Italian's Greatest Years, Ranked

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

  1. #1 2019 25 great titles Best: The Art of Racing in the Rain
  2. #2 2020 25 great titles Best: Doc
  3. #3 2023 25 great titles Best: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
  4. #4 2021 25 great titles Best: Young Royals
  5. #5 2018 25 great titles Best: Green Book
  6. #6 2024 25 great titles Best: The Count of Monte Cristo
  7. #7 2017 25 great titles Best: Call Me by Your Name
  8. #8 2015 25 great titles Best: Human
  9. #9 2022 25 great titles Best: KinnPorsche: The Series
  10. #10 2025 25 great titles Best: Mussolini: Son of the Century
  11. #11 1972 25 great titles Best: The Godfather
  12. #12 2009 25 great titles Best: Inglourious Basterds
  13. #13 2016 24 great titles Best: Perfect Strangers
  14. #14 1978 25 great titles Best: Starzinger
  15. #15 1969 23 great titles Best: Midnight Cowboy
  16. #16 2005 23 great titles Best: Medium
  17. #17 1977 23 great titles Best: A Special Day
  18. #18 2003 22 great titles Best: The Best of Youth
  19. #19 2007 22 great titles Best: Boris
  20. #20 2004 22 great titles Best: Winx Club
  21. #21 1980 23 great titles Best: The Taming of the Scoundrel
  22. #22 1974 21 great titles Best: The Godfather Part II
  23. #23 2026 21 great titles Best: My 2 Cents
  24. #24 2010 21 great titles Best: Black Swan
  25. #25 1973 20 great titles Best: Amarcord
  26. #26 2011 21 great titles Best: Polisse
  27. #27 1975 21 great titles Best: My Friends
  28. #28 1986 20 great titles Best: Jean de Florette
  29. #29 1987 21 great titles Best: Matewan
  30. #30 2002 20 great titles Best: The Count of Monte Cristo
  31. #31 1976 19 great titles Best: Rocky
  32. #32 1999 18 great titles Best: Yo soy Betty, la fea
  33. #33 1981 18 great titles Best: Brideshead Revisited
  34. #34 2012 19 great titles Best: Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
  35. #35 2014 17 great titles Best: Gomorrah
  36. #36 1991 17 great titles Best: Mediterraneo
  37. #37 1996 18 great titles Best: Beast Wars: Transformers
  38. #38 1970 17 great titles Best: Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
  39. #39 2001 17 great titles Best: The Royal Tenenbaums
  40. #40 1994 18 great titles Best: Léon: The Professional