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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.
Alien Ridley Scott
2.
Manhattan Woody Allen
3.
The Muppet Movie James Frawley
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Films

4.
Life of Brian Terry Jones
5.
Kramer vs. Kramer Robert Benton
6.
10 Blake Edwards
7.
My Brilliant Career Gillian Armstrong
8.
Breaking Away Peter Yates
9.
The Jerk Carl Reiner
10.
The Black Stallion Carroll Ballard
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Films

11.
Apocalypse Now Francis Ford Coppola
12.
All That Jazz Bob Fosse
13.
Being There Hal Ashby
14.
Over the Edge Jonathan Kaplan
15.
Stalker Andrei Tarkovsky
16.
Real Life Albert Brooks
17.
Escape from Alcatraz Don Siegel
18.
Norma Rae Martin Ritt
19.
Murder by Decree Bob Clark
20.
Mad Max George Miller
21.
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht Werner Herzog
22.
Phantasm Don Coscarelli
23.
...and justice for all. Norman Jewison
24.
The In-Laws Arthur Hiller
25.
Love on the Run
L'amour en fuite François Truffaut
26.
The Great Santini Lewis John Carlino
27.
The Long Good Friday John Mackenzie
28.
The Black Hole Gary Nelson
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Films

29.
Tess Roman Polanski
30.
The Wanderers Philip Kaufman
31.
Meatballs Ivan Reitman
32.
A Little Romance George Roy Hill
33.
Chilly Scenes of Winter
Head Over Heals Joan Micklin Silver
34.
Survival Run
Spree Larry Spiegel
35.
Wise Blood John Huston
36.
The China Syndrome James Bridges
37.
Time After Time Nicholas Meyer
38.
The Rose Mark Rydell
39.
Old Boyfriends Joan Tewkesbury
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Films

40.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture Robert Wise
41.
Hardcore Paul Schrader
42.
The Seduction of Joe Tynan Jerry Schatzberg
43.
Moonraker Lewis Gilbert
44.
The Amityville Horror Stuart Rosenberg
45.
Hair Milos Forman
46.
Winter Kills William Richert
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Films

47.
The Riddle of the Sands Tony Maylam
48.
A Perfect Couple Robert Altman
49.
Promises in the Dark Jerome Hellman
50.
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie Chuck Jones and Phil Monroe
51.
Brass Target John Hough
52.
Woyzeck Werner Herzog
53.
More American Graffiti Bill L. Norton
54.
1941 Steven Spielberg
55.
Meteor Ronald Neame
56.
The Concorde... Airport '79 David Lowell Rich
57.
City on Fire Alvin Rakoff
58.
Skatetown, U.S.A. William A. Levey
59.
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video Michael O'Donoghue and Ernie Fosselius
60.
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder Milton Katselas
61.
The Visitor
Stridulum Michael J. Paradise
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Films

62.
Caligola Tinto Brass, Bob Guccione, and Giancarlo Lui
63.
The Tempest Derek Jarman
64.
King Frat Ken Wiederhorn
65.
Teen Lust James Hong
10 Blake Edwards 
1941 Steven Spielberg 
Alien Ridley Scott 
A Little Romance George Roy Hill 
All That Jazz Bob Fosse 
...and justice for all. Norman Jewison 
A Perfect Couple Robert Altman 
Apocalypse Now Francis Ford Coppola 
Being There Hal Ashby 
Brass Target John Hough 
Breaking Away Peter Yates 
Caligola Tinto Brass, Bob Guccione, and Giancarlo Lui 
Chilly Scenes of Winter
Head Over Heals Joan Micklin Silver 
City on Fire Alvin Rakoff 
Escape from Alcatraz Don Siegel 
Hair Milos Forman 
Hardcore Paul Schrader 
King Frat Ken Wiederhorn 
Kramer vs. Kramer Robert Benton 
Life of Brian Terry Jones 
Love on the Run
L'amour en fuite François Truffaut 
Mad Max George Miller 
Manhattan Woody Allen 
Meatballs Ivan Reitman 
Meteor Ronald Neame 
Moonraker Lewis Gilbert 
More American Graffiti Bill L. Norton 
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video Michael O'Donoghue and Ernie Fosselius 
Murder by Decree Bob Clark 
My Brilliant Career Gillian Armstrong 
Norma Rae Martin Ritt 
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht Werner Herzog 
Old Boyfriends Joan Tewkesbury 
Over the Edge Jonathan Kaplan 
Phantasm Don Coscarelli 
Promises in the Dark Jerome Hellman 
Real Life Albert Brooks 
Skatetown, U.S.A. William A. Levey 
Stalker Andrei Tarkovsky 
Star Trek: The Motion Picture Robert Wise 
Survival Run
Spree Larry Spiegel 
Teen Lust James Hong 
Tess Roman Polanski 
The Amityville Horror Stuart Rosenberg 
The Black Hole Gary Nelson 
The Black Stallion Carroll Ballard 
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie Chuck Jones and Phil Monroe 
The China Syndrome James Bridges 
The Concorde... Airport '79 David Lowell Rich 
The Great Santini Lewis John Carlino 
The In-Laws Arthur Hiller 
The Jerk Carl Reiner 
The Long Good Friday John Mackenzie 
The Muppet Movie James Frawley 
The Riddle of the Sands Tony Maylam 
The Rose Mark Rydell 
The Seduction of Joe Tynan Jerry Schatzberg 
The Tempest Derek Jarman 
The Visitor
Stridulum Michael J. Paradise 
The Wanderers Philip Kaufman 
Time After Time Nicholas Meyer 
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder Milton Katselas 
Winter Kills William Richert 
Wise Blood John Huston 
Woyzeck Werner Herzog 
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht Werner Herzog 17 January 1979
Murder by Decree Bob Clark 09 February 1979
Hardcore Paul Schrader 09 February 1979
Brass Target John Hough 02 March 1979
Norma Rae Martin Ritt 02 March 1979
Hair Milos Forman 15 March 1979
The China Syndrome James Bridges 16 March 1979
Real Life Albert Brooks 23 March 1979
Phantasm Don Coscarelli 28 March 1979
Love on the Run
L'amour en fuite François Truffaut 06 April 1979
Old Boyfriends Joan Tewkesbury 13 April 1979
Manhattan Woody Allen 25 April 1979
A Little Romance George Roy Hill 27 April 1979
Survival Run
Spree Larry Spiegel 27 April 1979
Winter Kills William Richert 11 May 1979
Teen Lust James Hong 05 June 1979
Escape from Alcatraz Don Siegel 22 June 1979
Alien Ridley Scott 22 June 1979
The Muppet Movie James Frawley 22 June 1979
Meatballs Ivan Reitman 29 June 1979
Moonraker Lewis Gilbert 29 June 1979
King Frat Ken Wiederhorn 01 July 1979
The Wanderers Philip Kaufman 04 July 1979
Over the Edge Jonathan Kaplan 07 July 1979
Breaking Away Peter Yates 20 July 1979
The Amityville Horror Stuart Rosenberg 27 July 1979
More American Graffiti Bill L. Norton 03 August 1979
Apocalypse Now Francis Ford Coppola 15 August 1979
My Brilliant Career Gillian Armstrong 17 August 1979
The Concorde... Airport '79 David Lowell Rich 17 August 1979
Life of Brian Terry Jones 17 August 1979
The Seduction of Joe Tynan Jerry Schatzberg 17 August 1979
Woyzeck Werner Herzog 24 August 1979
City on Fire Alvin Rakoff 31 August 1979
The In-Laws Arthur Hiller 12 September 1979
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video Michael O'Donoghue and Ernie Fosselius 21 September 1979
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie Chuck Jones and Phil Monroe 28 September 1979
Time After Time Nicholas Meyer 28 September 1979
Skatetown, U.S.A. William A. Levey 01 October 1979
10 Blake Edwards 05 October 1979
The Black Stallion Carroll Ballard 17 October 1979
...and justice for all. Norman Jewison 19 October 1979
Meteor Ronald Neame 19 October 1979
The Great Santini Lewis John Carlino 26 October 1979
The Rose Mark Rydell 07 November 1979
Star Trek: The Motion Picture Robert Wise 08 December 1979
1941 Steven Spielberg 14 December 1979
The Jerk Carl Reiner 14 December 1979
Kramer vs. Kramer Robert Benton 19 December 1979
All That Jazz Bob Fosse 20 December 1979
The Black Hole Gary Nelson 21 December 1979
The Riddle of the Sands Tony Maylam 04 January 1980
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder Milton Katselas 01 February 1980
Being There Hal Ashby 08 February 1980
Caligola Tinto Brass, Bob Guccione, and Giancarlo Lui 15 February 1980
Wise Blood John Huston 17 February 1980
Mad Max George Miller 21 March 1980
Promises in the Dark Jerome Hellman 03 April 1980
Stalker Andrei Tarkovsky 17 April 1980
The Visitor
Stridulum Michael J. Paradise 21 November 1980
Tess Roman Polanski 12 December 1980
The Tempest Derek Jarman 25 December 1980
A Perfect Couple Robert Altman 05 January 1981
The Long Good Friday John Mackenzie 02 April 1982
Chilly Scenes of Winter
Head Over Heals Joan Micklin Silver 15 July 1982
Films Not Yet Seen This Year