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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.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Nicholas Meyer
2.
Tootsie Sydney Pollack
3.
The Verdict Sidney Lumet
4.
The Thing John Carpenter
5.
The World According to Garp George Roy Hill
6.
Victor/Victoria Blake Edwards
7.
Poltergeist Tobe Hooper
8.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High Amy Heckerling
9.
Diner Barry Levinson
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Films

10.
Fanny and Alexander
Fanny och Alexander Ingmar Bergman
11.
My Favorite Year Richard Benjamin
12.
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Carl Reiner
13.
Fitzcarraldo Werner Herzog
14.
Blade Runner Ridley Scott
15.
Sophie's Choice Alan J. Pakula
16.
Gandhi Richard Attenborough
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Films

17.
First Blood Ted Kotcheff
18.
The Entity Sidney J. Furie
19.
48 Hrs. Walter Hill
20.
Eating Raoul Paul Bartel
21.
Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean Robert Altman
22.
Out of the Blue Dennis Hopper
23.
The Return of Martin Guerre
Le retour de Martin Guerre Daniel Vigne
24.
The Grey Fox Phillip Borsos
25.
Q
Q: The Winged Serpent Larry Cohen
26.
The Year of Living Dangerously Peter Weir
27.
Deathtrap Sidney Lumet
28.
Vice Squad Gary Sherman
29.
Personal Best Robert Towne
30.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Steven Spielberg
31.
Frances Graeme Clifford
32.
Visiting Hours
Get Well Soon
The Fright Jean-Claude Lord
33.
Pink Floyd: The Wall Alan Parker
34.
Night Shift Ron Howard
35.
Creepshow George A. Romero
36.
Conan the Barbarian John Milius
37.
Starstruck Gillian Armstrong
38.
The Draughtsman's Contract Peter Greenaway
39.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains Lou Adler
40.
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl Terry Hughes and Ian MacNaughton
41.
The Last American Virgin Boaz Davidson
42.
Annie John Huston
43.
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Colin Higgins
44.
Honkytonk Man Clint Eastwood
45.
Tempest Paul Mazursky
46.
Porky's Bob Clark
47.
Brimstone & Treacle Richard Loncraine
48.
Airplane II: The Sequel Ken Finkleman
49.
Class of 1984 Mark L. Lester
50.
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip Joe Layton
51.
Firefox Clint Eastwood
52.
Raw Force
Kung Fu Cannibals Edward D. Murphy
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Films

53.
Tron Steven Lisberger
54.
The Dark Crystal Frank Oz and Jim Henson
55.
One from the Heart Francis Ford Coppola
56.
Grease 2 Patricia Birch
57.
The State of Things
Der Stand der Dinge Wim Wenders
58.
The Secret of NIMH Don Bluth
59.
An Officer and a Gentleman Taylor Hackford
60.
The Missionary Richard Loncraine
61.
Cat People Paul Schrader
62.
Summer Lovers Randal Kleiser
63.
Still of the Night Robert Benton
64.
The Beastmaster Don Coscarelli
65.
The Pirate Movie Ken Annakin
66.
Halloween III: Season of the Witch Tommy Lee Wallace
67.
Evilspeak Eric Weston
68.
Trick or Treats Gary Graver
69.
Friday the 13th Part III Steve Miner
70.
Young Doctors in Love Garry Marshall
71.
Megaforce Hal Needham
72.
Zapped! Robert J. Rosenthal
73.
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann William Dear
74.
Author! Author! Arthur Hiller
75.
Harry Tracy, Desperado
Harry Tracy
Harry Tracy: The Last of the Wild Bunch William A. Graham
76.
The Sword and the Sorcerer Albert Pyun
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Films

77.
Trail of the Pink Panther Blake Edwards
78.
Paradise Stuart Gillard
79.
Panic
Panico
Bakterion
Tonino Ricci
80.
Silent Rage Michael Miller
81.
Piranha Part Two: The Spawning James Cameron
82.
1990: The Bronx Warriors
1990: I guerrieri del Bronx Enzo G. Castellari
83.
The Toy Richard Donner
1990: The Bronx Warriors
1990: I guerrieri del Bronx Enzo G. Castellari 
48 Hrs. Walter Hill 
Airplane II: The Sequel Ken Finkleman 
Annie John Huston 
An Officer and a Gentleman Taylor Hackford 
Author! Author! Arthur Hiller 
Blade Runner Ridley Scott 
Brimstone & Treacle Richard Loncraine 
Cat People Paul Schrader 
Class of 1984 Mark L. Lester 
Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean Robert Altman 
Conan the Barbarian John Milius 
Creepshow George A. Romero 
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Carl Reiner 
Deathtrap Sidney Lumet 
Diner Barry Levinson 
Eating Raoul Paul Bartel 
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Steven Spielberg 
Evilspeak Eric Weston 
Fanny and Alexander
Fanny och Alexander Ingmar Bergman 
Fast Times at Ridgemont High Amy Heckerling 
Firefox Clint Eastwood 
First Blood Ted Kotcheff 
Fitzcarraldo Werner Herzog 
Frances Graeme Clifford 
Friday the 13th Part III Steve Miner 
Gandhi Richard Attenborough 
Grease 2 Patricia Birch 
Halloween III: Season of the Witch Tommy Lee Wallace 
Harry Tracy, Desperado
Harry Tracy
Harry Tracy: The Last of the Wild Bunch William A. Graham 
Honkytonk Man Clint Eastwood 
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains Lou Adler 
Megaforce Hal Needham 
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl Terry Hughes and Ian MacNaughton 
My Favorite Year Richard Benjamin 
Night Shift Ron Howard 
One from the Heart Francis Ford Coppola 
Out of the Blue Dennis Hopper 
Panic
Panico
Bakterion
Tonino Ricci 
Paradise Stuart Gillard 
Personal Best Robert Towne 
Pink Floyd: The Wall Alan Parker 
Piranha Part Two: The Spawning James Cameron 
Poltergeist Tobe Hooper 
Porky's Bob Clark 
Q
Q: The Winged Serpent Larry Cohen 
Raw Force
Kung Fu Cannibals Edward D. Murphy 
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip Joe Layton 
Silent Rage Michael Miller 
Sophie's Choice Alan J. Pakula 
Starstruck Gillian Armstrong 
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Nicholas Meyer 
Still of the Night Robert Benton 
Summer Lovers Randal Kleiser 
Tempest Paul Mazursky 
The Beastmaster Don Coscarelli 
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Colin Higgins 
The Dark Crystal Frank Oz and Jim Henson 
The Draughtsman's Contract Peter Greenaway 
The Entity Sidney J. Furie 
The Grey Fox Phillip Borsos 
The Last American Virgin Boaz Davidson 
The Missionary Richard Loncraine 
The Pirate Movie Ken Annakin 
The Return of Martin Guerre
Le retour de Martin Guerre Daniel Vigne 
The Secret of NIMH Don Bluth 
The State of Things
Der Stand der Dinge Wim Wenders 
The Sword and the Sorcerer Albert Pyun 
The Thing John Carpenter 
The Toy Richard Donner 
The Verdict Sidney Lumet 
The World According to Garp George Roy Hill 
The Year of Living Dangerously Peter Weir 
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann William Dear 
Tootsie Sydney Pollack 
Trail of the Pink Panther Blake Edwards 
Trick or Treats Gary Graver 
Tron Steven Lisberger 
Vice Squad Gary Sherman 
Victor/Victoria Blake Edwards 
Visiting Hours
Get Well Soon
The Fright Jean-Claude Lord 
Young Doctors in Love Garry Marshall 
Zapped! Robert J. Rosenthal 
Vice Squad Gary Sherman 22 January 1982
One from the Heart Francis Ford Coppola 11 February 1982
Evilspeak Eric Weston 26 February 1982
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip Joe Layton 12 March 1982
Porky's Bob Clark 19 March 1982
Victor/Victoria Blake Edwards 19 March 1982
Deathtrap Sidney Lumet 19 March 1982
Out of the Blue Dennis Hopper 01 April 1982
Silent Rage Michael Miller 02 April 1982
Cat People Paul Schrader 02 April 1982
The Sword and the Sorcerer Albert Pyun 30 April 1982
Paradise Stuart Gillard 07 May 1982
Conan the Barbarian John Milius 14 May 1982
Diner Barry Levinson 21 May 1982
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Carl Reiner 21 May 1982
Visiting Hours
Get Well Soon
The Fright Jean-Claude Lord 28 May 1982
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Nicholas Meyer 04 June 1982
Poltergeist Tobe Hooper 04 June 1982
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Steven Spielberg 11 June 1982
Grease 2 Patricia Birch 11 June 1982
Annie John Huston 18 June 1982
Firefox Clint Eastwood 18 June 1982
Author! Author! Arthur Hiller 18 June 1982
Megaforce Hal Needham 25 June 1982
The Thing John Carpenter 25 June 1982
Blade Runner Ridley Scott 25 June 1982
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl Terry Hughes and Ian MacNaughton 25 June 1982
Personal Best Robert Towne 26 June 1982
Tron Steven Lisberger 09 July 1982
Raw Force
Kung Fu Cannibals Edward D. Murphy 09 July 1982
The Secret of NIMH Don Bluth 16 July 1982
Summer Lovers Randal Kleiser 16 July 1982
Young Doctors in Love Garry Marshall 16 July 1982
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Colin Higgins 23 July 1982
The World According to Garp George Roy Hill 23 July 1982
Night Shift Ron Howard 30 July 1982
The Last American Virgin Boaz Davidson 30 July 1982
The Pirate Movie Ken Annakin 06 August 1982
Fast Times at Ridgemont High Amy Heckerling 13 August 1982
An Officer and a Gentleman Taylor Hackford 13 August 1982
Tempest Paul Mazursky 13 August 1982
Friday the 13th Part III Steve Miner 13 August 1982
The Beastmaster Don Coscarelli 20 August 1982
Class of 1984 Mark L. Lester 20 August 1982
Zapped! Robert J. Rosenthal 03 September 1982
Pink Floyd: The Wall Alan Parker 17 September 1982
Eating Raoul Paul Bartel 01 October 1982
My Favorite Year Richard Benjamin 08 October 1982
Fitzcarraldo Werner Herzog 10 October 1982
First Blood Ted Kotcheff 22 October 1982
Halloween III: Season of the Witch Tommy Lee Wallace 22 October 1982
Q
Q: The Winged Serpent Larry Cohen 29 October 1982
Trick or Treats Gary Graver 29 October 1982
The Missionary Richard Loncraine 05 November 1982
Piranha Part Two: The Spawning James Cameron 05 November 1982
Creepshow George A. Romero 10 November 1982
Brimstone & Treacle Richard Loncraine 12 November 1982
The Draughtsman's Contract Peter Greenaway 12 November 1982
Still of the Night Robert Benton 19 November 1982
Panic
Panico
Bakterion
Tonino Ricci 07 December 1982
48 Hrs. Walter Hill 08 December 1982
The Toy Richard Donner 10 December 1982
Airplane II: The Sequel Ken Finkleman 10 December 1982
Honkytonk Man Clint Eastwood 15 December 1982
Harry Tracy, Desperado
Harry Tracy
Harry Tracy: The Last of the Wild Bunch William A. Graham 17 December 1982
Trail of the Pink Panther Blake Edwards 17 December 1982
Tootsie Sydney Pollack 17 December 1982
The Dark Crystal Frank Oz and Jim Henson 17 December 1982
Fanny and Alexander
Fanny och Alexander Ingmar Bergman 17 December 1982
The Verdict Sidney Lumet 17 December 1982
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann William Dear 21 January 1983
Starstruck Gillian Armstrong 26 January 1983
The Entity Sidney J. Furie 04 February 1983
The State of Things
Der Stand der Dinge Wim Wenders 18 February 1983
The Year of Living Dangerously Peter Weir 18 February 1983
Gandhi Richard Attenborough 25 February 1983
Sophie's Choice Alan J. Pakula 04 March 1983
Frances Graeme Clifford 11 March 1983
The Grey Fox Phillip Borsos 18 March 1983
Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean Robert Altman 06 April 1983
1990: The Bronx Warriors
1990: I guerrieri del Bronx Enzo G. Castellari 22 April 1983
The Return of Martin Guerre
Le retour de Martin Guerre Daniel Vigne 26 August 1983
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains Lou Adler
Films Not Yet Seen This Year