A 1941 15! An all-time 8.5!

Rating: 8/10 (5 April 2019)

You can read longer reviews elsewhere. Here's a brief one:
Simple movie, raises one unnecessary question which is answered slowly like a jigsaw puzzle, with the key-piece missing: Rosebud
Painting an obsessive narcissistic proud man-child with abandonment issues who has all the money in the world. The sarcastic determined man with no real goal, but to make at least one person love him if not everyone.
Had Mr. Thompson found what "rosebud" meant, the movie would have been an absolute waste and the story line would have been pointless; as he could have gone to the Xanadu first! Yet, I had goosebumps when he didn't find the meaning and used the jigsaw puzzle metaphor. "Rosebud" was the answer of every question he had in his life: it was the only thing he'd ever truly owned, as in not bought! So, it could have been the gift he could give Suzanne to prove his love for her was more than just a possessive narcissistic one.
I loved the theatrical acting in this movie, set decoration, makeup, music, the way the story jumped back and forth yet easily traceable.
Notice that from the beginning you know everything there is to know about the life of Kane, very shortly. Then, you'll get an episodic longer one.