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100 Years of Cinema - Top 2 Films Each Year - Page 4

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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The Searchers (1956)
The Searchers (1956)
121
96%7.9
Baby Doll (1956)
Baby Doll (1956)
122
81%7.3
The Man With the Golden Arm (1955)
The Man With the Golden Arm (1955)
123
81%7.4
All That Heaven Allows (1955)
All That Heaven Allows (1955)
124
91%7.6
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
125
89%8.2
Rear Window (1954)
Rear Window (1954)
126
98%8.5
Roman Holiday (1953)
Roman Holiday (1953)
127
97%8.0
Pickup on South Street (1953)
Pickup on South Street (1953)
128
92%7.6
High Noon (1952)
High Noon (1952)
129
95%8.0
The White Reindeer (1952)
The White Reindeer (1952)
130
100%7.0
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
131
98%8.0
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
132
97%8.0
Night and the City (1950)
Night and the City (1950)
133
81%7.9
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
134
97%7.8
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
135
100%8.0
Champion (1949)
Champion (1949)
136
94%7.4
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
137
100%8.2
The Snake Pit (1948)
The Snake Pit (1948)
138
100%7.6
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
139
97%7.8
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
140
100%7.8
Cross of Love (1946)
Cross of Love (1946)
141
Shoeshine (1946)
Shoeshine (1946)
142
100%8.0
The Lost Weekend (1945)
The Lost Weekend (1945)
143
97%7.9
Detour (1945)
Detour (1945)
144
98%7.3
Gaslight (1944)
Gaslight (1944)
145
88%7.8
The Uninvited (1944)
The Uninvited (1944)
146
95%7.2
Ossessione (1943)
Ossessione (1943)
147
100%7.6
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
148
100%7.8
Bambi (1942)
Bambi (1942)
149
91%7.3
Casablanca (1942)
Casablanca (1942)
150
99%8.5
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
151
100%8.0
The Lady Eve (1941)
The Lady Eve (1941)
152
100%7.8
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
153
80%7.7
Fantasia (1940)
Fantasia (1940)
154
95%7.7
The Little Princess (1939)
The Little Princess (1939)
155
88%7.1
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Gone With the Wind (1939)
156
90%8.1
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
157
100%7.9
Port of Shadows (1938)
Port of Shadows (1938)
158
96%7.7
The Old Mill (1937)
The Old Mill (1937)
159
7.8
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
160
98%7.6
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