The IFG Annual Film Poll 2020 – Further Details

On Wednesday 16th December we had the live results of the Top 100 films as voted for by the participants of IFG. Now here are some further details.

There were 10 people who took part generating a Top 160 films of all time.  Each person sent their top 100 films, in order (sort of) and points were assigned (10 points for their top 1-10 films, 9 points for their top 11-20 films… and so on).  The results could be presented in a multitude of ways: by most points, by most votes, by average points… all have their advantages and disadvantages, so a special IFG formula was created for last years results and used again this year.  The final position of the films (ONLY those with two or more votes) was calculated by a mean average of the position of the film by points and the position of the film by votes.

The full list of results:

Film	Points	Votes	Points Position	Votes Position	Average Position	Final Ranking
Psycho	33	4	1	2	1.5	1
Alien	31	5	2	1	1.5	1
Vertigo	29	4	3	2	2.5	3
2001: A Space Odyssey	28	4	4	2	3	4
Rebecca	28	4	4	2	3	4
Inglourious Basterds	25	4	9	2	5.5	6
Singin’ in the Rain	21	4	14	2	8	7
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back	21	4	14	2	8	7
Rear Window	27	3	6	12	9	9
Interstellar	26	3	7	12	9.5	10
Muriel’s Wedding	26	3	7	12	9.5	10
Aliens	20	4	19	2	10.5	12
Pan’s Labyrinth	24	3	10	12	11	13
The Thing	24	3	10	12	11	13
West Side Story	24	3	10	12	11	13
Mulholland Drive	22	3	13	12	12.5	16
12 Angry Men	21	3	14	12	13	17
Some Like It Hot	21	3	14	12	13	17
Witness for the Prosecution	21	3	14	12	13	17
Get Out	20	4	19	10	14.5	20
American Beauty	20	3	19	12	15.5	21
The Matrix	20	3	19	12	15.5	21
The Shining	20	3	19	12	15.5	21
Ran	19	3	26	12	19	24
The English Patient	18	3	30	12	21	25
The Prestige	18	3	30	12	21	25
It’s a Wonderful Life	17	3	36	12	24	27
Cabaret	20	2	19	41	30	28
The Exorcist	20	2	19	41	30	28
Children of Men	19	2	26	41	33.5	30
The Shawshank Redemption	19	2	26	41	33.5	30
The Talented Mr Ripley	19	2	26	41	33.5	30
12 Years a Slave	15	3	55	12	33.5	30
Avengers: Infinity War	15	3	55	12	33.5	30
Indiana Jones and The Raiders of the Lost Ark	15	3	55	12	33.5	30
La La Land	18	2	30	41	35.5	36
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope	18	2	30	41	35.5	36
The Pianist	18	2	30	41	35.5	36
Wild Strawberries	18	2	30	41	35.5	36
Skyfall	14	4	64	11	37.5	40
Parasite	14	3	64	12	38	41
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert	14	3	64	12	38	41
A Place in the Sun	17	2	36	41	38.5	43
All About Eve	17	2	36	41	38.5	43
Blade Runner	17	2	36	41	38.5	43
Blade Runner 2049	17	2	36	41	38.5	43
Casablanca	17	2	36	41	38.5	43
In the Mood For Love	17	2	36	41	38.5	43
Rocco and His Brothers	17	2	36	41	38.5	43
The Wizard of Oz	17	2	36	41	38.5	43
All That Heaven Allows	16	2	45	41	43	51
Avengers: EndGame	16	2	45	41	43	51
Catch Me If You Can	16	2	45	41	43	51
Gladiator	16	2	45	41	43	51
Inception	16	2	45	41	43	51
Rain Man	16	2	45	41	43	51
Rashômon	16	2	45	41	43	51
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens	16	2	45	41	43	51
The Big Short	16	2	45	41	43	51
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of The King	16	2	45	41	43	51
1917	13	3	75	12	43.5	61
Schindler’s list	13	3	75	12	43.5	61
The Silence of the Lambs	13	3	75	12	43.5	61
Capernaum	15	2	55	41	48	64
Colour of Paradise	15	2	55	41	48	64
Her	15	2	55	41	48	64
The Crying Game	15	2	55	41	48	64
The Godfather: Part II	15	2	55	41	48	64
The Wolf of Wall Street	15	2	55	41	48	64
Apocalypse Now	12	3	88	12	50	70
Apollo 13	14	2	64	41	52.5	71
Cinema Paradiso	14	2	64	41	52.5	71
Pain and Glory	14	2	64	41	52.5	71
Persona	14	2	64	41	52.5	71
Peyton Place	14	2	64	41	52.5	71
The Apartment	14	2	64	41	52.5	71
The Skin I Live In	14	2	64	41	52.5	71
Whiplash	14	2	64	41	52.5	71
A Short Film About Killing	13	2	75	41	58	79
Before Sunrise	13	2	75	41	58	79
Das Boot	13	2	75	41	58	79
Fight Club	13	2	75	41	58	79
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade	13	2	75	41	58	79
Lost Highway	13	2	75	41	58	79
Mississippi Burning	13	2	75	41	58	79
Raise the Red Lantern	13	2	75	41	58	79
Sunset Boulevard	13	2	75	41	58	79
The Heiress	13	2	75	41	58	79
Se7en	11	3	104	12	58	79
Batman Begins	12	2	88	41	64.5	90
Death in Venice	12	2	88	41	64.5	90
Gremlins	12	2	88	41	64.5	90
Mad Max	12	2	88	41	64.5	90
Plein Soleil	12	2	88	41	64.5	90
Queen and Slim	12	2	88	41	64.5	90
Shoah	12	2	88	41	64.5	90
Strangers on a Train	12	2	88	41	64.5	90
The Breakfast Club	12	2	88	41	64.5	90
The Dark Knight	12	2	88	41	64.5	90
The Godfather	12	2	88	41	64.5	90
The Imitation Game	12	2	88	41	64.5	90
The Italian Job	12	2	88	41	64.5	90
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	12	2	88	41	64.5	90
Toy Story 2	12	2	88	41	64.5	90
Metropolis	10	3	119	12	65.5	105
Carrie	8	3	131	12	71.5	106
Basic Instinct	11	2	104	41	72.5	107
Black Panther	11	2	104	41	72.5	107
Blue is the Warmest Colour	11	2	104	41	72.5	107
Elizabeth	11	2	104	41	72.5	107
Heathers	11	2	104	41	72.5	107
JFK	11	2	104	41	72.5	107
Playtime	11	2	104	41	72.5	107
Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi	11	2	104	41	72.5	107
Suddenly, Last Summer	11	2	104	41	72.5	107
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans	11	2	104	41	72.5	107
The Double Life of Veronique	11	2	104	41	72.5	107
The Wicker Man	11	2	104	41	72.5	107
Toy Story 3	11	2	104	41	72.5	107
Zodiac	11	2	104	41	72.5	107
Avatar	10	2	119	41	80	121
Saving Private Ryan	10	2	119	41	80	121
Terminator 2: Judgement Day	10	2	119	41	80	121
Toy Story	10	2	119	41	80	121
American History X	9	2	124	41	82.5	125
Dial M for Murder	9	2	124	41	82.5	125
Gravity	9	2	124	41	82.5	125
Hidden Figures	9	2	124	41	82.5	125
Open Hearts	9	2	124	41	82.5	125
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo	9	2	124	41	82.5	125
The Terminator	9	2	124	41	82.5	125
Back to the Future	8	2	131	41	86	132
Casino Royale	8	2	131	41	86	132
Django Unchained	8	2	131	41	86	132
Live Flesh	8	2	131	41	86	132
Oldboy	8	2	131	41	86	132
Snatch	8	2	131	41	86	132
The Dark Knight Rises	8	2	131	41	86	132
The Incredibles	8	2	131	41	86	132
The Postman Always Rings Twice	8	2	131	41	86	132
The Secret in Their Eyes	8	2	131	41	86	132
Captain America: Civil War	7	2	142	41	91.5	142
Cruel Intentions	7	2	142	41	91.5	142
Dead Calm	7	2	142	41	91.5	142
Dunkirk	7	2	142	41	91.5	142
The Bridge on the River Kwai	7	2	142	41	91.5	142
Clueless	6	2	147	41	94	147
Deep Red	6	2	147	41	94	147
Evil Under the Sun	6	2	147	41	94	147
Reservoir Dogs	6	2	147	41	94	147
Scream	6	2	147	41	94	147
The Third Man	6	2	147	41	94	147
Vicky Cristina Barcelona	6	2	147	41	94	147
Pulp Fiction	5	2	154	41	97.5	154
The Andromeda Strain	5	2	154	41	97.5	154
Titanic	4	2	156	41	98.5	156
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes	3	2	157	41	99	157
A Licence to Kill	3	2	157	41	99	157
Harriet	2	2	159	41	100	159
Victim	2	2	159	41	100	159

Films by year:

1999 and 2019 were the most popular film years with seven films each in the top 160.

Directors:

24 Directors had multiple films in the top 160. With seven films, Christopher Nolan had the most.

Director	Number of films
Christopher Nolan	7
Alfred Hitchcock	6
James Cameron	5
Steven Spielberg	5
Billy Wilder	4
David Fincher	4
Quentin Tarantino	4
Anthony Russo and Joe Russo	3
Francis Ford Coppola	3
Pedro Almodovar	3
Ridley Scott	3
Sam Mendes	3
Akira Kurosawa	2
Alfonso Cuarón	2
Anthony Mingella	2
Damien Chazelle	2
David Lynch	2
Ingmar Bergman	2
John Lasseter	2
Joseph L. Mankiewicz	2
Krzysztof Kieslowski	2
Luchino Visconti	2
Peter Jackson	2
Stanley Kubrick	2

Countries:

18 countries had films in the top 160.

Country	Number of films
USA	102
UK	23
Spain	5
Australia	4
France	4
Italy	4
Germany	2
Japan	2
New Zealand	2
Poland	2
South Korea	2
Sweden	2
Argentina	1
China	1
Denmark	1
Hong kong	1
Iran	1
Lebanon	1

Participants:

Razvan had more films in the Top 160 than anyone else.

Participant	Number of films	Percentage of top 160
Razvan	54	34%
Donnie	50	31%
Robert	47	29%
Romcomloveaffair	42	26%
4Porcelli	40	25%
Paul	38	24%
Rob W	29	18%
Dom	28	18%
Morgan	27	17%
Debbie	17	11%

Films in common:

Select your name on the left hand column and then read across to see how many films you had in common with another participant. The cells highlighted show you had most films in common with that participant.

Razvan and Romcomloveaffair had the most films in common from all the lists with 23 films.

The Lists:

Below is an Excel file of the full film lists:

2020 IFG Annual Poll Film Lists

If there is further information or analysis you would like to request, then please do let me know.

Thank you to all who took part.