The IMDb's most favorite movies by year of release: 120 years of crowd-pleasers

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This year marks the 120th anniversary of the public projection of cinema. In honor of that, I've compiled the films for each year that have accumulated the most 9 and 10 ratings on IMDb. The result makes for a nice primer on film history: the movies throughout time that modern viewers most love.

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  1. 6 new

    The Kiss in the Tunnel

    1899, in 1 top list Check
  2. 22 new

    The Birth of a Nation

    1915, in 21 top lists Check
  3. 26 new

    Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

    1919 — a.k.a. Broken Blossoms, in 13 top lists Check
  4. 38 new

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  5. 41 new

    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
  6. 45 new

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938, in 23 top lists Check
  7. 49 new

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  8. 52 new

    Brief Encounter

    1945, in 22 top lists Check
  9. 57 new

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  10. 59 new

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  11. 60 new

    Roman Holiday

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  12. 65 new

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  13. 68 new

    Breakfast at Tiffany's

    1961, in 9 top lists Check
  14. 74 new

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  15. 104 new

    Titanic

    1997, in 25 top lists Check
  16. 111 new

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
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Last updated on Mar 31, 2014; source