The Best Years in Movies & TV, Ranked

Which years produced the most great movies and television? We ranked every year by the accumulated weighted rating of its best titles — a year climbs when it's packed with strongly-rated films and shows, not just one breakout hit. Data from 3eyedraven's catalog, refreshed as ratings move.

  1. #1 2026 25 great titles Best: Teach You a Lesson
  2. #2 2019 25 great titles Best: Chernobyl
  3. #3 2020 25 great titles Best: The Owl House
  4. #4 2022 25 great titles Best: Heartstopper
  5. #5 2016 25 great titles Best: My Hero Academia
  6. #6 2018 25 great titles Best: The Rookie
  7. #7 2017 25 great titles Best: Nude
  8. #8 2024 25 great titles Best: Solo Leveling
  9. #9 2021 25 great titles Best: Arcane
  10. #10 2023 25 great titles Best: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
  11. #11 2014 25 great titles Best: Haikyu!!
  12. #12 2015 25 great titles Best: Better Call Saul
  13. #13 2025 25 great titles Best: The Pitt
  14. #14 2013 25 great titles Best: Rick and Morty
  15. #15 2010 25 great titles Best: Regular Show
  16. #16 2012 25 great titles Best: Gravity Falls
  17. #17 2004 25 great titles Best: House
  18. #18 1999 25 great titles Best: One Piece
  19. #19 2005 25 great titles Best: Avatar: The Last Airbender
  20. #20 2011 25 great titles Best: Hunter x Hunter
  21. #21 2008 25 great titles Best: Breaking Bad
  22. #22 2006 25 great titles Best: Death Note
  23. #23 2009 25 great titles Best: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
  24. #24 2007 25 great titles Best: Wizards of Waverly Place
  25. #25 2001 25 great titles Best: Band of Brothers
  26. #26 2000 25 great titles Best: Fighting Spirit
  27. #27 2003 25 great titles Best: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  28. #28 2002 25 great titles Best: The Wire
  29. #29 1997 25 great titles Best: Life Is Beautiful
  30. #30 1998 25 great titles Best: Cardcaptor Sakura
  31. #31 1995 25 great titles Best: Neon Genesis Evangelion
  32. #32 1994 25 great titles Best: The Shawshank Redemption
  33. #33 1993 25 great titles Best: Schindler's List
  34. #34 1989 25 great titles Best: Ranma ½
  35. #35 1992 25 great titles Best: Batman: The Animated Series
  36. #36 1996 25 great titles Best: Rurouni Kenshin
  37. #37 1985 25 great titles Best: Back to the Future
  38. #38 1988 25 great titles Best: Cinema Paradiso
  39. #39 1990 25 great titles Best: GoodFellas
  40. #40 1991 25 great titles Best: The Silence of the Lambs