Top 50 Films Of All Time

[Cosimo]

Whilst watching BLADE RUNNER last night,i decided to compile my top 100.After hours of painfull research and deliberation,i managed to spin out my top 50.And yes GOODFELLAS didnt make it!

1.GODFATHER
2.HEAT
3.SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
4.TAXI DRIVER
5.THE USUAL SUSPECTS
6.GODFATHER TWO
7.APOCALYPSE NOW
8.THE SHINING
9.SEVEN
10.MEMENTO
11.RAGING BULL
12.FRENCH CONNECTION
13.PREDATOR
14.LEON
15.FIGHT CLUB
16.RESERVOIR DOGS
17.AMERICAN BEAUTY
18.BLOOD SIMPLE
19.SWINGERS
20.PLATOON
21.DIE HARD
22.MATRIX
23.TERMINATOR
24.AMERICAN HISTORY X
25.SCARFACE
26.ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA
27.GHOST DOG
28.LORD OF THE RINGS
29.JAWS
30.BLADE RUNNER
31.CHINATOWN
32.THIN RED LINE
33.MEAN STREETS
34.ALIEN
35.TWELVE MONKEYS
36.FULL METAL JACKET
37.LA CONFIDENTIAL
38.CASINO
39.MAGNOLIA
40.PULP FICTION
41.ALIEN
42.SERPICO
43.THE INSIDER
44.MILLERS CROSSING
45.GLORY
46.THE GAME
47.THE WAY OF THE GUN
48.BACK TO THE FUTURE
49.THE DEER HUNTER
50.AFTER HOURS

[urbanlegend23]

Good list. I have to see alot of them but it looks like you've put in alot of thought http://www.joblo.com/ubb/smile.gif

Here's mine:

1. “Requiem for a Dream” Darren Aronofsky (A+) 2000
2. “The Shawshank Redemption” Frank Darabont (A+) 1994
3. “American Beauty” Sam Mendes (A+) 1999
4. “Psycho” Alfred Hitchcock (A+) 1960
5. “Vertigo” Alfred Hitchcock (A+) 1958
6. “Moulin Rouge” Baz Luhrmann (A+) 2001
7. “American History X” Tony Kaye (A+) 1998
8. “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” Milos Forman (A+) 1975
9. “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” Peter Jackson (A+) 2001
10. “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” Stanley Kubrick (A+) 1964
11. “A Clockwork Orange” Stanley Kubrick (A+) 1971
12. “The Silence of the Lambs” Jonathan Demme (A+) 1991
13. “Titanic” James Cameron (A+) 1997
14. “Pulp Fiction” Quentin Tarantino (A+) 1994
15. “A Beautiful Mind” Ron Howard (A+) 2001
16. “Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers” Nick Park (A+) 1993
17. “Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave” Nick Park (A+) 1995
18. “Breaking the Waves” Lars von Trier (A+) 1996
19. “Fight Club” David Fincher (A+) 1999
20. “Boogie Nights” Paul Thomas Anderson (A+) 1997
21. “Almost Famous” Cameron Crowe (A+) 2000
22. “Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back” Irvin Kershner (A+) 1980
23. “Doctor Zhivago” David Lean (A+) 1965
24. “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope” George Lucas (A+) 1977
25. “2001: A Space Odyssey” Stanley Kubrick (A+) 1968
26. “Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi” Richard Marquand (A+) 1983
27. “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones (A+) 1974
28. “The Wizard of Oz” Victor Fleming (A+) 1939
29. “The Birds” Alfred Hitchcock (A+) 1963
30. “The Elephant Man” David Lynch (A+) 1980
31. “In the Bedroom” Todd Field (A+) 2001
32. “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” Chris Columbus (A+) 2001
33. “To Kill a Mockingbird” Robert Mulligan (A+) 1962
34. “Unforgiven” Clint Eastwood (A+) 1992
35. “Chicken Run” Nick Park, Peter Lord (A+) 2000
36. “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” Steven Speilberg (A+) 1982
37. “Pleasantville” Gary Ross (A+) 1998
38. “Ben-Hur” William Wyler (A+) 1959
39. “The Exorcist” William Friedkin (A+) 1973
40. “Traffic” Steven Soderbergh (A+) 2000
41. “The Truman Show” Peter Weir (A+) 1998
42. “Stand by Me” Rob Reiner (A+) 1986
43. “The Ice Storm” Ang Lee (A+) 1997
44. “Mary Poppins” Robert Stevenson (A+) 1964
45. “Memento” Christopher Nolan (A+) 2000
46. “The Shining” Stanley Kubrick (A+) 1980
47. “Amadeus” Milos Forman (A) 1984
48. “Scent of a Woman" Martin Brest (A+) 1992
49. “The Piano” Jane Campion (A+) 1993
50. “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” Ang Lee (A+) 2000

[Kurtz' Killer]

1. Barry Lyndon
2. Amadeus
3. La Strada
4. Titus
5. The Baby of Macon
6. Touch of Evil
7. Gance's Napoleon
8. A Clockwork Orange
9. The Pillow Book
10. JFK
11. 2001: A Space Odyssey
12. Dancer in the Dark
13. Pandora's Box
14. FelliniSatyricon
15. The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
16. Apocalypse Now
17. The Last Temptation of Christ
18. Last Tango in Paris
19. Children of Paradise
20. Andrei Rublev
21. The Last Waltz
22. The Third Man
23. Amelie
24. Rashomon
25. Trainspotting
26. Excalibur
27. Das Boot
28. Ghost World
29. Alexander Nevsky
30. Platoon
31. Lawrence of Arabia
32. The Seventh Seal
33. Dead Man
34. Easy Rider
35. The Godfather
36. The Shining
37. Pulp Fiction
38. Mean Sreets
39. Gummo
40. Chasing Amy
41. Spirits of the Dead
42. Raging Bull
43. Dr. Strangelove
44. Pink Floyd: The Wall
45. Breaking The Waves
46. The Kingdom
47. Noce Blanche
48. Magical Mystery Tour
49. Prospero's Books
50. Belle de Jour

[EBastard]

Pretty good list urbanlegend...

1.Blazing Saddles,1974(A+)
2.Platoon,1986(A+)
3.Heat,1995(A+)
4.Pulp Fiction,1994(A+)
5.Braveheart,1995(A+)
6.Lethal Weapon,1987(A+)
7.Die Hard,1988(A+)
8.Bram Stoker's Dracula,1992(A+)
9.The Abyss,1989(A+)
10.State Of Grace,1990(A+)
11.The Usual Suspects,1995(A+)
12.The Matrix,1999(A)
13.Army Of Darkness,1993(A+)
14.Terminator 2:Judgement Day,1991(A+)
15.Casino,1995(A)
16.The Last Of The Mohicans,1992(A+)
17.Scarface,1983(A)
18.Aliens,1986(A)
19.Alien,1979(A+)
20.Batman,1989(A+)
21.The Untouchables,1987(A+)
22.Se7en,1995(A)
23.Glengarry Glen Ross,1992(A+)
24.Crimson Tide,1995(A)
25.Memento,2001,(A+)
26.The Warriors,1979(A)
27.Dogma,1999(A)
28.Face/Off,1997(A)
29.The Lost Boys,1987(A-)
30.Rasing Arizona,1987(A)
31.The Big Lebowski,1997(A)
32.Basic Instinct,1992(A)
33.Amistad,1997(A+)
34.GoldenEye,1995(A)
35.The Silence Of The Lambs,1991(A+)
36.Fight Club,1999(A)
37.Saving Private Ryan,1998(A+)
38.L.A. Confidential,1997(A+)
39.Gladiator,2000(A+)
40.Serial Mom,1994(A)
41.American Beauty,1999(A)
42.Blown Away,1994(A)
43.The Crow,1994
44.Devil's Advocate,1997(A-)
45.The Rock,1996(A-)
46.The Terminator,1984(A)
47.Dog Day Afternoon,1975(A-)
48.Natural Born Killers,1994(A-)
49.Major League,1989(A+)
50.Mission:Impossible,1996(A)

[XCoRyX]

good to see clockwork oranges getting some recognition like it deserves,i also think american psycho should be on the top 100 list....

[bskutle]

50 Best Films
1. "Vertigo" (1958)- Alfred Hitchcock
2. "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968)- Stanley Kubrick
3. "Schindler's List" (1993)- Steven Spielberg
4. "Gone With the Wind" (1939)- David O. Selznick, Producer
5. "Pulp Fiction" (1994)- Quentin Tarantino
6. "The Fantasia" Anthology (1940/2000)- Walt & Roy Disney, Exec. Producers
7. "Sherlock Jr." (1924)- Buster Keaton
8. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (2000)- Ang Lee
9. "Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope" (1977)- George Lucas
10. "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" (1982)- Steven Spielberg
11. "Arsenic and Old Lace" (1944)- Frank Capra
12. "Braveheart" (1995)- Mel Gibson
13. "Nosferatu" (1922)- F.W. Murnau
14. "Saving Private Ryan" (1998)- Steven Spielberg
15. "Face/Off" (1997)- John Woo
16. "Memento" (2001)- Christopher Nolan
17. "The Manchurian Candidate" (1962)- John Frankenheimer
18. "A Few Good Men" (1992)- Rob Reiner
19. "GoodFellas" (1990)- Martin Scorsese
20. "The Big Sleep" (1946)- Howard Hawks
21. "Touch of Evil" (1958)- Orson Welles
22. "Rebecca" (1940)- Alfred Hitchcock
23. "The Godfather" (1972)- Francis Ford Coppola
24. "Metropolis" (1926)- Fritz Lang
25. "Dark City" (1998)- Alex Proyas
26. "The Last Temptation of Christ" (1988)- Martin Scorsese
27. "The Wizard of Oz" (1939)- Victor Fleming
28. "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" (1964)- Stanley Kubrick
29. "Apocalypse Now" (1979)- Francis Ford Coppola
30. "Sunset Boulevard" (1950)- Billy Wilder
31. "8 ½" (1963)- Federico Fellini
32. "Singin' in the Rain" (1952)- Gene Kelly, Stanley Donan
33. "On the Waterfront" (1954)- Elia Kazan
34. "Andrei Rublev" (1966)- Andrei Tarkovsky
35. "Casablanca" (1942)- Michael Curtiz
36. "Fargo" (1996)- Joel Coen
37. "Psycho" (1960)- Alfred Hitchcock
38. "King King" (1933)- Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
39. "The Maltese Falcon" (1941)- John Huston
40. "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1951)- Elia Kazan
41. "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" (1948)- John Huston
42. "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981)- Steven Spielberg
43. "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (2001)- Peter Jackson
44. "Raging Bull" (1980)- Martin Scorsese
45. "North By Northwest" (1959)- Alfred Hitchcock
46. "Almost Famous" (2000)- Cameron Crowe
47. "Star Wars: Episode V- The Empire Strikes Back" (1980)- Irvin Kershner
48. "Citizen Kane" (1941)- Orsen Welles
49. "The Sweet Hereafter" (1997)- Atom Egoyan
50. "Jaws" (1975)- Steven Spielberg

[BadCoverVersion]

1. Kes
2. Naked
3. Requiem for a dream
4. Secrets and lies
5. Trainspotting
6. The Elephant man
7. Withnail and I
8. Fight club
9. Pi
10. Meantime
11. Life of Brian
12. 10 Rillington Place
13. Prick up your ears
14. Ratcatcher
15. American Psycho
16. Murials wedding
17. American History X
18. One flew over the cuckoo's nest
19. Abigails party
20. Gregory's girl
21. Hedwig and the angry inch
22. A room for Romeo Brass
23. Whos afraid of Virginia Woolf
24. Freaks
25. Nil by mouth
26. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
27. This is Spinal Tap
28. A clockwork orange
29. Taxi driver
30. Made in Britain
31. Moulin Rouge
32. Dogma
33. Nosferatu
34. Pulp Fiction
35. Velvet Goldmine
36. Se7en
37. Priscilla, Queen of the desert
38. What ever happened to Baby Jane
39. The usual suspects
40. Strictly ballroom
41. Full metal jacket
42. Nuts in May
43. Wilde
44. Carrie
45. Happy gilmore
46. As good as it gets
47. Brimstone and Treacle (1976)
48. Magnolia
49. Cry-baby
50. Some like it hot

Hmmmm...I've got to have forgotten something there...



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[Cosimo]

EBastard good call on STATE OF GRACE.Gary Oldman was bloody fantastic.The film was slightly overshadowed by GOODFELLAS,as they were released in the same year.Personally i prefer STATE OF GRACE.

[EBastard]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by La Motta:
EBastard good call on STATE OF GRACE.Gary Oldman was bloody fantastic.The film was slightly overshadowed by GOODFELLAS,as they were released in the same year.Personally i prefer STATE OF GRACE.</font>Thanx man,Goodfellas was just...kinda slow.

[pennywise46]

Here's My 50 Favorite

1.Pulp Fiction
2.The Godfather
3.Taxi Driver
4.American Beauty
5.A Clockwork Orange
6.The Seven Samurai
7.2001: A Space Odyssey
8.Apocalypse Now
9.The Godfather Part II
10.Citizen Kane
11.Clerks
12.Reservoir Dogs
13.Dawn of the Dead
14.La Dolce Vita
15.The Deer Hunter
16.Shindler's List
17.Forrest Gump
18.American History X
19.Ran
20.Requiem for a Dream
21.Scarface
22.Raging Bull
23.Fight Club
24.One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
25.The Shining
26.Mean Streets
27.Goodfellas
28.On the Waterfront
29.Rashomon
30.Life is Beautiful
31.Planet of the Apes
32.The Empire Strikes Back
33.Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
34.Evil Dead
35.Night of the Living Dead
36.The Exorcist
37.Platoon
38.Jackie Brown
39.Halloween
40.Akira
41.Lawrence of Arabia
42.Scent of a Woman
43.Goldfinger
44.Magnolia
45.Psycho
46.Cast Away
47.Dog Day Afternoon
48.Seven
49.A Streetcar Named Desire
50.The Usual Suspects