Use the menu to navigate to film lists for the 2020s, 2010s, 2000s, 1990s, 1980s, 1970s, 1960s, 1950s, 1940s, 1930s, or 1920s and 1910s.
I made these lists at the request of Theo Panayides for a project of his. The authority for year of release is the Internet Movie Database, which tries to go by the film’s first public screening; I sometimes override its decisions when I have evidence of its errors, or when the first public screening comes too long after the film’s completion. Color coding is used to give an idea of how much I like each film, and allows comparison between films in different years. Unranked, uncolored films at the end of some years are a reminder to myself of areas to explore, and may or may not indicate honorable-mention status.
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Recent changes:
5 Apr 2023 to 22 May 2023:
2015 – THE FITS dropped from runners-up
1990 – TOKYO HEAVEN added to runners-up
1989 – HOMEWORK moved up on ten-best list
1986 – THE CUP AND THE LIP moved from ten-best-list to runners-up
1981 – NOBLESSE OBLIGE dropped from runners-up
1977 – BETWEEN THE LINES moved up on ten-best list
1972 – EIGHT FATAL SHOTS added to runners-up
1949 – KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS dropped from runners-up
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Dan Sallitt's Favorite Films 