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    Roger Ebert's Top Films Of His Career

    Roger Ebert compiled "Top Ten" film lists every year, dating back to 1967. Here are his favorite movies from the past 45 years.

    1967: Bonnie and Clyde.

    1968: The Battle of Algiers.

    1969: Z.

    1970: Five Easy Pieces.

    1971: The Last Picture Show.

    1972: The Godfather.

    1973: Cries and Whispers.

    1974: Scenes from a Marriage.

    1975: Nashville.

    1976: Small Change.

    1977: 3 Women.

    1968: An Unmarried Woman.

    1979: Apocalypse Now.

    1980: The Black Stallion.

    1981: My Dinner With Andre.

    1982: Sophie's Choice.

    1983: The Right Stuff.

    1984: Amadeus.

    1985: The Color Purple.

    1986: Platoon.

    1987: House of Games.

    1988: Mississippi Burning.

    1989: Do the Right Thing.

    1990: GoodFellas.

    1991: JFK.

    1992: Malcolm X.

    1993: Schindler's List.

    1994: Hoop Dreams.

    1995: Leaving Las Vegas.

    1996: Fargo.

    1997: Eve's Bayou.

    1998: Dark City.

    1999: Being John Malkovich.

    2000: Almost Famous.

    2001: Monster's Ball.

    2002: Minority Report.

    2003: Monster.

    2004: Million Dollar Baby.

    2005: Crash.

    2006: Pan's Labyrinth.

    2007: Juno.

    NOTE: Roger Ebert chose to list his favorite films of 2008 and 2009 alphabetically.

    Here's the list from 2008 and here's the list from 2009.

    2010: The Social Network.

    2011: A Separation.

    2012: Argo.