TOP RATED

These are my top rated films, presented here, in order of most recent to oldest. Each has a 10/10 rating and this should provide some insight into what films, genres or subjects impress me the most.

I try only to give 10/10 to the very best and films which are as near perfect as possible, by my standards. There are so many films though which only make it to 8 or 9/10, such as “Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes“, “Taken“ and “Inception“, and this is in no way to reflect badly on those. Time and repeat viewings are also a key factor in a 10/10 rating, hence few new films score that highly right away, and if they do, it says something to me.

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1. THE SOCIAL NETWORK (David Fincher) 2010 21st May 2013
2. CRIMSON TIDE (Tony Scott) 1995 24th April 2013
3. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (Jonathan Demme) 1991 8th February 2013
4. THE ROBE (Henry Koster) 1953 4th February 2013
5. CARRY ON CLEO (Eric Rogers) 1964 11th January 2013
6. HULK (Ang Lee) 2003 8th October 2012
7. THE MATRIX (The Wachowski Brothers) 1999 24th September 2012 
8. STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY (Nicholas Meyer) 1991 8th September 2012
9. THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS (Mark Herman) 2008 21st August 2012
10. TOY STORY (John Lasseter) 1995 18th August 2012
11. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S ROMEO + JULIET (Baz Luhrmann) 1996 14th August 2012
12. MOON (Duncan Jones) 2009 8th August 2012
13. STAR WARS: EPISODE VI: A NEW HOPE (George Lucas) 1977/1997/2004/2011 1st August 2012
14. THE DARK KNIGHT RISES(Christopher Nolan) 2012 26th July 2012
15. TRAINSPOTTING(Danny Boyle) 1996 10th June 2012
16. THE WIZARD OF OZ (Victor Fleming) 1939 14th May 2012
17. DIE HARD (John McTiernan) 1988 14th May 2012 
18. WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (Mel Stuart) 1971 7th April 2012
19. THE BIRDS (Alfred Hitchcock) 1963 12th March 2012
20. SE7EN, (David Fincher) 1995 26th February 2012
21. RAGING BULL, (Martin Scorese) 1980 3rd January 2012
22. TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE, (Trey Parker) 2004 27th October 2011
23. ゴジラ GOJIRA (aka GODZILLA), (Ishirô Honda) 1954 13th October 2011
24. UNITED 93, (Paul Greengrass) 2006 11th September 2011 (23rd November 2009)
25. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, (Ethan & Joel Coen) 2008, 1st July 2011
26. X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, (Matthew Vaughn) 2011 20th June 2011
27. 300, (Zack Snyder) 2006 2nd June 2011
28. PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL, (Gore Verbinski) 2003 26th May 2011
29. THE DARK KNIGHT (Christopher Nolan) 2008 17th May 2011 (9th December 2009)
30. BATMAN BEGINS (Christopher Nolan) 2005 16th May 2011 (26th November 2009)
31. CASABLANCA, (Michael Curtiz) 1942 9th May 2011
    
32. ZODIAC, (David Fincher) 2007 22nd April 2011
33. MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD, (Peter Weir) 2003 5th April 2011
34. APOLLO 13, (Ron Howard) 1995 29th March 2011
35. FOUR LIONS, (Chris Morris) 2010 2nd March 2011
36. THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT (Director’s Cut), (Eric Bress & J. Mackye Gruber) 2003 11th February 2011
37. WATCHMEN (Director’s Cut), (Zack Snyder) 2009 1st February 2011
38. JAWS, (Steven Spielberg) 1975 31st January 2011 (5th June 2010)
39. EL CID, (Anthony Mann) 1961 24th January 2011
40. A NIGHT TO REMEMBER, (Roy Ward Baker) 1956 4th October 2010
41. METROPOLIS, (Fritz Lang) 1927 22nd September 2010
42. BLUE THUNDER, (John Badham) 1984 22nd September 2010
43. ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13, (John Caprtenter) 1976 2nd September 2010
44. TOY STORY 3 3D, (Lee Unkrich) 2010 12th August 2010
45. STAR WARS: EPISODE V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, (Irvin Kershner) 1980/1997/2004/2011 10th August 2010
46. THE GREAT DICTATOR, (Charles Chaplin) 1940 31st July 2010
47. JURASSIC PARK, (Steven Spielberg) 1993 28th June 2010
48. WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT, (Robert Zemekis) 1988 5th June 2010
49. L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, (Curtis Hanson) 1997 4th May 2010
50. THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE, (Val Guest) 1961 29th April 2010
51. TITANIC, (James Cameron) 1997 23rd April 2010
52. FORBIDDEN PLANET, (Fred M. Wilcox) 1956 15th April 2010
53. UP, (Pete Docter & Bob Peterson) 2009 24th March 2010
54. WYATT EARP, (Lawrence Kasdan) 1994 1st April 2010
55. THE KING AND I, (Walter Lang) 1956 24th February 2010
56. PULP FICTION, (Quentin Tarantino) 1994 23rd February 2010
57. SINGIN IN THE RAIN (Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen) 1953 21st February 2010
58. JFK (Director’s Cut), (Oliver Stone) 1991/1993 10th January 2010
59. SPARTACUS (Restored Version), (Stanley Kubrick) 1960/1991 5th January 2010
60. BLACK HAWK DOWN, (Ridley Scott) 2001 26th November 2009
61. GATTACA, (Andrew Nicoll) 1997 26th November 2009
62. PLANET OF THE APES, (Franklin J. Schaffner) 1968 26th November 2009
63. MAN ON FIRE, (Tony Scott) 2003 26th November 2009
64. STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (Director’s Edition), (Nicholas Meyer) 1982/2002 26th November 2009
65. TRANSFORMERS, (Michael Bay) 2007 22nd November 2009

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Top Rated Directors

1. Christopher Nolan (x3)
2. David Fincher (x3)
3. Steven Spielberg (x2)
4. Zack Snyder (x2)
5. Nicholas Meyer (x2)
6. Tony Scott (x2)
7. Jonathan Demme
8. Henry Koster
9. Eric Rogers
10. Ang Lee
11. The Wachowski Brothers
12. Mark Herman
13. John Lasseter
14. Baz Lurhmann
15. Duncan Jones
16. George Lucas
17. Danny Boyle
18. Victor Fleming
19. John McTiernan
20. Mel Stuart
21. Alfred Hitchcock
22. Martin Scorsese
23. Trey Parker
24. Ishirô Honda
25. Paul Greengrass
26. Ethan & Joel Coen
27. Matthew Vaughn
28. Gore Verbinski
29. Michael Curtiz
30. Peter Weir
31. Ron Howard
32. Chris Morris
33. Eric Bress & J. Mackye Gruber
34. Anthony Mann
35. Roy Ward Baker
36. Fritz Lang
37. John Badman
38. John Carpenter
39. Lee Unkrich
40. Irvin Kershner
41. Charles Chaplin
42. Robert Zemekis
43. Curtis Hanson
44. Val Guest
45. James Cameron
46. Fred M. Wilcox
47. Pete Docter & Bob Peterson
48. Lawrence Kasdan
49. Walter lang
50. Quentin Taratino
51. Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen
52. Stanley Kubrick
53. Ridley Scott
54. Andrew Nicoll
55. Franklin J. Schaffner
56. Michael Bay

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Top Rated Decades

1. 1890 – 1899
2. 1900 – 1909
3. 1910 – 1919
4. 1920 – 1929 (x1)
5. 1930 – 1931 (x1)
6. 1940 – 1949 (x2)
7. 1950 – 1959 (x5)
8. 1960 – 1969 (x6)
9. 1970 – 1979 (x4)
10. 1980 – 1989 (x6)
11. 1990 – 1999 (x16)
12. 2000 – 2009 (x18)
13. 2010 – 2012 (x5)

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