We are compiling consensus community rankings of various decades of movies history (potentially moving on to an all-time ranking at some point).
Nothing complicated is happening here. There are two phases to ranking a decade:
- The brainstorming phase: just name as many movies as you feel should be considered for ranking when the voting starts. No wrong answers. Participating in this phase is not a requirement for voting. It is, however, a good idea to participate if you particularly want to ensure that specific movies from that decade are considered by the community when we start voting.
- The ranking phase: participants will PM me their top 20 list from the decade we’re working on. In order. All films from this decade are eligible whether they came up during the brainstorming phase or not. 1st place votes count more than 2nd place votes, which count more than 3rd place votes, etc. Don’t worry too much about this part; I’ll do the tabulating.
After these phases are complete: sit back, relax, and enjoy the reveal.
CURRENT PHASE: Now accepting 1950s rankings. You may submit fewer choices than a full top 20, with the understanding that you should only submit movies that feel ranking-worthy to you personally, and any unused spots will simply reduce you below the full allotment of points that a full top 20 would contribute to the final numbers.
Master nominations list:
12 Angry Men
The 400 Blows
Ace in the Hole
An Affair to Remember
The African Queen
Alice in Wonderland
All About Eve
An American in Paris
Anatomy of a Murder
Around the World in 80 Days
The Asphalt Jungle
The Bad and the Beautiful
Bad Day at Black Rock
Ben-Hur
Bend of the River
The Big Country
The Big Heat
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Burmese Harp
The Caine Mutiny
Some Came Running
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cinderella
Clash by Night
The Cranes are Flying
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Defiant Ones
Detective Story
Diabolique
Dial M for Murder
Early Summer
East of Eden
Elevator to the Gallows
Equinox flower
Europa 51
Floating Weeds
Forbidden Planet
Forty Guns
From Here to Eternity
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
The Giant Claw
Godzilla
Good morning
Gun Crazy
The Gunfighter
Guys and Dolls
Harvey
The Hidden Fortress
High Noon
Hiroshima, Mon Amour
Hobson’s Choice
House of Wax
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Ice Cold in Alex
Ikiru
Imitation of Life
In a Lonely Place
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Johnny Guitar
Journey to Italy
The Killing
The King and I
Lady and the Tramp
The Ladykillers
La Strada
The Lavender Hill Mob
The Left Handed Gun
Le plaisir
The life of Oharu
Some Like It Hot
Limelight
Lust for Life
A man escaped
Man of the West
The Man Who Knew too Much
Marty
Moby Dick
Mon Oncle
Mr. Arkadin
Mr. Roberts
The Mummy
Night and Fog
Night and the City
The Night of the Hunter
Nights of Cabiria
North by Northwest
Oklahoma!
Old Yeller
On the Beach
On the Waterfront
Orpheus
Othello
Pather Panchali
Paths of Glory
Peter Pan
Pickpocket
Pickup on South Street
A Place in the Sun
The Quiet Man
Rashomon
Rear Window
Rebel Without a Cause
Rififi
Rio Bravo
Roman Holiday
Sabrina
Sansho the bailiff
The Searchers
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Seven Samurai
The Seventh Seal
The Seven Year Itch
Shadows
The Shaggy Dog
Shane
Singin’ in the Rain
Smiles of a Summer Night
South Pacific
Stalag 17
A Star is Born
Strangers on a Train
A Streetcar Named Desire
Street of shame
Stromboli
Suddenly, Last Summer
Summertime
Sunset Boulevard
Sweet Smell of Success
The Tall T
Tea and Sympathy
The Ten Commandments
Throne of Blood
The Tin Star
The Titfield Thunderbolt
To Catch a Thief
Tokyo Story
Touch of Evil
Ugetsu
Umberto D.
Vertigo
The Wages of Fear
Wagon Master
Westward the Women
White Christmas
Wild Strawberries
Winchester '73
Witness for the Prosecution
Written on the Wind
Completed Rankings:
‎Unstuck Politics Top 20 of the 1960s • Letterboxd
‎Unstuck Politics Top 20 of the 1970s • Letterboxd
‎Unstuck Politics Top 20 of the 1980s • Letterboxd
‎Unstuck Politics Top 21 of the 1990s • Letterboxd
‎Unstuck Politics Top 20 of the 2000s • Letterboxd
‎Unstuck Politics Top 20 of the 2010s • Letterboxd
