Istvan Szabo)
  • ON GOLDEN POND  (Mark Rydell)
  • PIXOTE  (Hector Babenco)
  • RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK  (Steven Spielberg)
  • REDS  (Warren Beatty)
  • TIME BANDITS  (Terry Gilliam)

1980
  • AIRPLANE!  (Jim Abrahams, David Zucker & Jerry Zucker)
  • THE BIG RED ONE  (Samuel Fuller)
  • THE ELEPHANT MAN  (David Lynch)
  • KAGEMUSHA  (Akira Kurosawa)
  • THE LAST METRO  (Francois Truffaut)
  • MELVIN AND HOWARD  (Jonathan Demme)
  • ORDINARY PEOPLE  (Robert Redford)
  • RAGING BULL  (Martin Scorsese)
  • THE SHINING  (Stanley Kubrick)
  • STAR WARS EPISODE V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK  (Irvin Kershner)

Top Ten Film Lists 1975-1979 (Alphabetical)

1979
  • ALIEN  (Ridley Scott)
  • ALL THAT JAZZ  (Bob Fosse)
  • APOCALYPSE NOW  (Francis Ford Coppola)
  • BEING THERE  (Hal Ashby)
  • BREAKING AWAY  (Peter Yates)
  • THE CHINA SYNDROME  (James Bridges)
  • KRAMER VS. KRAMER  (Robert Benton)
  • MANHATTAN  (Woody Allen)
  • THE MARRIAGE OF MARIA BRAUN  (Rainer Werner Fassbinder)
  • THE TIN DRUM  (Volker Schlondorff)

1978
  • AUTUMN SONATA  (Ingmar Bergman)
  • COMING HOME  (Hal Ashby)
  • DAWN OF THE DEAD  (George A. Romero)
  • DAYS OF HEAVEN  (Terrence Malick)
  • THE DEER HUNTER  (Michael Cimino)
  • GREASE  (Randal Kleiser)
  • HEAVEN CAN WAIT  (Warren Beatty & Buck Henry)
  • INTERIORS  (Woody Allen)
  • THE LAST WALTZ  (Martin Scorsese)
  • MIDNIGHT EXPRESS  (Alan Parker)

1977
  • ANNIE HALL  (Woody Allen)
  • CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND  (Steven Spielberg)
  • THE GOODBYE GIRL  (Herbert Ross)
  • JULIA  (Fred Zinnemann)
  • KILLER OF SHEEP  (Charles Burnett)
  • THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE  (Luis Bunuel)
  • SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER  (John Badham)
  • THE SPY WHO LOVED ME  (Lewis GIlbert)
  • STAR WARS  (George Lucas)
  • THE TURNING POINT  (Herbert Ross)

1976
  • 1900  (Bernardo Bertolucci)
  • ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN  (Alan J. Pakula)
  • BOUND FOR GLORY  (Hal Ashby)
  • CRIA CUERVOS  (Carlos Saura)
  • FACE TO FACE  (Ingmar Bergman)
  • NETWORK  (Sidney Lumet)
  • THE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES  (Clint Eastwood)
  • ROCKY  (John G. Avildsen)
  • THE SHOOTIST  (Don Siegel)
  • TAXI DRIVER  (Martin Scorsese)

1975
  • BARRY LYNDON  (Stanley Kubrick)
  • DOG DAY AFTERNOON  (Sidney Lumet)
  • THE ENIGMA OF KASPER HAUSER  (Werner Herzog)
  • JAWS  (Steven Spielberg)
  • THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING  (John Huston)
  • NASHVILLE  (Robert Altman)
  • NIGHT MOVES  (Arthur Penn)
  • ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST  (Milos Forman)
  • PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK  (Peter Weir)
  • SEVEN BEAUTIES  (Lina Wertmuller)

Top Ten Film Lists 1970-1974 (Alphabetical)

1974
  • ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE  (Martin Scorsese)
  • BLAZING SADDLES  (Mel Brooks)
  • CHINATOWN  (Roman Polanski)
  • THE CONVERSATION  (Francis Ford Coppola)
  • THE GODFATHER, PART II  (Francis Ford Coppola)
  • LACOMBE, LUCIEN  (Louis Malle)
  • MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL  (Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones)
  • MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS  (Sidney Lumet)
  • A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE  (John Cassavetes)
  • YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN  (Mel Brooks)

1973
  • AMARCORD  (Federico Fellini)
  • AMERICAN GRAFFITI  (George Lucas)
  • CRIES AND WHISPERS  (Ingmar Bergman)
  • DAY FOR NIGHT  (Francois Truffaut)
  • ENTER THE DRAGON  (Robert Clouse)
  • THE EXORCIST  (William Friedkin)
  • MEAN STREETS  (Martin Scorsese)
  • SAVE THE TIGER  (John G. Avildsen)
  • SERPICO  (Sidney Lumet)
  • THE STING  (George Roy Hill)

1972
  • 1776  (Peter H. Hunt)
  • AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD  (Werner Herzog)
  • CABARET  (Bob Fosse)
  • DELIVERANCE  (John Boorman)
  • THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE  (Luis Bunuel)
  • FAT CITY  (John Huston)
  • THE GODFATHER  (Francis Ford Coppola)
  • HAROLD AND MAUDE  (Hal Ashby)
  • SLEUTH  (Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
  • SOLARIS  (Andrey Tarkovskiy)

1971
  • A CLOCKWORK ORANGE  (Stanley Kubrick)
  • DIRTY HARRY  (Don Siegel)
  • FIDDLER ON THE ROOF  (Norman Jewison)
  • THE FRENCH CONNECTION  (William Friedkin)
  • THE HOSPITAL  (Arthur Hiller)
  • KLUTE  (Alan J. Pakula)
  • THE LAST PICTURE SHOW  (Peter Bogdanovich)
  • MCCABE & MRS. MILLER  (Robert Altman)
  • SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY  (John Schlesinger)
  • WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY  (Mel Stuart)

1970
  • AIRPORT  (George Seaton)
  • THE CONFORMIST  (Bernardo Bertolucci)
  • FIVE EASY PIECES  (Bob Rafelson)
  • THE GARDEN OF THE FINZI-CONTINIS  (Vittorio De Sica)
  • LE BOUCHER  (Claude Chabrol)
  • LITTLE BIG MAN  (Arthur Penn)
  • LOVERS AND OTHER STRANGERS  (Cy Howard)
  • M.A.S.H  (Robert Altman)
  • PATTON  (Franklin J. Schaffner)
  • WOODSTOCK (Michael Wadleigh)

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Top Ten Films List 1965-1969 (Alphabetical)

1969
  • ANDREI ROUBLEV  (Andrey Takovskiy)
  • ARMY OF SHADOWS  (Jean-Pierre Melville)
  • BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID  (George Roy Hill)
  • EASY RIDER  (Dennis Hopper)
  • HELLO, DOLLY!  (Gene Kelly)
  • MIDNIGHT COWBOY  (John Schlesinger)
  • ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST  (Sergio Leone)
  • THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON'T THEY?  (Sydney Pollack)
  • THE WILD BUNCH  (Sam Peckinpah)
  • Z  (Costa-Gavras)

1968
  • 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY  (Stanley Kubrick)
  • BULLITT  (Peter Yates)
  • FACES  (John Cassavetes)
  • FUNNY GIRL  (William Wyler)
  • THE LION IN WINTER  (Anthony Harvey)
  • OLIVER!  (Carol Reed)
  • PLANET OF THE APES  (Franklin J. Schaffner)
  • THE PRODUCERS  (Mel Brooks)
  • ROMEO AND JULIET  (Franco Zeffirelli)
  • WAR AND PEACE  (SERGEY BONDARCHUK)

1967
  • BELLE DE JOUR  (Luis Bunuel)
  • BONNIE AND CLYDE  (Arthur Penn)
  • COOL HAND LUKE  (Stuart Rosenberg)
  • THE DIRTY DOZEN  (Robert Aldrich)
  • THE GRADUATE  (Mike Nichols)
  • GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER  (Stanley Kramer)
  • IN COLD BLOOD  (Richard Brooks)
  • IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT  (Norman Jewison)
  • THE JUNGLE BOOK  (Wolfgang Reitherman)
  • TWO FOR THE ROAD  (Stanley Donen)

1966
  • ALFIE  (Lewis Gilbert)
  • BLOW-UP  (Michelangelo Antonioni)
  • CLOSELY WATCHED TRAINS  (Jiri Menzel)
  • THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY  (Sergio Leone)
  • A MAN AND A WOMAN  (Claude Lelouch)
  • A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS  (Fred Zinnemann)
  • PERSONA  (Ingmar Bergman)
  • THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING, THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING  (Norman Jewison)
  • THE SAND PEBBLES  (Robert Wise)
  • WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?  (Mike Nichols)

1965
  • THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS  (Gillo Pontecorvo)
  • CAT BALLOU  (Elliot Silverstein)
  • DARLING  (John Schlesinger)
  • DOCTOR ZHIVAGO  (David Lean)
  • JULIET OF THE SPIRITS  (Federico Fellini)
  • LOVES OF A BLONDE  (Milos Forman)
  • REPULSION  (Roman Polanski)
  • SHIP OF FOOLS  (Stanley Kramer)
  • THE SOUND OF MUSIC  (Robert Wise)
  • THUNDERBALL  (Terence Young)