Best Film of the Year 1919 - 2014

My picks for the best pics (based on how I feel today anyway). Some years were pretty easy. Others, almost impossible.

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Broken Blossoms (1919)

Broken Blossoms (1919)

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Das Cabinet Des Dr Caligari (1920)

Das Cabinet Des Dr Caligari (1920)

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The Kid (1921)

The Kid (1921)

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Nosferatu (1922)

Nosferatu (1922)

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Safety Last! (1923)

Safety Last! (1923)

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Sherlock, Jr. (1924)

Sherlock, Jr. (1924)

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The Gold Rush (1925)

The Gold Rush (1925)

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The General (1926)

The General (1926)

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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

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Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)

Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)

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Blackmail (1929)

Blackmail (1929)

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All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

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City Lights (1931)

City Lights (1931)

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Grand Hotel (1932)

Grand Hotel (1932)

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King Kong (1933)

King Kong (1933)

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The Thin Man (1934)

The Thin Man (1934)

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Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

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The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)

The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)

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Captains Courageous (1937)

Captains Courageous (1937)

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The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

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The Wizard of Oz (1939)

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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Pinocchio (1940)

Pinocchio (1940)

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Citizen Kane (1941)

Citizen Kane (1941)

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Casablanca (1942)

Casablanca (1942)

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Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

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Double Indemnity (1944)

Double Indemnity (1944)

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Brief Encounter (1945)

Brief Encounter (1945)

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It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

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Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

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The Third Man (1949)

The Third Man (1949)

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Sunset Boulevard (1950)

Sunset Boulevard (1950)

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A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

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Singin' in the Rain (1952)

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

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Shane (1953)

Shane (1953)

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La Strada (1954)

La Strada (1954)

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The Night of the Hunter (1955)

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

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The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

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Touch of Evil (1958)

Touch of Evil (1958)

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