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I like making lists. Top 10 films of every year, lists of my favourite films of each decade, and of all time. I have also posted a few essays I wrote back when I was much younger as a University of Sydney student, where I did film studies before moving on to my law degree.
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top 10 films of all time.
1. Interstellar (2014)
2. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
3. The Godfather: Part II (1974)
4. Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)
5. The Godfather (1972)
6. Arrival (2016)
7. Goodfellas (1990)
8. The Brutalist (2024)
9. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
10. The Shining (1980)
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top 10 films of 2025.
1. One Battle After Another (Paul Thomas Anderson)
2. Sirât (Oliver Laxe)
3. Predator: Badlands (Dan Trachtenberg)
4. Weapons (Zach Cregger)
5. The Voice of Hind Rajab (Kaouther Ben Hania)
6. Sentimental Value (Joachim Trier)
7. Hamnet (Chloe Zhao)
8. Sinners (Ryan Coogler)
9. Marty Supreme (Josh Safdie)
10. A House of Dynamite (Katheryn Bigelow)
Honourable Mentions: The Secret Agent (Kleber Mendonça Filho), Bugonia (Yorgos Lanthimos), Wake Up Dead Man (Rian Johnson), It Was Just an Accident (Jaraf Panahi), The Testament of Ann Lee (Mona Fastvold), Black Phone 2 (Scott Derrickson), Materialists (Celine Song).
top 10 films of 2024.
1. The Brutalist (A24)
2. Conclave (Focus)
3. Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros)
4. The Substance (Mubi)
5. Alien: Romulus (20th Century)
6. Civil War (A24)
7. Better Man (Paramount)
8. I’m Still Here (Sony Pictures Classics)
9. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (Warner Bros)
10. Smile 2 (Paramount)
Honourable Mentions: Wicked, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, A Real Pain, Challengers, The Wild Robot, His Three Daughters, A Different Man, The Apprentice, Gladiator II.
top 10 films of 2023.
1. The Zone of Interest (Jonathan Glazer)
2. Oppenheimer (Christopher Nolan)
3. Talk To Me (Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou)
4. The Creator (Gareth Edwards)
5. Anatomy of a Fall (Justine Triet)
6. The Holdovers (Alexander Payne)
7. Knock at the Cabin (M. Night Shyamalan)
8. Society of the Snow (J.A. Bayona)
9. Past Lives (Celine Song)
10. Flora and Son (John Carney)
Honourable Mentions: Killers of the Flower Moon (Martin Scorsese), Blackberry (Matthew Johnson), Godzilla Minus One (Takashi Yamazaki), Drift (Anthony Chen), Saltburn (Emerald Fennell), Monica (Andrea Pallaoro), Somewhere in Queens (Ray Romano).
top 10 films of 2022.
1. The Banshees of Inisherin
2. The Batman
3. Triangle of Sadness
4. All Quiet on the Western Front
5. Aftersun
6. Emily the Criminal
7. TAR
8. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
9. Top Gun: Maverick
10. Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Honourable Mentions: Nope, Glass Onion, Barbarian, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Decision to Leave, Don’t Worry Darling, Smile, Women Talking, Hunt
top 10 films of 2021.
1. Dune (Denis Villeneuve)
2. The Power of the Dog (Jane Campion)
3. CODA (Sian Heder)
4. Pig (Michael Sarnosky)
5. Spider-Man: No Way Home (Jon Watts)
6. The Worst Person in the World (Joachim Trier)
7. Belfast (Kenneth Branagh)
8. Don’t Look Up (Adam McKay)
9. Mass (Fran Kranz)
10. The Tragedy of Macbeth (Joel Coen)
Honourable mentions: Violet, The Green Knight, House of Gucci, West Side Story, Old Henry, Parallel Mothers
top 10 films of 2020.
1. The Invisible Man (Leigh Whannell)
2. I’m Thinking of Ending Things (Charlie Kaufman)
3. Judas and the Black Messiah (Shaka King)
4. Nomadland (Chloé Zhao)
5. Promising Young Woman (Emerald Fennell)
6. The Father (Florian Zeller)
7. La Llorona (Jayro Bustamante)
8. The Mole Agent (Maite Alberdi)
9. Another Round (Thomas Vinterberg)
10. Relic (Natalie Erika James)
Honourable Mentions: The Outpost, The Hunt, Falling, Da 5 Bloods, The King of Staten Island, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Quo Vadis Aida?
top 10 films of 2019.
1. Parasite (Bong Joon Ho)
2. Joker (Todd Phillips)
3. The King (David Michod)
4. Us (Jordan Peele)
5. 1917 (Sam Mendes)
6. The Irishman (Martin Scorsese)
7. Little Women (Greta Gerwig)
8. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (J.J. Abrams)
9. Pain and Glory (Pedro Almodovar)
10. Jojo Rabbit (Taika Waititi)
Honourable Mentions: Ad Astra (James Gray), Aladdin (Guy Ritchie), Marriage Story (Noah Baumbach), Hustlers (Lorene Scafaria), The Traitor (Marco Bellocchio)
top 10 films of 2018.
1. Hereditary (Ari Aster)
2. Black Panther (Ryan Coogler)
3. A Star is Born (Bradley Cooper)
4. Mission: Impossible – Fallout (Christopher McQuarrie)
5. Can You Ever Forgive Me? (Marielle Heller)
6. A Quiet Place (John Krasinski)
7. Roma (Alfonso Cuaron)
8. Annihilation (Alex Garland)
9. Cold War (Paweł Pawlikowski)
10. Three Identical Strangers (Tim Wardle)
Honourable Mentions: BlacKkKlansman (Spike Lee), Minding the Gap (Bing Liu), Green Book (Peter Farrelly), The Favourite (Yorgos Lanthimos), Bird Box (Susanne Bier), Vice (Adam McKay), Crazy Rich Asians (John M. Chu), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (Joel Coen & Ethan Coen), Ready Player One (Steven Spielberg), RBG (Betsy West and Julie Cohen).
top 10 films of 2017.
1. The Greatest Showman (Michael Gracey)
2. Get Out (Jordan Peele)
3. Blade Runner 2049 (Denis Villeneuve)
4. Wonder (Stephen Chbosky)
5. Dunkirk (Christopher Nolan)
6. Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Rian Johnson)
7. Call Me By Your Name (Luca Guadagnino)
8. Victoria and Abdul (Stephen Frears)
9. Molly’s Game (Aaron Sorkin)
10. War for the Planet of the Apes (Matt Reeves)
Honourable Mentions: Split (M. Night Shyamalan), Lady Bird (Greta Gerwig), Alien: Covenant (Ridley Scott), BPM (Beats Per Minute) (Robin Campillo), Baby Driver (Edgar Wright), I, Tonya (Craig Gillespie), In the Fade (Fatih Akin).
top 10 films of 2016.
1. Arrival (Denis Villeneuve)
2. Lion (Garth Davis)
3. La La Land (Damien Chazelle)
4. Moonlight (Barry Jenkins)
5. Hell or High Water (Taylor Sheridan)
6. Jackie (Pablo Larrain)
7. Deadpool (Tim MIller)
8. Sing Street (John Carney)
9. 13th (Ava DuVernay)
10. Tanna (Martin Butler and Bentley Dean)
Honourable Mentions: Moana (Ron Clements, John Musker), A Bigger Splash (Luca Guadagnino), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Gareth Edwards), Nocturnal Animals (Tom Ford), Finding Dory (Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane, Jose Luis Angulo).
top 10 films of 2015.
1. Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller)
2. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (JJ Abrams)3
3. The Revenant (Alejandro González Iñárritu)
4. The Martian (Ridley Scott)
5. Amy (Asif Kapadia)
6. Inside Out (Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen)
7. Creed (Ryan Coogler)
8. Phoenix (Christian Petzold)
9. Burnt (John Wells)
10. Ex Machina (Alex Garland)
Honourable Mentions: Son of Saul (László Nemes), Brooklyn (John Crowley), The Big Short (Adam McKay), Sicario (Denis Villeneuve), Spy (Paul Feig), Gett: The Trial of Vivian Amsalem (Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz), Straight Outta Compton (F. Gary Gray), Truth (James Vanderbilt).
top 10 films of 2014.
1. Interstellar (Christopher Nolan)
2. Edge of Tomorrow (Doug Liman)
3. Gone Girl (David Fincher)
4. Under the Skin (Jonathan Glazer)
5. Boyhood (Richard Linklater)
6. Nightcrawler (Dan Gilroy)
7. Snowpiercer (Bong Joon Ho)
8. The Babadook (Jennifer Kent)
9. Force Majeure (Ruben Östlund)
10. Wild (Jean-Marc Vallée)
Honourable Mentions: Begin Again (John Carney), The Grand Budapest Hotel (Wes Anderson), X-Men: Days of Future Past (Bryan Singer), Big Hero 6 (Don Hall, Chris Williams), Whiplash (Damien Chazelle).
top 10 films of 2013.
1. Gravity (Alfonso Cuaron)
2. Her (Spike Jonze)
3. Frozen (Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee)
4. Oblivion (Joseph Kosinski)
5. Blue Jasmine (Woody Allen)
6. Before Midnight (Richard Linklater)
7. Prisoners (Denis Villeneuve)
8. 12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen)
9. Enough Said (Nicole Holofcener)
10. Rush (Ron Howard)
Honourable Mentions: The Wolf of Wall Street (Martin Scorsese), The Past (Asghar Farhadi), American Hustle (David O. Russell), World War Z (Marc Foster), Star Trek Into Darkness (JJ Abrams), Pacific Rim (Guillermo Del Toro), Captain Phillips (Paul Greengrass), All is Lost (J.C. Chandor).
top 10 films of 2012.
1. Cloud Atlas (Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski & Tom Tykwer)
2. Silver Linings Playbook (David O. Russell)
3. Looper (Rian Johnson)
4. Argo (Ben Affleck)
5. Zero Dark Thirty (Kathryn Bigelow)
6. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
7. Prometheus (Ridley Scott)
8. Rust and Bone (Jacques Audiard)
9. Les Misérables (Tom Hooper)
10. The Intouchables (Olivier Nakache & Eric Toledano)
Honourable Mentions: Hitchcock (Sacha Gervasi), Holy Motors (Leos Carax), The Dark Knight Rises (Christopher Nolan), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Peter Jackson), Compliance (Craig Zobel), This is 40 (Judd Apatow), The Impossible (Juan Antonio Bayona), Life of Pi (Ang Lee).
top 10 films of 2011.
1. Contagion (Steven Soderbergh)
2. The Skin I Live In (Pedro Almodovar)
3. Incendies (Denis Villeneuve)
4. The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick)
5. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Tomas Alfredson)
6. The Artist (Michel Hazanavicius)
7. Bridesmaids (Paul Feig)
8. The Ides of March (George Clooney)
9. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (David Fincher)
10. My Week with Marilyn (Simon Curtis)
Honourable Mentions: 50/50 (Jonathan Levine), Margin Call (J.C. Chandor), Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (Brad Bird), Point Blank (Fred Cavayé), Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky), Senna (Asif Kapadia), A Separation (Asghar Farhadi), We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lynne Ramsay).
top 10 films of 2010.
1. Inception (Christopher Nolan)
2. I Am Love (Luca Guadagnino)
3. Animal Kingdom (David Michôd)
4. The King’s Speech (Tom Hooper)5
5. The Social Network (David Fincher)
6. The Fighter (David O. Russell)
7. Blue Valentine (Derek Cianfrance)
8. Barney’s Version (Richard Lewis)
9. Black Swan (Darren Aronofsky)
10. The Ghost Writer (Roman Polanski)
Honourable Mentions: The Company Men (John Wells), Daybreakers (Michael Spierig & Peter Spierig), Fair Game (Doug Liman), 127 Hours (Danny Boyle), Restrepo (Tim Hetherington & Sebastian Junger), Shutter Island (Martin Scorsese), The Town (Ben Affleck).
top 10 films of 2009.
1. Star Trek (J.J. Abrams)
2. Moon (Duncan Jones)
3. The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow)
4. District 9 (Neil Blomkamp)
5. Avatar (James Cameron)
6. The Lovely Bones (Peter Jackon)
7. Up (Pete Docter)
8. (500) Days of Summer (Marc Webb)
9. Julie & Julia (Nora Ephron)
10. The Proposal (Anne Fletcher)
Honourable Mentions: Bright Star (Jane Campion), Fantastic Mr Fox (Wes Anderson), Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino), The Messenger (Oren Moverman), Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire (Lee Daniels), Up in the Air (Jason Reitman).
top 10 films of 2008.
1. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan)
2. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Woody Allen)3
3. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (David Fincher)
4. WALL•E (Andrew Stanton)
5. Rachel Getting Married (Jonathan Demme)
6. Revolutionary Road (Sam Mendes)
7. The Wrestler (Darren Aronofsky)
8. Burn After Reading (Joel Coen & Ethan Coen)
9. Milk (Gus Van Sant)
10. Gomorrah (Matteo Garrone)
Honourable Mentions: Bolt (Chris Williams & Byron Howard), Doubt (Jon Patrick Shanley), Frost/Nixon (Ron Howard), Gran Torino (Clint Eastwood), Happy Go Lucky (Mike Leigh), Let the Right One In (Tomas Alfredson), The Reader (Stephen Daldry), Slumdog Millionaire (Danny Boyle).
top 10 films of 2007.
1. No Country for Old Men (Joel Coen & Ethan Coen)
2. Atonement (Joe Wright)
3. Into the Wild (Sean Penn)
4. The Bourne Ultimatum (Paul Greengrass)
5. Across the Universe (Julie Taymor)
6. Taxi to the Dark Side (Alex Gibney)
7. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Julian Schnabel)
8. Lust, Caution (Ang Lee)
9. Michael Clayton (Tony Gilroy)
10. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Tim Burton)
Honourable Mentions: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Andrew Dominik), Away From Her (Sarah Polley), A Mighty Heart (Michael Winterbottom), 3:10 to Yuma (James Mangold), Zodiac (David Fincher).
top 10 films of 2006.
1. Children of Men (Alfonso Cuaron)
2. Volver (Pedro Almodovar)
3. The Devil Wears Prada (David Frankel)
4. The Departed (Martin Scorsese)
5. Dreamgirls (Bill Condon)
6. Little Miss Sunshine (Jonathan Dayton & Varlerie Faris)
7. Little Children (Todd Field)
8. The Queen (Stephen Frears)
9. Pan’s Labyrinth (Guillermo del Toro)
10. The Last King of Scotland (Kevin McDonald)
Honourable Mentions: An Inconvenient Truth (Davis Guggenheim), Happy Feet (George Miller), United 93 (Paul Greengrass).
top 10 films of 2005.
1. The Family Stone (Thomas Bezucha)
2. Cache (Michael Haneke)
3. The Constant Gardener (Fernando Meirelles)
4. Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee)
5. Batman Begins (Christopher Nolan)
6. A History of Violence (David Cronenberg)
7. Pride & Prejudice (Joe Wright)
8. King Kong (Peter Jackson)
9. Munich (Steven Spielberg)
10. Good Night, and Good Luck (George Clooney)
Honourable Mentions: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Tim Burton), The 40 Year Old Virgin (Judd Apatow), Star Wars: Episode 3 – Revenge of the Sith (George Lucas), War of the Worlds (Steven Spielberg).
top 10 films of 2004.
1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry)
2. The Motorcycle Diaries (Walter Salles)
3. Sideways (Alexander Payne)
4. Million Dollar Baby (Clint Eastwood)
5. Hotel Rwanda (Terry George)
6. Collateral (Michael Mann)
7. Closer (Mike Nichols)
8. The Incredibles (Brad Bird)
9. A Very Long Engagement (Jean-Pierre Jeunet)
10. Ray (Taylor Hackford)
Honourable Mentions: The Aviator (Martin Scorsese), Before Sunset(Richard Linklater), Fahrenheit 9/11 (Michael Moore), Garden State (Zach Braff), Mean Girls (Mark S. Waters), The Polar Express (Robert Zemeckis), The Village (M. Night Shyamalan).
top 10 films of 2003.
1. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Peter Jackson)
2. House of Sand and Fog (Vadim Perelman)
3. Lost in Translation (Sophia Coppola)
4. The Barbarian Invasions (Denys Arcand)
5. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (Peter Weir)
6. Whale Rider (Niki Caro)
7. Mystic River (Clint Eastwood)
8. In America (Jim Sheridan)
9. Japanese Story (Sue Brooks)
10. Spellbound (RomaJeffrey Blitz)
Honourable Mentions: City of God (Fernando Meirelles), Cold Mountain (Anthony Minghella), Love Actually (Richard Curtis), Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (Gore Verbinski).
top 10 films of 2002.
1. Talk To Her (Pedro Almodovar)
2. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Peter Jackson)
3. 25th Hour (Spike Lee)
4. About a Boy (Chris Weitz & Paul Weitz)
5. Monsoon Wedding (Mira Nair)
6. Minority Report (Steven Spielberg)
7. The Mothman Prophecies (Mark Pellington)
8. The Pianist (Roman Polanski)
9. Bowling for Columbine (Michael Moore)
10. .Y Tu Mama Tambien (Carlos Cuaron)
Honourable Mentions: Chicago (Rob Marshall), The Hours (Stephen Daldry), Rodger Dodger (Dylan Kidd).
top 10 films of 2001.
1. Mulholland Dr. (David Lynch)
2. Memento (Christopher Nolan)
3. Monsters, Inc. (Pete Docter & Andrew Stanton)
4. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Peter Jackon)
5. Amelie (Jean-Pierre Jeunet)
6. Moulin Rouge (Baz Luhrmann)
7. Lantana (Ray Lawrence)
8. Shrek (Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson)
9. In the Bedroom (Todd Field)
10. The Others (Alejandro Amenabar)
Honourable Mentions: Gosford Park (Robert Altman), Monsters Ball (Marc Forster)
top 10 films of 2000.
1. Dancer in the Dark (Lars Von Trier)
2. Unbreakable (M. Night Shyamalan)
3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee)
4. Erin Brockovich (Steven Soderbergh)
5. Wonder Boys (Curtis Hanson)
6. Cast Away (Robert Zemeckis)
7. Yi Yi (Edward Yang)
8. Traffic (Steven Soderbergh)
9. High Fidelity (Stephen Frears)
10. Bring It On (Peyton Reed)
Honourable Mentions: The Gift (Sam Raimi), Malena (Giuseppe Tornatore), Meet the Parents (Jay Roach), You Can Count on Me (Kenneth Lonergan).
top 10 films of 1999.
1. The Talented Mr Ripley (Anthony Minghella)
2. The Matrix (Larry Wachowski & Andy Wachowski)
3. The Sixth Sense (M. Night Shyamalan)
4. All About My Mother (Pedro Almodovar)
5. American Beauty (Sam Mendes)
6. The Insider (Michael Mann)
7. Being John Malkovich (Spike Jonze)
8. Three Kings (David O. Russell)
9. Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick)
10. Run Lola Run (Tom Tykwer)
Honourable Mentions: An Ideal Husband (Oliver Parker), Black Cat White Cat (Emir Kusturica), The Blair Witch Project (Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sanchez), Election (Alexander Payne), Fight Club (David Fincher), Go (Doug Liman), The Red Violin (Francois Girad).
top 10 films of 1998.
1. Elizabeth (Shekhar Kapur)
2. Dark City (Alex Proyas)
3. Life is Beautiful (Roberto Benigni)
4. Central Station (Walter Salles)
5. The Thin Red Line (Terrence Malick)
6. The Truman Show (Peter Weir)
7. American History X (Tony Kaye)
8. Shakespeare in Love (John Madden)
9. Saving Private Ryan (Steven Spielberg)
10. A Bug’s Life (John Lasseter)
Honourable Mentions: A Civil Action (Steven Zaillian), Head On (Ana Kokkinos), Out of Sight (Steven Soderbergh), Ronin (John Frankenheimer).
top 10 films of 1997.
1. Contact (Robert Zemeckis)
2. Gattaca (Andrew M. Niccol)
3. L.A. Confidential (Curtis Hanson)
4. Good Will Hunting (Gus Van Sant)
5. Deconstructing Harry (Woody Allen)
6. Amistad (Steven Spielberg)
7. Waco: The Rues of Engagement (William Gazecki)
8. Kundun (Martin Scorsese)
9. Oscar and Lucinda (Gillian Armstrong)
10. Lost Highway (David Lynch)
Honourable Mentions: Chasing Amy (Kevin Smith), Donnie Brasco (Mike Newell), The Fifth Element (Luc Besson), Kundun (Martin Scorsese), My Best Friend’s Wedding (P.J. Hogan), Starship Troopers (Paul Verhoeven), Wag the Dog (Barry Levinson).
top 10 films of 1996.
1. Shine (Scott Hicks)
2. Fargo (Joel Coen)
3. William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet (Baz Luhrmann)
4. Secrets & Lies (Mike Leigh)
5. The Portrait of a Lady (Jane Campion)
6. Breaking the Waves (Lars Von Trier)
7. Swingers (Doug Liman)
8. Big Night (Stanley Tucci & Campbell Scott)
9. The Nutty Professor (Tom Shadyac)
10. The English Patient (Anthony Minghella)
Honourable Mentions: Jerry Maguire (Cameron Crowe), Microcosmos (Claude Nuridsany & Marie Perennou), Star Trek: First Contact (Jonathan Frakes), To Die For (Gus Van Sant), The Truth About Cats and Dogs (Michael Lehmann).
top 10 films of 1995.
1. Se7en (David Fincher)
2. The Usual Suspects (Brian Singer)
3. 12 Monkeys (Terry Gilliam)
4. Casino (Martin Scorsese)
5. Sense and Sensibility (Ang Lee)
6. The American President (Rob Reiner)
7. Babe (Chris Noonan)
8. Mighty Aphrodite (Woody Allen)
9. La Haine (Mathieu Kassovitz)
10 Apollo 13 (Ron Howard)
Honourable Mentions: The Basketball Diairies (Scott Kalvert), Higher Learning (John Singleton), Mallrats (Kevin Smith), Welcome to the Dollhouse (Todd Solondz).
top 10 films of 1994.
1. The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont)
2. Three Colours Red (Krzysztof Kieslowski)
3. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino)
4. The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert (Stephan Elliott)
5. Quiz Show (Robert Redford)
6. Heavenly Creatures (Peter Jackon)
7. Muriel’s Wedding (P.J. Hogan)
8. Before Sunrise (Richard Linklater)
9. Threesome (Andrew Fleming)
10. The Professional (Luc Besson)
Honourable Mentions: The Client (Joel Schumacher), The Crow (Alex Proyas), Hoop Dreams (Steve James), The Lion King (Roger Allers & Rob Minkoff), Spider and Rose (Bill Bennett), Stargate (Roland Emmerich).
top 10 films of 1993.
1. The Remains of the Day (James Ivory)
2. The Piano (Jane Campion)
3. The Fugitive (Andrew Davis)
4. In the Name of the Father (James Sheridan)
5. Schindler’s List (Steven Spielberg)
6. The Firm (Sydney Pollack)
7. Philadelphia (Jonathan Demme)
8. Sleepless in Seattle (Nora Ephron)
9. What’s Love Got to Do with It (Brian Gibson)
10. In the Line of Fire (Wolfgang Peterson)
Honourable Mentions: Dave (Ivan Reitman), Farewell My Concubine (Chen Kaige), Three Colours Blue (Krzysztof Kieslowski).
top 10 films of 1992.
1. Sister Act (Emile Ardolino)v
2. My Cousin Vinny (Jonathan Lynn)
3. Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood)
4. Strictly Ballroom (Baz Luhrmann)
5. Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola)
6. A Few Good Men (Rob Reiner)
7. Howard’s End (James Ivory)
8. Husbands and Wives (Woody Allen)
9. Reservoir Dogs (Quentin Tarantino)
10. Basic Instinct (Paul Verhoeven)
Honourable Mentions: Batman Returns (Tim Burton), La Belle Histoire (Claude Lelouch), Lorenzo’s Oil (George Miller), The Player (Robert Altman).
top 10 films of 1991.
1. The Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme)
2. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (James Cameron)
3. Boyz ‘N the Hood (John Singleton)
4. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (Nicholas Meyer)
5. The Double Life of Veronique (Krzysztof Kieslowski)
6. Cape Fear (Martin Scorsese)
7. JFK (Oliver Stone)
8. Dead Again (Kenneth Branagh)
9. Proof (Jocelyn Moorhouse)
10. Barton Fink (Joel Coen)
Honourable Mentions: Beauty and the Beast (Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise), The Fisher King (Terry Gilliam), Thelma and Louise (Ridley Scott).
top 10 films of 1990.
1. Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese)
2. Total Recall (Paul Verhoeven)
3. Home Alone (Chris Columbus)
4. Misery (Rob Reiner)
5. The Grifters (Stephen Frears)
6. Edward Scissorhands (Tim Burton)
7. Miller’s Crossing (Joel Coen)
8. Ghost (Peter Weir)
9. Dick Tracy (Warren Beatty)
10. Pretty Woman (Garry Marshall)
Honourable Mentions: Awakenings (Penny Marshall), Dances With Wolves (Kevin Costner), Flatliners (Joel Schumacher), Green Card (Peter Weir), La Femme Nikita (Luc Besson).
top 10 films of 1980.
1. Big Business (1988) (Jim Abrahams)
2. Blade Runner (1982) (Ridley Scott)
3. Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (Irvin Kerschner)
4. Beaches (1988) (Garry Marshall)
5. Cinema Paradiso (1988) (Giuseppe Tornatore)
6. Aliens (1986) (James Cameron)
7. The Breakfast Club (2005) (John Hughes)
8. Stand By Me (1986) (Rob Reiner)
9. Enemy Mine (1985) (Wolfgang Peterson)
10. Uncle Buck (1989) (John Hughes)
Honourable Mentions: When Harry Met Sally (1989) (Rob Reiner), Gallipoli (1981) (Peter Weir), Full Metal Jacket (1987) (Stanley Kubrick), Big (1988) (Penny Marshall), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) (Woody Allen), Working Girl (1988) (Pedro Almodovar), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (Steven Spielberg).
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