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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.
Do the Right Thing
Spike Lee
2.
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Woody Allen
3.
When Harry Met Sally...
Rob Reiner
4.
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Steven Soderbergh
5.
The Little Mermaid
Ron Clements and John Musker
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Films

6.
Drugstore Cowboy
Gus Van Sant
7.
Say Anything
Cameron Crowe
8.
Dead Poets Society
Peter Weir
9.
Henry V
Kenneth Branagh
10.
Parenthood
Ron Howard
11.
Heathers
Michael Lehmann
12.
The Fabulous Baker Boys
Steve Kloves
13.
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Bruce Robinson
14.
Casualties of War
Brian De Palma
15.
Roger & Me
Michael Moore
16.
Glory
Edward Zwick
17.
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Peter Greenaway
18.
A Dry White Season
Euzhan Palcy
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Films

19.
The Abyss
James Cameron
20.
Mystery Train
Jim Jarmusch
21.
The Seventh Continent
Michael Haneke
22.
Music Box
Costa-Gavras
23.
Sea of Love
Harold Becker
24.
Field of Dreams
Phil Alden Robinson
25.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Steven Spielberg
26.
New York Stories
Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese, and Francis Ford Coppola
27.
Driving Miss Daisy
Bruce Beresford
28.
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Uli Edel
29.
Born on the Fourth of July
Oliver Stone
30.
My Left Foot
Jim Sheridan
31.
My Twentieth Century
Az én XX. századom
Ildikó Enyedi
32.
The Mighty Quinn
Carl Schenkel
33.
Steel Magnolias
Herbert Ross
34.
Great Balls of Fire!
Jim McBride
35.
Licence to Kill
John Glen
36.
Dead Calm
Phillip Noyce
37.
Batman
Tim Burton
38.
Sweetie
Jane Campion
39.
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
Paul Bartel
40.
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
William Shatner
41.
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Joe Johnston
42.
Enemies: A Love Story
Paul Mazursky
43.
Lethal Weapon 2
Richard Donner
44.
Shirley Valentine
Lewis Gilbert
45.
Cousins
Joel Schumacher
46.
Miss Firecracker
Thomas Schlamme
47.
The Church
La chiesa
Demons 3
Michele Soavi
48.
The Rainbow
Ken Russell
49.
Meet the Feebles
Peter Jackson
50.
The Tall Guy
Mel Smith
51.
Tap
Nick Castle
52.
Scandal
Michael Caton-Jones
53.
Signs of Life
One for Sorrow, Two for Joy
John David Coles
54.
In Country
Norman Jewison
55.
Lean on Me
John G. Avildsen
56.
True Love
Nancy Savoca
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Films

57.
Road House
Rowdy Herrington
58.
Valmont
Milos Forman
59.
I, Madman
Tibor Takács
60.
Pet Sematary
Mary Lambert
61.
Look Who's Talking
Amy Heckerling
62.
Society
Brian Yuzna
63.
The Fly II
Chris Walas
64.
The Killer
Dip huet seung hung
John Woo
65.
The Package
Andrew Davis
66.
Farewell to the King
John Milius
67.
Blaze
Ron Shelton
68.
Back to the Future Part II
Robert Zemeckis
69.
Uncle Buck
John Hughes
70.
Skin Deep
Blake Edwards
71.
Ghostbusters II
Ivan Reitman
72.
We're No Angels
Neil Jordan
73.
Johnny Handsome
Walter Hill
74.
Leviathan
George P. Cosmatos
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Films

75.
See You in the Morning
Alan J. Pakula
76.
Chances Are
Emile Ardolino
77.
Shag
Zelda Barron
78.
Always
Steven Spielberg
79.
Miracle Mile
Steve De Jarnatt
80.
Christmas Vacation
Jeremiah S. Chechik
81.
UHF
Jay Levey
82.
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Stephen Herek
83.
Fat Man and Little Boy
Roland Joffé
84.
Communion
Philippe Mora
85.
DeepStar Six
Sean S. Cunningham
86.
The Dream Team
Howard Zieff
87.
The Unbelievable Truth
Hal Hartley
88.
Fletch Lives
Michael Ritchie
89.
Millennium
Michael Anderson
90.
Ten Little Indians
Alan Birkinshaw
91.
Blind Fury
Phillip Noyce
92.
How I Got Into College
Savage Steve Holland
93.
The 'Burbs
Joe Dante
94.
Lady Terminator
Pembalasan ratu pantai selatan
H. Tjut Djalil
95.
Immediate Family
Jonathan Kaplan
96.
Listen to Me
Douglas Day Stewart
97.
Dad
Gary David Goldberg
98.
Parents
Bob Balaban
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Films

99.
The January Man
Pat O'Connor
100.
Pink Cadillac
Buddy Van Horn
101.
Black Rain
Ridley Scott
102.
Tango & Cash
Andrey Konchalovskiy
103.
Second Sight
Joel Zwick
104.
Her Alibi
Bruce Beresford
105.
Action U.S.A.
John Stewart
106.
Turner & Hooch
Roger Spottiswoode
107.
Loverboy
Joan Micklin Silver
108.
Harlem Nights
Eddie Murphy
109.
Wicked Stepmother
Larry Cohen
110.
The Big Picture
Christopher Guest
111.
Penn & Teller Get Killed
Arthur Penn
112.
Wild Orchid
Zalman King
113.
Slaves of New York
James Ivory
114.
Weekend at Bernie's
Ted Kotcheff
115.
The War of the Roses
Danny DeVito
116.
She-Devil
Susan Seidelman
117.
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Arthur Hiller
118.
Rosalie Goes Shopping
Percy Adlon
119.
The Lemon Sisters
Joyce Chopra
120.
Erik the Viking
Terry Jones
121.
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Little Nemo
Masami Hata and William T. Hurtz
Action U.S.A.
John Stewart 
A Dry White Season
Euzhan Palcy 
Always
Steven Spielberg 
Back to the Future Part II
Robert Zemeckis 
Batman
Tim Burton 
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Stephen Herek 
Black Rain
Ridley Scott 
Blaze
Ron Shelton 
Blind Fury
Phillip Noyce 
Born on the Fourth of July
Oliver Stone 
Casualties of War
Brian De Palma 
Chances Are
Emile Ardolino 
Christmas Vacation
Jeremiah S. Chechik 
Communion
Philippe Mora 
Cousins
Joel Schumacher 
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Woody Allen 
Dad
Gary David Goldberg 
Dead Calm
Phillip Noyce 
Dead Poets Society
Peter Weir 
DeepStar Six
Sean S. Cunningham 
Do the Right Thing
Spike Lee 
Driving Miss Daisy
Bruce Beresford 
Drugstore Cowboy
Gus Van Sant 
Enemies: A Love Story
Paul Mazursky 
Erik the Viking
Terry Jones 
Farewell to the King
John Milius 
Fat Man and Little Boy
Roland Joffé 
Field of Dreams
Phil Alden Robinson 
Fletch Lives
Michael Ritchie 
Ghostbusters II
Ivan Reitman 
Glory
Edward Zwick 
Great Balls of Fire!
Jim McBride 
Harlem Nights
Eddie Murphy 
Heathers
Michael Lehmann 
Henry V
Kenneth Branagh 
Her Alibi
Bruce Beresford 
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Joe Johnston 
How I Got Into College
Savage Steve Holland 
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Bruce Robinson 
I, Madman
Tibor Takács 
Immediate Family
Jonathan Kaplan 
In Country
Norman Jewison 
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Steven Spielberg 
Johnny Handsome
Walter Hill 
Lady Terminator
Pembalasan ratu pantai selatan
H. Tjut Djalil 
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Uli Edel 
Lean on Me
John G. Avildsen 
Lethal Weapon 2
Richard Donner 
Leviathan
George P. Cosmatos 
Licence to Kill
John Glen 
Listen to Me
Douglas Day Stewart 
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Little Nemo
Masami Hata and William T. Hurtz 
Look Who's Talking
Amy Heckerling 
Loverboy
Joan Micklin Silver 
Meet the Feebles
Peter Jackson 
Millennium
Michael Anderson 
Miracle Mile
Steve De Jarnatt 
Miss Firecracker
Thomas Schlamme 
Music Box
Costa-Gavras 
My Left Foot
Jim Sheridan 
Mystery Train
Jim Jarmusch 
My Twentieth Century
Az én XX. századom
Ildikó Enyedi 
New York Stories
Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese, and Francis Ford Coppola 
Parenthood
Ron Howard 
Parents
Bob Balaban 
Penn & Teller Get Killed
Arthur Penn 
Pet Sematary
Mary Lambert 
Pink Cadillac
Buddy Van Horn 
Road House
Rowdy Herrington 
Roger & Me
Michael Moore 
Rosalie Goes Shopping
Percy Adlon 
Say Anything
Cameron Crowe 
Scandal
Michael Caton-Jones 
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
Paul Bartel 
Sea of Love
Harold Becker 
Second Sight
Joel Zwick 
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Arthur Hiller 
See You in the Morning
Alan J. Pakula 
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Steven Soderbergh 
Shag
Zelda Barron 
She-Devil
Susan Seidelman 
Shirley Valentine
Lewis Gilbert 
Signs of Life
One for Sorrow, Two for Joy
John David Coles 
Skin Deep
Blake Edwards 
Slaves of New York
James Ivory 
Society
Brian Yuzna 
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
William Shatner 
Steel Magnolias
Herbert Ross 
Sweetie
Jane Campion 
Tango & Cash
Andrey Konchalovskiy 
Tap
Nick Castle 
Ten Little Indians
Alan Birkinshaw 
The Abyss
James Cameron 
The Big Picture
Christopher Guest 
The 'Burbs
Joe Dante 
The Church
La chiesa
Demons 3
Michele Soavi 
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Peter Greenaway 
The Dream Team
Howard Zieff 
The Fabulous Baker Boys
Steve Kloves 
The Fly II
Chris Walas 
The January Man
Pat O'Connor 
The Killer
Dip huet seung hung
John Woo 
The Lemon Sisters
Joyce Chopra 
The Little Mermaid
Ron Clements and John Musker 
The Mighty Quinn
Carl Schenkel 
The Package
Andrew Davis 
The Rainbow
Ken Russell 
The Seventh Continent
Michael Haneke 
The Tall Guy
Mel Smith 
The Unbelievable Truth
Hal Hartley 
The War of the Roses
Danny DeVito 
True Love
Nancy Savoca 
Turner & Hooch
Roger Spottiswoode 
UHF
Jay Levey 
Uncle Buck
John Hughes 
Valmont
Milos Forman 
Weekend at Bernie's
Ted Kotcheff 
We're No Angels
Neil Jordan 
When Harry Met Sally...
Rob Reiner 
Wicked Stepmother
Larry Cohen 
Wild Orchid
Zalman King 
DeepStar Six
Sean S. Cunningham 13 January 1989
The January Man
Pat O'Connor 13 January 1989
Parents
Bob Balaban 27 January 1989
Farewell to the King
John Milius 01 February 1989
Her Alibi
Bruce Beresford 03 February 1989
Wicked Stepmother
Larry Cohen 03 February 1989
Cousins
Joel Schumacher 10 February 1989
Tap
Nick Castle 10 February 1989
The Fly II
Chris Walas 10 February 1989
The Mighty Quinn
Carl Schenkel 16 February 1989
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Stephen Herek 17 February 1989
The 'Burbs
Joe Dante 17 February 1989
New York Stories
Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese, and Francis Ford Coppola 01 March 1989
Scandal
Michael Caton-Jones 03 March 1989
Lean on Me
John G. Avildsen 03 March 1989
Skin Deep
Blake Edwards 03 March 1989
Chances Are
Emile Ardolino 10 March 1989
The Church
La chiesa
Demons 3
Michele Soavi 10 March 1989
Fletch Lives
Michael Ritchie 17 March 1989
Leviathan
George P. Cosmatos 17 March 1989
Slaves of New York
James Ivory 17 March 1989
The Killer
Dip huet seung hung
John Woo 24 March 1989
Heathers
Michael Lehmann 31 March 1989
Dead Calm
Phillip Noyce 07 April 1989
I, Madman
Tibor Takács 07 April 1989
My Left Foot
Jim Sheridan 07 April 1989
The Dream Team
Howard Zieff 07 April 1989
The Tall Guy
Mel Smith 13 April 1989
Shag
Zelda Barron 14 April 1989
Say Anything
Cameron Crowe 14 April 1989
Pet Sematary
Mary Lambert 21 April 1989
See You in the Morning
Alan J. Pakula 21 April 1989
Field of Dreams
Phil Alden Robinson 21 April 1989
Miss Firecracker
Thomas Schlamme 28 April 1989
Loverboy
Joan Micklin Silver 28 April 1989
Listen to Me
Douglas Day Stewart 05 May 1989
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Bruce Robinson 05 May 1989
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Arthur Hiller 12 May 1989
The Seventh Continent
Michael Haneke 19 May 1989
Miracle Mile
Steve De Jarnatt 19 May 1989
How I Got Into College
Savage Steve Holland 19 May 1989
Road House
Rowdy Herrington 19 May 1989
Rosalie Goes Shopping
Percy Adlon 19 May 1989
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Steven Spielberg 24 May 1989
Pink Cadillac
Buddy Van Horn 26 May 1989
The Rainbow
Ken Russell 26 May 1989
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
Paul Bartel 03 June 1989
Dead Poets Society
Peter Weir 09 June 1989
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
William Shatner 09 June 1989
Ghostbusters II
Ivan Reitman 16 June 1989
Batman
Tim Burton 23 June 1989
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Joe Johnston 23 June 1989
Do the Right Thing
Spike Lee 30 June 1989
Great Balls of Fire!
Jim McBride 30 June 1989
Weekend at Bernie's
Ted Kotcheff 05 July 1989
Lethal Weapon 2
Richard Donner 07 July 1989
Licence to Kill
John Glen 14 July 1989
The Unbelievable Truth
Hal Hartley 20 July 1989
When Harry Met Sally...
Rob Reiner 21 July 1989
UHF
Jay Levey 21 July 1989
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Uli Edel 26 July 1989
Turner & Hooch
Roger Spottiswoode 28 July 1989
Parenthood
Ron Howard 02 August 1989
The Abyss
James Cameron 09 August 1989
Uncle Buck
John Hughes 16 August 1989
Blind Fury
Phillip Noyce 17 August 1989
Casualties of War
Brian De Palma 18 August 1989
The Package
Andrew Davis 25 August 1989
Millennium
Michael Anderson 25 August 1989
Shirley Valentine
Lewis Gilbert 30 August 1989
Mystery Train
Jim Jarmusch 06 September 1989
The Big Picture
Christopher Guest 15 September 1989
True Love
Nancy Savoca 15 September 1989
Sea of Love
Harold Becker 15 September 1989
My Twentieth Century
Az én XX. századom
Ildikó Enyedi 15 September 1989
Roger & Me
Michael Moore 17 September 1989
Society
Brian Yuzna 20 September 1989
A Dry White Season
Euzhan Palcy 20 September 1989
Erik the Viking
Terry Jones 22 September 1989
Penn & Teller Get Killed
Arthur Penn 22 September 1989
Black Rain
Ridley Scott 22 September 1989
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Steven Soderbergh 22 September 1989
Sweetie
Jane Campion 28 September 1989
Johnny Handsome
Walter Hill 29 September 1989
In Country
Norman Jewison 29 September 1989
Henry V
Kenneth Branagh 06 October 1989
Lady Terminator
Pembalasan ratu pantai selatan
H. Tjut Djalil 07 October 1989
Look Who's Talking
Amy Heckerling 13 October 1989
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Woody Allen 13 October 1989
The Fabulous Baker Boys
Steve Kloves 13 October 1989
Action U.S.A.
John Stewart 14 October 1989
Drugstore Cowboy
Gus Van Sant 20 October 1989
Fat Man and Little Boy
Roland Joffé 20 October 1989
Immediate Family
Jonathan Kaplan 27 October 1989
Ten Little Indians
Alan Birkinshaw 01 November 1989
Second Sight
Joel Zwick 03 November 1989
Communion
Philippe Mora 10 November 1989
Dad
Gary David Goldberg 10 November 1989
Steel Magnolias
Herbert Ross 15 November 1989
Valmont
Milos Forman 17 November 1989
Harlem Nights
Eddie Murphy 17 November 1989
The Little Mermaid
Ron Clements and John Musker 17 November 1989
Back to the Future Part II
Robert Zemeckis 22 November 1989
The Lemon Sisters
Joyce Chopra 01 December 1989
Christmas Vacation
Jeremiah S. Chechik 01 December 1989
She-Devil
Susan Seidelman 08 December 1989
Meet the Feebles
Peter Jackson 08 December 1989
The War of the Roses
Danny DeVito 08 December 1989
Music Box
Costa-Gavras 08 December 1989
Enemies: A Love Story
Paul Mazursky 13 December 1989
Blaze
Ron Shelton 13 December 1989
We're No Angels
Neil Jordan 15 December 1989
Glory
Edward Zwick 15 December 1989
Born on the Fourth of July
Oliver Stone 20 December 1989
Tango & Cash
Andrey Konchalovskiy 22 December 1989
Always
Steven Spielberg 22 December 1989
Wild Orchid
Zalman King 22 December 1989
Driving Miss Daisy
Bruce Beresford 26 January 1990
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Peter Greenaway 06 April 1990
Signs of Life
One for Sorrow, Two for Joy
John David Coles 25 May 1991
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Little Nemo
Masami Hata and William T. Hurtz 21 August 1992
Films Not Yet Seen This Year