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 In 2004, A Matter of Life and Death was named the second greatest British film ever made, etc. 

""In 2004, A Matter of Life and Death was named the second greatest British film ever made by the magazine Total Film in a poll of 25 film critics,[1] behind only Get Carter.""

There is only one first place, if you come second, so to say ""behind only Get Carter"" (my emphasis) is superfluous."