Best of the "Best Of's"

[sikax]

Bear in mind these are my favorites from each group, not the objective "best", whatever that means. So no complaining! Top ten from each group:

pre-1954
Casablanca
The Maltese Falcon
It's a Wonderful Life
Citizen Kane
Rope
The Kid
Arsenic and Old Lace
Rashomon
The Grapes of Wrath
Duck Soup

1954-1964
Vertigo
The Hustler
Rear Window
North by Northwest
Lolita
Seven Samurai
To Catch a Thief
Psycho
To Kill a Mockingbird
Dial M for Murder

1964-1974
A Hard Day's Night
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Dr. Strangelove
Sleuth
Cool Hand Luke
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Once Upon a Time in the West
Enter the Dragon
Harold and Maude
Midnight Cowboy

1974-1984
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Taxi Driver
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Blazing Saddles
Airplane!
Apocalypse Now
Life of Brian
Raging Bull
The Meaning of Life
Vacation

1984-1994
Malcolm X
The Silence of the Lambs
Reservoir Dogs
My Cousin Vinny
Boyz n the Hood
The Fugitive
Coming to America
The Doors
Goodfellas
Ferris Bueller's Day Off

1994-2004
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Matrix
Training Day
Friday
Memento
Forrest Gump
Seven
The Shawshank Redemption
American Psycho
The Usual Suspects

2004-present
Nightcrawler
Rango
Man on Fire
Inherent Vice
The Prestige
The Dark Knight
Pan's Labyrinth
Hot Fuzz
Batman Begins
Jane Eyre