Cinema arguably remains the most culturally significant art form in modern American history. A quality film doesn’t just straddle the full spectrum of sight and sound but serves as both a reflection of and catalyst to the cultural norms of its time. In that regard, a truly great work can be cherished not just for its writing, acting, directing, cinematography, and music, but also as visual documentation of the era in which it was released. Hence, the best movie from the year you were born is both a great film in and of itself and, furthermore, an illuminating window into a personal history you definitely don’t remember.

Curiously digging into your own past or not, there’s really no wrong reason to check out the best movie from the year you were born. Stacker compiled data on the top feature-length films from the past 100 years and crowned a champion using the Stacker score—an equally weighted blend of IMDb and Metacritic scores. Films had to have at least 2,500 votes and a Metascore to make the list. Ties were broken by Metascore and further by IMDb votes. A handful of years in the ’20s did not have sufficient Metacritic data; in that case, the #1 film was determined by IMDb user rating. Let’s find out if the top movie from your birth year has aged as gracefully as you.

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