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About Films By Year My 100 Favorites Features

Seeking out the

5000 greatest films

in a century of cinema

Films From Year

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Films

1.
Tender Mercies Bruce Beresford
2.
Local Hero Bill Forsyth
3.
Silkwood Mike Nichols
4.
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi Richard Marquand
5.
Terms of Endearment James L. Brooks
6.
The Big Chill Lawrence Kasdan
7.
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life Terry Jones
8.
The Right Stuff Philip Kaufman
9.
National Lampoon's Vacation Harold Ramis
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Films

10.
Trading Places John Landis
11.
The King of Comedy Martin Scorsese
12.
Lianna John Sayles
13.
WarGames John Badham
14.
Risky Business Paul Brickman
15.
Zelig Woody Allen
16.
Never Cry Wolf Carroll Ballard
18.
Flashdance Adrian Lyne
19.
All the Right Moves Michael Chapman
20.
A Christmas Story Bob Clark
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Films

21.
The Man with Two Brains Carl Reiner
22.
Psycho II Richard Franklin
23.
Octopussy John Glen
24.
Never Say Never Again Irvin Kershner
25.
Videodrome David Cronenberg
26.
The Dead Zone David Cronenberg
27.
Cujo Lewis Teague
28.
Uncommon Valor Ted Kotcheff
29.
Streamers Robert Altman
30.
Valley Girl Martha Coolidge
31.
Variety Bette Gordon
32.
Rumble Fish Francis Ford Coppola
33.
Yentl Barbra Streisand
34.
To Be or Not to Be Alan Johnson
35.
Baby It's You John Sayles
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Films

36.
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Senjō no Merī Kurisumasu
Furyo Nagisa Ôshima
37.
Mr. Mom Stan Dragoti
38.
The Survivors Michael Ritchie
39.
Breathless Jim McBride
40.
Bill Cosby: Himself Bill Cosby
41.
Educating Rita Lewis Gilbert
42.
Twilight Zone: The Movie Steven Spielberg, John Landis, George Miller, and Joe Dante
43.
Vigilante William Lustig
44.
Star 80 Bob Fosse
45.
The Black Stallion Returns Robert Dalva
46.
Christine John Carpenter
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Films

47.
Born in Flames Lizzie Borden
48.
Scarface Brian De Palma
49.
The Outsiders Francis Ford Coppola
50.
The Hunger Tony Scott
51.
Brainstorm Douglas Trumbull
52.
Blue Thunder John Badham
53.
Meantime Mike Leigh
54.
Strange Brew
The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas
55.
Gorky Park Michael Apted
56.
Liquid Sky Slava Tsukerman
57.
Losin' It Curtis Hanson
58.
Easy Money James Signorelli
59.
Class Lewis John Carlino
60.
Siege
Siege Paul Donovan and Maura O'Connell
61.
Jaws 3-D Joe Alves
62.
Sudden Impact Clint Eastwood
63.
Something Wicked This Way Comes Jack Clayton
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Films

64.
Curse of the Pink Panther Blake Edwards
65.
High Road to China Brian G. Hutton
66.
Max Dugan Returns Herbert Ross
67.
Amityville 3-D
Amityville III: The Demon Richard Fleischer
68.
Eyes of Fire Avery Crounse
69.
The Keep Michael Mann
70.
Doctor Detroit Michael Pressman
71.
Krull Peter Yates
72.
Eureka Nicolas Roeg
73.
Devil Fetus Lau Hung-chuen
74.
Superman III Richard Lester
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Films

75.
A Night in Heaven John G. Avildsen
76.
Chained Heat
Das Frauenlager Paul Nicholas
77.
The Killing of Satan
Lumaban ka, Satanas Efren C. Piñon
78.
Escape from the Bronx
Bronx Warriors 2
Fuga dal Bronx Enzo G. Castellari
79.
Getting It On William Olsen
80.
Fistfull of Talons
Hu ying Chung Sun
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Films

81.
Deal of the Century William Friedkin
82.
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone Lamont Johnson
83.
Private School Noel Black
84.
The Wicked Lady Michael Winner
85.
The Man Who Loved Women Blake Edwards
86.
Warriors of the Wasteland
I nuovi barbari
The New Barbarians Enzo G. Castellari
87.
Bog Don Keeslar
88.
Joysticks Greydon Clark
89.
Two of a Kind John Herzfeld
90.
Yellowbeard Mel Damski
A Christmas Story Bob Clark 
All the Right Moves Michael Chapman 
Amityville 3-D
Amityville III: The Demon Richard Fleischer 
A Night in Heaven John G. Avildsen 
Baby It's You John Sayles 
Bill Cosby: Himself Bill Cosby 
Blue Thunder John Badham 
Bog Don Keeslar 
Born in Flames Lizzie Borden 
Brainstorm Douglas Trumbull 
Breathless Jim McBride 
Chained Heat
Das Frauenlager Paul Nicholas 
Christine John Carpenter 
Class Lewis John Carlino 
Cujo Lewis Teague 
Curse of the Pink Panther Blake Edwards 
Deal of the Century William Friedkin 
Devil Fetus Lau Hung-chuen 
Doctor Detroit Michael Pressman 
Easy Money James Signorelli 
Educating Rita Lewis Gilbert 
Escape from the Bronx
Bronx Warriors 2
Fuga dal Bronx Enzo G. Castellari 
Eureka Nicolas Roeg 
Eyes of Fire Avery Crounse 
Fistfull of Talons
Hu ying Chung Sun 
Flashdance Adrian Lyne 
Getting It On William Olsen 
Gorky Park Michael Apted 
High Road to China Brian G. Hutton 
Jaws 3-D Joe Alves 
Joysticks Greydon Clark 
Krull Peter Yates 
Lianna John Sayles 
Liquid Sky Slava Tsukerman 
Local Hero Bill Forsyth 
Losin' It Curtis Hanson 
Max Dugan Returns Herbert Ross 
Meantime Mike Leigh 
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Senjō no Merī Kurisumasu
Furyo Nagisa Ôshima 
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life Terry Jones 
Mr. Mom Stan Dragoti 
National Lampoon's Vacation Harold Ramis 
Never Cry Wolf Carroll Ballard 
Never Say Never Again Irvin Kershner 
Octopussy John Glen 
Private School Noel Black 
Psycho II Richard Franklin 
Risky Business Paul Brickman 
Rumble Fish Francis Ford Coppola 
Scarface Brian De Palma 
Siege
Siege Paul Donovan and Maura O'Connell 
Silkwood Mike Nichols 
Something Wicked This Way Comes Jack Clayton 
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone Lamont Johnson 
Star 80 Bob Fosse 
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi Richard Marquand 
Strange Brew
The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas 
Streamers Robert Altman 
Sudden Impact Clint Eastwood 
Superman III Richard Lester 
Tender Mercies Bruce Beresford 
Terms of Endearment James L. Brooks 
The Big Chill Lawrence Kasdan 
The Black Stallion Returns Robert Dalva 
The Dead Zone David Cronenberg 
The Hunger Tony Scott 
The Keep Michael Mann 
The Killing of Satan
Lumaban ka, Satanas Efren C. Piñon 
The King of Comedy Martin Scorsese 
The Man Who Loved Women Blake Edwards 
The Man with Two Brains Carl Reiner 
The Outsiders Francis Ford Coppola 
The Right Stuff Philip Kaufman 
The Survivors Michael Ritchie 
The Wicked Lady Michael Winner 
To Be or Not to Be Alan Johnson 
Trading Places John Landis 
Twilight Zone: The Movie Steven Spielberg, John Landis, George Miller, and Joe Dante 
Two of a Kind John Herzfeld 
Uncommon Valor Ted Kotcheff 
Valley Girl Martha Coolidge 
Variety Bette Gordon 
Videodrome David Cronenberg 
Vigilante William Lustig 
WarGames John Badham 
Warriors of the Wasteland
I nuovi barbari
The New Barbarians Enzo G. Castellari 
Yellowbeard Mel Damski 
Yentl Barbra Streisand 
Zelig Woody Allen 
The King of Comedy Martin Scorsese 18 December 1982
Vigilante William Lustig 04 January 1983
Videodrome David Cronenberg 04 February 1983
Joysticks Greydon Clark 04 March 1983
Tender Mercies Bruce Beresford 04 March 1983
Baby It's You John Sayles 04 March 1983
High Road to China Brian G. Hutton 18 March 1983
The Outsiders Francis Ford Coppola 25 March 1983
Max Dugan Returns Herbert Ross 25 March 1983
The Black Stallion Returns Robert Dalva 25 March 1983
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life Terry Jones 31 March 1983
Born in Flames Lizzie Borden 01 April 1983
Fistfull of Talons
Hu ying Chung Sun 14 April 1983
Flashdance Adrian Lyne 15 April 1983
Liquid Sky Slava Tsukerman 15 April 1983
Losin' It Curtis Hanson 22 April 1983
Valley Girl Martha Coolidge 29 April 1983
The Hunger Tony Scott 29 April 1983
Something Wicked This Way Comes Jack Clayton 29 April 1983
Local Hero Bill Forsyth 29 April 1983
Doctor Detroit Michael Pressman 06 May 1983
Siege
Siege Paul Donovan and Maura O'Connell 06 May 1983
Breathless Jim McBride 13 May 1983
Blue Thunder John Badham 13 May 1983
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone Lamont Johnson 20 May 1983
Bill Cosby: Himself Bill Cosby 20 May 1983
Eureka Nicolas Roeg 20 May 1983
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi Richard Marquand 25 May 1983
Chained Heat
Das Frauenlager Paul Nicholas 27 May 1983
WarGames John Badham 03 June 1983
The Man with Two Brains Carl Reiner 03 June 1983
Psycho II Richard Franklin 03 June 1983
Trading Places John Landis 08 June 1983
The Killing of Satan
Lumaban ka, Satanas Efren C. Piñon 10 June 1983
Octopussy John Glen 10 June 1983
Superman III Richard Lester 17 June 1983
The Survivors Michael Ritchie 22 June 1983
Twilight Zone: The Movie Steven Spielberg, John Landis, George Miller, and Joe Dante 24 June 1983
Yellowbeard Mel Damski 24 June 1983
Jaws 3-D Joe Alves 22 July 1983
Class Lewis John Carlino 22 July 1983
National Lampoon's Vacation Harold Ramis 29 July 1983
Private School Noel Black 29 July 1983
Krull Peter Yates 29 July 1983
Risky Business Paul Brickman 05 August 1983
Curse of the Pink Panther Blake Edwards 12 August 1983
Cujo Lewis Teague 12 August 1983
Easy Money James Signorelli 19 August 1983
Getting It On William Olsen 19 August 1983
Mr. Mom Stan Dragoti 19 August 1983
Zelig Woody Allen 25 August 1983
Strange Brew
The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas 26 August 1983
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Senjō no Merī Kurisumasu
Furyo Nagisa Ôshima 02 September 1983
Devil Fetus Lau Hung-chuen 07 September 1983
Lianna John Sayles 08 September 1983
The Big Chill Lawrence Kasdan 30 September 1983
Brainstorm Douglas Trumbull 30 September 1983
Never Say Never Again Irvin Kershner 07 October 1983
Streamers Robert Altman 14 October 1983
All the Right Moves Michael Chapman 21 October 1983
Rumble Fish Francis Ford Coppola 21 October 1983
The Dead Zone David Cronenberg 21 October 1983
Educating Rita Lewis Gilbert 28 October 1983
The Wicked Lady Michael Winner 28 October 1983
Deal of the Century William Friedkin 04 November 1983
A Christmas Story Bob Clark 18 November 1983
Amityville 3-D
Amityville III: The Demon Richard Fleischer 18 November 1983
A Night in Heaven John G. Avildsen 18 November 1983
Sudden Impact Clint Eastwood 09 December 1983
Christine John Carpenter 09 December 1983
Scarface Brian De Palma 09 December 1983
Terms of Endearment James L. Brooks 09 December 1983
Two of a Kind John Herzfeld 16 December 1983
Gorky Park Michael Apted 16 December 1983
To Be or Not to Be Alan Johnson 16 December 1983
Uncommon Valor Ted Kotcheff 16 December 1983
The Keep Michael Mann 16 December 1983
The Man Who Loved Women Blake Edwards 16 December 1983
Eyes of Fire Avery Crounse 25 December 1983
Yentl Barbra Streisand 06 January 1984
Warriors of the Wasteland
I nuovi barbari
The New Barbarians Enzo G. Castellari 13 January 1984
Never Cry Wolf Carroll Ballard 27 January 1984
Silkwood Mike Nichols 27 January 1984
Star 80 Bob Fosse 03 February 1984
The Right Stuff Philip Kaufman 17 February 1984
Bog Don Keeslar 06 March 1984
Escape from the Bronx
Bronx Warriors 2
Fuga dal Bronx Enzo G. Castellari 18 January 1985
Variety Bette Gordon 08 March 1985
Meantime Mike Leigh 23 July 1986
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