1949

  1. *****

  2. The Third Man (Carol Reed; 110 min; UK): 98%
  3. Banshun (Yasujiro Ozu; 108 min; Japan): 96%
  4. **** 1/2

  5. White Heat (Raoul Walsch; 114 min; USA): 94%
  6. All The King's Men (Robert Rossen; 109 min; USA): 93%
  7. Kind Hearts And Coronets (Robert Hamer; 102 min; UK): 92%
  8. Gun Crazy (Joseph H. Lewis; 86 min; USA): 92%
  9. The Heiress (William Wyler; 115 min; USA): 92%
  10. The Set-Up (Robert Wise; 72 min; USA): 91%
  11. Adam's Rib (George Cukor; 98 min; USA): 91%
  12. Obsession (Edward Dmytryk; 96 min; UK): 91%
  13. Nora Inu (Akira Kurosawa; 122 min; Japan): 90%
  14. Intruder In The Dust (Clarence Brown; 87 min; USA): 90%
  15. ****

  16. Whisky Galore! (Alexander Mackendrick; 82 min; UK): 88%
  17. On The Town (Gene Kelly/Stanley Donen; 98 min; USA): 87%
  18. Thieves' Highway (Jules Dassin; 94 min; USA): 85%
  19. She Wore A Yellow Ribbon (John Ford; 103 min; USA): 85%
  20. Jour de Fête (Jacques Tati; 70 min; France): 84%
  21. I Shot Jesse James (Samuel Fuller; 81 min; USA): 84%
  22. The Rocking Horse Winner (Anthony Pelissier; 91 min; UK): 83%
  23. *** 1/2

  24. Passport To Pimlico (Henry Cornelius; 84 min; UK): 79%
  25. The Fountainhead (King Vidor; 114 min; USA): 78%
  26. I Was A Male War Bride (Howard Hawks; 105 min; USA): 76%
  27. Törst (Ingmar Bergman; 83 min; Sweden): 74%
  28. The Reckless Moment (Max Ophüls; 82 min; USA): 72%
  29. ***

  30. Under Capricorn (Alfred Hitchcock; 117 min; UK): 66%
  31. ** 1/2

  32. **

  33. * 1/2

  34. *

  35. 1/2

  36. 0 stars