FILMS 1961: TOP 25

1. THE HUSTLER (ROBERT ROSSEN) 4,4846
2. VIRIDIANA (LUIS BUÑUEL) 4,4537
3. L'ANNEE DERNIERE A MARIENBAD (ALAIN RESNAIS) 4,2718
4. YOJIMBO (AKIRA KUROSAWA) 4,2061
5. THE INNOCENTS (JACK CLAYTON) 4,1063
6. PLACIDO (LUIS G. BERLANGA) 4,0831
7. WEST SIDE STORY (ROBERT WISE - JEROME ROBBINS) 4,0215
8. ONE, TWO, THREE (BILLY WILDER) 3,8279
9. LA NOTTE (MICHELANGELO ANTONIONI) 3,7885
10. AUTUM FOR THE KOHAYAGAWA FAMILY (YASUJIRO OZU) 3,7000
11. SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS (ELIA KAZAN) 3,6971
12. THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY (INGMAR BERGMAN) 3,6879
13. THE LADIES MAN (JERRY LEWIS) 3,6000
14. THE HUMAN CONDITION (MASAKI KOBAYASHI) 3,5757
15. A RAISIN IN THE SUN (DANIEL PETRIE) 3,5750
16. CLEO DE 5 A 7 (AGNES VARDA) 3,5675
17. MOTHER JOAN OF THE ANGELS (JERZY KAWALEROWICZ) 3,5672
18. BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S (BLAKE EDWARDS) 3,5453
19. TWO RODE TOGETHER (JOHN FORD) 3,5103
20. ACCATTONE (PIER PAOLO PASOLINI) 3,4970
21. JUDGEMENT AT NUREMBERG (STANLEY KRAMER) 3,4960
22. PIGS AND BATTLE SHIPS (SHOHEI IMAMURA) 3,4929
23. DIVORZIO ALL'ITALIANA (PIETRO GERMI) 3,4625
24. LOLA (JACQUES DEMY) 3,4153
25. A TASTE OF HONEY (TONY RICHARDSON) 3,3946

UPDATE 05-03-2008

FILMS 1960: TOP 25

1. PSYCHO (ALFRED HITCHCOCK) 4,6994
2. THE APARTMENT (BILLY WILDER) 4,5671
3. LA DOLCE VITA (FEDERICO FELLINI) 4,4396
4. ROCCO E I SUOI FRATELLI (LUCHINO VISCONTI) 4,3839
5. L'AVENTURA (MICHELANGELO ANTONIONI) 4,3657
6. LE TROU (JACQUES BECKER) 4,3262
7. A BOUT DE SOUFFLE (JEAN-LUC GODARD) 4,2141
8. SPARTACUS (STANLEY KUBRICK) 4,1045
9. LES YEUX SANS VISAGE (GEORGES FRANJU) 4,0855
10. PEEPING TOM (MICHAEL POWELL) 4,0613
11. ELMER GANTRY (RICHARD BROOKS) 4,0427
12. THE VIRGIN SPRING (INGMAR BERGMAN) 3,9990
13. WHEN A WOMAN ASCENDS A STAIRS (MIKIO NARUSE) 3,9767
14. LATE AUTUMN (YASUJIRO OZU) 3,9036
15. EL COCHECITO (MARCO FERRERI) 3,8780
16. SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING (KAREL REISZ) 3,8308
17. CHRONIQUE D'UN ETE (JEAN ROUCH) 3,8288
18. THE YOUNG ONE (LUIS BUÑUEL) 3,7750
19. PLEINE SOLEIL (RENE CLEMENT) 3,7538
20. TIREZ SUR LE PIANISTE (FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT) 3,7382
21. DEVI (SATYAJIT RAY) 3,7375
22. DIE TAUSEND AUGEN DES DOKTOR MABUSE (FRITZ LANG) 3,7356
23. LES BONNES FEMMES (CLAUDE CHABROL) 3,7184
24. SERGEANT RUTLEDGE (JOHN FORD) 3,7018
25. LA CIOCIARA (VITTORIO DE SICA) 3,6841

UPDATE 03-03-2008

FILMS 1959: TOP 25

1. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (ALFRED HITCHCOCK) 4,5924
2. LES 400 COUPS (FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT) 4,5810
3. SOME LIKE IT HOT (BILLY WILDER) 4,5170
4. PICKPOCKET (ROBERT BRESSON) 4,4408
5. APU SANSAR (SATYAJIT RAY) 4.3654
6. RIO BRAVO (HOWARD HAWKS) 4,2899
7. HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR (ALAIN RESNAIS) 4,2035
8. ANATOMY OF MURDER (OTTO PREMINGER) 4,1507
9. BEN-HUR (WILLIAM WYLER) 3,9715
10. IMITATION OF LIFE (DOUGLAS SIRK) 3,9703
11. OHAYO (YASUJIRO OZU) 3,9180
12. NAZARIN (LUIS BUÑUEL) 3,8889
13. EL PISITO (MARCO FERRERI) 3,8338
14. ROOM AT THE TOP (JACK CLAYTON) 3,7973
15. LA GRANDE GUERRA (MARIO MONICELLI) 3,7609
16. DAY OF THE OUTLAW (ANDRE DE TOTH) 3,7333
17. COMPULSION (RICHARD FLEISCHER) 3,7300
18. THE HORSE SOLDIERS (JOHN FORD) 3,6970
19. I'M ALL RIGHT JACK (JOHN BOULTING) 3,6944
20. FLOATING WEEDS (YASUJIRO OZU) 3,6911
21. IL GENERALE DELLA ROVERE (ROBERTO ROSSELLINI) 3,6703
22. SHADOWS (JOHN CASSAVETTES) 3,5905
23. RIDE LONESOME (BUDD BOETTICHER) 3,4607
24. NOBI (KON ICHIKAWA) 3,4399
25. SLEEPING BEAUTY (CLYDE GERONIMI) 3,4005

UPDATE 02-03-2008

FILMS 1958: TOP 25

1. VERTIGO (ALFRED HITCHCOCK) 4,7758
2. TOUCH OF EVIL (ORSON WELLES) 4,5811
3. MON ONCLE (JACQUES TATI) 4,1704
4. POPIOL I DIAMENT (ANDRZEJ WAJDA) 4,0764
5. JALSAGHAR (SATYAJIT RAY) 4,0751
6. THE HIDDEN FORTRESS (AKIRA KUROSAWA) 4,0738
7. I SOLITI IGNOTI (MARIO MONICELLI) 4,0103
8. MAN OF THE WEST (ANTHONY MANN) 3,9303
9. A TIME TO LOVE, A TIME TO DIE (DOUGLAS SIRK) 3,9281
10. IVAN GROZNI II (SERGEI M. EISENSTEIN) 3,8919
11. MOI, UN NOIR (JEAN ROUCH) 3,8778
12. HORROR OF DRACULA (TERENCES FISHER) 3,8763
13. EQUINOX FLOWER (YASUJIRO OZU) 3,8028
14. THE LAST HURRA (JOHN FORD) 3,8008
15. THE TARNISHED ANGELS (DOUGLAS SIRK) 3,7858
16. PARTY GIRL (NICHOLAS RAY) 3,7669
17. THE VIKINGS (RICHARD FLEISCHER) 3,7095
18. THE DEFIANT ONES (STANLEY KRAMER) 3,7071
19. A NIGHT TO REMEMBER (ROY WARD BAKER) 3,6972
20. ASCENSEUR POUR L'ECHAFAUD (LOUIS MALLE) 3,6666
21. SOME CAME RUNNING (VINCENTE MINNELLI) 3,6295
22. THE BIG COUNTRY (WILLIAM WYLER) 3,6049
23. THE MAGICIAN (INGMAR BERGMAN) 3,6034
24. CAT ON A HOT TIN ROF (RICHARD BROOKS) 3,5816
25. EL CEBO (LADISLAO VAJDA) 3,5575
    

UPDATE 01-03-2008

FILMS 1957: TOP 25

1. PATHS OF GLORY (STANLEY KUBRICK) 4,6030
2. THRONE OF BLOOD (AKIRA KUROSAWA) 4,5490
3. THE SEVENTH SEAL (INGMAR BERGMAN) 4,5452
4. WILD STRAWBERRIES (INGMAR BERGMAN) 4,5094
5. SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (ALEXANDER MACKENDRICK) 4,4898
6. LA NOTTI DI CABIRIA (FEDERICO FELLINI) 4,4098
7. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (DAVID LEAN) 4,3499
8. TWELVE ANGRY MEN (SIDNEY LUMET) 4,2684
9. THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN (JACK ARNOLD) 4,2116
10. WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (BILLY WILDER) 4,1005
11. WHAT'S OPERA DOC (CHUCK JONES) 4,0330
12. THE CRANES ARE FLYING (MIKHAIL KALATOZOV) 4,0230
13. 3:10 TO YUMA (DELMER DAVES) 3,7761
14. CURSE OF THE DEMON (JACQUES TOURNEUR) 3,7349
15. GUNFIGHT AT OK CORRAL (JOHN STURGES) 3,7223
16. THE TALL T (BUDD BOETTICHER) 3,7192
17. A FACE IN THE CROWD (ELIA KAZAN) 3,7160
18. FORTY GUNS (SAMUEL FULLER) 3,6991
19. KANAL (ANDRZEJ WAJDA) 3,6590
20. IL GRIDO (MICHELANGELO ANTONIONI) 3,6152
21. AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER (LEO McCAREY) 3,5994
22. LE NOTTI BIANCHE (LUCHINO VISCONTI) 3,5964
23. MEN IN WAR (ANTHONY MANN) 3,5836
24. BITTER VICTORY (NICHOLAS RAY) 3,5786
25. THE RISING OF THE MOON (JOHN FORD) 3,4791

UPDATE 24-02-2008

FILMS 1956: TOP 25

1. UN COMDAMNE A MORT S'EST ECHAPPE (ROBERT BRESSON) 4,5771
2. THE SEARCHERS (JOHN FORD) 4,5635
3. BIRUMA NO TATEGOTO (KON ICHIKAWA) 4,3246
4. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (DON SIEGEL) 4,2074
5. APARAJITO (SATYAJIT RAY) 4,1884
6. THE KILLING (STANLEY KUBRICK) 4,1206
7. THE WRONG MAN (ALFRED HITCHCOCK) 4,0438
8. WRITTEN ON THE WIND (DOUGLAS SIRK) 4,0285
9. CALLE MAYOR (JUAN ANTONIO BARDEM) 3,9996
10. LE BALLON ROUGE (ALBERT LAMORISSE) 3,9455
11. LE MYSTERE PICASSO (HENRI-GEORGES CLOUZOT) 3,8306
12. FORBIDDEN PLANET (FRED McLEOD WILCOX) 3,7973
13. SEVEN MEN FROM NOW (BUDD BOETTICHER) 3,7553
14. THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (ALFRED HITCHCOCK) 3,7530
15. BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT (FRITZ LANG) 3,6874
16. BIGGER THAN LIFE (NICHOLAS RAY) 3,6827
17. WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS (FRITZ LANG) 3,5880
18. BABY DOLL (ELIA KAZAN) 3,5758
19. THE HARDER THEY FALL (MARK ROBSON) 3,5131
20. THE KING AND I (WALTER LANG) 3,4909
21. ATTACK! (ROBERT ALDRICH) 3,4853
22. MOBY DICK (JOHN HUSTON) 3,4841
23. LUST FOR LIFE (VINCENTE MINNELLI) 3,4793
24. THE TEN COMMANDEMENTS (CECIL B. DE MILLE) 3,4771
25. O PINTOR E A CIDADE (MANOEL DE OLIVEIRA) 3,4700

UPDATE 21-02-2008

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