2000:
Almost Famous
1999:
Magnolia
1998:
Dark City
1997:
Chasing Amy
1996:
Fargo
1995:
Leaving Las Vegas
1994:
Pulp Fiction
1993:
Menace II Society
1992:
Malcolm X
1991:
JFK
1990:
GoodFellas
1989 (best year for cinema ever):
Do The Right Thing
1988:
Talk Radio
1987:
House of Games
1986:
Sid & Nancy
1985:
After Hours
1984:
Once Upon A Time In America
1983:
Scarface
1982:
Diva
1981:
Empire Strikes Back
1980:
Raging Bull
1979:
Apocalypse Now
1978:
Deer Hunter
1977:
Annie Hall
1976:
Taxi Driver
1975:
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
1974:
Chinatown
1973:
Mean Streets
1972:
Aguirre: The Wrath of God & The Godfather (tie)
1971:
A Clockwork Orange
1970:
Woodstock, 3 Days of Peace and Love
1969:
The Wild Bunch
1968:
2001: A Space Odyssey
1967:
The Graduate
1966:
Blow-up
1965:
Goldfinger
1964:
Dr.Strangelove
1963:
8 1/2
1962:
Lawrence of Arabia
1961:
La Dolce Vita
1960:
Psycho