B E S T M O V I E S B Y Y E A R based on IMDB rating Best overall years by IMDB rating Minimum movies needed to qualify : 3 Year Movies Best Movie of the Year IMDB Overall Maximum movies listed : 5 Rating Rating More examples 1 2 3 4 5 6 1959 4 North by northwest 8.6 8.15 Info Some like it hot 8.4 Info Ben Hur 8.2 Info Doornroosje 7.4 Info 1940 3 The great dictator 8.4 8.03 Info The Philadelphia Story 8.1 Info Pinokkio 7.6 Info 1957 4 12 Angry Men 8.9 7.93 Info Paths of Glory 8.6 Info Sweet Smell of Success 8.1 Info Sissi, Schicksalsjahre einer Ka 6.1 Info 1962 5 Lawrence of Arabia 8.6 7.84 Info To Kill A Mockingbird 8.5 Info The Longest Day 7.8 Info Dr. No 7.3 Info How the West was Won 7.0 Info 1967 6 Cool Hand Luke 8.3 7.82 Info Bonnie and Clyde 8.1 Info In the Heat of the Night 8.1 Info The Dirty Dozen 7.8 Info Jungle Book 1 7.6 Info 1960 6 Psycho 8.7 7.77 Info The Appartment 8.4 Info Spartacus 8.0 Info The Magnificent Seven 7.9 Info Exodus 6.8 Info 1961 4 Judgement at Nuremberg 8.3 7.70 Info West Side Story 7.7 Info The guns of Navarone 7.6 Info 101 Dalmatiers 7.2 Info 1964 7 A Fistful Of Dollars 8.0 7.64 Info The Gospel according Matthew 8.0 Info Fail-Safe 8.0 Info Goldfinger 7.9 Info Irma la Douce 7.3 Info 1955 4 East of Eden 8.1 7.60 Info Rebel Without A Cause 7.9 Info Marty 7.7 Info Sissi 6.7 Info 1939 3 The wizard of Oz 8.3 7.57 Info Gone with the wind 8.2 Info Jamaica Inn 6.2 Info 1965 6 For a few dollars more 8.3 7.55 Info A patch of blue 8.0 Info The Sound of Music 7.9 Info The Hill 7.8 Info Thunderball 7.0 Info 1971 9 A Clockwork Orange 8.5 7.36 Info The last picture show 8.1 Info The French Connection 7.9 Info Dirty Harry 7.8 Info Duel 7.7 Info 1973 9 Papillon 8.0 7.34 Info The day of the Jackal 7.9 Info High plains drifter 7.6 Info Robin Hood 7.5 Info My name is nobody 7.4 Info 1972 9 The godfather 1 9.1 7.33 Info Deliverance 7.9 Info Frenzy 7.5 Info The Getaway 7.5 Info The Poseidon Adventure 7.1 Info 1963 5 The Great Escape 8.4 7.30 Info The birds 7.9 Info From Russia with love 7.5 Info Cleopatra 6.8 Info Flipper 5.9 Info 1968 8 Once upon a Time in the West 8.8 7.29 Info 2001 A Space Odyssey 8.4 Info Where Eagles Dare 7.7 Info Oliver 7.6 Info Bullitt 7.5 Info 1954 4 Sabrina 7.8 7.18 Info Johnny Guitar 7.6 Info Vera Cruz 7.1 Info The last time I saw Paris 6.2 Info 1981 9 Das Boot 8.5 7.12 Info Mad Max 2 7.6 Info Blow Out 7.1 Info Eye of the Needle 7.1 Info Frank en Frey (1) 7.0 Info 1978 6 The Deer Hunter 8.2 7.12 Info Midnight Express 7.6 Info The Boys From Brazil 7.0 Info Grease 7.0 Info Coma 6.8 Info 1956 4 The ten commandments 7.9 7.10 Info The man who knew too much 7.5 Info A Kiss before Dying 6.8 Info Sissi, die junge Kaiserin 6.2 Info 1980 7 Starwars (5) 8.8 7.09 Info Raging bull 8.4 Info Le dernier metro 7.4 Info Spetters 6.6 Info Fame 6.4 Info 1970 7 Patton 8.1 7.06 Info Kelly's Heroes 7.5 Info They call me Trinity 7.2 Info Trinity is still my name 7.2 Info Two Mules for Sister Sara 6.9 Info 1975 9 One Flew over the Cockoo's Nest 8.9 7.04 Info Jaws 8.3 Info Dog Day Afternoon 8.2 Info Three days of the condor 7.5 Info The Hiding Place 7.2 Info 1974 11 The Godfather 2 9.0 7.04 Info Chinatown 8.5 Info Lenny 7.6 Info Murder on the Orient Express 7.3 Info Death Wish I 7.0 Info 1976 6 All the President's Men 8.0 7.00 Info 1900 7.7 Info Marathon Man 7.6 Info From Noon till Three 6.7 Info The Missouri Breaks 6.4 Info 1983 21 Starwars (6) 8.3 6.96 Info Scarface 8.1 Info Als je begrijpt wat ik bedoel 7.5 Info De Vierde Man 7.4 Info Little House - Bless all the de 7.3 Info 2005 92 Theo Maassen (2) 8.5 6.91 Info Batman Begins 8.4 Info Sin City 8.4 Info V for Vendetta 8.2 Info Youp van 't Hek (2005) 8.0 Info 1984 13 Terminator I 8.1 6.89 Info Paris, Texas 7.9 Info Little House - The Last Farewel 7.6 Info The never ending story 7.3 Info 1984 7.2 Info 1986 21 Alien II 8.4 6.89 Info Platoon 8.2 Info Blue velvet 7.8 Info Salvador 7.5 Info Startrek (4) 7.3 Info 2010 25 Inception 9.0 6.88 Info Toy Story 3 8.7 Info Hachi 8.1 Info Kick-Ass 8.0 Info Requiem for Detroit 7.9 Info 1977 10 Starwars (4) 8.8 6.84 Info Soldaat van Oranje 7.9 Info A Bridge Too Far 7.3 Info The spy who loved me 7.1 Info De Reddertjes 6.8 Info 1987 41 Full metal jacket 8.4 6.76 Info Au revoir les enfants 8.2 Info The Untouchables 8.0 Info Empire of the sun 7.7 Info Lethal weapon 7.6 Info 2007 151 No Country for Old Men 8.3 6.71 Info There will be Blood 8.3 Info Ratatouille 8.2 Info Into the Wild 8.2 Info The Bourne Ultimatum 8.2 Info 1979 9 Apocalypse now 8.6 6.69 Info Alien 8.5 Info Escape from Alcatraz 7.6 Info The First Great Train Robbery 6.9 Info Startrek (1) 6.2 Info 2006 135 Das Leben der Anderen 8.5 6.67 Info Pan's Labyrinth 8.5 Info The Departed 8.5 Info The Prestige 8.4 Info Jonestown - The Life And Death 8.1 Info 2003 71 Kill Bill - VOL 1 8.2 6.66 Info Finding Nemo 8.2 Info Battlestar Galactica - Part1 8.2 Info Battlestar Galactica - Part2 8.2 Info Big fish 8.1 Info 2009 96 Up 8.5 6.66 Info Avatar 8.4 Info Inglorious Basterds 8.4 Info District 9 8.2 Info Star Trek 8.2 Info 1982 11 ET - The Extra-Terrestrial 7.9 6.63 Info Startrek (2) 7.7 Info Rambo I - First Blood 7.3 Info Knight Rider 7.0 Info The year of living dangerously 7.0 Info 1990 31 Goodfellas 8.8 6.62 Info Cheers 200th Celebration 8.3 Info Edward Scissorhands 8.0 Info Dances with Wolves 7.9 Info Misery 7.8 Info 2008 144 The Dark Knight 9.0 6.61 Info Wall-E 8.6 Info Slumdog Millionaire 8.4 Info Gran Torino 8.4 Info In Bruges 8.1 Info 1985 14 Back to the Future I 8.3 6.60 Info Het dagboek van Anne Frank 7.9 Info Witness 7.6 Info Pale Rider 7.1 Info Prizzi's Honor 6.8 Info 2000 50 Memento 8.6 6.59 Info Gladiator 8.3 Info Snatch 8.2 Info Almost Famous 8.0 Info Traffic 7.8 Info 1992 25 Terminator II 8.4 6.55 Info Reservoir Dogs 8.4 Info Unforgiven 8.3 Info Harrie Jekkers 7.7 Info Scent of a woman 7.7 Info 2002 63 25th hour 7.9 6.54 Info Equilibrium 7.8 Info Bloody Sunday 7.8 Info Minority Report 7.7 Info Catch me if you can 7.7 Info 1996 37 Fargo 8.2 6.50 Info Primal Fear 7.6 Info Lone Star 7.6 Info Startrek (8) 7.5 Info Sleepers 7.3 Info 2004 109 Eternal sunshine of the spotles 8.5 6.49 Info Bumba 8.5 Info Hotel Rwanda 8.4 Info Der Untergang 8.4 Info Million Dollar Baby 8.2 Info 1997 54 L.A. Confidential 8.4 6.46 Info La vita è bella 8.4 Info Good Will Hunting 8.0 Info Karakter 7.9 Info As Good as It Gets 7.8 Info 1999 51 The Matrix (1) 8.6 6.45 Info American beauty 8.6 Info Being John Malkovich 7.9 Info The Boondock Saints 7.8 Info October sky 7.7 Info 1993 49 Schindler's list 8.9 6.44 Info In the name of the father 8.0 Info Carlito's Way 7.9 Info Naked 7.9 Info The remains of the day 7.9 Info 1998 44 American History X 8.6 6.43 Info Seven 8.6 Info Saving Private Ryan 8.5 Info The Big Lebowski 8.2 Info Lock, stock and two smoking bar 8.2 Info 1995 48 The Usual Suspects 8.7 6.41 Info Braveheart 8.3 Info Heat 8.2 Info 12 Monkeys 8.1 Info Toy story 8.1 Info 2001 59 Monsters Inc 8.0 6.33 Info Mulholland Drive 8.0 Info A Beautiful Mind 7.9 Info Oceans 11 7.6 Info Training Day 7.5 Info 1989 23 Dead poets society 7.8 6.33 Info The abyss 7.5 Info Back to the Future II 7.5 Info The little mermaid 7.4 Info Born on the 4th of July 7.1 Info 1994 41 The Shawshank Redemption 9.2 6.29 Info Pulp Fiction 8.9 Info Forrest Gump 8.6 Info The Lion King 1 8.1 Info Ed Wood 8.1 Info 1991 30 The Silence of the Lambs 8.6 6.29 Info JFK 8.0 Info Barton Fink 7.7 Info Thelma and Louise 7.3 Info Cape Fear 7.2 Info 1988 19 Die Hard 8.2 6.23 Info Rain Man 7.9 Info Mississippi burning 7.7 Info Midnight run 7.5 Info The Accused 7.0 Info