The Top 10 Movies of 2024

Dave’s Movie Database: Top 10 Movies of 2024 These are the top 10 movies of the year based on their overall status in Dave’s Movie Database.

#1. Anora This romantic drama was written and directed by Sean Baker. The title character of Anora (Mikey Madison) is a sex worker who marries Vanya (Mark Eydelshteyn), the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch. Vanya’s family tries to have the marriage annulled. Won Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing, Producers Guild of America for Best Picture, and Writers Guild of America for Best Original Screenplay. 5 Oscar wins, including Best Picture. See DMDB page.

#2. Dune: Part Two This and 2021’s Dune serve as director Denis Villenueve’s epic adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic 1965 sci-fi novel. Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, and others return alongside new cast members Austin Butler, Christopher Walken, and Florence Pugh. 5 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. See DMDB page.

#3. Wicked This is the first of a two-part adaptation of the blockbuster 2003 stage musical. Cynthia Erivo stars as Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West, and Ariana Grande is Galinda, the future Good Witch of the North in this reimagining of events from The Wizard of Oz told from the witches’ point of view. 2024 box office champ. Winner of National Board of Review – Best Film. 10 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. See DMDB page.

#4. Inside Out 2 The sequel to Pixar Studios 2015 animated blockbuster sees the return of Amy Poehler, Lewis Black, and others revoicing their characters alongside Maya Hawke, Tony Hale, and others. As Wikipedia says, “The film tells the story of Riley’s emotions as they find themselves joined by other new emotions that want to take over Riley’s mind.” Oscar-nominated for Best Animated Feature.

#5. The Brutalist Brady Corbet directed, produced, and co-wrote this epic period drama with Adrien Brody starring as László Tóth, an architect and Holocaust survivor who immigrates to the United States. Golden Globe winner for Best Drama. 10 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor. See DMDB page.

#6. Deadpool & Wolverine The third movie in the Deadpool series paired the titular superhero (Ryan Reynolds) with Wolverine. Hugh Jackman portrayed the character from the X-Men series over nine films. Although his character died in the 2017 film Logan, a multiverse story allowed his return in this movie. The first two movies were made by 20th Century Fox, but the third was developed by Marvel Studios after Disney acquired Fox.

#7. Conclave This political thriller is based on the 2016 novel by Robert Harris. The story focuses on Cardinal Thomas Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) organizing a conclave to elect the new pope. He ends up investigating secrets and scandals about the major candidates. Winner of the British Academy Film Award (BAFTA) for Best Picture and Screen Actors Guild award for Outstanding Cast. 8 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. Won Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.

#8. A Complete Unknown Timothée Chalamet secured an Oscar nomination for Best Actor for his portrayal of a young Bob Dylan in this musical biopic focused on the iconic folk-rock poet’s pre-fame years through the controversy over Dylan going electric. 8 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture.

#9. Moana 2 This was a sequel to the 2016 musical animated film from Disney. Auli’I Carvalho and Dwayne Johnson reprise their voice roles from the original film. As Wikipedia says, “Set three years later, it follows Moana reuniting with the demigod Maui and assembling a wayfinding crew to find the lost island of Motufetu, break its curse, and reconnect the people of the ocean.”

#10. Nickel Boys IMDB.com: “Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African-American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.” Winner of Writers Guild of America’s award for Best Adapted Screenplay. 2 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture.

Other Links: Dave’s Movie Database: Eras Dave’s Movie Database: Movies of the Year Dave’s Movie Database: Awards Page Originally posted 2/28/2025; last updated 3/3/2025.

Dave’s Movie Database: Movie of the Year

Dave’s Movie Database: Movie of the Year, 1919-2024

These are the top movies for each year from 1915 to 2024 based on their overall standing in Dave’s Movie Database. You can also click on a year to see the top ten movies for that year. 2024: Anora 2023: Oppenheimer 2022: Avatar: The Way of Water 2021: Spider-Man: No Way Home 2020: Nomadland 2019: Avengers: Endgame 2018: Black Panther 2017: Get Out 2016: Moonlight 2015: Star Wars – Episode VII: The Force Awakens 2014: Boyhood 2013: 12 Years a Slave 2012: The Avengers 2011: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 2010: Inception 2009: Avatar 2008: The Dark Knight 2007: No Country for Old Men 2006: Pan’s Labyrinth (El Laberinto del Fauno) 2005: Brokeback Mountain 2004: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2001: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2000: Gladiator 1999: The Matrix 1998: Saving Private Ryan 1997: Titanic 1996: Fargo 1995: Toy Story 1994: Pulp Fiction 1993: Schindler’s List 1992: Unforgiven 1991: The Silence of the Lambs 1990: Goodfellas 1989: Do the Right Thing 1988: Die Hard 1987: The Princess Bride 1986: Blue Velvet 1985: Back to the Future 1984: Amadeus 1983: Star Wars – Episode VI: Return of the Jedi 1982: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark 1980: Star Wars – Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back 1979: Apocalypse Now 1978: The Deer Hunter 1977: Star Wars – Episode IV: A New Hope 1976: Taxi Driver 1975: Jaws 1974: The Godfather Part II 1973: The Exorcist 1972: The Godfather 1971: A Clockwork Orange 1970: Patton 1969: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1968: 2001: A Space Odyssey 1967: The Graduate 1966: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 1965: The Sound of Music 1964: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1963: 8 ½ (Otto e Mezzo) 1962: Lawrence of Arabia 1961: West Side Story 1960: Psycho 1959: Some Like It Hot 1958: Vertigo 1957: The Bridge on the River Kwai 1956: The Searchers 1955: The Night of the Hunter 1954: Rear Window 1953: Tokyo Story (Tôkyô Monogatari) 1952: Singin’ in the Rain 1951: A Streetcar Named Desire 1950: All About Eve 1949: The Third Man 1948: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 1947: Out of the Past 1946: It’s a Wonderful Life 1945: Children of Paradise (Les Enfants du Paradis) 1944: Double Indemnity 1943: Shadow of a Doubt 1942: Casablanca 1941: Citizen Kane 1940: The Philadelphia Story 1939: Gone with the Wind 1938: The Adventures of Robin Hood 1937: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1936: Modern Times 1935: Bride of Frankenstein 1934: It Happened One Night 1933: King Kong 1932: Trouble in Paradise 1931: City Lights 1930: All Quiet on the Western Front 1929: Man with a Movie Camera (Chelovek s Kinoapparatom) 1928: The Passion of Joan of Arc (La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc) 1927: Metropolis 1926: The General 1925: Battleship Potemkin (Bronenosets Potyomkin) 1924: Greed 1923: Safety Last! 1922: Nosferatu, a Symphony of Terror (aka "Nosferatu, the Vampire") (Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens) 1921: The Kid 1920: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Das Cabinet des Dr Caligari) 1919: Broken Blossoms 1918: The Blue Bird 1917: The Poor Little Rich Girl 1916: Intolerance 1915: The Birth of a Nation Resources: Dave’s Movie Database: Movie Lists Originally posted 7/26/2019; last updated 3/2/2025.

Top Movies of the 2020s

This page offers lists of the top 25 movies of the decade as determined by two different metrics. The first list is based on box office and the second is based on critics’ picks.

Box Office: Top 25 of the 2020s These are the top 25 movies of the decade as determined by worldwide box office gross. The first number indicates dollars made in millions.

1. 2320.25: Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) 2. 1952.71: Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) 3. 1698.86: Inside Out 2 (2024) 4. 1495.28: Top Gun: Maverick (2022) 5. 1447.04: Barbie (2023) 6. 1338.07: Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) 7. 1260.85: The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) 8. 1053.66: Moana 2 (2024) 9. 1001.98: Jurassic World: Dominion (2022) 10. 975.59: Oppenheimer (2023) 11. 969.13: Despicable Me 4 (2024) 12. 955.78: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) 13. 940.48: Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) 14. 902.55: The Battle at Lake Changjin (Chang jin hu) (2021) 15. 859.21: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) 16. 845.56: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) 17. 845.56: Hi, Mom (2021) 18. 774.15: No Time to Die (2021) 19. 772.32: The Batman (2022) 20. 760.93: Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) 21. 727.84: Wicked (2024) 22. 726.23: F9: The Fast Saga (The Fast and Furious 9) (2021) 23. 714.64: Dune Part Two (2024) 24. 704.88: Fast X (The Fast and Furious 10) (2023) 25. 700.90: Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)

Critics’ Picks: Top 25 of the 2020s These are the top 25 movies of the decade as determined by a combination of the movies’ ratings points and awards points.

1. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) 2. Nomadland (2020) 3. Oppenheimer (2023) 4. The Power of the Dog (2021) 5. Anora (2024) 6. Coda (2021) 7. The Brutalist (2024) 8. Wicked (2024) 9. Dune Part Two (2024) 10. West Side Story (2021) 11. Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) 12. Dune (2021) 13. All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) 14. Drive My Car (Doraibu mai kâ) (2021) 15. Tár (2022) 16. Poor Things (2023) 17. The Fabelmans (2022) 18. Conclave (2024) 19. The Holdovers (2023) 20. The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) 21. Nickel Boys (2024) 22. Barbie (2023) 23. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) 24. Licorice Pizza (2021) 25. A Complete Unknown (2024)

Resources: Dave’s Movie Database: Movies of the Year (also offers links to top 10 movies by year) Dave’s Movie Database: Box Office Dave’s Movie Database: Awards Page Dave’s Movie Database: Ratings Page Originally posted 3/2/2025.

National Film Registry: Selections: 1989-2024

The Library of Congress’ National Film Registry was founded in 1988 for the purpose of preserving films for their historical, cultural, and aesthetic contributions. They are selected by the National Film Preservation Board. Each year up to 25 films are added to the registry. All of the “inductees” are listed below in alphabetical order. The first date indicates the year the film was added to the registry. The second date (in parentheses) indicates the year of the film’s release. The 2024 selections were announced on December 17, 2024. A 2001: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) 2017: Ace in the Hole (1951) 1992: Adam’s Rib (1949) 1995: The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) 1994: The African Queen (1951) 2010: Airplane! (1980) 2023: Alambrista! (1977) 2002: Alien (1979) 1990: All About Eve (1950) 2002: All My Babies (1953) 1990: All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) 1995: All That Heaven Allows (1955) 2001: All That Jazz (1979) 2001: All the King’s Men (1949) 2010: All the President’s Men (1976) 2011: Allures (1961) 2019: Amadeus (1984) 2001: America America (1963) 1995: American Graffiti (1973) 1993: An American in Paris (1951) 2024: American Me (1992) 2012: Anatomy of a Murder (1959) 2024: Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) 2024: Annabelle Serpentine Dance (1895) 1992: Annie Hall (1977) 2003: Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman (1974) 1994: The Apartment (1960) 2000: Apocalypse Now (1979) 2006: Applause (1929) 2023: Apollo 13 (1995) 2008: The Asphalt Jungle (1950) 2003: Atlantic City (1980) 2016: The Atomic Cafe (1982) 2022: Attica (1974) 2012: The Augustas (1930s–1950s) 1996: The Awful Truth (1937) B 2005: Baby Face (1933) 2007: Back to the Future (1985) 2002: The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) 2018: Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) 1993: Badlands (1973) 2016: Ball of Fire (1941) 2022: The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982) 2011: Bambi (1942) 2023: Bamboozled (2000) 1995: The Band Wagon (1953) 1992: The Bank Dick (1940) 2010: The Bargain (1914) 1991: The Battle of San Pietro (1945) 2020: The Battle of the Century (1927) 2016: The Beau Brummels (1928) 2002: Beauty and the Beast (1991) 2019: Becky Sharp (1935) 2019: Before Stonewall (1984) 2022: Behind Every Good Man (1967) 2015: Being There (1979) 1997: Ben-Hur (1925) 2004: Ben-Hur (1959) 2014: Bert Williams: Lime Kiln Club Field Day (1913) 1989: The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) 2022: Betty Tells Her Story (1972) 2024: Beverly Hills Cop (1984) 1992: Big Business (1929) 2011: The Big Heat (1953) 2014: The Big Lebowski (1998) 1992: The Big Parade (1925) 1997: The Big Sleep (1946) 2006: The Big Trail (1930) 2016: The Birds (1963) 1992: The Birth of a Nation (1915) 2015: Black and Tan (1929) 1993: The Black Pirate (1926) 2002: The Black Stallion (1979) 2016: Blackboard Jungle (1955) 1995: Blacksmith Scene (1893) 1993: Blade Runner (1982) 2006: Blazing Saddles (1974) 2013: Bless Their Little Hearts (1984) 1991: The Blood of Jesus (1941) 2004: The Blue Bird (1918) 2020: The Blues Brothers (1980) 2019: Body and Soul (1925) 2023: Bohulano family film collection (1979) 1992: Bonnie and Clyde (1967) 2012: Born Yesterday (1950) 2017: Boulevard Nights (1979) 2019: Boys Don’t Cry (1999) 2002: Boyz N the Hood (1991) 2013: Brandy in the Wilderness (1969) 2020: Bread (1918) 2012: Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) 2016: The Breakfast Club (1985) 1998: Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 1997: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 1990: Bringing Up Baby (1938) 2018: Broadcast News (1987) 2018: Brokeback Mountain (2005) 1996: Broken Blossoms (1919) 2004: A Bronx Morning (1931) 2020: Buena Vista Social Club (1999) 2005: The Buffalo Creek Flood: An Act of Man (1975) 2007: Bullitt (1968) 2022: Bush Mama (1979) 2003: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) C 2022: Cab Calloway's home movies (1948–1951) 1995: Cabaret (1972) 2020: Cabin in the Sky (1943) 2005: The Cameraman (1928) 1992: Carmen Jones (1954) 2022: Carrie (1976) 1989: Casablanca (1942) 1992: Castro Street (1966) 1993: Cat People (1942) 1995: Chan Is Missing (1982) 2022: Charade (1963) 1993: The Cheat (1915) 2003: The Chechahcos (1924) 2024: Cheech & Chong’s Up in Smoke (1978) 2024: Chelsea Girls (1966) 2021: Chicana (1979) 1991: Chinatown (1974) 2012: A Christmas Story (1983) 1993: Chulas Fronteras (1976) 2013: Cicero March (1966) 2018: Cinderella (1950) 1989: Citizen Kane (1941) 1998: The City (1939) 1991: City Lights (1931) 1999: Civilization (1916) 2004: The Clash of the Wolves (1925) 2019: Clerks (1994) 2020: A Clockwork Orange (1971) 2007: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) 2019: Coal Miner’s Daughter (1980) 2001: Cologne: From the Diary of Ray and Esther (1939) 2005: Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940 (1940) 2024: Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989) 2024: Compensation (1999) 2011: A Computer Animated Hand (1972) 1995: The Conversation (1974) 2005: Cool Hand Luke (1967) 2021: Cooley High (1975) 1994: The Cool World (1963) 1997: Cops (1922) 2012: The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight (1897) 1994: A Corner in Wheat (1909) 2004: The Court Jester (1956) 2011: Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (1963) 1989: The Crowd (1928) 2023: Cruisin’ J-Town (1975) 2011: The Cry of the Children (1912) 2010: The Cry of Jazz (1959) 2011: A Cure for Pokeritis (1912) 2006: The Curse of Quon Gwon (1916–1917) 2022: Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) 1997: Czechoslovakia 1968 (1969) D 2007: Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) 2007: Dances with Wolves (1990) 2020: The Dark Knight (2008) 2013: Daughter of Dawn (1920) 2006: Daughter of Shanghai (1937) 2004: Daughters of the Dust (1991) 1991: David Holzman’s Diary (1967) 1995: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) 2007: Days of Heaven (1978) 2018: Days of Wine and Roses (1962) 1998: Dead Birds (1964) 2013: Decasia (2002) 2016: The Decline of Western Civilization (1981) 1996: The Deer Hunter (1978) 2008: Deliverance (1972) 2002: Demolishing and Building Up the Star Theatre (1901) 2023: Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) 1996: Destry Rides Again (1939) 1992: Detour (1945) 2020: The Devil Never Sleeps (1994) 2003: The Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1894 or 1895) 2017: Die Hard (1988) 2023: Dinner at Eight (1933) 2024: Dirty Dancing (1987) 2012: Dirty Harry (1971) 2008: Disneyland Dream (1956) 2018: Dixon-Wanamaker Expedition to Crow Agency (1908) 2004: D.O.A. (1950) 1999: The Docks of New York (1928) 1990: Dodsworth (1936) 2009: Dog Day Afternoon (1975) 1992: Dog Star Man (1961–1964) 1998: Don’t Look Back (1967) 1999: Do the Right Thing (1989) 1992: Double Indemnity (1944) 2014: Down Argentine Way (1940) 1989: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 2000: Dracula (1931) 2015: Drácula (1931) 2014: The Dragon Painter (1919) 2015: Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (1906) 2006: Drums of Winter (1988) 1999: Duck Amuck (1953) 2004: Duck and Cover (1951) 1990: Duck Soup (1933) 2017: Dumbo (1941) E 2015: Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer (1975) 2006: Early Abstractions[I] (1939–1956) 2016: East of Eden (1955) 1998: Easy Rider (1969) 1993: Eaux d’Artifice (1953) 2023: Edge of the City (1956) 2015: Edison Kinetographic Record of a Sneeze (1894) 2011: El Mariachi (1992) 1995: El Norte (1983) 2010: Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB (1967) 2013: Ella Cinders (1926) 2019: Emigrants Landing at Ellis Island (1903) 1999: The Emperor Jones (1933) 2004: Empire (1964) 2019: Employees’ Entrance (1933) 2002: The Endless Summer (1966) 2004: Enter the Dragon (1973) 2004: Eraserhead (1977) 1994: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) 2018: Eve’s Bayou (1997) 2021: Evergreen (1965) 2001: The Evidence of the Film (1913) 2009: The Exiles (1961) 2010: The Exorcist (1973) 1994: The Exploits of Elaine (1914) F 2008: A Face in the Crowd (1957) 2011: Faces (1968) 2011: Fake Fruit Factory (1986) 2000: The Fall of the House of Usher (1928) 2023: Fame (1980) 1990: Fantasia (1940) 2006: Fargo (1996) 2005: Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) 1995: Fatty’s Tintype Tangle (1915) 2014: Felicia (1965) 2014: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) 2017: Field of Dreams (1989) 2003: Film Portrait (1972) 2000: Five Easy Pieces (1970) 1996: Flash Gordon (1936) 2006: Flesh and the Devil (1927) 2021: Flowers and Trees (1932) 2008: Flower Drum Song (1961) 2021: The Flying Ace (1926) 2019: The Fog of War (2003) 2015: A Fool There Was (1915) 2008: Foolish Wives (1922) 1992: Footlight Parade (1933) 2013: Forbidden Planet (1956) 1994: Force of Evil (1948) 1996: The Forgotten Frontier (1931) 2011: Forrest Gump (1994) 1998: 42nd Street (1933) 1995: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921) 2017: 4 Little Girls (1997) 2003: Fox Movietone News: Jenkins Orphanage Band (1928) 1996: Frank Film (1973) 1991: Frankenstein (1931) 1994: Freaks (1932) 2008: Free Radicals (1979) 2020: Freedom Riders (2010) 2005: The French Connection (1971) 1990: The Freshman (1925) 2002: From Here to Eternity (1953) 2002: From Stump to Ship (1930) 1998: From the Manger to the Cross (1912) 2010: The Front Page (1931) 2017: Fuentes Family Home Movies Collection (1920s–1930s) 2002: Fuji (1974) 2016: Funny Girl (1968) 1995: Fury (1936) G 2014: The Gang’s All Here (1943) 2024: Gania & Hess (1973) 2004: Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980) 2019: Gaslight (1944) 1989: The General (1926) 2017: Gentleman’s Agreement (1947) 2008: George Stevens' World War II footage (1943–1946) 2019: George Washington Carver at Tuskegee Institute (1937) 1995: Gerald McBoing-Boing (1950) 1991: Gertie the Dinosaur (1914) 2015: Ghostbusters (1984) 2005: Giant (1956) 1991: Gigi (1958) 2013: Gilda (1946) 2018: The Girl Without a Soul (1917) 2019: Girlfriends (1978) 2007: Glimpse of the Garden (1957) 1990: The Godfather (1972) 1993: The Godfather: Part II (1974) 2004: Going My Way (1944) 2003: Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) 1992: The Gold Rush (1925) 1989: Gone with the Wind (1939) 2000: Goodfellas (1990) 2017: The Goonies (1985) 1996: The Graduate (1967) 2007: Grand Hotel (1932) 1989: The Grapes of Wrath (1940) 1997: Grass (1925) 2020: Grease (1978) 1997: The Great Dictator (1940) 1990: The Great Train Robbery (1903) 1991: Greed (1924) 2010: Grey Gardens (1975) 2020: The Ground (1993–2001) 2006: Groundhog Day (1993) 2011: Growing Up Female (1971) 2017: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967) 1998: Gun Crazy (1950) 1999: Gunga Din (1939) H 2005: H2O (1929) 2015: Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) 2022: Hairspray (1988) 2018: Hair Piece: A Film for Nappyheaded People (1984) 2008: Hallelujah (1929) 2006: Halloween (1978) 2005: Hands Up! (1926) 1990: Harlan County, USA (1976) 1997: Harold and Maude (1971) 2018: Hearts and Minds (1974) 2017: He Who Gets Slapped (1924) 1996: The Heiress (1949) 2023: Helen Keller in Her Story (The Unconquered) (1954) 1994: Hell’s Hinges (1916) 2021: Hellbound Train (1930) 2009: Heroes All (1920) 2011: Hester Street (1975) 1989: High Noon (1952) 1991: High School (1968) 1997: Hindenburg disaster newsreel footage (1937) 1993: His Girl Friday (1940) 1998: The Hitch-Hiker (1953) 2013: The Hole (1962) 2023: Home Alone (1990) 2005: Hoop Dreams (1994) 2001: Hoosiers (1986) 1994: Hospital (1970) 1995: The Hospital (1971) 2009: Hot Dogs for Gauguin (1972) 2012: Hours for Jerome: Parts 1 and 2 (1980–1982) 2007: The House I Live In (1945) 2001: The House in the Middle (1954) 2005: House of Usher (1960) 2014: House of Wax (1953) 2022: House Party (1990) 1990: How Green Was My Valley (1941) 1997: How the West Was Won (1962) 2018: Hud (1963) 2015: Humoresque (1920) 2003: The Hunters (1957) 2020: The Hurt Locker (2008) 1997: The Hustler (1961) I 1991: I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) 2010: I Am Joaquin (1969) 2019: I Am Somebody (1970) 2011: I, An Actress (1977) 2020: Illusions (1982) 2005: Imitation of Life (1934) 2015: Imitation of Life (1959) 1998: The Immigrant (1917) 2007: In a Lonely Place (1950) 2008: In Cold Blood (1967) 2002: In the Heat of the Night (1967) 1999: In the Land of the Head Hunters (1914) 2006: In the Street (1948) 2009: The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) 1999: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 2018: The Informer (1935) 2015: The Inner World of Aphasia (1968) 2017: Interior New York Subway, 14th Street to 42nd Street (1905) 2014: Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000) 1989: Intolerance (1916) 2024: Invaders from Mars (1953) 1994: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) 2008: The Invisible Man (1933) 2011: The Iron Horse (1924) 2022: Iron Man (2008) 2001: It (1927) 1993: It Happened One Night (1934) 2010: It's a Gift (1934) 1990: It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) 1991: The Italian (1915) 2022: Itam Hakim, Hopiit (1984) J 2004: Jailhouse Rock (1957) 2001: Jam Session (1942) 1995: Jammin’ the Blues (1944) 2001: Jaws (1975) 1999: Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959) 1996: The Jazz Singer (1927) 2005: Jeffries-Johnson World’s Championship Boxing Contest (1910) 2009: Jezebel (1938) 2015: John Henry and the Inky-Poo (1946) 2008: Johnny Guitar (1954) 2020: The Joy Luck Club (1993) 2021: Jubilo (1919) 2013: Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) 2009: The Jungle (1967) 2018: Jurassic Park (1993) K 2004: Kannapolis, N.C. (1941) 2011: The Kid (1921) 2020: Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914) 2012: The Kidnappers Foil (1930s–1950s) 1990: Killer of Sheep (1978) 2008: The Killers (1946) 1999: King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) 1991: King Kong (1933) 2013: King of Jazz (1930) 1999: The Kiss (1896) 1999: Kiss Me Deadly (1955) 1997: Knute Rockne, All American (1940) 2024: Koko’s Earth Control (1928) 2000: Koyaanisqatsi (1982) L 2015: L.A. Confidential (1997) 2017: La Bamba (1987) 2023: Lady and the Tramp (1955) 1994: The Lady Eve (1941) 2018: The Lady from Shanghai (1947) 2004: Lady Helen’s Escapade (1909) 2002: Lady Windermere’s Fan (1925) 1999: Lambchops (1929) 2000: The Land Beyond the Sunset (1912) 1993: Lassie Come Home (1943) 2006: The Last Command (1928) 1995: The Last of the Mohicans (1920) 1998: The Last Picture Show (1971) 2019: The Last Waltz (1978) 1999: Laura (1944) 1991: Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 2009: The Lead Shoes (1949) 2012: A League of Their Own (1992) 1989: The Learning Tree (1969) 2018: Leave Her to Heaven (1945) 2010: Let There Be Light (1946) 2000: Let's All Go to the Lobby (1957) 1992: Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) 1997: The Life and Death of 9413: a Hollywood Extra (1928) 1996: The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter (1980) 2016: Life of an American Fireman (1903) 2000: The Life of Emile Zola (1937) 2023: The Lighted Field (1987) 2020: Lilies of the Field (1963) 2016: The Lion King (1994) 2014: Little Big Man (1970) 2000: Little Caesar (1931) 1997: Little Fugitive (1953) 2022: The Little Mermaid (1989) 1998: Little Miss Marker (1934) 2009: Little Nemo (1911) 2017: Lives of Performers (1972) 2000: The Living Desert (1953) 2010: Lonesome (1928) 2021: The Long Goodbye (1973) 2021: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 2020: Losing Ground (1982) 2016: Lost Horizon (1937) 2011: The Lost Weekend (1945) 1998: The Lost World (1925) 1994: Louisiana Story (1948) 2023: Love and Basketball (2000) 2000: Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938) 1990: Love Me Tonight (1932) 2013: The Lunch Date (1990) 2014: Luxo Jr. (1986) M 2009: Mabel’s Blunder (1914) 1993: Magical Maestro (1952) 1991: The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) 2013: The Magnificent Seven (1960) 2010: Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) 2005: The Making of an American (1920) 2010: Malcolm X (1992) 1989: The Maltese Falcon (1941) 2007: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) 2020: The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) 1994: The Manchurian Candidate (1962) 1995: Manhatta (1921) 2001: Manhattan (1979) 2022: Manzanar (1971) 2008: The March (1964) 1993: The March of Time: Inside Nazi Germany (1938) 2022: Mardi Gras Carnival (1898) 2001: Marian Anderson: The Lincoln Memorial Concert (1939) 2015: The Mark of Zorro (1920) 2009: The Mark of Zorro (1940) 2013: Martha Graham dance films (1931–1944) 1994: Marty (1955) 2013: Mary Poppins (1964) 1999: Master Hands (1936) 1996: M*A*S*H (1970) 2023: Matewan (1987) 2003: Matrimony’s Speed Limit (1913) 2012: The Matrix (1999) 2020: Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege (2006) 2023: Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision (1994) 2010: McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) 1997: Mean Streets (1973) 2003: Medium Cool (1969) 1994: Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) 2002: Melody Ranch (1940) 2017: Memento (2000) 2001: Memphis Belle (1944) 2013: Men and Dust (1940) 1990: Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) 2009: Michael Jackson’s Thriller (1983) 2012: The Middleton Family at the New York World’s Fair (1939) 2013: Midnight (1939) 1994: Midnight Cowboy (1969) 2007: Mighty Like a Moose (1926) 1996: Mildred Pierce (1945) 2022: Mingus (1968) 2001: The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1944) 2005: Miracle on 34th Street (1947) 2024: The Miracle Worker (1962) 2001: Miss Lulu Bett (1922) 1989: Modern Times (1936) 1998: Modesta (1956) 2005: Mom and Dad (1945) 2018: Monterey Pop (1968) 2014: Moon Breath Beat (1980) 1992: Morocco (1930) 1997: Motion Painting No. 1 (1947) 1994: A Movie (1958) 2023: A Movie Trip Through Filmland (1921) 1989: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 2009: Mrs. Miniver (1942) 2000: Multiple SIDosis (1970) 2009: The Muppet Movie (1979) 2021: The Murder of Fred Hampton (1971) 1997: The Music Box (1932) 2005: The Music Man (1962) 2016: The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912) 1991: My Darling Clementine (1946) 2018: My Fair Lady (1964) 2024: My Family (Mi Familia) (1995) 1999: My Man Godfrey (1936) 2019: My Name Is Oona (1969) 2024: My Own Private Idaho (1991) N 2007: The Naked City (1948) 1997: The Naked Spur (1953) 1989: Nanook of the North (1922) 1992: Nashville (1975) 2001: National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) 2003: National Velvet (1944) 2018: The Navigator (1924) 2003: Naughty Marietta (1935) 2002: Navajo Film Themselves (1966) 2011: The Negro Soldier (1944) 2000: Network (1976) 2019: A New Leaf (1971) 2010: Newark Athlete (1891) 2011: Nicholas Brothers’ home movies (1930s–1940s) 1993: A Night at the Opera (1935) 1992: The Night of the Hunter (1955) 1999: Night of the Living Dead (1968) 2021: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) 1990: Ninotchka (1939) 2024: No Country for Old Men (2007) 2008: No Lies (1973) 2011: Norma Rae (1979) 1995: North by Northwest (1959) 2003: (nostalgia) (1971) 2013: Notes on the Port of St. Francis (1951) 1993: Nothing but a Man (1964) 2006: Notorious (1946) 2007: Now, Voyager (1942) 2004: The Nutty Professor (1963) O 2004: OffOn (1968) 2007: Oklahoma! (1955) 2015: The Old Mill (1937) 2019: Old Yeller (1957) 2008: On the Bowery (1957) 2018: On the Town (1949) 1989: On the Waterfront (1954) 2009: Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) 2018: One-Eyed Jacks (1961) 1993: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) 2003: One Froggy Evening (1955) 2012: One Survivor Remembers (1995) 2008: One Week (1920) 2017: Only Angels Have Wings (1939) 2015: Our Daily Bread (1934) 2007: Our Day (1938) 2010: Our Lady of the Sphere (1972) 1991: Out of the Past (1947) 1996: The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) 2020: Outrage (1950) 1998: The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) P 2012: Parable (1964) 2022: Pariah (2011) 2016: Paris Is Burning (1990) 1998: Pass the Gravy (1928) 2023: Passing Through (1977) 1992: Paths of Glory (1957) 2003: Patton (1970) 2008: The Pawnbroker (1964) 2002: The Pearl (1947) 2007: Peege (1973) 2008: The Perils of Pauline (1914) 2000: Peter Pan (1924) 1998: The Phantom of the Opera (1925) 2019: The Phenix City Story (1955) 1995: The Philadelphia Story (1940) 2018: Pickup on South Street (1953) 2009: Pillow Talk (1959) 2021: Pink Flamingos (1972) 2010: The Pink Panther (1963) 1994: Pinocchio (1940) 1991: A Place in the Sun (1951) 2001: Planet of the Apes (1968) 2019: Platoon (1986) 2014: Please, Don’t Bury Me Alive! (1976) 1999: The Plow That Broke the Plains (1936) 2016: Point Blank (1967) 1993: Point of Order (1964) 1991: The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917) 2004: Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936) 2011: Porgy and Bess (1959) 2000: Porky in Wackyland (1938) 2015: Portrait of Jason (1967) 2014: The Power and the Glory (1933) 2005: The Power of the Press (1928) 1998: Powers of Ten (1977) 2024: Powwow Highway (1989) 2009: Precious Images (1986) 2010: Preservation of the Sign Language (1913) 2000: President McKinley Inauguration Footage (1901) 2024: The Pride of the Yankees (1942) 1990: Primary (1960) 2016: The Princess Bride (1987) 2003: Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy (1909) 1991: The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) 1996: The Producers (1967) 1992: Psycho (1960) 1998: The Public Enemy (1931) 1996: Pull My Daisy (1959) 2013: Pulp Fiction (1994) 2002: Punch Drunks (1934) 2004: Pups Is Pups (1930) 2019: Purple Rain (1984) 2016: Putney Swope (1969) Q 2009: Quasi at the Quackadero (1975) 2023: Queen of Diamonds (1991) 2013: The Quiet Man (1952) R 1990: Raging Bull (1980) 2005: A Raisin in the Sun (1961) 2019: Real Women Have Curves (2002) 1997: Rear Window (1954) 2018: Rebecca (1940) 1990: Rebel Without a Cause (1955) 2009: The Red Book (1994) 2006: Red Dust (1932) 1990: Red River (1948) 2000: Regeneration (1915) 2006: Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania (1971–1972) 1997: Republic Steel Strike Riot Newsreel Footage (1937) 2021: Requiem-29 (1970) 1997: Return of the Secaucus 7 (1980) 2009: The Revenge of Pancho Villa (1930–1936) 2016: Reverend Solomon Sir Jones films (1924–1928) 2021: Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979) 1992: Ride the High Country (1962) 2013: The Right Stuff (1983) 2021: Ringling Brothers Parade Film (1902) 2014: Rio Bravo (1959) 1995: Rip Van Winkle (1903) 1990: The River (1938) 1996: Road to Morocco (1942) 2006: Rocky (1976) 2005: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) 2013: Roger & Me (1989) 1999: Roman Holiday (1953) 2001: Rose Hobart (1936) 2014: Rosemary’s Baby (1968) 2014: Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) 2016: Rushmore (1998) S 2002: Sabrina (1954) 1994: Safety Last! (1923) 1992: Salesman (1969) 2000: Salomé (1923) 1992: Salt of the Earth (1954) 2012: Samsara: Death and Rebirth in Cambodia (1989) 2005: San Francisco Earthquake & Fire: April 18, 1906 (1906) 2010: Saturday Night Fever (1977) 2014: Saving Private Ryan (1998) 1994: Scarface (1932) 2004: Schindler’s List (1993) 2022: Scorpio Rising (1964) 2009: Scratch and Crow (1995) 1989: The Searchers (1956) 2015: Seconds (1966) 2021: Selena (1997) 2001: Serene Velocity (1970) 2008: Sergeant York (1941) 2004: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) 1995: Seventh Heaven (1927) 2008: The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) 2006: Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) 2007: The Sex Life of the Polyp (1928) 1991: Shadow of a Doubt (1943) 1993: Shadows (1959) 2000: Shaft (1971) 1993: Shane (1953) 2015: The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 1996: She Done Him Wrong (1933) 2019: She’s Gotta Have It (1986) 1991: Sherlock Jr. (1924) 2000: Sherman's March (1986) 2018: The Shining (1980) 1996: Shock Corridor (1963) 2014: Shoes (1916) 1999: The Shop Around the Corner (1940) 1996: Show Boat (1936) 2003: Show People (1928) 2020: Shrek (2001) 2006: Siege (1940) 2011: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 1989: Singin’ in the Rain (1952) 2015: Sink or Swim (1990) 2017: The Sinking of the Lusitania (1918) 1998: Sky High (1922) 2012: Slacker (1990) 2019: Sleeping Beauty (1959) 2018: Smoke Signals (1998) 1994: Snow White (1933) 1989: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) 2008: So’s Your Old Man (1926) 2024: The Social Network (2010) 1989: Some Like It Hot (1959) 2018: Something Good – Negro Kiss (1898) 2003: The Son of the Sheik (1926) 2012: Sons of the Desert (1933) 2001: The Sound of Music (1965) 2021: Sounder (1972) 2017: Spartacus (1960) 2012: The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973) 2024: Spy Kids (2001) 2006: St. Louis Blues (1929) 1995: Stagecoach (1939) 2011: Stand and Deliver (1988) 2000: A Star Is Born (1954) 2024: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) 1989: Star Wars – Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) 2010: Star Wars – Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 2021: Star Wars – Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) 2009: Stark Love (1927) 2014: State Fair (1933) 2016: Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) 1998: Steamboat Willie (1928) 2005: The Sting (1973) 2021: Stop Making Sense (1984) 2001: Stormy Weather (1943) 2009: The Story of G.I. Joe (1945) 2015: The Story of Menstruation (1946) 2002: Stranger Than Paradise (1984) 2021: Strangers on a Train (1951) 1999: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) 2007: The Strong Man (1926) 2009: A Study in Reds (1932) 2010: Study of a River (1997) 1990: Sullivan’s Travels (1941) 1989: Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) 1989: Sunset Boulevard (1950) 2022: Super Fly (1972) 2017: Superman (1978) 2020: Suspense (1913) 2016: Suzanne, Suzanne (1982) 1993: Sweet Smell of Success (1957) 2020: Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (1971) 2004: Swing Time (1936) 2015: Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (1968) T 1994: Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (1931) 1998: Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse (1940) 2000: The Tall T (1957) 2006: The T.A.M.I. Show (1964) 2010: Tarantella (1940) 2003: Tarzan and His Mate (1934) 1994: Taxi Driver (1976) 2001: The Tell-Tale Heart (1953) 1999: The Ten Commandments (1956) 2008: The Terminator (1984) 2023: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 2006: Tess of the Storm Country (1914) 1991: Tevya (1939) 2024: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) 2016: Thelma & Louise (1991) 2017: Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988) 2002: Theodore Case Sound Test: Gus Visser and His Singing Duck (1925) 2004: There It Is (1928) 2012: They Call It Pro Football (1967) 1996: The Thief of Bagdad (1924) 2001: The Thin Blue Line (1988) 1997: The Thin Man (1934) 2001: The Thing from Another World (1951) 2006: Think of Me First as a Person (1960–1975) 2014: 13 Lakes (2004) 2002: This Is Cinerama (1952) 2002: This Is Spinal Tap (1984) 2007: Three Little Pigs (1933) 2012: 3:10 to Yuma (1957) 2017: Time and Dreams (1976) 2005: A Time for Burning (1966) 2006: A Time Out of War (1954) 2012: The Times of Harvey Milk (1984) 2003: Tin Toy (1988) 2017: Titanic (1997) 2022: Titicut Follies (1967) 1996: To Be or Not to Be (1942) 1995: To Fly! (1976) 1995: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 2017: To Sleep with Anger (1990) 2007: Tol’able David (1921) 2007: Tom, Tom, the Piper’s Son (1969–1971) 2022: Tongues Untied (1989) 1998: Tootsie (1982) 2015: Top Gun (1986) 1990: Top Hat (1935) 1996: Topaz (1943–1945) 1993: Touch of Evil (1958) 2005: Toy Story (1995) 2006: Traffic in Souls (1913) 1999: Trance and Dance in Bali (1936–1939) 1990: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) 2010: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) 2010: A Trip Down Market Street (1906) 1991: Trouble in Paradise (1932) 1997: Tulips Shall Grow (1942) 2007: 12 Angry Men (1957) 1998: Twelve O’Clock High (1949) 2023: 12 Years a Slave (2013) 2011: Twentieth Century (1934) 2023: 20 Feet from Stardom (2023) 2016: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916) 1991: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 2012: Two-Color Kodachrome Test Shots No. III (1922) 2012: Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) U 2012: Uncle Tom's Cabin (1914) 2009: Under Western Stars (1938) 2004: Unforgiven (1992) 2022: Union Maids (1976) 2014: Unmasked (1917) 2024: Uptown Saturday Night (1974) V 2014: V-E +1 (1945) 1996: Verbena Tragica (1939) 1989: Vertigo (1958) 2013: A Virtuous Vamp (1919) W 2016: A Walk in the Sun (1945) 2021: WALL-E (2008) 2017: Wanda (1970) 2011: The War of the Worlds (1953) 2008: Water and Power (1989) 2021: The Watermelon Woman (1996) 2020: Wattstax (1973) 2014: The Way of Peace (1947) 2023: The Wedding Banquet (His Yen) (1993) 2003: The Wedding March (1928) 2023: We’re Alive (1974) 1997: West Side Story (1961) 1998: Westinghouse Works, 1904 (1904) 2021: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) 1992: What’s Opera, Doc? (1957) 2022: When Harry Met Sally... (1989) 1993: Where Are My Children? (1916) 2008: White Fawn's Devotion (1910) 2003: White Heat (1949) 2016: Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) 2013: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) 2021: Who Killed Vincent Chin? (1987) 2002: Why Man Creates (1968) 2000: Why We Fight [XI] (1943–1945) 2002: Wild and Woolly (1917) 2013: Wild Boys of the Road (1933) 1999: The Wild Bunch (1969) 2002: Wild River (1960) 2024: Will (1981) 2000: Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957) 2014: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) 2015: Winchester ‘73 (1950) 1993: The Wind (1928) 1997: Wings (1927) 2012: The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England (1914) 2020: With Car and Camera Around the World (1929) 2017: With the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Spain (1938) 1992: Within Our Gates (1920) 1989: The Wizard of Oz (1939) 2021: The Wobblies (1979) 1999: Woman of the Year (1942) 1990: A Woman Under the Influence (1974) 2007: The Women (1939) 1996: Woodstock (1970) 2022: Word Is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives (1977) 2007: Wuthering Heights (1939) XYZ 1993: Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) 2003: Young Frankenstein (1974) 2003: Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) 1994: Zapruder film (1963) 2019: Zoot Suit (1981 ) 2024: Zora Lathan student films (1976) Resources: Dave’s Movie Database: Awards Page National Film Registry (official site) Wikipedia.org: “National Film Registry” (list of all films) Originally posted 12/14/2022; last updated 12/17/2024.

National Board of Review: Awards for Best Films

National Board of Review: Award for Best Film, 1932-2024

The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures was founded in New York City in 1909. Its mission is to endorse films of merit. In 1932, they began giving out annual awards determined by sending ballots out to more than 100 members in a select group of film enthusiasts, academics, and filmmakers in the industry. The 96th National Board of Review Awards were announced on December 4, 2024. 2024: Wicked 2023: Killers of the Flower Moon 2022: Top Gun: Maverick 2021: Licorice Pizza 2020: Da 5 Bloods 2019: The Irishman 2018: Green Book 2017: The Post 2016: Manchester by the Sea 2015: Mad Max: Fury Road 2014: A Most Violent Year 2013: Her 2012: Zero Dark Thirty 2011: Hugo 2010: The Social Network 2009: Up in the Air 2008: Slumdog Millionaire 2007: No Country for Old Men 2006: Letters from Iwo Jima 2005: Good Night, and Good Luck 2004: Finding Neverland 2003: Mystic River 2002: The Hours 2001: Moulin Rouge! 2000: Quills 1999: American Beauty 1998: Gods and Monsters 1997: L.A. Confidential 1996: Shine 1995: Sense and Sensibility 1994: Forrest Gump / Pulp Fiction 1993: Schindler’s List 1992: Howards End 1991: The Silence of the Lambs 1990: Dances with Wolves 1989: Driving Miss Daisy 1988: Mississippi Burning 1987: Empire of the Sun 1986: A Room with a View 1985: The Color Purple 1984: A Passage to India 1983: Terms of Endearment / Betrayal 1982: Gandhi 1981: Chariots of Fire / Reds 1980: Ordinary People 1979: Manhattan 1978: Days of Heaven 1977: The Turning Point 1976: All the President’s Men 1975: Nashville / Barry Lyndon 1974: The Conversation 1973: The Sting 1972: Cabaret 1971: Macbeth 1970: Patton 1969: They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? 1968: The Shoes of the Fisherman 1967: Far from the Madding Crowd 1966: A Man for All Seasons 1965: The Eleanor Roosevelt Story 1964: Becket 1963: Tom Jones 1962: The Longest Day 1961: Question 7 1960: Sons and Lovers 1959: The Nun’s Story 1958: The Old Man and the Sea 1957: The Bridge on the River Kwai 1956: Around the World in 80 Days 1955: Marty 1954: On the Waterfront 1953: Julius Caesar 1952: The Quiet Man 1951: A Place in the Sun 1950: Sunset Boulevard 1949: Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di Biciclette) 1948: Paisan (Paisà) 1947: Monsieur Verdoux 1946: Henry V 1945: The True Glory 1944: None But the Lonely Heart 1943: The Ox-Bow Incident 1942: In Which We Serve 1941: Citizen Kane 1940: The Grapes of Wrath 1939: Confessions of a Nazi Spy 1938: The Citadel 1937: Night Must Fall 1936: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1935: The Informer 1934: It Happened One Night 1933: Topaze 1932: I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang Resources: Dave’s Movie Database: Other Year-End Awards National Board of Review (official site) Wikipedia.org: National Board of Review Award for Best Film Originally posted 8/6/2019; last updated 12/4/2024.