The Top 10%
My favourite 10% of all films I've logged on Letterboxd. These are…
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Top Films of the 2020s
My Top 100 films from 2020 - 2029. Other Decades:
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Top Films of the 2010s
My Top 100 films from 2010 - 2019.Other Decades:
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Top Films of the 2000s
My Top 100 films from 2000 - 2009.Other Decades:
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Top Films of the 1990s
My top 100 films from 1990 - 1999.Other Decades:
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Top Films of the 1980s
My top 100 films from 1980 - 1989.Other Decades:
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Top Films of the 1970s
My top 100 films from 1970 - 1979.Other Decades:
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Top Films of the 1960s
My top 100 films from 1960 - 1969.Other Decades:
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Top Films of the 1950s
My top 100 films from 1950 - 1959.Other Decades:
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Top Films of the 1940s
My top 50 films from 1940 - 1949.Other Decades:
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Top Films of the 1930s
My top 50 films from 1930 - 1939.Other Decades:
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Top Films of the 1920s
My top 50 films from 1920 - 1929.Other Decades:
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Top Films of the 1910s
My top 50 films from 1910 - 1919.Other Decades:
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2023 Top 20
My top 20 films which premiered in 2023.To compare with US…
2022 Top 20
My top 20 films which premiered in 2022.To compare with US…
2021 Top 20
My top 20 films which premiered in 2021.To compare with US…
2020 Top 20
My top 20 films which premiered in 2020.To compare with US…
2019 Top 20
My top 20 films which premiered in 2019.To compare with US…
2018 Top 20
My top 20 films which premiered in 2018.To compare with US…
2017 Top 20
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2016 Top 20
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2015 Top 20
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2014 Top 20
My top 20 films which premiered in 2014.To compare with US…
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Collections
Spider-Man (Avengers) Collection 3 watched
The Dark Knight Collection 3 watched
The Avengers Collection 4 watched
Guardians of the Galaxy Collection 3 watched
The Lord of the Rings Collection 3 watched
Captain America Collection 3 watched
Star Wars Collection 9 watched
Harry Potter Collection 8 watched
Spider-Man Collection 3 watched
Thor Collection 4 watched
The Godfather Collection 3 watched
Iron Man Collection 3 watched
Alien Collection 4 watched
Ant-Man Collection 3 watched
The Apu Trilogy 3 watched
The Avengers Collection 4 watched
Back to the Future Collection 3 watched
Batman Collection 4 watched
The Battle of Chile Trilogy 3 watched
Before... Collection 3 watched
Beverly Hills Cop Collection 3 watched
Bill & Ted's Most Excellent Collection 3 watched
Blade Collection 3 watched
The Bourne Collection 5 watched
Candyman Collection 4 watched
Captain America Collection 3 watched
Cars Collection 3 watched
Clerks Collection 3 watched
Creed Collection 3 watched
The Dark Knight Collection 3 watched
Die Hard Collection 5 watched
Dracula (Hammer) Collection 9 watched
Evil Dead Collection 3 watched
Fantastic Beasts Collection 3 watched
The Fast and the Furious Collection 10 watched
Father Knows Best Collection 3 watched
Fifty Shades Collection 3 watched
Firefly Collection 3 watched
The Fontainhas Collection 5 watched
Frankenstein (Hammer) Collection 7 watched
Friday the 13th Collection 11 watched
Ghostbusters Collection 3 watched
The Godfather Collection 3 watched
God's Not Dead Collection 4 watched
Godzilla Collection 3 watched
Guardians of the Galaxy Collection 3 watched
Halloween Collection 11 watched
Harry Potter Collection 8 watched
The Hobbit Collection 3 watched
The Human Condition 3 watched
Indiana Jones Collection 5 watched
Ip Man Collection 4 watched
Iron Man Collection 3 watched
Jay and Silent Bob Collection 3 watched
John Wick Collection 4 watched
Jurassic Park Collection 6 watched
Karnstein (Hammer) Collection 3 watched
Kingsman Collection 3 watched
The Koker Trilogy 3 watched
Living Dead Collection 4 watched
The Lord of the Rings Collection 3 watched
Mad Max Collection 4 watched
The Matrix Collection 4 watched
Men In Black Collection 3 watched
Mission: Impossible Collection 7 watched
A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection 7 watched
Pirates of the Caribbean Collection 5 watched
Planet of the Apes (Original) Collection 5 watched
Planet of the Apes (Reboot) Collection 3 watched
Predator Collection 5 watched
Pusher Collection 3 watched
Quatermass (Hammer series) 3 watched
Re-Animator Collection 3 watched
Rebuild of Evangelion Collection 4 watched
The Robert Langdon Collection 3 watched
Rocky Collection 6 watched
Scream Collection 6 watched
Shrek Collection 4 watched
The Souvenir Collection 3 watched
Spider-Man (Avengers) Collection 3 watched
Spider-Man Collection 3 watched
Star Trek: Alternate Reality Collection 3 watched
Star Wars Collection 9 watched
Superman Collection 5 watched
The Terminator Collection 6 watched
Thor Collection 4 watched
Three Colors Collection 3 watched
The Three Mothers Collection 3 watched
Toy Story Collection 4 watched
Transformers Collection 5 watched
The Wolverine Collection 3 watched
X-Men Collection 7 watched
The Chronicles of Narnia Collection 2 of 3 watched
Coffin Joe Trilogy 2 of 3 watched
Gamera (Heisei) Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Hannibal Lecter Collection 2 of 3 watched
Johnny English Collection 2 of 3 watched
Magic Mike Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Mummy (Hammer) Collection 3 of 4 watched
Tetsuo Collection 2 of 3 watched
Troll Collection 2 of 3 watched
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Crew & studios
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Co-Directors
Masayuki 3
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Add. Directing
Dan Bradley 18
Adam Somner 17
Brian Smrz 17
Jeremy Marks 11
Peter Kohn 10
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Producers
Kevin Feige 36
Eric Fellner 26
Scott Rudin 25
Tim Bevan 25
Avi Arad 22
David Heyman 20
Dede Gardner 18
Olivier Père 17
Jason Blum 15
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Exec. Producers
Stan Lee 58
Rose Garnett 24
Bruce Berman 22
Tessa Ross 22
Jason Cloth 21
George Lucas 15
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Writers
Joel Coen 13
David Koepp 12
Ethan Coen 12
Hideo Oguni 12
George Lucas 12
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Original Writers
Stan Lee 35
Jack Kirby 31
Bob Kane 17
Larry Lieber 14
Bram Stoker 13
Joe Shuster 12
Jerry Siegel 12
Stephen King 11
Steve Ditko 11
George Lucas 10
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Casting
Mary Vernieu 51
Nina Gold 38
Avy Kaufman 37
Jina Jay 28
Ellen Lewis 24
Kevin Reher 22
Mike Fenton 22
Shaheen Baig 20
Carmen Cuba 20
Natalie Lyon 19
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Editors
Michael Kahn 26
Paul Hirsch 16
Lee Smith 14
James Needs 13
Lav Diaz 11
José Salcedo 11
Roger Barton 11
William Hoy 11
Joel Cox 11
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Cinematography
Arthur Grant 22
Sven Nykvist 17
Robbie Ryan 15
Dean Cundey 14
Ben Davis 14
Bill Pope 13
Atsushi Okui 13
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Add. Photography
Mitch Dubin 14
Lee Walters 14
Kyle Rudolph 14
Paul Hughen 12
Peter Field 12
John Gamble 12
Henry Tirl 12
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Production Design
Jack Fisk 14
Rick Carter 14
Carol Spier 13
David Wasco 13
Jess Gonchor 12
Stuart Craig 12
Arthur Max 11
Grant Major 11
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Art Direction
Don Mingaye 17
Gary Tomkins 14
Peter Dorme 14
John Dexter 13
Helen Jarvis 13
Julian Ashby 12
Rod McLean 11
Gary Jopling 11
Joe Howard 10
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Set Decoration
Nancy Haigh 20
Tim Croshaw 15
Adam Willis 14
Anna Pinnock 13
Paul Sonski 12
Larry Dias 12
Gene Serdena 12
Anne Porter 11
Shane Vieau 11
Jay Hart 11
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Special Effects
Les Bowie 15
Steve Cremin 11
Jeff Brink 11
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Visual Effects
Hiroshi Mori 20
Craig Barron 16
John Knoll 16
Brian Adler 15
Pablo Helman 13
Russell Earl 12
Tim Burke 12
Phil Tippett 10
Scott Benza 10
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Stunts
Clay Cullen 46
Dane Farwell 41
Debbie Evans 38
Henry Kingi 38
Doug Coleman 37
Rick Avery 36
Zack Duhame 34
Tim Trella 30
Jeff Imada 30
Steve Kelso 29
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Choreography
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Composers
Hans Zimmer 43
Danny Elfman 42
Howard Shore 31
Brian Tyler 20
Tyler Bates 16
John Powell 15
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Songs
Sia 5
Eminem 3
Gulzar 3
Fred Ebb 3
Jay Chou 3
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Sound
Peter Burgis 65
John Roesch 59
Andy Nelson 57
Skip Lievsay 51
Jana Vance 51
Paul Massey 35
Ron Bartlett 33
Anna Behlmer 31
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Costume Design
Mark Bridges 20
Mary Zophres 18
Kym Barrett 16
Edith Head 15
Sandy Powell 13
Lynda Foote 12
Lisa Lovaas 12
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Makeup
Gary Archer 56
Roy Ashton 26
Ve Neill 23
Donald Mowat 23
Bill Corso 20
Sian Grigg 19
Rick Baker 19
Chris Lyons 18
John Blake 15
Judy Chin 15
Luisa Abel 14
Dan Martin 13
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Hairstyling
Alex Rouse 27
Joy Zapata 14
Kay Georgiou 14
Adruitha Lee 13
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Studios
Paramount 134
20th Century Fox 113
Canal+ 62
TOHO 60
BBC Film 47
BFI 40
Miramax 37
Shochiku 37
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Co-Directors
Ágnes Hranitzky 4.3
Lee Unkrich 4.2
Masayuki 3.7
Kazuya Tsurumaki 3.6
Mahiro Maeda 3.2
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Add. Directing
Tokuzō Tanaka 5.0
Mariya Chugunova 5.0
Guidarino Guidi 5.0
Kenjirô Ohmori 5.0
Tony Brandt 4.9
Yoshifumi Kondo 4.8
Giancarlo Santi 4.8
Yōichi Matsue 4.8
Masanobu Deme 4.8
Shirō Moritani 4.8
Kim Seong-sik 4.8
Kelly Kiernan 4.8
Michael Kusley 4.8
Bo Arne Vibenius 4.8
Shōhei Imamura 4.8
Subir Hajra 4.8
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Producers
Syd Lim 5.0
Takeshi Yamamoto 4.8
Bong Joon-ho 4.8
Victor Lyndon 4.8
Tooru Hara 4.8
Jeong Won-jo 4.8
Bill Pohlad 4.8
Albert Chi 4.8
Fulvio Morsella 4.8
Éric Heumann 4.8
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck 4.8
Max Wiedemann 4.8
Quirin Berg 4.8
Ruth Waldburger 4.8
Torstein Grude 4.8
Monika Lobkowicz 4.8
Karl Baumgartner 4.8
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Exec. Producers
Yutaka Narita 5.0
Park Chan-wook 4.8
Jeong Tae-sung 4.8
Seiji Okuda 4.8
Lee Kang-bok 4.8
Tomoyuki Tanaka 4.8
Errol Morris 4.8
Jan Harlan 4.6
Niels Juul 4.5
Choi Jae-won 4.5
András Hámori 4.5
Chan Ye-cheng 4.5
Suzanne Alizart 4.5
Aaron Ryder 4.5
David L. Bushell 4.5
Jacky Pang 4.5
Cate Blanchett 4.5
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Writers
Masato Ide 5.0
Hampton Fancher 5.0
Mickey Knox 5.0
Toshio Matsumoto 5.0
Pedro Chaskel 5.0
Federico Elton 5.0
Edward Yang 4.8
Barry Jenkins 4.8
Michael Herr 4.8
Jim Thompson 4.8
Sergio Donati 4.8
John Cassavetes 4.8
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck 4.8
King Hu 4.8
Stanley Kubrick 4.7
Patricio Guzmán 4.6
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Original Writers
Mario Puzo 5.0
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay 4.7
Shūgorō Yamamoto 4.5
Nicholas Pileggi 4.5
Haruki Murakami 4.5
Rick Jaffa 4.5
Amanda Silver 4.5
Roland Topor 4.5
Lionel White 4.5
J.G. Ballard 4.5
Raymond Chandler 4.5
Ryū Murakami 4.3
Philip K. Dick 4.2
Jerome Robbins 4.2
Arthur Laurents 4.2
Philip MacDonald 4.2
James M. Cain 4.2
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Casting
Vic Ramos 4.8
Terry Liebling 4.8
Fred Roos 4.8
Elina Ternyaeva 4.5
Leon Vitali 4.5
Kumiko Hosokawa 4.5
Sande Alessi 4.5
Robi Reed 4.5
Manuel Teil 4.5
Al Ernest Garcia 4.5
Jenny Jue 4.4
Molly Rose 4.3
Toby Whale 4.3
Jennifer Euston 4.3
Margot Capelier 4.3
Irene Howard 4.3
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Editors
Chen Po-Wen 5.0
Toshie Iwasa 5.0
Sam O'Steen 4.8
Pedro Chaskel 4.8
Leo Catozzo 4.8
Mitsuzô Miyata 4.8
Joi McMillon 4.8
Alex Rodríguez 4.8
Eugenio Alabiso 4.8
Robert Wise 4.8
Valeriya Belova 4.8
Scott Stevenson 4.8
Kim Ki-duk 4.8
Dominique Auvray 4.8
Siv Lundgren 4.7
Alfonso Cuarón 4.6
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Cinematography
John Alcott 5.0
Georgi Rerberg 5.0
Tatsuo Suzuki 5.0
Vadim Yusov 4.9
Gábor Medvigy 4.8
James Laxton 4.8
Brian Tufano 4.8
Alexey Rodionov 4.8
Yang Wei-han 4.8
Al Ruban 4.8
Chang Hui-kung 4.8
Hua Hui-Ying 4.8
Pedro Costa 4.8
Subrata Mitra 4.7
Kazuo Miyagawa 4.6
Asakazu Nakai 4.5
Takao Saitō 4.5
Yûharu Atsuta 4.5
Otello Martelli 4.5
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Add. Photography
Toshihiko Sato 4.8
Cha Sung-min 4.8
Yang Hyeon-seok 4.8
Lee Hyun 4.8
Robert Ward 4.8
William E. Fitch 4.8
Ju Sung-lim 4.8
Mike Molloy 4.8
George Holmes 4.8
Damon Moreau 4.8
Kyung-bo Yeo 4.8
Simon Bray 4.8
Nicholas Kirsten 4.8
John Colley 4.8
James V. King 4.8
Gary Graver 4.8
Arturo Zavattini 4.8
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Production Design
Carlo Simi 5.0
Lee Ha-jun 4.8
Tatsuo Hamada 4.8
Anna Asp 4.8
Alison Chitty 4.8
Silke Buhr 4.8
Marik Vos-Lundh 4.8
Bibi Lindström 4.7
Hisakazu Tsuji 4.7
Yoshirō Muraki 4.5
Ryu Seong-hie 4.5
Richard Sylbert 4.5
Piero Gherardi 4.5
Shin Jeom-hee 4.5
Bob Shaw 4.5
Tomoyuki Maruo 4.5
Philip Rosenberg 4.5
Bernard Evein 4.5
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Art Direction
Setsu Asakura 5.0
Kisaku Ito 5.0
Sam Hudecki 4.8
Roger Christian 4.8
Carlo Leva 4.8
Seamus Flannery 4.8
Akira Naitô 4.8
Yoshirō Muraki 4.7
Gergely Rieger 4.5
Sue Chan 4.5
Eric Dean 4.5
Jack Fisk 4.5
Carl Jules Weyl 4.5
Agata Maliauka 4.5
Tim Galvin 4.5
Andrew Hull 4.5
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Set Decoration
Yang Hong-sam 4.8
Cho Won-woo 4.8
Philip Smith 4.8
Frank R. McKelvy 4.8
Kintarô Yamamoto 4.8
Amy Wells 4.7
George R. Nelson 4.5
Gerald Palone 4.5
Oh Sang-man 4.5
Sándor Katona 4.5
Béla Zsolt Tóth 4.5
Sarah Light 4.5
Judith Harvey 4.5
Marta McElroy 4.5
Meriam Rodriguez 4.5
Anne H. Ahrens 4.5
Carl J. Stensel 4.5
Kwon Ju-hee 4.5
Kim Byung-han 4.5
Patricia Cuccia 4.5
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Special Effects
Joe Lombardi 5.0
Eros Bacciucchi 4.8
David H. Watkins 4.8
Richard L. Hill 4.8
Ric San Nicholas 4.8
Michael Kavanagh 4.5
Roy Arbogast 4.5
Mark Stanton 4.5
Michael Rifkin 4.5
Wayne Burnes 4.5
Mark Bero 4.5
Sass Bedig 4.5
David Young 4.5
Steve Galich 4.5
Dianne Carlucci 4.5
Doug Hubbard 4.5
Daniel Hays 4.5
Alex Vázquez 4.5
Manuel Baquero 4.5
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Visual Effects
Douglas Trumbull 4.8
Keith Acheson 4.8
Lorna Paterson 4.8
Rachel Berry 4.8
Lucy Killick 4.8
Jeremy Hattingh 4.8
Antony Bluff 4.8
Dan Kaufman 4.8
Yoo Young-il 4.7
Lee Jeon-hyoung 4.6
Tim Webber 4.5
Frazer Churchill 4.5
Christina Graff 4.5
Cho Yong-seok 4.5
Matthew Yuricich 4.5
Fred Pienkos 4.5
Sarah McLauchlan 4.5
Gordon Jennings 4.5
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Stunts
Roy Scammell 5.0
John Landis 5.0
Zoltan Szanto 4.8
Viktor Sokorai 4.8
Kristóf Belovai 4.8
Gaspar Adam 4.8
Oh Se-yeong 4.8
E.J. Evans 4.8
Steven Burnett 4.8
Ryan Happy 4.8
Peter McKernan 4.8
Mike Washlake 4.8
Ann Chatterton 4.8
Diane Carter 4.8
Yoo Sang-seob 4.6
George Sawaya 4.5
Sean Morrissey 4.5
Levente Tamási 4.5
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Choreography