Universal Pictures's Greatest Years, Ranked

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

  1. #1 2018 19 great titles Best: Midnight Sun
  2. #2 1998 19 great titles Best: Meet Joe Black
  3. #3 2022 17 great titles Best: Redeeming Love
  4. #4 2008 18 great titles Best: Changeling
  5. #5 2005 17 great titles Best: Cinderella Man
  6. #6 2015 17 great titles Best: Straight Outta Compton
  7. #7 2010 17 great titles Best: Senna
  8. #8 2017 17 great titles Best: Marrowbone
  9. #9 1995 16 great titles Best: Casino
  10. #10 2000 17 great titles Best: Gladiator
  11. #11 1999 16 great titles Best: October Sky
  12. #12 2006 16 great titles Best: Children of Men
  13. #13 2012 16 great titles Best: Les Misérables
  14. #14 2011 16 great titles Best: The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall
  15. #15 2009 16 great titles Best: Inglourious Basterds
  16. #16 1996 16 great titles Best: The Frighteners
  17. #17 2016 16 great titles Best: The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave
  18. #18 1992 15 great titles Best: Scent of a Woman
  19. #19 2023 14 great titles Best: Oppenheimer
  20. #20 2002 15 great titles Best: The Bourne Identity
  21. #21 1988 14 great titles Best: The Last Temptation of Christ
  22. #22 2013 14 great titles Best: About Time
  23. #23 1993 14 great titles Best: Jurassic Park
  24. #24 1989 13 great titles Best: Back to the Future Part II
  25. #25 2007 13 great titles Best: Atonement
  26. #26 1994 14 great titles Best: The Little Rascals
  27. #27 1990 13 great titles Best: Back to the Future Part III
  28. #28 2003 12 great titles Best: The Life of David Gale
  29. #29 2019 12 great titles Best: Last Christmas
  30. #30 1991 11 great titles Best: Fried Green Tomatoes
  31. #31 2001 11 great titles Best: A Beautiful Mind
  32. #32 1985 10 great titles Best: Back to the Future
  33. #33 2014 11 great titles Best: Billy Elliot: The Musical Live
  34. #34 2024 10 great titles Best: Sing: Thriller
  35. #35 2025 10 great titles Best: Nobody 2
  36. #36 1984 9 great titles Best: Streets of Fire
  37. #37 2004 9 great titles Best: Ray
  38. #38 2020 9 great titles Best: The King of Staten Island
  39. #39 1980 9 great titles Best: The Blues Brothers
  40. #40 1983 9 great titles Best: Scarface