Here is a listing of the current Top 250 over at IMdB. Keep in mind this is in some ways a popularity contest as well as a gauge of a movies worth over the years. The movies listed in bold are the ones thatI have seen. The ones followed by an * are ones on the top of my list that I want to see. Eventually I hope to see all of these. Also note that any foreign made film is listed inder their original title.
Rank Rating Title 1. 9.1 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 2. 9.1 The Godfather (1972) 3. 9.1 The Dark Knight (2008) 4. 9.0 The Godfather: Part II (1974) 5. 8.9 Buono, il brutto, il cattivo., Il (1966) 6. 8.9 Pulp Fiction (1994) 7. 8.8 Schindler's List (1993) 8. 8.8 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 9. 8.8 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 10. 8.8 12 Angry Men (1957) 11. 8.8 Casablanca (1942) 12. 8.8 Star Wars (1977) 13. 8.8 Shichinin no samurai (1954)* 14. 8.8 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 15. 8.7 Goodfellas (1990) 16. 8.7 Rear Window (1954) 17. 8.7 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 18. 8.7 Cidade de Deus (2002) 19. 8.7 C'era una volta il West (1968) 20. 8.7 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 21. 8.7 The Usual Suspects (1995) 22. 8.7 Psycho (1960) 23. 8.6 Fight Club (1999) 24. 8.6 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 25. 8.6 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 26. 8.6 WALL·E (2008) 27. 8.6 North by Northwest (1959) 28. 8.6 Memento (2000) 29. 8.6 Citizen Kane (1941) 30. 8.6 Sunset Blvd. (1950) 31. 8.6 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 32. 8.6 The Matrix (1999) 33. 8.6 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 34. 8.6 Se7en (1995) 35. 8.5 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)* 36. 8.5 Apocalypse Now (1979) 37. 8.5 Taxi Driver (1976) 38. 8.5 American Beauty (1999) 39. 8.5 Léon (1994) 40. 8.5 American History X (1998) 41. 8.5 Vertigo (1958) 42. 8.5 Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001) 43. 8.5 Paths of Glory (1957) 44. 8.5 The Departed (2006) 45. 8.5 M (1931) 46. 8.4 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 47. 8.4 A Clockwork Orange (1971) 48. 8.4 Chinatown (1974) 49. 8.4 The Third Man (1949) 50. 8.4 Leben der Anderen, Das (2006) 51. 8.4 Forrest Gump (1994) 52. 8.4 Alien (1979) 53. 8.4 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) 54. 8.4 Double Indemnity (1944) 55. 8.4 The Shining (1980) 56. 8.4 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 57. 8.4 The Pianist (2002) 58. 8.4 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) 59. 8.4 Saving Private Ryan (1998) 60. 8.4 Laberinto del fauno, El (2006) 61. 8.4 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 62. 8.4 Requiem for a Dream (2000) 63. 8.4 L.A. Confidential (1997) 64. 8.4 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)* 65. 8.4 Aliens (1986)* 66. 8.4 Reservoir Dogs (1992) 67. 8.4 Boot, Das (1981) 68. 8.4 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 69. 8.4 Rashômon (1950) 70. 8.4 The Maltese Falcon (1941) 71. 8.4 Raging Bull (1980) 72. 8.4 Untergang, Der (2004) 73. 8.4 Metropolis (1927)* 74. 8.3 Modern Times (1936) 75. 8.3 No Country for Old Men (2007) 76. 8.3 City Lights (1931) 77. 8.3 Rebecca (1940) 78. 8.3 Singin' in the Rain (1952) 79. 8.3 All About Eve (1950) 80. 8.3 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 81. 8.3 The Prestige (2006) 82. 8.3 Amadeus (1984) 83. 8.3 Vita è bella, La (1997) 84. 8.3 Sin City (2005) 85. 8.3 There Will Be Blood (2007)* 86. 8.3 Some Like It Hot (1959) 87. 8.3 Hotel Rwanda (2004) 88. 8.3 Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957) 89. 8.3 The Great Escape (1963) 90. 8.3 The Elephant Man (1980) 91. 8.3 On the Waterfront (1954) 92. 8.3 Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1988) 93. 8.3 Touch of Evil (1958) 94. 8.3 Full Metal Jacket (1987) 95. 8.3 Batman Begins (2005) 96. 8.3 The Apartment (1960) 97. 8.3 The Sting (1973) 98. 8.3 The Great Dictator (1940)* 99. 8.3 Once Upon a Time in America (1984) 100. 8.3 Jaws (1975) 101. 8.3 Braveheart (1995) 102. 8.3 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 103. 8.3 Blade Runner (1982) 104. 8.3 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 105. 8.3 Back to the Future (1985) 106. 8.3 Strangers on a Train (1951) 107. 8.3 Ladri di biciclette (1948) 108. 8.2 The Manchurian Candidate (1962) 109. 8.2 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) 110. 8.2 High Noon (1952) 111. 8.2 Notorious (1946) 112. 8.2 Unforgiven (1992)* 113. 8.2 The Big Sleep (1946) 114. 8.2 Oldboy (2003) 115. 8.2 The Wizard of Oz (1939) 116. 8.2 Fargo (1996) 117. 8.2 Yojimbo (1961) 118. 8.2 Cool Hand Luke (1967) 119. 8.2 Ran (1985)* 120. 8.2 The Green Mile (1999) 121. 8.2 Per qualche dollaro in più (1965) 122. 8.2 Mononoke-hime (1997) 123. 8.2 Donnie Darko (2001) 124. 8.2 Gladiator (2000) 125. 8.2 Salaire de la peur, Le (1953) 126. 8.2 Die Hard (1988) 127. 8.2 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) 128. 8.2 Annie Hall (1977) 129. 8.2 The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) 130. 8.2 It Happened One Night (1934) 131. 8.2 Into the Wild (2007) 132. 8.2 The General (1927) 133. 8.2 Million Dollar Baby (2004) 134. 8.2 Notti di Cabiria, Le (1957) 135. 8.1 The Deer Hunter (1978) 136. 8.1 The Sixth Sense (1999) 137. 8.1 Ben-Hur (1959)* 138. 8.1 Ratatouille (2007) 139. 8.1 Platoon (1986) 140. 8.1 Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) 141. 8.1 Smultronstället (1957) 142. 8.1 Heat (1995) 143. 8.1 Diaboliques, Les (1955) 144. 8.1 Life of Brian (1979) 145. 8.1 The Killing (1956) 146. 8.1 Amores perros (2000) 147. 8.1 Brief Encounter (1945) 148. 8.1 Finding Nemo (2003) 149. 8.1 Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) 150. 8.1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) 151. 8.1 Battaglia di Algeri, La (1966) 152. 8.1 8½ (1963)* 153. 8.1 The Big Lebowski (1998) 154. 8.1 V for Vendetta (2005) 155. 8.1 The Wild Bunch (1969) 156. 8.1 The Graduate (1967) 157. 8.1 Witness for the Prosecution (1957) 158. 8.1 The Incredibles (2004) 159. 8.1 The Princess Bride (1987) 160. 8.1 Stand by Me (1986) 161. 8.1 The Night of the Hunter (1955) 162. 8.1 Dog Day Afternoon (1975)* 163. 8.1 Snatch. (2000) 164. 8.1 Gandhi (1982)* 165. 8.1 Children of Men (2006) 166. 8.1 The Grapes of Wrath (1940)* 167. 8.1 Iron Man (2008) 168. 8.1 Shadow of a Doubt (1943) 169. 8.1 The Gold Rush (1925)* 170. 8.1 Trainspotting (1996) 171. 8.1 The Thing (1982) 172. 8.1 Gone with the Wind (1939)* 173. 8.1 Scarface (1983) 174. 8.1 Harvey (1950) 175. 8.1 Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) 176. 8.0 Groundhog Day (1993) 177. 8.0 Toy Story (1995) 178. 8.0 Crash (2004/I) 179. 8.0 The African Queen (1951) 180. 8.0 The Lion King (1994) 181. 8.0 The Terminator (1984) 182. 8.0 Sleuth (1972) 183. 8.0 The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) 184. 8.0 The Conversation (1974) 185. 8.0 Duck Soup (1933) 186. 8.0 Twelve Monkeys (1995) 187. 8.0 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) 188. 8.0 Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) 189. 8.0 The Hustler (1961) 190. 8.0 Belle et la bête, La (1946) 191. 8.0 Hotaru no haka (1988) 192. 8.0 The Lady Vanishes (1938) 193. 8.0 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) 194. 8.0 Wo hu cang long (2000) 195. 8.0 Little Miss Sunshine (2006) 196. 8.0 Patton (1970) 197. 8.0 Scaphandre et le papillon, Le (2007) 198. 8.0 King Kong (1933) 199. 8.0 Ed Wood (1994) 200. 8.0 The Lost Weekend (1945)* 201. 8.0 The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) 202. 8.0 Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)* 203. 8.0 The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) 204. 8.0 Stalag 17 (1953) 205. 8.0 The Exorcist (1973) 206. 8.0 Glory (1989) 207. 8.0 Cabinet des Dr. Caligari., Das (1920) 208. 8.0 Umberto D. (1952) 209. 8.0 Casino (1995) 210. 8.0 Spartacus (1960) 211. 8.0 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) 212. 8.0 Magnolia (1999) 213. 8.0 Frankenstein (1931) 214. 8.0 All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) 215. 8.0 Dial M for Murder (1954)* 216. 8.0 Bonnie and Clyde (1967) 217. 8.0 The Philadelphia Story (1940)* 218. 8.0 Rope (1948) 219. 8.0 Rosemary's Baby (1968) 220. 8.0 Anatomy of a Murder (1959)* 221. 8.0 The Kid (1921)* 222. 8.0 Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 223. 8.0 A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) 224. 8.0 Big Fish (2003) 225. 8.0 In the Heat of the Night (1967) 226. 8.0 Mystic River (2003) 227. 8.0 Manhattan (1979) 228. 8.0 Stalker (1979) 229. 8.0 Roman Holiday (1953) 230. 8.0 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) 231. 8.0 His Girl Friday (1940) 232. 8.0 Network (1976) 233. 8.0 Dolce vita, La (1960) 234. 8.0 Strada, La (1954) 235. 8.0 Mou gaan dou (2002) 236. 8.0 Young Frankenstein (1974) 237. 8.0 The Searchers (1956) 238. 8.0 Lola rennt (1998) 239. 7.9 American Gangster (2007) 240. 7.9 Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) 241. 7.9 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 242. 7.9 Barry Lyndon (1975) 243. 7.9 In Bruges (2008) 244. 7.9 Shaun of the Dead (2004) 245. 7.9 Planet of the Apes (1968) 246. 7.9 Hauru no ugoku shiro (2004) 247. 7.9 Hababam sinifi sinifta kaldi (1975) 248. 7.9 Samouraï, Le (1967) 249. 7.9 Rocky (1976) 250. 7.9 Ace in the Hole (1951)
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Sam, I haven't seen most of the foreign films and very few from this year because I wait for the DVD, but I'd still say I'm about 90%. So my 'geek' status is quite intact. Might be why I love "Can't Buy Me Love".
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The sad thing is there are only about 23 movies from the 80's on the list and very few are my favs from that decade.
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I counted 75 that I definitely have seen. There are others that sound familiar, but I just don't remember if I saw them.
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I've saw most of those minus the foreign ones. Shaun of the Dead above Gladiator c'mon lol! The first Psycho is classic Sam.........
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I have Psycho set on my DVR to record on Tuesday. Actually about 5 of the ones I haven't seen are set to record and I do own a couple that I have yet to see.
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I've seen 46 of them. I don't watch foreign films...IMO, To Kill a Mockingbird should've been further up the list.
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157 that i can remember, could be a few more. Me and my brother have always been movie collectors so that doesn´t really surprise me.
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sam, there were a lot of movies on that list that you should have seen already. i'm appauled.
ALIENS??? you've never watched it? you must do so asap... as a favor to me, anyway. it's my favorite.
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"Aliens" is the rare case where the sequel was even better than the original in my opinion. Also, I thought you and Sam were friends......how could he have not watched "Aliens" by now? ha, maybe it was just a typo.....otherwise it sounds like Sam might be visiting the video store tonight.
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as for the list, i have seen 132 of those. i'm surprised that rocky is at the very bottom of the list.
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Sammy, I'd say 135 for sure, but some of the older ones I might have seen when I was younger. Sometimes I'll see an old movie playing and watch it for a few minutes and realize I saw it but didn't remember the name.
Good posting!
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"Aliens" is the rare case where the sequel was even better than the original in my opinion. Also, I thought you and Sam were friends......how could he have not watched "Aliens" by now? ha, maybe it was just a typo.....otherwise it sounds like Sam might be visiting the video store tonight.
Aliens was definitely better than the first one...
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On further research I noticed that most of the Japanese titled movies from the past ten years or so are anime films so I just might pass on those.
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People rank the movies 1-10 and then they take the average of all the votes and that's how they get their ranking.
Current movies are usually always inflated because you have all the fanboys who go out and see a movie and they're almost always going to give that movie a 10 no matter what. Eventually as time goes by and the more unbiased fans get a chance to see the movie the ratings will start to be a little more relistic.
By it's nature it will somewhat be a little more skewed in favour of the more recent releases but your timeless classics will usually be ranked pretty high.
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quote:Originally posted by ISIS: That's a weird top 250. Are they listed in order of popularity? I can't think that Shindler's List would be that popular. It's so depressing.
I have seen 65 of those movies, for sure.
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JDoc-That must seem low...but honestly I thought that was a horrible list of movies...alot of the ones I saw...I didn't like.
Like, I hate the movie "Forrest Gump", and so many people loved it...but I thought it was depressing, and he drove me crazy in that movie...there were so many things about it I didn't like.
I think Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz should be in the top 10-those movies are Larger than life.
What about any Walt Disney movies???
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My count is pretty low too I guess. I'm just not into the "classics" as much as most are. Especially movies before the 70's. I just have trouble watching them. Plus, my favorite genre of movies is more sci-fi, suspense or mystery. With that said, there are alot of great titles on that list.
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That list is a joke, as is IMDB! well, im just gonna stop here... if you don't have anything nice to say......!
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Maybe some of these lists will satisfy some of you a little bit more. These are compiled by critics instead of by fans like over at IMdB. Keep in mind that these lists aren't 100% updated so some of the more current movies wouldn't be on these lists.
quote:Originally posted by ISIS: JDoc-That must seem low...but honestly I thought that was a horrible list of movies...alot of the ones I saw...I didn't like.
Like, I hate the movie "Forrest Gump", and so many people loved it...but I thought it was depressing, and he drove me crazy in that movie...there were so many things about it I didn't like.
I think Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz should be in the top 10-those movies are Larger than life.
What about any Walt Disney movies???
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