It's funny how a task that seems like it'll take an hour ends up taking seven. After Caitlin mentioned about a week ago she was coming up with a list of favourite movies for every year I decided I wanted to do the same thing. Going through Wikipedia's lists by year of movies released, as well as using my own blog due to too frequent inaccuracies on Wikipedia's lists, I started compiling a list of all movies I could remember having seen by year. To-day I had that whole list so I thought it would take me a few minutes to whittle each year down to ten picks. Huh. The best laid plans of mice and men.
So I've decided to give the list in two parts. To-day I present 1970 to 2015:
1970
10. The Dunwich Horror
9. There's a Girl in My Soup
8. Equinox
7. The Phantom Tollbooth
6. And Soon the Darkness
5. The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
4. Dodes'ka-den
3. The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
2. Deep End
1. The Vampire Lovers
1971
10. W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
9. The Blood on Satan's Claw
8. THX 1138
7. Macbeth
6. Get Carter
5. Death in Venice
4. Walkabout
3. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
2. Vanishing Point
1. A Clockwork Orange
Honourable mentions: Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Countess Dracula
1972
10. Tales from the Crypt
9. Pakeezah
8. Female Convict 701: Scorpion
7. Fist of Fury
6. Frenzy
5. 1776
4. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
3. Aguirre, the Wrath of God
2. Cries and Whispers
1. The Godfather
Honourable mentions: Cabaret, Sleuth
1973
10. Touki Bouki
9. Cleopatra Jones
8. Sex & Fury
7. Lady Snowblood
6. Sleeper
5. Mean Streets
4. Amarcord
3. The Wicker Man
2. The Spirit of the Beehive
1. The Hourglass Sanatorium
Honourable mentions: American Graffiti, Coffy, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Robin Hood, Lemora
1974
10. Flesh for Frankenstein
9. A Woman Under the Influence
8. Blood for Dracula
7. The Street Fighter
6. School of the Holy Beast
5. The Conversation
4. Young Frankenstein
3. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
2 .Chinatown
1. The Godfather Part II
Honourable mentions: Blazing Saddles, Caged Heat, The Night Porter, The Sugarland Express
1975
10. Coonskin
9. Dersu Uzala
8. The Magic Flute
7. Shivers
6. Jaws
5. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
4. Picnic at Hanging Rock
3. The Mirror
2. Barry Lyndon
1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Honourable mention: The Yakuza, Winstanley
1976
10. Carrie
9. Murder by Death
8. Freaky Friday
7. To the Devil a Daughter
6. Rocky
5. Robin and Marian
4. In the Realm of the Senses
3. The Man Who Fell to Earth
2. Mr. Klein
1. Taxi Driver
1977
10. Ballad of Orin
9. Sorcerer
8. Jabberwocky
7. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
6. Rabid
5. Suspiria
4. House
3. Annie Hall
2. Eraserhead
1. Star Wars
Honourable mention: The Hobbit
1978
10. Battlestar Galactica
9. Halloween
8. Invasion of the Body Snatchers
7. Grease
6. Pretty Baby
5. Drunken Master
4. Dawn of the Dead
3. National Lampoon's Animal House
2. The Eyes of Laura Mars
1. Superman
1979
10. Mad Max
9. The Jerk
8. Meatballs
7. The Warriors
6. Apocalypse Now
5. The Brood
4. The Castle of Cagliostro
3. Nosferatu the Vampyre
2. Monty Python's Life of Brian
1. Alien
Honourable mention: The Tin Drum
1980
10. Bad Timing
9. Caddyshack
8. The Fog
7. The Blues Brothers
6. Superman II
5. Kagemusha
4. The Shining
3. Raging Bull
2. The Elephant Man
1. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Honourable mentions: Popeye, Airplane!
1981
10. Polyester
9. Stripes
8. Escape from New York
7. The Evil Dead
6. Excalibur
5. Thief
4. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
3. Scanners
2. Time Bandits
1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
Honourable mentions: The Howling, Gregory's Girl
1982
10. Fast Times at Ridgemont High
9. The Year of Living Dangerously
8. The Draughtsman's Contract
7. Poltergeist
6. The Thing
5. The Last Unicorn
4. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
3. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
2. Fanny and Alexander
1. Blade Runner
Honourable mention: The Dark Crystal
1983
10. A Christmas Story
9. Flashdance
8. Something Wicked This Way Comes
7. Mickey's Christmas Carol
6. The Hunger
5. The Dead Zone
4. Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
3. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
2. Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1. Videodrome
Mildly approving mention: Scarface
1984
10. Broadway Danny Rose
9. Conan the Destroyer
8. Blood Simple
7. The NeverEnding Story
6. The Terminator
5. The Company of Wolves
4. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
2. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
1. Ghostbusters
Honourable mentions: Gremlins, Splash
1985
10. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
9. Witness
8. The Breakfast Club
7. Tampopo
6. Phenomena
5. Legend
4. Pee-wee's Big Adventure
3. Back to the Future
2. Ran
1. Brazil
Honourable mentions: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Young Sherlock Holmes
1986
10. Laputa: Castle in the Sky
9. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
8. Project A-ko
7. Little Shop of Horrors
6. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
5. The Fly
4. Pretty in Pink
3. Labyrinth
2. Aliens
1. Blue Velvet
Honourable mentions: Peggy Sue Got Married, Vamp, Platoon
1987
10. RoboCop
9. Spaceballs
8. Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise
7. The Dead
6. Cobra Verde
5. Evil Dead II
4. Predator
3. Full Metal Jacket
2. Raising Arizona
1. The Princess Bride
Honourable mentions: Prince of Darkness, Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1988
10. Willow
9. Beetlejuice
8. The Last Temptation of Christ
7. Akira
6. Dead Ringers
5. Grave of the Fireflies
4. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
3. My Neighbor Totoro
2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
1. Alice (Neco z Alenky)
Honourable mentions: Dangerous Liaisons, Scrooged, The Blob
1989
10. Dead Poets Society
9. When Harry Met Sally...
8. Say Anything...
7. The Killer
6. Mystery Train
5. Do the Right Thing
4. Tetsuo: The Iron Man
3. Kiki's Delivery Service
2. Batman
1. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Honourable mentions: Yaaba, UHF
1990
10. Predator 2
9. Ju Dou
8. Total Recall
7. The Grifters
6. Edward Scissorhands
5. Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
4. Dreams
3. Wild at Heart
2. Miller's Crossing
1. Goodfellas
Honourable mention: Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1991
10. Beauty and the Beast
9. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
8. Delicatessen
7. Rhapsody in August
6. The Silence of the Lambs
5. The Fisher King
4. Barton Fink
3. Thelma & Louise
2. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1. Naked Lunch
Honourable mentions: The Addams Family, Dead Again
1992
10. Candyman
9. Braindead
8. El Mariachi
7. Army of Darkness
6. Bad Lieutenant
5. Batman Returns
4. Reservoir Dogs
3. Porco Rosso
2. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1. Bram Stoker's Dracula
Honourable mentions: Alien 3, Honeymoon in Vegas
1993
10. Jurassic Park
9. The Age of Innocence
8. Farewell My Concubine
7. What's Eating Gilbert Grape
6. The Wedding Banquet
5. Schindler's List
4. True Romance
3. The Nightmare Before Christmas
2. Naked
1. Groundhog Day
Honourable mentions: Darr, M. Butterfly
1994
10. To Live
9. The Secret of Roan Inish
8. Interview with the Vampire
7. Ed Wood
6. Exotica
5. Chungking Express
4. Clerks
3. Heavenly Creatures
2. Eat Drink Man Woman
1. Pulp Fiction
Honourable mentions: Natural Born Killers, Hoop Dreams
1995
10. Heat
9. Casino
8. Kids
7. Desperado
6. Babe
5. Clueless
4. Ghost in the Shell
3. Fallen Angels
2. The Usual Suspects
1. 12 Monkeys
Honourable mentions: Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, The City of Lost Children, Dead Man, Party Girl, 301/302, Strange Days, Sense and Sensibility
1996
10. Mars Attacks!
9 .Shall We Dance?
8. Pusher
7. Trainspotting
6. Bound
5. Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
4. Arcane Sorcerer
3. Breaking the Waves
2. Crash
1. Fargo
Honourable mentions: From Dusk Till Dawn, The Pillow Book, The Truth About Cats and Dogs, Star Trek: First Contact
1997
10. Mimic
9. Jackie Brown
8. Chasing Amy
7. Abre los Ojos
6. As Good as It Gets
5. The Butcher Boy
4. The End of Evangelion
3. The Ice Storm
2. Lost Highway
1. Princess Mononoke
Honourable mentions: Private Parts, Kundun, Event Horizon
1998
10. Run Lola Run
9. Zero Effect
8. Dark City
7. Elizabeth
6. Ring
5. Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
4. Croupier
3. Rushmore
2. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1. The Big Lebowski
Honourable mentions: Saving Private Ryan, Love & Pop
1999
10. The Sixth Sense
9. The Matrix
8. Sleepy Hollow
7. eXistenZ
6. Boys Don't Cry
5. The Straight Story
4. Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
3. Audition
2. Fight Club
1. Eyes Wide Shut
Honourable mention: The Talented Mr. Ripley
2000
10. Snatch
9. X-Men
8. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
7. Baise-moi
6. In the Mood for Love
5. Quills
4. Dancer in the Dark
3. Memento
2. American Psycho
1. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Honourable mentions: Shiki-Jitsu, Battle Royal
2001
10. Millennium Actress
9. Storytelling
8. Iris
7. Ghost World
6. The Man Who Wasn't There
5. A.I. Artificial Intelligence
4. Amelie
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2. Spirited Away
1. Mulholland Drive
Honourable mentions: Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Others, Vanilla Sky, Donnie Darko
2002
10. Russian Ark
9. 28 Days Later
8. Spider-Man
7. Bowling for Columbine
6. Secretary
5. Gangs of New York
4. Devdas
3. One Hour Photo
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
1. Spider
Honourable mentions: Insomnia, The Pianist
2003
10. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
9. Once Upon a Time in Mexico
8. Coffee and Cigarettes
7. X2 (X2: X-Men United)
6. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
5. The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai
4. Hulk
3. Lost in Translation
2. Oldboy
1. Kill Bill: Volume 1
Honourable mentions: Zatoichi, Bad Santa
2004
10. Fahrenheit 9/11
9. Spider-Man 2
8. Howl's Moving Castle
7. Dead Leaves
6. Mean Girls
5. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
4. Hellboy
3. Shaun of the Dead
2. Kill Bill Volume 2
1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Honourable mentions: The Aviator, Swades, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
2005
10. Gespenster
9. Broken Flowers
8. Match Point
7. Brick
6. The Proposition
5. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
4. The Descent
3. Tideland
1. Brokeback Mountain
Honourable mentions: Munich, Grizzly Man, A History of Violence, MirrorMask, Hostel, Serenity
2006
10. Volver
9. Clerks 2
8. Idiocracy
7. A Good Year
6. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
5. Marie Antoinette
4. The Prestige
3. The Departed
2. Pan's Labyrinth
1. Paprika
Honourable mentions: An Inconvenient Truth, Hard Candy, Superman Returns, Art School Confidential
2007
10. Across the Universe
9. Planet Terror
8. Children of Men
8. Sicko
7. Ratatouille
6. Death Proof
5. Rescue Dawn
4. Eastern Promises
3. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2. Lust, Caution
1. No Country for Old Men
Honourable mention: Hostel: Part II, Across the Universe, Enchanted
2008
10. There Will Be Blood
9. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
8. Zack and Miri Make a Porno
7. Jodhaa Akbar
6. Let the Right One In
5. Burn After Reading
4. Wall-E
3. Tropic Thunder
2. Rebuild of Evangelion: You Are (Not) Alone
1. The Dark Knight
Honourable mentions: Iron Man, Jerichow, The Ramen Girl
2009
10. Star Trek
9. Capitalism: A Love Story
8. Paranormal Activity
7. Sherlock Holmes
6. A Serious Man
5. Mother
4. My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?
3. Valhalla Rising
2. Inglourious Basterds
1. Ponyo
Honourable mention: The Uninvited, Knowing
2010
10. Enthiran
9. The Solitude of Prime Numbers
8. Rebuild of Evangelion; You Can (Not) Advance
7. The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
6. Never Let Me Go
5. True Grit
4. Inception
3. Shutter Island
2. Winter's Bone
1. Chloe
Honourable mentions: Black Swan, Rammbock, Trollhunter, Machete
2011
10. Source Code
9. Take Shelter
8. The Enemy
7. Super 8
6. Midnight in Paris
5. Bridesmaids
4. A Separation
3. A Dangerous Method
2. Melancholia
1. Drive
Honourable mentions: Another Earth, Sons of Norway, Your Highness
2012
10. The Wall
9. Thale
8. Life of Pi
7. Moonrise Kingdom
6. Kahaani
5. Barbara
4. The Borrower Arrietty
3. Cosmopolis
2. Prometheus
1. Django Unchained
2013
10. Byzantium
9. The Garden of Words
8. Devil's Pass
7. The Counsellor
6. The World's End
5. A Field in England
4. Mama
3. Shield of Straw
2. The Wolf of Wall Street
1. The Act of Killing
Honourable mention: The Place Beyond the Pines
2014
10. The Grand Budapest Hotel
9. Snowpiercer
8. The Wind Rises
7. Only Lovers Left Alive
6. Ida
5. The Zero Theorem
4. The Babadook
3. Nymphomaniac
2. Under the Skin
1. The Tale of Princess Kaguya
2015
10. The Hateful Eight
9. It Follows
8. Ex Machina
7. Green Inferno
6. Bone Tomahawk
5. Bande de Filles
4. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
3. Mad Max: Fury Road
2. Maps to the Stars
1. Crimson Peak
Honourable mention: Mr. Holmes
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