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100 Years of Cinema - Top 2 Films Each Year - Page 3

My take on two best films for each year. Great films across all decades, genres and several countries.
I did some research for this list watching a lot of silent films and some later titles as well. The most important criteria was naturally my personal taste but I also paid attention especially to diversity of titles included... which should make the list a pretty accurate test on one's width of cinematic knowledge...
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Rocky (1976)
Rocky (1976)
81
91%8.1
Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven (1976)
Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven (1976)
82
7.5
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
83
88%7.4
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
84
96%8.0
The Conversation (1974)
The Conversation (1974)
85
97%7.8
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
86
96%9.0
Papillon (1973)
Papillon (1973)
87
77%8.0
Emperor of the North (1973)
Emperor of the North (1973)
88
63%7.2
Deliverance (1972)
Deliverance (1972)
89
89%7.7
Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972)
Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972)
90
96%7.8
Duel (1971)
Duel (1971)
91
89%7.6
The Beguiled (1971)
The Beguiled (1971)
92
89%7.2
Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Kelly's Heroes (1970)
93
78%7.6
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
94
94%7.2
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
95
85%7.9
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
96
87%7.8
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
97
92%8.3
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
98
96%8.0
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
99
100%8.1
The Graduate (1967)
The Graduate (1967)
100
87%8.0
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
101
97%8.8
Persona (1966)
Persona (1966)
102
91%8.1
Repulsion (1965)
Repulsion (1965)
103
95%7.7
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (1965)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (1965)
104
89%7.6
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
105
98%7.8
Woman in the Dunes (1964)
Woman in the Dunes (1964)
106
100%8.5
The Birds (1963)
The Birds (1963)
107
95%7.7
The Silence (1963)
The Silence (1963)
108
84%7.8
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
109
92%8.1
Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
110
100%7.9
The Hustler (1961)
The Hustler (1961)
111
96%8.0
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
112
75%7.8
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1960)
113
96%8.5
Two Women (1960)
Two Women (1960)
114
88%7.8
Ben-Hur (1959)
Ben-Hur (1959)
115
86%8.1
Rio Bravo (1959)
Rio Bravo (1959)
116
98%8.0
Vertigo (1958)
Vertigo (1958)
117
94%8.3
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
118
97%8.0
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
119
96%8.1
The Cranes Are Flying (1957)
The Cranes Are Flying (1957)
120
96%8.3
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