This list is definitive, objective, and in no way influenced by nostalgia.
- 1980- ESB
- 1981- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- 1982- Conan the Barbarian
- 1983- Jedi
- 1984- The Last Starfighter
- 1985- Goonies
- 1986- The Three Amigos
- 1987- Princess Bride
- 1988- Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
- 1989- Batman
- 1990- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- 1991- Beauty and the Beast
- 1992- Unforgiven
- 1993- Jurrassic Park
- 1994- Legends of the Fall
- 1995- Mortal Kombat
- 1996- The Rock
- 1997- Starship Troopers
- 1998- Prince of Egypt
- 1999- The Matrix
- 2000- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- 2001- Fellowship of the Ring
- 2002- Chicago/Blade II
- 2003- Finding Nemo
- 2004- Spider-Man 2
- 2005- Serenity
- 2006- The Prestige
- 2007- The Simpsons Movie
- 2008- The Dark Knight
- 2009- Up
- 2010- Tron Legacy