My Favorite Movies
My Top 20 (aside from the ones not listed in the database like Shoot The Moon, Toto The Hero and Petulia)
| lday's Rating | My Rating | |
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| 1 |
The Apartment 1960, Unrated)
My favourite film. |
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| 2 |
Bad Timing 1980, R)
Magnificant. Imagine the worst period of your life portrayed mercilessly on screen. |
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| 3 |
Deliverance 1972, R)
Harrowing and completely hypnotic. Just as powerful now as when it was first released. |
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| 4 |
Vertigo 1958, PG)
Toss up between this and "Rear Window" as my favourite Hitchcock. This has slightly more depth, so it wins by a whisker. |
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| 5 |
Chinatown 1974, R)
Sheer perfection. |
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| 6 |
Paths of Glory 1957, Unrated)
The best anti-war film ever made. Holds up brilliantly. |
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| 7 |
The End of the Affair 1999, R)
Intense, moving adaptation of the Graham Greene novel. Neil Jordan's best film (and that's saying something!) |
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| 8 |
Groundhog Day 1993, PG)
Easy to underrate since it has such an innocuous surface- but this profoundly spiritual film is an amazing work. |
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| 9 |
Manhunter 1986, R)
The first and best Hannibal Lecter film. Michael Mann is a genius. |
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| 10 |
Election 1999, R)
Enjoyable as you watch it. Hilarious when you think about it. An all too accurate account of who wins in life, who doesn't and why. |
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| 11 |
Mulholland Drive 2001, R)
Wonderful, multi-layered David Lynch meditation on dreams and wish fulfillment. |
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| 12 |
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) 1964, G)
The single most romantic film ever made. Unique and gorgeous from start to finish. |
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| 13 |
Spirited Away 2001, PG)
Miyazaki's most popular and in many ways, best film. Stunning. |
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| 14 |
Superman 1978, PG)
The best comic book adaptation ever made. Magical. |
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| 15 |
Dirty Harry 1971, R)
Morally repellant but incredibly exciting thriller. |
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| 16 |
Fight Club 1999, R)
A cutting edge satire that is one of the most important films of it's era. |
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| 17 |
Jaws 1975, PG)
Speilberg's best film. A masterful horror movie, |
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| 18 |
The Godfather 1972, R)
"The Godfather Part II" is a better film, but it didn't seem right putting a sequel in this list. |
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| 19 |
The Remains of the Day 1993, PG)
A great adaptation of one of my favourite novels. |
