By skyforbes As the title says, after watching over 500 movies last year, I decided to do it again!
Last year I built my list from award winners, and critically acclaimed movies. This year, I did the literal opposite and went through my backlog of Martial Arts, Cult, Arrow Video, Vinegar Syndrome, and other “less” acclaimed movies.
I kept the same rules where I tried to watch from each decade, (unsuccessfully this year) and to finish every movie, even if I hated it. (Which allowed me to fall in love with “It’s Such a Beautiful Day.”
So, once again, here’s my “Top Movies” from each decade. The list is lopsided, as the 20s, 30s and 40s were neglected, and the 70s and 2010s had many more movies. The movies are only listed in order of title length, except the first one, which was the best in my opinion.
I’m going for another year in 2026, this time swinging back in the other direction and using as many AFI and BFI lists of great movies. Also want to continue with director filmographies, starting with Wes Anderson.
I’m always open to suggestions, I grabbed a ton of movies from last year’s post, as a lot of people had great suggestions for me to check out. (As well as a universal hatred for Bullet Train)
Below is a brief glance and the categories for this year.
75 – Jackie Chan Movies
75 – Arrow Video + Vinegar Syndrome + Criterion
55 – Shaw Brothers + Golden Harvest Kung Fu
55 – Directors Filmographies (Kurosawa, Bong Joon-Ho, Tati, Chabrol, etc.)
55 – Godzilla + Kaijus
30 – Universal Monsters
30 – Kino Lorber Film Noir Boxsets
25 – Marvel Cinematic Universe
25 – James Bond Franchise
25 – Studio Ghibli
25 – Zatoichi, the Blind Swordsman
25 – Franchises (Star Wars, Mad Max, El Santo, Etc.)
*Edit: Put the wrong Star Wars Title*
The 20s
BEST – Un Chien Andalou
The 30s
BEST – The Invisible Man
The 40s
BEST – Maltese Falcon
The 50s
BEST – Godzilla (1954)
Six Bridges to Cross
Some Like It Hot
Seven Samurai
Rififi
The 60s
BEST – Invasion of the Astro-Monster
The Woman in the Dunes
The Battle of Algiers
Harakiri
Psycho
The 70s
BEST – Magnificent Bodyguards
Light the Fuse…Sartana Is Coming
Godzilla: Versus Mechagodzilla
The Kid with the Golden Arm
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Star Wars: A New Hope
The Avenging Eagle
The Fearless Hyena
The Hand of Death
Crippled Avengers
Enter the Dragon
Clans of Intrigue
Jade Tiger
Dirty Ho
The 80s
BEST – Police Story
The Iceman Cometh
The Road Warrior
Flash Gordon
Ran
The 90s
BEST – Tammy and the T-Rex
Godzilla: Versus King Ghidorah
The Shawshank Redemption
Six String Samurai
The Truman Show
The 2000s
BEST – The Wrestler
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
Godzilla: Final Wars
The Hurt Locker
The Cat Returns
Children of Men
Battle Royale
The Pianist
Up
The 2010s
BEST – It's Such a Beautiful Day
Captain America: Civil War
James Bond: Skyfall
The Two Popes
Thor: Ragnarok
Shin Godzilla
Snowpiercer
Kingsmen
The Raid
Whiplash
Upgrade
The 2020s
BEST – The Trial of the Chicago Seven
Everything, Everywhere, All at Once
The Phoenician Scheme