Best Picture Interlude: Another Three Decades' Worth of Ratings

I've finally finished another three decades, so here's your latest "round-up." As always, they're grouped by decade, from least favorite to favorite. To see the 1920s-1940s click HERE. To see the 1950s-1970s click HERE.

1980s
10. The Last Emperor - 2 stars
9. Amadeus - 2.75 stars
8. Chariots of Fire - 3 stars
7. Out of Africa - 3.25 stars
6. Rain Man - 3.5 stars
5. Driving Miss Daisy - 3.75 stars
4. Terms of Endearment - 4.25 stars
3. Gandhi - 4.25 stars
2. Ordinary People - 4.25 stars
1. Platoon - 4.5 stars

1990s
10. Shakespeare in Love - 2.5 stars
9. Titanic - 2.75 stars
8. The English Patient - 2.75 stars
7. Forest Gump - 3 stars
6. Braveheart - 3 stars
5. Unforgiven - 3.25 stars
4. The Silence of the Lambs - 4 stars
3. Dances with Wolves - 4 stars
2. Schindler's List - 4.5 stars
1. American Beauty - 4.75 stars

2000s
10. Crash - 1 star
9. Gladiator - 2.5 stars
8. A Beautiful Mind - 2.75 stars
7. No Country for Old Men - 3.5 stars
6. The Hurt Locker - 4 stars
5. Slumdog Millionaire - 4 stars
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - 4 stars
3. Million Dollar Baby - 4.25 stars
2. Chicago - 4.25 stars
1. The Departed - 4.5 stars

The 1980s and 90s fared better than I'd expected. While the 2000s has the lowest-rated movie since the 1960s, it wins so far with the highest number of movies that I've given 4 or more stars to (6). (The lowest number, 2, belongs to the 1930s. The 1920s had none but it also only had 2 movies so I don't think it's fair to count it.)

I'm looking forward to wrapping up this project - at least until this year's winner - and coming up with some conclusions. Look for that to happen in the next couple of weeks.