Monday, December 6, 2010

Emporium Feature: My 100 Favorite Films of All Time

It's time again for my annually updated list of my 100 favorite films. This has been my most active year to date for watching films so the list has undergone some significant changes over the past 12 months. Here is the list numbered 100-1:

100. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (Ashutosh Gowariker, 2001)

99. The Royal Tenenbaums (Wes Anderson, 2001)

98. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee, 2000)

97. Aguirre: The Wrath of God (Werner Herzog, 1972)

96. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (Sidney Lumet, 2007)

95. The Last of the Mohicans (Michael Mann, 1992)

94. A Fish Called Wanda (Charles Crichton, 1988)

93. Jurassic Park (Steven Spielberg, 1993)

92. Let the Right One In (Tomas Alfredsson, 2008)

91. Punch-Drunk Love (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2002)

90. The Nightmare Before Christmas (Henry Selick, 1993)

89. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (Richard Marquand, 1983)

88. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981)

87. The Science of Sleep (Michel Gondry, 2006)

86. Dawn of the Dead (George A. Romero, 1978)

85. Nosferatu (F. W Murnau, 1922)

84. 28 Days Later (Danny Boyle, 2002)

83. The Quiet American (Phillip Noyce, 2002)

82. The Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954)

81. Modern Times (Charlie Chaplin, 1936)

80. Dr Strangelove (Stanley Kubrick, 1964)

79. Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993)

78. Requiem for a Dream (Darren Aronofsky, 2000)

77. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Mel Stuart, 1971)

76. Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941)

75. Deliverance (John Boorman, 1972)

74. The Conformist (Bernardo Bertolucci, 1970)

73. A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971)

72. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Terry Jones, 1975)

71. Cool Runnings (John Turtletaub, 1993)

70. Toy Story (John Lasseter, 1995)

69. Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942)

68. The Bicycle Thief (Vittorio De Sica, 1948)

67. Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986)

66. Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990)

65. Paths of Glory (Stanley Kubrick, 1957)

64. The Social Network (David Fincher, 2010)

63. Children of Men (Alfonso Cuaron, 2006)

62. Dirty Harry (Don Siegel, 1971)

61. Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2000)

60. Hot Fuzz (Edgar Wright, 2007)

59. Full Metal Jacket (Stanley Kubrick, 1987)

58. It's a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946)

57. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (George Roy Hill, 1969)

56. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Peter Jackson, 2001)

55. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Sergio Leone, 1966)

54. O Brother Where Art Thou? (Joel Coen, 2000)

53. Being John Malkovich (Spike Jonze, 1999)

52. The Big Lebowski (Joel Coen, 1998)

51. The Great Escape (John Sturges, 1963)

50. Lock Stock and Two Smokin' Barrels (Guy Ritchie, 1998)

49. Millers Crossing (Joel Coen, 1990)

48. City of God (Fernando Meirelles, 2002)

47. Pan's Labyrinth (Guillermo Del Toro, 2006)

46. Dead Man (Jim Jarmusch, 1995)

45. American Psycho (Mary Harron, 2000)

44. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (James Cameron, 1991)

43. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Milos Forman, 1975)

42. No Country for Old Men (Joel Coen, 2007)

41. The Green Mile (Frank Darabont, 1999)

40. Fight Club (David Fincher, 1999)

39. The Graduate (Mike Nichols, 1967)

38. The Seventh Seal (Ingmar Bergman, 1957)

37. Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, 2009)

36. The Godfather Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)

35. The Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme, 1991)

34. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)

33. Saving Private Ryan (Steven Spielberg, 1998)

32. The Wicker Man (Robin Hardy, 1973)

31. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976)

30. Amelie (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001)

29. Reservoir Dogs (Quentin Tarantino, 1992)

28. The Thin Red Line (Terrence Malick, 1998)

27. The Truman Show (Peter Weir, 1998)

26. The Thing (John Carpenter, 1982)

25. Star Wars (George Lucas, 1977)

24. Aliens (James Cameron, 1986)

23. Heat (Michael Mann, 1995)

22. JFK (Oilver Stone, 1991)

21. Gladiator (Ridley Scott, 2000)

20. Adaptation (Spike Jonze, 2002)

19. Glory (Edward Zwick, 1989)

18. The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)

17. Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982)

16. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Peter Jackson, 2002)

15. LA Confidential (Curtis Hanson, 1997)

14. The Departed (Martin Scorsese, 2006)

13. Fargo (Joel Coen, 1996)

12. Sideways (Alexander Payne, 2004)

11. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)

10. Life of Brian (Terry Jones, 1979)

9. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)

8. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (Irvin Kershner, 1980)

7. There Will be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007)

6. American Beauty (Sam Mendes, 1999)

5. Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1976)

4. The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont, 1994)

3. The Usual Suspects (Bryan Singer, 1995)

2. Se7en (David Fincher, 1995)

1. Platoon (Oilver Stone, 1986)

2 comments:

  1. Awesome list, and shockingly similar to what would be on my list. Glad to see Se7en and The Usual Suspects that high on the list, cause that are movies you usually see lower town the all time lists but I have no problem with them being top 5. Also glad to see Fargo high up because that was one of the first films that really got me obsessed with movies. I think you've inspired me to try to put together a Top 100 list of my own...

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  2. Thanks man. This list is constantly changing, and I have seen a number of films this year that will make the updated list. But The Usual Suspects, Se7en and Fargo will always be near the top. They mean too much to me. Making a list like this is fun and rewarding, and you learn about your personal film taste in the process...

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