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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.
Patton Franklin J. Schaffner
2.
M*A*S*H Robert Altman
3.
Kes Ken Loach
4.
Gimme Shelter Albert Maysles, David Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin
5.
The Boys in the Band William Friedkin
6.
The Conformist
Il conformista Bernardo Bertolucci
7.
Ryan's Daughter David Lean
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Films

8.
Five Easy Pieces Bob Rafelson
9.
Wanda Barbara Loden
10.
The Landlord Hal Ashby
11.
Hospital Frederick Wiseman
12.
Airport George Seaton and Henry Hathaway
13.
Cotton Comes to Harlem Ossie Davis
14.
Little Big Man Arthur Penn
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Films

15.
The Honeymoon Killers Leonard Kastle
16.
Claire's Knee
Le Genou de Claire Eric Rohmer
17.
Darker Than Amber Robert Clouse
18.
Two Mules for Sister Sara Don Siegel
19.
Scrooge Ronald Neame
20.
Rio Lobo Howard Hawks
21.
Colossus: The Forbin Project Joseph Sargent
22.
Darling Lili Blake Edwards
23.
The Kremlin Letter John Huston
24.
The Twelve Chairs Mel Brooks
25.
Husbands John Cassavetes
26.
Let It Be Michael Lindsay-Hogg
27.
Catch-22 Mike Nichols
28.
Bed & Board
Domicile conjugal François Truffaut
29.
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo Dario Argento
30.
Woodstock Michael Wadleigh
31.
Kelly's Heroes Brian G. Hutton
32.
The AristoCats Wolfgang Reitherman
33.
Where's Poppa? Carl Reiner
34.
El Topo Alejandro Jodorowsky
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Films

35.
Love Story Arthur Hiller
36.
The Ballad of Cable Hogue Sam Peckinpah
37.
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Billy Wilder
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Films

38.
Julius Caesar Stuart Burge
39.
Tora! Tora! Tora! Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku, and Toshio Masuda
40.
Soldier Blue Ralph Nelson
41.
Performance Nicolas Roeg and Donald Cammell
42.
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls Russ Meyer
43.
The Nude Vampire
La Vampire Nu Jean Rollin
44.
The Out of Towners Arthur Hiller
45.
Brewster McCloud Robert Altman
46.
Skullduggery Richard Wilson and Gordon Douglas
47.
Myra Breckinridge Michael Sarne
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Films

48.
Beneath the Planet of the Apes Ted Post
49.
Devil Woman Jose Flores Sibal
50.
There Was a Crooked Man... Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Airport George Seaton and Henry Hathaway 
Bed & Board
Domicile conjugal François Truffaut 
Beneath the Planet of the Apes Ted Post 
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls Russ Meyer 
Brewster McCloud Robert Altman 
Catch-22 Mike Nichols 
Claire's Knee
Le Genou de Claire Eric Rohmer 
Colossus: The Forbin Project Joseph Sargent 
Cotton Comes to Harlem Ossie Davis 
Darker Than Amber Robert Clouse 
Darling Lili Blake Edwards 
Devil Woman Jose Flores Sibal 
El Topo Alejandro Jodorowsky 
Five Easy Pieces Bob Rafelson 
Gimme Shelter Albert Maysles, David Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin 
Hospital Frederick Wiseman 
Husbands John Cassavetes 
Julius Caesar Stuart Burge 
Kelly's Heroes Brian G. Hutton 
Kes Ken Loach 
Let It Be Michael Lindsay-Hogg 
Little Big Man Arthur Penn 
Love Story Arthur Hiller 
M*A*S*H Robert Altman 
Myra Breckinridge Michael Sarne 
Patton Franklin J. Schaffner 
Performance Nicolas Roeg and Donald Cammell 
Rio Lobo Howard Hawks 
Ryan's Daughter David Lean 
Scrooge Ronald Neame 
Skullduggery Richard Wilson and Gordon Douglas 
Soldier Blue Ralph Nelson 
The AristoCats Wolfgang Reitherman 
The Ballad of Cable Hogue Sam Peckinpah 
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo Dario Argento 
The Boys in the Band William Friedkin 
The Conformist
Il conformista Bernardo Bertolucci 
The Honeymoon Killers Leonard Kastle 
The Kremlin Letter John Huston 
The Landlord Hal Ashby 
The Nude Vampire
La Vampire Nu Jean Rollin 
The Out of Towners Arthur Hiller 
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Billy Wilder 
There Was a Crooked Man... Joseph L. Mankiewicz 
The Twelve Chairs Mel Brooks 
Tora! Tora! Tora! Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku, and Toshio Masuda 
Two Mules for Sister Sara Don Siegel 
Wanda Barbara Loden 
Where's Poppa? Carl Reiner 
Woodstock Michael Wadleigh 
The Kremlin Letter John Huston 01 February 1970
Hospital Frederick Wiseman 02 February 1970
The Honeymoon Killers Leonard Kastle 04 February 1970
Julius Caesar Stuart Burge 21 February 1970
Airport George Seaton and Henry Hathaway 05 March 1970
Skullduggery Richard Wilson and Gordon Douglas 06 March 1970
Devil Woman Jose Flores Sibal 07 March 1970
The Boys in the Band William Friedkin 17 March 1970
The Ballad of Cable Hogue Sam Peckinpah 18 March 1970
M*A*S*H Robert Altman 18 March 1970
Woodstock Michael Wadleigh 26 March 1970
Kes Ken Loach 27 March 1970
Patton Franklin J. Schaffner 02 April 1970
Colossus: The Forbin Project Joseph Sargent 08 April 1970
Let It Be Michael Lindsay-Hogg 20 May 1970
The Nude Vampire
La Vampire Nu Jean Rollin 20 May 1970
The Landlord Hal Ashby 20 May 1970
Beneath the Planet of the Apes Ted Post 26 May 1970
Cotton Comes to Harlem Ossie Davis 27 May 1970
The Out of Towners Arthur Hiller 28 May 1970
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo Dario Argento 12 June 1970
Two Mules for Sister Sara Don Siegel 16 June 1970
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls Russ Meyer 17 June 1970
Kelly's Heroes Brian G. Hutton 23 June 1970
Darling Lili Blake Edwards 24 June 1970
Catch-22 Mike Nichols 24 June 1970
Myra Breckinridge Michael Sarne 24 June 1970
Performance Nicolas Roeg and Donald Cammell 04 September 1970
Bed & Board
Domicile conjugal François Truffaut 09 September 1970
Five Easy Pieces Bob Rafelson 12 September 1970
There Was a Crooked Man... Joseph L. Mankiewicz 19 September 1970
Tora! Tora! Tora! Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku, and Toshio Masuda 23 September 1970
Soldier Blue Ralph Nelson 25 September 1970
Darker Than Amber Robert Clouse 28 September 1970
The Twelve Chairs Mel Brooks 28 October 1970
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Billy Wilder 29 October 1970
Husbands John Cassavetes 08 December 1970
Ryan's Daughter David Lean 10 December 1970
Gimme Shelter Albert Maysles, David Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin 13 December 1970
Love Story Arthur Hiller 16 December 1970
Rio Lobo Howard Hawks 18 December 1970
Little Big Man Arthur Penn 23 December 1970
The AristoCats Wolfgang Reitherman 24 December 1970
Wanda Barbara Loden 14 January 1971
Claire's Knee
Le Genou de Claire Eric Rohmer 21 February 1971
The Conformist
Il conformista Bernardo Bertolucci 21 March 1971
El Topo Alejandro Jodorowsky 15 April 1971
Brewster McCloud Robert Altman 18 August 1971
Where's Poppa? Carl Reiner 30 September 1971
Scrooge Ronald Neame 17 December 1971
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