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 3 North by northwest 8.6 8.07 Info Ben Hur 8.2 Info Doornroosje 7.4 Info 1957 3 12 Angry Men 8.9 7.87 Info Paths of Glory 8.6 Info Sissi, Schicksalsjahre einer Ka 6.1 Info 1977 17 WBDV 1x01 8.9 7.85 Info WBDV 1x02 8.9 Info WBDV 1x03 8.9 Info WBDV 1x04 8.9 Info WBDV 1x05 8.9 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 1961 3 Judgement at Nuremberg 8.3 7.73 Info West Side Story 7.7 Info 101 Dalmatiers 7.2 Info 1967 5 Bonnie and Clyde 8.1 7.72 Info In the Heat of the Night 8.1 Info The Dirty Dozen 7.8 Info Jungle Book 1 7.6 Info You only live twice 7.0 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 1939 3 The wizard of Oz 8.3 7.57 Info Gone with the wind 8.2 Info Jamaica Inn 6.2 Info 1955 3 East of Eden 8.1 7.57 Info Rebel Without A Cause 7.9 Info Sissi 6.7 Info 1960 4 Psycho 8.7 7.55 Info The Magnificent Seven 7.9 Info Exodus 6.8 Info The Unforgiven 6.8 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 1972 7 The godfather 1 9.1 7.40 Info Deliverance 7.9 Info Frenzy 7.5 Info The Getaway 7.5 Info The Poseidon Adventure 7.1 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 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 1973 8 Papillon 8.0 7.28 Info High plains drifter 7.6 Info Robin Hood 7.5 Info My name is nobody 7.4 Info Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid 7.3 Info 1974 10 The Godfather 2 9.0 7.20 Info Chinatown 8.5 Info Lenny 7.6 Info Murder on the Orient Express 7.3 Info Death Wish I 7.0 Info 1963 4 The Great Escape 8.4 7.15 Info From Russia with love 7.5 Info Cleopatra 6.8 Info Flipper 5.9 Info 1981 12 Das Boot 8.5 7.12 Info Mad Max 2 7.6 Info De Fabriek 1x01 7.1 Info De Fabriek 1x02 7.1 Info De Fabriek 1x03 7.1 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 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 1978 5 The Deer Hunter 8.2 7.02 Info The Boys From Brazil 7.0 Info Grease 7.0 Info Coma 6.8 Info Comes a Horseman 6.1 Info 1987 16 Au revoir les enfants 8.2 7.01 Info The Untouchables 7.9 Info Empire of the sun 7.7 Info Robocop 7.6 Info House of Games 7.4 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 17 Starwars (6) 8.3 6.99 Info Scarface 8.1 Info Als je begrijpt wat ik bedoel 7.5 Info De Vierde Man 7.4 Info Return to Eden 1x01 7.0 Info 2005 64 Theo Maassen (2) 8.5 6.92 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 1975 8 One Flew over the Cockoo's Nest 8.9 6.90 Info Jaws 8.3 Info Three days of the condor 7.5 Info The Hiding Place 7.2 Info The Wilby Conspiracy 6.3 Info 1980 6 Starwars (5) 8.8 6.87 Info Le dernier metro 7.4 Info Spetters 6.6 Info Fame 6.4 Info The Dogs of War 6.2 Info 1984 12 Terminator I 8.1 6.83 Info Paris, Texas 7.9 Info The never ending story 7.3 Info 1984 7.2 Info A soldier's story 7.2 Info 1986 19 Alien II 8.4 6.82 Info Platoon 8.2 Info Salvador 7.5 Info Startrek (4) 7.3 Info Mona Lisa 7.3 Info 2007 142 No Country for Old Men 8.3 6.73 Info There will be Blood 8.3 Info Ratatouille 8.2 Info Into the Wild 8.2 Info The Bourne Ultimatum 8.2 Info 1982 10 ET - The Extra-Terrestrial 7.9 6.70 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 29 Goodfellas 8.8 6.69 Info Cheers 200th Celebration 8.3 Info Edward Scissorhands 8.0 Info Dances with Wolves 7.9 Info Misery 7.8 Info 2003 54 Kill Bill - VOL 1 8.2 6.69 Info Battlestar Galactica - Part1 8.2 Info Battlestar Galactica - Part2 8.2 Info Finding Nemo 8.2 Info Big fish 8.1 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 106 Das Leben der Anderen 8.5 6.64 Info Pan's Labyrinth 8.5 Info The Departed 8.5 Info The Prestige 8.4 Info Children Of Men 8.1 Info 1985 13 Back to the Future I 8.3 6.64 Info Het dagboek van Anne Frank 7.9 Info Witness 7.6 Info Pale Rider 7.1 Info Prizzi's Honor 6.8 Info 2009 11 Up 8.5 6.59 Info Mannen die vrouwen haten 7.6 Info Kikkerdril 7.5 Info De Punt 7.5 Info Ice Age 3 7.1 Info 2008 100 The Dark Knight 9.0 6.57 Info Wall-E 8.6 Info Slumdog Millionaire 8.4 Info In Bruges 8.1 Info The Curious Case Benjamin Butto 8.1 Info 1992 23 Terminator II 8.4 6.54 Info Reservoir Dogs 8.4 Info Unforgiven 8.3 Info Harrie Jekkers 7.7 Info Scent of a woman 7.7 Info 2002 56 25th hour 7.9 6.53 Info Equilibrium 7.8 Info Bloody Sunday 7.8 Info Minority Report 7.7 Info Catch me if you can 7.7 Info 1996 33 Fargo 8.2 6.53 Info Primal Fear 7.6 Info Lone Star 7.6 Info Startrek (8) 7.5 Info Sleepers 7.3 Info 1995 34 The Usual Suspects 8.7 6.48 Info Braveheart 8.3 Info Heat 8.2 Info 12 Monkeys 8.1 Info Toy story 8.1 Info 1999 46 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 2000 40 Memento 8.6 6.42 Info Gladiator 8.3 Info Snatch 8.2 Info Traffic 7.8 Info Billy Elliot 7.7 Info 1993 39 Schindler's list 8.9 6.41 Info In the name of the father 8.0 Info Naked 7.9 Info The remains of the day 7.9 Info The Fugitive 7.8 Info 1997 45 L.A. Confidential 8.4 6.40 Info Good Will Hunting 8.0 Info Karakter 7.9 Info The Game 7.7 Info Gattaca 7.7 Info 1994 33 The Shawshank Redemption 9.2 6.39 Info Pulp Fiction 8.9 Info Forrest Gump 8.6 Info The Lion King 1 8.1 Info Ed Wood 8.1 Info 2004 85 Eternal sunshine of the spotles 8.5 6.38 Info Bumba 8.5 Info Hotel Rwanda 8.4 Info Der Untergang 8.4 Info Million Dollar Baby 8.2 Info 1989 19 Dead poets society 7.8 6.33 Info The abyss 7.5 Info The little mermaid 7.4 Info Born on the 4th of July 7.1 Info Lethal weapon 2 7.0 Info 2001 47 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 1998 36 American History X 8.6 6.31 Info Seven 8.6 Info Saving Private Ryan 8.5 Info The Truman Show 7.9 Info Le violon rouge 7.7 Info 1991 26 The Silence of the Lambs 8.6 6.25 Info Barton Fink 7.7 Info Thelma and Louise 7.3 Info Cape Fear 7.2 Info Startrek (6) 7.2 Info 1988 17 Die Hard 8.2 6.18 Info Rain Man 7.9 Info Mississippi burning 7.7 Info Midnight run 7.5 Info The Accused 7.0 Info