Plenty to choose from and something for all tastes. What were your favourite films of the 80s? Please vote for your top EIGHT in the poll below.
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Thank you Razvan for helping to prepare the list.
Was 1984 for your favourite film of 1984? Please vote for your top EIGHT films of 1984 in the poll below.
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We have the results! There were nine people who took part generating a Top 44 films of all time.
Each person sent their top 50 films, in order (sort of) and points were assigned (5 points for their top 1-10 films, 4 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! The final position of the films is calculated by a mean average of the position of the film by points and the position of the film by votes. Seeing the results in all the different variations this way was the fairest and most representative way of calculating the results.
The Top 44 represents films spanning 80 years, from 1939 to 2019:
So, on with the show:
The 44th best film according to our voters is:
44. Strangers on a Train (Alfred Hitchcock, 1951, USA) with 2 points and 2 votes.
42. & 43. (Joint 42nd) Doctor Sleep (Mike Flanagan, 2019, USA) with 3 points and 2 votes; and Apartment Zero (Martin Donovan, 1989, UK) with 3 points and 2 votes.
37., 38., 39., 40. & 41. (Joint 37th) Aliens (James Cameron, 1986, USA) with 4 points and 2 votes; Fargo (Joel & Ethan Cohen, 1996, USA) with 4 points and 2 votes; Life is Sweet (Mike Leigh, 1990, UK) with 4 points and 2 votes; Schindler’s List (Steven Spielberg, 1993, USA) with 4 points and 2 votes; and The Wicker Man (Robin Hardy, 1973, UK) with 4 points and 2 votes.
34., 35. & 36. (Joint 34th) Pan’s Labyrinth (Guillermo del Toro, 2006, Mexico) with 5 points and 2 votes; Some Like it Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959, USA) with 5 points and 2 votes; and The Day After Tomorrow (Roland Emmerich, 2004, USA) with 5 points and 2 votes.
29., 30., 31., 32. & 33. (Joint 29th) All That Heaven Allows (Douglas Sirk, 1955, USA) with 6 points and 2 votes; Ran (Akira Kurosawa, 1985, Japan) with 6 points and 2 votes; The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972, USA) with 6 points and 2 votes; The Poseidon Adventure (Ronald Neame, 1972, USA) with 6 points and 2 votes; and Witness for the Prosecution (Billy Wilder, 1957, USA) with 6 points and 2 votes.
28. The Prestige (Christopher Nolan, 2006, USA) with 4 points and 4 votes.
23., 24., 25., 26. & 27. (Joint 23rd) The Birds (Alfred Hitchcock, 1963, USA) with 7 points and 2 votes; Skyfall (Sam Mendes, 2012, UK) with 7 points and 2 votes; Singin’ in the Rain (Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, 1952, USA) with 7 points and 2 votes; Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954, USA) with 7 points and 2 votes; and A Place in the Sun (George Stevens, 1951, USA) with 7 points and 2 votes.
21. & 22. (Joint 21st) Blade Runner 2049 (Denis Villeneuve, 2017, USA) with 8 points and 2 votes; and Rocco and His Brothers (Luchino Visconti, 1960, Italy) with 8 points and 2 votes.
20. Rebecca (Alfred Hitchcock, 1940, USA) with 7 points and 3 votes.
12., 13., 14., 15., 16., 17., 18. & 19. (Joint 12th) 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968, UK) with 9 points and 2 votes; The Colour of Paradise (Majid Majidi, 1999, Iran) with 9 points and 2 votes; In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar-wai, 2000, Hong Kong) with 9 points and 2 votes; Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001, USA) with 9 points and 2 votes; Pride (Matthew Warchus, 2014, UK) with 8 points and 3 votes; The Exorcist (William Friedkin, 1973, USA) with 9 points and 2 votes; The Thing (John Carpenter, 1982, UK) with 8 points and 3 votes; and The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939, USA) with 9 points and 2 votes.
8., 9., 10. & 11. (Joint 8th) 12 Angry Men (Sidney Lumet, 1957, USA) with 10 points and 2 votes; Cabaret (Bob Fosse, 1972, USA) with 10 points and 2 votes; Gremlins (Joe Dante, 1984, USA) with 10 points and 2 votes; and Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2000, USA) with 10 points and 2 votes.
6. & 7. (Joint 6th) All About Eve (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1950, USA) with 9 points and 3 votes; and Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982, USA) with 9 points and 3 votes.
5. Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979, USA) with 11 points and 3 votes.
4. Muriel’s Wedding (P.J. Hogan, 1994, Australia) with 12 points and 3 votes.
3. Children of Men (Alfonso Cuarón, 2006, UK) with 14 points and 3 votes.
2. Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958, USA) with 17 points and 4 votes.
And the winner is…
1.Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960, USA) with 18 points and 5 votes.
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