My Favorite Movies
The films that I love and that make up who I am. I recommend every human being see these films before they die.
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| 1 |
8 1/2 1963, Unrated)
Excellent pioneer into modern filmmaking. |
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| 2 |
12 Angry Men (Twelve Angry Men) 1957, Unrated)
Some of the best writing well-ahead of its time. |
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| 3 |
Twelve Monkeys (12 Monkeys) 1995, R)
Terry Gilliam is a genius. Nuff said. |
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| 4 |
25th Hour 2003, R)
Great story and characters. |
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| 5 |
The 400 Blows (Les Quatre cents coups) 1959, Unrated)
French cinema at its best. |
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| 6 |
2001: A Space Odyssey 1968, G)
One of the most revolutionary films of all time. |
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| 7 |
Adaptation 2002, R)
Charlie Kaufman is a genius both off-camera and fictionally protagonized on. |
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| 8 |
Amélie (Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain) 2001, R)
Beautiful visuals and superb story. |
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| 9 |
American Beauty 1999, R)
Brilliant writing and performances. |
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| 10 |
An American Werewolf in London 1981, R)
Revolutionary effects and story. |
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| 11 |
Army of Darkness 1993, R)
Cult cinema at its best. |
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| 12 |
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 2007, R)
A brilliantly dramatized and characterized masterpiece and a new starting point for the Western genre. |
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| 13 |
Babel 2006, R)
Amazing direction of tear-jerking stories. |
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| 14 |
Batman Begins 2005, PG-13)
An excellent cast list and performances to match, and chillingly dark and beautiful cinematography. |
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| 15 |
Ladri di Biciclette (The Bicycle Thief) (Bicycle Thieves) 1948, Unrated)
Amazing character work. |
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| 16 |
Brazil 1985, R)
An inventive, creative masterpiece. |
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| 17 |
Breathless (À bout de souffle) (By a Tether) 1960, Unrated)
Godard=genius. |
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| 18 |
Bug 2006, R)
An underrated, fun paranoia-fest. |
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| 19 |
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969, PG)
One of the best westerns of our time. |
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| 20 |
The Cable Guy 1996, PG-13)
Wickedly dark and hilarious. |
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| 21 |
Cannibal! The Musical (Alferd Packer: The Musical) 1996, R)
Trey Parker is a satirical and musical genius. |
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| 22 |
Carnival of Souls 1962, R)
Cheesy and creepy at the same time. |
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| 23 |
Casablanca 1942, PG)
Who says old movies are boring? Those who do suck. |
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| 24 |
Children of Men 2006, R)
One of the most amazing films of the decade. |
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| 25 |
Citizen Kane 1941, PG)
A breakthrough in cinema. |
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| 26 |
Clerks 1994, R)
Fun through and through. |
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| 27 |
A Clockwork Orange 1971, R)
Kubrick's mark of genius. |
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| 28 |
Cloverfield 2008, PG-13)
The most gripping and frightening film we've had in a long time. |
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| 29 |
Clue 1985, PG)
Fantastic fun. |
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| 30 |
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind 2002, R)
George Clooney gets top-marks as a director, as well as Charlie Kaufman as a writer and Sam Rockwell as a performer. |
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| 31 |
The Departed 2006, R)
Scorsese's best. One of the best crime dramas of the century. |
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| 32 |
Double Indemnity 1944, Unrated)
An excellently enthralling noir masterpiece. The performances and writing are clever and brilliant. |
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| 33 |
Dr. Strangelove Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964, PG)
Dark comedy at its best. |
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| 34 |
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind 2004, R)
Everything in this film is perfect. |
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| 35 |
The Evil Dead 1981, R)
Just plain awesome. |
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| 36 |
Evil Dead 2 1987, R)
Wicked awesome. |
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| 37 |
A Few Good Men 1992, R)
Superb writing. |
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| 38 |
Ghost in the Shell 1996, R)
A beautifully crafted Anime. |
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| 39 |
Good Night, And Good Luck 2005, PG)
George Clooney proves his worth, once again. |
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| 40 |
The Graduate 1967, PG)
Amazing. |
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| 41 |
Heathers 1988, R)
The darkest of the dark, funnest of the fun. |
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| 42 |
High and Low (Tengoku to jigoku) (Heaven and Hell) 1962, Unrated)
Kurosawa shows excellence by taking an excellent script and dipping it into noir and making another profound film. |
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| 43 |
Howl's Moving Castle 2005, PG)
Miyazaki is an amazing, beautiful filmmaker. |
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| 44 |
The Hudsucker Proxy 1994, PG)
The Coen brother's cookiest. |
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| 45 |
Ikiru (Doomed) (Living) (To Live) 1952, PG)
Kurosawa shows power in all genres outside of the Samurai genre. |
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| 46 |
Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978, PG)
Cult sci-fi that can't get any cooler. |
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| 47 |
The Iron Giant 1999, PG)
Beautiful family film from revolutionist Brad Bird. |
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| 48 |
Stephen King's It 1990, Unrated)
Tim Curry is the creepiest man alive. |
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| 49 |
Jaws 1975, PG)
One of the greatest films ever made. |
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| 50 |
Kicking and Screaming 1995, R)
One of the greatest indie films ever made. |
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| 51 |
The Kid 1921, Unrated)
Charlie Chaplin at his best. When wasn't he? |
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| 52 |
Kiki's Delivery Service 1989, G)
Another excellent film by Miyazaki. |
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| 53 |
Kill Bill: Volume 1 2003, R)
Tarantino's best films, in my honest opinion. |
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| 54 |
Kill Bill, Volume 2 2004, R)
Just as good as the first. |
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| 55 |
King Kong 1933, Unrated)
Breakthrough in filmmaking. |
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| 56 |
L.A. Story 1991, PG-13)
Steve Martin at his best. |
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| 57 |
The Last Temptation of Christ 1988, R)
Surprisingly, one of Scorsese's best. Willem Dafoe is amazing. |
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| 58 |
Monty Python's Life of Brian 1979, R)
Pythons rule. |
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| 59 |
The Lion King 1994, G)
One of Disney's last great films. |
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| 60 |
The Lives of Others 2006, R)
One of the greatest performances ever. |
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| 61 |
M 1931, Unrated)
A surprisingly strong political film for its time and place. |
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| 62 |
The Mask 1994, PG-13)
Mark of my childhood. |
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| 63 |
Memento 2000, R)
One of the most brilliant non-conventional story structures ever conceived. |
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| 64 |
Metropolis 1927, PG-13)
An all-around WOW. Set design and direction take lead in this landmark film. |
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| 65 |
The Mist 2007, R)
An underrated achievement in campy horror. |
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| 66 |
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life 1983, R)
Python's best. |
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| 67 |
The Mummy 1999, PG-13)
Far from perfect, but great fun. Another mark of my childhood. |
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| 68 |
Kaze no tani no Naushika (Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind) (Warriors of the Wind) 1984, PG)
Miyazaki's breakthrough. |
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| 69 |
A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984, R)
Excellent and fun horror. |
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| 70 |
Night of the Living Dead 1968, R)
Romero's gift that changed the face of horror. |
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| 71 |
No Country for Old Men 2007, R)
One of the most brilliant films of the decade, and indeed, of all time. The Coen brothers prove, once again, they're mastery of the craft of filmmaking. |
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| 72 |
Ocean's Eleven 2001, PG-13)
Brilliantly written and conceived film. |
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| 73 |
Office Space 1999, R)
Cult classic with great characters. |
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| 74 |
Paris Je T'aime 2006, R)
Amazing artistic and fun films. |
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| 75 |
Persona 1966, Unrated)
One of Bergman's strangest, but strongest films. |
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| 76 |
Princess Mononoke (Mononoke-hime) 1999, PG-13)
One of the most beautiful, astounding and amazing films ever made. |
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| 77 |
Raising Arizona 1987, PG-13)
The Coens' superior comedy. |
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| 78 |
Rashômon (Rashomon) (In the Woods) 1951, Unrated)
Kurosawa was and is a legend with this deeply provocative story. |
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| 79 |
Ratatouille 2007, G)
Pixar's best, in my opinion. Top notch writing. |
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| 80 |
SLC Punk 1998, R)
Mark of my teenage life. Great characters. |
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| 81 |
Secret Window 2004, PG-13)
Excellent direction and one of Depp's only great performance. |
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| 82 |
The Seventh Seal , Unrated)
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| 83 |
Shattered Glass 2003, PG-13)
Well-written and greatly directed. |
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| 84 |
Shaun of the Dead 2004, R)
Some of the most talented writing ever. |
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| 85 |
The Shawshank Redemption 1994, R)
Beautiful story. |
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| 86 |
The Shining 1980, R)
Kubrick's mark as a multi-genre director. |
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| 87 |
Sicko 2007, PG-13)
Excellent, unbiased documentary. |
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| 88 |
South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut 1999, R)
It's South Park. What more do you want? |
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| 89 |
Spider-Man 2002, PG-13)
Sam Raimi is a visionary. Great story structure. |
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| 90 |
Stop Making Sense 1984, PG)
Talking Heads rule. And so does this film. |
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| 91 |
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans 1927, Unrated)
A golden piece of cinema. |
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| 92 |
Sunshine 2007, R)
Beautiful sci-fi. |
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| 93 |
Team America - World Police 2004, R)
A parody worthy of gold. |
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| 94 |
The Tenant 1976, R)
Polanski's underrated achievement. |
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| 95 |
Tideland 2005, R)
Terry Gilliam is brilliant on all sides. |
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| 96 |
Titanic (in 3D) 2012, PG-13)
People say it's overrated, but I always loved it. |
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| 97 |
Unbreakable 2000, PG-13)
Shyamalan's best. Beautiful dark character work. |
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| 98 |
Unforgiven 1992, R)
Eastwood's most brilliant western. |
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| 99 |
Wild At Heart 1990, R)
Lynch's best. Nick Cage is excellent. |
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| 100 |
Smultronstället (Wild Strawberries) 1957, Unrated)
Bergman's best film. Simply beautiful. |
