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Top 5 Films Every Year for the Past 50 Years - Page 5

Some of the best films I have seen from every year since 1973. For some years I struggled to find five films I really liked, while for others I struggled to narrow it down. Hope you enjoy it!
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Dances With Wolves (1990)
Dances With Wolves (1990)
161
83%8.0
Home Alone (1990)
Home Alone (1990)
162
67%7.6
Awakenings (1990)
Awakenings (1990)
163
89%7.8
The Hairdresser's Husband (1990)
The Hairdresser's Husband (1990)
164
92%7.2
Goodfellas (1990)
Goodfellas (1990)
165
96%8.7
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
166
100%7.3
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
167
94%7.9
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
168
85%8.1
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
169
93%8.0
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
170
98%7.9
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
171
81%7.5
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
172
90%8.5
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
173
84%7.8
Rain Man (1988)
Rain Man (1988)
174
89%8.0
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
175
96%7.5
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
176
91%8.3
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987)
177
97%8.1
Raising Arizona (1987)
Raising Arizona (1987)
178
91%7.3
Wings of Desire (1987)
Wings of Desire (1987)
179
98%8.0
Wall Street (1987)
Wall Street (1987)
180
79%7.4
Aliens (1986)
Aliens (1986)
181
97%8.3
Blue Velvet (1986)
Blue Velvet (1986)
182
94%7.7
Platoon (1986)
Platoon (1986)
183
87%8.1
The Fly (1986)
The Fly (1986)
184
93%7.6
Ferris Bueller's Day off (1986)
Ferris Bueller's Day off (1986)
185
80%7.8
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future (1985)
186
96%8.5
RAN (1985)
RAN (1985)
187
Come and See (1985)
Come and See (1985)
188
97%8.4
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
189
89%8.0
Brazil (1985)
Brazil (1985)
190
98%7.9
Amadeus (1984)
Amadeus (1984)
191
93%8.3
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
192
87%8.3
Paris, Texas (1984)
Paris, Texas (1984)
193
94%8.1
The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator (1984)
194
100%8.0
Blood Simple (1984)
Blood Simple (1984)
195
93%7.6
Scarface (1983)
Scarface (1983)
196
81%8.3
Zelig (1983)
Zelig (1983)
197
97%7.7
El Sur (1983)
El Sur (1983)
198
100%7.8
Carmen (1983)
Carmen (1983)
199
7.6
Danton (1983)
Danton (1983)
200
83%7.4
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