Best Movies Of Each Year By Decade

Here’s a list of number one movie of each year from various decades. Some will be altered; some will be added.

1930s

• 1930 – N/A
• 1931 – Frankenstein
• 1932 – The Mummy
• 1933 – King Kong
• 1934 – N/A
• 1935 – N/A
• 1936 – N/A
• 1937 – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
• 1938 – N/A
• 1939 – The Wizard of Oz

1940s

• 1940 – N/A
• 1941 – Citizen Kane
• 1942 – N/A
• 1943 – N/A
• 1944 – N/A
• 1945 – N/A
• 1946 – It’s A Wonderful Life
• 1947 – N/A
• 1948 – N/A
• 1949 – N/A

1950s

• 1950 – Rashomon
• 1951 – Alice In Wonderland
• 1952 – N/A
• 1953 – N/A
• 1954 – Seven Samurai
• 1955 – N/A
• 1956 – N/A
• 1957 – Throne of Blood
• 1958 – The Hidden Fortress
• 1959 – N/A

1960s

• 1960 – Spartacus
• 1961 – Yojimbo
• 1962 – Lawrence of Arabia
• 1963 – N/A
• 1964 – N/A
• 1965 – N/A
• 1966 – N/A
• 1967 – N/A
• 1968 – Once Upon A Time in the West
• 1969 – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1970s

• 1970 – Patton
• 1971 – A Clockwork Orange
• 1972 – The Godfather
• 1973 – Enter the Dragon
• 1974 – The Godfather Part II
• 1975 – Dog Day Afternoon
• 1976 – Rocky
• 1977 – Star Wars: A New Hope
• 1978 – Halloween
• 1979 – Apocalypse Now

1980s

• 1980 – Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
• 1981 – Mad Max: The Road Warrior
• 1982 – Blade Runner
• 1983 – Scarface
• 1984 – Ghostbusters
• 1985 – Ran
• 1986 – Aliens
• 1987 – Spaceballs
• 1988 – Die Hard
• 1989 – Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

1990s

• 1990 – Goodfellas
• 1991 – Terminator 2: Judgement Day
• 1992 – Reservoir Dogs
• 1993 – The Nightmare Before Christmas
• 1994 – Pulp Fiction
• 1995 – Toy Story
• 1996 – Independence Day
• 1997 – Boogie Nights
• 1998 – Saving Private Ryan
• 1999 – Fight Club

2000s

• 2000 – Gladiator
• 2001 – Atlantis: The Lost Empire
• 2002 – Insomnia
• 2003 – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• 2004 – The Incredibles
• 2005 – Batman Begins
• 2006 – The Departed
• 2007 – Hot Fuzz
• 2008 – The Dark Knight
• 2009 – Inglorious Basterds

2010s

• 2010 – Inception
• 2011 – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (both parts count as one)
• 2012 – The Avengers
• 2013 – The Wolf of Wall Street
• 2014 – Interstellar
• 2015 – Mad Max: Fury Road
• 2016 – Deadpool
• 2017 – Logan
• 2018 – Avengers: Infinity War
• 2019 – Joker

2020s

• 2020 – Tenet
• 2021 – No Time to Die
• 2022 – Top Gun: Maverick