FILMS 1949: TOP 25

1. THE THIRD MAN (CAROL REED) 4,5810
2. WHITE HEAT (RAOUL WALSH) 4,3942
3. LATE SPRING (YASUJIRO OZU) 4,3938
4. KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS (ROBERT HAMER) 4,2219
5. ON THE TOWN (STANLEY DONEN - GENE KELLY) 4,0691
6. GUN CRAZY (JOSEPH H. LEWIS) 4,0567
7. SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON (JOHN FORD) 4,0460
8. THE HEIRESS (WILLIAM WYLER) 4,0266
9. A LETTER TO THREE WIVES (JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ) 3,9572
10. ADAM'S RIB (GEORGE CUKOR) 3,9160
11. THE RECKLESS MOMENT (MAX OPHULS) 3,8900
12. COLORADO TERRITORY (RAOUL WALSH) 3,8812
13. THE SET-UP (ROBERT WISE) 3,8330
14. THE SMALL BACK ROOM (MICHAEL POWELL) 3,8194
15. I SHOOT JESSE JAMES (SAMUEL FULLER) 3,8133
16. STRAY DOG (AKIRA KUROSAWA) 3,8133
17. ALL THE KING'S MEN (ROBERT ROSSEN) 3,7781
18. JOUR DE FETE (JACQUES TATI) 3,7566
19. LA SANG DES BETES (GEORGES FRANJU) 3,7222
20. INTRUDER IN THE DUST (CLARENCE BROWN) 3,6498
21. FAST AND FURRY-OUS (CHUCK JONES) 3,6310
22. THE FOUNTAINHEAD (KING VIDOR) 3,5838
23. WHISKY GALORE (ALEXANDER MACKENDRICK) 3,5625
24. THE CHAMPION (MARK ROBSON) 3,5443
25. TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH (HENRY KING) 3,5151

UPDATE 03-02-2008

FILMS 1955: TOP 25

1. ORDET (CARL THEODOR DREYER) 4,6802
2. THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (CHARLES LAUGHTON) 4,6118
3. PATHER PANCHALI (SATYAJIT RAY) 4,5224
4. DU RIFIFI CHEZ LES HOMMES (JULES DASSIN) 4,3189
5. NUIT ET BROUILLARD (ALAISN RESNAIS) 4,3103
6. FLOATING CLOUDS (MIKIO NARUSE) 4,2357
7. THE LADYKILLERS (ALEXANDER MACKENDRICK) 4,2004
8. LES DIABOLIQUES (HENRI-GEORGES CLOUZOT) 4,1408
9. REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (NICHOLAS RAY) 4,1036
10. LOLA MONTES (MAX OPHULS) 4,0809
11. THE MAN FROM LARAMIE (ANTHONY MANN) 4,0660
12. EAST OF EDEN (ELIA KAZAN) 4,0383
13. KISS ME, DEADLY (ROBERT ALDRICH) 3,9744
14. SMILES OF A SUMMER NIGHT (INGMAR BERGMAN) 3,9606
15. LES MAITRES FOUS (JEAN ROUCH) 3,9250
16. ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS (DOUGLAS SIRK) 3,8250
17. SHIN HEIKE MONOGATARI (KENJI MIZOGUCHI) 3,7909
18. YOKIHI (KENJI MIZOGUCHI) 3,7702
19. BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK (JOHN STURGES) 3,7409
20. MUERTE DE UN CICLISTA (JUAN ANTONIO BARDEM) 3,7177
21. IL BIDONE (FEDERICO FELLINI) 3,6978
22. LADY AND THE TRAMP (WALT DISNEY) 3,6968
23. MAN WITHOUT A STAR (KING VIDOR) 3,6611
24. SUMMERTIME (DAVID LEAN) 3,6406
25. THE BIG COMBO (JOSEPH H. LEWIS) 3,6374

UPDATE 20-02-2008

FILMS 1954: TOP 25

1. REAR WINDOW (ALFRED HITCHCOCK) 4,8109
2. SEVEN SAMURAI (AKIRA KUROSAWA) 4,7392
3. SANSHO DAYU (KENJI MIZOGUCHI) 4,5388
4. ON THE WATERFRONT (ELIA KAZAN) 4,4518
5. JOHNNY GUITAR (NICHOLAS RAY) 4,3588
6. LA STRADA (FEDERICO FELLINI) 4,3487
7. VIAGGIO IN ITALIA (ROBERTO ROSSELLINI) 4,0778
8. A STAR IS BORN (GEORGE CUKOR) 3,9903
9. LATE CHRYSANTHEMUMS (MIKO NARUSE) 3,9692
10. THE FAR COUNTRY (ANTHONY MANN) 3,8044
11. TOUCHEZ PAS AU GRISBI (JACQUES BECKER) 3,8029
12. THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA (JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ) 3,7932
13. SENSO (LUCHINO VISCONTI) 3,7806
14. DIAL M. FOR MURDER (ALFRED HITCHCOCK) 3,7754
15. SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS (STANLEY DONEN) 3,7109
16. THE CRUCIFIED LOVERS (KENJI MIZOGUCHI) 3,7101
17. FRENCH CAN-CAN (JENA RENOIR) 3,6989
18. THEM (GORDON DOUGLAS) 3,6607
19. VERA CRUZ (ROBERT ALDRICH) 3,6541
20. SOUND OF THE MOUNTAIN (MIKIO NARUSE) 3,6267
21. 20.000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (RICHARD FLEISCHER) 3,5309
22. SABRINA (BILLY WILDER) 3,5202
23. SAMURAI 1: MUSASHI MIYAMOTO (HIROSHI INAGAKI) 3,5071
24. HUMAN DESIRE (FRITZ LANG) 3,4927
25. SALT OF THE EARTH (HERBERT BIBERMAN) 3,4893

UPDATE 17-02-2008

FILMS 1953: TOP 25

1. UGETSU MONOGATARI (KENJI MIZOGUCHI) 4,6601
2. TOKYO MONOGATARI (YASUJIRO OZU) 4,5882
3. MADAME DE ... (MAX OPHULS) 4,5397
4. BIENVENIDO MR. MARSHALL (LUIS G. BERLANGA) 4,3371
5. THE BAND WAGON (VINCENTE MINNELLI) 4,2839
6. LES VACANCES DE MONSIEUR HULOT (JACQUES TATI) 4,2580
7. PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET (SAMUEL FULLER) 4,2088
8. EL (LUIS BUÑUEL) 4,1969
9. THE BIG HEAT (FRITZ LANG) 4,1083
10. THE NAKED SPUR (ANTHONY MANN) 4,0349
11. LE SALAIRE DE LA PEUR (HENRI-GEORGES CLOUZOT) 3,9990
12. DUCK AMUCK (CHUCK JONES) 3,9545
13. STALAG 17 (BILLY WILDER) 3,9528
14. SHANE (GEORGE STEVENS) 3,9353
15. ROMAN HOLIDAY (WILLIAM WYLER) 3,8914
16. I VITELLONI (FEDERICO FELLINI) 3,8554
17. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (FRED ZINNEMANN) 3,7503
18. JULIUS CAESAR (JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ) 3,7099
19. SUMMER WITH MONIKA (INGMAR BERGMAN) 3,6993
20. SAWDUST AND TINSEL (INGMAR BERGMAN) 3,6321
21. EAUX D'ARTIFICE (KENNETH ANGER) 3,5857
22. 99 RIVER STREET (PHIL KARLSON) 3,5438
23. OLDER BROTHER, YOUNGER SISTER (MIKIO NARUSE) 3,5438
24. A GEISHA (KENJI MIZOGUCHI) 3,5400
25. GENTLEMAN PREFER BLONDES (HOWARD HAWKS) 3,5268

UPDATE 15-02-2008

FILMS 1952: TOP 25

1. SINGIN'IN THE RAIN (STANLEY DONEN - GENE KELLY) 4,5216
2. IKIRU (AKIRA KUROSAWA) 4,4934
3. UMBERTO D (VITTORIO DE SICA) 4,3801
4. LIFE OF OHARU (KENJI MIZOGUCHI) 4,2995
5. HIGH NOON (FRED ZINNEMANN) 4,2288
6. CASQUE D'OR (JACQUES BECKER) 4,2061
7. LES JEUX INTERDITS (RENE CLEMENT) 4,1895
8. LE PLAISIR (MAX OPHULS) 4,0980
9. THE QUIET MAN (JOHN FORD) 4,0943
10. PARK ROW (SAMUEL FULLER) 4,0545
11. EUROPA 51 (ROBERTO ROSSELLINI) 4,0026
12. THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (VINCENTE MINNELLI) 3,9371
13. LIGHTNING (MIKIO NARUSE) 3,9063
14. VIVA ZAPATA (ELIA KAZAN) 3,8961
15. BEND OF THE RIVER (ANTHONY MANN) 3,8846
16. OTHELLO (ORSON WELLES) 3,8798
17. LIMELIGHT (CHARLES CHAPLIN) 3,8695
18. FLAVOR OF GREEN TEA OVER RICE (YASUJIRO OZU) 3,8667
19. THE NARROW MARGIN (RICHARD FLEISCHER) 3,7417
20. FIVE FINGERS (JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ) 3,7098
21. THE WORLD IN HIS ARMS (RAOUL WALSH) 3,7083
22. SCARAMOUCHE (GEORGE SIDNEY) 3,6815
23. ANGEL FACE (OTTO PREMINGER) 3,6726
24. ON DANGEROUS GROUND (NICHOLAS RAY) 3,6540
25. THE LUSTY MEN (NICHOLAS RAY) 3,5613

UPDATE 10-02-08

FILMS 1951: TOP 25

1. STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (ALFRED HITCHCOCK) 4,5789
2. LE JOURNAL D'UN CURE DE CAMPAGNE (ROBERT BRESSON) 4,1557
3. ACE IN THE HOLE (BILLY WILDER) 4,1402
4. A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (ELIA KAZAN) 4,1360
5. THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD SILL (ROBERT WISE) 4,0689
6. EARLY SUMMER (YASUJIRO OZU) 4,0346
7. THE AFRICAN QUEEN (JOHN HUSTON) 3,9550
8. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (VINCENTE MINNELLI) 3,9021
9. THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (CHRISTIAN NYBY) 3,8852
10. THE BROWNING VERSION (ANTHONY ASQUITH) 3,8562
11. THE RIVER (JEAN RENOIR) 3,7984
12. MIRACOLO A MILANO (VITTORIO DE SICA) 3,7215
13. THE LAVENDER HILL MOB (CHARLES CRICHTON) 3,6975
14. A PLACE IN THE SUN (GEORGE STEVENS) 3,6848
15. THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT (ALEXANDER MACKENDRICK) 3,6837
16. THE STEEL HELMET (SAMUEL FULLER) 3,6636
17. REPAST (MIKIO NARUSE) 3,6361
18. DEATH OF A SALESMAN (LASZLO BENEDEK) 3,6250
19. ALICE IN WONDERLAND (WALT DISNEY) 3,5765
20. DETECTIVE STORY (WILLIAM WYLER) 3,5189
21. ALONG THE GREAT DIVIDE (RAOUL WALSH) 3,5170
22. A CHRISTMAS CAROL (BRIAN DESMOND HURST) 3,4623
23. BELLISSIMA (LUCHINO VISCONTI) 3,4371
24. CAPTAIN HORATIO HORNBLOWER (RAOUL WALSH) 3,4241
25. BULLFIGHTER AND THE LADY (BUDD BOETTICHER) 3,4056

UPDATE 09-02-2008

FILMS 1950: TOP 25

1. SUNSET BOULEVARD (BILLY WILDER) 4,6604
2. RASHOMON (AKIRA KUROSAWA) 4,6304
3. ALL ABOUT EVE (JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ) 4,4936
4. LOS OLVIDADOS (LUIS BUÑUEL) 4,4290
5. IN A LONELY PLACE (NICHOLAS RAY) 4,3031
6. ORPHEE (JEAN COCTEAU) 4,2205
7. THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (JOHN HUSTON) 4,1894
8. WINCHESTER 73 (ANTHONY MANN) 4,1225
9. LA RONDE (MAX OPHULS) 3,9981
10. RABBIT OF SEVILLE (CHUCK JONES) 3,9568
11. THE GUNFIGHTER (HENRY KING) 3,8998
12. THE MUNEKATA SISTERS (YASUJIRO OZU) 3,8931
13. NIGHT AND THE CITY (JULES DASSIN) 3,7449
14. WAGONMASTER (JOHN FORD) 3,7125
15. BORN YESTERDAY (GEORGE CUKOR) 3,6738
16. HARVEY (HENRY KOSTER) 3,6155
17. FRANCESCO, GIULLARE DI DIO (ROBERTO ROSSELLINI) 3,6103
18. THE FLAME AND THE ARROW (JACQUES TOURNEUR) 3,5979
19. GERALD McBOING BOING (ROBERT CANNON) 3,5100
20. RABBIT'S MOON (KENNETH ANGER) 3,5000
21. STROMBOLI, TERRA DI DIO (ROBERTO ROSSELLINI) 3,4841
22. KING SOLOMON'S MINES (COMPTON BENNETT) 3,4612
23. CYRANO DE BERGERAC (MICHAEL GORDON) 3,4571
24. SEVEN DAYS TO NOON (JOHN BOULTING) 3,4250
25. CINDERELLA (WALT DISNEY) 3,3893

UPDATE 04-02-2008

FILMS 1948: TOP 25

1. LADRI DI BICICLETTE (VITTORIO DE SICA) 4,5650
2. RED RIVER (HOWARD HAWKS) 4,4682
3. THE TREASURE OF SIERRA MADRE (JOHN HUSTON) 4,3128
4. LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN WOMAN (MAX OPHULS) 4,2718
5. THE RED SHOES (MICHAEL POWELL) 4,2040
6. LOUISIANA STORY (ROBERT FLAHERTY) 4,1591
7. GERMANIA, ANNO ZERO (ROBERTO ROSSELLINI) 4,1586
8. PORTRAIT OF JENNIE (WILLIAM DIETERLE) 4,1515
9. OLIVER TWIST (DAVID LEAN) 4,1388
10. LA TERRA TREMA (LUCHINO VISCONTI) 4,0976
11. KEY LARGO (JOHN HUSTON) 3,8926
12. FORT APACHE (JOHN FORD) 3,8329
13. YELLOW SKY (WILLIAM WELLMAN) 3,8262
14. UNFAITHFULLY YOURS (PRESTON STURGES) 3,7976
15. THEY LIVE BY NIGHT (NICHOLAS RAY) 3,7874
16. THE FALLEN IDOL (CAROL REED) 3,7833
17. ROPE (ALFRED HITCHCOCK) 3,7348
18. HAMLET (LAURENCE OLIVIER) 3,7057
19. FORCE OF EVIL (ABRAHAM POLONSKY) 3,6990
20. A FOREIGN AFFAIR (BILLY WILDER) 3,6265
21. CALL NORTHSIDE 777 (HENRY HATHAWAY) 3,6068
22. THE WINSLOW BOY (ANTHONY AQUITH) 3,5643
23. QUARTET (VARIOUS) 3,5167
24. LES PARENTS TERRIBLES (JEAN COCTEAU) 3,5100
25. THE NAKED CITY (JULES DASSIN) 3,4959

UPDATE 02-02-2008

FILMS 1947: TOP 25

1. OUT OF THE PAST (JACQUES TOURNEUR) 4,3787
2. ODD MAN OUT (CAROL REED) 4,1218
3. BLACK NARCISSUS (MICHAEL POWELL) 4,0593
4. MONSIEUR VERDOUX (CHARLES CHAPLIN) 4,0473
5. DAISY KENYON (OTTO PREMINGER) 3,9227
6. NIGHTMARE ALLEY (EDMUND GOULDING) 3,9069
7. THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR (JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ) 3,8884
8. FIREWORKS (KENNETH ANGER) 3,8558
9. THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI (ORSON WELLES) 3,8373
10. QUAI DES ORFEVRES (HENRI-GEORGES CLOUZOT) 3,7577
11. BODY AND SOUL (ROBERT ROSSEN) 3,7495
12. LE DIABLE AU CORPS (CLAUDE AUTANT-LARA) 3,6444
13. PURSUED (RAOUL WALSH) 3,4875
14. DARK PASSAGE (DELMER DAVES) 3,4833
15. THE PRIVATE AFFAIRS OF BEL AMI (ALBERT LEWIN) 3,4600
16. ANTOINE ET ANTOINETTE (JACQUES BECKER) 3,4347
17. THE BISHOP'S WIFE (HENRY KOSTER) 3,4047
18. MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (GEORGE SEATON) 3,4006
19. THE RECORD OF A TENEMENT GENTLEMAN (YASUJIRO OZU) 3,3786
20. THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER (H.C. POTTER) 3,3750
21. THE LATE GEORGE APLEY (JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ) 3,3045
22. CROSSFIRE (EDWARD DMYTRYK) 3,3041
23. KISS OF DEATH (HENRY HATHAWAY) 3,2951
24. UNCONQUERED (CECIL B. DE MILLE) 3,2538
25. POSSESSED (CURTIS BERNHARDT) 3,2239

UPDATE 28-01-2008

FILMS 1946: TOP 25

1. NOTORIOUS (ALFRED HITCHCOCK) 4,6605
2. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (FRANK CAPRA) 4,6493
3. MY DARLING CLEMENTINE (JOHN FORD) 4,5146
4. THE BIG SLEEP (HOWARD HAWKS) 4,4872
5. GREAT EXPECTATIONS (DAVID LEAN) 4,4760
6. LA BELLE ET LA BETE (JEAN COCTEAU) 4,4541
7. SCIUSCIA (VITTORIO DE SICA) 4,3446
8. THE BEAST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (WILLIAM WYLER) 4,2754
9. PAISA (ROBERTO ROSSELLINI) 4,0870
10. A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH (MICHAEL POWELL) 4,0412
11. THE KILLERS (ROBERT SIODMAK) 3,7861
12. GILDA (CHARLES VIDOR) 3,7840
13. THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (TAY GARNETT) 3,7666
14. GREEN FOR DANGER (SIDNEY GILLIAT) 3,6600
15. CLUNY BROWN (ERNST LUBITSCH) 3,6114
16. HUMORESQUE (JEAN NEGULESCO) 3,5942
17. LA BATAILLE DU RAIL (RENE CLEMENT) 3,5563
18. DUEL IN THE SUN (KING VIDOR) 3,5347
19. THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS (LEWIS MILESTONE) 3,5275
20. TO EACH IS OWN (MITCHELL LEISEN) 3,4800
21. DIE MORDER SIND UNTER UNS (WOLFGANG STAUDTE) 3,4214
22. THE BLUE DAHLIA (GEORGE MARSHALL) 3,3962
23. HAIR-RAISING HARE (CHUCK JONES) 3,3938
24. THE CAPTIVE HEART (BASIL DEARDEN) 3,3833
25. FARREBIQUE (GEORGES ROUQUIER) 3,3700

UPDATE 27-01-2008

FILMS 1945: TOP 25

1. LES ENFANTS DU PARADIS (MARCEL CARNE) 4,3124
2. ROMA, CITTA APERTA (ROBERTO ROSSELLINI) 4,2610
3. BRIEF ENCOUNTER (DAVID LEAN) 4,1825
4. THE LOST WEEKEND (BILLY WILDER) 3,9291
5. DEAD OF NIGHT (VARIOUS) 3,8995
6. AND THEN THERE WERE NONE (RENE CLAIR) 3,8273
7. THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GREY (ALBERT LEWIN) 3,8227
8. SCARLET STREET (FRITZ LANG) 3,8218
9. A TREE GROWNS IN BROOKLYN (ELIA KAZAN) 3,8159
10. DETOUR (EDGAR G. ULMER) 3,7886
11. LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (JOHN M. STAHL) 3,7620
12. I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING (MICHAEL POWELL) 3,6671
13. THE WAY TO THE STARS (ANTHONY ASQUITH) 3,6667
14. OBJECTIVE BURMA (RAOUL WALSH) 3,6664
15. MILDRED PIERCE (MICHAEL CURTIZ) 3,6444
16. THE SOUTHERNER (JEAN RENOIR) 3,6122
17. LES DAMES DU BOIS DE BOULOGNE (ROBERT BRESSON) 3,5660
18. THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE (ROBERT SIODMAK) 3,4800
19. THE BODY SNATCHER (ROBERT WISE) 3,4385
20. FALBALAS (JACQUES BECKER) 3,4250
21. SPELLBOUND (ALFRED HITCHCOCK) 3,4100
22. L'ESPOIR (ANDRE MALRAUX) 3,3729
23. FALLEN ANGEL (OTTO PREMINGER) 3,2783
24. THEY WERE EXPENDABLE (JOHN FORD) 3,2686
25. MY NAME IS JULIA ROSS (JOSEPH H. LEWIS) 3,2545

UPDATE 26-01-2008

FILMS 1944: TOP 25

1. DOUBLE INDEMNITY (BILLY WILDER) 4,5438
2. LAURA (OTTO PREMINGER) 4,4408
3. IVAN GROZNI (SERGEI M. EISENSTEIN) 4,1913
4. MEET ME IN SAINT LOUIS (VINCENTE MINNELLI) 4,0853
5. TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT (HOWARD HAWKS) 4,0289
6. THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW (FRITZ LANG) 3,9589
7. AT LAND (MAYA DEREN) 3,9433
8. THE MIRACLE OF MORGAN'S CREEK (PRESTON STURGES) 3,8908
9. LIFEBOAT (ALFRED HITCHCOCK) 3,8726
10. ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (FRANK CAPRA) 3,7672
11. HENRY V (LAURENCE OLIVIER) 3,7362
12. HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO (PRESTON STURGES) 3,6609
13. THE MINISTRY OF FEAR (FRITZ LANG) 3,6556
14. MURDER MY SWEET (EDWARD DMYTRYK) 3,5195
15. GASLIGHT (GEORGE CUKOR) 3,4809
16. GOING MY WAY (LEO McCAREY) 3,3756
17. HETS (ALF SJOBERG) 3,3273
18. NATIONAL VELVET (CLARENCE BROWN) 3,2946
19. NONE SHALL ESCAPE (ANDRE DE TOTH) 3,2786
20. THE CURSE OF THE CAT POEOPLE (ROBERT WISE) 3,2506
21. THE PRIVATE LIFE OF A CAT (ALEXANDER HAMMID) 3,2500
22. LITTLE RED RIDING RABBIT (FRIZ FRELENG) 3,2495
23. IT HAPPENED TOMORROW (RENE CLAIR) 3,2410
24. A CANTERBURY TALE (MICHAEL POWELL) 3,2406
25. SINCE YOU WENT AWAY (JOHN CROMWELL) 3,2052

UPDATE 25-01-2008

FILMS 1943: TOP 25

1. VREDENS DAG (CARL THEODOR DREYER) 4,3532
2. THE OX-BOW INCIDENT (WILLIAM WELLMAN) 4,3310
3. SHADOW OF A DOUBT (ALFRED HITCHCOCK) 4,2009
4. MESHES OF THE AFTERNOON (MAYA DEREN) 4,1326
5. LE CORBEAU (HENRI-GEORGES CLOUZOT) 4,0347
6. I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE (JACQUES TOURNEUR) 3,8668
7. LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP (MICHAEL POWELL) 3,8346
8. HEAVEN CAN WAIT (ERNST LUBITSCH) 3,7364
9. OSSESSIONE (LUCHINO VISCONTI) 3,7212
10. THIS LAND IS MINE (JEAN RENOIR) 3,6507
11. THE SEVENTH VICTIM (MARK ROBSON) 3,6161
12. RED HOT RIDING HOOD (TEX AVERY) 3,5492
13. HANGMEN ALSO DIE (FRITZ LANG) 3,5263
14. FIVE GRAVES TO CAIRO (BILLY WILDER) 3,4615
15. THE LEOPARD MAN (JACQUES TOURNEUR) 3,4057
16. L'ETERNEL RETOUR (JEAN DELANNOY) 3,3400
17. A CORNY CONCERTO (ROBERT CLAMPETT) 3,2792
18. GENTE DEL PO (MICHELANGELO ANTONIONI) 3,2700
19. NO TIME FOR LOVE (MITCHELL LEISEN) 3,2438
20. LA MAIN DU DIABLE (MAURICE TOURNEUR) 3,2400
21. DOUCE (CLAUDE AUTANT-LARA) 3,2286
22. THE HUMAN COMEDY (CLARENCE BROWN) 3,2278
23. MUNCHHAUSEN (JOSEF VON BAKY) 3,2250
24. DUMB-HOUNDED (TEX AVERY) 3,2000
25. JOURNEY INTO FEAR (NORMAN FOSTER) 3,1501

UPDATE 21-01-2008

FILMS 1942: TOP 25

1. CASABLANCA (MICHAEL CURTIZ) 4,6172
2. TO BE OR NOT TO BE (ERNST LUBITSCH) 4,5134
3. THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS (ORSON WELLES) 4,3313
4. CAT PEOPLE (JACQUES TOURNEUR) 4,1263
5. THE PALM BEACH STORY (PRESTON STURGES) 4,1180
6. THERE WAS A FATHER (YASUJIRO OZU) 3,8577
7. LES VISITEURS DU SOIR (MARCEL CARNE) 3,8571
8. GENTLEMAN JIM (RAOUL WALSH) 3,7653
9. MRS. MINIVER (WILLIAM WYLER) 3,7407
10. BAMBI (DAVID HAND) 3,7054
11. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (MICHAEL CURTIZ) 3,6244
12. LISTEN TO BRITAIN (HUMPHREY JENNINGS) 3,5500
13. KINGS ROW (SAM WOOD) 3,5433
14. THE TALK OF THE TOWN (GEORGE STEVENS) 3,5363
15. RANDOM HARVEST (MERVYN LEROY) 3,4493
16. ROD TO MOROCCO (DAVID BUTLER) 3,4481
17. THE BLACK SWAN (HENRY KING) 3,4375
18. NOW, VOYAGER (IRVING RAPPER) 3,4287
19. SABOTEUR (ALFRED HITCHCOCK) 3,3901
20. IN WHICH WE SERVE (DAVID LEAN) 3,3868
21. THE MAJOR AND THE MINOR (BILLY WILDER) 3,3503
22. WOMAN OF THE YEAR (GEORGE STEVENS) 3,3495
23. BLITZ WOLF (TEX AVERY) 3,3333
24. ANIKI BOBO (MANOEL DE OLIVEIRA) 3,3278
25. I MARRIED A WITCH (RENE CLAIR) 3,3217

UPDATE 20-01-2008

FILMS 1941: TOP 25

1. CITIZEN KANE (ORSON WELLES) 4,8687
2. THE MALTESE FALCON (JOHN HUSTON) 4,4098
3. SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS (PRESTON STURGES) 4,3415
4. THE LADY EVE (PRESTON STURGES) 4,1746
5. HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY (JOHN FORD) 4,0050
6. THE LITTLE FOXES (WILLIAM WYLER) 3,9109
7. HOLD BACK THE DAWN (MITCHELL LEISEN) 3,8933
8. THEY DIED WITH THEIR BOOTS ON (MICHAEL CURTIZ) 3,8381
9. MAN HUNT (FRITZ LANG) 3,7155
10. 49TH PARALLEL (MICHAEL POWELL) 3,7128
11. SUSPICION (ALFRED HITCHCOCK) 3,6771
12. DUMBO (BEN SHARPSTEEN) 3,6404
13. BALL OF FIRE (HOWARD HAWKS) 3,6008
14. THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER (WILLIAM DIETERLE) 3,5884
15. H.M. PULHAM, ESQ. (KING VIDOR) 3,5595
16. HIGH SIERRA (RAOUL WALSH) 3,5522
17. THE DEVIL AND MISS JONES (SAM WOOD) 3,5357
18. NEVER GIVE A SUCKER AN EVEN BREAK (EDDIE CLINE) 3,5298
19. THE WOLF MAN (GEORGE WAGGNER) 3,5042
20. WABBIT TWOUBLE (ROBERT CLAMPETT) 3,4667
21. TOBACCO ROAD (JOHN FORD) 3,4565
22. SERGEANT YORK (HOWARD HAWKS) 3,4565
23. HERE COMES MR. JORDAN (ALEXANDER HALL) 3,4543
24. THE BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF THE TODA FAMILY (YASUJIRO OZU) 3,4182
25. 47 SAMURAI (KENJI MIZOGUCHI) 3,4033

UPDATE 19-01-2008

FILMS 1940: TOP 25

1. THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (ERNST LUBITSCH) 4,5843
2. HIS GIRL FRIDAY (HOWARD HAWKS) 4,4759
3. THE GRAPES OF WRATH (JOHN FORD) 4,4488
4. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (GEORGE CUKOR) 4,3897
5. REBECCA (ALFRED HITCHCOCK) 4,2979
6. FANTASIA (WALT DISNEY) 4,2239
7. THE GREAT DICTATOR (CHARLES CHAPLIN) 4,1872
8. PINOCCHIO (BEN SHARPSTEEN - HAMILTON LUSKE) 4,1079
9. THE MORTAL STORM (FRANK BORZAGE) 3,9924
10. THE SEA HAWK (MICHAEL CURTIZ) 3,9895
11. FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT (ALFRED HITCHCOCK) 3,9111
12. THE THIEF OF BAGDAD (VARIOUS) 3,8705
13. REMEMBER THE NIGHT (MITCHELL LEISEN) 3,7328
14. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (ROBERT Z. LEONARD) 3,7274
15. THE BANK DICK (EDDIE CLINE) 3,7257
16. THE LETTER (WILLIAM WYLER) 3,7186
17. THE WESTERNER (WILLIAM WYLER) 3,6518
18. THE MARK OF ZORRO (ROUBEN MAMOULIAN) 3,6491
19. CHRISTMAS IN JULY (PRESTON STURGES) 3,6455
20. THE LONG VOYAGE HOME (JOHN FORD) 3,6222
21. THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT (RAOUL WALSH) 3,6032
22. NORTHWEST PASSAGE (KING VIDOR) 3,5146
23. THE GREAT McGINTY (PRESTON STURGES) 3,4818
24. THE STARS LOOK DOWN (CAROL REED) 3,4714
25. STRANGER ON THE THIRD FLOOR (BORIS INGSTER) 3,4167

UPDATE 18-01-2008

FILMS 1939: TOP 25

1. LA REGLE DU JEU (JEAN RENOIR) 4,5912
2. STAGECOACH (JOHN FORD) 4,3400
3. THE WIZARD OF OZ (VICTOR FLEMING) 4,2955
4. GONE WITH THE WIND (VICTOR FLEMING) 4,2506
5. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (FRANK CAPRA) 4,2242
6. THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (WILLIAM DIETERLE) 4,2152
7. MIDNIGHT (MITCHELL LEISEN) 4,1112
8. ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS (HOWARD HAWKS) 4,0689
9. THE ROARING TWENTIES (RAOUL WALSH) 4,0380
10. STORY OF THE LAST CHRYSANTHEMUS (KENJI MIZOGUCHI) 3,9767
11. NINOTCHKA (ERNST LUBITSCH) 3,9682
12. WUTHERING HEIGHTS (WILLIAM WYLER) 3,9217
13. THE WOMEN (GEORGE CUKOR) 3,8754
14. LE JOUR SE LEVE (MARCEL CARNE) 3,8668
15. YOUNG MR. LINCOLN (JOHN FORD) 3,8338
16. GOODBYE MR. CHIPS (SAM WOOD) 3,7969
17. GUNGA DIN (GEORGE STEVENS) 3,7632
18. OF MICE AND MEN (LEWIS MILESTONE) 3,7167
19. THE FOUR FEATHERS (ZOLTAN KORDA) 3,6717
20. BEAU GESTE (WILLIAM WELLMAN) 3,6558
21. DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK (JOHN FORD) 3,6394
22. DARK VICTORY (EDMUND GOULDING) 3,6196
23. DESTRY RIDES AGAIN (GEORGE MARSHALL) 3,6083
24. LOVE AFFAIR (LEO McCAREY) 3,5580
25. BACHELOR MOTHER (GARSON KANIN) 3,5460

UPDATED 05-01-2008