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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.
Amadeus Milos Forman
2.
Paris, Texas Wim Wenders
3.
Stop Making Sense
Jonathan Demme
4.
Ghostbusters Ivan Reitman
5.
This Is Spinal Tap Rob Reiner
6.
The Terminator James Cameron
7.
Beverly Hills Cop Martin Brest
8.
Broadway Danny Rose Woody Allen
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Films

9.
Repo Man Alex Cox
10.
Romancing the Stone
Robert Zemeckis
11.
The Times of Harvey Milk Rob Epstein
12.
The Killing Fields Roland Joffé
13.
Splash Ron Howard
14.
El Norte
The North
Gregory Nava
15.
Stranger Than Paradise Jim Jarmusch
16.
Once Upon a Time in America Sergio Leone
17.
2010: The Year We Make Contact Peter Hyams
18.
Top Secret! Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker
19.
Sixteen Candles John Hughes
20.
The Hit Stephen Frears
21.
All of Me Carl Reiner
22.
Streetwise Martin Bell
23.
Boy Meets Girl Leos Carax
24.
Purple Rain Albert Magnoli
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Films

25.
Starman John Carpenter
26.
The Brother from Another Planet John Sayles
27.
A Nightmare on Elm Street Wes Craven
28.
A Soldier's Story Norman Jewison
29.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Steven Spielberg
30.
Johnny Dangerously Amy Heckerling
31.
The Natural Barry Levinson
32.
The Karate Kid John G. Avildsen
33.
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension W.D. Richter
34.
No Small Affair Jerry Schatzberg
35.
Revenge of the Nerds Jeff Kanew
36.
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Leonard Nimoy
37.
The Muppets Take Manhattan Frank Oz
38.
Police Academy
Hugh Wilson
39.
Footloose
Herbert Ross
40.
The Flamingo Kid Garry Marshall
41.
Racing with the Moon
Richard Benjamin
42.
Under the Volcano John Huston
43.
The Cotton Club Francis Ford Coppola
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Films

44.
A Passage to India David Lean
45.
Old Enough Marisa Silver
46.
Gremlins Joe Dante
47.
Tightrope Richard Tuggle
48.
Places in the Heart Robert Benton
49.
The Pope of Greenwich Village Stuart Rosenberg
50.
Bachelor Party Neal Israel
51.
Night of the Comet Thom Eberhardt
52.
Moscow on the Hudson
Paul Mazursky
53.
The Last Starfighter Nick Castle
54.
Reckless James Foley
55.
Iceman
Fred Schepisi
56.
The Razor's Edge John Byrum
57.
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Hugh Hudson
58.
Micki + Maude Blake Edwards
59.
Suburbia
Rebel Streets
The Wild Side Penelope Spheeris
60.
Choose Me Alan Rudolph
61.
Unfaithfully Yours Howard Zieff
62.
The Lonely Guy Arthur Hiller
63.
A Private Function Malcolm Mowbray
64.
Dog Day
Canicule Yves Boisset
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Films

65.
Body Double Brian De Palma
66.
Mike's Murder James Bridges
67.
Comfort and Joy Bill Forsyth
68.
Dreamscape Joseph Ruben
69.
Red Dawn John Milius
70.
Dune David Lynch
71.
The Bostonians James Ivory
72.
Against All Odds
Taylor Hackford
73.
Secret Honor Robert Altman
74.
Electric Dreams Steve Barron
75.
Thief of Hearts Douglas Day Stewart
76.
Breakin' Joel Silberg
77.
Beat Street Stan Lathan
78.
Birdy Alan Parker
79.
Fear City Abel Ferrara
80.
Angel
Robert Vincent O'Neill
81.
Supergirl Jeannot Szwarc
82.
The Hotel New Hampshire Tony Richardson
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Films

83.
Harry & Son
Paul Newman
84.
Impulse Graham Baker
85.
The Company of Wolves Neil Jordan
86.
The River Mark Rydell
87.
The Loveless
Kathryn Bigelow and Monty Montgomery
88.
The Little Drummer Girl George Roy Hill
89.
Crimes of Passion Ken Russell
90.
The NeverEnding Story
Die unendliche Geschichte Wolfgang Petersen
91.
Blame It on Rio Stanley Donen
92.
Nineteen Eighty-Four Michael Radford
93.
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter Joseph Zito
94.
Hot Dog ...The Movie
Peter Markle
95.
Ninja Busters Paul Kyriazi
96.
Oxford Blues Robert Boris
97.
The Woman in Red Gene Wilder
98.
Protocol Herbert Ross
99.
Finders Keepers Richard Lester
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Films

100.
The Ice Pirates Stewart Raffill
101.
Up the Creek
Robert Butler
102.
Scream for Help Michael Winner
103.
Night Shadows John 'Bud' Cardos
104.
Streets of Fire Walter Hill
105.
Surf II
Randall M. Badat
106.
Tank Marvin J. Chomsky
107.
Best Defense Willard Huyck
108.
Weekend Pass
Lawrence Bassoff
2010: The Year We Make Contact Peter Hyams 
Against All Odds
Taylor Hackford 
All of Me Carl Reiner 
Amadeus Milos Forman 
Angel
Robert Vincent O'Neill 
A Nightmare on Elm Street Wes Craven 
A Passage to India David Lean 
A Private Function Malcolm Mowbray 
A Soldier's Story Norman Jewison 
Bachelor Party Neal Israel 
Beat Street Stan Lathan 
Best Defense Willard Huyck 
Beverly Hills Cop Martin Brest 
Birdy Alan Parker 
Blame It on Rio Stanley Donen 
Body Double Brian De Palma 
Boy Meets Girl Leos Carax 
Breakin' Joel Silberg 
Broadway Danny Rose Woody Allen 
Choose Me Alan Rudolph 
Comfort and Joy Bill Forsyth 
Crimes of Passion Ken Russell 
Dog Day
Canicule Yves Boisset 
Dreamscape Joseph Ruben 
Dune David Lynch 
Electric Dreams Steve Barron 
El Norte
The North
Gregory Nava 
Fear City Abel Ferrara 
Finders Keepers Richard Lester 
Footloose
Herbert Ross 
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter Joseph Zito 
Ghostbusters Ivan Reitman 
Gremlins Joe Dante 
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Hugh Hudson 
Harry & Son
Paul Newman 
Hot Dog ...The Movie
Peter Markle 
Iceman
Fred Schepisi 
Impulse Graham Baker 
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Steven Spielberg 
Johnny Dangerously Amy Heckerling 
Micki + Maude Blake Edwards 
Mike's Murder James Bridges 
Moscow on the Hudson
Paul Mazursky 
Night of the Comet Thom Eberhardt 
Night Shadows John 'Bud' Cardos 
Nineteen Eighty-Four Michael Radford 
Ninja Busters Paul Kyriazi 
No Small Affair Jerry Schatzberg 
Old Enough Marisa Silver 
Once Upon a Time in America Sergio Leone 
Oxford Blues Robert Boris 
Paris, Texas Wim Wenders 
Places in the Heart Robert Benton 
Police Academy
Hugh Wilson 
Protocol Herbert Ross 
Purple Rain Albert Magnoli 
Racing with the Moon
Richard Benjamin 
Reckless James Foley 
Red Dawn John Milius 
Repo Man Alex Cox 
Revenge of the Nerds Jeff Kanew 
Romancing the Stone
Robert Zemeckis 
Scream for Help Michael Winner 
Secret Honor Robert Altman 
Sixteen Candles John Hughes 
Splash Ron Howard 
Starman John Carpenter 
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Leonard Nimoy 
Stop Making Sense
Jonathan Demme 
Stranger Than Paradise Jim Jarmusch 
Streets of Fire Walter Hill 
Streetwise Martin Bell 
Suburbia
Rebel Streets
The Wild Side Penelope Spheeris 
Supergirl Jeannot Szwarc 
Surf II
Randall M. Badat 
Tank Marvin J. Chomsky 
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension W.D. Richter 
The Bostonians James Ivory 
The Brother from Another Planet John Sayles 
The Company of Wolves Neil Jordan 
The Cotton Club Francis Ford Coppola 
The Flamingo Kid Garry Marshall 
The Hit Stephen Frears 
The Hotel New Hampshire Tony Richardson 
The Ice Pirates Stewart Raffill 
The Karate Kid John G. Avildsen 
The Killing Fields Roland Joffé 
The Last Starfighter Nick Castle 
The Little Drummer Girl George Roy Hill 
The Lonely Guy Arthur Hiller 
The Loveless
Kathryn Bigelow and Monty Montgomery 
The Muppets Take Manhattan Frank Oz 
The Natural Barry Levinson 
The NeverEnding Story
Die unendliche Geschichte Wolfgang Petersen 
The Pope of Greenwich Village Stuart Rosenberg 
The Razor's Edge John Byrum 
The River Mark Rydell 
The Terminator James Cameron 
The Times of Harvey Milk Rob Epstein 
The Woman in Red Gene Wilder 
Thief of Hearts Douglas Day Stewart 
This Is Spinal Tap Rob Reiner 
Tightrope Richard Tuggle 
Top Secret! Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker 
Under the Volcano John Huston 
Unfaithfully Yours Howard Zieff 
Up the Creek
Robert Butler 
Weekend Pass
Lawrence Bassoff 
Dog Day
Canicule Yves Boisset 11 January 1984
Hot Dog ...The Movie
Peter Markle 13 January 1984
Angel
Robert Vincent O'Neill 13 January 1984
Surf II
Randall M. Badat 13 January 1984
El Norte
The North
Gregory Nava 27 January 1984
The Lonely Guy Arthur Hiller 27 January 1984
Broadway Danny Rose Woody Allen 27 January 1984
Weekend Pass
Lawrence Bassoff 03 February 1984
Reckless James Foley 03 February 1984
Unfaithfully Yours Howard Zieff 10 February 1984
Blame It on Rio Stanley Donen 17 February 1984
Footloose
Herbert Ross 17 February 1984
Harry & Son
Paul Newman 02 March 1984
Repo Man Alex Cox 02 March 1984
This Is Spinal Tap Rob Reiner 02 March 1984
Against All Odds
Taylor Hackford 02 March 1984
The Hotel New Hampshire Tony Richardson 09 March 1984
Mike's Murder James Bridges 09 March 1984
Splash Ron Howard 09 March 1984
The Ice Pirates Stewart Raffill 16 March 1984
Tank Marvin J. Chomsky 16 March 1984
Racing with the Moon
Richard Benjamin 23 March 1984
Police Academy
Hugh Wilson 23 March 1984
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Hugh Hudson 30 March 1984
Romancing the Stone
Robert Zemeckis 30 March 1984
Old Enough Marisa Silver 01 April 1984
Up the Creek
Robert Butler 06 April 1984
Moscow on the Hudson
Paul Mazursky 06 April 1984
Iceman
Fred Schepisi 13 April 1984
Suburbia
Rebel Streets
The Wild Side Penelope Spheeris 13 April 1984
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter Joseph Zito 13 April 1984
Breakin' Joel Silberg 04 May 1984
Sixteen Candles John Hughes 04 May 1984
The Natural Barry Levinson 11 May 1984
Finders Keepers Richard Lester 18 May 1984
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Steven Spielberg 23 May 1984
The Loveless
Kathryn Bigelow and Monty Montgomery 25 May 1984
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Leonard Nimoy 01 June 1984
Streets of Fire Walter Hill 01 June 1984
Once Upon a Time in America Sergio Leone 01 June 1984
Gremlins Joe Dante 08 June 1984
Beat Street Stan Lathan 08 June 1984
Ghostbusters Ivan Reitman 08 June 1984
Under the Volcano John Huston 13 June 1984
The Pope of Greenwich Village Stuart Rosenberg 22 June 1984
The Karate Kid John G. Avildsen 22 June 1984
Top Secret! Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker 22 June 1984
Bachelor Party Neal Israel 29 June 1984
Scream for Help Michael Winner 01 July 1984
The Muppets Take Manhattan Frank Oz 13 July 1984
The Last Starfighter Nick Castle 13 July 1984
Fear City Abel Ferrara 18 July 1984
Best Defense Willard Huyck 20 July 1984
Electric Dreams Steve Barron 20 July 1984
The NeverEnding Story
Die unendliche Geschichte Wolfgang Petersen 20 July 1984
Purple Rain Albert Magnoli 27 July 1984
Ninja Busters Paul Kyriazi 01 August 1984
Red Dawn John Milius 10 August 1984
Revenge of the Nerds Jeff Kanew 10 August 1984
The Woman in Red Gene Wilder 15 August 1984
Dreamscape Joseph Ruben 17 August 1984
Tightrope Richard Tuggle 17 August 1984
Paris, Texas Wim Wenders 23 August 1984
Night Shadows John 'Bud' Cardos 24 August 1984
Oxford Blues Robert Boris 24 August 1984
Choose Me Alan Rudolph 29 August 1984
The Brother from Another Planet John Sayles 14 September 1984
Amadeus Milos Forman 19 September 1984
All of Me Carl Reiner 21 September 1984
Impulse Graham Baker 28 September 1984
Stranger Than Paradise Jim Jarmusch 04 October 1984
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension W.D. Richter 05 October 1984
The Bostonians James Ivory 05 October 1984
Places in the Heart Robert Benton 05 October 1984
Comfort and Joy Bill Forsyth 10 October 1984
Thief of Hearts Douglas Day Stewart 19 October 1984
The Razor's Edge John Byrum 19 October 1984
The Little Drummer Girl George Roy Hill 19 October 1984
Crimes of Passion Ken Russell 19 October 1984
The Times of Harvey Milk Rob Epstein 26 October 1984
Body Double Brian De Palma 26 October 1984
Streetwise Martin Bell 26 October 1984
The Terminator James Cameron 26 October 1984
A Soldier's Story Norman Jewison 02 November 1984
No Small Affair Jerry Schatzberg 09 November 1984
Stop Making Sense
Jonathan Demme 16 November 1984
Night of the Comet Thom Eberhardt 16 November 1984
A Nightmare on Elm Street Wes Craven 16 November 1984
Supergirl Jeannot Szwarc 21 November 1984
Boy Meets Girl Leos Carax 21 November 1984
Beverly Hills Cop Martin Brest 05 December 1984
2010: The Year We Make Contact Peter Hyams 07 December 1984
Dune David Lynch 14 December 1984
The Cotton Club Francis Ford Coppola 14 December 1984
Starman John Carpenter 14 December 1984
Birdy Alan Parker 21 December 1984
Micki + Maude Blake Edwards 21 December 1984
Protocol Herbert Ross 21 December 1984
Johnny Dangerously Amy Heckerling 21 December 1984
The Flamingo Kid Garry Marshall 21 December 1984
The River Mark Rydell 11 January 1985
The Killing Fields Roland Joffé 01 February 1985
A Passage to India David Lean 01 February 1985
A Private Function Malcolm Mowbray 01 March 1985
The Hit Stephen Frears 08 March 1985
Nineteen Eighty-Four Michael Radford 22 March 1985
The Company of Wolves Neil Jordan 19 April 1985
Secret Honor Robert Altman 29 January 1986
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