1989

1. The Fabulous Baker Boys – Directed by Steve Kloves

2. Sex, Lies, And Videotape – Directed by Steven Soderbergh

3. Born On The Fourth Of July – Directed by Oliver Stone

4. Drugstore Cowboy – Directed by Gus Van Sant

5. Uncle Buck – Directed by John Hughes

6. Say Anything… – Directed by Cameron Crowe 

7. Dead Poets Society – Directed by Peter Weir

8. My Left Foot: The Story Of Christy Brown – Directed by Jim Sheridan

9. Batman – Directed by Tim Burton

10. Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade – Directed by Steven Spielberg

11. Roger & Me – Directed by Michael Moore

12. Mystery Train – Directed by Jim Jarmusch

13. Back To The Future Part II – Directed by Robert Zemeckis

14. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure – Directed by Stephen Herek

15. Sea Of Love – Directed by Harold Becker 

16. Powwow Highway – Directed by Jonathan Wacks

1988

1. Big – Directed by Penny Marshall

2. The Last Temptation Of Christ – Directed by Martin Scorsese 

3. Ariel – Directed by Aki Kaurismaki

4. It’s Impossible To Learn To Plow By Reading Books – Directed by Richard Linklater

5. Let’s Get Lost – Directed by Bruce Weber

6. Rain Man – Directed by Barry Levinson

7. The Thin Blue Line – Directed by Errol Morris

8. Beetlejuice – Directed by Tim Burton

9. Who Framed Roger Rabbit – Directed by Robert Zemeckis

10. Midnight Run – Directed by Martin Brest

11. Bird – Directed by Clint Eastwood

12. Dangerous Liaisons – Directed by Stephen Frears

13. They Live – Directed by John Carpenter

14. My Neighbor Totoro – Directed by Hayao Miyazaki

1987

1. Ironweed – Directed by Hector Babenco

2. Wall Street – Directed by Oliver Stone

3. Full Metal Jacket – Directed by Stanley Kubrick

4. Au Revoir Les Enfants – Directed by Louis Malle

5. Barfly – Directed by Barbet Schroeder

6. Wings Of Desire – Directed by Wim Wenders

7. Broadcast News – Directed by James L. Brooks

8. Raising Arizona – Directed by Joel Coen

9. Withnail & I – Directed by Bruce Robinson

10. Good Morning, Vietnam – Directed by Barry Levinson 

11. The Princess Bride – Directed by Rob Reiner

12. Planes, Trains And Automobiles – Directed by John Hughes

13. Moonstruck – Directed by Norman Jewison

14. The Witches Of Eastwick – Directed by George Miller

15. Angel Heart – Directed by Alan Parker

1986

1. Shadows In Paradise – Directed by Aki Kaurismaki

2. The Color Of Money – Directed by Martin Scorsese ]

3. Blue Velvet – Directed by David Lynch

4. Platoon – Directed by Oliver Stone

5. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – Directed by John Hughes

6. Down By Law – Directed by Jim Jarmusch

7. Aliens – Directed by James Cameron

8. One Crazy Summer – Directed by Savage Steve Holland 

9. Top Gun – Directed by Tony Scott

10. River’s Edge – Directed by Tim Hunter

11. Pretty In Pink – Directed by Howard Deutch

12. At Close Range – Directed by James Foley

13. Hannah And Her Sisters – Directed by Woody Allen

14. An American Tail – Directed by Don Bluth

15. Hoosiers – Directed by David Anspaugh

16. Labyrinth – Directed by Jim Henson

17. Manhunter – Directed by Michael Mann

1985

1. The Breakfast Club – Directed by John Hughes

2. Brazil – Directed by Terry Gilliam

3. Witness – Directed by Peter Weir

4. Back To The Future – Directed by Robert Zemeckis

5. Weird Science – Directed by John Hughes

6. Better Off Dead… – Directed by Savage Steve Holland 

1984

1. Paris, Texas – Directed by Wim Wenders

2. The NeverEnding Story – Directed by Wolfgang Petersen

3. Blood Simple – Directed by Joel Coen

4. Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind – Directed by Hayao Miyazaki

5. Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom – Directed by Steven Spielberg

6. Sixteen Candles – Directed by John Hughes

7. Ghostbusters – Directed by Ivan Reitman

8. Gremlins – Directed by Joe Dante  

9. The Terminator – Directed by James Cameron

10. Stop Making Sense – Directed by Jonathan Demme

11. Repo Man – Directed by Alex Cox

12. A Nightmare On Elm Street – Directed by Wes Craven

1983

1. El Sur – Directed by Victor Erice

2. Local Hero – Directed by Bill Forsyth

3. Terms Of Endearment – Directed by James L. Brooks

4. Zelig – Directed by Woody Allen

5. The Dead Zone – Directed by David Cronenberg

6. National Lampoon’s Vacation – Directed by Harold Ramis

7. Risky Business – Directed by Paul Brickman

8. Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi – Directed by Richard Marquand

9. The Outsiders – Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

10. A Christmas Story – Directed by Bob Clark

11. Trading Places – Directed by John Landis

12. Tender Mercies – Directed by Bruce Beresford

13. Silkwood – Directed by Mike Nichols 

14. Rumble Fish – Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

1982

1. Blade Runner – Directed by Ridley Scott 

2. The Verdict – Directed by Sidney Lumet

3. The Thing – Directed by John Carpenter

4. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial – Directed by Steven Spielberg

5. Pilgrim, Farewell – Directed by Michael Roemer

6. Personal Best – Directed by Robert Towne

7. The Snowman – Directed by Dianne Jackson

8. Fast Times At Ridgemont High – Directed by Amy Heckerling

9. The Grey Fox – Directed by Phillip Borsos

10. First Blood – Directed by Ted Kotcheff

11. Room 666 – Directed by Wim Wenders

1981

1. Possession – Directed by Andrzej Żuławski

2. Reds – Directed by Warren Beatty 

3. Blow Out – Directed by Brian De Palma

4. Absence Of Malice – Directed by Sydney Pollack

5. Raiders Of The Lost Ark – Directed by Steven Spielberg

6. Escape From New York – Directed by John Carpenter

7. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior – Directed by George Miller

8. Stripes – Directed by Ivan Reitman

9. An American Werewolf In London – Directed by John Landis

10. Cutter’s Way – Directed by Ivan Passer

11. Body Heat – Directed by Lawrence Kasdan

12. You Are Not I – Directed by Sara Driver

13. The Woman Next Door – Directed by Francois Truffaut

14. Christiane F. – Directed by Uli Edel

15. American Pop – Directed by Ralph Bakshi

16. Halloween II – Directed by Rick Rosenthal

1980

1. The Shining – Directed by Stanley Kubrick

2. City Of Women – Directed by Federico Fellini

3. Ordinary People – Directed by Robert Redford 

4. Raging Bull – Directed by Martin Scorsese

5. The Last Metro – Directed by Francois Truffaut

6. Gregory’s Girl – Directed by Bill Forsyth

7. Caddyshack – Directed by Harold Ramis

8. The Elephant Man – Directed by David Lynch

9. The Blues Brothers – Directed by John Landis

10. The Fog – Directed by John Carpenter

11. Atlantic City – Directed by Louis Malle

12. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back – Directed by Irvin Kershner

13. Heaven’s Gate – Directed by Michael Cimino