Siskel vs. Ebert - Top 10 Lists through the Years

I am going to compare Siskel and Ebert's Top 10 picks from 1969 to 1998 use current IMDB ratings and throw out the movie picks they had in common.

1969

In Common:   Z,    If..,    The Wild Bunch

Siskel

Midnight Cowboy (8.0)   Alice's Restaurant (6.3)    Simon of the Desert (8.0)    The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (7.8)     Oh! What a Lovely War (7.2)    Pretty Poison (7.3)     Bob, Carol , Ted  and Alice (6.6)

Ebert

Medium Cool (7.4)   Weekend (7.3)   Last Summer (7.0)   Easy Rider (7.4)   True Grit (7.4)    Downhill Racer (6.3)    War and Peace (7.7)

The Winner:    Siskel 51.2     Ebert 50.5

Comments : Leaving out Midnight Cowboy was a big mistake by Roger.

Score : Siskel 1 Ebert 0

1970

In Common : My Night at Maud's, Five Easy Pieces, M*A*S*H,  Woodstock, The Passion of Anna, The Wild Child, Adalen

Siskel

Women in Love (7.5), Salesman(7.9), Trilogy(7.7)

Ebert

The Revolutionary (5.2), Patton (8.0), Fellini Satyricon (6.9)

The Winner :    Siskel 23.1     Ebert 20.1

Comments :   Gene didn't include Patton, but all 3 of Gene's picks beat Roger's 2nd and 3rd

Score : Siskel 2 Ebert 0

1971

In Common : Claire's Knee, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, The Last Picture Show, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bed and Board, Taking Off

Siskel : A New Leaf ( 7.5), Little Big Man ( 7.7), Dirty Harry (7.8), Husbands (7.5)

Ebert : Carnal Knowledge (7.0), Tristana (7.6), Goin' Down the Road ( 7.5), The French Connection (7.8)

Winner : Siskel 30.5 to 29.9

Comments :  All Gene's picks were good but he missed The French Connection. Roger had all good picks, including little known Goin' Down the Road, but he missed Little Big Man.

Score : Siskel 3 Ebert 0

1972

In Common:  The Godfather, The Sorrow and the Pity, Le Boucher, Chloe in the Afternoon, Sounder

Siskel : Cabaret (7.9), Two English Girls (7.3), A Clockwork Orange( 8.4), Frenzy (7.5), Ulzana's Raid (7.1)

Ebert : Murmur of the Heart (7.8), The Green Wall (7.5), Minnie and Moskowitz (7.4), The Garden of Finzi-Continis (7.5), The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (6.3)

The Winner : Siskel 38.2  Ebert 36.5

Comments: Roger deserved to lose for missing Cabaret, A Clockwork Orange and for taking the mediocre  The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid over the great Ulzana's Raid.

Score : Siskel 4 Ebert 0 

1973

In Common : The Emigrants / The New Land, Cries and Whispers, Last Tango in Paris, The Exorcist, American Graffiti, The Day of the Jackal

Siskel : The Last of Sheila (7.4), The Day of the Dolphin (6.0), Sisters (7.0), The Long Goodbye (7.7)

Ebert : Blume in Love (6.4) , The Iceman Cometh (7.5), Fellini's Roma (7.4), The Friends off Eddie Coyle (7.6)

Winner : Ebert 28.9 Siskel 28.1

Comments : Roger gets on the board, but takes Blume in Love over The Long Goodbye

Score : Siskel 4 Ebert 1

1974

In Common : Day for Night, The Last Detail, Amarcord, The Conversation, Mean Streets, Scenes from a Marriage, The Mother and the Whore

Siskel : Lacombe Lucien (7.7), Harry and Tonto (7.5), Wedding in Blood (7.2)

Ebert : Chinatown (8.3), Mirage  (7.0), My Uncle Antoine (7.5)

Winner : Siskel 22.4 Ebert 22.8

Comments : Roger called the movie The Mirages but it must be the Peruvian movie Mirage from 1972. Gene deserves to lose for not taking Chinatown.

Score : Siskel 4 Ebert 2

1975

In Common : Nashville, Dog Day Afternoon, And Now My Love

Siskel : The Passenger (7.7), Love and Death (7.8), Barry Lyndon (8.1), Dodesukaden (7.6), The Homecoming (7.2), Antonia: Portrait of a Woman (7.3), Hustle (6.2)

Ebert : Night Moves (7.2), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (7.4), Farewell My Lovely (7.2), The Phantom of Liberty (8.0), A Brief Vacation (7.6), A Woman Under the Influence (8.2), In Celebration (7.2)

Winner : Ebert 52.8 Siskel 51.9

Comments: Roger just pulled this out but he missed Barry Lyndon. Gene missed A Woman Under the Influence (probably best female performance of all time).

Score : Siskel 4 Ebert 3

1976

In Common : All the President's Men, Network, Small Change, Taxi Driver

Siskel : Brothel No. 8 (7.8), Stay Hungry (5.7),  Buffalo Bill and the Indians or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (6.1), Cousin Cousine (6.8), The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (6.8), The Man Who Would Be King (7.9)

Ebert : The Magic Flute (7.8), The Clockmaker (7.1), Swept Away (7.5), Rocky (8.1), Silent Movie (6.7), The Shootist (7.7)

The Winner : Ebert 44.9 Siskel 41.1

Comments : Siskel gets Swept Away. How could he have picked Stay Hungry over Rocky?

Score : Siskel 4 Ebert 4

1977

In Common : Annie Hall, The Late Show, Close Encounters, Star Wars

Siskel : In the Realm of the Senses (6.6), Saturday Night Fever (6.8), Harlan County U.S.A. (8.3), Oh God! (6.5), Pumping Iron (7.5), Rolling Thunder (7.1)

Ebert : 3 Women (7.9), Providence (7.7), A Woman's Decision (6.9), Jail Bait (6.9), Aguirre: Wrath of God (8.0), Sorcerer (7.7)

Winner : Ebert 45.1 Siskel 41.8

Comments : Gene missed Aguirre and Roger missed Harlan County. 

Score : Ebert 5 Siskel 4

1978

In Common : Days of Heaven, Halloween, Stroszek, Autumn Sonata

Siskel : Straight Time (7.4), Pretty Baby (6.6), Blue Collar (7.5), The Buddy Holly Story (7.2), Coming Home (7.4), Magic (6.8)

Ebert : An Unmarried Woman (7.1), Heart of Glass (7.1),  Interiors (7.5), Animal House (7.6), Kings of the Road (7.9), Superman (7.3)

Winner : Ebert 44.5 Siskel 42.9

Comments: Gene left off Superman and Animal House (and had Magic and Pretty Baby)?

Score: Ebert 6 Siskel 4

1979

In Common : Hair, Kramer vs. Kramer, The Deer Hunter, Breaking Away, Nosferatu, The Marriage of Maria Braun, The China Syndrome

Siskel : Manhattan (8.0), The Onion Field (7.0), Time After Time (7.2)

Ebert : Apocalypse Now (8.5), Saint Jack (7.1), 10 (6.0)

Winner : Siskel 22.2 Ebert 21.6

Comment : Hard to believe that Gene didn't pick Apocalypse Now and still won. It was picking 10 over Manhattan that killed Roger.

Score : Ebert 6 Siskel 5

1980

In Common : Raging Bull, Ordinary People, Coal Miner's Daughter, Kagemusha, Being There, The Great Santini, The Black Stallion

Siskel : The Tree of Wooden Clogs (8.0), The Blues Brothers (8.0), The Stunt Man (7.3)

Ebert : The Empire Strikes Back (8.8), American Gigolo (6.1), Best Boy (7.7)

The Winner : Siskel 23.3 Ebert 22.6

Comments : It's hard to believe Gene didn't pick The Empire Strikes Back but maybe even harder to believe that Roger picked American Gigolo.

Score : Siskel 6 Ebert 6

1981

In Common : My Dinner with Andre, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Gates of Heaven, Body Heat

Siskel : Ragtime (7.2), Mon Oncle D'Amerique (7.8), Bye Bye Brazil (7.4), Prince of the City (7.6), Melvin and Howard (7.0), The French Lieutenant's Woman (6.9)

Ebert : Chariots of Fire (7.2), Heartland (7.4), Atlantic City (7.4), Thief (7.5), Tess (7.3), Reds (7.5)

Winner :  Ebert 44.3 Siskel 43.9

Comments : Really, really close. I liked Roger's REDS and Atlantic City and Chariots.

Score : Ebert 7 Siskelt 6

1982

In Common : Moonlighting, ET, Diva, Mephisto, Personal Best, Das Boot

Siskel : Tootsie (7.4), Lola (7.6), Three Brothers (7.2), An Officer and a Gentleman (6.9)

Ebert : Sophie's Choice (7.7), Fitzcaraldo (8.1), The Verdict (7.8), The Weavers (8.1)

Winner : Ebert 31.7 Siskel 29.1

Comments : Roger in a run away. An Officer and a Gentleman over The Verdict?

Score : Ebert 8 Siskel 6

1983

In Common : The Right Stuff, Terms of Endearment, Fanny and Alexander, The Year of Living Dangerously, Silkwood, Risky Business

Siskel : Betrayal (7.2), Star 80 (6.6), Pauline at the Beach (7.4), The Big Chill (7.2)

Ebert : El Norte (7.8), Testament (7.1), Say Amen Somebody (7.7), The Return of Martin Guerre (7.4)

Winner : Ebert 30.0 Siskel 28.4

Comments : Star 80 brings Gene down.

Score Ebert 9 Siskel 6

1984

In Common : Amadeus, The Cotton Club, Purple Rain, The Killing Fields, Secret Honor

Siskel : Once Upon a Time in America (8.4), Entre Nous (7.3), A Passage to India (7.4), Micki and Maude (5.9), The Natural (7.6)

Ebert : Paris Texas (8.1), Love Streams (7.9), This is Spinal Tap (8.0), Stranger than Paradise (7.6), Choose Me (6.9)

Winner : Ebert 38.5 Siskel 36.6

Comments : Roger wins without taking Once Upon a Time in America. Gene got Mickied.

Record : Ebert 10 Siskel 6

1985

In Common : Ran, The Color Purple, Steetwise, Prizzi's Honor, The Falcon and the Snowman

Siskel : Shoah (8.2), The Official Story (7.8), Mishima (7.9), Back to the Future (8.5), The Purple Rose of Cairo (7.7)

Ebert : After Hours (7.7), Witness (7.5), Max Max beyond the Thunderdome (6.2), Lost in America (7.0), Blood Simple (7.7)

Winner : Siskel   40.1 Ebert 36.1

Comments : Roger didn't include Shoah because thought he thought the picture was on another level but he did include Max Max beyond the Thunderdome?

Score : Ebert 10 Siskel 7

1986

In Common : Hannah and Her Sisters, Vagabond, Peggy Sue Got Married, Platoon, Round Midnight, Sid and Nancy

Siskel : A Room with a View (7.4), Mona Lisa (7.3), Blue Velvet (7.8), The Fly (7.5)

Ebert : Lucas (6.8), Trouble in Mind (6.7), Hard Choices (6.3), Down and out in Beverly Hills (6.1)

Winner : Siskel 30.0 Ebert 25.9

Comments : Roger had some Hard Choices but made the wrong ones. This year wasn't even close.

Score : Ebert 10 Siskel 8

1987

In Common : The Last Emperor, House of Games, Broadcast News, Moonstruck, Radio Days, Prick Up Your Ears

Siskel : Full Metal Jacket (8.3), Jean de Florette (8.1), River's Edge (7.1), Roxanne (6.6)

Ebert : The Big Easy (6.6), Barfly (7.3), Lethal Weapon (7.6), Housekeeping (7.3)

Winner Siskel 30.1 Ebert 28.8

Comments : Full Metal Jacket and Jean de Florette brought Gene over the top.

Score : Ebert 10 Siskel 9

1988

In Common : Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Accidental Tourist, The Unbearable Lightness Of Being

Siskel : The Last Temptation Of Christ (7.6), Bull Durham (7.1), Little Dorrit (7.6), Midnight Run (7.6), The Thin Blue Line (8.1), Hotel Terminus (7.8), Working Girl (6.7)

Ebert : Mississippi Burning (7.8), Shy People (7.0), Salaam Bombay (8.1), A Fish Called Wanda (7.6), Wings Of Desire (8.1), Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam (7.9), Running On Empty (7.7)

The Winner : Ebert 54.2   Siskel 52.5

Comments : Pretty good picks all around.

Score: Ebert 11 Siskel 9

1989

In Common : Do the Right Thing, Roger and Me, Drugstore Cowboy, Born on the Fourth of July, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Say Anything

Siskel : Enemies A Love Story (6.8), The Little Mermaid (7.6), The Fabulous Baker Boys (6.8), The War of the Roses (6.8)

Ebert : My Left Foot (7.9), The Mighty Quinn (6.1), Field of Dreams (7.6), Driving Miss Daisy (7.4)

Winner : Ebert 29  Siskel 28

Comments : I liked The War of the Roses. Roger won despite picking The Mighty Quinn

Record : Ebert 12 Siskel 9

1990

In Common : Goodfellas, Dances with Wolves, Reversal of Fortune

Siskel : After Dark My Sweet (6.6), Avalon (7.3), The Plot Against Harry (7.0), Too Beautiful For You (6.7), Die Hard 2 (7.1), The Freshman (6.4), The Godfather Part III (7.6)

Ebert : Monsieur Hire (7.6), The Grifters (7.0), Santa Sangre (7.7), Last Exit to Brooklyn (6.9), Awakenings (7.8), The Cook the Thief His Wife and Her Lover (7.5), Mountains of the Moon (7.3)

Winner : Ebert 51.8 Siskel 48.7

Comments : Roger made some good picks, Gene had a tough year .

Score : Ebert 13 Siskel 9

1991

In Common : Boyz N the Hood, Beauty and the Beast, Grand Canyon, JFK

Siskel : Hearts of  Darkness (8.2), An Angel at My Table (7.5), La Belle Noiseuse (7.6), Ju Dou (7.8), Daddy Nostalgai (7.0), Once Around (6.5)

Ebert : My Father's Glory (7.6), A Woman's Tale (7.2), Life is Sweet (7.5), The Man in the Moon (7.4), Thelma and Louise (7.4), The Rapture (6.6)

Winner : Siskel 44.6  Ebert 43.7  

Comments : Gene pulls out a close one. Roger somehow missed Hearts of Darkness, which cost him.

Score : Ebert 13 Siskel 10

1992

In Common : One False Move, The Player, Howards End, The Crying Game, Malcolm X, The Hairdresser's Husband, Damage

Siskel : Wayne's World (7.0), Mississippi Masala (6.6), Under Siege (6.4)

Ebert : Flirting (7.2), Unforgiven (8.3), Bad Lieutenant (7.1)

Winner : Ebert 22.6 Siskel 20

Comments : They agreed on seven movies this year which may be the most ever but Gene didn't pick Unforgiven.

Score : Ebert 14 Siskel 10

1993

In Common : Schindler's List, The Piano, Menace II Society, The Fugitive, The Age of Innocence, The Joy Luck Club

Siskel : Short Cuts (7.7), Farewell My Concubine (8.1), King of the Hill (7.5), Map of the Human Heart (7.1)

Ebert : Kalifornia (6.7), Like Water For Chocolate (7.2), What's Love Got to Do With It (7.2), Ruby in Paradise (7.2)  

Winner : Siskel 30.4 Ebert 28.3

Comments : Roger goes get up by 3

Score : Ebert 14 Siskel 11

1994

In Common : Hoop Dreams, Pulp Fiction, Quiz Show, Forrest Gump,

Siskel : Ed Wood (7.9), 32 Short Films About Glenn Gould (7.4), The Shawshank Redemption (9.2), Vanya On 42nd Street (7.4), Red Rock West (7.0), Little Women (7.3)

Ebert : Blue (8.0), The Last Seduction (7.1), Fresh (7.7), The Blue Kite (7.7), Natural Born Killers (7.3), The New Age (5.8)

Winner : Siskel 46.3 Ebert 43.6

Comments : Gene had the most popular movie on IMDB, Shawshank Redemption and Roger took The New Age?

Score : Ebert 14 Siskel 12

1995

In Common : Crumb, Nixon, Dead Man Walking, Leaving Las Vegas, Apollo 13, Exotica

Siskel : Toy Story (8.3), Babe (6.9), The American President (6.8), Les Miserables (7.5)

Ebert : Casino (8.2), My Family (7.3), Carrington (6.8), A Walk in the Clouds (6.6)

Winner : Siskel 29.5 Ebert 28.9

Comments : Gene wins to get within one with three years left

Score : Ebert 14 Siskel 13

1996

In Common : Fargo, Secrets and Lies, Breaking the Waves, Lone Star, Welcome to the Dollhouse, Bound

Siskel : The English Patient (7.4), Looking for Richard (7.4), Paradise Lost (8.0), Kingpin (6.9)

Ebert : Hamlet (7.8), Everyone Says I Love You (6.8), Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam (6.6), Big Night (7.4)

Winner : Siskel 29.7   Ebert 28.6

Comments : Tied with two to go. The key selection was the excellent Paradise Lost documentary.

Score : Siskel 14 Ebert 14

1997

In Common : L.A. Confidential, Wag the Dog, In the Company of Men, The Sweet Hereafter

Siskel : The Ice Storm (7.5), The End of Violence (5.6), The Full Monty (7.2), Good Will Hunting (8.3), Mrs. Brown (7.3), As Good As It Gets (7.8)

Ebert : Eve's Bayou (7.3), Boogie Nights (7.9), Maborosi (7.7), Jackie Brown (7.5), Fast Cheap and Out of Control (7.3), Titanic (7.7)

Winner : Ebert 45.4  Siskel 43.7

Comments : Roger wins with five strong picks.

Score : Ebert 15 Siskel 14

1998

In Common : Pleasantville, Saving Private Ryan, Shakespeare In Love, Babe: Pig In the City

Siskel : The Thin Red Line (7.6), The Truman Show (8.1), Antz (6.6), Simon Birch (6.9), There's Something About Mary (7.1), Waking Ned Devine (7.4)

Ebert : Dark City (7.8), A Simple Plan (7.5), Happiness (7.8), Elizabeth (7.5), Life Is Beautiful (8.6), Primary Colors (6.7)

Winner : Ebert 45.0 Siskel 43.7

Comments : Roger finishes strong to win by two.

Score : Ebert 16 Siskel 14