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After about a month of voting, decade threads, and procrastination, here's the final tally of the best films of each decade, from the 1930s to the 2000s (so far). Voters submitted lists of 15 films, where they were given point values (#1 got 15 pts, #2 got 14 pts, etc...). To make the final list, the film had to appear on at least 2 lists. You'll see the films listed below with their placement, title, total points, and appearances on the list. The number of appearances was used as a tie-breaker, if further tie-breaking was needed, it just went to alphabetical order. Due to the few entries pre-1970, those were broken into Top 10s, while the others had Top 25s.
Without further ado, here's the lists and I hope there's a lot to talk about:
The 1930s (4 lists)
1. The Wizard of Oz – 41 (3)
2. Bringing Up Baby – 39 (4)
3. The 39 Steps – 35 (3)
4. Gone with the Wind – 31 (4)
5. All Quiet on the Western Front – 28 (3)
6. It Happened One Night – 24 (2)
7. M – 22 (3)
8. Bride of Frankenstein – 21 (3)
9. Duck Soup – 20 (4)
10. King Kong – 18 (2)
1940s (4 lists)
1. Citizen Kane - 45 (3)
2. It's a Wonderful Life - 37 (4)
3. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre - 37 (3)
4. Notorious - 32 (3)
5. The Third Man - 31 (2)
6. The Maltese Falcon - 23 (2)
7. White Heat - 22 (2)
8. Brief Encounter - 18 (2)
9. The Philadelphia Story - 17 (2)
10. The Big Sleep - 15 (2)
The 1950s (4 lists)
1. Rear Window - 50 (4)
2. The Searchers - 36 (3)
3. Touch of Evil - 32 (3)
4. 12 Angry Men - 26 (2)
5. The Bridge on the River Kwai - 20 (3)
6. Some Like It Hot - 19 (3)
7. Vertigo - 19 (2)
8. Paths of Glory - 10 (3)
9. Rio Bravo - 10 (2)
10. The Night of the Hunter - 7 (2)
The 1960s (4 lists)
1. Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb - 45 (4)
2. Once Upon a Time in the West - 35 (3)
3. To Kill a Mockingbird - 34 (3)
4. Lawrence of Arabia - 30 (2)
5. The Manchurian Candidate - 25 (2)
6. 2001: A Space Odyssey - 23 (2)
7. Psycho - 19 (2)
8. A Hard Day's Night - 18 (2)
9. Jules and Jim - 14 (2)
10. The Graduate - 13 (2)
The 1970s (12 lists)
1. Taxi Driver - 102 (10)
2. Star Wars - 91 (9)
3. A Clockwork Orange - 82 (7)
4. Jaws - 76 (7)
5. The Godfather - 72 (7)
6. Alien - 65 (7)
7. Chinatown - 64 (7)
8. The Godfather, Part II - 63 (5)
9. Apocalypse Now - 57 (7)
10. Annie Hall - 54 (6)
11. The French Connection - 38 (5)
12. Manhattan - 38 (3)
13. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest - 38 (3)
14. Last Tango in Paris - 28 (3)
15, All the President's Men - 25 (2)
16. The Exorcist - 20 (2)
17. Close Encounters of the Third Kind - 19 (3)
18. Network - 19 (3)
19. Monty Python's Life of Brian - 16 (3)
20. Days of Heaven - 16 (2)
21. Blazing Saddles - 14 (2)
22. The Conversation - 13 (2)
23. Rocky - 13 (2)
24. Serpico - 13 (2)
25. The Deer Hunter - 11 (2)
The 1980s (13 lists)
1. Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back - 89 (9)
2. Raging Bull - 86 (6)
3. Raiders of the Lost Ark - 61 (8)
4. The Shining - 52 (6)
5. Once Upon a Time in America - 41 (4)
6. Blade Runner - 40 (5)
7. Back to the Future - 39 (4)
8. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial - 34 (4)
9. Hannah and Her Sisters - 28 (3)
10. Das Boot - 27 (2)
11. Witness - 26 (3)
12. Do the Right Thing - 25 (3)
13. Gandhi - 25 (2)
14. Ran - 25 (2)
15. When Harry Met Sally... - 24 (3)
16. Reds - 24 (2)
17. Terms of Endearment - 23 (2)
18. Die Hard - 22 (2)
19. Amadeus - 21 (2)
20. Dead Poets’ Society - 20 (2)
21. The Right Stuff - 18 (3)
22. The Blues Brothers - 17 (2)
23. Fast Times at Ridgemont High - 17 (2)
24. Mississippi Burning - 17 (2)
25. The Thing - 17 (2)
The 1990s (14 lists)
1. Fight Club - 54 (5)
2. Schindler’s List - 51 (6)
3. Magnolia - 50 (5)
4. Boogie Nights - 49 (5)
5. American Beauty - 46 (5)
6. Fargo - 46 (5)
7. The Insider - 45 (4)
8. GoodFellas - 44 (5)
9. Trainspotting - 44 (4)
10. Pulp Fiction - 41 (4)
11. L.A. Confidential - 38 (5)
12. Groundhog Day - 37 (5)
13. The Shawshank Redemption - 37 (4)
14. Eyes Wide Shut - 37 (3)
15. The Silence of the Lambs - 31 (3)
16. Ed Wood - 29 (4)
17. Unforgiven - 28 (2)
18. Rushmore - 27 (4)
19. Saving Private Ryan - 26 (2)
20. Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 25 (3)
21. Contact - 25 (2)
22. The English Patient - 24 (2)
23. The Age of Innocence - 22 (2)
24. Se7en - 22 (2)
25. Forrest Gump - 21 (2)
The 2000s (15 lists)
1. Lost in Translation - 62 (6)
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - 61 (6)
3. United 93 - 55 (4)
4. Mystic River - 48 (5)
5. Memento - 42 (4)
6. Spirited Away - 42 (4)
7. 2046 - 39 (3)
8. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - 39 (3)
9. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - 37 (3)
10. Brokeback Mountain - 35 (4)
11. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - 35 (3)
12. Kill Bill Vol. 2 - 35 (3)
13. The 40-Year-Old Virgin - 34 (4)
14. Children of Men - 34 (3)
15. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - 34 (3)
16. Batman Begins - 31 (5)
17. Gangs of New York - 31 (4)
18. A.I.: Artificial Intelligence - 29 (3)
19. Sideways - 28 (4)
20. In America - 27 (3)
21. City of God - 27 (2)
22. Almost Famous - 25 (3)
23. Gladiator - 25 (2)
24. The Man Who Wasn't There - 24 (3)
25. The Royal Tenenbaums - 23 (4)
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Alright, there were problems with people using both Kill Bill movies in one spot, so I just bumped their last film off and added Kill Bill whichever in accordingly. And thanks to everyone who submitted lists, especially the ones who did in the format I provided earlier, you guys made it easy... some others didn't.
Without further ado, here's the lists and I hope there's a lot to talk about:
The 1930s (4 lists)
1. The Wizard of Oz – 41 (3)
2. Bringing Up Baby – 39 (4)
3. The 39 Steps – 35 (3)
4. Gone with the Wind – 31 (4)
5. All Quiet on the Western Front – 28 (3)
6. It Happened One Night – 24 (2)
7. M – 22 (3)
8. Bride of Frankenstein – 21 (3)
9. Duck Soup – 20 (4)
10. King Kong – 18 (2)
1940s (4 lists)
1. Citizen Kane - 45 (3)
2. It's a Wonderful Life - 37 (4)
3. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre - 37 (3)
4. Notorious - 32 (3)
5. The Third Man - 31 (2)
6. The Maltese Falcon - 23 (2)
7. White Heat - 22 (2)
8. Brief Encounter - 18 (2)
9. The Philadelphia Story - 17 (2)
10. The Big Sleep - 15 (2)
The 1950s (4 lists)
1. Rear Window - 50 (4)
2. The Searchers - 36 (3)
3. Touch of Evil - 32 (3)
4. 12 Angry Men - 26 (2)
5. The Bridge on the River Kwai - 20 (3)
6. Some Like It Hot - 19 (3)
7. Vertigo - 19 (2)
8. Paths of Glory - 10 (3)
9. Rio Bravo - 10 (2)
10. The Night of the Hunter - 7 (2)
The 1960s (4 lists)
1. Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb - 45 (4)
2. Once Upon a Time in the West - 35 (3)
3. To Kill a Mockingbird - 34 (3)
4. Lawrence of Arabia - 30 (2)
5. The Manchurian Candidate - 25 (2)
6. 2001: A Space Odyssey - 23 (2)
7. Psycho - 19 (2)
8. A Hard Day's Night - 18 (2)
9. Jules and Jim - 14 (2)
10. The Graduate - 13 (2)
The 1970s (12 lists)
1. Taxi Driver - 102 (10)
2. Star Wars - 91 (9)
3. A Clockwork Orange - 82 (7)
4. Jaws - 76 (7)
5. The Godfather - 72 (7)
6. Alien - 65 (7)
7. Chinatown - 64 (7)
8. The Godfather, Part II - 63 (5)
9. Apocalypse Now - 57 (7)
10. Annie Hall - 54 (6)
11. The French Connection - 38 (5)
12. Manhattan - 38 (3)
13. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest - 38 (3)
14. Last Tango in Paris - 28 (3)
15, All the President's Men - 25 (2)
16. The Exorcist - 20 (2)
17. Close Encounters of the Third Kind - 19 (3)
18. Network - 19 (3)
19. Monty Python's Life of Brian - 16 (3)
20. Days of Heaven - 16 (2)
21. Blazing Saddles - 14 (2)
22. The Conversation - 13 (2)
23. Rocky - 13 (2)
24. Serpico - 13 (2)
25. The Deer Hunter - 11 (2)
The 1980s (13 lists)
1. Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back - 89 (9)
2. Raging Bull - 86 (6)
3. Raiders of the Lost Ark - 61 (8)
4. The Shining - 52 (6)
5. Once Upon a Time in America - 41 (4)
6. Blade Runner - 40 (5)
7. Back to the Future - 39 (4)
8. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial - 34 (4)
9. Hannah and Her Sisters - 28 (3)
10. Das Boot - 27 (2)
11. Witness - 26 (3)
12. Do the Right Thing - 25 (3)
13. Gandhi - 25 (2)
14. Ran - 25 (2)
15. When Harry Met Sally... - 24 (3)
16. Reds - 24 (2)
17. Terms of Endearment - 23 (2)
18. Die Hard - 22 (2)
19. Amadeus - 21 (2)
20. Dead Poets’ Society - 20 (2)
21. The Right Stuff - 18 (3)
22. The Blues Brothers - 17 (2)
23. Fast Times at Ridgemont High - 17 (2)
24. Mississippi Burning - 17 (2)
25. The Thing - 17 (2)
The 1990s (14 lists)
1. Fight Club - 54 (5)
2. Schindler’s List - 51 (6)
3. Magnolia - 50 (5)
4. Boogie Nights - 49 (5)
5. American Beauty - 46 (5)
6. Fargo - 46 (5)
7. The Insider - 45 (4)
8. GoodFellas - 44 (5)
9. Trainspotting - 44 (4)
10. Pulp Fiction - 41 (4)
11. L.A. Confidential - 38 (5)
12. Groundhog Day - 37 (5)
13. The Shawshank Redemption - 37 (4)
14. Eyes Wide Shut - 37 (3)
15. The Silence of the Lambs - 31 (3)
16. Ed Wood - 29 (4)
17. Unforgiven - 28 (2)
18. Rushmore - 27 (4)
19. Saving Private Ryan - 26 (2)
20. Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 25 (3)
21. Contact - 25 (2)
22. The English Patient - 24 (2)
23. The Age of Innocence - 22 (2)
24. Se7en - 22 (2)
25. Forrest Gump - 21 (2)
The 2000s (15 lists)
1. Lost in Translation - 62 (6)
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - 61 (6)
3. United 93 - 55 (4)
4. Mystic River - 48 (5)
5. Memento - 42 (4)
6. Spirited Away - 42 (4)
7. 2046 - 39 (3)
8. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - 39 (3)
9. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - 37 (3)
10. Brokeback Mountain - 35 (4)
11. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - 35 (3)
12. Kill Bill Vol. 2 - 35 (3)
13. The 40-Year-Old Virgin - 34 (4)
14. Children of Men - 34 (3)
15. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - 34 (3)
16. Batman Begins - 31 (5)
17. Gangs of New York - 31 (4)
18. A.I.: Artificial Intelligence - 29 (3)
19. Sideways - 28 (4)
20. In America - 27 (3)
21. City of God - 27 (2)
22. Almost Famous - 25 (3)
23. Gladiator - 25 (2)
24. The Man Who Wasn't There - 24 (3)
25. The Royal Tenenbaums - 23 (4)
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Alright, there were problems with people using both Kill Bill movies in one spot, so I just bumped their last film off and added Kill Bill whichever in accordingly. And thanks to everyone who submitted lists, especially the ones who did in the format I provided earlier, you guys made it easy... some others didn't.