2010
1. BLACK SWAN (Darren Aronofsky)
2. THE SOCIAL NETWORK (David Fincher)
3. SHUTTER ISLAND (Martin Scorsese)
4. 13 ASSASSINS (Takashi Miike)
5. HOW DO YOU KNOW (James L. Brooks)
6. THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (Lisa Cholodenko)
7. GREENBERG (Noah Baumbach)
8. COLD WEATHER (Aaron Katz)
9. CERTIFIED COPY (Abbas Kiarostami)
10. UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
Honorable Mention: None
2009
1. INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (Quentin Tarantino)
2. WILD GRASS (Alain Resnais)
3. ANTICHRIST (Lars Von Trier)
4. FANTASTIC MR. FOX (Wes Anderson)
5. ENTER THE VOID (Gaspar Noé)
6. ADVENTURELAND (Greg Mottola)
7. THE EXPLODING GIRL (Bradley Rust Gray)
8. POLICE, ADJECTIVE (Corneliu Porumboiu)
9 . TETRO (Francis Ford Coppola)
10. THE BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS (Werner Herzog)
Honorable Mention: EXTRACT (Judge)
Notable Shorts: PHANTOMS OF NABUA (Weerasethakul)
2008
1. A CHRISTMAS TALE (Arnaud Desplechin)
2. HUNGER (Steve McQueen)
3. VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA (Woody Allen)
4. JULIA (Erick Zonca)
5. BURN AFTER READING (Joel & Ethan Coen)
6. WENDY AND LUCY (Kelly Reichardt)
7. TWO LOVERS (James Gray)
8. GRAN TORINO (Clint Eastwood)
9. STELLA (Sylvie Verheyde)
10. SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK (Charlie Kaufman)
Honorable Mention: CHANGELING (Eastwood); MILK (Van Sant)
Notable Shorts: None
2007
1. THERE WILL BE BLOOD (Paul Thomas Anderson)
2. DEATH PROOF (Quentin Tarantino)
3. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (Joel and Ethan Coen)
4. IN THE CITY OF SYLVIA (José Luis Guerín)
5. ZODIAC (David Fincher)
6. I'M NOT THERE (Todd Haynes)
7. FUNNY GAMES (Michael Haneke)
8. STUCK (Stuart Gordon)
9. ALL IS FORGIVEN (Mia Hansen-Løve)
10. [REC] (Jaume Balagueró & Paco Plaza)
Honorable Mention: FROWNLAND (Bronstein); HOT FUZZ (Wright); INTO THE WILD (Penn); MY WINNIPEG (Maddin); SNOW ANGELS (Green); WE OWN THE NIGHT (Gray); YOU, THE LIVING (Andersson)
Notable Shorts: HOTEL CHEVALIER (Anderson)
2006
1. THE DEPARTED (Martin Scorsese)
2. PRIVATE FEARS IN PUBLIC PLACES (Alain Resnais)
3. PERFUME: THE STORY OF A MURDERER (Tom Tykwer)
4. THE RIGHT OF THE WEAKEST (Lucas Belvaux)
5. OFFSIDE (Jafar Panahi)
6. A SCANNER DARKLY (Richard Linklater)
7. PRIVATE PROPERTY (Joachim Lafosse)
8. BUG (William Friedkin)
9. HALF NELSON (Ryan Fleck)
10. THE MAN OF MY LIFE (Zabou Breitman)
Honorable Mention: None
Notable Shorts: DESTRICTED: IMPALED (Clark), MARIE ANTONIETTE TEASER (Coppola)
2005
1. THE NEW WORLD (Terrence Malick)
2. A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE (David Cronenberg)
3. CACHE (Michael Haneke)
4. BRICK (Rian Johnson)
5. I AM A SEX ADDICT (Caveh Zahedi)
6. MATCH POINT (Woody Allen)
7. GRIZZLY MAN (Werner Herzog)
8. THE CHILD (Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne)
9. KISS KISS, BANG BANG (Shane Black)
10. THE SQUID AND THE WHALE (Noah Baumbach)
Honorable Mention: BUBBLE (Soderbergh); MANDERLAY (Von Trier); ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW (July); NO DIRECTION HOME: BOB DYLAN (Scorsese); OLD BOY (Park)
Notable Shorts: THE DENIAL TWIST (Gondry); EVA 2 (Noe); ONLY (Fincher)
2004
1. KINGS & QUEEN (Arnaud Desplechin)
2. BEFORE SUNSET (Richard Linklater)
3. TRIPLE AGENT (Eric Rohmer)
4. KEANE (Lodge Kerrigan)
5. MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Clint Eastwood)
6. KILL BILL, VOL 2 (Quentin Tarantino)
7. ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (Michel Gondry)
8. 2046 (Wong Kar-wai)
9. RED LIGHTS (Cedric Kahn)
10. VERA DRAKE (Mike Leigh)
Honorable Mention: THE AVIATOR (Scorsese); DIG! (Timoner); I HEART HUCKABEES (Russell); THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU (Anderson)
Notable Shorts: ALL IN ALL (Skårild); THE BOX (Miike); CASHBACK (Ellis); FLOAT ON (Mills); JOAN OF ARC OF THE NIGHTBUS (Mundruczó); THE MATCH (Ferrara); Y-CONTROL (Jonze)
2003
1. DOGVILLE (Lars Von Trier)
2. KILL BILL: VOLUME 1 (Quentin Tarantino)
3. ALL THE REAL GIRLS (David Gordon Green)
4. GOZU (Takashi Miike)
5. SARABAND (Ingmar Bergman)
6. THE FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS (Jorgen Leth and Lars Von Trier)
7. THE COMPANY (Robert Altman)
8. DOWN WITH LOVE (Peyton Reed)
9. COWARDS BEND THE KNEE (Guy Maddin)
10. TIME OF THE WOLF (Michael Haneke)
Honorable Mention: ANYTHING ELSE (Allen); BAD SANTA (Zwigoff); BUS 174 (Padilha); CAPTURING THE FRIEDMANS (Jarecki); COLD MOUNTAIN (Minghella); THE DANCER UPSTAIRS (Malkovich); HAUTE TENSION (Aja); THE HUNTED (Friedkin); THE SCHOOL OF ROCK (Linklater)
Notable Shorts: HURT (Romanek); LIVE FROM SHIVA'S DANCE FLOOR (Linklater)
2002
1. PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE (Paul Thomas Anderson)
2. ADAPTATION (Spike Jonze)
3. 25TH HOUR (Spike Lee)
4. GERRY (Gus Van Sant)
5. TRILOGY: ON THE RUN / AN AMAZING COUPLE / AFTER LIFE (Lucas Belvaux)
6. DRACULA: PAGES FROM A VIRGIN'S DIARY (Guy Maddin)
7. SPIDER-MAN (Sam Raimi)
8. FAR FROM HEAVEN (Todd Haynes)
9. KEN PARK (Larry Clark)
10. ANA AND THE OTHERS (Celina Murga)
Honorable Mention: ALL OR NOTHING (Leigh); DECASIA: THE STATE OF DECAY (Morrison); 8 WOMEN (Ozon); FEMME FATALE (De Palma); GANGS OF NEW YORK (Scorsese); GRAVEYARD OF HONOR (Miike); IRREVERSIBLE (Noe); LAUREL CANYON (Cholodenko); THE MAN ON THE TRAIN (Leconte); MURDER ON A SUNDAY MORNING (Lestrade); THE SECRET LIVES OF DENTISTS (Rudolph); SECRET THINGS (Brisseau); SEX IS COMEDY (Breillat); SPIRITED AWAY (Miyazaki); SYMPATHY FOR MR. VENGEANCE (Park)
Notable Shorts: COME INTO MY WORLD (Gondry); DEAD LEAVES AND THE DIRTY GROUND (Gondry); DO YOU REALIZE?? (Pellington); STAR GUITAR (Gondry)
Most Overrated: THE HOURS (Daldry)
2001
1. WAKING LIFE (Richard Linklater)
2. MULHOLLAND DRIVE (David Lynch)
3. IN THE BEDROOM (Todd Field)
4. LATE MARRIAGE (Dover Kosashvili)
5. Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN (Alfonso Cuaron)
6. AMELIE (Jean-Pierre Jeunet)
7. ROBERTO SUCCO (Cedric Kahn)
8. THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS (Wes Anderson)
9. FAT GIRL (Catherine Breillat)
10. GHOST WORLD (Terry Zwigoff)
Honorable Mention: BULLY (Clark); MY VOYAGE TO ITALY (Scorsese); THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE (Coen); OCEANS 11 (Soderbergh)
Notable Shorts: FELL IN LOVE WITH A GIRL (Gondry); THE FOLLOW (Wong); HUA YANG DE NIAN HUA (Wong); IMITATION OF LIFE (Jennings); KNIVES OUT (Gondry); LOVESONG (Brakhage); PYRAMID SONG (Shynola); WEAPON OF CHOICE (Jonze)
Most Overrated: A BEAUTIFUL MIND (Howard); LANTANA (Lawrence); MOULIN ROUGE! (Luhrmann)
2000
1. YOU CAN COUNT ON ME (Kenneth Longeran)
2. WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES (Béla Tarr)
3. MEMENTO (Christopher Nolan)
4. UNTITLED (ALMOST FAMOUS) (Cameron Crowe)
5. HIGH FIDELITY (Stephen Frears)
6. IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (Wong Kar Wai)
7. TRAFFIC (Steven Soderbergh)
8. DANCER IN THE DARK (Lars von Trier)
9. SONGS FROM THE SECOND FLOOR (Roy Andersson)
10. GEORGE WASHINGTON (David Gordon Green)
Honorable Mention: AMERICAN PSYCHO (Harron); CODE UNKNOWN (Haneke); ESTHER KAHN (Desplechin); THE NINTH GATE (Polanski); NURSE BETTY (LaBute); THE PRINCESS AND THE WARRIOR (Tykwer); REQUIEM FOR A DREAM (Aronofsky); STATE AND MAIN (Mamet); THE VIRGIN SUICIDES (Coppola); WATER DROPS ON BURNING ROCKS (Ozon); THE WIDOW OF ST. PIERRE (Leconte); WONDER BOYS (Hanson); YI YI (Yang)
Notable Shorts: AL GORE DOCUMENTARY (Jonze); THE HEART OF THE WORLD (Maddin); LIMP (Anderson); PAPER BAG (Anderson); PLAYGROUND LOVE (Coppola); WHAT'S UP FATLIP? (Jonze)
Most Overrated: O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU (Coen)
1999
1. BEING JOHN MALKOVICH (Spike Jonze)
2. MAGNOLIA (Paul Thomas Anderson)
3. AMERICAN BEAUTY (Sam Mendes)
4. FIGHT CLUB (David Fincher)
5. THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY (Anthony Minghella)
6. EYES WIDE SHUT (Stanley Kubrick)
7. AUDITION (Takashi Miike)
8. THE INSIDER (Michael Mann)
9. BOYS DON'T CRY (Kimberly Pierce)
10. GO (Doug Liman)
Honorable Mention: THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (Myrick & Sanchez); COOKIE'S FORTUNE (Altman); ELECTION (Payne); EXISTENZ (Cronenberg); THE LIMEY (Soderberg); THE LITTLE THIEF (Zonca); M/OTHER (Suwa); MR. DEATH: THE RISE AND FALL OF FRED A. LEUCHTER JR. (Morris); THE STRAIGHT STORY (Lynch); SWEET AND LOWDOWN (Allen); TOY STORY 2 (Lasseter)
Notable Shorts: THE CURVE (Rohmer); FAST AS YOU CAN (Anderson); LET FOREVER BE (Gondry); OUTER SPACE (Tscherkassky)
Most Overrated: THE HURRICANE (Jewison); THE SIXTH SENSE (Shyamalan)
1998
1. RUSHMORE (Wes Anderson)
2. OUT OF SIGHT (Steven Soderbergh)
3. THE THIN RED LINE (Terrence Malick)
4. A SIMPLE PLAN (Sam Raimi)
5. RUN LOLA RUN (Tom Tykwer)
6. THE BIG LEBOWSKI (Joel Coen)
7. ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE (Larry Clark)
8. THE CELEBRATION (Thomas Vinterberg)
9. HAPPINESS (Todd Solondz)
10. THE DREAMLIFE OF ANGELS (Erick Zonca)
Honorable Mention: AUTUMN TALE (Rohmer); BUFFALO '66 (Gallo); CLASS TRIP (Miller); THE GENERAL (Boorman); I STAND ALONE (Noe); THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO (Stillman); LATE AUGUST, EARLY SEPTEMBER (Assayas); MY NAME IS JOE (Loach); THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY (Farrelly); ZERO EFFECT (Kasden)
Notable Shorts: ACROSS THE UNIVERSE (Anderson); LICK THE STAR (Coppola); PRAISE YOU (Jonze); THIS IS HARDCORE (Nichol)
Most Overrated: ELIZABETH (Kapur)
1997
1. JACKIE BROWN (Quentin Tarantino)
2. BOOGIE NIGHTS (Paul Thomas Anderson)
3. FUNNY GAMES (Michael Haneke)
4. LA CONFIDENTIAL (Curtis Hanson)
5. THE GAME (David Fincher)
6. GOOD WILL HUNTING (Gus Van Sant)
7. CHASING AMY (Kevin Smith)
8. THE SPANISH PRISONER (David Mamet)
9. THE SWEET HEREAFTER (Atom Egoyan)
10. FAST, CHEAP AND OUT OF CONTROL (Errol Morris)
Honorable Mention: AS GOOD AS IT GETS (Brooks); BLOOD AND WINE (Rafelson); THE BUTCHER BOY (Jordan); DONNIE BRASCO (Newell); FIREWORKS (Kitano); HENRY FOOL (Hartley); IN THE COMPANY OF MEN (LaBute); LIFE IS BEAUTFUL (Benigni); LOST HIGHWAY (Lynch); THE SPANISH PRISONERS (Mamet); STARSHIP TROOPERS (Verhoeven)
Notable Shorts: AROUND THE WORLD (Gondry); BACHELORETTE (Gondry); CRIMINAL (Romanek); DEADWEIGHT (Gondry); HOW THEY GET THERE (Jonze); JOGA (Gondry); KARMA POLICE (Glazer); PARANOID ANDROID (Carlsson); THE PERFECT DRUG (Romanek); SMACK MY BITCH UP (Akerlund)
1996
1. MY SEX LIFE... OR HOW I GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT (Arnaud Desplechin)
2. FARGO (Joel Coen)
3. BOUND (The Wachowski Brothers)
4. PARADISE LOST : THE CHILD MURDERS AT ROBIN HOOD HILLS (Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky)
5. BREAKING THE WAVES (Lars Von Trier)
6. IRMA VEP (Oliver Assayas)
7. FREEWAY (Matthew Bright)
8. SYDNEY (Paul Thomas Anderson)
9. A SUMMER'S TALE (Eric Rohmer)
10. SCREAM (Wes Craven)
Honorable Mention: FLIRTING WITH DISASTER (Russell); FROM DUSK TILL DAWN (Rodriguez); GET ON THE BUS (Lee); THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT (Harlin); THE PEOPLE VS LARRY FLYNT (Forman); SLING BLADE (Thornton); TIN CUP (Shelton); TRAINSPOTTING (Boyle); 12 MONKEYS (Gilliam)
Notable Shorts: DEVIL'S HAIRCUT (Romanek); HYPER-BALLAD (Gondry); STREET SPIRIT (Glazer); A SUMMER DRESS (Ozon)
Most Overrated: DEAD MAN (Jarmusch); THE ENGLISH PATIENT (Minghella); LONE STAR (Sayles)
1995
1. SE7EN (David Fincher)
2. HEAT (Michael Mann)
3. CASINO (Martin Scorsese)
4. BEFORE SUNRISE (Richard Linklater)
5. BEFORE THE RAIN (Milcho Manchevski)
6. THE WHITE BALLOON (Jafar Panahi)
7. DEAD MAN WALKING (Tim Robbins)
8. UP/DOWN/FRAGILE (Jacques Rivette)
9. NIXON (Oliver Stone)
10. THE USUAL SUSPECTS (Bryan Singer)
Honorable Mention: THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT (Reiner); BRAVEHEART (Gibson); CLOCKERS (Lee); LA HAINE (Kassovitz); TO DIE FOR (Van Sant); TOY STORY (Lasseter)
Notable Shorts: A CLOSE SHAVE (Park); ARMY OF ME (Gondry);, IT'S OH SO QUIET (Jonze); LIKE A ROLLING STONE - VERSION 1 (Gondry)
Most Overrated: ANTONIA'S LINE (Gorris)
1994
1. PULP FICTION (Quentin Tarantino)
2. RED (Krzysztof Kieslowski)
3. THE LAST SEDUCTION (John Dahl)
4. FRESH (Boaz Yakin)
5. NOBODY'S FOOL (Robert Benton)
6. HEAVENLY CREATURES (Peter Jackson)
7. CRUMB (Terry Zwigoff)
8. QUIZ SHOW (Robert Redford)
9. THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (Frank Darabont)
10. ONCE WERE WARRIORS (Lee Tamahori)
Honorable Mention: BARCELONA (Stillman); BULLETS OVER BROADWAY (Allen); CLERKS (Smith); HOOP DREAMS (James); IMAGINARY CRIMES (Drazan); LÉON: THE PROFESSIONAL (Besson); NATURAL BORN KILLERS (Stone)
Notable Shorts: BUDDY HOLLY (Jonze); CLOSER (Romanek); DO YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME? (Romhanyi); SABOTAGE (Jonze)
1993
1. SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER (Steve Zaillian)
2. AGE OF INNOCENCE (Martin Scorsese)
3. WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE (Lasse Hallstrom)
4. GROUNDHOG DAY (Harold Ramis)
5. MAD DOG AND GLORY (John McNaughton)
6. NAKED (Mike Leigh)
7. CARLITO'S WAY (Brian De Palma)
8. IN THE LINE OF FIRE (Wolfgang Petersen)
9. THE FUGITIVE (Andrew Davis)
10. KING OF THE HILL (Steven Soderbergh)
Honorable Mention: BLUE (Kieslowski); BODY SNATCHERS (Ferrara); A BRONX TALE (De Niro); MALICE (Becker); MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY (Allen); ROMEO IS BLEEDING (Medak); SHORT CUTS (Altman); TRUE ROMANCE (Scott)
Notable Shorts: BAD GIRL (Fincher); CIGARETTES & COFFEE (Anderson); EVERYBODY HURTS (Scott); THE WRONG TROUSERS (Park)
1992
1. UNFORGIVEN (Clint Eastwood)
2. RESERVOIR DOGS (Quentin Tarantino)
3. HARD-BOILED (John Woo)
4. THE CRYING GAME (Neil Jordan)
5. THE PLAYER (Robert Altman)
6. GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (James Foley)
7. CAREFUL (Guy Maddin)
8. UNDER SIEGE (Andrew Davis)
9. A TALE OF WINTER (Eric Rohmer)
10. RAISING CAIN (Brian De Palma)
Honorable Mention: BASIC INSTINCT (Verhoeven); DEEP COVER (Duke); LESSONS OF DARKNESS (Herzog); LORENZO'S OIL (Miller); MALCOLM X (Lee); ONE FALSE MOVE (Franklin)
Notable Shorts: A GRAND DAY OUT (Park); JEREMY (Pellington)
1991
1. FLIRTING (John Duigan)
2. JFK (Oliver Stone)
3. LES AMANTS DU PONT-NEUF (Leos Carax)
4. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (Jonathan Demme)
5. RAISE THE RED LANTERN (Zhang Yimou)
6. TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (James Cameron)
7. POINT BREAK (Katherine Bigelow)
8. LA BELLE NOISEUSE (Jacques Rivette)
9. DEFENDING YOUR LIFE (Albert Brooks)
10. BARTON FINK (Joel Coen)
Honorable Mention: BOYZ IN THE HOOD (Singleton); DELICATESSEN (Caro & Jeunet); HOMICIDE (Mamet); MAN IN THE MOON (Mulliagan)
Notable Shorts: DELICACIES OF MOLTEN HORROR SYNAPSE (Brakhage); LOSING MY RELIGION (Tarsem); WORLD OF GLORY (Andersson)
1990
1. GOODFELLAS (Martin Scorsese)
2. METROPOLITAN (Whit Stillman)
3. MILLER'S CROSSING (Joel Coen)
4. THE GRIFTERS (Stephen Frears)
5. LIFE IS SWEET (Mike Leigh)
6. GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH (Joe Dante)
7. BULLET IN THE HEAD (John Woo)
8. TRUST (Hal Hartley)
9. TOTAL RECALL (Paul Verhoeven)
10. REVERSAL OF FORTUNE (Barbet Schroeder)
Honorable Mention: DANCES WITH WOLVES (Costner); REVENGE (Scott)
1989
1. SAY ANYTHING... (Cameron Crowe)
2. THE KILLER (John Woo)
3. CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS (Woody Allen)
4. MONSIEUR HIRE (Patrice Leconte)
5. SEX, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE (Steven Soderbergh)
6. ROGER AND ME (Michael Moore)
7. DRUGSTORE COWBOY (Gus Van Sant)
8. SANTA SANGRE (Alejandro Jodorowsky)
9. THE SEVENTH CONTINENT (Michael Haneke)
10. DO THE RIGHT THING (Spike Lee)
Honorable Mention: CASUALTIES OF WAR (De Palma); THE COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE &HER LOVER (Greenaway); DRIVING MISS DAISY (Beresford)
Notable Shorts: ELEPHANT (Clarke); EXPRESS YOURSELF (Fincher); JANIE'S GOT A GUN (Fincher); LIFE LESSONS (Scorsese)
1988
1. THE DECALOGUE (Krzysztof Kieslowski)
2. GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES (Isao Takahata)
3. DANGEROUS LIAISONS (Stephen Frears)
4. MIDNIGHT RUN (Martin Brest)
5. TALK RADIO (Oliver Stone)
6. THEY LIVE (John Carpenter)
7. WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (Robert Zemeckis )
8. CAMILLE CLAUDEL (Bruno Nuytten)
9. THE NAKED GUN: FROM THE FILES OF POLICE SQUAD! (David Zucker)
10. DIE HARD (John McTiernan)
Honorable Mention: THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST (Kasdan); A FISH CALLED WANDA (Crichton); THE LAST TEMPATATION OF CHRIST (Scorsese); THE PAPERHOUSE (Rose); RAIN MAN (Levinson); TRACK 29 (Roeg); WINGS OF DESIRE (Wenders
Most Overrated: CINEMA PARADISO (Tomatore)
1987
1. BROADCAST NEWS (James L. Brooks)
2. HOUSEKEEPING (Bill Forsyth)
3. PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES (John Hughes)
4. AU REVOIR, LES ENFANTS (Louis Malle)
5. HOUSE OF GAMES (David Mamet)
6. SUPERSTAR: THE KAREN CARPENTER STORY (Todd Haynes)
7. ANGEL HEART (Alan Parker)
8. RAISING ARIZONA (Joel Coen)
9. THE DEAD (John Huston)
10. LETHAL WEAPON (Richard Donner)
Honorable Mention: BOYFRIENDS AND GIRLFRIENDS (Rohmer); EVIL DEAD II: DEAD BY DAWN (Raimi); EXTREME PREJUDICE (Hill); THE PRINCESS BRIDE (Reiner); RIVER'S EDGE (Hunter); ROBOCOP (Verhoeven); ROXANNE (Schepisi); THE UNTOUCHABLES (De Palma)
Notable Shorts: THE DANTE QUARTET (Brakhage)
Most Overrated: EMPIRE OF THE SUN (Spielberg); THE LAST EMPEROR (Bertolucci)
1986
1. HANNAH AND HER SISTERS (Woody Allen)
2. THE FLY (David Cronenberg)
3. ALIENS (James Cameron)
4. LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (Frank Oz)
5. PLATOON (Oliver Stone)
6. LUCAS (David Seltzer)
7. AT CLOSE RANGE (James Foley)
8. BLUE VELVET (David Lynch)
9. SID AND NANCY (Alex Cox)
10. BIG TROUBLE (John Cassavetes)
Honorable Mention: A BETTER TOMORROW (Woo); COLOR OF MONEY (Scorsese); 52 PICK UP (Frankenheimer); HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (McNaughton); MONA LISA (Jordan); PEKING OPERA BLUES (Hark); SOMETHING WILD (Demme); STAND BY ME (Reiner); SUMMER (Rohmer)
Notable Shorts: NIGHTMUSIC (Brakhage); TAKE ON ME (Barron)
Most Overrated: SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT (Lee)
1985
1. AFTER HOURS (Martin Scorsese)
2. TROUBLE IN MIND (Alan Rudolph)
3. RAN (Akira Kurosawa)
4. RE-ANIMATOR (Stuart Gordon)
5. PEE-WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE (Tim Burton)
6. PRIZZI'S HONOR (John Huston)
7. COME AND SEE (Elem Klimov)
8. BRAZIL (Terry Gilliam)
9. THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO (Woody Allen)
10. TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. (William Friedkin)
Honorable Mention: BACK TO THE FUTURE (Zemeckis); LOST IN AMERICA (Brooks); MY LIFE AS A DOG (Hallström); VISION QUEST (Becker)
Notable Shorts: CLOSE TO ME (Pope), ROAD TO NOWHERE (Byrne & Johnson)
Most Overrated: THE COLOR PURPLE (Spielberg); KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN (Babenco)
1984
1. PARIS, TEXAS (Wim Wenders)
2. LOVE STREAMS (John Cassavetes)
3. CHOOSE ME (Alan Rudolph)
4. L'AMOUR À MORT (Alain Resnais)
5. THE COTTON CLUB (Francis Ford Coppola)
6. STOP MAKING SENSE (Jonathan Demme)
7. BLOOD SIMPLE (Joel Coen)
8. FULL MOON IN PARIS (Eric Rohmer)
9. GHOSTBUSTERS (Ivan Reitman)
10. TOP SECRET! (Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker)
Honorable Mention: AMADEUS (Forman; BODY DOUBLE (De Palma); GREMLINS (Dante); THE KILLING FIELD (Joffé); ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA (Leone); REPO MAN (Cox); THE TERMINATOR (Cameron); THIS IS SPINAL TAP (Reiner)
Notable Shorts: SELF CONTROL (Friedkin)
1983
1. TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (James L. Brooks)
2. THE FOURTH MAN (Paul Verhoeven)
3. RETURN OF THE JEDI (Richard Marquand)
4. THE DEAD ZONE (David Cronenberg)
5. L'ARGENT (Robert Bresson)
6. PAULINE AT THE BEACH (Eric Rohmer)
7. CONFIDENTIALLY YOURS (Francois Truffaut)
8. THE KING OF COMEDY (Martin Scorsese)
9. EL SUR (Victor Erice)
10. EIGHT DIAGRAM POLE FIGHTER (Liu Chia-Liang)
Honorable Mention: BAD BOYS (Rosenthal); BETRAYAL (Jones); THE RIGHT STUFF (Kaufman); RISKY BUSINESS (Brickman); TENDER MERCIES (Beresford); VIDEODROME (Cronenberg)
Notable Shorts: BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE (Byrne & Haywoos); COME ON EILEEN (Julian Temple)
1982
1. FANNY AND ALEXANDER (Ingmar Bergman)
2. 48 HRS. (Walter Hill)
3. THE THING (John Carpenter)
4. TENEBRE (Dario Argento)
5. MADE IN BRITAIN (Alan Clarke)
6. MOONLIGHTING (Jerzy Skolimowski)
7. AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN (Taylor Hackford)
8. BURDEN OF DREAMS (Les Blank)
9. DINER (Barry Levinson)
10. CAT PEOPLE (Paul Schrader)
Honorable Mention: DUEL TO THE DEATH (Ching); THE EVIL DEAD (Raimi); PINK FLOYD'S THE WALL (Parker); POLTERGEIST (Hooper); TOOTSIE (Pollack)
1981
1. MAD MAX 2: THE ROAD WARRIOR (George Miller)
2. BODY HEAT (Lawrence Kasden)
3. THIEF (Michael Mann)
4. BLOW OUT (Brian De Palma)
5. MS. 45 (Abel Ferrara)
6. SOUTHERN COMFORT (Walter Hill)
7. CUTTER'S WAY (Ivan Passer)
8. SCANNERS (David Cronenberg)
9. DAS BOOT (Wolfgang Peterson)
10. THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR (Francois Truffaut)
Honorable Mention; MUR MURS (Varda); MY DINNER WITH ANDRE (Malle); PIXOTE (Babenco); REDS (Beatty); STRIPES (Reitman)
Notable Shorts: UNDER PRESSURE (Mallet)
1980
1. KAGEMUSHA (Akira Kurosawa)
2. THE STUNT MAN (Richard Rush)
3. THE SHINING (Stanley Kubrick)
4. MON ONCLE D'AMÉRIQUE (Alain Resnais)
5. RAGING BULL (Martin Scorsese)
6. THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (Irvin Kershner)
7. DRESSED TO KILL (Brian De Palma)
8. THE AVIATOR'S WIFE (Eric Rohmer)
9. ORDINARY PEOPLE (Robert Redford)
10. THE CHANGELING (Peter Medak)
Honorable Mention: AIRPLANE (Abrahams, Zucker & Zucker); ALTERED STATES (Russell); ATLANTIC CITY (Malle); BAD TIMING: A SENSUAL OBSESSION (Roeg); THE BIG RED ONE: RECONSTRUCTED CUT (Fuller); CRUISING (Friedkin); THE LONG RIDERS (Hill); THE NINTH CONFIGURATION (Blatty); STARDUST MEMORIES (Allen)
Notable Shorts: ASHES TO ASHES (Mallet & Bowie); WERNER HERZOG EATS HIS SHOE (Blank)
1979
1. MANHATTAN (Woody Allen)
2. APOCALYPSE NOW (Francis Ford Coppola)
3. THE ONION FIELD (Harold Becker)
4. ALIEN (Ridley Scott)
5. BEING THERE (Hal Ashby)
6. ALL THAT JAZZ (Bob Fosse)
7. THE CHINA SYNDROME (James Bridges)
8. HARDCORE (Paul Schrader)
9. THE IN-LAWS (Arthur Hiller)
10. STALKER (Andrei Tarkovsky)
Honorable Mention: IN A YEAR OF 13 MOONS (Fassbinder); KRAMER VS. KRAMER (Benton); OVER THE EDGE (Kaplan); SAINT JACK (Bogdanovich)
1978
1. DAWN OF THE DEAD (George Romero)
2. DAYS OF HEAVEN (Terrence Malick)
3. THE DEER HUNTER (Michael Cimino)
4. HALLOWEEN (John Carpenter)
5. BLUE COLLAR (Paul Schrader)
6. THE GREEN ROOM (François Truffaut)
7. THE 36TH CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN (Liu Chia-Liang)
8. FINGERS (James Toback)
9. AUTUMN SONATA (Ingmar Bergman)
10. THE DRIVER (Walter Hill)
Honorable Mention: GATES OF HEAVEN (Morris); GET OUT YOUR HANKERCHIEFS (Blier); INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (Kaufman); LONG WEEKEND (Eggleston); WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN (Karel Reisz)
Most Overrated: COMING HOME (Ashby)
1977
1. ANNIE HALL (Woody Allen)
2. 3 WOMEN (Robert Altman)
3. STAR WARS (George Lucas)
4. STROSZEK (Werner Herzog)
5. PROVIDENCE (Alain Resnais)
6. THE DEVIL, PROBABLY (Robert Bresson)
7. INGLORIOUS BASTARDS (Enzo G. Castellari)
8. MARTIN (George A. Romero)
9. THE AMERICAN FRIEND (Wim Wenders)
10. HITCH-HIKE (Pasquale Festa Campanile)
Honorable Mention: CELINE AND JULIE GO BOATING (Rivette); THE GAUNTLET (Eastwood); SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (Badham); SUSPIRIA (Argento)
Most Overrated: KILLER OF SHEEP (Burnett)
1976
1. TAXI DRIVER (Martin Scorsese)
2. CARRIE (Brian De Palma)
3. NETWORK (Sidney Lumet)
4. ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (John Carpenter)
5. HARLAN COUNTY U.S.A. (Barbara Kopple)
6. ILLUSTRIOUS CORPSES (Francesco Rosi)
7. SEVEN BEAUTIES (Lina Wertmuller)
8. SMALL CHANGE (François Truffaut)
9. MIKEY AND NICKY (Elaine May)
10. THE MARQUISE OF O (Eric Rohmer)
Honorable Mention: ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (Pakula); JONAH WHO WILL BE 25 IN THE YEAR 2000 (Tanner); THE MIDDLEMAN (Ray); WHO CAN KILL A CHILD? (Ibàñez Serrador)
Notable Shorts: TAKE THE 5:10 TO DREAMLAND (Conner)
1975
1. JAWS (Steven Spielberg)
2. F FOR FAKE (Orson Welles)
3. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (Milos Foreman)
4. BARRY LYNDON (Stanley Kubrick)
5. NASHVILLE (Robert Altman)
6. HARD TIMES (Walter Hill)
7. THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING (John Huston)
8. FRENCH CONNECTION II (John Frankenheimer)
9. JEANNE DIELMAN, 23 QUAI DU COMMERCE, 1080 BRUXELLES (Chantal Akerman)
10. DEEP RED (Dario Argento)
Honorable Mention: THE HOLY MOUNTAIN (Jodorowsky); LOVE AND DEATH (Allen); MASTER OF THE FLYING GUILLOTINE (Wang); MIRROR (Tarovsky); NIGHT MOVES (Penn); PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK (Weir); SWEPT AWAY (Wertmüller)
1974
1. THE GODFATHER: PART II (Francis Ford Coppola)
2. DERSU UZALA (Akira Kurosawa)
3. THE CONVERSATION (Francis Ford Coppola)
4. CHINATOWN (Roman Polanski)
5. CALIFORNIA SPLIT (Robert Altman)
6. ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (Martin Scorsese)
7. HEARTS AND MINDS (Peter Davis)
8. JUGGERNAUT (Richard Lester)
9. THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (Tobe Hooper)
10. THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT (Michael Cimino)
Honorable Mention: ALI: FEAR EATS THE SOUL (Fassbinder); BLACK CHRISTMAS (Clark); THE PERFUME OF THE LADY IN BLACK (Barilli); THE PHANTOM OF LIBERTY (Buñuel); THE PHANTOM OF PARADISE (De Palma); RABID DOGS (Bava); THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE (Sargent)
Most Overrated: GOING PLACES (Blier)
1973
1. THE LONG GOODBYE (Robert Altman)
2. MEAN STREETS (Martin Scorsese)
3. BADLANDS (Terrence Malick)
4. SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE (Ingmar Bergman)
5. THE MOTHER AND THE WHORE (Jean Eustache)
6. DON'T LOOK NOW (Nicholas Roeg)
7. THE WICKER MAN (Robin Hardy)
8. DAY FOR NIGHT (François Truffaut)
9. THE EXORCIST (William Friedkin)
10. TORSO (Sergio Martino)
Honorable Mention: THE DAY OF THE JACKAL (Zinnemann); ELECTRA GLIDE IN BLUE (Guercio); THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE (Yates); HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER (Eastwood); PAPER MOON (Bogdanovich); PAT GARRETT AND BILLY THE KID (Pekinpah)SEX & FURY (Suzuki); TERRIFYING GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL: LYNCH LAW CLASSROOM (Suzuki)
Notable Shorts: LUCIFER RISING (Anger)
Most Overrated: LAST TANGO IN PARIS (Bertolucci)
1972
1. LOVE IN THE AFTERNOON (Eric Rohmer)
2. THE GODFATHER (Francis Ford Coppola)
3. THE RULING CLASS (Peter Medak)
4. THE HEARTBREACK KID (Elaine May)
5. DELIVERANCE (John Boorman)
6. FRENZY (Alfred Hitchcock)
7. SOLARIS (Andrei Tarkovsky)
8. ULZANA'S RAID (Robert Aldrich)
9. SLEUTH (Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
10. FAT CITY (John Huston)
Honorable Mention: AGUIRRE: THE WRATH OF GOD (Herzog); CABERET (Fosse); CISCO PIKE (Norton); CRIES AND WHISPERS (Bergman); DEATHDREAM (Clark); THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE (Buñuel); THE HOT ROCK (Yates); KING BOXER (Chang); LISA AND THE DEVIL (Bava); MILANO CALIBRO 9 (Di Leo)
Notable Shorts: EYE MYTH (Brakhage)
1971
1. MCCABE AND MRS MILLER (Robert Altman)
2. WALKABOUT (Nicholas Roeg)
3. STRAW DOGS (Sam Pekinpah)
4. A NEW LEAF (Elaine May)
5. MURMUR OF THE HEART (Louis Malle)
6. FOUR NIGHTS OF A DREAMER (Robert Bresson)
7. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (Stanley Kubrick)
8. WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (Mel Stuart)
9. THE FRENCH CONNECTION (William Friedkin)
10. SHORT NIGHT OF THE GLASS DOLLS (Aldo Lado)
Honorable Mention: A BAY OF BLOOD (Bava); THE BEGUILED (Siegel); DUEL (Spielberg), FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (Jewison); THE HOSPITAL (Hiller); KLUTE (Pakula); LITTLE MURDERS (Arkin); MACBETH (Polanski); PLAY MISTY FOR ME (Eastwood); TWO ENGLISH GIRLS (Truffaut); TWO LANE BLACKTOP (Hellman)
Most Overrated: TAKING OFF (Forman)
1970
1. CLAIRE'S KNEE (Eric Rohmer)
2. THE CONFORMIST (Bernardo Bertolucci)
3. M.A.S.H. (Robert Altman)
4. DEEP END (Jerzy Skolimowski)
5. THE PRIVATE LIFE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (Billy Wilder)
6. BED AND BOARD (François Truffaut)
7. TWO MULES FOR SISTER SARA (Don Siegel)
8. I NEVER SANG FOR MY FATHER (Gilbert Cates)
9. PATTON (Franklin Schaffner)
10. CATCH 22 (Mike Nichols)
Honorable Mention: THE BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE (Peckinpah); FIVE EASY PIECES (Rafelson)
1969
1. THE WILD CHILD (François Truffaut)
2. MY NIGHT AT MAUD'S (Eric Rohmer)
3. MIDNIGHT COWBOY (John Schlsinger)
4. THE WILD BUNCH (Sam Pekinpah)
5. ARMY OF SHADOWS (Jean-Pierre Melville)
6. THIS MAN MUST DIE (Claude Chabrol)
7. DILLINGER IS DEAD (Marco Ferreri)
8. BOY (Nagisa Oshima)
9. ANDREI RUBLEV (Andrei Tarkovsky)
10. THE PASSION OF ANNA (Ingmar Bergman)
Honorable Mention: LE BOUCHER (Chabrol); BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (Hill); EASY RIDER (Hopper); KES (Loach); MEDIUM COOL (Wexler); MISSISSIPPI MERMAID (Truffaut); WHERE EAGLES DARE (Hutton)
Notable Shorts: A DAY WITH THE BOYS (Gulager); INVOCATION OF MY DEMON BROTHER (Anger)
1968
1. STOLEN KISSES (François Truffaut)
2. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (Stanley Kubrick)
3. IF... (Lindsay Anderson)
4. ROSEMARY'S BABY (Roman Polanski)
5. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (George Romero)
6. L'ENFANCE NUE (Maurice Pialat)
7. PETULIA (Richard Lester)
8. JE T'AIME, JE T'AIME (Alain Resnais)
9. SHAME (Ingmar Bergman)
10. THE MERCENARY (Sergio Corbucci)
Honorable Mention: COOGAN'S BLUFF (Siegel);THE GREAT SILENCE (Corbucci); THE HOUR OF THE WOLF (Bergman); THE PRODUCERS (Brooks); SYMBIOPSYCHOTAXIPLASM: TAKE ONE (Greaves); YELLOW SUBMARINE (Dunning)
Notable Shorts: PAS DE DEUX (McLaren) and TOBY DAMMIT (Fellini)
Most Overrated: THE LION IN WINTER (Harvey)
1967
1. THE YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT (Jacques Demy)
2. LE SAMOURAI (Jean-Pierre Melville)
3. THE SHOOTING (Monte Hellman)
4. COOL HAND LUKE (Stuart Rosenberg)
5. BONNIE AND CLYDE (Arthur Penn)
6. EL DORADO (Howard Hawks)
7. BELLE DE JOUR (Luis Buñuel)
8. WEEKEND (Jean Luc Godard)
9. POINT BLANK (John Boorman)
10. PLAYTIME (Jacques Tati)
Honorable Mention: BRANDED TO KILL (Suzuki); THE GRADUATE (Nichols); IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (Jewison); MOUCHETTE (Bresson); TWO OR THREE THINGS I KNOW ABOUT HER (Godard)
Notable Shorts: EYE MYTH (Brakhage); REPORT (Conner)
1966
1. PERSONA (Ingmar Bergman)
2. A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS (Fred Zinnemann)
3. KILL, BABY ... KILL (Mario Bava)
4. FAHRENHEIT 451 (Francois Truffaut)
5. AU HASARD BALTHAZAR (Robert Bresson)
6. BLOW UP (Michelangelo Antonioni)
7. THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY (Sergio Leone)
8. THE NAKED PREY (Cornel Wilde)
9. MARAT/SADE (PERSECUTION AND ASSASSINATION OF JEAN-PAUL MARAT AS PERFORMED BY THE INMATES OF THE ASYLUM AT THE CHARENTON UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE MARQUIS DE SADE) (Peter Brook)
10. TOKYO DRIFTER (Seijun Suzuki)
Honorable Mention: BLACK GIRL (Sembene)
Notable Shorts: BREAKAWAY (Bruce Conner)
Most Overrated
DAISIES (Chytilovà); KING OF HEARTS (de Broca)
1965
1. THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD (Martin Ritt)
2. RIDE IN THE WHIRLWIND (Monte Hellman)
3. REPULSION (Roman Polanski)
4. THE KNACK AND HOW TO GET IT (Richard Lester)
5. THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS (Gillo Pontecorvo)
6. FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE (Sergio Leone)
7. PIERROT LE FOU (Jean-Luc Godard)
8. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (Robert Wise)
9. DARLING (John Schlesinger)
10. FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KILL! KILL! (Russ Meyer)
Honorable Mention: None
Notable Shorts: KUSTOM KAR KOMMANDOS (Anger); MEET MARLON BRANDO (Maysles, Maysles and Zwerin)
1964
1. THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (Jacques Demy)
2. DR STRANGELOVE, OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB (Stanley Kubrick)
3. THE TRAIN (John Frankenheimer)
4. SÉANCE ON A WET AFTERNOON (Bryan Forbes)
5. FAIL-SAFE (Sidney Lumet)
6. WOMAN IN THE DUNES (Hiroshi Teshigahara)
7. BAND OF OUTSIDERS (Jean-luc Godard)
8. A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (Richard Lester)
9. GOLDFINGER (Guy Hamilton)
10. BLOOD AND BLACK LACE (Mario Bava)
Honorable Mention
I AM CUBA
Notable Shorts
IMB: A SELF PORTRAIT (Albert & David Maysles)
Most Overrated
GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. MATTHEW and MARNIE
1963
1. THE LEOPARD (Luchino Visconti)
2. HIGH AND LOW (Akira Kurosawa)
3. BILLY LIAR (John Schlesinger)
4. CONTEMPT (Jean-Luc Godard)
5. 8 ½ (Frederico Fellini)
6. THE BIG CITY (Satyajit Ray)
7. THE BIRDS (Alfred Hitchcock)
8. HUD (Marin Ritt)
9, MURIEL (Alain Resnais)
10. BAY OF ANGELS (Jacques Demy)
Honorable Mention: CHARADE (Donen); THE HAUNTING (Wise); THE SILENCE (Bergman); THIS SPORTING LIFE (Anderson)
Notable Shorts: MOTHLIGHT (Brakhage)
1962
1. JULES AND JIM (François Truffaut)
2. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (David Lean)
3. LONELINESS OF THE LONG DISTANCE RUNNER (Tony Richardson)
4. HARAKARI (Masaki Kobayashi)
5. HATARI! (Howard Hawks)
6. LE DOULOS (Jean-Pierre Melville)
7. ADVISE AND CONSENT (Otto Preminger)
8. RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY (Sam Peckinpah)
9. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (John Frankenheimer)
10. SANJURO (Akira Kurosawa)
Honorable Mention: THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL (Bunuel); KNIFE IN THE WATER (Polanski); LOLITA (Kubrick); MY LIFE TO LIVE (Godard); THE TALE OF ZATOICHI (Misumi); TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (Mulligan)
Notable Shorts: ANTOINE AND COLETTE (Truffaut); LA JETEE (Marker); WINDOW WATER BABY MOVING (Brakhage)
1961
1. THE HUSTLER (Robert Rossen)
2. THE INNOCENTS (Jack Clayton)
3. YOJIMBO (Akira Kurosawa)
4. LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD (Alain Resnais)
5. A WOMAN IS A WOMAN (Jean-luc Godard)
6. VIRIDIANA (Luis Buñuel)
7. TWO RODE TOGETHER (John Ford)
8. THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY (Ingmar Bergman)
9. LOLA (Jacques Demy)
10. ONE, TWO, THREE (Billy Wilder)
Honorable Mention: None
1960
1. ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS (Luchino Visconti)
2. PSYCHO (Alfred Hitchcock)
3. BREATHLESS (Jean-luc Godard)
4. LA DOLCE VITA (Frederico Fellini)
5. PEEPING TOM (Michael Powell)
6. LES BONNES FEMMES (Claude Chabrol)
7. STRANGERS WHEN WE MEET (Richard Quine)
8. THE RISE AND FALL OF LEGS DIAMOND (Budd Boetticher)
9. THE VIRGIN SPRING (Ingmar Bergman)
10. SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER (François Truffaut)
Honorable Mention: COMANCHE STATION (Boetticher); L'AVVENTURA (Antonioni); LE TROU (Becker)
1959
1. THE 400 BLOWS (François Truffaut)
2. ANATOMY OF A MURDER (Otto Preminger)
3. RIO BRAVO (Howard Hawks)
4. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (Alfred Hitchcock)
5. DAY OF THE OUTLAW (Andrè De Toth)
6. RIDE LONESOME (Budd Boetticher)
7. SOME LIKE IT HOT (Billy Wilder)
8. ROOM AT THE TOP (Jack Clayton)
9. HIROSHIMA, MON AMOUR (Alain Resnais)
10. PICKPOCKET (Robert Bresson)
Honorable Mention: EYES WITHOUT A FACE (Franju); IMITATION OF LIFE (Sirk); WARLOCK (Dmytryk); THE WORLD OF APU (Ray)
Notable Shorts: ALL THE BOYS ARE CALLED PATRICK (Godard); WINDOW WATER BABY MOVING (Brakhage)
1958
1. VERTIGO (Alfred Hitchcock)
2. TOUCH OF EVIL (Orson Welles)
3. HIDDEN FORTRESS (Akira Kurosawa)
4. MAN OF THE WEST (Anthony Mann)
5. MURDER BY CONTRACT (Irving Lerner)
6. BUCHANAN RIDES ALONE (Budd Boetticher)
7. THE MUSIC ROOM (Satyajit Ray)
8. TERROR IN A TEXAS TOWN (Joseph H. Lewis)
9. PARTY GIRL (Nicholas Ray)
10. THE VIKINGS (Richard Fleischer)
Honorable Mention: None
Notable Shorts: A Movie (Conner); LE CHANT DU STYRENE (Resnais)
1957
1. SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (Alexander Mackendrick)
2. PATHS OF GLORY (Stanley Kubrick)
3. THE TALL T (Budd Boetticher)
4. THRONE OF BLOOD (Akira Kurosawa)
5. BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (David Lean)
6. THE SEVENTH SEAL (Ingmar Bergman)
7. THE CRANES ARE FLYING (Mikhail Kalatozov)
8. A FACE IN THE CROWD (Elia Kazan)
9.12 ANGRY MEN (Sidney Lumet)
10. WILL SUCCESS SPOIL ROCK HUNTER? (Frank Tashlin)
Honorable Mention: ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS (Malle); NIGHT OF THE DEMON (Tourneur); NIGHTS OF CABIRIA (Fellini); WILD STRAWBERRIES (Bergman); WRITTEN ON THE WIND (Sirk)
Notable Shorts
LES MISTONS (François Truffaut)
1956
1. A MAN ESCAPED (Robert Bresson)
2. THE SEARCHERS (John Ford)
3. THE MYSTERY OF PICASSO (Henri-Georges Clouzot)
4. SEVEN MEN FROM NOW (Budd Boetticher)
5. THE COURT JESTER (Melvin Frank and Norman Panama)
6. THE WRONG MAN (Alfred Hitchcock)
7. BIGGER THAN LIFE (Nicholas Ray)
8. THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT (Frank Tashlin)
9. FRIENDLY PERSUASION (William Wyler)
10. APARAJITO (Satyajit Ray)
Honorable Mention: INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (Siegel); THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (Hitchcock); WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS (Lang)
1955
1. REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (Nicholas Ray)
2. BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK (John Sturges)
3. THE MAN FROM LARAMIE (Anthony Mann)
4. THE FAR COUNTRY (Anthony Mann)
5. ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS (Douglas Sirk)
6. LOLA MONTES (Max Ophüls)
7. RUN FOR COVER (Nicholas Ray)
8. DIABOLIQUE (Henri-Georges Clouzot)
9. TO CATCH A THIEF (Alfred Hitchcock)
10. BOB LE FLAMBEUR (Jean-Pierre Melville)
Honorable Mention: THE BIG COMBO (Lewis); KISS ME DEADLY (Aldrich); THE LADYKILLERS (Mackendrick); SMILES ON A SUMMER NIGHT (Bergman); TROUBLE WITH HARRY (Hitchcock)
Notable Shorts: BLINKITY BLANK (McLaren); NIGHT AND FOG (Resnais)
1954
1. THE SEVEN SAMURAI (Akira Kurosawa)
2. REAR WINDOW (Alfred Hitchcock)
3. ON THE WATERFRONT (Elia Kazan)
4. JOHNNY GUITAR (Nicholas Ray)
5. THE RAID (Hugo Fregonese)
6. RIOT IN CELL BLOCK 11 (Don Siegel)
7. DRIVE A CROOKED ROAD (Richard Quine)
8. TRACK OF THE CAT (William A. Wellman)
9. A STAR IS BORN (George Cukor)
10. CRIME WAVE (Andre De Toth)
Honorable Mention: DIAL M FOR MURDER (Hitchcock); HOBSON'S CHOICE (Lean); VERA CRUZ (Aldrich)
1953
1. PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET (Samuel Fuller)
2. WAGES OF FEAR (Henri-Georges Clouzot)
3. THE BIG HEAT (Fritz Lang)
4. THE NAKED SPUR (Anthony Mann)
5. GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (Howard Hawks)
6. BLOWING WILD (Hugo Fregonese)
7. THE BAND WAGON (Vincente Minnelli)
8. STALAG 17 (Billy WIlder)
9. MADAME DE... (Max Ophuls)
10. THE MAN BETWEEN (Carol Reed)
Honorable Mention: TOKYO STORY (Ozu)
Notable Shorts
DUCK AMUCK (Chuck Jones), DUCK DODGERS IN THE 24 1/2TH CENTURY (Chuck Jones), EAUX D'ARTIFACE (Kenneth Anger)
1952
1. IKIRU (Akira Kurosawa)
2. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (Stanely Donen and Gene Kelly)
3. THE NARROW MARGIN (Richard Fleischer)
4. UMBERTO D. (Vittorio de Sica)
5. BEND OF THE RIVER (Anthony Mann)
6. THE LUSTY MEN (Nicholas Ray)
7. THE CRIMSON PIRATE (Robert Siodmak)
8. MOULIN ROUGE (John Huston)
9. THE BIG SKY (Howard Hawks)
10. RANCHO NOTORIOUS (Fritz Lang)
Honorable Mention: HIGH NOON (Zinnemann); KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL (Karlson)
Notable Shorts: RABBIT SEASONING (Chuck Jones)
1951
1. STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (Alfred Hitchcock)
2. SUSANA (Luis Buñuel)
3. ACE IN THE HOLE (Billy Wilder)
4. THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (Christian Nimby & Howard Hawks)
5. THE LAVENDER HILL MOB (Charles Chricton)
6. ALICE IN WONDERLAND (Clyde Geronimi)
7. THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT (Alexander Mackindrick)
8. THE TALL TARGET (Anthony Mann)
9. PEOPLE WILL TALK (Joesph L. Maniewicz)
10. TALES OF HOFFMAN (Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger)
Honorable Mention: None
Notable Shorts: DRIP-ALONG DAFFY (Chuck Jones); PEN POINT PERCUSSION (Norman McLaren)
Most Overrated: THE AFRICAN QUEEN (Huston)
1950
1. SUNSET BOULEVARD (Billy Wilder)
2. IN A LONELY PLACE (Nicholas Ray)
3. STARS IN MY CROWN (Jaques Tourneur)
4. THE FURIES (Anthony Mann)
5. NIGHT AND THE CITY (Jules Dassin)
6. RASHOMON (Akira Kurosawa)
7. ALL ABOUT EVE (Joesph L. Maniewicz)
8. PANIC IN THE STREETS (Elia Kazan)
9. THE GUNFIGHTER (Henry King)
10. LES ENFANTS TERRIBLES (John-Pierre Melville)
Honorable Mention: ASPHALT JUNGLE (Huston); DIARY OF A COUNTRY PRIEST (Bresson); THE FLAME AND THE ARROW (Tourneur); SIDE STREET (Mann)
1949
1. THE THIRD MAN (Carol Reed)
2. THE SET-UP (Robert Wise)
3. STRAY DOG (Akira Kurosawa)
4. WHITE HEAT (Raoul Walsh)
5. GUN CRAZY (Joseph H. Lewis)
6. I SHOT JESSE JAMES (Samuel Fuller)
7. INTRUDER IN THE DUST (Clarence Brown)
8. THE WINDOW (Ted Tetzlaff)
9. THIEVES' HIGHWAY (Jules Dassin)
10. KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS (Robert Hamer)
Honorable Mention: ON THE TOWN (Donen & Kelly); THE ROCKING HORSE WINNER (Pelissier); SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON (Ford); THEY LIVE BY NIGHT (Ray)
Notable Shorts:BEGONE DULL CARE (McLaren & Lambart); DOUGH FOR THE DO-DO (Freleng); PUCE MOMENT(Anger)
1948
1. THE TREASURE OF SIERRA MADRE (John Huston)
2. THE RED SHOES (Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger)
3. ROPE (Alfred Hitchcock)
4. THE BICYCLE THIEF (Vittorio de Sica)
5. LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN WOMAN (Max Ophuls)
6. THE FALLEN IDOL (Carol Reed)
7. FORCE OF EVIL (Abraham Polonsky)
8. THE SCAR (Steve Sekely)
9. HE WALKED BY NIGHT (Alfred Werker and Anthony Mann)
10. LA TERRA TREMA (Luchino Visconti)
Honorable Mention: DRUNKEN ANGEL (Kurosawa); FORT APACHE (Ford); JOHNNY BELINDA (Negulesco); THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI (Welles); RAW DEAL (Mann); THE SEARCH (Zinnemann)
Notable Shorts: BOOGIE DOODLE (McLaren)
1947
1. ODD MAN OUT (Carol Reed)
2. QUAI DES ORFEVRES (Henri-Georges Clouzot)
3. OUT OF THE PAST (Jacques Tourneur)
4. BLACK NARCISSUS (Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger)
5. THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR (Joesph L. Mankiewicz)
6. BODY AND SOUL (Robert Rossen)
7. MONSIEUR VERDOUX (Charles Chaplin)
8. T-MEN (Anthony Mann)
9. NIGHTMARE ALLEY (Edmund Goulding)
10. BRUTE FORCE (Jules Dassin)
Honorable Mention: KISS OF DEATH (Hathaway); RAILROADED! (Mann)
Notable Shorts: FIREWORKS (Anger)
1946
1. THE BIG SLEEP (Howard Hawks)
2. BRIEF ENCOUNTER (David Lean)
3. A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH (Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger)
4. NOTORIOUS (Alfred Hitchcock)
5. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Jean Cocteau)
6. MY DARLING CLEMENTINE (John Ford)
7. THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (Tay Garnett)
8. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (Frank Capra)
9. THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (William Wyler)
10. TO EACH HIS OWN (Mitchell Leisen)
1945
1. AND THEN THERE WERE NONE (René Clair)
2. CHILDREN OF PARADISE (Marcel Carné)
3. DETOUR (Edgar G. Ulmer)
4. A WALK IN THE SUN (Lewis Milestone)
5. OBJECTIVE, BURMA! (Raoul Walsh)
6. I KNOW WHERE I’M GOING (Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger)
7. LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (John M. Stahl)
8. ISLE OF THE DEAD (Mark Robson)
9. SCARLET STREET (Fritz Lang)
10. DEAD OF NIGHT (Cavalcanti/Charles Crichton/Basil Dearden/Robert Hamer)
1944
1. DOUBLE INDEMNITY (Billy Wilder)
2. MURDER MY SWEET (Edward Dmytryk)
3. MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (Vincente Minnelli)
4. EXPERIMENT PERILOUS (Jacques Tourneur)
5. TO HAVE OR HAVE NOT (Howard Hawks)
6. LAURA (Otto Preminger)
7. A CANTERBURY TALE (Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger)
8. LIFEBOAT (Alfred Hitchcock)
9. THE UNINVITED (Lewis Allen)
10. IMMORTAL BATTALION (Carol Reed)
Honorable Mention: None
Most Overrated: THE MIRACLE OF MORGAN'S CREEK (Sturges)
1943
1. THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP (Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger)
2. HEAVEN CAN WAIT (Ernst Lubitsch)
3. SHADOW OF A DOUBT (Alfred Hitchcock)
4. LE CORBEAU (Henri-Georges Clouzot)
5. FIVE GRAVES TO CAIRO (Billy Wilder)
6. I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE (Jacques Tourneur)
7. DAY OF WRATH (Carl Theodore Dreyer)
8. CABIN IN THE SKY (Vincente Minnelli)
9. THE OX-BOW INCIDENT (William A. Wellman)
10. AIR FORCE (Howard Hawks)
Notable Shorts
MESHES OF THE AFTERNOON (Maya Deren & Alexander Hammid)
1942
1. CASABLANCA (Michael Curtiz)
2. THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS (Orson Welles)
3. CAT PEOPLE (Jacques Tourneur)
4. OSSESSIONE (Luchino Visconti)
5. TO BE OR NOT TO BE (Ernst Lubitsch)
6. THE PALM BEACH STORY (Preston Sturges)
7. PRIDE OF THE YANKEES (Sam Wood)
8. SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS (Preston Sturges)
9. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (Michael Curtiz)
10. SABOTEUR (Alfred Hitchcock)
1941
1. CITIZEN KANE (Orson Welles)
2. 49th PARALLEL (Michael Powell)
3. THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER (William Dieterle)
4. THE MALTESE FALCON (John Huston)
5. BALL OF FIRE (Howard Hawks)
6. DUMBO (Ben Sharpsteen)
7. THAT UNCERTAIN FEELING (Ernst Lubitsch)
8. THE LADY EVE (Preston Sturges)
9. HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY (John Ford)
10. HOLD BACK THE DAWN (Mitchell Leisen)
1940
1. THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (Ernst Lubitsch)
2. THE GRAPES OF WRATH (John Ford)
3. HIS GIRL FRIDAY (Howard Hawks)
4. FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT (Alfred Hitchcock)
5. REBECCA (Alfred Hitchcock)
6. THE MORTAL STORM (Frank Borzage)
7. FANTASIA (Ben Sharpsteen)
8. PINNOCHIO (Ben Sharpsteen and Hamilton Luske)
9. THE GREAT DICTATOR (Charles Chaplin)
10. THE GREAT MCGINTY (Preston Sturges)
1939
1. DESTRY RIDES AGAIN (George Marshall)
2. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (Frank Capra)
3. RULES OF THE GAME (Jean Renoir)
4. THE SPY IN BLACK (Michael Powell)
5. YOUNG MR. LINCOLN (John Ford)
6. THE WIZARD OF OZ (Victor Fleming)
7. ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS (Howard Hawks)
8. NINOTICKA (Ernst Lubitsch)
9. STAGECOACH (John Ford)
10. GONE WITH THE WIND (Victor Fleming)
Honorable Mention: THE FOUR FEATHERS (Korda)
1938
1. THE LADY VANISHES (Alfred Hitchcock)
2. BRINGING UP BABY (Howard Hawks)
3. HOLIDAY (George Cukor)
4. THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (Michael Curtiz & William Keighley)
5. THREE COMRADES (Frank Borzage)
6. ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES (Michael Curtiz)
7. YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU (Frank Capra)
8. THE DRUM (Zoltan Korda)
1937
1. GRAND ILLUSION (Jean Renoir)
2. MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW (Leo McCarey)
3. ANGEL (Ernst Lubitsch)
4. THE AWFUL TRUTH (Leo McCarey)
5. NOTHING SACRED (William Wellman)
6. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (David Hand)
7. PEPE LE MOKO (Julien Duvivier)
8. YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE (Fritz Lang)
9. HISTORY IS MADE AT NIGHT (Frank Borzage)
10. THE HURRICANE (John Ford)
1936
1. DODSWORTH (William Wyler)
2. FURY (Fritz Lang)
3. SWING TIME (George Stevens)
4. MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN (Frank Capra)
5. MODERN TIMES (Charles Chaplin)
6. AFTER THE THIN MAN (W.S. Van Dyke)
7. THE CRIME OF MONSIEUR LANGE (Jean Renoir)
Notable Shorts: A DAY IN THE COUNTRY (Renoir)
1935
1. TOP HAT (Mark Sandrich)
2. MAD LOVE (Karl Freund)
3. RUGGLES OF RED GAP (Leo McCarey)
4. A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (Sam Wood)
5. THE 39 STEPS (Alfred Hitchcock)
6. THE WHOLE TOWN'S TALKING (John Ford)
1934
1. TWENTIETH CENTURY (Howard Hawks)
2. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (Frank Capra)
3. THE BLACK CAT (Edgar Ulmer)
4. THE THIN MAN (W.S. Van Dyke)
5. L'ATALANTE (Jean Vigo)
6. THE GAY DIVORCEE (Mark Sandrich)
7. IT'S A GIFT (Norman Z. McLeod)
1933
1. THE BITTER TEA OF GENERAL YEN (Frank Capra)
2. THE TESTAMENT OF DR. MABUSE (Fritz Lang)
3. DUCK SOUP (Leo McCarey)
4. GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933 (Mervyn LeRoy)
5. HALLELUJAH I'M A BUM (Lewis Milestone)
6. KING KONG (Merian Cooper & Ernest Schoedsack)
7. ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (Erle C. Kenton)
8. HEROES FOR SALE (William A. Wellman)
9. 42ND STREET (Lloyd Bacon)
10. ZERO FOR CONDUCT (Jean Vigo)
Notable Shorts: LAND WITHOUT BREAD (Buñuel)
1932
1. TROUBLE IN PARADISE (Ernst Lubitsch)
2. SCARFACE (Howard Hawks)
3. ONE HOUR WITH YOU (Ernst Lubitsch)
4. VAMPYR (Carl Theodore Dreyer)
5. LOVE ME TONIGHT (Rouben Mamoulian)
6. THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME (Irving Pichel & Ernest B. Schoedsack)
7. FREAKS (Tod Browning)
8. RED DUST (Victor Fleming)
9. BLONDE VENUS (Josef von Sternberg)
10. KONGO (William J. Cowen)
1931
1. CITY LIGHTS (Charles Chaplin)
2. THE SMILING LIEUTENANT (Ernst Lubitsch)
3. M (Fritz Lang)
4. THE PUBLIC ENEMY (William Wellman)
5. MADCEHN IN UNIFORM (Leontine Sagan)
6. THE FRONT PAGE (Lewis Milestone)
1930
1. MOROCCO (Josef von Sternberg)
2. MONTE CARLO (Ernst Lubitsch)
3. L'AGE D'OR (Luis Buñuel)
4. LITTLE CAESAR (Mervyn LeRoy)
5. ANIMAL CRACKERS (Victor Heerman)
Most Overrated: THE BLUE ANGEL (von Sternberg)
1929
1. THE GENERAL LINE (Sergei Eisenstein)
2. DIARY OF A LOST GIRL (G.W. Pabst)
Notable Shorts: UN CHIEN ANDALOU (Buñuel)
1928
1. THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC (Carl Theodor Dreyer)
2. STEAMBOAT BILL JR (Buster Keaton & Charles Reisner)
1927
1. THE GENERAL (Buster Keaton & Clyde Bruckman)
2. SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS (F.W. Murnau)
3. METROPOLIS (Fritz Lang)
1926
None
1925
1. THE GOLD RUSH (Charles Chaplin)
2. SEVEN CHANCES (Buster Keaton)
Most Overrated: Battleship Potemkin (Eisenstein)
1924
1. SHERLOCK, JR. (Buster Keaton)
2. THE LAST LAUGH (F.W. Murnau)
Notable Shorts: Ballet Mécanique (Léger)
1923
None
1922
1. NOSFERATU THE VAMPIRE (F.W. Murnau)
1921
1. THE KID (Charles Chaplin)