1979

1. Apocalypse Now – Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

2. Tess – Directed by Roman Polanski

3. Being There – Directed by Hal Ashby

4. Alien – Directed by Ridley Scott

5. Stalker – Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

6. Manhattan – Directed by Woody Allen

7. Mad Max – Directed by George Miller

8. Kramer Vs. Kramer – Directed by Robert Benton

9. The Brood – Directed by David Cronenberg

10. Wise Blood – Directed by John Huston

11. Escape From Alcatraz – Directed by Don Siegel

12. Chilly Scenes Of Winter – Directed by Joan Micklin Silver

13. Old Boyfriends – Directed by Joan Tewkesbury

14. The China Syndrome – Directed by James Bridges

15. Meatballs – Directed by Ivan Reitman 

1978

1. The Deer Hunter – Directed by Michael Cimino

2. Days Of Heaven – Directed by Terrence Malick

3. Halloween – Directed by John Carpenter

4. Coming Home – Directed by Hal Ashby

5. Straight Time – Directed by Ulu Grosbard

6. The Last Waltz – Directed by Martin Scorsese

7. Animal House – Directed by John Landis

8. An Unmarried Woman – Directed by Paul Mazursky

9. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers – Directed by Philip Kaufman

1977

1. 3 Women – Directed by Robert Altman

2. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind – Directed by Steven Spielberg 

3. Eraserhead – Directed by David Lynch

4. Opening Night – Directed by John Cassavetes

5. The American Friend – Directed by Wim Wenders

6. Annie Hall – Directed by Woody Allen

7. Star Wars – Directed by George Lucas

8. Sorcerer – Directed by William Friedkin

9. Ballad Of Orin – Directed by Masahiro Shinoda

10. Saturday Night Fever – Directed by John Badham

11. Rabid – Directed by David Cronenberg

12. The Duellists – Directed by Ridley Scott

13. Slap Shot – Directed by George Roy Hill

1976

1. Taxi Driver – Directed by Martin Scorsese

2. Network – Directed by Sidney Lumet

3. All The President’s Men – Directed by Alan J. Pakula

4. Mikey And Nicky – Directed by Elaine May

5. Chinese Roulette – Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

6. Face To Face – Directed by Ingmar Bergman

7. The Omen – Directed by Richard Donner

8. Marathon Man – Directed by John Schlesinger

9. Carrie – Directed by Brian De Palma

10. The Missouri Breaks – Directed by Arthur Penn 

11. Buffalo Bill And The Indians, Or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson – Directed by Robert Altman

12. The Tenant – Directed by Roman Polanski

1975

1. One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest – Directed by Milos Forman

2. Fox And His Friends – Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

3. The Passenger – Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni

4. Fear Of Fear – Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

5. Dog Day Afternoon – Directed by Sidney Lumet

6. Jaws – Directed by Steven Spielberg

7. Shampoo – Directed by Hal Ashby

8. Nashville – Directed by Robert Altman

9. Barry Lyndon – Directed by Stanley Kubrick

10. Under The Blossoming Cherry Trees – Directed by Masahiro Shinoda

11. Dersu Uzala – Directed by Akira Kurosawa

12. Night Moves – Directed by Arthur Penn 

13. Mirror – Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky 

14. Picnic At Hanging Rock – Directed by Peter Weir

15. Grey Gardens – Directed by Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Ellen Hovde & Muffie Meyer

16. That Most Important Thing: Love – Directed by Andrzej Zulawski

17. Three Days Of The Condor – Directed by Sydney Pollack

18. The Drowning Pool – Directed by Stuart Rosenberg

1974

1. The Godfather: Part II – Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

2. Celine And Julie Go Boating – Directed by Jacques Rivette

3. Chinatown – Directed by Roman Polanski

4. The Conversation – Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

5. A Woman Under The Influence – Directed by John Cassavetes

6. Ali: Fear Eats The Soul – Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

7. Young Frankenstein – Directed by Mel Brooks

8. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre – Directed by Tobe Hooper

9. California Split – Directed by Robert Altman

10. Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore – Directed by Martin Scorsese

11. Scenes From A Marriage – Directed by Ingmar Bergman

12. The Yakuza – Directed by Sydney Pollack

13. Going Places – Directed by Bertrand Blier

1973

1. The Exorcist – Directed by William Friedkin

2. Badlands – Directed by Terrence Malick

3. Serpico – Directed by Sidney Lumet

4. Mean Streets – Directed by Martin Scorsese 

5. Don’t Look Now – Directed by Nicolas Roeg

6. The Long Goodbye – Directed by Robert Altman

7. Papillon – Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner

8. F For Fake – Directed by Orson Welles

9. The Last Detail – Directed by Hal Ashby

10. The Spirit Of The Beehive – Directed by Victor Erice

11. The Wicker Man – Directed by Robin Hardy

12. Robin Hood – Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman

13. The Sting – Directed by George Roy Hill

14. Breezy – Directed by Clint Eastwood

15. American Graffiti – Directed by George Lucas

1972

1. The Godfather – Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

2. The King Of Marvin Gardens – Directed by Bob Rafelson

3. Solaris – Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky 

4. Last Tango In Paris – Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci

5. The Merchant Of Four Seasons – Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

6. The Bitter Tears Of Petra Von Kant – Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

7. Fat City – Directed by John Huston

8. Deliverance – Directed by John Boorman

1971

1. A Clockwork Orange – Directed by Stanley Kubrick

2. Klute – Directed by Alan J. Pakula

3. McCabe & Mrs. Miller – Directed by Robert Altman 

4. The French Connection – Directed by William Friedkin

5. The Last Picture Show – Directed by Peter Bogdanovich

6. Dirty Harry – Directed by Don Siegel

7. Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory – Directed by Mel Stuart

8. THX 1138 – Directed by George Lucas 

9. Two-Lane Blacktop – Directed by Monte Hellman

10. Bleak Moments – Directed by Mike Leigh

11. Minnie And Moskowitz – Directed by John Cassavetes

12. Carnal Knowledge – Directed by Mike Nichols

1970

1. Five Easy Pieces – Directed by Bob Rafelson

2. Valerie And Her Week Of Wonders – Directed by Jaromil Jires

3. The Conformist – Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci

4. Bed And Board – Directed by Francois Truffaut

5. Gimme Shelter – Directed by Albert Maysles, David Maysles & Charlotte Zwerin

6. Husbands – Directed by John Cassavetes

7. A Touch Of Zen – Directed by King Hu

8. Hi, Mom! – Directed by Brian De Palma