THE HIGHEST RATED FILMS FROM 1969 TO 2019

If you're a fan of film, then you might like to check out the following list that features each year's highest-rated film since 1969. It was compiled by OnBuy and based on data they obtained from IMDb. Data, that includes each film’s name, year of release, director, lead actor and actress, cinematic genre, current rating, and how much the film finally cost and eventually made at the box office (dollar price). So, without any further ado, here, get a load of this...

Z (1969)

Directed by Costa-Gavras - Starring Yves Montand and Irene Papas

Crime / 8.3 / Unknown / 17.3m

Woodstock (1970)

Directed by Michael Wadleigh

Documentary / 8.2 / 600k / 50m 

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Directed by Stanley Kubrick - Starring Malcolm McDowell and Adrienne Corri
Crime / 8.3 / 2.2m / 26.6m 

The Godfather (1972)

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola - Starring Marlon Brando and Diane Keaton 

Crime / 9.2 / 7.2m / 287m

The Sting (1973)

Directed by George Roy Hill - Starring Paul Newman

Comedy / 8.3 / 5.5m / 159.6m

The Godfather: Part 2 (1974) 

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola - Starring Al Pacino and Diane Keaton 

Crime / 9 / 13m / 48m

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Directed by Milos Forman - Starring Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher 

Drama / 8.7 / 3m / 163.2m

Taxi Driver (1976)

Directed by Martin Scorsese - Starring Robert De Niro and Jodie Foster 

Crime / 8.3 / 1.9m / 28.4m

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

Directed by George Lucas - Starring Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher 

Fantasy / 8.6 / 11m / 775.5m

The Last Waltz (1978)

Directed by Martin Scorsese

Documentary / 8.2 / Unknown / 340k

Apocalypse Now (1979) 

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola - Starring Marlon Brando

Drama / 8.4 / 31m / 150m

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Directed by Irvin Kershner - Starring Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher 

Fantasy / 8.7 / 33m / 548.3m

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Directed by Steven Spielberg - Starring Harrison Ford and Karen Allen 

Action / 8.4 / 20m / 389.9m

Koyaanisqatsi (1982)

Directed by Godfrey Reggio

Documentary / 8.3 / 2.5m / 3.2m 

Scarface (1983)

Directed by Brian De Palma - Starring Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer 

Crime / 8.3 / 25m / 66m 

Amadeus (1984)

Directed by Miloš Forman - Starring F. Murray Abraham and Elizabeth Berridge

Drama / 8.3 / 18m / 90m 

Back to the Future (1985)

Directed by Robert Zemeckis - Starring Michael J. Fox and Lea Thompson 

Adventure / 8.5 / 19m / 388.8m 

Aliens (1986)

Directed by James Cameron - Starring Michael Biehn and Sigourney Weaver 

Sci-Fi / 8.3 / 18m / 131.3m 

Full Metal Jacket (1987)

Directed by Stanley Kubrick - Starring Matthew Modine 

Drama / 8.3 / 30m / 120m 

Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore - Starring Philippe Noiret and Antonella Attili

Drama / 8.5 / 5m / 12m 

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Directed by Steven Spielberg - Starring Harrison Ford and Alison Doody 

Action / 8.2 / 48m / 473.3m

Goodfellas (1990)

Directed by Martin Scorsese - Starring Robert De Niro and Lorraine Bracco

Crime / 8.7 / 25m / 46.8m

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Directed by Jonathan Demme - Starring Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster

Crime / 8.6 / 19m / 272.7m

Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Directed by Quentin Tarantino - Starring Harvey Keitel

Crime / 8.3 / 1.2m / 2.8m

Schindler's List (1993)

Directed by Steven Spielberg - Starring Liam Neeson and Caroline Goodall 

Drama / 8.9 / 22m / 321.3m

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Directed by Frank Darabont - Starring Tim Robbins

Drama / 9.3 / 25m / 58.3m

Se7en (1995)

Directed by David Fincher - Starring Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow

Crime / 8.6 / 33m / 327.3m

Fargo (1996)

Directed by Joel Coen - Starring William H. Macy and Frances McDormand

Crime / 8.1 / 7m / 60.6m

Good Will Hunting (1997)

Directed by Gus Van Sant - Starring Robin Williams and Minnie Driver

Drama / 8.3 / 10m / 225.9m

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Directed by Steven Spielberg - Starring Tom Hanks

Drama / 8.6 / 70m / 482.3m

Fight Club (1999)

Directed by David Fincher - Starring Brad Pitt and Helena Bonham Carter

Drama / 8.8 / 63m / 101.2m

Gladiator (2000)

Directed by Ridley Scott - Starring Russell Crowe and Connie Nielsen 

Action / 8.5 / 103m / 460.5m

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Directed by Peter Jackson - Starring Elijah Wood and Liv Tyler 

Action / 8.8 / 93m / 887.8m

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Directed by Peter Jackson - Starring Elijah Wood and Liv Tyler 

Action / 8.7 / 94m / 951.2m

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Directed by Peter Jackson - Starring Elijah Wood and Liv Tyler 

Action / 8.9 / 94m / 1.142b

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

Directed by Michel Gondry - Starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet 

Drama / 8.3 / 20m / 74m

Batman Begins (2005)

Directed by Christopher Nolan - Starring Christian Bale and Katie Holmes 

Action / 8.2 / 150m / 372.6m 

The Departed (2006)

Directed by Martin Scorsese - Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Vera Farmiga

Crime / 8.5 / 90m / 291.5m

Like Stars on Earth (2007)

Directed by Aamir Khan - Starring Darsheel Safary and Tisca Chopra 

Drama / 8.4 / 120m / 889m

The Dark Knight (2008)

Directed by Christopher Nolan - Starring Christian Bale and Maggie Gyllenhaal 

Action / 9 / 185m / 1.005b

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Directed by Quentin Tarantino - Starring Brad Pitt and Diane Kruger 

Adventure / 8.3 / 70m / 321.5m

Inception (2010)

Directed by Christopher Nolan - Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Ellen Page 

Action / 8.8 / 160m / 836.8m

The Intouchables (2011)

Directed by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano - Starring François Cluzet and Anne Le Ny 

Comedy / 8.5 / 10.8m / 426.6m

Django Unchained (2012)

Directed by Quentin Tarantino - Starring Jamie Foxx and Kerry Washington 

Western / 8.4 / 100m / 425m

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Directed by Martin Scorsese - Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie 

Drama / 8.2 / 100m / 392m

Interstellar (2014)

Directed by Christopher Nolan - Starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway

Adventure / 8.6 / 165m / 696.3m

Inside Out (2015)

Directed by Pete Docter - Starring Bill Hader and Amy Poehler 

Animation / 8.1 / 175m / 858m

Your Name (2016)

Directed by Makoto Shinkai - Starring Ryunosuke Kamiki and Mone Kamishiraishi 

Animation / 8.4 / Unknown / 357.9m

Coco (2017)

Directed by Lee Unkrich - Starring Anthony Gonzalez and Alanna Ubach 

Animation / 8.4 / 175m / 807.1m

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Directed by Anthony Russo - Starring Robert Downey Jr. and Scarlett Johansson

Action / 8.4 / 316m / 2.048b

Parasite (2019)

Directed by Bong Joon Ho - Starring Kang-ho Song  and Yeo-jeong Jo

Drama / 8.6 / 11.4m / 264.4m

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