a Yourlist ranking · the crowd decides the order
The canon, crowd-ranked — argue with a century of critics here.
What counts: Craft, influence, and rewatchability. All eras compete. IMDb figures are the community rating, approximate.

▲ Rising
The American epic every crime story answers to.
Year: 1972Director: Oscar wins: 3
added by IJRin 5 rankings

▲ Rising
Zero Oscars, permanent #1 in the people's hearts.
Year: 1994Director: Oscar wins: 0
added by IJRin 3 rankings
▲ Rising
The film that taught cinema its own grammar.
Year: 1941Director: Oscar wins: 1
added by IJRin 2 rankings
▲ Rising
Rewired 90s cinema in one weekend.
Year: 1994Director: Oscar wins: 1
added by IJRin 5 rankings
▼ Falling
The superhero film that outgrew the genre.
Year: 2008Director: Oscar wins: 2
added by IJRin 6 rankings


▼ Falling
Still the ceiling for science fiction.
Year: 1968Director: Oscar wins: 1
added by IJRin 4 rankings
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The rewatch value of the top pick settles this for me.
Recency bias is real — the classics belong higher.
The writing in season one alone earns the top three spot.
Awards never tell the story; the crowd has this one right.
I came here to argue and left agreeing with the order. Rare.