My Top 100 Movies [current]

My Top 100 Movies [current]

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  1. Almost Famous: Untitled Cameron Crowe
  2. Tarzan Kevin Lima, Chris Buck
  3. Edward Scissorhands Tim Burton
  4. Harold and Maude Hal Ashby
  5. The Rocky Horror Picture Show Jim Sharman
  6. The Exorcist: The Version You’ve Never Seen William Friedkin
  7. The Birds Alfred Hitchcock
  8. The Bad Seed Mervyn LeRoy
  9. La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc Carl Dreyer
  10. Schindler’s List Steven Spielberg
  11. Unforgiven Clint Eastwood
  12. The Fisher King Terry Gilliam
  13. The Strawberry Statement Stuart Hagmann
  14. The Wizard of Oz Victor Fleming
  15. Buffalo ’66 Vincent Gallo
  16. Pieces of April Peter Hedges
  17. Uptown Girls Boaz Yakin
  18. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Jacques Demy
  19. Cinema Paradiso Giuseppe Tornatore
  20. Magnolia Paul Thomas Anderson
  21. The Ninth Configuration William Peter Blatty
  22. Punch-Drunk Love Paul Thomas Anderson
  23. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Kelly Asbury, Lorna Cook
  24. Once Upon a Time in America Sergio Leone
  25. Brokeback Mountain Ang Lee
  26. Natural Born Killers Oliver Stone
  27. War of the Worlds Steven Spielberg
  28. V for Vendetta James McTeigue
  29. Whistle Down the Wind Bryan Forbes
  30. Artificial Intelligence: AI Steven Spielberg
  31. Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music Michael Wadleigh
  32. Moulin Rouge! Baz Luhrmann
  33. Yentl Barbra Streisand
  34. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button David Fincher
  35. Lawn Dogs John Duigan
  36. Tideland Terry Gilliam
  37. Riding in Cars with Boys Penny Marshall
  38. The Iron Giant Brad Bird
  39. Once Upon a Time in the West Sergio Leone
  40. Before Sunset Richard Linklater
  41. A Home at the End of the World Michael Mayer
  42. Man on Fire Tony Scott
  43. The Innocents Jack Clayton
  44. Vol. 2 Quentin Tarantino
  45. Palindromes Todd Solondz
  46. Millions Danny Boyle
  47. Fahrenheit 9/11 Michael Moore
  48. The End of the Affair [1999] Neil Jordan
  49. Felicia’s Journey Atom Egoyan
  50. Girl, Interrupted James Mangold
  51. Marnie Alfred Hitchcock
  52. Carrie Brian De Palma
  53. The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane Nicholas Gessner
  54. Heavenly Creatures Peter Jackson
  55. Mandy aka Crash of Silence Alexander Mackendrick
  56. Lolita Adrian Lyne
  57. Two for the Road Stanley Donen
  58. Robin and Marian Richard Lester
  59. Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle Eric Rohmer
  60. Niagara Niagara Bob Gosse
  61. Show Me Love/ Fucking Åmål Lukas Moodysson
  62. May Lucky McKee
  63. Limelight Charlie Chaplin
  64. The Big Sleep [1946] Howard Hawks
  65. Citizen Kane Orson Welles
  66. Vertigo Alfred Hitchcock
  67. The Godfather Part II Francis Ford Coppola
  68. Les Yeux Sans Visage Georges Franju
  69. Pink Floyd The Wall Alan Parker
  70. A Clockwork Orange Stanley Kubrick
  71. The Truman Show Peter Weir
  72. The Big Lebowski Joel Coen
  73. The Opposite of Sex Don Roos
  74. The Horse Whisperer Robert Redford
  75. Moonlight Mile Brad Silberling
  76. Little Voice Mark Herman
  77. Run Lola Run Tom Tykwer
  78. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Peter Jackson
  79. Ed Wood Tim Burton
  80. Catch Me If You Can Steven Spielberg
  81. The Girl on the Bridge Patrice Leconte
  82. Bringing Out the Dead Martin Scorsese
  83. The Ninth Gate Roman Polanski
  84. Fight Club David Fincher
  85. Vanilla Sky Cameron Crowe
  86. Babel Alejandro González Iñárritu
  87. Once John Carney
  88. The Prestige Christopher Nolan
  89. The Fountain Darren Aronofsky
  90. Shame Ingmar Bergman
  91. Easy Rider Dennis Hopper
  92. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Stanley Kubrick
  93. Dawn of the Dead [1978] George Romero
  94. Léon: The Professional Luc Besson
  95. All That Jazz Bob Fosse
  96. The Hudsucker Proxy Joel Coen
  97. The Wicker Man Robin Hardy
  98. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Michel Gondry
  99. Breaking the Waves Lars Von Trier
  100. I Am Sam Jessie Nelson
  101. South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut Trey Parker
  102. Melody Waris Hussein
  103. The Rules of Attraction Roger Avary
  104. In America Jim Sheridan
  105. Basquiat Julian Schnabel
  106. Spirited Away Hiyao Miyazaki
  107. Donnie Darko [Theatrical Cut] Richard Kelly
  108. Strictly Ballroom Baz Luhrmann
  109. Silent Hill Christophe Gans
  110. The Last Temptation of Christ Martin Scorsese
  111. Let the Right One In Tomas Alfredson
  112. Inglourious Basterds Quentin Tarantino
  113. City Lights: A Comedy Romance in Pantomime Charlie Chaplin
  114. Torch Song Trilogy Paul Bogart
  115. Clerks. Kevin Smith
  116. Flashdance Adrian Lyne
  117. Scarface [1983] Brian De Palma
  118. Dancer in the Dark Lars Von Trier
  119. Little Children Todd Field
  120. The Misfits John Huston
  121. Paris, Je T’aime Collective
  122. Mischief Night Penny Woolcock
  123. Aliens James Cameron
  124. Castle in the Sky Hayao Miyazaki
  125. A Little Princess [1995] Alfonso Cuaron
  126. The Fox and the Hound Ted Berman, Richard Rich, and Art Stevens
  127. Casper Brad Silberling
  128. His Girl Friday Howard Hawks
  129. Network Sidney Lumet
  130. The Lady Vanishes Alfred Hitchcock
  131. Into the Wild Sean Penn
  132. There Will Be Blood Paul Thomas Anderson
  133. Grace is Gone James C. Strouse
  134. La Môme Olivier Dahan
  135. [Rec] Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza
  136. Atonement Joe Wright
  137. Across the Universe Julie Taymor
  138. Control [2007] Anton Corbijn
  139. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Tim Burton
  140. The Nightmare Before Christmas Henry Selick
  141. Addams Family Values Barry Sonnenfeld
  142. Lilo & Stitch Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders
  143. Bubba Ho-Tep Don Coscarelli
  144. Shoot the Moon Alan Parker
  145. The Bad News Bears [1976] Michael Ritchie
  146. Marathon Man John Schlesinger
  147. The Karate Kid John G. Avildsen
  148. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Colin Higgins
  149. My Life Without Me Isabel Coixet
  150. The School of Rock Richard Linklater
  151. Dogville Lars Von Trier
  152. Finding Nemo Andrew Stanton
  153. Frantic Roman Polanski
  154. The Thomas Crown Affair [1999] John McTiernan
  155. Man on the Moon Milos Forman
  156. Frankie and Johnny Garry Marshall
  157. Dog Day Afternoon Sidney Lumet
  158. Jurassic Park Steven Spielberg
  159. The Piano Jane Campion
  160. The Doors Oliver Stone
  161. The Night of the Hunter Charles Laughton
  162. A Star is Born [1937] William A. Wellmann
  163. The Red Shoes Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell
  164. The Silence of the Lambs Jonathan Demme
  165. Terminator 2: Judgment Day James Cameron
  166. Fargo The Coen Brothers
  167. Back to the Future Robert Zemeckis
  168. Lolita [1962] Stanley Kubrick
  169. The Breakfast Club John Hughes
  170. Finding Neverland Marc Forster
  171. Blow Ted Demme
  172. Zoolander Ben Stiller
  173. The Shipping News Lasse Hallström
  174. Gone With the Wind Victor Fleming
  175. Amélie Jean-Pierre Jeunet
  176. Monsters, Inc. Pete Docter
  177. Pay it Forward Mimi Leder
  178. The Nines John August
  179. The Golden Compass Chris Weitz
  180. Bridge to Terabithia Gabor Csupo
  181. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Julian Schnabel
  182. Have Dreams, Will Travel Brad Isaacs
  183. 30 Days of Night David Slade
  184. Sunshine [2007] Danny Boyle
  185. From Hell Hughes Brothers
  186. Hannibal Ridley Scott
  187. Bubble Boy Blair Hayes
  188. The Assassination of Richard Nixon Niels Mueller
  189. The Martins Tony Grounds
  190. The Life and Death of Peter Sellers Stephen Hopkins
  191. The Downfall: Hitler and the End of the Third Reich Oliver Hirschbiegel
  192. A Very Long Engagement Jean-Pierre Jeunet
  193. Jersey Girl Kevin Smith
  194. Napoleon Dynamite Jared Hess
  195. Say Anything … Cameron Crowe
  196. Darwin’s Nightmare Hubert Sauper
  197. Innocence Lucile Hadzihalilovic
  198. My Date With Drew Jon Gunn, Brian Herzlinger
  199. Kung Fu Hustle Stephen Chow
  200. Spider-Man 2 Sam Raimi
  201. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Alfonso Cuaron
  202. Team America: World Police Trey Parker
  203. Night Watch Timur Bekmambetov
  204. The Incredibles Brad Bird
  205. Crash [2004] Paul Haggis
  206. Shaun of the Dead Edgar Wright
  207. 28 Days Betty Thomas
  208. The Last House on the Left Wes Craven
  209. Casualties of War Brian De Palma
  210. Duck, You Sucker aka A Fistful of Dynamite Sergio Leone
  211. Straw Dogs Sam Peckinpah
  212. Sling Blade Billy Bob Thornton
  213. Coal Miner’s Daughter Michael Apted
  214. Hamlet Kenneth Branagh
  215. The English Patient Anthony Minghella
  216. Dirty Pretty Things Stephen Frears
  217. Equilibrium Kurt Wimmer
  218. Panic Room David Fincher
  219. Cannibal Holocaust Ruggero Deodato
  220. The Battleship Potemkin Sergei Eisenstein
  221. Ever After Andy Tennant
  222. Drop Dead Fred Ate De Jong
  223. Jungle Fever Spike Lee
  224. Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back Irvin Kershner
  225. The Shining Stanley Kubrick
  226. The Sandpiper Vincente Minnelli
  227. Pocahontas Eric Goldberg, Mike Gabriel
  228. Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles Neil Jordan
  229. Home for the Holidays Jodie Foster
  230. Twelve Monkeys Terry Gilliam
  231. A Woman is a Woman (Une Femme est Une Femme) Jean-Luc Godard
  232. West Side Story Robert Wise
  233. Being There Being There
  234. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Andrew Dominik
  235. Paths of Glory Stanley Kubrick
  236. Proof John Madden
  237. Rent Chris Columbus
  238. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix David Yates
  239. Nanny McPhee Kirk Jones
  240. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith George Lucas
  241. Lord of War Andrew Niccol
  242. Rebel Without a Cause Nicolas Ray
  243. The Third Man Carol Reed
  244. Strangers on a Train Alfred Hitchcock
  245. The Age of Innocence Martin Scorsese
  246. The Champ Franco Zefferelli
  247. Bonnie and Clyde Arthur Penn
  248. Amistad Steven Spielberg
  249. The Ice Storm Ang Lee
  250. Titanic [1997] James Cameron

3 Responses to “My Top 100 Movies [current]”

  1. […] It’s not a movie I could watch with any real frequency, there’s too much here, it could drive a person crazy, as I said earlier there are so many ways to view it and take it in, it’s the kind of movie it would take me a whole fan commentary to cover fully; but there is simply no other movie like it, the use of sound is completely arresting, it takes my breath away, the range of creative ideas almost rivals Citizen Kane, and I’d be a fool not to force it into my top 100 list. If anyone else out there has been holding off a repeat viewing like I was, trust me: now’s the time. […]

  2. […] There’s just too much here for me to even know where to start writing so I’ll just scatter my thoughts in rough. It’s yet another in my current spate of movies I know I loved the last time I saw them but the fact is, “last time” is getting to be nearly a decade ago in some cases, lol, so I’m just checking. My bulletproof defence of this movie as an entry in my Top 100 list, and a good place to start, is that, hey, if you’re gonna make a list of the best movies ever, you have to have a Marilyn Monroe movie in there; and while this movie ain’t exactly Marilyn (that would be Some Like It Hot, if you wanna go in that direction), it is without a doubt the best work she did. […]

  3. […] I’m sure my opinion will lose a lot of respect when I say this (lol like it has a lot to lose) … but this is now one of my ten favourite movies ever, and it damn near tops the bunch. There’s just so much in this movie that hits me in the places I want movies to hit me. The Dakota tea-cup ride scenes hit me in a really personal place so hard, that look on her face that’s just like, typical, one week early to ride, pulling the glasses down over her eyes so Brittany Murphy can’t see her tearing up; and later when they finally ride it, both of them working out years of frustration on the wheel and each other; and like, I guess I can’t deny that where I am in life right now makes the whole “grow up” theme resonate deeper too, Murphy’s response to somebody telling her, “But this isn’t you!” – “I can’t afford ‘me’ anymore …”. […]

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