What year had the best movies? That is what The Scorecard Review is trying to find out. The first round is over. We tallied more than 3,500 votes.
Now, 16 movie years remain. The results of the first round are below. If you want more of an explanation, click here for the original description.
1979 Kramer vs. Kramer - Breaking Away - Mad Max - Being There - Alien - Apocalypse Now - The Jerk vs. 2010 How to Train Your Dragon - Toy Story 3 - The Social Network - True Grit - The King's Speech - Black Swan - Inception 1979 (32%) vs. 2010 (68%) - 2010 advances vs. 1994
1994 Clerks - Pulp Fiction - Four Weddings and a Funeral - The Lion King - Speed - The Shawshank Redemption - Forrest Gump vs. 1995 Babe - Toy Story - Braveheart - The Usual Suspects - 12 Monkeys - Heat - Se7en 1994 (83%) vs. 1995 (17%) - 1994 advances vs. 2010
1987 Broadcast News - The Princess Bride - Planes, Trains and Automobiles - Full Metal Jacket - Lethal Weapon - Raising Arizona - The Untouchables vs. 2002 Catch Me If You Can - The Pianist - About a Boy - Minority Report - Adaptation - Spider-Man - Chicago 1987 (56%) vs. 2002 (44%) - 1987 advances vs. 2003
1986 Aliens - Hannah and Her Sisters - Stand by Me - The Color of Money - Hoosiers - Platoon - Ferris Bueller's Day Off vs. 2003 Finding Nemo - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Lost in Translation - School of Rock - X2: X-Men United - Mystic River - Elf 1986 (39%) vs. 2003 (61%) - 2003 advances vs. 1987
1982 E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - Diner - 48 HRS - Blade Runner - Tootsie -Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan vs. 2007 Once - Rataouille - No Country for Old Men - Juno - There Will Be Blood - Knocked Up - Zodiac - Superbad 1982 (39%) vs. 2007 (61%) - 2007 advances vs. 1991
1991 The Silence of the Lambs - Thelma & Louise - Beauty and the Beast - Boyz n the Hood - Terminator 2: Judgment Day - City Slickers - The Fisher King vs. 1998 The Truman Show - Out of Sight - Shakespeare in Love - Saving Private Ryan - Rushmore - There's Something About Mary - The Big Lebowski 1991 (58%) vs. 1998 (42%) - 1991 advances vs. 2007
1990 GoodFellas - Presumed Innocent - Edward Scissorhands - Misery - Total Recall - Ghost - Pretty Woman vs. 1999 Being John Malkovich - The Matrix - American Beauty - The Sixth Sense - Notting Hill - Fight Club - South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut 1990 (22%) vs. 1999 (78%) - 1999 advances vs. 2006
1983 Scarface - Risky Business - National Lampoon's Vacation - The King of Comedy - A Christmas Story - Trading Places - WarGames vs. 2006 Pan's Labyrinth - Casino Royale - The Departed - Children of Men - Little Miss Sunshine - The Last King of Scotland - Inside Man 1983 (29%) vs. 2006 (71%) - 2006 advances vs. 1999
1984 The Terminator - Amadeus - Ghostbusters - This is Spinal Tap - A Nightmare on Elm Street - Romancing the Stone - Beverly Hills Cop vs. 2005 Good Night, And Good Luck - Capote - Brokeback Mountain - A History of Violence - The 40 Year-Old Virgin - Batman Begins - The Constant Gardener 1984 (68%) vs. 2005 (34%) - 1984 advances vs. 1989
1989 My Left Foot - Do the Right Thing - Heathers - When Harry Met Sally - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - Dead Poets Society - Batman vs. 2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Best in Show - Memento - Traffic - Cast Away - Almost Famous - Meet the Parents 1989 (52%) vs. 2000 (48%) - 1989 advances vs. 1984
1992 The Crying Game - Reservoir Dogs - Unforgiven - Glengarry Glen Ross - The Last of the Mohicans - Wayne's World - A Few Good Men vs. 1997 L.A. Confidential - Good Will Hunting - Boogie Nights - As Good As It Gets - Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery - The Game - Titanic 1992 (39%) vs. 1997 (61%) - 1997 advances vs. 2008
1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark - On Golden Pond - Chariots of Fire - An American Werewolf in London - Arthur - The Evil Dead vs. 2008 The Wrestler - The Hurt Locker - WALL-E - The Dark Knight - Slumdog Millionaire - Iron Man - Milk 1981 (18%) vs. 2008 (82%) - 2008 advances vs. 1997
1985 Back to the Future - Brazil - Witness - The Breakfast Club - Pee Wee's Big Adventure - The Color Purple - Fletch vs. 2004 The Incredibles - Sideways - Spider-Man 2 - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Million Dollar Baby - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Shaun of the Dead 1985 (38%) vs. 2004 (62%) - 2004 advances vs. 2001
1988 Bull Durham - Die Hard - The Naked Gun - Big - Who Framed Roger Rabbit - Rain Man - Working Girl vs. 2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Shrek - Ocean's Eleven - The Royal Tenenbaums - Bridget Jones's Diary - Moulin Rouge! - A Beautiful Mind 1988 (33%) vs. 2001 (67%) - 2001 advances vs. 2004
1993 Dazed and Confused - Schindler's List - Dave - Groundhog Day - In the Line of Fire - The Fugitive - Jurassic Park vs. 1996 Sling Blade - Fargo - Waiting for Guffman - Trainspotting - Swingers - Jerry Maguire - Scream 1993 (80%) vs. 1996 (20%) - 1993 advances vs. 1980
1980 Raging Bull - The Empire Strikes Back - Airplane! - The Shining - The Blues Brothers - Caddyshack - Ordinary People vs. 2009 Up - Star Trek - Fantastic Mr. Fox - Up in the Air - Inglourious Basterds - (500) Days of Summer - Avatar 1980 (69%) vs. 2009 (31%) - 1980 advances vs. 1993