Top-Ten Favorite Movies?

[Justin Harris]

What is everyone's top ten favorite movies? To get the topic started, here's mine.

10) Boiler Room
9) Dogma
8) Rounders
7) The Matrix
6) The Godfather 1&2 (I know it's two movies, but I'm counting it as one)
5) Heat
4) Good Will Hunting
3) Memento
2) Cast Away
1) Fight Club

[master noam]

1. lotr
2. crouching tiger hidden dragon
3.samurai 1
4. the shawshank redemtion
5. the matrix
6. the 6th sense
7. akira
8. kiss of the dragon
9.forrest gump
10.police story

as for the other 10:
11.police story 2
12. rumble in the bronx
13. gorgeous
14. the accidental spy
15.thunderbolt
16. first strike
17. heart of dragon
18. drunken master 2
19.the protector
20.iron monkey

[notchjohnson]

10.stripes
9.out of sight
8.the limey
7.jaws
6.seven
5.ghostbusters
4.platoon
3.the silence of the lambs
2.goodfellas
1.the shawshank redemption

[Puck Bond]

10. Dr. Strangelove(1964)
9. Casablanca(1942)
8. Platoon(1986)
7. The Sting(1973)
6. Saving Private Ryan(1998)
5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(1975)
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)
3. The Shawshank Redemption(1994)
2. The Breakfast Club(1985)
1. Goldfinger(1964)

[tbey]

10. Lethal Weapon
9. House on Haunted Hill (Original)
8. Who done it?
7. Star Trek 2: Wrath of Kahn
6. Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer
5. Galaxy Quest
4. Toy Story
3. From Dusk Til Dawn
2. L.A. Confidential
1. The Crow

[urbanlegend23]

My top 10

1. “Requiem for a Dream” (A+) 2000
2. “The Shawshank Redemption” (A+) 1994
3. “American Beauty” (A+) 1999
4. “Moulin Rouge” (A+) 2001
5. “Psycho” (A+) 1960
6. “Vertigo” (A+) 1958
7. “American History X” (A+) 1998
8. “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (A+) 1975
9. “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” (A+) 2001
10. “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” (A+) 1964

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[Mikey2Dope]

1.Die Hard
2.Snatch
3.Lord of the Rings
4.Halloween
5.The Rock
6.Saving Private Ryan
7.Das Boot: Director's Cut
8.Star Wars Trilogy
9.Godfather Trilogy
10.Ocean's Eleven(2001)
Honorable mention: The Sixth Sense,Unbreakable,Lock,Stock and Two Smoking Barrels,Clerks and Swordfish

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[Strider]

10.Gladiator
9.The Green Mile
8.Saving Private Ryan
7.The Godfather
6.The Godfather Part II
5.The Shawshank Redemption
4.Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring
3.Star Wars
2.Heat
1.Glory

You know, the bad thing about my list is the fact that it's never accurate. I always have a very hard time doing this. If you were to ask me tomorrow what my 10 fav films were, believe me, they would be different. Hell, I have the most screwed up top ten list in the world.

Strider

[Amirdarab]

1.The Godfather
2.The Lord of the Rings : FOTR
3.The Shawshank Redemption
4.The Empire Strikes Back
5.Goodfellas
6.The Usuall Suspects
7.The Godfather Part II
8.Return of the Jedi
9.The Matrix
10.The Full Monty

[Amirdarab]

1.The Godfather
2.The Lord of the Rings : FOTR
3.The Shawshank Redemption
4.The Empire Strikes Back
5.Goodfellas
6.The Usuall Suspects
7.The Godfather Part II
8.Return of the Jedi
9.The Matrix
10.The Full Monty

[rupert_pupkin]

Well, I reckon the best list so far is by Master Noam, obviously heavily influenced by Hong Kong. I would have placed Drunken Master II higher up though
Nice to see das Boot getting a mention also mikey2dope.

heres mine: -

1.King of Comedy
2.Back to the Future
3.The Wicker Man
4.Evil Dead II
5.Twelve Angry Men
6.Breaking the Waves
7.Local Hero
8.Hard Boiled
9.Anything by Monty Python
10.Annie Hall

[bskutle]

bskutle's 10 Favorite Films
1. The Crow (1994)
2. Braveheart (1995)
3. Pulp Fiction (1994)
4. The Star Wars Series (1977-1999)
5. Face/Off (1997)
6. Swingers (1996)
7. A Few Good Men (1992)
8. The Whole Wide World (1996)
9. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
10. The Ref (1994)

I'm pretty sure those last three are right. I don't havee the list in front of me.

[sloopyfan]

Mine are in no particular order

Dogma
High Fidelity
Big Lebowski
Swingers
Moulin Rouge
Almost Famous
Fight Club
The Usual Suspects
Cool Hand Luke
Mullholland Drive

[Flagg]

1. The Godfather II
2. The Godfather
3. Jaws
4. Saving Private Ryan
5. Animal House
6. Platoon
7. The Exorcist
8. Apocalypse Now
9. Goodfellas
10. The Blues Brothers

[KornKidJedi]

Not in order,but they are the coolest.

1.Fight Club
2.Reservoir Dogs
3.The Silence of The Lambs
4.The Empire Strikes Back
5.The Fellowship of The Ring
6.Terminator 2:Judgement Day
7.The Exorcist
8.Raiders of The Lost Ark
9.The Goonies
10.Halloween
Sorry,I wish to add more
11.Dawn of the Dead
12.Army of Darkness
13.Clerks
14.Pulp Fiction
15.The Matrix
16.Planet of the Apes
17.The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
18.Night of The Living Dead
19.Halloween II
20.From Dusk Till Dawn
21.American History X
22.Keeping The Faith
23.Batman Returns
24.Independence Day ID4
25.tie-Silver Bullet and An American Werewolf In London

[ColinM]

In alphabetical order:

Almost Famous
American Beauty
As Good as it Gets
Balance (short animated film)
Casablanca
The Empire Strikes Back
Memento
Moulin Rouge
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Rear Window
Saving Private Ryan
Se7en
The Shawshank Redemption
The Silence of the Lambs
Star Wars

There are fifteen, not ten. Sue me. http://www.joblo.com/ubb/wink.gif

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[bankholdup]

these are my favorite movies in not particular order:

FORREST GUMP
GOOD WILL HUNTING
SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
MALLRATS
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
THE DEER HUNTER
TAXI DRIVER
SCARFACE
ALMOST FAMOUS
MAN ON THE MOON

i'm sure there are more, but those come to mind.

[idealdiscountdude]

Favorite, in my books does not necessarily mean the best in quality. My list of favorite films, are films that I can and have viewed multiple times and never get bored of.

The Birds
Cape Fear 1960
Roots (TV Miniseries)
Scream
The Goonies
Harry Potter And The Philosophers Stone
Pretty Woman
The Insider
Eve's Bayou
The Man In The Moon

I have many other favorites however these ones, top my list.


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[ColinM]

One that I forgot in my original list was The Godfather. Actually, I love all three, but my favorite is the original.

[jeppe]

1)Memento
2)Matrix
3)L.A Confidental
4)Braveheart
5)Fight Club
6)Se7en
7)Pulp Fiction
8)Sixth Sence
9)Magnolia
10)Being John Malkovich

[SAI]

I draw no distinction between favourite and best. These are my favourite films and the best I have seen.

1- Carlito’s Way
2- Almost Famous (Untitled version)
3- Magnolia
4- Taxi Driver
5- Toy Story 2
6- The Godfather
7- Heathers
8- Chasing Amy
9- The Princess Bride
10- American Beauty

Almost Famous moved up 2 spots on the strength of the directors cut

[SIREN30]

I wonder how many times I've posted this??? http://www.joblo.com/ubb/smile.gif

1.TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
2.A ROOM WITH A VIEW
3.MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON
4.GIANT
5.THE BIG COUNTRY
6.ON THE WATERFRONT
7.DEAD POETS SOCIETY
8.LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
9.WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO AND JULIET
10.THE GREAT ESCAPE

[EBastard]

I've posted this about 3 times now...

1.Blazing Sadles
2.Pulp Fiction
3.Heat
4.Army Of Darkness
5.Platoon
6.Braveheart
7.Casino
8.Die Hard
9.Lethal Weapon
10.Strange Days

Runners Up:
Memento(Definatly number 11 if this had expanded)
Spaceballs
Face/Off
Return Of The Jedi
Devil's Advocate
From Dusk Till Dawn
L.A. Confidential
The Crow
Requiem For A Dream
The Rock(number 12...)
Basic Instinct
Fight Club
The Matrix

[pineapple]

01. MAgnolia
02. Fight Club
03. The Royal Tenebaums
04. Seven
05 American Beauty
06 Memento
07. The Game
08. The Usual Suspects
09. The Shawshank Redemption
10. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

[pineapple]

whoops instead of fear and loathing i put the big lebowski

[KornKidJedi]

1.Fight Club
2.Reservoir Dogs
3.Pulp Fiction
4.Dawn of the Dead
5.The Empire Strikes Back
6.LOTR:The Fellowship of The Ring
7.Clerks
8.Halloween
9.Terminator 2:Judgement Day
10.From Dusk Till Dawn

[kubotakhan01]

1.The Star Wars Trilogy
2.Enter The Dragon
3.Saving Private Ryan
4.The Matrix
5.Crouching Tiger,Hidden Dragon
6.Ninja Scroll
7.The Lord of the Rings
8.Heat
9.Die Hard(Pick One)
10.The Usual Suspects

[charliebobo]

1.Godfather
2.Schindler's list
3.Usual Suspects
4.Forrest Gump
5.Amelie
6.Almost Famous
7.American Beauty
8.Jerry Maguire
9.LA Confidential
10.CItizen KAne

[Adam J. Hakari]

In order of preference, starting at the top:

Fargo
Fight Club
A Christmas Story
The Sting
Stop Making Sense
Reservoir Dogs
Memento
The Spanish Prisoner
The Empire Strikes Back
The Blair Witch Project

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[bluntman86]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by pineapple:
01. MAgnolia
02. Fight Club
03. The Royal Tenebaums
04. Seven
05 American Beauty
06 Memento
07. The Game
08. The Usual Suspects
09. The Shawshank Redemption
10. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas</font>

dude,i didn't know you loved Tenenbaums.that's my all time favorite movie.