My Top 100 Movies [current]

- Almost Famous: Untitled Cameron Crowe
- Tarzan Kevin Lima, Chris Buck
- Edward Scissorhands Tim Burton
- Harold and Maude Hal Ashby
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show Jim Sharman
- The Exorcist: The Version You’ve Never Seen William Friedkin
- The Birds Alfred Hitchcock
- The Bad Seed Mervyn LeRoy
- La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc Carl Dreyer
- Schindler’s List Steven Spielberg
- Unforgiven Clint Eastwood
- The Fisher King Terry Gilliam
- The Strawberry Statement Stuart Hagmann
- The Wizard of Oz Victor Fleming
- Buffalo ’66 Vincent Gallo
- Pieces of April Peter Hedges
- Uptown Girls Boaz Yakin
- The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Jacques Demy
- Cinema Paradiso Giuseppe Tornatore
- Magnolia Paul Thomas Anderson
- The Ninth Configuration William Peter Blatty
- Punch-Drunk Love Paul Thomas Anderson
- Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Kelly Asbury, Lorna Cook
- Once Upon a Time in America Sergio Leone
- Brokeback Mountain Ang Lee
- Natural Born Killers Oliver Stone
- War of the Worlds Steven Spielberg
- V for Vendetta James McTeigue
- Whistle Down the Wind Bryan Forbes
- Artificial Intelligence: AI Steven Spielberg
- Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music Michael Wadleigh
- Moulin Rouge! Baz Luhrmann
- Yentl Barbra Streisand
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button David Fincher
- Lawn Dogs John Duigan
- Tideland Terry Gilliam
- Riding in Cars with Boys Penny Marshall
- The Iron Giant Brad Bird
- Once Upon a Time in the West Sergio Leone
- Before Sunset Richard Linklater
- A Home at the End of the World Michael Mayer
- Man on Fire Tony Scott
- The Innocents Jack Clayton
- Vol. 2 Quentin Tarantino
- Palindromes Todd Solondz
- Millions Danny Boyle
- Fahrenheit 9/11 Michael Moore
- The End of the Affair [1999] Neil Jordan
- Felicia’s Journey Atom Egoyan
- Girl, Interrupted James Mangold
- Marnie Alfred Hitchcock
- Carrie Brian De Palma
- The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane Nicholas Gessner
- Heavenly Creatures Peter Jackson
- Mandy aka Crash of Silence Alexander Mackendrick
- Lolita Adrian Lyne
- Two for the Road Stanley Donen
- Robin and Marian Richard Lester
- Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle Eric Rohmer
- Niagara Niagara Bob Gosse
- Show Me Love/ Fucking Åmål Lukas Moodysson
- May Lucky McKee
- Limelight Charlie Chaplin
- The Big Sleep [1946] Howard Hawks
- Citizen Kane Orson Welles
- Vertigo Alfred Hitchcock
- The Godfather Part II Francis Ford Coppola
- Les Yeux Sans Visage Georges Franju
- Pink Floyd The Wall Alan Parker
- A Clockwork Orange Stanley Kubrick
- The Truman Show Peter Weir
- The Big Lebowski Joel Coen
- The Opposite of Sex Don Roos
- The Horse Whisperer Robert Redford
- Moonlight Mile Brad Silberling
- Little Voice Mark Herman
- Run Lola Run Tom Tykwer
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Peter Jackson
- Ed Wood Tim Burton
- Catch Me If You Can Steven Spielberg
- The Girl on the Bridge Patrice Leconte
- Bringing Out the Dead Martin Scorsese
- The Ninth Gate Roman Polanski
- Fight Club David Fincher
- Vanilla Sky Cameron Crowe
- Babel Alejandro González Iñárritu
- Once John Carney
- The Prestige Christopher Nolan
- The Fountain Darren Aronofsky
- Shame Ingmar Bergman
- Easy Rider Dennis Hopper
- Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Stanley Kubrick
- Dawn of the Dead [1978] George Romero
- Léon: The Professional Luc Besson
- All That Jazz Bob Fosse
- The Hudsucker Proxy Joel Coen
- The Wicker Man Robin Hardy
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Michel Gondry
- Breaking the Waves Lars Von Trier
- I Am Sam Jessie Nelson
- South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut Trey Parker
- Melody Waris Hussein
- The Rules of Attraction Roger Avary
- In America Jim Sheridan
- Basquiat Julian Schnabel
- Spirited Away Hiyao Miyazaki
- Donnie Darko [Theatrical Cut] Richard Kelly
- Strictly Ballroom Baz Luhrmann
- Silent Hill Christophe Gans
- The Last Temptation of Christ Martin Scorsese
- Let the Right One In Tomas Alfredson
- Inglourious Basterds Quentin Tarantino
- City Lights: A Comedy Romance in Pantomime Charlie Chaplin
- Torch Song Trilogy Paul Bogart
- Clerks. Kevin Smith
- Flashdance Adrian Lyne
- Scarface [1983] Brian De Palma
- Dancer in the Dark Lars Von Trier
- Little Children Todd Field
- The Misfits John Huston
- Paris, Je T’aime Collective
- Mischief Night Penny Woolcock
- Aliens James Cameron
- Castle in the Sky Hayao Miyazaki
- A Little Princess [1995] Alfonso Cuaron
- The Fox and the Hound Ted Berman, Richard Rich, and Art Stevens
- Casper Brad Silberling
- His Girl Friday Howard Hawks
- Network Sidney Lumet
- The Lady Vanishes Alfred Hitchcock
- Into the Wild Sean Penn
- There Will Be Blood Paul Thomas Anderson
- Grace is Gone James C. Strouse
- La Môme Olivier Dahan
- [Rec] Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza
- Atonement Joe Wright
- Across the Universe Julie Taymor
- Control [2007] Anton Corbijn
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Tim Burton
- The Nightmare Before Christmas Henry Selick
- Addams Family Values Barry Sonnenfeld
- Lilo & Stitch Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders
- Bubba Ho-Tep Don Coscarelli
- Shoot the Moon Alan Parker
- The Bad News Bears [1976] Michael Ritchie
- Marathon Man John Schlesinger
- The Karate Kid John G. Avildsen
- The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Colin Higgins
- My Life Without Me Isabel Coixet
- The School of Rock Richard Linklater
- Dogville Lars Von Trier
- Finding Nemo Andrew Stanton
- Frantic Roman Polanski
- The Thomas Crown Affair [1999] John McTiernan
- Man on the Moon Milos Forman
- Frankie and Johnny Garry Marshall
- Dog Day Afternoon Sidney Lumet
- Jurassic Park Steven Spielberg
- The Piano Jane Campion
- The Doors Oliver Stone
- The Night of the Hunter Charles Laughton
- A Star is Born [1937] William A. Wellmann
- The Red Shoes Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell
- The Silence of the Lambs Jonathan Demme
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day James Cameron
- Fargo The Coen Brothers
- Back to the Future Robert Zemeckis
- Lolita [1962] Stanley Kubrick
- The Breakfast Club John Hughes
- Finding Neverland Marc Forster
- Blow Ted Demme
- Zoolander Ben Stiller
- The Shipping News Lasse Hallström
- Gone With the Wind Victor Fleming
- Amélie Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Monsters, Inc. Pete Docter
- Pay it Forward Mimi Leder
- The Nines John August
- The Golden Compass Chris Weitz
- Bridge to Terabithia Gabor Csupo
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Julian Schnabel
- Have Dreams, Will Travel Brad Isaacs
- 30 Days of Night David Slade
- Sunshine [2007] Danny Boyle
- From Hell Hughes Brothers
- Hannibal Ridley Scott
- Bubble Boy Blair Hayes
- The Assassination of Richard Nixon Niels Mueller
- The Martins Tony Grounds
- The Life and Death of Peter Sellers Stephen Hopkins
- The Downfall: Hitler and the End of the Third Reich Oliver Hirschbiegel
- A Very Long Engagement Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Jersey Girl Kevin Smith
- Napoleon Dynamite Jared Hess
- Say Anything … Cameron Crowe
- Darwin’s Nightmare Hubert Sauper
- Innocence Lucile Hadzihalilovic
- My Date With Drew Jon Gunn, Brian Herzlinger
- Kung Fu Hustle Stephen Chow
- Spider-Man 2 Sam Raimi
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Alfonso Cuaron
- Team America: World Police Trey Parker
- Night Watch Timur Bekmambetov
- The Incredibles Brad Bird
- Crash [2004] Paul Haggis
- Shaun of the Dead Edgar Wright
- 28 Days Betty Thomas
- The Last House on the Left Wes Craven
- Casualties of War Brian De Palma
- Duck, You Sucker aka A Fistful of Dynamite Sergio Leone
- Straw Dogs Sam Peckinpah
- Sling Blade Billy Bob Thornton
- Coal Miner’s Daughter Michael Apted
- Hamlet Kenneth Branagh
- The English Patient Anthony Minghella
- Dirty Pretty Things Stephen Frears
- Equilibrium Kurt Wimmer
- Panic Room David Fincher
- Cannibal Holocaust Ruggero Deodato
- The Battleship Potemkin Sergei Eisenstein
- Ever After Andy Tennant
- Drop Dead Fred Ate De Jong
- Jungle Fever Spike Lee
- Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back Irvin Kershner
- The Shining Stanley Kubrick
- The Sandpiper Vincente Minnelli
- Pocahontas Eric Goldberg, Mike Gabriel
- Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles Neil Jordan
- Home for the Holidays Jodie Foster
- Twelve Monkeys Terry Gilliam
- A Woman is a Woman (Une Femme est Une Femme) Jean-Luc Godard
- West Side Story Robert Wise
- Being There Being There
- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Andrew Dominik
- Paths of Glory Stanley Kubrick
- Proof John Madden
- Rent Chris Columbus
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix David Yates
- Nanny McPhee Kirk Jones
- Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith George Lucas
- Lord of War Andrew Niccol
- Rebel Without a Cause Nicolas Ray
- The Third Man Carol Reed
- Strangers on a Train Alfred Hitchcock
- The Age of Innocence Martin Scorsese
- The Champ Franco Zefferelli
- Bonnie and Clyde Arthur Penn
- Amistad Steven Spielberg
- The Ice Storm Ang Lee
- Titanic [1997] James Cameron
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