Western Movie Canon

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From current day to the inception of film, this list details, for each year:
a) the winner of the academy award for Best Picture
b) the top grossing film (calendar gross & in-year release, if different)
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/
c) high-grossing films by year of release
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films#High-grossing_films_by_year
d) the film of the year chosen by the New York Film Critics Circle
e) the film on most ICM official lists for the year
https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/films+on+most+official+lists+by+year+of+release/beasterne/

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  1. 61 -15

    The Dark Knight

    2008, in 27 top lists Check
  2. 111 new

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  3. 77 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    2003, in 29 top lists Check
  4. 79 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    2002, in 26 top lists Check
  5. 53 new

    Inception

    2010, in 21 top lists Check
  6. 178 new

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  7. 190 new

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  8. 165 new

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  9. 171 new

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  10. 179 new

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  11. 159 new

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  12. 92 new

    The Matrix

    1999, in 30 top lists Check
  13. 241 new

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  14. 106 new

    Se7en

    1995, in 29 top lists Check
  15. 151 new

    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  16. 122 new

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  17. 142 new

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  18. 126 new

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  19. 72 new

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
  20. 93 new

    American Beauty

    1999, in 25 top lists Check
  21. 66 new

    The Departed

    2006, in 20 top lists Check
  22. 103 new

    Fargo

    1996, in 26 top lists Check
  23. 64 new

    No Country for Old Men

    2007, in 23 top lists Check
  24. 65 new

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  25. 169 new

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  26. 246 new

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  27. 155 new

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
  28. 113 new

    Forrest Gump

    1994, in 25 top lists Check
  29. 97 new

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
  30. 89 new

    Gladiator

    2000, in 25 top lists Check
  31. 115 new

    Jurassic Park

    1993, in 23 top lists Check
  32. 50 -14

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

    2011, in 9 top lists Check
  33. 86 new

    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

    2001, in 5 top lists Check
  34. 121 new

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991, in 27 top lists Check
  35. 109 new

    Toy Story

    1995, in 25 top lists Check
  36. 69 new

    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

    2005, in 4 top lists Check
  37. 116 new

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  38. 84 new

    Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi

    2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check
  39. 112 new

    The Lion King

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  40. 127 new

    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    1989, in 16 top lists Check
  41. 201 new

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  42. 251 new

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  43. 85 new

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  44. 101 new

    L.A. Confidential

    1997, in 27 top lists Check
  45. 54 -15

    Toy Story 3

    2010, in 16 top lists Check
  46. 55 new

    Up

    2009, in 16 top lists Check
  47. 52 new

    The Social Network

    2010, in 13 top lists Check
  48. 99 new

    Titanic

    1997, in 25 top lists Check
  49. 78 new

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  50. 110 new

    Braveheart

    1995, in 19 top lists Check
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Last updated on Nov 13, 2022 by Jneves7;