Each row represents entry in my IMDB ratings file that has highest rating in given year.
| 1975 | Death Race 2000 | 7 |
| 1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | 9 |
| 1982 | First Blood | 8 |
| 1985 | Back to the Future | 9 |
| 1986 | Top Gun | 7 |
| 1989 | Back to the Future Part II | 7 |
| 1993 | Hocus Pocus | 5 |
| 1994 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | 1 |
| 1995 | Bad Boys | 5 |
| GoldenEye | ||
| 1997 | Event Horizon | 8 |
| 1998 | Initial D: First Stage | 9 |
| 1999 | The Matrix | 10 |
| 2000 | Gone in Sixty Seconds | 7 |
| X-Men | ||
| 2001 | The Fast and the Furious | 9 |
| 2002 | xXx | 8 |
| 2003 | The Matrix Reloaded | 9 |
| 2004 | National Treasure | 9 |
| 2005 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | 10 |
| xXx: State of the Union | ||
| 2006 | The Devil Wears Prada | 9 |
| 2007 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | 7 |
| 2008 | Mamma Mia! | 9 |
| 2009 | Jennifer's Body | 10 |
| Community | ||
| 2010 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | 9 |
| 2011 | Mahô shôjo Madoka magika: Puella Magi Madoka Magica | 10 |
| 2012 | Gravity Falls | 9 |
| 2013 | Teen Titans Go! | 9 |
| The Conjuring | ||
| 2014 | Big Hero 6 | 9 |
| 2015 | Fast & Furious 7 | 10 |
| Mad Max: Fury Road | ||
| Molang | ||
| 2016 | The Good Place | 10 |
| 2017 | Baby Driver | 10 |
| Thor: Ragnarok | ||
| 2018 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | 10 |
| 2019 | Carmen Sandiego | 10 |
| Good Omens | ||
| Harley Quinn | ||
| Hazbin Hotel | ||
| 2020 | The Owl House | 10 |
| 2021 | The Matrix Resurrections | 10 |
| 2022 | Everything Everywhere All at Once | 10 |
| The Sandman | ||
| 2023 | Asteroid City | 10 |
| Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | ||
| Nimona |