FILM OF THE YEAR

This is my list of films from my lifetime which I feel qualify to be my personal films of the year. 2012 has only just begun…

But as with all lists, tastes and opinions change over the years, so this list is only final at the time of press.

(*) Pending final decision

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Film Of The Year ~ 2012-

• 2012 THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, (Christopher Nolan) 10/10
• 2011 RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, (Rupert Wyatt) 9/10
• 2010 INCEPTION, (Christopher Nolan) 9/10
  

  2010

• 2009 UP, (Pete Doctor) 10/10
• 2008 THE DARK KNIGHT, (Christopher Nolan) 10/10
• 2007 TRANSFORMERS, (Michael Bay) 10/10
• 2006 UNITED 93, (Paul Greengrass) 10/10
• 2005 BATMAN BEGINS, (Christopher Nolan) 10/10
• 2004 TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE (Trey Parker) 10/10
• 2003 MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD, (Peter Weir) 10/10
• 2002 THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS, (Peter Jackson) 9/10
• 2001 BLACK HAWK DOWN, (Ridley Scott) 10/10
• 2000 MEMENTO, (Christopher Nolan) 10/10
  

  2000

• 1999 THE MATRIX, (The Wachowski Brothers) 10/10
• 1998 TITANIC, (James Cameron) 10/10
• 1997  L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, (Curtis Hanson) 10/10
• 1996 THE ROCK, (Michael Bay) 9/10
• 1995 HEAT, (Michael Mann) 10/10
• 1994 PULP FICTION, (Quentin Tarantino) 10/10
• 1993 JURASSIC PARK, (Steven Spielberg) 10/10
• 1992 CHAPLIN, 8/10
• 1991 JFK, (Oliver Stone) 9/10
• 1990 DANCES WITH WOLVES, (Kevin Costner) 9/10
  

  1990

• 1989 BATMAN, (Tim Burton) 9/10
  
• 1988 WHO FRAMED RODGER RABBIT, (Robert Zemekis) 10/10
• 1987 ROBOCOP, (Paul Verhoven) 10/10
• 1986 PLATOON, (Oliver Stone) 10/10
• 1985 BACK TO THE FUTURE, (Robert Zemekis) 9/10
  
• 1984 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM, (Steven Spielberg) 8/10
• 1983 BLUE THUNDER, (John Badham) 10/10
  

  1980

• 1982 STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN, (Nicholas Meyer) 10/10
• 1981 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, (Steven Spielberg) 10/10
• 1980 STAR WARS: EPISODE V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, (Irvin Kershner) 10/10
• 1979 THE CHINA SYNDROME, (James Bridges) 8/10
• 1978 GREASE, (Randal Kleiser) 9/10
  

 

 

1. Christopher Nolan (x5) 
2. Steven Spielberg (x3)
3. Robert Zemekis (x2)
4. Oliver Stone (x2)
5. Michael Bay (x2)
6. Rupert Wyatt
7. Pete Doctor & TBA 09
8. Paul Greengrass
9. Trey Parker
10. Peter Weir
11. Peter Jackson
12. Ridley Scott
13. The Wachowski Brothers
14. James Cameron
15. Curtis Hanson
16. Michael Mann
17. Quentin Tarantino
18. Richard Attenborough
19. Kevin Costner
20. Tim Burton
21. Paul Verhoven
22. John Badham
23. Nicholas Meyer
24. Irvin Kershner
25. James Bridges
26. Randal Kleiser