Cantonese's Greatest Years, Ranked

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

  1. #1 1993 25 great titles Best: Iron Monkey
  2. #2 1991 25 great titles Best: Operation Condor
  3. #3 1990 23 great titles Best: Bullet in the Head
  4. #4 1992 21 great titles Best: Hard Boiled
  5. #5 1997 20 great titles Best: The Game
  6. #6 1998 20 great titles Best: Who Am I?
  7. #7 2018 18 great titles Best: Deadpool 2
  8. #8 1995 18 great titles Best: Fallen Angels
  9. #9 2002 18 great titles Best: Infernal Affairs
  10. #10 1994 17 great titles Best: Chungking Express
  11. #11 2004 16 great titles Best: Kill Bill: Vol. 2
  12. #12 1996 16 great titles Best: Comrades, Almost a Love Story
  13. #13 1987 14 great titles Best: A Chinese Ghost Story
  14. #14 2014 15 great titles Best: Dragon Nest: Warriors' Dawn
  15. #15 1988 14 great titles Best: Dragons Forever
  16. #16 2013 14 great titles Best: A Touch of Sin
  17. #17 2006 13 great titles Best: The Departed
  18. #18 1986 13 great titles Best: A Better Tomorrow
  19. #19 2011 13 great titles Best: Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
  20. #20 2009 13 great titles Best: State of Play
  21. #21 2015 13 great titles Best: Assassination
  22. #22 1989 12 great titles Best: The Killer
  23. #23 2010 12 great titles Best: Biutiful
  24. #24 2017 12 great titles Best: Cook Up a Storm
  25. #25 2012 12 great titles Best: Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
  26. #26 1985 11 great titles Best: The Goonies
  27. #27 2022 10 great titles Best: Everything Everywhere All at Once
  28. #28 2016 11 great titles Best: Trivisa
  29. #29 2000 10 great titles Best: In the Mood for Love
  30. #30 1999 10 great titles Best: The Mission
  31. #31 2021 9 great titles Best: Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One
  32. #32 2001 9 great titles Best: Shaolin Soccer
  33. #33 1983 9 great titles Best: Project A
  34. #34 2019 9 great titles Best: Ip Man 4: The Finale
  35. #35 2008 9 great titles Best: Ip Man
  36. #36 1984 9 great titles Best: Wheels on Meals
  37. #37 2003 9 great titles Best: Infernal Affairs II
  38. #38 2023 8 great titles Best: John Wick: Chapter 4
  39. #39 2024 8 great titles Best: The Last Dance
  40. #40 1979 8 great titles Best: Dance of the Drunk Mantis