The Best Films by Year




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(Note: Year of release based on US release unless otherwise noted)


2003(so far in Australia)
21 Grams
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
City of God
In America
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
The Barbarian Invasions
Zatoichi
Finding Nemo
The Station Agent
Seabiscuit
The Last Samurai
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Mystic River
Millennium Actress

worst: The Matrix Revolutions


2002
Chicago
Bowling for Columbine
Spirited Away
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Gangs of New York
Minority Report
Spellbound
Hero
Far From Heaven

worst: (none)


2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Memento (2000 first released)
Lantana
Il Mare (2000 first released)
Amelie
Shrek
Promises
Donnie Darko
Waking Life
In the Bedroom
No Man's Land
Moulin Rouge

worst: (none)


2000
Traffic
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Requiem for a Dream
You Can Count on Me
High Fidelity
The Road Home (year of Australian release)
In the Mood for Love
Time and Tide
Finding Forrester
Chicken Run
Cast Away

worst: Hollow Man


1999
My Name Is Joe (1998 first released)
The Red Violin (1998 first released)
American Beauty
Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997 first released)
The Iron Giant
The Matrix
Limbo
Toy Story 2
All About My Mother
Election
Being John Malkovich
The Insider
Boys Don't Cry
The Emperor and the Assassin
Black Cat, White Cat (1998 first released)

worst: Drop Dead Gorgeous


1998
Open Your Eyes
Saving Private Ryan
Pleasantville
Hilary and Jackie
American History X
A Simple Plan
The Horse Whisperer
Bulworth
Waking Ned Devine
Shakespeare in Love
Character (1997 first released)
Hana-Bi (1997 first released)
Beyond Silence (1996 first released)
The Truman Show
The Prince of Egypt

worst: Six Days Seven Nights


1997
Comrades, Almost a Love Story (1996 first released)
Contact
L.A. Confidential
The Assignment
Good Will Hunting
The Spanish Prisoner
Gattaca
Princess Mononoke (Japanese theatrical release. 1999 US version first released)
Face/Off
In the Company of Men
Mrs. Brown
Amistad
Titanic
The Game

worst: Batman & Robin


1996
The English Patient
L'Appartement
Hamlet
Kolya
Courage Under Fire
Shine
Michael Collins
Gulliver's Travels (TV)
Matilda
Breaking the Waves

worst: Mr. Wrong


1995
The Usual Suspects
Braveheart
Se7en
Whisper of the Heart
Il Postino (1994 first released)
Toy Story
The Madness of King George
Mr. Holland's Opus
Babe
Apollo 13
Kamikaze Taxi
Twelve Monkeys

worst: To Die For


1994
The Shawshank Redemption
Forrest Gump
Once Were Warriors
Quiz Show
The Blue Kite (1993 first released)
Three Colours: Red
Pulp Fiction
Exotica
The Day the Sun Turned Cold
Country Life
The Professional

worst: Reality Bites


1993
Schindler's List
Groundhog Day
Gettysburg
Lorenzo's Oil
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Farewell My Concubine
Stalingrad
The Fugitive
The Age of Innocence
The Remains of the Day

worst: Body of Evidence


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