BBC Film's Greatest Years, Ranked

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

  1. #1 2009 11 great titles Best: The Damned United
  2. #2 2012 10 great titles Best: Broken
  3. #3 2015 9 great titles Best: Brooklyn
  4. #4 2023 8 great titles Best: One Life
  5. #5 2006 8 great titles Best: Imagine Me & You
  6. #6 2008 8 great titles Best: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
  7. #7 2025 7 great titles Best: Sentimental Value
  8. #8 2021 7 great titles Best: The Mauritanian
  9. #9 2017 6 great titles Best: Breathe
  10. #10 2011 6 great titles Best: We Need to Talk About Kevin
  11. #11 2022 6 great titles Best: Aftersun
  12. #12 2019 6 great titles Best: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
  13. #13 2024 5 great titles Best: Bird
  14. #14 2020 5 great titles Best: Never Rarely Sometimes Always
  15. #15 2010 5 great titles Best: Oranges and Sunshine
  16. #16 2005 5 great titles Best: Match Point
  17. #17 2014 5 great titles Best: Pride
  18. #18 2016 5 great titles Best: A United Kingdom