In a format openly stolen from IMDb B&W regular RWiggum, I present, in chronological order, "my masterpieces." This represents the best of my favorite films, and my favorites among the best films. Changing up my rating system a bit, I'm utilizing three levels of masterpiece:
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Total masterpiece count: 106
1934
The Thin Man
1937
Stage Door
1938
Bringing Up Baby
Holiday
1940
The Philadelphia Story
His Girl Friday
1942
Casablanca
1944
Arsenic and Old Lace
Double Indemnity
1945
Brief Encounter
1946
Notorious
1948
Rope
1949
The Third Man
Adam's Rib
1950
All About Eve
Sunset Blvd.
1951
The African Queen
1954
On the Waterfront
Rear Window
1955
Les Diaboliques
1957
Det Sjunde Inseglet
12 Angry Men
Smultronstallet
1959
Some Like it Hot
North By Northwest
1960
Psycho
1962
Jules et Jim
1964
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg
Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
1966
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1967
The Graduate
Les Demoiselles de Rochefort
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Belle de Jour
1968
The Lion in Winter
1969
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1975
Love and Death
1977
Annie Hall
1979
Manhattan
The China Syndrome
1980
Le Dernier Metro
Raging Bull
1981
Reds
1982
Tootsie
1985
Clue
Out of Africa
A Room with a View
1986
Hannah and Her Sisters
1987
The Princess Bride
Broadcast News
Prick Up Your Ears
Housekeeping
1989
When Harry Met Sally...
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Always
1990
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
1991
Dead Again
Truly Madly Deeply
JFK
1992
The Crying Game
Howards End
1993
The Remains of the Day
Six Degrees of Separation
Much Ado About Nothing
Sleepless in Seattle
1994
The Shawshank Redemption
Ed Wood
1995
The American President
Antonia
Pride and Prejudice
The Bridges of Madison County
1996
Bottle Rocket
1997
The Ice Storm
1998
Rushmore
Pleasantville
The Truman Show
Shakespeare in Love
Gods and Monsters
1999
American Beauty
Magnolia
Being John Malkovich
2000
Dancer in the Dark
Memento
2001
The Royal Tenenbaums
Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amelie Poulain
Wit
2002
Adaptation.
The Hours
8 Femmes
Secretary
Spider
Tadpole
Punch-Drunk Love
Far From Heaven
2003
Lost in Translation
Angels in America
Finding Nemo
Love Actually
21 Grams
2004
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Million Dollar Baby
I Heart Huckabees
Garden State
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Kinsey
