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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.
Goodfellas Martin Scorsese
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Films

2.
Nikita
La Femme Nikita Luc Besson
3.
The Hunt for Red October John McTiernan
4.
Without You I'm Nothing John Boskovich
5.
Miller's Crossing Joel Coen
6.
Hamlet Franco Zeffirelli
7.
Quick Change Bill Murray and Howard Franklin
8.
Dances with Wolves Kevin Costner
9.
The Grifters Stephen Frears
10.
Presumed Innocent Alan J. Pakula
11.
Ghost Jerry Zucker
12.
Miami Blues George Armitage
13.
Metropolitan Whit Stillman
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Films

14.
Pretty Woman Garry Marshall
15.
Life Is Sweet Mike Leigh
16.
To Sleep with Anger Charles Burnett
17.
Truly Madly Deeply Anthony Minghella
18.
Europa Europa
Hitlerjunge Salomon Agnieszka Holland
19.
Where the Heart Is John Boorman
20.
White Hunter Black Heart Clint Eastwood
21.
Joe Versus the Volcano John Patrick Shanley
22.
Paris Is Burning Jennie Livingston
23.
Tremors Ron Underwood
24.
The Hairdresser's Husband
Le mari de la coiffeuse Patrice Leconte
25.
Misery Rob Reiner
26.
Close-Up
Nema-ye Nazdik Abbas Kiarostami
27.
Pump Up the Volume Allan Moyle
28.
The Witches Nicolas Roeg
29.
Gate II
The Gate 2: Trespassers Tibor Takács
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Films

30.
Reversal of Fortune Barbet Schroeder
31.
Henry & June Philip Kaufman
32.
Q & A Sidney Lumet
33.
I Love You to Death Lawrence Kasdan
34.
The Juniper Tree Nietzchka Keene
35.
The Hot Spot Dennis Hopper
36.
Alice Woody Allen
37.
House Party Reginald Hudlin
38.
Thousand Pieces of Gold Nancy Kelly
39.
An Angel at My Table Jane Campion
40.
Dick Tracy Warren Beatty
41.
Kindergarten Cop Ivan Reitman
42.
Pacific Heights John Schlesinger
43.
Internal Affairs Mike Figgis
44.
The Godfather Part III Francis Ford Coppola
45.
Back to the Future Part III Robert Zemeckis
46.
The Comfort of Strangers Paul Schrader
47.
Frankenhooker Frank Henenlotter
48.
Postcards from the Edge Mike Nichols
49.
Mermaids Richard Benjamin
50.
Betsy's Wedding Alan Alda
51.
Desperate Hours Michael Cimino
52.
The Freshman Andrew Bergman
53.
The Handmaid's Tale Volker Schlöndorff
54.
Impulse Sondra Locke
55.
The Nasty Girl
Das schreckliche Mädchen Michael Verhoeven
56.
The Krays Peter Medak
57.
Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III Jeff Burr
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Films

58.
The Two Jakes Jack Nicholson
59.
Texasville Peter Bogdanovich
60.
Total Recall Paul Verhoeven
61.
Men Don't Leave Paul Brickman
62.
Narrow Margin Peter Hyams
63.
The Russia House Fred Schepisi
64.
Die Hard 2
Die Harder Renny Harlin
65.
Home Alone Chris Columbus
66.
Cadillac Man Roger Donaldson
67.
Tune in Tomorrow... Jon Amiel
68.
White Palace Luis Mandoki
69.
Sonny Boy Robert Martin Carroll
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Films

70.
Wild at Heart David Lynch
71.
Days of Thunder Tony Scott
72.
Mo' Better Blues Spike Lee
73.
Avalon Barry Levinson
74.
Darkman Sam Raimi
75.
Gremlins 2: The New Batch Joe Dante
76.
Cry-Baby John Waters
77.
The Rookie Clint Eastwood
78.
My Blue Heaven Herbert Ross
79.
Vincent & Theo Robert Altman
80.
Havana Sydney Pollack
81.
Green Card Peter Weir
82.
Lord of the Flies Harry Hook
83.
Yume Akira Kurosawa and Ishirô Honda
84.
The Long Walk Home Richard Pearce
85.
Jacob's Ladder Adrian Lyne
86.
Frankenstein Unbound Roger Corman
87.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Steve Barron
88.
Awakenings Penny Marshall
89.
Blue Steel Kathryn Bigelow
90.
Stella John Erman
91.
Flashback Franco Amurri
92.
The Bonfire of the Vanities Brian De Palma
93.
The Sheltering Sky Bernardo Bertolucci
94.
Love at Large Alan Rudolph
95.
Sibling Rivalry Carl Reiner
96.
Nightbreed Clive Barker
97.
Flatliners Joel Schumacher
98.
Look Who's Talking Too Amy Heckerling
99.
Street Asylum Gregory Dark
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Films

100.
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Tom Stoppard
101.
Graffiti Bridge Prince
102.
Days of Being Wild
Ah Fei jing juen Kar Wai Wong
103.
The Guardian William Friedkin
104.
Three Men and a Little Lady
3 Men and a Little Lady Emile Ardolino
105.
Funny About Love Leonard Nimoy
106.
Crazy People Tony Bill
107.
Edward Scissorhands Tim Burton
108.
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane Renny Harlin
109.
Nuns on the Run Jonathan Lynn
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Films

110.
RoboCop 2 Irvin Kershner
Alice Woody Allen 
An Angel at My Table Jane Campion 
Avalon Barry Levinson 
Awakenings Penny Marshall 
Back to the Future Part III Robert Zemeckis 
Betsy's Wedding Alan Alda 
Blue Steel Kathryn Bigelow 
Cadillac Man Roger Donaldson 
Close-Up
Nema-ye Nazdik Abbas Kiarostami 
Crazy People Tony Bill 
Cry-Baby John Waters 
Dances with Wolves Kevin Costner 
Darkman Sam Raimi 
Days of Being Wild
Ah Fei jing juen Kar Wai Wong 
Days of Thunder Tony Scott 
Desperate Hours Michael Cimino 
Dick Tracy Warren Beatty 
Die Hard 2
Die Harder Renny Harlin 
Edward Scissorhands Tim Burton 
Europa Europa
Hitlerjunge Salomon Agnieszka Holland 
Flashback Franco Amurri 
Flatliners Joel Schumacher 
Frankenhooker Frank Henenlotter 
Frankenstein Unbound Roger Corman 
Funny About Love Leonard Nimoy 
Gate II
The Gate 2: Trespassers Tibor Takács 
Ghost Jerry Zucker 
Goodfellas Martin Scorsese 
Graffiti Bridge Prince 
Green Card Peter Weir 
Gremlins 2: The New Batch Joe Dante 
Hamlet Franco Zeffirelli 
Havana Sydney Pollack 
Henry & June Philip Kaufman 
Home Alone Chris Columbus 
House Party Reginald Hudlin 
I Love You to Death Lawrence Kasdan 
Impulse Sondra Locke 
Internal Affairs Mike Figgis 
Jacob's Ladder Adrian Lyne 
Joe Versus the Volcano John Patrick Shanley 
Kindergarten Cop Ivan Reitman 
Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III Jeff Burr 
Life Is Sweet Mike Leigh 
Look Who's Talking Too Amy Heckerling 
Lord of the Flies Harry Hook 
Love at Large Alan Rudolph 
Men Don't Leave Paul Brickman 
Mermaids Richard Benjamin 
Metropolitan Whit Stillman 
Miami Blues George Armitage 
Miller's Crossing Joel Coen 
Misery Rob Reiner 
Mo' Better Blues Spike Lee 
My Blue Heaven Herbert Ross 
Narrow Margin Peter Hyams 
Nightbreed Clive Barker 
Nikita
La Femme Nikita Luc Besson 
Nuns on the Run Jonathan Lynn 
Pacific Heights John Schlesinger 
Paris Is Burning Jennie Livingston 
Postcards from the Edge Mike Nichols 
Presumed Innocent Alan J. Pakula 
Pretty Woman Garry Marshall 
Pump Up the Volume Allan Moyle 
Q & A Sidney Lumet 
Quick Change Bill Murray and Howard Franklin 
Reversal of Fortune Barbet Schroeder 
RoboCop 2 Irvin Kershner 
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Tom Stoppard 
Sibling Rivalry Carl Reiner 
Sonny Boy Robert Martin Carroll 
Stella John Erman 
Street Asylum Gregory Dark 
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Steve Barron 
Texasville Peter Bogdanovich 
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane Renny Harlin 
The Bonfire of the Vanities Brian De Palma 
The Comfort of Strangers Paul Schrader 
The Freshman Andrew Bergman 
The Godfather Part III Francis Ford Coppola 
The Grifters Stephen Frears 
The Guardian William Friedkin 
The Hairdresser's Husband
Le mari de la coiffeuse Patrice Leconte 
The Handmaid's Tale Volker Schlöndorff 
The Hot Spot Dennis Hopper 
The Hunt for Red October John McTiernan 
The Juniper Tree Nietzchka Keene 
The Krays Peter Medak 
The Long Walk Home Richard Pearce 
The Nasty Girl
Das schreckliche Mädchen Michael Verhoeven 
The Rookie Clint Eastwood 
The Russia House Fred Schepisi 
The Sheltering Sky Bernardo Bertolucci 
The Two Jakes Jack Nicholson 
The Witches Nicolas Roeg 
Thousand Pieces of Gold Nancy Kelly 
Three Men and a Little Lady
3 Men and a Little Lady Emile Ardolino 
To Sleep with Anger Charles Burnett 
Total Recall Paul Verhoeven 
Tremors Ron Underwood 
Truly Madly Deeply Anthony Minghella 
Tune in Tomorrow... Jon Amiel 
Vincent & Theo Robert Altman 
Where the Heart Is John Boorman 
White Hunter Black Heart Clint Eastwood 
White Palace Luis Mandoki 
Wild at Heart David Lynch 
Without You I'm Nothing John Boskovich 
Yume Akira Kurosawa and Ishirô Honda 
Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III Jeff Burr 12 January 1990
Internal Affairs Mike Figgis 12 January 1990
Tremors Ron Underwood 19 January 1990
Flashback Franco Amurri 02 February 1990
Stella John Erman 02 February 1990
The Nasty Girl
Das schreckliche Mädchen Michael Verhoeven 15 February 1990
Nightbreed Clive Barker 16 February 1990
Nikita
La Femme Nikita Luc Besson 21 February 1990
Men Don't Leave Paul Brickman 23 February 1990
Where the Heart Is John Boorman 23 February 1990
The Hunt for Red October John McTiernan 02 March 1990
Love at Large Alan Rudolph 09 March 1990
House Party Reginald Hudlin 09 March 1990
The Handmaid's Tale Volker Schlöndorff 09 March 1990
Joe Versus the Volcano John Patrick Shanley 09 March 1990
Lord of the Flies Harry Hook 16 March 1990
Blue Steel Kathryn Bigelow 16 March 1990
Life Is Sweet Mike Leigh 22 March 1990
Pretty Woman Garry Marshall 23 March 1990
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Steve Barron 30 March 1990
Nuns on the Run Jonathan Lynn 30 March 1990
I Love You to Death Lawrence Kasdan 06 April 1990
Impulse Sondra Locke 06 April 1990
Cry-Baby John Waters 06 April 1990
Crazy People Tony Bill 13 April 1990
Miami Blues George Armitage 20 April 1990
The Guardian William Friedkin 27 April 1990
Q & A Sidney Lumet 27 April 1990
Without You I'm Nothing John Boskovich 11 May 1990
Cadillac Man Roger Donaldson 18 May 1990
Back to the Future Part III Robert Zemeckis 25 May 1990
Total Recall Paul Verhoeven 01 June 1990
Frankenhooker Frank Henenlotter 01 June 1990
Street Asylum Gregory Dark 06 June 1990
Gremlins 2: The New Batch Joe Dante 15 June 1990
Dick Tracy Warren Beatty 15 June 1990
RoboCop 2 Irvin Kershner 22 June 1990
Betsy's Wedding Alan Alda 22 June 1990
Days of Thunder Tony Scott 27 June 1990
Die Hard 2
Die Harder Renny Harlin 03 July 1990
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane Renny Harlin 11 July 1990
Ghost Jerry Zucker 13 July 1990
Quick Change Bill Murray and Howard Franklin 13 July 1990
The Freshman Andrew Bergman 27 July 1990
Presumed Innocent Alan J. Pakula 27 July 1990
Mo' Better Blues Spike Lee 03 August 1990
Metropolitan Whit Stillman 03 August 1990
The Two Jakes Jack Nicholson 10 August 1990
Flatliners Joel Schumacher 10 August 1990
Wild at Heart David Lynch 17 August 1990
My Blue Heaven Herbert Ross 17 August 1990
Pump Up the Volume Allan Moyle 22 August 1990
The Witches Nicolas Roeg 24 August 1990
Yume Akira Kurosawa and Ishirô Honda 24 August 1990
Darkman Sam Raimi 24 August 1990
Paris Is Burning Jennie Livingston 13 September 1990
Postcards from the Edge Mike Nichols 14 September 1990
White Hunter Black Heart Clint Eastwood 14 September 1990
Goodfellas Martin Scorsese 19 September 1990
An Angel at My Table Jane Campion 20 September 1990
Funny About Love Leonard Nimoy 21 September 1990
Narrow Margin Peter Hyams 21 September 1990
Texasville Peter Bogdanovich 28 September 1990
Pacific Heights John Schlesinger 28 September 1990
The Hairdresser's Husband
Le mari de la coiffeuse Patrice Leconte 03 October 1990
Henry & June Philip Kaufman 05 October 1990
Desperate Hours Michael Cimino 05 October 1990
Miller's Crossing Joel Coen 05 October 1990
To Sleep with Anger Charles Burnett 12 October 1990
Avalon Barry Levinson 19 October 1990
The Hot Spot Dennis Hopper 26 October 1990
Sibling Rivalry Carl Reiner 26 October 1990
White Palace Luis Mandoki 26 October 1990
Sonny Boy Robert Martin Carroll 26 October 1990
Jacob's Ladder Adrian Lyne 02 November 1990
Tune in Tomorrow... Jon Amiel 02 November 1990
Graffiti Bridge Prince 02 November 1990
Frankenstein Unbound Roger Corman 02 November 1990
The Krays Peter Medak 09 November 1990
Reversal of Fortune Barbet Schroeder 09 November 1990
Europa Europa
Hitlerjunge Salomon Agnieszka Holland 14 November 1990
Vincent & Theo Robert Altman 16 November 1990
Home Alone Chris Columbus 16 November 1990
Dances with Wolves Kevin Costner 21 November 1990
Three Men and a Little Lady
3 Men and a Little Lady Emile Ardolino 21 November 1990
Misery Rob Reiner 30 November 1990
The Comfort of Strangers Paul Schrader 30 November 1990
The Rookie Clint Eastwood 07 December 1990
The Sheltering Sky Bernardo Bertolucci 12 December 1990
Edward Scissorhands Tim Burton 14 December 1990
Look Who's Talking Too Amy Heckerling 14 December 1990
Mermaids Richard Benjamin 14 December 1990
Havana Sydney Pollack 14 December 1990
Days of Being Wild
Ah Fei jing juen Kar Wai Wong 15 December 1990
Kindergarten Cop Ivan Reitman 21 December 1990
The Russia House Fred Schepisi 21 December 1990
The Bonfire of the Vanities Brian De Palma 21 December 1990
The Godfather Part III Francis Ford Coppola 25 December 1990
Alice Woody Allen 10 January 1991
Awakenings Penny Marshall 11 January 1991
Hamlet Franco Zeffirelli 18 January 1991
The Grifters Stephen Frears 25 January 1991
Green Card Peter Weir 01 February 1991
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Tom Stoppard 08 February 1991
The Long Walk Home Richard Pearce 12 April 1991
Truly Madly Deeply Anthony Minghella 24 May 1991
Close-Up
Nema-ye Nazdik Abbas Kiarostami 30 October 1991
Thousand Pieces of Gold Nancy Kelly 01 November 1991
Gate II
The Gate 2: Trespassers Tibor Takács 28 February 1992
The Juniper Tree Nietzchka Keene 12 February 1993
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