My favorite movies by year

Submitted by abranham on Wed, 01/10/2007 - 12:06
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  1. Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1927)
  2. An Andalusian Dog (Luis Buñuel, 1929)
  3. Gone with the Wind (Victor Fleming, 1939)
  4. The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939)
  5. Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941)
  6. Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942)
  7. All About Eve (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1950)
  8. Sunset Blvd. (Billy Wilder, 1950)
  9. The Day the Earth Stood Still (Robert Wise,1951)
  10. Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954)
  11. To Catch A Thief (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954)
  12. Sabrina (Billy Wilder, 1955)
  13. 12 Angry Men (Sidney Lumet, 1957)
  14. Seventh Seal (Ingmar Bergman, 1957)
  15. Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)
  16. Ben-Hur (William Wyler, 1959)
  17. North by Northwest (Alfred Hitchcock, 1959)
  18. Some Like It Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959)
  19. La Dolce vita (Federico Fellini, 1960)
  20. Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
  21. Spartacus (Stanley Kubrick, 1960)
  22. Breakfast at Tiffany's (Blake Edwards, 1961)
  23. To Kill a Mockingbird (Robert Mulligan, 1962)
  24. Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean, 1962)
  25. Lolita (Stanley Kubrick, 1962)
  26. The Birds (Alfred Hitchcock, 1963)
  27. Dr. Strangelove (Stanley Kubrick, 1964)
  28. Doctor Zhivago (David Lean, 1965)
  29. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Sergio Leone, 1966)
  30. Persona (Ingmar Bergman, 1966)
  31. Belle de Jour (Luis Buñuel, 1967)
  32. Bonnie and Clyde (Arthur Penn, 1967)
  33. The Graduate (Mike Nichols, 1967)
  34. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
  35. Planet of the Apes (Franklin J. Schaffner, 1968)
  36. Rosemary's Baby (Roman Polanski, 1968)
  37. The Conformist (Bernardo Bertolucci, 1970)
  38. A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971)
  39. THX 1138 (George Lucas, 1971)
  40. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)
  41. The Exorcist (William Friedkin, 1973)
  42. Soylent Green (Richard Fleischer, 1973)
  43. Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974)
  44. The Godfather: Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
  45. The Phantom of Liberty (Luis Buñuel, 1974)
  46. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974)
  47. Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975)
  48. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Milos Forman, 1975)
  49. Carrie (Brian De Palma, 1976)
  50. Freaky Friday (Gary Nelson, 1976)
  51. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976)
  52. Annie Hall (Woody Allen, 1977)
  53. Star Wars (George Lucas, 1977)
  54. Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)
  55. The Elephant Man (David Lynch, 1980)
  56. The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
  57. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (Irvin Kershner, 1980)
  58. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981)
  59. Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982)
  60. Gandhi (Richard Attenborough, 1982)
  61. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (Richard Marquand, 1983)
  62. Amadeus (Milos Forman, 1984)
  63. Dune (David Lynch, 1984)
  64. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Steven Spielberg, 1984)
  65. Once Upon A Time in America (Sergio Leone, 1984)
  66. Nineteen Eighty-Four (Michael Radford, 1984)
  67. Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis, 1985)
  68. Ran (Akira Kurosawa, 1985)
  69. Betty Blue (Jean-Jacques Beineix, 1986)
  70. Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986)
  71. Labyrinth (Jim Henson, 1986)
  72. Full Metal Jacket (Stanley Kubrick, 1987)
  73. The Last Emperor (Bernardo Bertolucci, 1987)
  74. Spaceballs (Mel Brooks, 1987)
  75. The Untouchables (Brian De Palma, 1987)
  76. Big (Penny Marshall, 1988)
  77. Dangerous Liaisons (Stephen Frears, 1988)
  78. Rain Man (Barry Levinson, 1988)
  79. Back to the Future Part II (Robert Zemeckis, 1989)
  80. Batman (Tim Burton, 1989)
  81. Dead Calm (Phillip Noyce, 1989)
  82. Dead Poets Society (Peter Weir, 1989)
  83. Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989)
  84. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Steven Spielberg, 1989)
  85. Edward Scissorhands (Tim Burton, 1990)
  86. Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990)
  87. Lord of the Flies (Harry Hook, 1990)
  88. The Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme, 1991)
  89. Death Becomes Her (Robert Zemeckis, 1992)
  90. Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola, 1992)
  91. Reservoir Dogs (Quentin Tarantino, 1992)
  92. Scent of a Woman (Martin Brest, 1992)
  93. Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993)
  94. Jurassic Park (Steven Spielberg, 1993)
  95. Philadelphia (Jonathan Demme, 1993)
  96. The Piano (Jane Campion, 1993)
  97. Schindler's List (Steven Spielberg, 1993)
  98. Short Cuts (Robert Altman, 1993)
  99. True Romance (Tony Scott, 1993)
  100. The Crow (Alex Proyas, 1994)
  101. Ed Wood (Tim Burton, 1994)
  102. Forrest Gump (Robert Zemeckis, 1994)
  103. Frankenstein (Kenneth Branagh, 1994)
  104. Heavenly Creatures (Peter Jackson, 1994)
  105. Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (Neil Jordan, 1994)
  106. Little Women (Gillian Armstrong, 1994)
  107. Natural Born Killers (Oliver Stone, 1994)
  108. Nell (Michael Apted, 1994)
  109. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)
  110. The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont, 1994)
  111. Braveheart (Mel Gibson, 1995)
  112. Fargo (Joel Coen, 1996)
  113. Romeo and Juliet (Baz Luhrmann, 1996)
  114. Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes, 1997)
  115. Contact (Robert Zemeckis, 1997)
  116. The Devil's Advocate (Taylor Hackford, 1997)
  117. The Fifth Element (Luc Besson, 1997)
  118. The Game (David Fincher, 1997)
  119. L.A. Confidential (Curtis Hanson, 1997)
  120. Life Is Beautiful (Roberto Benigni, 1997)
  121. Open Your Eyes (Alejandro Amenábar, 1997)
  122. Titanic (James Cameron, 1997)
  123. The Big Lebowski (Joel Coen, 1998)
  124. Saving Private Ryan (Steven Spielberg, 1998)
  125. Shakespeare in Love (John Madden, 1998)
  126. The Truman Show (Peter Weir, 1998)
  127. What Dreams May Come (Vincent Ward, 1998)
  128. Audition (Takashi Miike, 1999)
  129. Boys Don't Cry (Kimberly Peirce, 1999)
  130. Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick, 1999)
  131. Fight Club (David Fincher, 1999)
  132. The Green Mile (Frank Darabont, 1999)
  133. The Matrix (Andy Wachowski/Larry Wachowski, 1999)
  134. The Mummy (Stephen Sommers, 1999)
  135. The Ninth Gate (Roman Polanski, 1999)
  136. Office Space (Mike Judge, 1999)
  137. The Sixth Sense (M. Night Shyamalan, 1999)
  138. Almost Famous (Cameron Crowe, 2000)
  139. American Psycho (Mary Harron, 2000)
  140. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee, 2000)
  141. Gladiator (Ridley Scott, 2000)
  142. The Gift (Sam Raimi, 2000)
  143. In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar Wai, 2000)
  144. Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2000)
  145. The Patriot (Roland Emmerich, 2000)
  146. Requiem for a Dream (Darren Aronofsky, 2000)
  147. Traffic (Steven Soderbergh, 2000)
  148. X-Men (Bryan Singer, 2000)
  149. Amélie Poulain (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001)
  150. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Peter Jackson, 2001)
  151. Mulholland Dr. (David Lynch, 2001)
  152. The Mummy Returns (Stephen Sommers, 2001)
  153. The Piano Teacher (Michael Haneke, 2001)
  154. Catch Me If You Can (Steven Spielberg, 2002)
  155. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (George Clooney, 2002)
  156. Femme Fatale (Brian De Palma, 2002)
  157. Frida (Julie Taymor, 2002)
  158. Gangs Of New York (Martin Scorsese, 2002)
  159. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Peter Jackson, 2002)
  160. Minority Report (Steven Spielberg, 2002)
  161. The Pianist (Roman Polanski, 2002)
  162. The Ring (Gore Verbinski, 2002)
  163. Ripley's Game (Liliana Cavani, 2002)
  164. Road to Perdition (Sam Mendes, 2002)
  165. Signs (M. Night Shyamalan, 2002)
  166. Spider-Man (Sam Raimi, 2002)
  167. Big Fish (Tim Burton, 2003)
  168. Cold Mountain (Anthony Minghella, 2003)
  169. The Dreamers (Bernardo Bertolucci, 2003)
  170. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (Quentin Tarantino, 2003)
  171. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Peter Jackson, 2003)
  172. Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola, 2003)
  173. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (Peter Weir, 2003)
  174. Mystic River (Clint Eastwood, 2003)
  175. Monster (Patty Jenkins, 2003)
  176. Open Water (Chris Kentis, 2003)
  177. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Gore Verbinski, 2003)
  178. 2046 (Wong Kar Wai, 2004)
  179. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)
  180. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (Quentin Tarantino, 2004)
  181. The Passion of the Christ (Mel Gibson, 2004)
  182. Spider-Man 2 (Sam Raimi, 2004)
  183. The Village (M. Night Shyamalan, 2004)
  184. Capote (Bennett Miller, 2005)
  185. King Kong (Peter Jackson, 2005)
  186. Match Point (Woody Allen, 2005)
  187. Munich (Steven Spielberg, 2005)
  188. Sin City (Robert Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino, 2005)
  189. V for Vendetta (James McTeigue, 2005)
  190. The Illusionist (Neil Burger, 2006)
  191. Little Miss Sunshine (Jonathan Dayton/Valerie Faris, 2006)
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starting my own movie list

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