Top 10 Movies you need to see before you die *Suggestions thread*

[NuclearMisfit]

I always see these books in the stores "Top # movies you need to see before you die", so if you were writing this book what would be in your top 10?

[redorblue01]

The Gold Rush
Sunrise
Fantasia
Citizen Kane
Casablanca
Singin' In The Rain
Tokyo Story
Vertigo
2001: A Space Odyssey
The Godfather

Something like that

[Le_Big_Mac]

Pulp Fiction
2001: A Space Odyssey
A Clockwork Orange
Apocalypse Now
The Godfather
Citizen Kane
Taxi Driver
Goodfellas
Persona
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

[Hannibal21]

Not necessarily my top 10 (though most of them would rank high up), but these are probably the representative films I would consider to be essential viewing for anyone interested in cinema. In chronological order....

The Passion of Joan of Arc
City Lights
Citizen Kane
Casablanca
Singin' in the Rain
Sansho the Bailiff
Vertigo
2001: A Space Odyssey
The Godfather
Raging Bull

[Natty]

The Lord of the Rings
Goodfellas
Raging Bull
The Godfather
Apocalypse Now
A Clockwork Orange
Lawrence of Arabia
Sunset Boulevard
Frankenstein
Schindler's List

Citizen Kane and 2001 are in the top 30 though:D

[Zizou]

i'll try to offer ten films which best display the possibilities of the movie industry.

in no particular order

dr. strangelove
aliens
psycho
once upon a time in the west
the cabinet of dr. caligari
taxi driver
8 1/2
aguirre, the wrath of god
lawrence of arabia
pinocchio

[DarthWade]

La Strada
Schindler's List
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Psycho
Sound of Music
Star Wars (for doing what it did in 77...but not the 'Special Edition' One)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Godfather


There's tons of movies actually one should see...it'd be one hell of a list

[notchreturns]

Persona
2001: A Space Odyssey
Aguirre: The Wrath of God
Pulp Fiction
Taxi Driver
City Lights
Apocalypse Now
M
The Seven Samurai
Andrei Rublev

[john_rambo]

Simple:

Rocky 1-6

First Blood 1-4

[mutant_gorilla]

in new specific order

1. ET
2. Jurassic Park
3. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
4. Home Alone
5. Terminator 2
6. The Matrix
7. Hard Candy
8. Peter Jacksons's King Kong
9. Kill Bill Vol 1 + 2
10. Finding Nemo

BONUS: Every episode of LOST.

[zzz179]

aliens all
predator
Star Wars
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Jurassic Park
5th element !
die hard
Terminator 2
breakfast club
House of 1000 corpses

Every episode of xfiles !!!

[Bourne101]

In no particular order:

Goodfellas
The Godfather
The Shawshank Redemption
Pulp Fiction
Forrest Gump
The Lord of the Rings
A Clockwork Orange
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Wizard of Oz
The Shining

Now, those aren't necessarily my favorite films, but if you haven't seen those films before you die, you truly missed out.

[Tayzlor]

Citizen Kane
2001: A Space Odyssey
My Darling Clementine
The Rules of the Game
Sunrise
Sherlock, Jr.
Psycho
L'Eclisse
The Night of the Hunter
Andrei Rublev

[razgriz21]

Robocop
Grindhouse
John Carpenter's The Thing
Forrest Gump
First Blood
Superbad
George Romero's Dawn of The Dead
From Dusk Till Dawn
Schindler's List
Clerks

[adamwest413]

Simple:

Rocky 1-6

First Blood 1-4
that is freaking awesome lol absolutely classic

[Iclubseals]

The Lord of The Rings Trilogy
Terminator 2
Monty Pythons Life of Brian
Monty Python and The Holy Grail
The Shawshank Redemption
Leon
Goodfellas
Snatch
Misery
There Will Be Blood

[Jig Saw 123]

-Blade Runner
-2001: A Space Odyssey
-Unbreakable
-The Godfather
-Pulp Fiction
-Requiem for a Dream
-The Dark Knight
-The Departed
-Schindler's List

[Terror Australis]

My picks for the 10 films that you must see before you die....

Pulp Fiction
Gallipoli (1981)
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders At Robin Hood Hills
The Elephant Man
All About Eve
Network
Vertigo
Apocalypse Now
Nosferatu (1922)
Modern Times

[soad]

Pulp Fiction
Apocalypse Now
The Bicycle Thief
Heat
Down by Law
There Will Be Blood
2001 A Space Odyssey
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
The Big Lebowski
Casablanca

[MidnightAngel]

Ten movies aren't enough but here it goes:
1.The Eyes without a Face
2.Sisters(Brian de Palma version)
3.Evil Dead Trap
4.La Dolce Vita
5.Black Moon
6.The Phantom of Liberty
7.Last House on the Left(original version)
8.Hardware
9.Cannibal Ferox
10.Blade Runner(workprint version)

[jordanasmith]

the dark Knight
HANCOCK
IRON man

[Sad man]

the dark Knight
HANCOCK
IRON man

Why didn't you include the one listed as your favorite movie, DEATH RACE?

[Leonidas.300]

300
Aliens
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Terminator
The Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Dirty Harry
Taxi Driver
Alien

[Major Mojo]

City Lights
Gone With The Wind
Wizard Of Oz
Blade Runner
Some Like It Hot
North By Northwest
It's A Wonderful Life
Casablanca
Jaws
Goodfellas

[QUENTIN]

Some really great lists so far. I'm thinking of this like "If these were going to be the only ten movies this person saw" and based on that I would say:

The Passion of Joan of Arc
City Lights
Citizen Kane
The Bicycle Thieves
Sansho The Bailiff
Persona
2001: A Space Odyssey
Apocalypse Now
Raging Bull
The Up Series

Would give a pretty full portrait of what can be done with the greatest artistic medium.