Seeking out the

5000 greatest films

in a century of cinema

Films From Year

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Films

1.
Raiders of the Lost Ark Steven Spielberg
2.
Body Heat Lawrence Kasdan
3.
An American Werewolf in London John Landis
4.
My Dinner with Andre Louis Malle
5.
Time Bandits Terry Gilliam
6.
Mad Max 2
The Road Warrior
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
George Miller
7.
Chariots of Fire Hugh Hudson
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Films

8.
Reds Warren Beatty
9.
Gallipoli Peter Weir
10.
For Your Eyes Only John Glen
11.
Man of Iron
Czlowiek z zelaza
Andrzej Wajda
12.
Das Boot
The Boat
Wolfgang Petersen
13.
Prince of the City Sidney Lumet
14.
The Great Muppet Caper Jim Henson
15.
Gregory's Girl Bill Forsyth
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Films

16.
S.O.B. Blake Edwards
17.
Escape from New York John Carpenter
18.
Possession Andrzej Zulawski
19.
Thief Michael Mann
20.
Roadgames Richard Franklin
21.
Polyester John Waters
22.
Taps Harold Becker
23.
History of the World: Part I Mel Brooks
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Films

24.
Stripes Ivan Reitman
25.
The French Lieutenant's Woman Karel Reisz
26.
Arthur Steve Gordon
27.
Alison's Birthday Ian Coughlan
28.
Modern Romance Albert Brooks
29.
On Golden Pond Mark Rydell
30.
Absence of Malice Sydney Pollack
31.
The Fox and the Hound Ted Berman, Richard Rich, and Art Stevens
32.
The Boogens James L. Conway
33.
The Four Seasons Alan Alda
34.
Diva Jean-Jacques Beineix
35.
Knightriders George A. Romero
36.
The House by the Cemetery
Quella villa accanto al cimitero
Lucio Fulci
37.
Roar Noel Marshall
38.
Continental Divide Michael Apted
39.
Cattle Annie and Little Britches Lamont Johnson
40.
The Evil Dead Sam Raimi
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Films

41.
Blow Out Brian De Palma
42.
They All Laughed Peter Bogdanovich
43.
Pennies from Heaven Herbert Ross
44.
Clash of the Titans Desmond Davis
45.
Scanners David Cronenberg
46.
Excalibur John Boorman
47.
The Postman Always Rings Twice Bob Rafelson
48.
Cutter's Way
Cutter and Bone
Ivan Passer
49.
Victory John Huston
50.
The Howling Joe Dante
51.
Ghost Story John Irvin
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Films

52.
Neighbors John G. Avildsen
54.
Mommie Dearest Frank Perry
55.
Wolfen Michael Wadleigh
56.
Great White
L'ultimo squalo
The Last Shark
Enzo G. Castellari
57.
Caveman Carl Gottlieb
58.
The Best of Sex and Violence Ken Dixon
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Films

59.
Take This Job and Shove It Gus Trikonis
60.
Friday the 13th Part 2 Steve Miner
61.
Private Lessons Alan Myerson
62.
The Incredible Shrinking Woman Joel Schumacher
63.
Nobody's Perfekt Peter Bonerz
64.
Lady Chatterley's Lover Just Jaeckin
Absence of Malice Sydney Pollack 
Alison's Birthday Ian Coughlan 
An American Werewolf in London John Landis 
Arthur Steve Gordon 
Blow Out Brian De Palma 
Body Heat Lawrence Kasdan 
Cattle Annie and Little Britches Lamont Johnson 
Caveman Carl Gottlieb 
Chariots of Fire Hugh Hudson 
Clash of the Titans Desmond Davis 
Continental Divide Michael Apted 
Cutter's Way
Cutter and Bone
Ivan Passer 
Das Boot
The Boat
Wolfgang Petersen 
Diva Jean-Jacques Beineix 
Escape from New York John Carpenter 
Excalibur John Boorman 
For Your Eyes Only John Glen 
Friday the 13th Part 2 Steve Miner 
Gallipoli Peter Weir 
Ghost Story John Irvin 
Great White
L'ultimo squalo
The Last Shark
Enzo G. Castellari 
Gregory's Girl Bill Forsyth 
History of the World: Part I Mel Brooks 
Knightriders George A. Romero 
Lady Chatterley's Lover Just Jaeckin 
Mad Max 2
The Road Warrior
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
George Miller 
Man of Iron
Czlowiek z zelaza
Andrzej Wajda 
Modern Romance Albert Brooks 
Mommie Dearest Frank Perry 
My Dinner with Andre Louis Malle 
Neighbors John G. Avildsen 
Nobody's Perfekt Peter Bonerz 
On Golden Pond Mark Rydell 
Pennies from Heaven Herbert Ross 
Polyester John Waters 
Possession Andrzej Zulawski 
Prince of the City Sidney Lumet 
Private Lessons Alan Myerson 
Raiders of the Lost Ark Steven Spielberg 
Reds Warren Beatty 
Roadgames Richard Franklin 
Roar Noel Marshall 
Scanners David Cronenberg 
S.O.B. Blake Edwards 
Stripes Ivan Reitman 
Take This Job and Shove It Gus Trikonis 
Taps Harold Becker 
The Best of Sex and Violence Ken Dixon 
The Boogens James L. Conway 
The Evil Dead Sam Raimi 
The Four Seasons Alan Alda 
The Fox and the Hound Ted Berman, Richard Rich, and Art Stevens 
The French Lieutenant's Woman Karel Reisz 
The Great Muppet Caper Jim Henson 
The House by the Cemetery
Quella villa accanto al cimitero
Lucio Fulci 
The Howling Joe Dante 
The Incredible Shrinking Woman Joel Schumacher 
The Postman Always Rings Twice Bob Rafelson 
They All Laughed Peter Bogdanovich 
Thief Michael Mann 
Time Bandits Terry Gilliam 
Victory John Huston 
Wolfen Michael Wadleigh 
Scanners David Cronenberg 14 January 1981
The Incredible Shrinking Woman Joel Schumacher 30 January 1981
Roadgames Richard Franklin 27 February 1981
Modern Romance Albert Brooks 13 March 1981
The Postman Always Rings Twice Bob Rafelson 20 March 1981
Thief Michael Mann 27 March 1981
The Howling Joe Dante 10 April 1981
Knightriders George A. Romero 10 April 1981
Excalibur John Boorman 10 April 1981
Caveman Carl Gottlieb 17 April 1981
Cattle Annie and Little Britches Lamont Johnson 24 April 1981
Friday the 13th Part 2 Steve Miner 01 May 1981
Take This Job and Shove It Gus Trikonis 15 May 1981
The Four Seasons Alan Alda 22 May 1981
Polyester John Waters 29 May 1981
Private Lessons Alan Myerson 10 June 1981
Raiders of the Lost Ark Steven Spielberg 12 June 1981
Clash of the Titans Desmond Davis 12 June 1981
History of the World: Part I Mel Brooks 12 June 1981
For Your Eyes Only John Glen 26 June 1981
Stripes Ivan Reitman 26 June 1981
The Great Muppet Caper Jim Henson 26 June 1981
S.O.B. Blake Edwards 01 July 1981
Escape from New York John Carpenter 10 July 1981
The Fox and the Hound Ted Berman, Richard Rich, and Art Stevens 10 July 1981
Arthur Steve Gordon 17 July 1981
Blow Out Brian De Palma 24 July 1981
Wolfen Michael Wadleigh 24 July 1981
Man of Iron
Czlowiek z zelaza
Andrzej Wajda 27 July 1981
Victory John Huston 31 July 1981
Nobody's Perfekt Peter Bonerz 01 August 1981
An American Werewolf in London John Landis 21 August 1981
Prince of the City Sidney Lumet 26 August 1981
Gallipoli Peter Weir 28 August 1981
Body Heat Lawrence Kasdan 28 August 1981
Continental Divide Michael Apted 18 September 1981
Mommie Dearest Frank Perry 25 September 1981
The Boogens James L. Conway 25 September 1981
My Dinner with Andre Louis Malle 11 October 1981
The French Lieutenant's Woman Karel Reisz 16 October 1981
Time Bandits Terry Gilliam 06 November 1981
Roar Noel Marshall 12 November 1981
Ghost Story John Irvin 18 December 1981
Neighbors John G. Avildsen 18 December 1981
Absence of Malice Sydney Pollack 18 December 1981
Reds Warren Beatty 25 December 1981
Taps Harold Becker 25 December 1981
Alison's Birthday Ian Coughlan 26 December 1981
Pennies from Heaven Herbert Ross 01 January 1982
The Best of Sex and Violence Ken Dixon 05 February 1982
Das Boot
The Boat
Wolfgang Petersen 10 February 1982
Cutter's Way
Cutter and Bone
Ivan Passer 10 February 1982
On Golden Pond Mark Rydell 12 February 1982
They All Laughed Peter Bogdanovich 05 March 1982
Great White
L'ultimo squalo
The Last Shark
Enzo G. Castellari 05 March 1982
Chariots of Fire Hugh Hudson 09 April 1982
Diva Jean-Jacques Beineix 23 April 1982
Lady Chatterley's Lover Just Jaeckin 07 May 1982
Mad Max 2
The Road Warrior
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
George Miller 21 May 1982
Gregory's Girl Bill Forsyth 26 May 1982
The Evil Dead Sam Raimi 15 April 1983
Possession Andrzej Zulawski 28 October 1983
The House by the Cemetery
Quella villa accanto al cimitero
Lucio Fulci 01 June 1984