The wait is over!
Welcome to the Annual IFG Film Poll. Participants listed their top 100 films of all time in an approximate order and points were assigned to their rankings (10 points to positions 1-10, nine points to 11-20 … and so on down to one point for positions 91-100). Ten people took part: Debbie, Dom, Donnie, Morgan, Paul, 4Porcelli, Razvan Rob W., Robert (oasisoffear) and Romcomloveaffair.
The results are calculated using the same ‘special’ formula from last year. As not everyone has seen each of the films, the calculations of the final positions need to take into consideration the points each film gets and the number of times they are voted for. Therefore, only films with two or more votes were considered and an average position was taken of the positions by points and the positions by number of votes. This reduces the number of ties compared to either of the individual rankings and hopefully gives a more accurate overall ranking.
With only ten people participating there are inevitably several ties within the rankings, but as the number of participants grows we can be more sure of more meaningful positions. With that in mind, do consider taking part next year!
160 films had at least two votes, so we have a clear top 100. Positions 160 to 101 will be revealed in one go prior to the start time and then the top 100 will be revealed gradually. Those of you tuning into the live results, please do comment if I am revealing them at the right speed as well as commenting on the results. With this in mind, please do keep refreshing the page so you are up to date with the results.
Finally – I hope you enjoy the reveal!
The results will be revealed at 8pm CET/7pm GMT on Wednesday 16th December 2020. But for now, why not take a look at the films that almost made it into the top 100:
Joint 159th: Harriet (Kasi Lemmons, USA, 2019) with 2 points and 2 votes & Victim (Basil Dearden, UK, 1961) with 2 points and 2 votes
Joint 157th: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (Matt Reeves, USA, 2014) with 3 points and 2 votes & A Licence to Kill (John Glen, UK, 1989) with 3 points and 2 votes
156th: Titanic (James Cameron, USA, 1997) with 4 points and 2 votes
Joint 154th: Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, USA, 1994) with 5 points and 2 votes & The Andromeda Strain (Robert Wise, USA, 1971) with 5 points and 2 votes
Joint 147th: Clueless (Amy Heckerling, USA, 1995) with 6 points and 2 votes & Deep Red (Dario Argento, Italy, 1975) with 6 points and 2 votes & Evil Under the Sun (Guy Hamilton, UK, 1982) with 6 points and 2 votes & Reservoir Dogs (Quentin Tarantino, USA, 1992) with 6 points and 2 votes & Scream (Wes Craven, USA, 1996) with 6 points and 2 votes & The Third Man (Carol Reed, UK, 1949) with 6 points and 2 votes & Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Woody Allen, Spain, 2008) with 6 points and 2 votes
Joint 142nd: Captain America: Civil War (Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, USA, 2016) with 7 points and 2 votes & Cruel Intentions (Roger Kumble, USA, 1999) with 7 points and 2 votes & Dead Calm (Phillip Noyce, Australia, 1989) with 7 points and 2 votes & Dunkirk (Christopher Nolan, UK, 2017) with 7 points and 2 votes & The Bridge on the River Kwai (David Lean, UK, 1957) with 7 points and 2 votes
Joint 132nd: Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis, USA, 1985) with 8 points and 2 votes & Casino Royale (Martin Campbell, UK, 2006) with 8 points and 2 votes & Django Unchained (Quentin Tarantino, USA, 2012) with 8 points and 2 votes & Live Flesh (Pedro Almodovar, Spain, 1997) with 8 points and 2 votes & Oldboy (Chan-wook Park, South Korea, 2003) with 8 points and 2 votes & Snatch (Guy Ritchie, UK, 2000) with 8 points and 2 votes & The Dark Knight Rises (Christopher Nolan, USA, 2012) with 8 points and 2 votes & The Incredibles (Brad Bird, USA, 2004) with 8 points and 2 votes & The Postman Always Rings Twice (Tay Garnett, USA, 1946) with 8 points and 2 votes & The Secret in Their Eyes (Juan Jose Campanella , Argentina, 2009) with 8 points and 2 votes
Joint 125th: American History X (Tony Kaye, USA, 1998) with 9 points and 2 votes & Dial M for Murder (Alfred Hitchcock, USA, 1954) with 9 points and 2 votes & Gravity (Alfonso Cuarón, USA, 2013) with 9 points and 2 votes & Hidden Figures (Theodore Melfi, USA, 2016) with 9 points and 2 votes & Open Hearts (Susanne Bier, Denmark, 2002) with 9 points and 2 votes & The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (David Fincher, USA, 2011) with 9 points and 2 votes & The Terminator (James Cameron, USA, 1984) with 9 points and 2 votes
Joint 121st: Avatar (James Cameron, USA, 2009) with 10 points and 2 votes & Saving Private Ryan (Steven Spielberg, USA, 1998) with 10 points and 2 votes & Terminator 2: Judgement Day (James Cameron, USA, 1991) with 10 points and 2 votes & Toy Story (John Lasseter, USA, 1995) with 10 points and 2 votes
Joint 107th: Basic Instinct (Paul Verhoeven, USA, 1992) with 11 points and 2 votes & Black Panther (Ryan Coogler, USA, 2018) with 11 points and 2 votes & Blue is the Warmest Colour (Abdellatif Kechiche, France, 2013) with 11 points and 2 votes & Elizabeth (Shekhar Kapur, UK, 1998) with 11 points and 2 votes & Heathers (Michael Lehmann, USA, 1988) with 11 points and 2 votes & JFK (Oliver Stone, USA, 1991) with 11 points and 2 votes & Playtime (Jacques Tati, France, 1967) with 11 points and 2 votes & Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (Rian Johnson, USA, 2017) with 11 points and 2 votes & Suddenly, Last Summer (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, USA, 1959) with 11 points and 2 votes & Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (F.W. Murnau, USA, 1927) with 11 points and 2 votes & The Double Life of Veronique (Krzysztof Kieslowski, Poland, 1991) with 11 points and 2 votes & The Wicker Man (Robin Hardy, UK, 1973) with 11 points and 2 votes & Toy Story 3 (Lee Unkrich, USA, 2010) with 11 points and 2 votes & Zodiac (David Fincher, USA, 2007) with 11 points and 2 votes
106th: Carrie (Brian De Palma, USA, 1976) with 8 points and 3 votes
105th: Metropolis (Fritz Lang, Germany, 1927) with 10 points and 3 votes
To be continued….
It seems we have a top 104. Any surprises in the 56 films revealed to far? Has this made the top 104 clearer?
The IFG Top 100 Films 2020
Joint 90th:
Batman Begins (Christopher Nolan, USA, 2005) with 12 points and 2 votes & Death in Venice (Luchino Visconti, Italy, 1971) with 12 points and 2 votes & Gremlins (Joe Dante, USA, 1984) with 12 points and 2 votes & Mad Max (George Miller, Australia, 1979) with 12 points and 2 votes & Plein Soleil (Rene Clement, France, 1960) with 12 points and 2 votes & Queen and Slim (Melina Matsoukas, USA, 2019) with 12 points and 2 votes & Shoah (Claude Lanzmann, France, 1985) with 12 points and 2 votes & Strangers on a Train (Alfred Hitchcock, USA, 1951) with 12 points and 2 votes & The Breakfast Club (John Hughes, USA, 1985) with 12 points and 2 votes & The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, USA, 2008) with 12 points and 2 votes & The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, USA, 1972) with 12 points and 2 votes & The Imitation Game (Morten Tyldum, UK, 2014) with 12 points and 2 votes & The Italian Job (Peter Collinson, UK, 1969) with 12 points and 2 votes & The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Peter Jackson, New Zealand, 2001) with 12 points and 2 votes & Toy Story 2 (John Lasseter, USA, 1999) with 12 points and 2 votes
Joint 79th:
A Short Film About Killing (Krzysztof Kieslowski, Poland, 1988) with 13 points and 2 votes & Before Sunrise (Richard Linklater, USA, 1995) with 13 points and 2 votes & Das Boot (Wolfgang Petersen, Germany, 1981) with 13 points and 2 votes & Fight Club (David Fincher, USA, 1999) with 13 points and 2 votes & Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade (Steven Spielberg, USA, 1989) with 13 points and 2 votes & Lost Highway (David Lynch, USA, 1997) with 13 points and 2 votes & Mississippi Burning (Alan Parker, USA, 1988) with 13 points and 2 votes & Raise the Red Lantern (Zhang Yimou, China, 1991) with 13 points and 2 votes & Sunset Boulevard (Billy Wilder, USA, 1950) with 13 points and 2 votes & The Heiress (William Wyler, USA, 1949) with 13 points and 2 votes & Se7en (David Fincher, USA, 1995) with 11 points and 3 votes
Joint 71st:
Apollo 13 (Ron Howard, USA, 1995) with 14 points and 2 votes & Cinema Paradiso (Giuseppe Tornatore, Italy, 1988) with 14 points and 2 votes & Pain and Glory (Pedro Almodovar, Spain, 2019) with 14 points and 2 votes & Persona (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden, 1966) with 14 points and 2 votes & Peyton Place (Mark Robson, USA, 1957) with 14 points and 2 votes & The Apartment (Billy Wilder, USA, 1960) with 14 points and 2 votes & The Skin I Live In (Pedro Almodovar, Spain, 2011) with 14 points and 2 votes & Whiplash (Damien Chazelle, USA, 2014) with 14 points and 2 votes
70th:
Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, USA, 1979) with 12 points and 3 votes
Joint 64th:
Capernaum (Nadine Labaki, Lebanon, 2018) with 15 points and 2 votes & Colour of Paradise (Majid Majidi, Iran, 1999) with 15 points and 2 votes & Her (Spike Jonze, USA, 2013) with 15 points and 2 votes & The Crying Game (Neil Jordan, UK, 1992) with 15 points and 2 votes & The Godfather: Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, USA, 1974) with 15 points and 2 votes & The Wolf of Wall Street (Martin Scorsese, USA, 2013) with 15 points and 2 votes
Joint 61st:
1917 (Sam Mendes, UK, 2019) with 13 points and 3 votes & Schindler’s list (Steven Spielberg, USA, 1993) with 13 points and 3 votes & The Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme, USA, 1991) with 13 points and 3 votes
Joint 51st:
All That Heaven Allows (Douglas Sirk, USA, 1955) with 16 points and 2 votes & Avengers: EndGame (Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, USA, 2019) with 16 points and 2 votes & Catch Me If You Can (Steven Spielberg, USA, 2002) with 16 points and 2 votes & Gladiator (Ridley Scott, UK, 2000) with 16 points and 2 votes & Inception (Christopher Nolan, USA, 2010) with 16 points and 2 votes & Rain Man (Barry Levinson, USA, 1988) with 16 points and 2 votes & Rashômon (Akira Kurosawa, Japan, 1950) with 16 points and 2 votes & Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (J.J. Abrams, USA, 2015) with 16 points and 2 votes & The Big Short (Adam McKay, USA, 2015) with 16 points and 2 votes & The Lord of the Rings: The Return of The King (Peter Jackson, New Zealand, 2002) with 16 points and 2 votes
Joint 43rd:
A Place in the Sun (George Stevens, USA, 1951) with 17 points and 2 votes & All About Eve (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, USA, 1950) with 17 points and 2 votes & Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, USA, 1982) with 17 points and 2 votes & Blade Runner 2049 (Denis Villeneuve, USA, 2017) with 17 points and 2 votes & Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, USA, 1942) with 17 points and 2 votes & In the Mood For Love (Wong Kar-wai, Hong kong, 2000) with 17 points and 2 votes & Rocco and His Brothers (Luchino Visconti, Italy, 1960) with 17 points and 2 votes & The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, USA, 1939) with 17 points and 2 votes
Joint 41st:
Parasite (Joon-ho Bong, South Korea, 2019) with 14 points and 3 votes & The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Stephan Elliott, Australia, 1994) with 14 points and 3 votes
40th:
Skyfall (Sam Mendes, UK, 2012) with 14 points and 4 votes
Joint 36th:
La La Land (Damien Chazelle, USA, 2019) with 18 points and 2 votes & Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (George Lucas, USA, 1977) with 18 points and 2 votes & The Pianist (Roman Polanski, UK, 2002) with 18 points and 2 votes & Wild Strawberries (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden, 1957) with 18 points and 2 votes
Joint 30th:
Children of Men (Alfonso Cuarón, UK, 2006) with 19 points and 2 votes & The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont, USA, 1994) with 19 points and 2 votes & The Talented Mr Ripley (Anthony Minghella, USA, 1999) with 19 points and 2 votes & 12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen, UK, 2013) with 15 points and 3 votes & Avengers: Infinity War (Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, USA, 2018) with 15 points and 3 votes & Indiana Jones and The Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, USA, 1981) with 15 points and 3 votes
Joint 28th:
Cabaret (Bob Fosse, USA, 1972) with 20 points and 2 votes & The Exorcist (William Friedkin, USA, 1973) with 20 points and 2 votes
27th:
It’s a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, USA, 1946) with 17 points and 3 votes
Joint 25th:
The English Patient (Anthony Minghella, UK, 1996) with 18 points and 3 votes & The Prestige (Christopher Nolan, USA, 2006) with 18 points and 3 votes
24th:
Ran (Akira Kurosawa, Japan, 1985) with 19 points and 3 votes
Joint 21st:
American Beauty (Sam Mendes, USA, 1999) with 20 points and 3 votes & The Matrix (Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski, USA, 1999) with 20 points and 3 votes & The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, UK, 1980) with 20 points and 3 votes
20th:
Get Out (Jordan Peele, USA, 2017) with 20 points and 4 votes
Joint 17th:
12 Angry Men (Sidney Lumet, USA, 1957) with 21 points and 3 votes & Some Like It Hot (Billy Wilder, USA, 1959) with 21 points and 3 votes & Witness for the Prosecution (Billy Wilder, USA, 1957) with 21 points and 3 votes
16th:
Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, USA, 2001) with 22 points and 3 votes
Joint 13th:
Pan’s Labyrinth (Guillermo del Toro, Spain, 2006) with 24 points and 3 votes & The Thing (John Carpenter, USA, 1982) with 24 points and 3 votes & West Side Story (Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise, USA, 1961) with 24 points and 3 votes
12th:
Aliens (James Cameron, USA, 1986) with 20 points and 4 votes
Joint 10th:
Interstellar (Christopher Nolan, USA, 2014) with 26 points and 3 votes & Muriel’s Wedding (P.J. Hogan, Australia, 1994) with 26 points and 3 votes
9th:
Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock, USA, 1954) with 27 points and 3 votes
Joint 7th:
Singin’ in the Rain (Stanley Donen, USA, 1952) with 21 points and 4 votes & Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (Irvin Kershner, USA, 1980) with 21 points and 4 votes
6th:
Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, USA, 2009) with 25 points and 4 votes
Joint 4th:
2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, UK, 1968) with 28 points and 4 votes & Rebecca (Alfred Hitchcock, USA, 1940) with 28 points and 4 votes
3rd:
Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, USA, 1958) with 29 points and 4 votes
Joint 1st:
Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, USA, 1960) with 33 points and 4 votes & Alien (Ridley Scott, UK, 1979) with 31 points and 5 votes
So, Psycho is in top position again, but shares it this time… More people voted for Alien than Psycho and there has been a noticeable shift in the overall results. You now have a year to convince some others to take part and change the results again in 2021!
Further details can be found here:
The IFG Annual Film Poll 2020 – Further Details
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