Citizen
09-26-2009, 10:15 PM
Made this list about over a year ago on other message boards. Going to update again probably sometime next year. (2008 films not included, only top 10 list) I'll also eventually post my worst 100 movies thread perhaps later on.
My top US + UK films – top 250 + 150 honorable mentioned list, top 100 funniest comedies (50 honorable mentions), top 10 lists (1980-2008), top 25 by decade and my must see list. All American/British films. FILMS LIKE THE THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY, 8 1/2, THE SEVENTH SIGN, LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL, CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, ETC. (Fellini, Renoir, Kurosawa, Eisenstein, Buñuel, etc. films) are for the most part excluded.
I cheated sometimes by combining trilogies & original/sequels/remakes etc. for one position. Each list, besides the yearly top 10 lists, are films that were produced out of The U.S. or Great Britain. Not too much has changed, basically I kept about 80% of my original top 250 and added a list of 150 honorable mentioned films, and a lot of films in my top 100 remained but the positions changed for the most part.
A+ = Legendary film. Approx 20 films.
A = Excellent film. Approx 100 films.
A- = Great film. Approx 150 films.
B+ = Very good film. Approx 200+ films.
B = Good film. Approx 200 films.
B- = Average/Above average. Approx 50+ films.
Top 250 (United States & Great Britain)
A+ films
1.Lawrence of Arabia (1962) – A cinematic treasure.
2.Citizen Kane (1941) - Ideas and groundbreaking achievements were so revolutionary that much of its majesty wasn't fully realized for over a generation. Absolutely insane genius, may seem dated, but its really not.
3.Graduate, The (1967) – The film that made me to seriously decide to study film. Great soundtrack and revolutionary directing.
4.Godfather, The (Part 1+2)(1972/1974) – Profound American saga. The lines of dialogue have been forever embedded into the American culture and film discourse.
5.Star Wars – A New Hope (1977) – Probably the most exciting film ever made. Ground shattering special effects. Shook the foundation of the sci-fi genre with a 9.0 on the Richter scale.
6.Sunset Blvd. (1950) – Easily the greatest Hollywood film about Hollywood ever made.
7.Wizard of Oz (1939) – As a musical or fantasy, it can’t get much better than this.
8.Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957) – IMO, best ending ever. David Lean is an amazing director.
9.Casablanca (1942) – Like a fine bottle of perfectly aged wine, its complexities are seemingly endless
10.Lord of the Rings, The (2001-2003) – Best trilogy ever, IMO. True imagining of the book.
11.E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - I’ll admit it, this is the only film that made me cry. My favorite Spielberg movie.
12.Psycho (1960) – The greatest twist of all time. What no other director would dare to put on screen, Hitchcock does with surprising bluntness.
13.Shawshank Redemption (1994) – Script was pure poetry. Tugs at your emotions with a surprising twist.
14.Gone With the Wind (1939) - This is the epitome of the Hollywood epic. The most memorable female lead ever.
15.Singin' in the Rain (1952) – Hollywood musical that deserves its due credit. Most famous dance sequence ever.
16.Annie Hall (1977) – My favorite comedy of all time. Intelligent and hilariously quirky script.
17.Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) – Probably was my favorite movie as a kid.
18.It's a Wonderful Life (1946) – A holiday season tradition. A provocative poignant theme.
A films
19.Pulp Fiction (1994) – Absolutely insane situations, witty dialogue and the gimp. Defined the 90s film at the peak of the indie movement.
20.Raging Bull (1980) – Fascinating sports/bio pic that’s a great study for aesthetic violence. One of the greatest and devoted performances of all time.
21.High Noon (1952) – Real time film that builds up tension like no other film. My favorite western.
22.Goodfellas (1990) – Arguably Scorsese’s best. Hysterical, highly entertaining and extremely quotable.
23.2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – A ballet of visual poetry. Amazing imagination and a great hidden villain.
24.Grapes of Wrath (1940) – No remake can possibly improve upon this adaptation of Steinbeck’s classic novel.
25.Apocalypse Now (1979) – Most exciting war scene ever! Shows the insanity of war.
26.Jaws (1975) – You’ll never swim the same again… even in the tub.
27.Taxi Driver (1976) – My favorite line of all time. DeNiro establishes himself as one of the great American Actors.
28.Rear Window (1954) – Hitchcock does so much with so little space.
29.One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) – An American classic that works perfectly as a comedy and a dramatic story.
30.African Queen, The (1951) – Bogey and Katherine Hepburn. EOM.
31.Schindler's List (1993) – Emotional, powerful and shocking scenes throughout.
32.M*A*S*H (1970) – Funniest war movie ever.
33.Chinatown (1974) - Neo-noir done with great skill and craft. Fascinating character piece done with depth and intrigue.
34.Saving Private Ryan (1998) – Best war scene ever.
35.Fargo (1996) – Coen Brothers made probably the most splendid modern small budget film ever constructed.
36.Double Indemnity (1944) – Great lines are spitted out at rapid pace just enough for you to soak in the amazing dialogue. The definition of film noir.
37.French Connection, The (1971) – IMO, best chase scene ever.
38.West Side Story (1961) – The Romeo and Juliet of musicals.
39.North By Northwest (1959) – Grant and Hitchcock make a classic combination.
40.Silence of the Lambs (1991) – Probably the most memorable villain of all time with such a small screen time.
41.Midnight Cowboy (1969) – One of the great New York films of all time. Dustin Hoffman was walkin’ there.
42.Apartment, The (1960) – Among my favorite romantic films ever made.
43.Gold Rush, The (1925) – Chaplin is gold.
44.Dr. Strangelove… (1964) – The greatest satire.
45.The Searchers (1956) – John Wayne is not just a western icon or a Hollywood icon he’s an American icon. Also has has one of the most memorable group of supporting characters for any film. The best Ford/Wayne film.
46.King Kong (1933) –The MONSTER of all monster movies.
47.Vertigo (1958) - Just another example of Hitchcock’s genius as a master craftsman. A very haunting movie experience.
48.Platoon (1986) – A powerful and sad commentary about the Vietnam war.
49.City Lights (1931) - Charlie Chaplin's signature film. Has more heart than any other comedy ever made and easily the funniest boxing scene of all time.
50.Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) – Almost every scene brings about a new twist or turn.
51.Deer Hunter, The (1978) – Half great war film, half great ‘coming home’ film.
52.Rocky (1976) – Some of the sequels were memorable, but this is clearly the best one.
53.American Graffiti (1973) – Great soundtrack, heartfully nostalgic and classic cars = winner.
54.Some Like it Hot (1959) – Marilyn Monroe is an amazing screen presence. Funny subtle sexual innuendos cleverly done. Great opening scene.
55.Ben-Hur (1959) – Best race scene and one of my favorite music scores.
56.Dances With Wolves (1990) – Epic Civil War film that dispelled the antagonization of Native Americans in film.
57.Clockwork Orange, A (1971) – Great adaptation and my favorite rendition of Singin’ in the Rain.
58.Amedeus (1984) – Beautiful costume (somewhat-historical) drama that is also funny, thoughtful and tragic.
59.Titanic (1997) – Greatest editing in a film, IMO. Breathtaking action. Extremely technical and historically meticulous. But only the love story is remembered.
60.Birth of a Nation (1915) – Birth of film grammar. Cinema’s biggest skeleton in the closet.
61.The General (1927) – Every scene has a different comedic twist that keeps you guessing what will happen. Many believe Buster Keaton, the stone faced actor, exceeds Chaplin in humor.
62.Forrest Gump (1994) – Soundtrack, Leading role, scope, and humor all top notch.
63.To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) – An unforgettable social commentary about the injustices during the time before the civil rights movement.
64.Duck Soup (1933) – There are 2 types of comedy lovers, those who have seen the Marx Brothers and those who haven’t or refuse.
65.Manchurian Candidate (1962) – Political thriller defined.
66.Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) – Even I wanted to kill Captain Bligh in this gripping, adventurous tale.
67.Bonnie and Clyde (1967) – America’s fascination with rebellion given its cinematic freedom.
68.Fight Club (1999) – My favorite title sequence ever. Hilariously cynical. ‘Sandbagging’ end.
69.Maltese Falcon (1941) – Established film noir as a genre. Gotta love the crispness and murkiness of the genre. Tough dames, slick talking detectives and fast paced dialogue.
70.Third Man, The (1949) – The zither F T W! Harry Lime classic character. Borgias quote is one of my favorites. Classic noir.
71.Deliverance (1972) – You know the quote. What Jaws did for swimming, this did for redneck country.
72.Gladiator (2000) – A great testament to ancient battle history. Awesome music score. Mono e mono!
73.Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) – Aliens coming to Earth as friendly visitors? An exciting welcomed change.
74.Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) – Funny and sharply written buddy western. The best of its kind.
75.Patton (1970) – George C. Scott IS George S. Patton. Opening monologue is an American staple.
76.Network (1976) – Peter Finch’s rant shook the entire foundation of the 1970s.
77.Easy Rider (1969) – The movie that defined the ‘hippie’ generation. Loved the soundtrack.
78.Sixth Sense, The (1999) – If you haven’t heard yet, one of the greatest shock endings of all time.
79.On the Waterfront (1954) - One of the most influential performances by any actor, Brando emerges as one of the greatest method actors ever.
80.All About Eve (1950) - One of the greatest scripts ever and the best film with a female majority cast.
81.Modern Times (1936) – Chaplin’s final appearance as ‘The Tramp’ fittingly ends. The first ‘nose candy’ joke.
82.Sound of Music, The (1965) – You would be surprised with a lot of themes/familiar songs in this film.
83.Braveheart (1995) – Aesthetic violence done with precision. Brilliant battle strategies. WILLIAM WALLACE!!!
84.Bringing Up Baby (1938) – My favorite screwball comedy. Interestingly long takes. Shocking animal stunts.
85.The Jazz Singer (1927) – “You ain’t heard nothing yet.” Sound scenes were cleverly selected.
86.Shane (1953) – the greatest bar fight scene ever. My favorite western villain. Beautiful early color cinematography.
87.Aviator, The (2004) – DiCaprio’s best performance ever. Fascinating biographic historical film.
88.Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) – The death of the silent film and birth of the sound film merge.
89.Doctor Zhivago (1965) – Epic love story. Lawrence of Arabia of Siberia. Poetic filmmaking.
90.Beautiful Mind, A (2001) – Another shocking twist, only this time way before the end of the film yet still holds up really well through the end.
91.Toy Story (1995) – Groundbreaking animated film. Great/fun buddy film.
92.From Here to Eternity (1953) – Very appropriate ‘D-day’ film. Lancaster beach make-out scene, is a Hollywood trademark.
93.Sullivan’s Travels (1941) – Funniest chase scene I’ve ever seen. Preston Sturges is a genius.
94.Witness (1985) – Revealed the world of the Amish culture. Ford at his top performance.
95.Giant (1956) – My favorite James Dean film. Oil tycoon families’ epic story told through generations.
96.In the Heat of the Night (1967) – Crime drama set in a time of racial injustices. What did they call him?
97.Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951) – “Method” acting, where would modern film be without it?
98.L.A. Confidential (1997) – The Chinatown of the 90’s. Deep plot and great dialogue.
99.Cool Hand Luke (1967) – One of the best prison movies ever. There was a failure of communication.
100.Marty (1955) – The most lovable character ever. Visceral script.
101.Usual Suspects, The (1995) – Career defining supporting performance. Jaw-dropping twist.
102.Once Upon a Time in America(1984) – the most unknown great gangster film ever made.
103.Babe (1995) – Family film that strongly appeals to children just as much (if not even more) to adults.
104.Intolerance (1916) – Breakthrough multiple story lines for a single film. The most influential set decoration ever.
105.Night at the Opera, A (1935) – Funniest comedy film climax of all time. Genius skits.
106.Yankee Doodle Dandee (1942) – Patriotic and entertaining musical with Cagney at his best. See, he can play a heroic character.
107.Cabaret (1972) – Won a lot of Oscars over ‘The Godfather’. Very sexual, foreboding, musical. Talent wise for Minnelli the apple didn’t fall far from the tree.
108.Stagecoach (1939) – Ford and Wayne (officially discovered here) team up for the first time. One of the most exciting chase scenes.
109.Frankenstein (1931) – Boris Karloff gave a groundbreaking performance. Historic horror film.
110.Trainspotting (1996) – The British ‘Pulp Fiction’. One of the quintessential 90s films.
111.Blade Runner (1982) – Visual style paved the way for countless future sci-fi films.
112.American Beauty (1999) – The script and acting reminds me of movies from the B&W era of Hollywood when that’s all that mattered.
113.Rebel Without a Cause (1955) – The iconic James Dean film.
114.Paths of Glory (1957) – The best film about the trench warfare in World War I. Tries to expose the hypocrisy of war.
115.Rain Man (1988) – Hoffman transforms himself in a memorable performance.
116.The Shining (1980) – One of the most eerie films ever made.
117.Blazing Saddles (1974) – In 1974 Mel Brooks and the comedy spoof became synonymous.
118.Airplane! (1980) – Countless rapid fire hysterical gags and jokes.
119.Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) - An absolute must for political students. Stewart's final speech at the end of the film is probably the most politically and cinematically influential that it transcended the medium.
120.It’s a Gift (1934) – Without a doubt W.C. Fields’ funniest film.
121.Twelve Angry Men (1957) – Simple, yet extremely thought provoking. A great character play.
122.Ninotchka (1939) – Who knew Garbo would be so funny?
123.Place in the Sun, A (1951) – Beautifully tragic tale of love and avarice.
A- films
124.Kill Bill (Vol. 1+2) (2003/2004) – The best American martial arts film done by one of the modern masters of violence and dialogue. Great anime sequence.
125.National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978) – There probably won’t be a funnier college comedy.
126.Last Picture Show, The (1971) – One of the great monologue scenes by Ben Johnson. Many young stars got their start here.
127.Raising Arizona (1987) – Rip roaring comedy. Stupid characters have never been so hysterical.
128.Born on the Fourth of July (1989) – An anti-Vietnam war film that stirs the emotions.
129.Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) – Perhaps the best classic ‘date’ IMO. Audrey Hepburn is so stunningly beautiful it almost breaks your heart.
130.It Happened One Night (1934) – Cleverly written screwball comedy that inspired many subsequent movies of its kind.
131.Reservior Dogs (1992) – One of the best directing debut’s ever. A great blood soaked indie film.
132.Alien (1+2) (1979/1986) – Sigourney Weaver is one kick ass bitch. Fascinating Aliens. Great sci-fi action.
133.Gandhi (1982) – A curious choice of Kingsley pays off greatly. Very interesting epic tale.
134.Gangs of New York (2002) – Daniel Day-Lewis steals the show. 1863 New York is brought to life.
135.Terminator (1+2) (1984/ 1991) – Schwartzenegger becomes a movie icon. Wall to wall action. Better sequel which was a technical triumph.
136.Exorcist, The (1973) – Perhaps the scariest movie of all time.
137.Matrix, The (1999) – Mind warping and breathtakingly beautiful choreographed action. The pinnacle of sound, special effects and visuals.
138.Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? (1967) – Spencer Tracy’s finest and final performance. Racial issues are deeply confronted.
139.Thin Red Line, The (1998) – Somewhat dream-like film with very visceral war scenes. Euphorically written.
140.All the President’s Men (1976) – A must see for anyone really interested in journalism.
141.Apollo 13 (1995) – Inspiring historical space voyage story meticulously retold.
142.Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988) – Marvelously conceived merging of live action and animation.
143.Natural Born Killers (1994) – Action film that pushes the envelope to the extreme.
144.Casino (1995) – Worthy follow up to ‘Goodfellas’. Scorsese & company does it again.
145.Superman (1978) – My favorite super-hero film. Among my favorite music scores.
146.Stand By Me (1986) – One of the best nostalgic films ever. Unforgettable train scene.
147.Empire of the Sun, The (1987) – Yet another powerful film by Spielberg. Possibly Bale’s best performance.
148.As Good As it Gets (1997) – Quirky humor is seemingly improved. Great performances all around even by the dog.
149.Million Dollar Baby (2004) – One of the most tragic stories ever. The heart wrenching almost goes over the edge.
150.Groundhog Day (1993) – Ingenious idea that somehow doesn’t get repetitive. Who’s better at wry humor than Murray?
151.Truman Show, The (1998) – Fascinatingly suggestive and evocative premise. Jim Carrey can play a semi-dramatic role.
152.Caddyshack (1980) – A laugh riot. Murray plays one of the funniest supporting characters ever.
153.Back to the Future (1985) – Another one of my favs as a kid. Movies can’t get much more fun than this.
154.Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) – Arguably the best SW movie. One of great shock revelations ever. Yoda becomes a household name.
155.Odd Couple, The (1968) – Lemmon and Matthau are one of the best comedy duos.
156.Die Hard (1988) – Blockbuster that made Willis a huge action star. Action movie that delivers, big time.
157.Se7en (1995) – Artistically dark and looming crime thriller with a good twist and one of the most insanely evil villains ever.
158.Coming to America (1988) – Eddie Murphy’s funniest movie. Unrecognizable in his multiple parts.
159.Wild Bunch, The (1969) – The standard for action westerns.
160.Full Metal Jacket (1987) – You can’t think of a drill sergeant without thinking of Lee Emery’s performance.
161.Christmas Story, A (1983) – Has become a Christmas tradition.
162.Fugitive, The (1993) – Tommy Lee Jones gives the performance of his career. Great cat and mouse chase.
163.Insider, The (1999) – Very well constructed drama with strong moral values.
164.Ghostbusters (1984) – My favorite sci-fi comedy. Good production value.
165.Night of the Hunter (1955) – Robert Mitchum plays one of the best villains ever.
166.Big Lebowski (1998) – Unconventional hysterical comedy. The scene with the chair against the door gave me the biggest laugh of the 90’s.
167.Sophie’s Choice (1982) – Undoubtedly one of the great female performances ever by Streep.
168.Quiet Man, The (1952) – The number one Irish heritage film. Colorful and funny characters.
169.Good Will Hunting (1997) – Inspiring film. Best performance ever by Robin Williams.
170.No Country for Old Men (2007) – Good chance to be significantly higher on my next list update.
171.Trading Places (1983) – Eddie Murphy proves his status as a comedy film star. Intelligent and goofy at the same time.
172.Lethal Weapon (1987) – Action, laughs, and a great duo. I thought Glover was too old for this crap.
173.Chicago (2002) – Briskly edited and entertaining songs that get stuck in your head.
174.Master and Commander… (2003) – Meticulous historical snap shot of the Napoleonic Wars on the seas.
175.Brazil (1985) – Monty Python’s ‘1984’. One of my favorite unknown modern films.
176.Sling Blade (1996) – Billy Bob Thorton performance alone makes this a great film.
177.Finding Nemo (2003) – The most vibrant and beautiful colors for an animated film I have ever seen.
178.Naked Gun, The (1988) – Frank Drebin is one of the most hilarious characters ever.
179.Pianist, The (2002) – Emotionally powerful film.
180.Spider-man (1+2) (2002/2004) – Great special effects. EL train scene one of the best action scenes ever. Maguire was the correct casting choice.
181.Dead Man Walking (1995) – Sarandon & Penn give the performance of their careers.
182.Leaving Las Vegas (1995) – …also for Cage in this as well. One of the saddest films ever.
183.Catch Me if You Can (2002) – Highly enjoyable and fun. IMO, Spielberg’s best film of the decade.
184.Best Years of Our Lives, The (1946) – The most honorable acting part ever would probably go to Harold Russell.
185.Boogie Nights (1997) – Finally, a Hollywood film about the porn industry.
186.Being John Malkovich (1999) – What a weird bizarre trip and I loved it.
187.Navigator, The (1924) – Buster Keaton goes on a hilarious voyage.
188.There’s Something About Mary (1998) – Hair gel scene is one of the most outrageously funny scenes ever.
189.Swing Time (1936) – Gene Kelly may be the best Dancer, but Fred Astaire is close behind. Really funny as well.
190.Letters from Iwo Gima (2006) – Interesting exploration of the other side of the battle.
191.Edward Scissorhands (1990) – Trademark Tim Burton film. Johnny Depp’s most memorable role.
192.Unforgiven (1992) – Revived the western genre.
193.Lion King, The (1994) – The scenery was gorgeous and the soundtrack was great.
194.Field of Dreams (1989) – A really cool baseball fantasy.
195.Indiana Jones (2+3) (1984/1989) – Continuing adventure saga that never slows down for a second. Tons of fun.
196.Bugsy (1991) – Very slick gangster bio pic.
197.Sherlock Jr. (1924) – Ingenious comedic ideas throughout.
198.American History X (1998) – Controversial racial issues are faced head on. Powerful performance from Norton.
199.Clerks (1994) – One of my most quotable comedies.
200.Scent of a Woman (1992) – One of Pacino’s greatest performances.
201.All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) – A sad anti-war film years ahead of its time.
202.Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) – Funniest road trip ever. Gotta love John Candy and Steve Martin as the straight character.
203.American in Paris, An (1951) – Wonderful final dance sequence number that’s probably the longest in film history.
204.Spartacus (1960) – Spectacular battle scene and ‘I am Spartacus’ may be the most inspirational scene ever.
205.East of Eden (1955) – Another great adaptation. Very relevant family issues.
206.Being There (1979) - Satirical political comedy that scores big. Peter Sellers is great once again.
207.Jurassic Park (1993) – Great special effects and sound are the stars of this blockbuster.
208.When Harry Met Sally (1989) – Very thoughtful romantic comedy.
209.Young Frankenstein (1974) – What the original Frankenstein did for horror Young Frankenstein did for comedy.
210.National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983) – You have to have reminisced about this film during family road trips.
211.Shrek (2001) – Great character and no fairy tale was left un-parodied.
212.Philadelphia Story, The (1940) – Great talents of the Hollywood golden age make a richly filled dialogue comedy.
213.Driving Miss Daisy (1989) – Great acting throughout.
214.What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? (1993) – Really sad ending. Convincing DiCaprio performance.
215.Thelma and Louise (1991) – Exciting road friendship film. Pitt’s breakthrough part.
216.Scarface (1932/1983) – Remake and original are just as memorable.
217.Misery (1990) – How can someone like Kathy Bates be scary?… Oh, that’s how.
218.Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) – Ferocious rabbit. Extremely quotable.
219.City Slickers (1991) – You should watch this for Jack Palance’s performance alone. Lots of fun.
220.Departed, The (2006) – Rousing entertainment.
221.My Fair Lady (1964) – Elegant musical.
222.Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) – Intriguing character study.
223.Game, The (1997) – A little far-fetched, but extremely enjoyable Hitchcock inspired thriller.
224.Memento (2000) – Chronologically jumbled films were nothing new, but this really kept you guessing.
225.Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) - A breakthrough event in movie history.
226.Cape Fear (1962) – Great thriller. Nail biting scenes.
227.My Man Godfrey (1936) – Really funny comedy. Some rich people are really, really shallow, LOL.
228.Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) – Another Charlie Kaufman brilliant script.
229.Fantasia (1940) – Animated film as an artistic concerto.
230.Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) – Another Capra tale with strong moral and poignant values.
231.Nashville (1975) – Another great Robert Altman multiple character film. Sweeping country soundtrack.
232.Children of Men (2006) – Great premise, totally seamless editing and very suspenseful scenes.
233.The Lady Eve (1941) – Stanwyck plays the predator in disguise to a tee. Hysterical veranda scene with Eugene Pallette.
234.Touch of Evil (1958) – One of the greatest opening scenes ever made. A classic film noir.
235.Planet of the Apes (1968) – Memorable ending. Great makeup.
236.Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) – A film every teacher/professor should see.
237.Do the Right Thing (1989) – Racial tensions boil up in New York. The most notable Spike Lee film.
238.Few Good Men, A (1992) – Gripping court room drama.
239.Twelve Monkeys (1995) – Mind bending sci-fi film. Pitt’s craziest performance.
240.Lean on Me (1989) – Morgan Freeman is the man.
241.Birds, The (1963) – Effectively scary Hitchock film.
242.True Romance (1993) – Early Tarantino script that work entertainingly well.
243.Nightmare on Elm Street, A (1984) – Freddy is a classic horror character.
244.Thin Man, The (1934) – Old time comedy mystery that works well both ways.
245.His Girl Friday (1940) – Typical Howard Hawks dialogue rich film.
246.Wuthering Heights (1939) – William Wyler’s sweeping ageless romancic love story.
247.Tootsie (1982) – Shows the desperation of the acting industry. Hoffman has transformed himself once again.
248.Out of the Past (1947) – Gotta love the smooth dialogue of film noir.
249.Jerk, The (1979) – Really funny Steve Martin comedy.
250.Breakfast Club, The (1985) – The best film from the ‘brat pack’.
Honorable Mention:
A- films
Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Crash (2005)
Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951)
Firm, The (1993)
Gosford Park (2001)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Laura (1944)
Mystic River (2003)
On Golden Pond (1981)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Sin City (2005)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Honorable Mention: (con't)
B+ films
Adaptation (2002)
Almost Famous (2000)
American Psycho (2000)
American Werewolf in London, An (1981)
Animal Crackers (1930)
Arthur (1981)
Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Atonement (2007)
Awful Truth, The (1937)
Babel (2006)
Babes in Toyland (1934)
Back to School (1986)
Bad Santa (2003)
Ball of Fire (1941)
Batman (1989)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Better off Dead (1985)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Big (1988)
Big Chill, The (1983)
Big Sleep, The (1946)
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Blues Brothers, The (1980)
Borat… (2006)
Born Yesterday (1950)
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
Breaking Away (1979)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Broken Blossoms (1919)
Bull Durham (1988)
Bullit (1968)
Carrie (1976)
Cast Away (2000)
Chocolat (2000)
Cocoon (1985)
Crocodile Dundee (1986)
Day at the Races, A (1937)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Dead Poet’s Society (1989)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Ed Wood (1994)
Elephant Man, The (1980)
Elizabeth (1998)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
Freaks (1932)
Freshman, The (1925)
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Getaway, The (1972)
Ghost (1990)
Goldfinger (1964)
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Great Dictator, The (1940)
Grease (1978)
Gun Crazy (1950)
Halloween (1978)
Harold and Maude (1971)
Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Heiress, The (1949)
Hoosiers (1986)
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
House of Sand and Fog, The (2003)
How Green was My Valley (1941)
Hunt for Red October, The (1990)
In Cold Blood (1967)
In the Line of Fire (1993)
Jerry Maguire (1996)
JFK (1991)
Juno (2007)
Karate Kid, The (1984)
King Kong (2005)
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Last Emperor, The (1987)
Longest Day, The (1962)
Lorenzo’s Oil (1992)
Magnolia (1999)
Manhattan (1979)
Mean Streets (1973)
Men in Black (1997)
Midnight Express, The (1978)
Midnight Run, A (1988)
Miller’s Crossing (1990)
Minority Report (2002)
Mister Roberts (1955)
Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Munich (2005)
My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Notorious (1946)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Officer and a Gentlemen, An (1982)
Ordinary People (1980)
People vs. Larry Flynt, The (1996)
Philadelphia (1993)
Piano, The (1993)
Poltergeist (1982)
Pleasantville (1998)
Predator (1987)
Producers, The (1968)
Quiz Show (1994)
Ratatouille (2007)
Ray (2004)
Rebecca (1940)
Road to Morocco (1942)
Romancing the Stone (1984)
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Royal Tenenbaums, The (2001)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Serpico (1973)
Shallow Grave (1994)
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
Shot in the Dark, A (1964)
Sleeper (1973)
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
Snatch (2000)
Sons of the Desert (1933)
South Park: Bigger…(1999)
Spaceballs (1987)
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
Stalag 17 (1953)
Star Wars:I, II, & III(99,02,05)
Star Wars – Episode VI (1983)
Sting, The (1973)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Take the Money and Run (1969)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The (1974)
This is Spinal Tap (1984)
THX 1138 (1971)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Topper (1937)
Top Hat (1935)
Total Recall (1990)
Training Day (2001)
United 93 (2006)
World According to Garp, The (1982)
Best of the rest (including recently viewed classic films & films on my yearly top 10 lists)...
A- films
Brief Encounter (1945)
Conversation, The (1974)
I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
Ox-Bow Incident, The (1943)
Public Enemy, The (1931)
Safety Last!* (1923)
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Wall-e (2008)
What Ever Happpened to Baby Jane? (1962)
B+ films
42nd Street (1933)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Adam's Rib (1949)
All That Jazz (1979)
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Bad and the Beautiful, The (1952)
Badlands (1973)
Billy Elliot (2000)
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Cold Mountain (2003)
Color Purple, The (1985)
Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The (2008)
Dark Knight, The (2008)
Dirty Dozen, The (1967)
Dirty Harry (1971)
Dodsworth (1936)
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Doubt (2008)
Erin Brockovich (2000)
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
Fatal Attraction (1987)
Father of the Bride (1950)
Frailty (2001)
Frost/Nixon (2008)
Full Monty, The (1997)
Gattaca (1997)
Good Night and Good Luck (2005)
Gran Torino (2008)
Green Mile, The (1999)
Harold and Maude (1971)
Harvey (1950)
Hell's Angels (1930)
Hustler, The (1961)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Incredibles, The (2004)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Kid, The (1921)
Last of the Mohicans, The (1992)
Letter to Three Wives, A (1944)
Lifeboat (1944)
Little Children (2006)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Lost Weekend, The (1945)
Magnificent Seven, The (1960)
Man for All Seasons, A (1966)
Mary Poppins (1964)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Miracle at Morgan's Creek, The (1944)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Nightmare Alley (1947)
Nightmare Before Christmas, The (1993)
Now, Voyager (1942)
Palm Beach Story, The (1942)
Pinocchio (1940)
Primal Fear (1996)
Reader, The (2008)
Remains of the Day (1993)
Roman Holiday (1953)
Seabiscuit (2003)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Sideways (2004)
Signs (2002)
Simple Plan, A (1998)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Ten Commandments, The (1956)
There Will be Blood (2007)
Three Kings (1999)
Time Machine, The (1960)
Traffic (2000)
Tropic Thunder (2008)
Untouchables, The (1987)
Verdict, The (1982)
Wall Street (1987)
Wallace and Gromit in The Curse of the Ware-Rabbit (2005)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Woman of the Year (1942)
Woman Under the Influence, A (1974)
Wrestler, The (2008)
B films(random films by letter)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
21 Grams (2003)
25th Hour, The (2002)
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
40-Year-Old Virgin, The (2005)
Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
About Schmidt (2002)
Abyss, The (1989)
Aladdin (1992)
American Gangster (2007)
American Pie (1999)
Analyze This (1999)
Apocalypto (2006)
Artificial Intelligence: A.I. (2001)
Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The (2007)
Auntie Mame (1958)
Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Awakenings (1990)
Away From Her (2007)
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Bad News Bears, The (1976)
Bananas (1971)
Bank Dick, The (1940)
Barton Fink (1991)
Batman Begins (2005)
Beetlejuice (1988)
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
Best in Show (2000)
Big Fish (2003)
Birdcage, The (1996)
Blood Diamond (2006)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Bound (1996)
Bourne Identity, The (2002)
Bourne Supremacy, The (2004)
Bourne Ultimatum, The (2007)
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Bug’s Life, A (1998)
Cape Fear (1991)
Capote (2005)
Cars (2006)
Casino Royale (2006)
Cat Ballou (1965)
Changeling (2008)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Cinderella Man (2005)
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Collateral (2005)
Constant Gardner, The (2005)
Corpse Bride (2005)
Court Jester, The (1955)
Crow, The (1994)
The Crying Game (1993)
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Dark City (1998)
Death Proof (2007)
Descent, The (2005)
Devil Wears Prada, The (2006)
Diner (1982)
Dinner at Eight (1933)
Dr. No (1962)
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Dumbo (1941)
Elf (2003)
English Patient, The (1996)
Evil Dead 2 (1987)
Evil Dead, The (1981)
Far From Heaven (2002)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Finding Neverland (2004)
First Blood (1982)
Fish Called Wanda, A (1988)
Fly, The (1986)
Fly, The (1958)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
From Russia with Love (1963)
Frozen River (2008)
Ghost World (2001)
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Goonies, The (1985)
Great Santini, The (1979)
Happy Feet (2006)
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
Hard Boiled (1992)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Heat (1995)
High Fidelity (2000)
History of the World: Part 1 (1981)
History of Violence, A (2005)
Horse Feathers (1932)
Hours, The (2002)
Hustle and Flow (2005)
In Bruges (2008)
In the Bedroom (2001)
Inside Man (2006)
Into the Wild (2007)
Iron Man (2008)
Italian Job, The (1969)
Jackie Brown (1997)
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Jungle Book, The (1967)
King of Comedy, The (1982)
Kingpin (1996)
Knocked Up (2007)
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
Labyrinth (1986)
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
Last King of Scotland, The (2006)
Last Samurai, The (2003)
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Lone Star (1996)
Lost in Translation (2003)
Man on the Moon (1999)
Man Who Knew Too Much, The (1956)
Man Who Wasn't There, The (2001)
Mask of Zorro, The (1998)
Match Point (2005)
Michael Clayton (2007)
Milk (2008)
Mission Impossible (1996)
Mommie Dearest (1981)
Monkey Business (1931)
Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Natural, The (1984)
North Country (2005)
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Ocean's 11 (2001)
Office Space (1999)
Omen, The (1976)
One Hundred and One Dalmations (1961)
Others, The (2001)
Out of Africa (1985)
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Peter Pan (1953)
Pink Panther, The (1963)
Pirates of the Caribbean (2003)
Planet Terror (2007)
Player, The (1992)
Polar Express, The (2004)
Porgy and Bess (1959)
Poseidon Adventure, The (1972)
Prestige, The (2006)
Pride and Prejudice (2005)
Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
Princess Bride, The (1987)
Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Queen, The (2006)
Reds (1981)
Revolutionary Road (2008)
Risky Business (1983)
Road to Perdition (2002)
Robocop (1987)
Rock, The (1996)
Ronin (1998)
Savages, The (2007)
Say Anything (1989)
Scream (1996)
Seven Year Itch, The (1955)
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Silver Streak (1976)
Simpsons Movie, The (2007)
Sleepers (1996)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Speed (1994)
Squid and the Whale, The (2005)
Stripes (1981)
Superbad (2007)
Swingers (1996)
Team America: World Police (2004)
Terminal, The (2004)
Terms of Endearment (1983)
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
Tombstone (1993)
Transamerica (2005)
Transformers (2007)
Tremors (1990)
True Lies (1994)
U Turn (1998)
Up in Smoke (1978)
Wag the Dog (1997)
Walk the Line (2005)
War of the Worlds* (1953)
Wargames (1983)
We Were Soldiers (2002)
What About Bob? (1991)
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
X-Men (2000)
X-Men 2: X-Men United (2003)
Zodiac (2007)
B- films (random films by year)
Body of Lies
Burn After Reading
Cloverfield
Incredible Hulk, The
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Seven Pounds
Synecdoche, New York
Valkyrie
Visitor, The
W.
Wanted
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Beowulf
Charlie Wilson's War
Golden Compass, The
I'm Not There
In the Valley of Elah
Spider-Man 3
Dreamgirls
Monster House
Slither
Talladega Nights
Chronicles of Narnia, The: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Closer
Devil's Rejects, The
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The
Hostel
Memoirs of a Geisha
Syriana
Hellboy
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Old School
School of Rock
Ring, The
Donnie Darko
Moulin Rouge!
X-Files, The: Fight the Future
Happy Gilmore
Twister
Billy Madison
From Dusk Till Dawn
Goldeneye
Tommy Boy
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Grumpy Old Men
Backdraft
Home Alone
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Great Outdoors, The
Fletch
Gremlins
Stranger Than Paradise
Thing, The
Friday the 13th
Spy Who Loved Me, The
Shampoo
Cocoanuts
Spite Marriage
Top 100 funniest comedies: (United States & Great Britain)
1.Annie Hall
2.Duck Soup
3.Airplane!
4.Raising Arizona
5.Caddyshack
6.Blazing Saddles
7a.The Graduate
7b.One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest. ;-)
8.The General
9.National Lampoon's Animal House
10.The Naked Gun
11.M*A*S*H
12.The Gold Rush
13.Coming to America
14.The Big Lebowski
15.National Lampoon's Vacation
16.It’s a Gift
17.Clerks
18.Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
19.Groundhog Day
20.Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
21.Monty Python and the Holy Grail
22.Bringing Up Baby
23.Dr. Strangelove
24.A Night at the Opera
25.Sullivan’s Travels
26.The Odd Couple
27.Ninotchka
28.City Slickers
29.Back to School
30.Spaceballs
31.Some Like it Hot
32.The Jerk
33.Ghost Busters
34.My Man Godfrey
35.Young Frankenstein
36.A Day at the Races
37.City Lights
38.There's Something About Mary
39.Trading Places
40.Sleeper
41.This is Spinal Tap
42.It Happened One Night
43.A Christmas Story
44.The Apartment
45.The Navigator
46.O Brother, Where Art Thou?
47.A Shot in the Dark
48.Better Off Dead
49.Blues Brothers
50.Juno
51.Mrs.Doubtfire
52.Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
53.The Birdcage
54.Everything You Wanted to Know about Sex…
55.Analyze This
56.National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
57.Throw Momma From the Train
58.Being There
59.Modern Times
60.Borat…
61.Dumb and Dumber
62.Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
63.When Harry Met Sally
64.Superbad
65.Sherlock Jr.
66.Beverly Hills Cop
67.The 40 Year Old Virgin
68.Dazed and Confused
69.Knocked Up
70.The Lady Eve
71.My Cousin Vinny
72.Topper
73.Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
74.Sideways
75.To Be or Not to Be (’42)
76.The Producers
77.Being John Malkovich
78.The Royal Tenenbaums
79.Up in Smoke
80.Austin Powers: (1+2)
81.Crocodile Dundee
82.Kingpin
83.Arthur
84.Little Miss Sunshine
85.Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (’36)
86.Happy Gilmore
87.His Girl Friday
88.Take the Money and Run
89.Old School
90.Billy Madison
91.Tommy Boy
92.High Fidelity
93.Grumpy Old Men (1+2)
94.The Freshman (’25)
95.Scary Movie
96.Bad Santa
97.Friday
98.Major League
99.School of Rock
100.Scrooged
Funniest Comedies Honorable Mention:
American Graffiti
American Pie (1+2)
Animal Crackers
Arsenic and Old Lace
As Good As It Gets
The Bad News Bears (’76)
Bananas
Beetle Juice
Big
Bowfinger
Bull Durham
Bullets over Broadway
Clerks II
Defending Your Life
Don’t Be a Menace….
Elf
Fletch
The Great Dictator
Half Baked
History of the World: Part I
Home Alone
Hot Shots
Jackass (1+2)
Kentucky Fried Movie
Lost in Translation
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Man on the Moon
Moonstruck
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream Home
The Nutty Professor
Overboard
Patch Adams
Porky’s
The Princess Bride
Private Parts
Quick Change
Revenge of the Nerds
Shaun of the Dead
Silver Streak
Smokey and the Bandit
Stripes
Talladega Nights
Thank You for Smoking
The Thin Man
Top Secret!
Tootsie
Wag the Dog
The Waterboy
Wayne's World
What About Bob?
Top 10 lists: (Some foreign films included)
2008
1.Slumdog Millionaire
2.Wall-e
3.Curious Case of Benjamin Button
4.Frost/Nixon
5.Dark Knight, The
6.Gran Torino
7.Wrestler, The
8.Doubt
9.Reader, The
10.Tropic Thunder
2007
1.No Country for Old Men
2.Atonement
3.Juno
4.Ratatouille
5.American Gangster
6.There Will be Blood
7.3:10 to Yuma
8.Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
9.Knocked Up
10.Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
2006
1.Letters From Iwo Jima
2.Departed, The
3.Children of Men
4.Babel
5.Pan’s Labrynth
6.United 93
7.Borat…
8.Little Miss Sunshine
9.Little Children
10.Notes on a Scandal
2005
1.Crash
2.Sin City
3.Munich
4.King Kong
5.Brokeback Mountain
6.Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
7.Good Night and Good Luck
8.40 Year old Virgin, The
9.Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Ware-Rabbit.
10.Capote
2004
1.The Aviator
2.Million Dollar Baby
3.Spider-Man 2
4.Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
5.Kill Bill: Vol. 2
6.Hotel Rwanda
7.Ray
8.Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
9.Sideways
10.The Incredibles
2003
1.Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2.Kill Bill: Vol.1
3.Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
4.Finding Nemo
5.Mystic River
6.House of Sand and Fog
7.Bad Santa
8.Seabiscuit
9.American Splendor
10.21 Grams
2002
1.Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2.Gangs of New York
3.Chicago
4.The Pianist
5.Catch Me If You Can
6.Spider-Man
7.Adaptation
8.Minority Report
9.Signs
10.About Schmidt
2001
1.Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2.A Beautiful Mind
3.Shrek
4.Black Hawk Down
5.Mulholland Drive
6.Training Day
7.The Royal Tenenbaums
8.Gosford Park
9.The Man Who Wasn’t There
10.Frailty
2000
1.Gladiator
2.Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
3.Memento
4.Requiem for a Dream
5.Cast Away
6.American Psycho
7.O’ Brother Where Art Thou
8.Almost Famous
9.Chocolat
10.High Fidelity
1999
1.Fight Club
2.The Sixth Sense
3.American Beauty
4.The Matrix
5.The Insider
6.Being John Malkovich
7.Toy Story 2
8.Magnolia
9.Star Wars: Episode I- The Phantom Menace
10.South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut
1998
1.Saving Private Ryan
2.Life is Beautiful
3.The Thin Red Line
4.The Truman Show
5.The Big Lebowski
6.There’s Something About Mary
7.American History X
8.Pleasantville
9.A Bug’s Life
10.Elizabeth
1997
1.Titanic
2.L.A. Confidential
3.As Good as It Gets
4.Good Will Hunting
5.Boogie Nights
6.The Game
7.Men in Black
8.Gattaca
9.U Turn
10.Jackie Brown
1996
1.Fargo
2.Trainspotting
3.Sling Blade
4.Jerry Maguire
5.People vs. Larry Flynt
6.Primal Fear
7.Bound
8.The English Patient
9.Kingpin
10.The Birdcage
1995
1.Braveheart
2.Toy Story
3.The Usual Suspects
4.Babe
5.Apollo 13
6.Casino
7.Se7en
8.Dead Man Walking
9.Leaving Las Vegas
10.Twelve Monkeys
1994
1.Shawshank Redemption
2.Pulp Fiction
3.Forrest Gump
4.Natural Born Killers
5.The Lion King
6.Clerks
7.Ed Wood
8.Quiz Show
9.Shallow Grave
10.Bullets Over Broadway
1993
1.Schindler’s List
2.Groundhog Day
3.The Fugitive
4.Jurrasic Park
5.What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
6.True Romance
7.The Firm
8.In the Line of Fire
9.The Piano
10.Mrs.Doubtfire
1992
1.Reservior Dogs
2.Unforgiven
3.Scent of a Woman
4.A Few Good Men
5.Lorenzo’s Oil
6.My Cousin Vinny
7.The Last of the Mohicans
8.The Crying Game
9.A League of Their Own
10.The Player
1991
1.Silence of the Lambs
2.Terminator 2: Judgment Day
3.Bugsy
4.Thelma and Louise
5.City Slickers
6.JFK
7.Boyz n the Hood
8.Fried Green Tomatoes
9.Beauty and the Beast
10.Barton Fink
1990
1.Goodfellas
2.Dances with Wolves
3.Edward Scissorhands
4.Misery
5.The Hunt for Red October
6.Miller’s Crossing
7.Ghost
8.Total Recall
9.Awakenings
10.Europa Europa
1989
1.Born on the Fourth of July
2.Field of Dreams
3.Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
4.When Harry Met Sally
5.Driving Miss Daisy
6.Do the Right Thing
7.Lean on Me
8.Dead Poets Society
9.Batman
10.The Abyss
1988
1.Rain Man
2.Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
3.Die Hard
4.Coming to America
5.Naked Gun
6.Big
7.Bull Durham
8.A Midnight Run
9.Working Girl
10.Beetle Juice
1987
1.Raising Arizona
2.Empire of the Sun
3.Full Metal Jacket
4.Leathal Weapon
5.Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
6.Good Morning, Vietnam
7.The Last Emperor
8.Predator
9.Spaceballs
10.Fatal Attraction
1986
1.Platoon
2.Aliens
3.Stand By Me
4.Hoosiers
5.Back to School
6.Crocodile Dundee
7.Blue Velvet
8.The Fly
9.Labrynth
10.The Color of Money
1985
1.Witness
2.Back to the Future
3.Brazil
4.The Breakfast Club
5.Cocoon
6.Better off Dead
7.Mask
8.Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
9.The Color Purple
10.The Goonies
1984
1.Amadeus
2.Once Upon a Time in America
3.Ghost Busters
4.Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
5.The Terminator
6.A Nightmare on Elm Street
7.Romancing the Stone
8.This is Spinal Tap
9.The Karate Kid
10.Beverly Hills Cop
1983
1.A Christmas Story
2.Trading Places
3.Scarface
4.National Lampoon’s Vacation
5.Star Wars: Episode IV – The Return of the Jedi
6.The Big Chill
7.Risky Business
8.Wargames
9.Terms of Endearment
10.El Norte
1982
1.E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
2.Blade Runner
3.Ghandi
4.Sophie’s Choice
5.Tootsie
6.An Officer and a Gentleman
7.The World According to Garp
8.Poltergeist
9.The Verdict
10.Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1981
1.Raiders of the Lost Ark
2.Das Boot
3.The Road Warrior
4.On Golden Pond
5.Arthur
6.An American Werewolf in London
7.Chariots of Fire
8.Mommie Dearest
9.Stripes
10.History of the World: Part I
1980
1.Raging Bull
2.The Shining
3.Airplane!
4.Caddyshack
5.Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
6.The Elephant Man
7.Ordinary People
8.The Blues Brothers
9.Coal Miner’s Daughter
10.Friday the 13th
Best of the decades: (United States & Great Britain)
The 00’s
1.The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
2.Gladiator
3.The Aviator
4.A Beautiful Mind
5.Kill Bill (Vol. 1+2)
6.Gangs of New York
7.Million Dollar Baby
8.No Country for Old Men
9.Chicago
10.Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
11.Finding Nemo
12.The Pianist
13.Spider-Man (1+2)
14.Catch Me if You Can
15.Letters From Iwo Gima
16.Shrek
17.The Departed
18.Memento
19.Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
20.Children of Men
21.Crash
22.Atonement
23.Hotel Rwanda
24.Adaptation
25.Minority Report
The 90’s
1.The Shawshank Redemption
2.Pulp Fiction
3.Goodfellas
4.Schindler’s List
5.Saving Private Ryan
6.Fargo
7.Silence of the Lambs
8.Dances with Wolves
9.Titanic
10.Forrest Gump
11.Fight Club
12.The Sixth Sense
13.Braveheart
14.Toy Story
15.L.A. Confidential
16.The Usual Suspects
17.Babe
18.Trainspotting
19.American Beauty
20.Reservior Dogs
21.Terminator 2
22.The Matrix
23.The Thin Red Line
24.Apollo 13
25.Natural Born Killers
The 80’s
1.E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
2.Raiders of the Lost Ark
3.Raging Bull
4.Platoon
5.Amedeus
6.Witness
7.Once Upon a Time in America
8.Blade Runner
9.Rainman
10.The Shining
11.Airplane!
12.Raising Arizona
13.Born on the Fourth of July
14.Aliens
15.Ghandi
16.Terminator
17.Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
18.Stand By Me
19.The Empire of the Sun
20.Caddyshack
21.Back to the Future
22.Star Wars – The Empire Strikes Back
23.Die Hard
24.Coming to America
25.A Christmas Story
The 70’s
1.The Godfather (1+2)
2.Star Wars
3.Annie Hall
4.Apocalypse Now
5.Jaws
6.Taxi Driver
7.One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
8.M*A*S*H
9.Chinatown
10.The French Connection
11.The Deer Hunter
12.Rocky
13.American Graffiti
14.A Clockwork Orange
15.Deliverance
16.Close Encounters of the Third Kind
17.Patton
18.Network
19.Cabaret
20.Blazing Saddles
21.National Lampoon’s Animal House
22.The Last Picture Show
23.The Exorcist
24.All The President’s Men
25.Superman
The 60’s
1.Lawrence of Arabia
2.The Graduate
3.Psycho
4.2001: A Space Odyssey
5.West Side Story
6.Midnight Cowboy
7.The Apartment
8.Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
9.To Kill a Mockingbird
10.Manchurian Candidate
11.Bonnie and Clyde
12.Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
13.Easy Rider
14.The Sound of Music
15.Doctor Zhivago
16.In the Heat of the Night
17.Cool Hand Luke
18.Breakfast at Tiffany’s
19.Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?
20.The Odd Couple
21.The Wild Bunch
22.Spartacus
23.My Fair Lady
24.Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf?
25.Cape Fear
The 50’s
1.Sunset Blvd.
2.The Bridge on the River Kwai
3.Singin’ in the Rain
4.High Noon
5.Rear Window
6.The African Queen
7.North by Northwest
8.The Searchers
9.Vertigo
10.Some Like it Hot
11.Ben-Hur
12.On the Waterfront
13.All About Eve
14.Shane
15.From Here to Eternity
16.Giant
17.A Streetcar Named Desire
18.Marty
19.Rebel Without a Cause
20.Paths of Glory
21.Twelve Angry Men
22.A Place in the Sun
23.Night of the Hunter
24.The Quiet Man
25.An American in Paris
The 40’s
1.Citizen Kane
2.Casablanca
3.It’s a Wonderful Life
4.Grapes of Wrath
5.Double Indemnity
6.Treasure of the Sierra Madre
7.The Maltese Falcon
8.The Third Man
9.Sullivan’s Travels
10.Yankee Doodle Dandee
11.The Best Years of Our Lives
12.The Philadelphia Story
13.Fantasia
14.The Lady Eve
15.His Girl Friday
16.Out of the Past
17.Ball of Fire
18.How Green was My Valley
19.The Heiress
20.The Big Sleep
21.The Great Dictator
22.Laura
23.Notorious
24.Rebecca
25.To be or Not to Be
The 00’s – 30’s
1.Wizard of Oz
2.Gone with the Wind
3.The Gold Rush
4.King Kong
5.City Lights
6.Birth of a Nation
7.The General
8.Duck Soup
9.Mutiny on the Bounty
10.Modern Times
11.Bringing Up Baby
12.The Jazz Singer
13.Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
14.Intolerance
15.A Night at the Opera
16.Stagecoach
17.Frankenstein
18.Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
19.It’s a Gift
20.Ninotchka
21.It Happened One Night
22.The Navigator
23.Swing Time
24.Sherlock Jr.
25.All Quiet on the Western Front
And finally here's my current 'must see' film que list (Including some foreign films.) Some of these I have only seen mostly or partly on television and/or a very long time ago, and I don't consider it a full viewing...
Bolt 2008
Last Chance Harvey 2008
Rachel Getting Married 2008
Vicky Christina Barcelona 2008
Let the Right One In 2008
Waltz with Bashir 2008
X-Files, The: I Want to Believe 2008
Miracle of St. Anna, The 2008
Defiance 2008
Hot Fuzz 2007
Kite Runner, The 2007
Orphanage, The 2007
Persepolis 2007
Fall, The 2006
Before Sunset 2004
Miracle 2004
Notebook, The 2004
Downfall 2004
Oldboy 2003
Iris 2001
Amélie 2001
Shaolin Soccer 2001
Princess Mononoke 1997
Secrets and Lies 1996
Before Sunrise 1995
Sense and Sensibility 1995
Postman, The/Il Postino 1994
Searching for Bobby Fischer 1993
Short Cuts 1993
Gettysburg 1993
Howard's End 1992
Fisher King, The 1991
Crimes and Misdemeanors 1989
Henry V 1989
Sex, Lies, and Videotape 1989
Gods Must Be Crazy II, The 1989
Glory 1989
Dangerous Liaisons 1988
Akira 1988
Cinema Paradiso 1988
Grave of the Fireflies 1988
Moonstruck 1987
Summer School 1987
Lost Boys, The 1987
Hannah and Her Sisters 1986
Jean de Florette 1986
Manon of the Spring 1986
After Hours 1985
Kiss of the Spider Woman 1985
Prizzi's Honor 1985
Come and See 1985
Passage to India, A 1984
Killing Fields, The 1984
Right Stuff, The 1983
Outsiders, The 1983
Monty Python's Meaning of Life 1983 ;-)
Victor Victoria 1982
Atlantic City 1981
Return of the Secaucus 7 1980
Gods Must Be Crazy, The 1980
Life of Brian 1979
Warriors, The 1979
Kramer vs. Kramer 1979
Rose, The 1979
Amityville Horror, The 1979
Coming Home 1978
Days of Heaven 1978
Drunken Master 1978
Dawn of the Dead 1978
Slap Shot 1977
Julia 1977
That Obscure Object of Desire 1977
Eraserhead 1977
Marathon Man 1976
Outlaw Josey Wales, The 1976
Shootist, The 1976
Man Who Would be King, The 1975
Sunshine Boys, The 1975
Rocky Horror Picture Show, The 1975
Barry Lyndon 1975
Towering Inferno, The 1974
Longest Yard, The 1974
Murder on the Orient Express 1974
Great Gatsby, The 1974
Lenny 1974
Taking of Pelham One Two Three, The 1974
Papillon 1973
Robin Hood 1973
Paper Moon 1973
Amarcord 1973
Frenzy 1972
Jerimiah Johnson 1972 ;-)
Sleuth 1972
Sounder 1972
Aguirre: The Wrath of God 1972
Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The 1972
Last Tango in Paris, The 1972
Solyaris 1972
Mary, Queen of Scots 1971
Straw Dogs 1971
Johnny Got His Gun 1971
McCabe & Mrs. Miller 1971
Airport 1970
Little Big Man 1970
Kelly's Heroes 1970
Love Story 1970
Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970
Anne of a Thousand Days 1969
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 1969
Z 1969
True Grit 1969
Funny Girl 1968
Romeo and Juliet 1968
Once Upon a Time in the West 1968
Oliver! 1968
Wait Until Dark 1967
Alfie 1966
Fortune Cookie, The 1966
Andrei Rublev 1966
Battle of Algiers, The 1966
Blow-Up 1966
Closely Watched Trains 1966
Persona 1966
Fahrenheit 451 1966
Sand Pebbles, The 1966
Cincinnati Kid, The 1965
Darling 1965
Patch of Blue 1965
Alphaville 1965
Few Dollars More, A 1965
Juliet of the Spirits 1965
Shop on Main Street, The 1965
Zorba the Greek 1964
Hard Day's Night, A 1964
Killers, The 1964
Becket 1964
Fail-Safe 1964
Night of the Iguana 1964
Fistful of Dollars, A 1964
Woman in the Dunes 1964
Cleopatra 1963
Lord of the Flies 1963
Tom Jones 1963
Charade 1963
Leopard, The 1963
Great Escape, The 1963
Hud 1963
Birdman of Alcatraz 1962
Days of Wine and Roses, The 1962
Miracle Worker, The 1962
Requiem for a Heavyweight 1962
Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The 1962
El Cid 1961
Judgement at Nuremburg 1961
Raisin in the Sun, A 1961
Last Year at Marienbad 1961
Yojimbo 1961
Innocents, The 1961
Music Man, The 1961
Guns of Navarone, The 1961
Inherit the Wind 1960
Breathless 1960
L'avventura 1960
Peeping Tom 1960
Pillow Talk 1959
Diary of Anne Frank, The 1959
Shadows 1959
400 Blows, The 1959
World of Apu, The 1959
Rio Bravo 1959
Defiant Ones, The 1958
Night to Remember, A 1958
Gigi 1958
South Pacific 1958
Desk Set 1957
Face in the Crowd, A 1957
Peyton Place 1957
Three Faces of Eve, The 1957
Sweet Smell of Success, The 1957
Throne of Blood 1957
Wild Strawberries 1957
Around the World in 80 Days 1956
Baby Doll 1956
Killing, The 1956
Aparajito 1956
Bad Seed, The 1956
King and I, The 1956
Forbidden Planet 1956
War and Peace 1956
Lady and the Tramp 1955
Trouble with Harry, The 1955
Blackboard Jungle, The 1955
Big Combo, The 1955
Diabolique 1955
Pather Panchali 1955
Rififi 1955
Guys and Dolls 1955
Oklahoma! 1955
Dial M for Murder 1954
Caine Mutiny, The 1954
Sabrina 1954
Sansho the Bailiff 1954
Brigadoon 1954
Carmen Jones 1954
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 1954
Star is Born, A 1954
Them! 1954
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1953
Big Heat, The 1953
Pickup on South Street 1953
Tokyo Story 1953
Wages of Fear 1953
House of Wax 1953
Band Wagon, The 1953
Limelight 1952
Greatest Show on Earth, The 1952
Kansas City Confidential 1952
Sudden Fear 1952
Ikiru 1952
Alice in Wonderland 1951
Show Boat 1951
Thing from Another World, The 1951
When Worlds Collide 1951
D.O.A. 1950
In a Lonely Place 1950
Night and the City 1950
Rashomon 1950
Winchester '73 1950
All the King's Men 1949
Criss Cross 1949
Killer Bait 1949
Set-Up, The 1949
White Heat 1949
On the Town 1949
Battleground 1949
Twelve O'clock High 1949
Three Musketeers, The 1948
Oliver Twist 1948
Rope 1948
Hamlet 1948
Red Shoes, The 1948
Force of Evil 1948
Key Largo 1948
Bicycle Thieves 1948
Fort Apache 1948
Red River 1948
Brute Force 1947
Black Narcissus 1947
Gentlemen's Agreement 1947
Body and Soul 1947
Crossfire 1947
Kiss of Death 1947
Lady from Shanghai, The 1947
Gilda 1946
Great Expectations 1946
Postman Always Rings Twice, The 1946
Matter of Life and Death, A 1946
Killers, The 1946
Stranger, The 1946
Beauty and the Beast 1946
Bells of St. Mary's, The 1945
Detour 1945
Leave Her to Heaven 1945
Scarlet Street 1945
Children of Paradise 1945
Open City 1945
To Have and Have Not 1944
Going My Way 1944
Hail the Conquering Hero 1944
Curse of the Cat People, the 1944
Gaslight 1944
National Velvet 1944
Meet Me in St. Louis 1944
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo 1944
For Whom the Bell Tolls 1943
Song of Bernadette, The 1943
Ossessione 1943
Wolf Man Meets Frankenstein, The 1943
Cabin in the Sky 1943
Stormy Weather 1943
Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The 1943
Bambi 1942
Saboteur 1942
Cat People 1942
Mrs. Miniver 1942
Pride of the Yankees, The 1942
Talk of the Town, The 1942
This Gun for Hire 1942
Holiday Inn 1942
Topper Returns 1941
Flame of New Orleans, The 1941
Little Foxes, The 1941
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1941
Wolf Man, The 1941
Sergeant York 1941
Christmas in July 1940
Great McGinty, The 1940
Shop Around the Corner, The 1940
Thief of Bagdad, The 1940
Beau Geste 1939
Gunga Din 1939
Tarzan Finds a Son! 1939
Hound of the Baskervilles, The 1939
Roaring Twenties, The 1939
Dark Victory 1939
Hunchback of Notre Dame, The 1939
Love Affair 1939
Of Mice and Men 1939
Only Angels Have Wings 1939
Women, The 1939
Young Mr. Lincoln 1939
Rules of the Game, The 1939
Destry Rides Again 1939
Holiday 1938
You Can't Take It with You 1938
Angels with Dirty Faces 1938
Lady Vanishes, The 1938
Boys Town 1938
Jezebel 1938
Pygmalion 1938
Alexander Nevsky 1938
Captains Courageous 1937
Lost Horizon 1937
Life of Emile Zola, The 1937
Star is Born, A 1937
Grand Illusion, The 1937
Tarzan Escapes 1936
Libeled Lady 1936
Fury 1936
General Died at Dawn, The 1936
Camille 1936
Great Ziegfeld, The 1936
Lives of the Bengal Lancer, The 1935
39 Steps, The 1935
Devil is a Woman, The 1935
Peter Ibbetson 1935
Tale of Two Cities, A 1935
Bride of Frankenstein, The 1935
Tarzan and His Mate 1934
Twentieth Century 1934
Charlie Chan in London 1934
Scarlett Empress, The 1934
L'atalante 1934
Gay Divorcee, The 1934
Design for Living 1933
Baby Face 1933
Little Women 1933
Queen Christina 1933
Invisible Man, The 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933, The 1933
Tarzan the Ape Man 1932
Trouble in Paradise 1932
American Madness 1932
Blonde Venus 1932
Grand Hotel 1932
Red-Headed Woman 1932
Little Caesar 1931
Maltese Falcon, The 1931
Waterloo Bridge 1931
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1931
Dracula 1931
Cimarron 1931
Anna Christie 1930
Morocco 1930
Blue Angel, The 1930
Golden Age, The 1930
Big Trail, The 1930
Un Chien Andalou (short film) 1929
Broadway Melody, The 1929
Passion of Joan of Arc, The 1928
Cameraman, The 1928
Circus, The 1928
Mysterious Lady, The 1928
Metropolis 1927
It 1927
Kid Brother, The 1927
Faust 1926
Flesh and the Devil 1926
Son of the Sheik, The 1926
Sparrows 1926
Temptress, The 1926
Volga Boatman, The 1926
Phantom of the Opera 1925
Road to Yesterday, The 1925
Chechahcos, The 1924
Girl Shy 1924
Thief of Bagdad, The 1924
Hunchback of Notre Dame, The 1923
Our Hospitality 1923
Nosferatu 1922
Foolish Wives 1922
Manslaughter 1922
Toll of the Sea 1922
Affairs of Anatol, The 1921
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The 1921
Miss Lulu Bett 1921
Orphans of the Storm 1921
Sheik, The 1921
Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The 1920
Mark of Zorro, The 1920
Way Down East 1920
Why Change Your Wife? 1920
Don't Change Your Husband 1919
Heart o' the Hills 1919
Male and Female 1919
M'Liss 1918
Old Wives for New 1918
Whispering Chorus, The 1918
Joan the Woman 1917
Little American, The 1917
Romance of the Redwoods, The 1917
Gretchen the Greenhorn 1916
Hell's Hinges 1916
Snow White 1916
Carmen 1915
Cheat, The 1915
Squaw Man, The 1914
Tillie's Punctured Romance 1914
Virginian, The 1914
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My top US + UK films – top 250 + 150 honorable mentioned list, top 100 funniest comedies (50 honorable mentions), top 10 lists (1980-2008), top 25 by decade and my must see list. All American/British films. FILMS LIKE THE THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY, 8 1/2, THE SEVENTH SIGN, LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL, CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, ETC. (Fellini, Renoir, Kurosawa, Eisenstein, Buñuel, etc. films) are for the most part excluded.
I cheated sometimes by combining trilogies & original/sequels/remakes etc. for one position. Each list, besides the yearly top 10 lists, are films that were produced out of The U.S. or Great Britain. Not too much has changed, basically I kept about 80% of my original top 250 and added a list of 150 honorable mentioned films, and a lot of films in my top 100 remained but the positions changed for the most part.
A+ = Legendary film. Approx 20 films.
A = Excellent film. Approx 100 films.
A- = Great film. Approx 150 films.
B+ = Very good film. Approx 200+ films.
B = Good film. Approx 200 films.
B- = Average/Above average. Approx 50+ films.
Top 250 (United States & Great Britain)
A+ films
1.Lawrence of Arabia (1962) – A cinematic treasure.
2.Citizen Kane (1941) - Ideas and groundbreaking achievements were so revolutionary that much of its majesty wasn't fully realized for over a generation. Absolutely insane genius, may seem dated, but its really not.
3.Graduate, The (1967) – The film that made me to seriously decide to study film. Great soundtrack and revolutionary directing.
4.Godfather, The (Part 1+2)(1972/1974) – Profound American saga. The lines of dialogue have been forever embedded into the American culture and film discourse.
5.Star Wars – A New Hope (1977) – Probably the most exciting film ever made. Ground shattering special effects. Shook the foundation of the sci-fi genre with a 9.0 on the Richter scale.
6.Sunset Blvd. (1950) – Easily the greatest Hollywood film about Hollywood ever made.
7.Wizard of Oz (1939) – As a musical or fantasy, it can’t get much better than this.
8.Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957) – IMO, best ending ever. David Lean is an amazing director.
9.Casablanca (1942) – Like a fine bottle of perfectly aged wine, its complexities are seemingly endless
10.Lord of the Rings, The (2001-2003) – Best trilogy ever, IMO. True imagining of the book.
11.E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - I’ll admit it, this is the only film that made me cry. My favorite Spielberg movie.
12.Psycho (1960) – The greatest twist of all time. What no other director would dare to put on screen, Hitchcock does with surprising bluntness.
13.Shawshank Redemption (1994) – Script was pure poetry. Tugs at your emotions with a surprising twist.
14.Gone With the Wind (1939) - This is the epitome of the Hollywood epic. The most memorable female lead ever.
15.Singin' in the Rain (1952) – Hollywood musical that deserves its due credit. Most famous dance sequence ever.
16.Annie Hall (1977) – My favorite comedy of all time. Intelligent and hilariously quirky script.
17.Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) – Probably was my favorite movie as a kid.
18.It's a Wonderful Life (1946) – A holiday season tradition. A provocative poignant theme.
A films
19.Pulp Fiction (1994) – Absolutely insane situations, witty dialogue and the gimp. Defined the 90s film at the peak of the indie movement.
20.Raging Bull (1980) – Fascinating sports/bio pic that’s a great study for aesthetic violence. One of the greatest and devoted performances of all time.
21.High Noon (1952) – Real time film that builds up tension like no other film. My favorite western.
22.Goodfellas (1990) – Arguably Scorsese’s best. Hysterical, highly entertaining and extremely quotable.
23.2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – A ballet of visual poetry. Amazing imagination and a great hidden villain.
24.Grapes of Wrath (1940) – No remake can possibly improve upon this adaptation of Steinbeck’s classic novel.
25.Apocalypse Now (1979) – Most exciting war scene ever! Shows the insanity of war.
26.Jaws (1975) – You’ll never swim the same again… even in the tub.
27.Taxi Driver (1976) – My favorite line of all time. DeNiro establishes himself as one of the great American Actors.
28.Rear Window (1954) – Hitchcock does so much with so little space.
29.One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) – An American classic that works perfectly as a comedy and a dramatic story.
30.African Queen, The (1951) – Bogey and Katherine Hepburn. EOM.
31.Schindler's List (1993) – Emotional, powerful and shocking scenes throughout.
32.M*A*S*H (1970) – Funniest war movie ever.
33.Chinatown (1974) - Neo-noir done with great skill and craft. Fascinating character piece done with depth and intrigue.
34.Saving Private Ryan (1998) – Best war scene ever.
35.Fargo (1996) – Coen Brothers made probably the most splendid modern small budget film ever constructed.
36.Double Indemnity (1944) – Great lines are spitted out at rapid pace just enough for you to soak in the amazing dialogue. The definition of film noir.
37.French Connection, The (1971) – IMO, best chase scene ever.
38.West Side Story (1961) – The Romeo and Juliet of musicals.
39.North By Northwest (1959) – Grant and Hitchcock make a classic combination.
40.Silence of the Lambs (1991) – Probably the most memorable villain of all time with such a small screen time.
41.Midnight Cowboy (1969) – One of the great New York films of all time. Dustin Hoffman was walkin’ there.
42.Apartment, The (1960) – Among my favorite romantic films ever made.
43.Gold Rush, The (1925) – Chaplin is gold.
44.Dr. Strangelove… (1964) – The greatest satire.
45.The Searchers (1956) – John Wayne is not just a western icon or a Hollywood icon he’s an American icon. Also has has one of the most memorable group of supporting characters for any film. The best Ford/Wayne film.
46.King Kong (1933) –The MONSTER of all monster movies.
47.Vertigo (1958) - Just another example of Hitchcock’s genius as a master craftsman. A very haunting movie experience.
48.Platoon (1986) – A powerful and sad commentary about the Vietnam war.
49.City Lights (1931) - Charlie Chaplin's signature film. Has more heart than any other comedy ever made and easily the funniest boxing scene of all time.
50.Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) – Almost every scene brings about a new twist or turn.
51.Deer Hunter, The (1978) – Half great war film, half great ‘coming home’ film.
52.Rocky (1976) – Some of the sequels were memorable, but this is clearly the best one.
53.American Graffiti (1973) – Great soundtrack, heartfully nostalgic and classic cars = winner.
54.Some Like it Hot (1959) – Marilyn Monroe is an amazing screen presence. Funny subtle sexual innuendos cleverly done. Great opening scene.
55.Ben-Hur (1959) – Best race scene and one of my favorite music scores.
56.Dances With Wolves (1990) – Epic Civil War film that dispelled the antagonization of Native Americans in film.
57.Clockwork Orange, A (1971) – Great adaptation and my favorite rendition of Singin’ in the Rain.
58.Amedeus (1984) – Beautiful costume (somewhat-historical) drama that is also funny, thoughtful and tragic.
59.Titanic (1997) – Greatest editing in a film, IMO. Breathtaking action. Extremely technical and historically meticulous. But only the love story is remembered.
60.Birth of a Nation (1915) – Birth of film grammar. Cinema’s biggest skeleton in the closet.
61.The General (1927) – Every scene has a different comedic twist that keeps you guessing what will happen. Many believe Buster Keaton, the stone faced actor, exceeds Chaplin in humor.
62.Forrest Gump (1994) – Soundtrack, Leading role, scope, and humor all top notch.
63.To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) – An unforgettable social commentary about the injustices during the time before the civil rights movement.
64.Duck Soup (1933) – There are 2 types of comedy lovers, those who have seen the Marx Brothers and those who haven’t or refuse.
65.Manchurian Candidate (1962) – Political thriller defined.
66.Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) – Even I wanted to kill Captain Bligh in this gripping, adventurous tale.
67.Bonnie and Clyde (1967) – America’s fascination with rebellion given its cinematic freedom.
68.Fight Club (1999) – My favorite title sequence ever. Hilariously cynical. ‘Sandbagging’ end.
69.Maltese Falcon (1941) – Established film noir as a genre. Gotta love the crispness and murkiness of the genre. Tough dames, slick talking detectives and fast paced dialogue.
70.Third Man, The (1949) – The zither F T W! Harry Lime classic character. Borgias quote is one of my favorites. Classic noir.
71.Deliverance (1972) – You know the quote. What Jaws did for swimming, this did for redneck country.
72.Gladiator (2000) – A great testament to ancient battle history. Awesome music score. Mono e mono!
73.Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) – Aliens coming to Earth as friendly visitors? An exciting welcomed change.
74.Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) – Funny and sharply written buddy western. The best of its kind.
75.Patton (1970) – George C. Scott IS George S. Patton. Opening monologue is an American staple.
76.Network (1976) – Peter Finch’s rant shook the entire foundation of the 1970s.
77.Easy Rider (1969) – The movie that defined the ‘hippie’ generation. Loved the soundtrack.
78.Sixth Sense, The (1999) – If you haven’t heard yet, one of the greatest shock endings of all time.
79.On the Waterfront (1954) - One of the most influential performances by any actor, Brando emerges as one of the greatest method actors ever.
80.All About Eve (1950) - One of the greatest scripts ever and the best film with a female majority cast.
81.Modern Times (1936) – Chaplin’s final appearance as ‘The Tramp’ fittingly ends. The first ‘nose candy’ joke.
82.Sound of Music, The (1965) – You would be surprised with a lot of themes/familiar songs in this film.
83.Braveheart (1995) – Aesthetic violence done with precision. Brilliant battle strategies. WILLIAM WALLACE!!!
84.Bringing Up Baby (1938) – My favorite screwball comedy. Interestingly long takes. Shocking animal stunts.
85.The Jazz Singer (1927) – “You ain’t heard nothing yet.” Sound scenes were cleverly selected.
86.Shane (1953) – the greatest bar fight scene ever. My favorite western villain. Beautiful early color cinematography.
87.Aviator, The (2004) – DiCaprio’s best performance ever. Fascinating biographic historical film.
88.Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) – The death of the silent film and birth of the sound film merge.
89.Doctor Zhivago (1965) – Epic love story. Lawrence of Arabia of Siberia. Poetic filmmaking.
90.Beautiful Mind, A (2001) – Another shocking twist, only this time way before the end of the film yet still holds up really well through the end.
91.Toy Story (1995) – Groundbreaking animated film. Great/fun buddy film.
92.From Here to Eternity (1953) – Very appropriate ‘D-day’ film. Lancaster beach make-out scene, is a Hollywood trademark.
93.Sullivan’s Travels (1941) – Funniest chase scene I’ve ever seen. Preston Sturges is a genius.
94.Witness (1985) – Revealed the world of the Amish culture. Ford at his top performance.
95.Giant (1956) – My favorite James Dean film. Oil tycoon families’ epic story told through generations.
96.In the Heat of the Night (1967) – Crime drama set in a time of racial injustices. What did they call him?
97.Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951) – “Method” acting, where would modern film be without it?
98.L.A. Confidential (1997) – The Chinatown of the 90’s. Deep plot and great dialogue.
99.Cool Hand Luke (1967) – One of the best prison movies ever. There was a failure of communication.
100.Marty (1955) – The most lovable character ever. Visceral script.
101.Usual Suspects, The (1995) – Career defining supporting performance. Jaw-dropping twist.
102.Once Upon a Time in America(1984) – the most unknown great gangster film ever made.
103.Babe (1995) – Family film that strongly appeals to children just as much (if not even more) to adults.
104.Intolerance (1916) – Breakthrough multiple story lines for a single film. The most influential set decoration ever.
105.Night at the Opera, A (1935) – Funniest comedy film climax of all time. Genius skits.
106.Yankee Doodle Dandee (1942) – Patriotic and entertaining musical with Cagney at his best. See, he can play a heroic character.
107.Cabaret (1972) – Won a lot of Oscars over ‘The Godfather’. Very sexual, foreboding, musical. Talent wise for Minnelli the apple didn’t fall far from the tree.
108.Stagecoach (1939) – Ford and Wayne (officially discovered here) team up for the first time. One of the most exciting chase scenes.
109.Frankenstein (1931) – Boris Karloff gave a groundbreaking performance. Historic horror film.
110.Trainspotting (1996) – The British ‘Pulp Fiction’. One of the quintessential 90s films.
111.Blade Runner (1982) – Visual style paved the way for countless future sci-fi films.
112.American Beauty (1999) – The script and acting reminds me of movies from the B&W era of Hollywood when that’s all that mattered.
113.Rebel Without a Cause (1955) – The iconic James Dean film.
114.Paths of Glory (1957) – The best film about the trench warfare in World War I. Tries to expose the hypocrisy of war.
115.Rain Man (1988) – Hoffman transforms himself in a memorable performance.
116.The Shining (1980) – One of the most eerie films ever made.
117.Blazing Saddles (1974) – In 1974 Mel Brooks and the comedy spoof became synonymous.
118.Airplane! (1980) – Countless rapid fire hysterical gags and jokes.
119.Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) - An absolute must for political students. Stewart's final speech at the end of the film is probably the most politically and cinematically influential that it transcended the medium.
120.It’s a Gift (1934) – Without a doubt W.C. Fields’ funniest film.
121.Twelve Angry Men (1957) – Simple, yet extremely thought provoking. A great character play.
122.Ninotchka (1939) – Who knew Garbo would be so funny?
123.Place in the Sun, A (1951) – Beautifully tragic tale of love and avarice.
A- films
124.Kill Bill (Vol. 1+2) (2003/2004) – The best American martial arts film done by one of the modern masters of violence and dialogue. Great anime sequence.
125.National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978) – There probably won’t be a funnier college comedy.
126.Last Picture Show, The (1971) – One of the great monologue scenes by Ben Johnson. Many young stars got their start here.
127.Raising Arizona (1987) – Rip roaring comedy. Stupid characters have never been so hysterical.
128.Born on the Fourth of July (1989) – An anti-Vietnam war film that stirs the emotions.
129.Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) – Perhaps the best classic ‘date’ IMO. Audrey Hepburn is so stunningly beautiful it almost breaks your heart.
130.It Happened One Night (1934) – Cleverly written screwball comedy that inspired many subsequent movies of its kind.
131.Reservior Dogs (1992) – One of the best directing debut’s ever. A great blood soaked indie film.
132.Alien (1+2) (1979/1986) – Sigourney Weaver is one kick ass bitch. Fascinating Aliens. Great sci-fi action.
133.Gandhi (1982) – A curious choice of Kingsley pays off greatly. Very interesting epic tale.
134.Gangs of New York (2002) – Daniel Day-Lewis steals the show. 1863 New York is brought to life.
135.Terminator (1+2) (1984/ 1991) – Schwartzenegger becomes a movie icon. Wall to wall action. Better sequel which was a technical triumph.
136.Exorcist, The (1973) – Perhaps the scariest movie of all time.
137.Matrix, The (1999) – Mind warping and breathtakingly beautiful choreographed action. The pinnacle of sound, special effects and visuals.
138.Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? (1967) – Spencer Tracy’s finest and final performance. Racial issues are deeply confronted.
139.Thin Red Line, The (1998) – Somewhat dream-like film with very visceral war scenes. Euphorically written.
140.All the President’s Men (1976) – A must see for anyone really interested in journalism.
141.Apollo 13 (1995) – Inspiring historical space voyage story meticulously retold.
142.Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988) – Marvelously conceived merging of live action and animation.
143.Natural Born Killers (1994) – Action film that pushes the envelope to the extreme.
144.Casino (1995) – Worthy follow up to ‘Goodfellas’. Scorsese & company does it again.
145.Superman (1978) – My favorite super-hero film. Among my favorite music scores.
146.Stand By Me (1986) – One of the best nostalgic films ever. Unforgettable train scene.
147.Empire of the Sun, The (1987) – Yet another powerful film by Spielberg. Possibly Bale’s best performance.
148.As Good As it Gets (1997) – Quirky humor is seemingly improved. Great performances all around even by the dog.
149.Million Dollar Baby (2004) – One of the most tragic stories ever. The heart wrenching almost goes over the edge.
150.Groundhog Day (1993) – Ingenious idea that somehow doesn’t get repetitive. Who’s better at wry humor than Murray?
151.Truman Show, The (1998) – Fascinatingly suggestive and evocative premise. Jim Carrey can play a semi-dramatic role.
152.Caddyshack (1980) – A laugh riot. Murray plays one of the funniest supporting characters ever.
153.Back to the Future (1985) – Another one of my favs as a kid. Movies can’t get much more fun than this.
154.Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) – Arguably the best SW movie. One of great shock revelations ever. Yoda becomes a household name.
155.Odd Couple, The (1968) – Lemmon and Matthau are one of the best comedy duos.
156.Die Hard (1988) – Blockbuster that made Willis a huge action star. Action movie that delivers, big time.
157.Se7en (1995) – Artistically dark and looming crime thriller with a good twist and one of the most insanely evil villains ever.
158.Coming to America (1988) – Eddie Murphy’s funniest movie. Unrecognizable in his multiple parts.
159.Wild Bunch, The (1969) – The standard for action westerns.
160.Full Metal Jacket (1987) – You can’t think of a drill sergeant without thinking of Lee Emery’s performance.
161.Christmas Story, A (1983) – Has become a Christmas tradition.
162.Fugitive, The (1993) – Tommy Lee Jones gives the performance of his career. Great cat and mouse chase.
163.Insider, The (1999) – Very well constructed drama with strong moral values.
164.Ghostbusters (1984) – My favorite sci-fi comedy. Good production value.
165.Night of the Hunter (1955) – Robert Mitchum plays one of the best villains ever.
166.Big Lebowski (1998) – Unconventional hysterical comedy. The scene with the chair against the door gave me the biggest laugh of the 90’s.
167.Sophie’s Choice (1982) – Undoubtedly one of the great female performances ever by Streep.
168.Quiet Man, The (1952) – The number one Irish heritage film. Colorful and funny characters.
169.Good Will Hunting (1997) – Inspiring film. Best performance ever by Robin Williams.
170.No Country for Old Men (2007) – Good chance to be significantly higher on my next list update.
171.Trading Places (1983) – Eddie Murphy proves his status as a comedy film star. Intelligent and goofy at the same time.
172.Lethal Weapon (1987) – Action, laughs, and a great duo. I thought Glover was too old for this crap.
173.Chicago (2002) – Briskly edited and entertaining songs that get stuck in your head.
174.Master and Commander… (2003) – Meticulous historical snap shot of the Napoleonic Wars on the seas.
175.Brazil (1985) – Monty Python’s ‘1984’. One of my favorite unknown modern films.
176.Sling Blade (1996) – Billy Bob Thorton performance alone makes this a great film.
177.Finding Nemo (2003) – The most vibrant and beautiful colors for an animated film I have ever seen.
178.Naked Gun, The (1988) – Frank Drebin is one of the most hilarious characters ever.
179.Pianist, The (2002) – Emotionally powerful film.
180.Spider-man (1+2) (2002/2004) – Great special effects. EL train scene one of the best action scenes ever. Maguire was the correct casting choice.
181.Dead Man Walking (1995) – Sarandon & Penn give the performance of their careers.
182.Leaving Las Vegas (1995) – …also for Cage in this as well. One of the saddest films ever.
183.Catch Me if You Can (2002) – Highly enjoyable and fun. IMO, Spielberg’s best film of the decade.
184.Best Years of Our Lives, The (1946) – The most honorable acting part ever would probably go to Harold Russell.
185.Boogie Nights (1997) – Finally, a Hollywood film about the porn industry.
186.Being John Malkovich (1999) – What a weird bizarre trip and I loved it.
187.Navigator, The (1924) – Buster Keaton goes on a hilarious voyage.
188.There’s Something About Mary (1998) – Hair gel scene is one of the most outrageously funny scenes ever.
189.Swing Time (1936) – Gene Kelly may be the best Dancer, but Fred Astaire is close behind. Really funny as well.
190.Letters from Iwo Gima (2006) – Interesting exploration of the other side of the battle.
191.Edward Scissorhands (1990) – Trademark Tim Burton film. Johnny Depp’s most memorable role.
192.Unforgiven (1992) – Revived the western genre.
193.Lion King, The (1994) – The scenery was gorgeous and the soundtrack was great.
194.Field of Dreams (1989) – A really cool baseball fantasy.
195.Indiana Jones (2+3) (1984/1989) – Continuing adventure saga that never slows down for a second. Tons of fun.
196.Bugsy (1991) – Very slick gangster bio pic.
197.Sherlock Jr. (1924) – Ingenious comedic ideas throughout.
198.American History X (1998) – Controversial racial issues are faced head on. Powerful performance from Norton.
199.Clerks (1994) – One of my most quotable comedies.
200.Scent of a Woman (1992) – One of Pacino’s greatest performances.
201.All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) – A sad anti-war film years ahead of its time.
202.Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) – Funniest road trip ever. Gotta love John Candy and Steve Martin as the straight character.
203.American in Paris, An (1951) – Wonderful final dance sequence number that’s probably the longest in film history.
204.Spartacus (1960) – Spectacular battle scene and ‘I am Spartacus’ may be the most inspirational scene ever.
205.East of Eden (1955) – Another great adaptation. Very relevant family issues.
206.Being There (1979) - Satirical political comedy that scores big. Peter Sellers is great once again.
207.Jurassic Park (1993) – Great special effects and sound are the stars of this blockbuster.
208.When Harry Met Sally (1989) – Very thoughtful romantic comedy.
209.Young Frankenstein (1974) – What the original Frankenstein did for horror Young Frankenstein did for comedy.
210.National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983) – You have to have reminisced about this film during family road trips.
211.Shrek (2001) – Great character and no fairy tale was left un-parodied.
212.Philadelphia Story, The (1940) – Great talents of the Hollywood golden age make a richly filled dialogue comedy.
213.Driving Miss Daisy (1989) – Great acting throughout.
214.What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? (1993) – Really sad ending. Convincing DiCaprio performance.
215.Thelma and Louise (1991) – Exciting road friendship film. Pitt’s breakthrough part.
216.Scarface (1932/1983) – Remake and original are just as memorable.
217.Misery (1990) – How can someone like Kathy Bates be scary?… Oh, that’s how.
218.Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) – Ferocious rabbit. Extremely quotable.
219.City Slickers (1991) – You should watch this for Jack Palance’s performance alone. Lots of fun.
220.Departed, The (2006) – Rousing entertainment.
221.My Fair Lady (1964) – Elegant musical.
222.Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) – Intriguing character study.
223.Game, The (1997) – A little far-fetched, but extremely enjoyable Hitchcock inspired thriller.
224.Memento (2000) – Chronologically jumbled films were nothing new, but this really kept you guessing.
225.Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) - A breakthrough event in movie history.
226.Cape Fear (1962) – Great thriller. Nail biting scenes.
227.My Man Godfrey (1936) – Really funny comedy. Some rich people are really, really shallow, LOL.
228.Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) – Another Charlie Kaufman brilliant script.
229.Fantasia (1940) – Animated film as an artistic concerto.
230.Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) – Another Capra tale with strong moral and poignant values.
231.Nashville (1975) – Another great Robert Altman multiple character film. Sweeping country soundtrack.
232.Children of Men (2006) – Great premise, totally seamless editing and very suspenseful scenes.
233.The Lady Eve (1941) – Stanwyck plays the predator in disguise to a tee. Hysterical veranda scene with Eugene Pallette.
234.Touch of Evil (1958) – One of the greatest opening scenes ever made. A classic film noir.
235.Planet of the Apes (1968) – Memorable ending. Great makeup.
236.Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) – A film every teacher/professor should see.
237.Do the Right Thing (1989) – Racial tensions boil up in New York. The most notable Spike Lee film.
238.Few Good Men, A (1992) – Gripping court room drama.
239.Twelve Monkeys (1995) – Mind bending sci-fi film. Pitt’s craziest performance.
240.Lean on Me (1989) – Morgan Freeman is the man.
241.Birds, The (1963) – Effectively scary Hitchock film.
242.True Romance (1993) – Early Tarantino script that work entertainingly well.
243.Nightmare on Elm Street, A (1984) – Freddy is a classic horror character.
244.Thin Man, The (1934) – Old time comedy mystery that works well both ways.
245.His Girl Friday (1940) – Typical Howard Hawks dialogue rich film.
246.Wuthering Heights (1939) – William Wyler’s sweeping ageless romancic love story.
247.Tootsie (1982) – Shows the desperation of the acting industry. Hoffman has transformed himself once again.
248.Out of the Past (1947) – Gotta love the smooth dialogue of film noir.
249.Jerk, The (1979) – Really funny Steve Martin comedy.
250.Breakfast Club, The (1985) – The best film from the ‘brat pack’.
Honorable Mention:
A- films
Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Crash (2005)
Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951)
Firm, The (1993)
Gosford Park (2001)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Laura (1944)
Mystic River (2003)
On Golden Pond (1981)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Sin City (2005)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Honorable Mention: (con't)
B+ films
Adaptation (2002)
Almost Famous (2000)
American Psycho (2000)
American Werewolf in London, An (1981)
Animal Crackers (1930)
Arthur (1981)
Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Atonement (2007)
Awful Truth, The (1937)
Babel (2006)
Babes in Toyland (1934)
Back to School (1986)
Bad Santa (2003)
Ball of Fire (1941)
Batman (1989)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Better off Dead (1985)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Big (1988)
Big Chill, The (1983)
Big Sleep, The (1946)
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Blues Brothers, The (1980)
Borat… (2006)
Born Yesterday (1950)
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
Breaking Away (1979)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Broken Blossoms (1919)
Bull Durham (1988)
Bullit (1968)
Carrie (1976)
Cast Away (2000)
Chocolat (2000)
Cocoon (1985)
Crocodile Dundee (1986)
Day at the Races, A (1937)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Dead Poet’s Society (1989)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Ed Wood (1994)
Elephant Man, The (1980)
Elizabeth (1998)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
Freaks (1932)
Freshman, The (1925)
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Getaway, The (1972)
Ghost (1990)
Goldfinger (1964)
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Great Dictator, The (1940)
Grease (1978)
Gun Crazy (1950)
Halloween (1978)
Harold and Maude (1971)
Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Heiress, The (1949)
Hoosiers (1986)
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
House of Sand and Fog, The (2003)
How Green was My Valley (1941)
Hunt for Red October, The (1990)
In Cold Blood (1967)
In the Line of Fire (1993)
Jerry Maguire (1996)
JFK (1991)
Juno (2007)
Karate Kid, The (1984)
King Kong (2005)
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Last Emperor, The (1987)
Longest Day, The (1962)
Lorenzo’s Oil (1992)
Magnolia (1999)
Manhattan (1979)
Mean Streets (1973)
Men in Black (1997)
Midnight Express, The (1978)
Midnight Run, A (1988)
Miller’s Crossing (1990)
Minority Report (2002)
Mister Roberts (1955)
Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Munich (2005)
My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Notorious (1946)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Officer and a Gentlemen, An (1982)
Ordinary People (1980)
People vs. Larry Flynt, The (1996)
Philadelphia (1993)
Piano, The (1993)
Poltergeist (1982)
Pleasantville (1998)
Predator (1987)
Producers, The (1968)
Quiz Show (1994)
Ratatouille (2007)
Ray (2004)
Rebecca (1940)
Road to Morocco (1942)
Romancing the Stone (1984)
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Royal Tenenbaums, The (2001)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Serpico (1973)
Shallow Grave (1994)
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
Shot in the Dark, A (1964)
Sleeper (1973)
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
Snatch (2000)
Sons of the Desert (1933)
South Park: Bigger…(1999)
Spaceballs (1987)
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
Stalag 17 (1953)
Star Wars:I, II, & III(99,02,05)
Star Wars – Episode VI (1983)
Sting, The (1973)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Take the Money and Run (1969)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The (1974)
This is Spinal Tap (1984)
THX 1138 (1971)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Topper (1937)
Top Hat (1935)
Total Recall (1990)
Training Day (2001)
United 93 (2006)
World According to Garp, The (1982)
Best of the rest (including recently viewed classic films & films on my yearly top 10 lists)...
A- films
Brief Encounter (1945)
Conversation, The (1974)
I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
Ox-Bow Incident, The (1943)
Public Enemy, The (1931)
Safety Last!* (1923)
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Wall-e (2008)
What Ever Happpened to Baby Jane? (1962)
B+ films
42nd Street (1933)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Adam's Rib (1949)
All That Jazz (1979)
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Bad and the Beautiful, The (1952)
Badlands (1973)
Billy Elliot (2000)
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Cold Mountain (2003)
Color Purple, The (1985)
Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The (2008)
Dark Knight, The (2008)
Dirty Dozen, The (1967)
Dirty Harry (1971)
Dodsworth (1936)
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Doubt (2008)
Erin Brockovich (2000)
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
Fatal Attraction (1987)
Father of the Bride (1950)
Frailty (2001)
Frost/Nixon (2008)
Full Monty, The (1997)
Gattaca (1997)
Good Night and Good Luck (2005)
Gran Torino (2008)
Green Mile, The (1999)
Harold and Maude (1971)
Harvey (1950)
Hell's Angels (1930)
Hustler, The (1961)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Incredibles, The (2004)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Kid, The (1921)
Last of the Mohicans, The (1992)
Letter to Three Wives, A (1944)
Lifeboat (1944)
Little Children (2006)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Lost Weekend, The (1945)
Magnificent Seven, The (1960)
Man for All Seasons, A (1966)
Mary Poppins (1964)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Miracle at Morgan's Creek, The (1944)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Nightmare Alley (1947)
Nightmare Before Christmas, The (1993)
Now, Voyager (1942)
Palm Beach Story, The (1942)
Pinocchio (1940)
Primal Fear (1996)
Reader, The (2008)
Remains of the Day (1993)
Roman Holiday (1953)
Seabiscuit (2003)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Sideways (2004)
Signs (2002)
Simple Plan, A (1998)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Ten Commandments, The (1956)
There Will be Blood (2007)
Three Kings (1999)
Time Machine, The (1960)
Traffic (2000)
Tropic Thunder (2008)
Untouchables, The (1987)
Verdict, The (1982)
Wall Street (1987)
Wallace and Gromit in The Curse of the Ware-Rabbit (2005)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Woman of the Year (1942)
Woman Under the Influence, A (1974)
Wrestler, The (2008)
B films(random films by letter)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
21 Grams (2003)
25th Hour, The (2002)
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
40-Year-Old Virgin, The (2005)
Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
About Schmidt (2002)
Abyss, The (1989)
Aladdin (1992)
American Gangster (2007)
American Pie (1999)
Analyze This (1999)
Apocalypto (2006)
Artificial Intelligence: A.I. (2001)
Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The (2007)
Auntie Mame (1958)
Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Awakenings (1990)
Away From Her (2007)
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Bad News Bears, The (1976)
Bananas (1971)
Bank Dick, The (1940)
Barton Fink (1991)
Batman Begins (2005)
Beetlejuice (1988)
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
Best in Show (2000)
Big Fish (2003)
Birdcage, The (1996)
Blood Diamond (2006)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Bound (1996)
Bourne Identity, The (2002)
Bourne Supremacy, The (2004)
Bourne Ultimatum, The (2007)
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Bug’s Life, A (1998)
Cape Fear (1991)
Capote (2005)
Cars (2006)
Casino Royale (2006)
Cat Ballou (1965)
Changeling (2008)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Cinderella Man (2005)
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Collateral (2005)
Constant Gardner, The (2005)
Corpse Bride (2005)
Court Jester, The (1955)
Crow, The (1994)
The Crying Game (1993)
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Dark City (1998)
Death Proof (2007)
Descent, The (2005)
Devil Wears Prada, The (2006)
Diner (1982)
Dinner at Eight (1933)
Dr. No (1962)
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Dumbo (1941)
Elf (2003)
English Patient, The (1996)
Evil Dead 2 (1987)
Evil Dead, The (1981)
Far From Heaven (2002)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Finding Neverland (2004)
First Blood (1982)
Fish Called Wanda, A (1988)
Fly, The (1986)
Fly, The (1958)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
From Russia with Love (1963)
Frozen River (2008)
Ghost World (2001)
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Goonies, The (1985)
Great Santini, The (1979)
Happy Feet (2006)
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
Hard Boiled (1992)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Heat (1995)
High Fidelity (2000)
History of the World: Part 1 (1981)
History of Violence, A (2005)
Horse Feathers (1932)
Hours, The (2002)
Hustle and Flow (2005)
In Bruges (2008)
In the Bedroom (2001)
Inside Man (2006)
Into the Wild (2007)
Iron Man (2008)
Italian Job, The (1969)
Jackie Brown (1997)
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Jungle Book, The (1967)
King of Comedy, The (1982)
Kingpin (1996)
Knocked Up (2007)
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
Labyrinth (1986)
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
Last King of Scotland, The (2006)
Last Samurai, The (2003)
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Lone Star (1996)
Lost in Translation (2003)
Man on the Moon (1999)
Man Who Knew Too Much, The (1956)
Man Who Wasn't There, The (2001)
Mask of Zorro, The (1998)
Match Point (2005)
Michael Clayton (2007)
Milk (2008)
Mission Impossible (1996)
Mommie Dearest (1981)
Monkey Business (1931)
Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Natural, The (1984)
North Country (2005)
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Ocean's 11 (2001)
Office Space (1999)
Omen, The (1976)
One Hundred and One Dalmations (1961)
Others, The (2001)
Out of Africa (1985)
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Peter Pan (1953)
Pink Panther, The (1963)
Pirates of the Caribbean (2003)
Planet Terror (2007)
Player, The (1992)
Polar Express, The (2004)
Porgy and Bess (1959)
Poseidon Adventure, The (1972)
Prestige, The (2006)
Pride and Prejudice (2005)
Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
Princess Bride, The (1987)
Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Queen, The (2006)
Reds (1981)
Revolutionary Road (2008)
Risky Business (1983)
Road to Perdition (2002)
Robocop (1987)
Rock, The (1996)
Ronin (1998)
Savages, The (2007)
Say Anything (1989)
Scream (1996)
Seven Year Itch, The (1955)
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Silver Streak (1976)
Simpsons Movie, The (2007)
Sleepers (1996)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Speed (1994)
Squid and the Whale, The (2005)
Stripes (1981)
Superbad (2007)
Swingers (1996)
Team America: World Police (2004)
Terminal, The (2004)
Terms of Endearment (1983)
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
Tombstone (1993)
Transamerica (2005)
Transformers (2007)
Tremors (1990)
True Lies (1994)
U Turn (1998)
Up in Smoke (1978)
Wag the Dog (1997)
Walk the Line (2005)
War of the Worlds* (1953)
Wargames (1983)
We Were Soldiers (2002)
What About Bob? (1991)
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
X-Men (2000)
X-Men 2: X-Men United (2003)
Zodiac (2007)
B- films (random films by year)
Body of Lies
Burn After Reading
Cloverfield
Incredible Hulk, The
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Seven Pounds
Synecdoche, New York
Valkyrie
Visitor, The
W.
Wanted
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Beowulf
Charlie Wilson's War
Golden Compass, The
I'm Not There
In the Valley of Elah
Spider-Man 3
Dreamgirls
Monster House
Slither
Talladega Nights
Chronicles of Narnia, The: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Closer
Devil's Rejects, The
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The
Hostel
Memoirs of a Geisha
Syriana
Hellboy
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Old School
School of Rock
Ring, The
Donnie Darko
Moulin Rouge!
X-Files, The: Fight the Future
Happy Gilmore
Twister
Billy Madison
From Dusk Till Dawn
Goldeneye
Tommy Boy
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Grumpy Old Men
Backdraft
Home Alone
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Great Outdoors, The
Fletch
Gremlins
Stranger Than Paradise
Thing, The
Friday the 13th
Spy Who Loved Me, The
Shampoo
Cocoanuts
Spite Marriage
Top 100 funniest comedies: (United States & Great Britain)
1.Annie Hall
2.Duck Soup
3.Airplane!
4.Raising Arizona
5.Caddyshack
6.Blazing Saddles
7a.The Graduate
7b.One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest. ;-)
8.The General
9.National Lampoon's Animal House
10.The Naked Gun
11.M*A*S*H
12.The Gold Rush
13.Coming to America
14.The Big Lebowski
15.National Lampoon's Vacation
16.It’s a Gift
17.Clerks
18.Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
19.Groundhog Day
20.Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
21.Monty Python and the Holy Grail
22.Bringing Up Baby
23.Dr. Strangelove
24.A Night at the Opera
25.Sullivan’s Travels
26.The Odd Couple
27.Ninotchka
28.City Slickers
29.Back to School
30.Spaceballs
31.Some Like it Hot
32.The Jerk
33.Ghost Busters
34.My Man Godfrey
35.Young Frankenstein
36.A Day at the Races
37.City Lights
38.There's Something About Mary
39.Trading Places
40.Sleeper
41.This is Spinal Tap
42.It Happened One Night
43.A Christmas Story
44.The Apartment
45.The Navigator
46.O Brother, Where Art Thou?
47.A Shot in the Dark
48.Better Off Dead
49.Blues Brothers
50.Juno
51.Mrs.Doubtfire
52.Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
53.The Birdcage
54.Everything You Wanted to Know about Sex…
55.Analyze This
56.National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
57.Throw Momma From the Train
58.Being There
59.Modern Times
60.Borat…
61.Dumb and Dumber
62.Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
63.When Harry Met Sally
64.Superbad
65.Sherlock Jr.
66.Beverly Hills Cop
67.The 40 Year Old Virgin
68.Dazed and Confused
69.Knocked Up
70.The Lady Eve
71.My Cousin Vinny
72.Topper
73.Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
74.Sideways
75.To Be or Not to Be (’42)
76.The Producers
77.Being John Malkovich
78.The Royal Tenenbaums
79.Up in Smoke
80.Austin Powers: (1+2)
81.Crocodile Dundee
82.Kingpin
83.Arthur
84.Little Miss Sunshine
85.Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (’36)
86.Happy Gilmore
87.His Girl Friday
88.Take the Money and Run
89.Old School
90.Billy Madison
91.Tommy Boy
92.High Fidelity
93.Grumpy Old Men (1+2)
94.The Freshman (’25)
95.Scary Movie
96.Bad Santa
97.Friday
98.Major League
99.School of Rock
100.Scrooged
Funniest Comedies Honorable Mention:
American Graffiti
American Pie (1+2)
Animal Crackers
Arsenic and Old Lace
As Good As It Gets
The Bad News Bears (’76)
Bananas
Beetle Juice
Big
Bowfinger
Bull Durham
Bullets over Broadway
Clerks II
Defending Your Life
Don’t Be a Menace….
Elf
Fletch
The Great Dictator
Half Baked
History of the World: Part I
Home Alone
Hot Shots
Jackass (1+2)
Kentucky Fried Movie
Lost in Translation
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Man on the Moon
Moonstruck
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream Home
The Nutty Professor
Overboard
Patch Adams
Porky’s
The Princess Bride
Private Parts
Quick Change
Revenge of the Nerds
Shaun of the Dead
Silver Streak
Smokey and the Bandit
Stripes
Talladega Nights
Thank You for Smoking
The Thin Man
Top Secret!
Tootsie
Wag the Dog
The Waterboy
Wayne's World
What About Bob?
Top 10 lists: (Some foreign films included)
2008
1.Slumdog Millionaire
2.Wall-e
3.Curious Case of Benjamin Button
4.Frost/Nixon
5.Dark Knight, The
6.Gran Torino
7.Wrestler, The
8.Doubt
9.Reader, The
10.Tropic Thunder
2007
1.No Country for Old Men
2.Atonement
3.Juno
4.Ratatouille
5.American Gangster
6.There Will be Blood
7.3:10 to Yuma
8.Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
9.Knocked Up
10.Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
2006
1.Letters From Iwo Jima
2.Departed, The
3.Children of Men
4.Babel
5.Pan’s Labrynth
6.United 93
7.Borat…
8.Little Miss Sunshine
9.Little Children
10.Notes on a Scandal
2005
1.Crash
2.Sin City
3.Munich
4.King Kong
5.Brokeback Mountain
6.Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
7.Good Night and Good Luck
8.40 Year old Virgin, The
9.Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Ware-Rabbit.
10.Capote
2004
1.The Aviator
2.Million Dollar Baby
3.Spider-Man 2
4.Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
5.Kill Bill: Vol. 2
6.Hotel Rwanda
7.Ray
8.Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
9.Sideways
10.The Incredibles
2003
1.Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2.Kill Bill: Vol.1
3.Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
4.Finding Nemo
5.Mystic River
6.House of Sand and Fog
7.Bad Santa
8.Seabiscuit
9.American Splendor
10.21 Grams
2002
1.Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2.Gangs of New York
3.Chicago
4.The Pianist
5.Catch Me If You Can
6.Spider-Man
7.Adaptation
8.Minority Report
9.Signs
10.About Schmidt
2001
1.Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2.A Beautiful Mind
3.Shrek
4.Black Hawk Down
5.Mulholland Drive
6.Training Day
7.The Royal Tenenbaums
8.Gosford Park
9.The Man Who Wasn’t There
10.Frailty
2000
1.Gladiator
2.Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
3.Memento
4.Requiem for a Dream
5.Cast Away
6.American Psycho
7.O’ Brother Where Art Thou
8.Almost Famous
9.Chocolat
10.High Fidelity
1999
1.Fight Club
2.The Sixth Sense
3.American Beauty
4.The Matrix
5.The Insider
6.Being John Malkovich
7.Toy Story 2
8.Magnolia
9.Star Wars: Episode I- The Phantom Menace
10.South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut
1998
1.Saving Private Ryan
2.Life is Beautiful
3.The Thin Red Line
4.The Truman Show
5.The Big Lebowski
6.There’s Something About Mary
7.American History X
8.Pleasantville
9.A Bug’s Life
10.Elizabeth
1997
1.Titanic
2.L.A. Confidential
3.As Good as It Gets
4.Good Will Hunting
5.Boogie Nights
6.The Game
7.Men in Black
8.Gattaca
9.U Turn
10.Jackie Brown
1996
1.Fargo
2.Trainspotting
3.Sling Blade
4.Jerry Maguire
5.People vs. Larry Flynt
6.Primal Fear
7.Bound
8.The English Patient
9.Kingpin
10.The Birdcage
1995
1.Braveheart
2.Toy Story
3.The Usual Suspects
4.Babe
5.Apollo 13
6.Casino
7.Se7en
8.Dead Man Walking
9.Leaving Las Vegas
10.Twelve Monkeys
1994
1.Shawshank Redemption
2.Pulp Fiction
3.Forrest Gump
4.Natural Born Killers
5.The Lion King
6.Clerks
7.Ed Wood
8.Quiz Show
9.Shallow Grave
10.Bullets Over Broadway
1993
1.Schindler’s List
2.Groundhog Day
3.The Fugitive
4.Jurrasic Park
5.What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
6.True Romance
7.The Firm
8.In the Line of Fire
9.The Piano
10.Mrs.Doubtfire
1992
1.Reservior Dogs
2.Unforgiven
3.Scent of a Woman
4.A Few Good Men
5.Lorenzo’s Oil
6.My Cousin Vinny
7.The Last of the Mohicans
8.The Crying Game
9.A League of Their Own
10.The Player
1991
1.Silence of the Lambs
2.Terminator 2: Judgment Day
3.Bugsy
4.Thelma and Louise
5.City Slickers
6.JFK
7.Boyz n the Hood
8.Fried Green Tomatoes
9.Beauty and the Beast
10.Barton Fink
1990
1.Goodfellas
2.Dances with Wolves
3.Edward Scissorhands
4.Misery
5.The Hunt for Red October
6.Miller’s Crossing
7.Ghost
8.Total Recall
9.Awakenings
10.Europa Europa
1989
1.Born on the Fourth of July
2.Field of Dreams
3.Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
4.When Harry Met Sally
5.Driving Miss Daisy
6.Do the Right Thing
7.Lean on Me
8.Dead Poets Society
9.Batman
10.The Abyss
1988
1.Rain Man
2.Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
3.Die Hard
4.Coming to America
5.Naked Gun
6.Big
7.Bull Durham
8.A Midnight Run
9.Working Girl
10.Beetle Juice
1987
1.Raising Arizona
2.Empire of the Sun
3.Full Metal Jacket
4.Leathal Weapon
5.Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
6.Good Morning, Vietnam
7.The Last Emperor
8.Predator
9.Spaceballs
10.Fatal Attraction
1986
1.Platoon
2.Aliens
3.Stand By Me
4.Hoosiers
5.Back to School
6.Crocodile Dundee
7.Blue Velvet
8.The Fly
9.Labrynth
10.The Color of Money
1985
1.Witness
2.Back to the Future
3.Brazil
4.The Breakfast Club
5.Cocoon
6.Better off Dead
7.Mask
8.Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
9.The Color Purple
10.The Goonies
1984
1.Amadeus
2.Once Upon a Time in America
3.Ghost Busters
4.Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
5.The Terminator
6.A Nightmare on Elm Street
7.Romancing the Stone
8.This is Spinal Tap
9.The Karate Kid
10.Beverly Hills Cop
1983
1.A Christmas Story
2.Trading Places
3.Scarface
4.National Lampoon’s Vacation
5.Star Wars: Episode IV – The Return of the Jedi
6.The Big Chill
7.Risky Business
8.Wargames
9.Terms of Endearment
10.El Norte
1982
1.E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
2.Blade Runner
3.Ghandi
4.Sophie’s Choice
5.Tootsie
6.An Officer and a Gentleman
7.The World According to Garp
8.Poltergeist
9.The Verdict
10.Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1981
1.Raiders of the Lost Ark
2.Das Boot
3.The Road Warrior
4.On Golden Pond
5.Arthur
6.An American Werewolf in London
7.Chariots of Fire
8.Mommie Dearest
9.Stripes
10.History of the World: Part I
1980
1.Raging Bull
2.The Shining
3.Airplane!
4.Caddyshack
5.Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
6.The Elephant Man
7.Ordinary People
8.The Blues Brothers
9.Coal Miner’s Daughter
10.Friday the 13th
Best of the decades: (United States & Great Britain)
The 00’s
1.The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
2.Gladiator
3.The Aviator
4.A Beautiful Mind
5.Kill Bill (Vol. 1+2)
6.Gangs of New York
7.Million Dollar Baby
8.No Country for Old Men
9.Chicago
10.Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
11.Finding Nemo
12.The Pianist
13.Spider-Man (1+2)
14.Catch Me if You Can
15.Letters From Iwo Gima
16.Shrek
17.The Departed
18.Memento
19.Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
20.Children of Men
21.Crash
22.Atonement
23.Hotel Rwanda
24.Adaptation
25.Minority Report
The 90’s
1.The Shawshank Redemption
2.Pulp Fiction
3.Goodfellas
4.Schindler’s List
5.Saving Private Ryan
6.Fargo
7.Silence of the Lambs
8.Dances with Wolves
9.Titanic
10.Forrest Gump
11.Fight Club
12.The Sixth Sense
13.Braveheart
14.Toy Story
15.L.A. Confidential
16.The Usual Suspects
17.Babe
18.Trainspotting
19.American Beauty
20.Reservior Dogs
21.Terminator 2
22.The Matrix
23.The Thin Red Line
24.Apollo 13
25.Natural Born Killers
The 80’s
1.E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
2.Raiders of the Lost Ark
3.Raging Bull
4.Platoon
5.Amedeus
6.Witness
7.Once Upon a Time in America
8.Blade Runner
9.Rainman
10.The Shining
11.Airplane!
12.Raising Arizona
13.Born on the Fourth of July
14.Aliens
15.Ghandi
16.Terminator
17.Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
18.Stand By Me
19.The Empire of the Sun
20.Caddyshack
21.Back to the Future
22.Star Wars – The Empire Strikes Back
23.Die Hard
24.Coming to America
25.A Christmas Story
The 70’s
1.The Godfather (1+2)
2.Star Wars
3.Annie Hall
4.Apocalypse Now
5.Jaws
6.Taxi Driver
7.One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
8.M*A*S*H
9.Chinatown
10.The French Connection
11.The Deer Hunter
12.Rocky
13.American Graffiti
14.A Clockwork Orange
15.Deliverance
16.Close Encounters of the Third Kind
17.Patton
18.Network
19.Cabaret
20.Blazing Saddles
21.National Lampoon’s Animal House
22.The Last Picture Show
23.The Exorcist
24.All The President’s Men
25.Superman
The 60’s
1.Lawrence of Arabia
2.The Graduate
3.Psycho
4.2001: A Space Odyssey
5.West Side Story
6.Midnight Cowboy
7.The Apartment
8.Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
9.To Kill a Mockingbird
10.Manchurian Candidate
11.Bonnie and Clyde
12.Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
13.Easy Rider
14.The Sound of Music
15.Doctor Zhivago
16.In the Heat of the Night
17.Cool Hand Luke
18.Breakfast at Tiffany’s
19.Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?
20.The Odd Couple
21.The Wild Bunch
22.Spartacus
23.My Fair Lady
24.Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf?
25.Cape Fear
The 50’s
1.Sunset Blvd.
2.The Bridge on the River Kwai
3.Singin’ in the Rain
4.High Noon
5.Rear Window
6.The African Queen
7.North by Northwest
8.The Searchers
9.Vertigo
10.Some Like it Hot
11.Ben-Hur
12.On the Waterfront
13.All About Eve
14.Shane
15.From Here to Eternity
16.Giant
17.A Streetcar Named Desire
18.Marty
19.Rebel Without a Cause
20.Paths of Glory
21.Twelve Angry Men
22.A Place in the Sun
23.Night of the Hunter
24.The Quiet Man
25.An American in Paris
The 40’s
1.Citizen Kane
2.Casablanca
3.It’s a Wonderful Life
4.Grapes of Wrath
5.Double Indemnity
6.Treasure of the Sierra Madre
7.The Maltese Falcon
8.The Third Man
9.Sullivan’s Travels
10.Yankee Doodle Dandee
11.The Best Years of Our Lives
12.The Philadelphia Story
13.Fantasia
14.The Lady Eve
15.His Girl Friday
16.Out of the Past
17.Ball of Fire
18.How Green was My Valley
19.The Heiress
20.The Big Sleep
21.The Great Dictator
22.Laura
23.Notorious
24.Rebecca
25.To be or Not to Be
The 00’s – 30’s
1.Wizard of Oz
2.Gone with the Wind
3.The Gold Rush
4.King Kong
5.City Lights
6.Birth of a Nation
7.The General
8.Duck Soup
9.Mutiny on the Bounty
10.Modern Times
11.Bringing Up Baby
12.The Jazz Singer
13.Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
14.Intolerance
15.A Night at the Opera
16.Stagecoach
17.Frankenstein
18.Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
19.It’s a Gift
20.Ninotchka
21.It Happened One Night
22.The Navigator
23.Swing Time
24.Sherlock Jr.
25.All Quiet on the Western Front
And finally here's my current 'must see' film que list (Including some foreign films.) Some of these I have only seen mostly or partly on television and/or a very long time ago, and I don't consider it a full viewing...
Bolt 2008
Last Chance Harvey 2008
Rachel Getting Married 2008
Vicky Christina Barcelona 2008
Let the Right One In 2008
Waltz with Bashir 2008
X-Files, The: I Want to Believe 2008
Miracle of St. Anna, The 2008
Defiance 2008
Hot Fuzz 2007
Kite Runner, The 2007
Orphanage, The 2007
Persepolis 2007
Fall, The 2006
Before Sunset 2004
Miracle 2004
Notebook, The 2004
Downfall 2004
Oldboy 2003
Iris 2001
Amélie 2001
Shaolin Soccer 2001
Princess Mononoke 1997
Secrets and Lies 1996
Before Sunrise 1995
Sense and Sensibility 1995
Postman, The/Il Postino 1994
Searching for Bobby Fischer 1993
Short Cuts 1993
Gettysburg 1993
Howard's End 1992
Fisher King, The 1991
Crimes and Misdemeanors 1989
Henry V 1989
Sex, Lies, and Videotape 1989
Gods Must Be Crazy II, The 1989
Glory 1989
Dangerous Liaisons 1988
Akira 1988
Cinema Paradiso 1988
Grave of the Fireflies 1988
Moonstruck 1987
Summer School 1987
Lost Boys, The 1987
Hannah and Her Sisters 1986
Jean de Florette 1986
Manon of the Spring 1986
After Hours 1985
Kiss of the Spider Woman 1985
Prizzi's Honor 1985
Come and See 1985
Passage to India, A 1984
Killing Fields, The 1984
Right Stuff, The 1983
Outsiders, The 1983
Monty Python's Meaning of Life 1983 ;-)
Victor Victoria 1982
Atlantic City 1981
Return of the Secaucus 7 1980
Gods Must Be Crazy, The 1980
Life of Brian 1979
Warriors, The 1979
Kramer vs. Kramer 1979
Rose, The 1979
Amityville Horror, The 1979
Coming Home 1978
Days of Heaven 1978
Drunken Master 1978
Dawn of the Dead 1978
Slap Shot 1977
Julia 1977
That Obscure Object of Desire 1977
Eraserhead 1977
Marathon Man 1976
Outlaw Josey Wales, The 1976
Shootist, The 1976
Man Who Would be King, The 1975
Sunshine Boys, The 1975
Rocky Horror Picture Show, The 1975
Barry Lyndon 1975
Towering Inferno, The 1974
Longest Yard, The 1974
Murder on the Orient Express 1974
Great Gatsby, The 1974
Lenny 1974
Taking of Pelham One Two Three, The 1974
Papillon 1973
Robin Hood 1973
Paper Moon 1973
Amarcord 1973
Frenzy 1972
Jerimiah Johnson 1972 ;-)
Sleuth 1972
Sounder 1972
Aguirre: The Wrath of God 1972
Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The 1972
Last Tango in Paris, The 1972
Solyaris 1972
Mary, Queen of Scots 1971
Straw Dogs 1971
Johnny Got His Gun 1971
McCabe & Mrs. Miller 1971
Airport 1970
Little Big Man 1970
Kelly's Heroes 1970
Love Story 1970
Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970
Anne of a Thousand Days 1969
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 1969
Z 1969
True Grit 1969
Funny Girl 1968
Romeo and Juliet 1968
Once Upon a Time in the West 1968
Oliver! 1968
Wait Until Dark 1967
Alfie 1966
Fortune Cookie, The 1966
Andrei Rublev 1966
Battle of Algiers, The 1966
Blow-Up 1966
Closely Watched Trains 1966
Persona 1966
Fahrenheit 451 1966
Sand Pebbles, The 1966
Cincinnati Kid, The 1965
Darling 1965
Patch of Blue 1965
Alphaville 1965
Few Dollars More, A 1965
Juliet of the Spirits 1965
Shop on Main Street, The 1965
Zorba the Greek 1964
Hard Day's Night, A 1964
Killers, The 1964
Becket 1964
Fail-Safe 1964
Night of the Iguana 1964
Fistful of Dollars, A 1964
Woman in the Dunes 1964
Cleopatra 1963
Lord of the Flies 1963
Tom Jones 1963
Charade 1963
Leopard, The 1963
Great Escape, The 1963
Hud 1963
Birdman of Alcatraz 1962
Days of Wine and Roses, The 1962
Miracle Worker, The 1962
Requiem for a Heavyweight 1962
Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The 1962
El Cid 1961
Judgement at Nuremburg 1961
Raisin in the Sun, A 1961
Last Year at Marienbad 1961
Yojimbo 1961
Innocents, The 1961
Music Man, The 1961
Guns of Navarone, The 1961
Inherit the Wind 1960
Breathless 1960
L'avventura 1960
Peeping Tom 1960
Pillow Talk 1959
Diary of Anne Frank, The 1959
Shadows 1959
400 Blows, The 1959
World of Apu, The 1959
Rio Bravo 1959
Defiant Ones, The 1958
Night to Remember, A 1958
Gigi 1958
South Pacific 1958
Desk Set 1957
Face in the Crowd, A 1957
Peyton Place 1957
Three Faces of Eve, The 1957
Sweet Smell of Success, The 1957
Throne of Blood 1957
Wild Strawberries 1957
Around the World in 80 Days 1956
Baby Doll 1956
Killing, The 1956
Aparajito 1956
Bad Seed, The 1956
King and I, The 1956
Forbidden Planet 1956
War and Peace 1956
Lady and the Tramp 1955
Trouble with Harry, The 1955
Blackboard Jungle, The 1955
Big Combo, The 1955
Diabolique 1955
Pather Panchali 1955
Rififi 1955
Guys and Dolls 1955
Oklahoma! 1955
Dial M for Murder 1954
Caine Mutiny, The 1954
Sabrina 1954
Sansho the Bailiff 1954
Brigadoon 1954
Carmen Jones 1954
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 1954
Star is Born, A 1954
Them! 1954
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1953
Big Heat, The 1953
Pickup on South Street 1953
Tokyo Story 1953
Wages of Fear 1953
House of Wax 1953
Band Wagon, The 1953
Limelight 1952
Greatest Show on Earth, The 1952
Kansas City Confidential 1952
Sudden Fear 1952
Ikiru 1952
Alice in Wonderland 1951
Show Boat 1951
Thing from Another World, The 1951
When Worlds Collide 1951
D.O.A. 1950
In a Lonely Place 1950
Night and the City 1950
Rashomon 1950
Winchester '73 1950
All the King's Men 1949
Criss Cross 1949
Killer Bait 1949
Set-Up, The 1949
White Heat 1949
On the Town 1949
Battleground 1949
Twelve O'clock High 1949
Three Musketeers, The 1948
Oliver Twist 1948
Rope 1948
Hamlet 1948
Red Shoes, The 1948
Force of Evil 1948
Key Largo 1948
Bicycle Thieves 1948
Fort Apache 1948
Red River 1948
Brute Force 1947
Black Narcissus 1947
Gentlemen's Agreement 1947
Body and Soul 1947
Crossfire 1947
Kiss of Death 1947
Lady from Shanghai, The 1947
Gilda 1946
Great Expectations 1946
Postman Always Rings Twice, The 1946
Matter of Life and Death, A 1946
Killers, The 1946
Stranger, The 1946
Beauty and the Beast 1946
Bells of St. Mary's, The 1945
Detour 1945
Leave Her to Heaven 1945
Scarlet Street 1945
Children of Paradise 1945
Open City 1945
To Have and Have Not 1944
Going My Way 1944
Hail the Conquering Hero 1944
Curse of the Cat People, the 1944
Gaslight 1944
National Velvet 1944
Meet Me in St. Louis 1944
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo 1944
For Whom the Bell Tolls 1943
Song of Bernadette, The 1943
Ossessione 1943
Wolf Man Meets Frankenstein, The 1943
Cabin in the Sky 1943
Stormy Weather 1943
Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The 1943
Bambi 1942
Saboteur 1942
Cat People 1942
Mrs. Miniver 1942
Pride of the Yankees, The 1942
Talk of the Town, The 1942
This Gun for Hire 1942
Holiday Inn 1942
Topper Returns 1941
Flame of New Orleans, The 1941
Little Foxes, The 1941
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1941
Wolf Man, The 1941
Sergeant York 1941
Christmas in July 1940
Great McGinty, The 1940
Shop Around the Corner, The 1940
Thief of Bagdad, The 1940
Beau Geste 1939
Gunga Din 1939
Tarzan Finds a Son! 1939
Hound of the Baskervilles, The 1939
Roaring Twenties, The 1939
Dark Victory 1939
Hunchback of Notre Dame, The 1939
Love Affair 1939
Of Mice and Men 1939
Only Angels Have Wings 1939
Women, The 1939
Young Mr. Lincoln 1939
Rules of the Game, The 1939
Destry Rides Again 1939
Holiday 1938
You Can't Take It with You 1938
Angels with Dirty Faces 1938
Lady Vanishes, The 1938
Boys Town 1938
Jezebel 1938
Pygmalion 1938
Alexander Nevsky 1938
Captains Courageous 1937
Lost Horizon 1937
Life of Emile Zola, The 1937
Star is Born, A 1937
Grand Illusion, The 1937
Tarzan Escapes 1936
Libeled Lady 1936
Fury 1936
General Died at Dawn, The 1936
Camille 1936
Great Ziegfeld, The 1936
Lives of the Bengal Lancer, The 1935
39 Steps, The 1935
Devil is a Woman, The 1935
Peter Ibbetson 1935
Tale of Two Cities, A 1935
Bride of Frankenstein, The 1935
Tarzan and His Mate 1934
Twentieth Century 1934
Charlie Chan in London 1934
Scarlett Empress, The 1934
L'atalante 1934
Gay Divorcee, The 1934
Design for Living 1933
Baby Face 1933
Little Women 1933
Queen Christina 1933
Invisible Man, The 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933, The 1933
Tarzan the Ape Man 1932
Trouble in Paradise 1932
American Madness 1932
Blonde Venus 1932
Grand Hotel 1932
Red-Headed Woman 1932
Little Caesar 1931
Maltese Falcon, The 1931
Waterloo Bridge 1931
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1931
Dracula 1931
Cimarron 1931
Anna Christie 1930
Morocco 1930
Blue Angel, The 1930
Golden Age, The 1930
Big Trail, The 1930
Un Chien Andalou (short film) 1929
Broadway Melody, The 1929
Passion of Joan of Arc, The 1928
Cameraman, The 1928
Circus, The 1928
Mysterious Lady, The 1928
Metropolis 1927
It 1927
Kid Brother, The 1927
Faust 1926
Flesh and the Devil 1926
Son of the Sheik, The 1926
Sparrows 1926
Temptress, The 1926
Volga Boatman, The 1926
Phantom of the Opera 1925
Road to Yesterday, The 1925
Chechahcos, The 1924
Girl Shy 1924
Thief of Bagdad, The 1924
Hunchback of Notre Dame, The 1923
Our Hospitality 1923
Nosferatu 1922
Foolish Wives 1922
Manslaughter 1922
Toll of the Sea 1922
Affairs of Anatol, The 1921
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The 1921
Miss Lulu Bett 1921
Orphans of the Storm 1921
Sheik, The 1921
Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The 1920
Mark of Zorro, The 1920
Way Down East 1920
Why Change Your Wife? 1920
Don't Change Your Husband 1919
Heart o' the Hills 1919
Male and Female 1919
M'Liss 1918
Old Wives for New 1918
Whispering Chorus, The 1918
Joan the Woman 1917
Little American, The 1917
Romance of the Redwoods, The 1917
Gretchen the Greenhorn 1916
Hell's Hinges 1916
Snow White 1916
Carmen 1915
Cheat, The 1915
Squaw Man, The 1914
Tillie's Punctured Romance 1914
Virginian, The 1914
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