United Artists's Greatest Years, Ranked

When was the golden age of United Artists? We ranked every year by the accumulated weighted rating of its best United Artists titles — a year rises when it delivered many strongly-rated entries, not just a lone classic. Data from 3eyedraven's catalog.

  1. #1 1966 14 great titles Best: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  2. #2 1956 13 great titles Best: The Killing
  3. #3 1964 12 great titles Best: The Train
  4. #4 1973 12 great titles Best: The Long Goodbye
  5. #5 1978 11 great titles Best: The Last Waltz
  6. #6 1976 11 great titles Best: Network
  7. #7 1955 11 great titles Best: The Night of the Hunter
  8. #8 1963 10 great titles Best: The Great Escape
  9. #9 1957 10 great titles Best: Paths of Glory
  10. #10 1958 10 great titles Best: The Big Country
  11. #11 1971 10 great titles Best: Fiddler on the Roof
  12. #12 1959 10 great titles Best: The Horse Soldiers
  13. #13 1982 10 great titles Best: The Secret of NIMH
  14. #14 1979 9 great titles Best: Manhattan
  15. #15 1967 9 great titles Best: In the Heat of the Night
  16. #16 1980 9 great titles Best: Raging Bull
  17. #17 1969 9 great titles Best: Midnight Cowboy
  18. #18 1972 9 great titles Best: Avanti!
  19. #19 2002 8 great titles Best: Bowling for Columbine
  20. #20 1988 8 great titles Best: Rain Man
  21. #21 1975 8 great titles Best: Love and Death
  22. #22 1977 7 great titles Best: Annie Hall
  23. #23 1974 7 great titles Best: Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
  24. #24 1970 7 great titles Best: The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
  25. #25 1981 6 great titles Best: Thief
  26. #26 1995 6 great titles Best: Richard III
  27. #27 1989 6 great titles Best: Road House
  28. #28 1984 6 great titles Best: Garbo Talks
  29. #29 1961 5 great titles Best: The Children's Hour
  30. #30 1968 5 great titles Best: The Party
  31. #31 1962 5 great titles Best: The Manchurian Candidate
  32. #32 1947 5 great titles Best: Monsieur Verdoux
  33. #33 1949 5 great titles Best: D.O.A.
  34. #34 1996 5 great titles Best: The Birdcage
  35. #35 1983 5 great titles Best: WarGames
  36. #36 2000 5 great titles Best: Born Romantic