The Best Films of 1936, 1937

It's getting to be that time of year again when I begin to compile my list of the 25 best movies of the year. As a prelude I revisit the Top 25 from past years. Click on the titles to learn more about the films.

1936
1. Modern Times
2. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
3. Dodsworth
4. Swing Time
5. Libeled Lady
6. My Man Godfrey
7. San Francisco
8. Show Boat
9. Fury
10. The Great Ziegfeld
11. These Three
12. Desire
13. Green Pastures
14. Follow the Fleet
15. The Crime of Monsieur Lange
16. The Petrified Forest
17. The Man Who Could Work Miracles
18. After the Thin Man
19. Things to Come
20. Romeo and Juliet
21. Theodora Goes Wild
22. Rembrandt
23. The Charge of the Light Brigade
24. Charlie Chan at the Opera
25. Captain January

1937
1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2. Grand Illusion
3.  Lost Horizon
4. The Good Earth
5. The Awful Truth
6. Camille
7. Captains Courageous
8. The Prisoner of Zenda
9. Pépé le Moko
10. Maytime
11. Shall We Dance
12. Stage Door
13. The Life of Emile Zola
14. Make Way for Tomorrow
15. A Star Is Born
16. Nothing Sacred
17. Way Out West
18. Dead End
19. A Day at the Races
20. Stella Dallas
21. Easy Living
22. Oh, Mr. Porter!
23. You Only Live Once
24. Heidi
25. Topper