Statistics on the 150 greatest movies list

I thought I would put together a few statistics for my “150 greatest movies of all time” list. I should preface this by saying that I had absolutely no correlation in mind when I began compiling these films.

Actors/directors: I have often said that a great supporting cast is frequently what came turn a great movie into a classic movie. When going through my list I found that actor Chris Cooper appears as a supporting actor in a stunning 4 of the top 15 movies!!

Here are some other people with multiple appearances for acting or directing or both.
Bruce willis: 6
Mel Gibson: 5
Steven Spielberg: 5
Clint Eastwood: 5
Harisson Ford: 5
James Cameron: 4
Sean Connery: 4
John McTiernan: 4
Eddie Murphy: 3
Russell Crowe: 3
Morgan Freeman: 3
Joel Schumacker: 3
Rob Reiner: 3
Tony Scott: 3
Paul Vehoven: 2
Ron Howard: 2
***Michael Bay directed two, but had his hands in a stunning number of these films.

Genre:
Drama: 41
Comedy: 34
Action: 33
Sci-Fi: 16
Horror: 13
War: 7
Sports: 6

Time Period:
00’s: 42
90’s: 55
80’s: 45
70’s: 6
60’s: 1
50’s: 1

Greatest single years:
2000: 8
2001: 8
2002: 9
2003: 9
2004: 5
2005: 2

1990: 2
1991: 5
1992: 4
1993: 4
1994: 2
1995: 5
1996: 9
1997: 6
1998: 3
1999: 14

1980:1
1981: 2
1982: 4
1983: 0
1984: 4
1985: 7
1986: 7
1987: 9
1988: 4
1989: 5

1971: 1
1973: 1
1976: 1
1977: 1
1978: 1
1979: 1

1964: 1

1959: 1

The grand daddy of them all was 1999!!! The last year of the 90’s produced a stunning 14 movies in the top 150. I was sure it would be the 80’s, but then again I have always said that moviemaking is one thing that has gotten better over the years.

It’s been a pleasure to bring you the top 150 movies. Remember this is your source for best of lists, where my fans have nicknamed this blog: The Hot Sheet!”