100 Greatest Movies List

The AFI recently came out with their list. This is my list.

Its quite a task to list your top 100. The first 60 roll off easily. The last 20 are difficult because you are deciding if a movie will make the cut. After 100, if I see another movie that I want in this list - then something has to come out.

Watch for comments as I edit this list as I see more movies.

I encourage all movie lovers to develop their own list. It's a great way to look at film more critically.

In alphabetical order...

1. African Queen - 1951


2. After Hours - 1985


3. Albino Alligator - 1996


4. American History X - 1998


5. Animal House - 1978


6. Annie Hall - 1977


7. Back to the Future - 1985


8. Bandwagon - 1996


9. Beautiful Mind, A - 2001


10. Being John Malkovich - 1999


11. Being There - 1979


12. Birds, The - 1963


13. Blade Runner - 1982


14. Blood Simple - 1984


15. Blue Velvet - 1986


16. Bridge on the River Kwai - 1957


17. Boy and his Dog - 1975


18. Box of Moonlight - 1996


19. Buffalo 66 - 1998


20. Casablanca - 1942


21. Children of Men - 2006 Oliver 40274 Review


22. Christmas Story, A - 1983


23. City of God - 2002


24. Color Purple - 1985


25. Crash - 2004


26. Crying Game - 1992


27. Dances with Wolves - 1990


28. Deer Hunter - 1978


29. Dirty Dozen - 1967


30. Dr Strangelove - 1964


31. Driving Miss Daisy - 1989


32. Election - 1999


33. Eleni - 1985


34. Emperor’s New Groove - 2000


35. Exorcist - 1973


36. Fargo - 1996


37. Fight Club - 1991


38. Fish Called Wanda - 1988


39. Freaks - 1932


40. Fried Green Tomatoes - 1991


41. Forrest Gump - 1994


42. Game, The - 1997


43. Godfather - 1972


44. Gods Must be Crazy, The - 1980


45. Good Will Hunting - 1997


46. Graduate, The - 1967


47. Great Escape, The - 1963


48. Groundhog Day - 1993


49. Holes - 2003


50. Hunchback of Notre Dame - 1996


51. Invasion of the Body Snatchers - 1956


52. It’s a Wonderful Life - 1946


53. Jackie Brown - 1997


54. Juliet of the Spirits - 1965


55. League of Their Own - 1992


56. Lock, Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels - 1998


57. Killing Zoe - 1994


58. Life is Beautiful -1997


59. Minority Report - 2002


60. Mystery Train - 1989 Oliver 40274 Review


61. National Lampoon's Vacation - 1983


62. Neighbors - 1981


63. Nutty Professor - 1963


64. Officer & a Gentleman - 1982


65. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - 1975


66. Pacific Heights - 1990


67. Papillon - 1973


68. Predator - 1987


69. Psycho - 1960


70. Pulp Fiction - 1994


71. Raiders of the Lost Ark - 1981


72. Raising Arizona - 1987


73. Run Lola Run - 1998


74. Saving Private Ryan - 1998


75. Scarface - 1983


76. Schindler's List - 1993


77. Shawshank Redemption - 1994


78. Silence of the Lambs - 1991


79. Sixth Sense - 1999


80. Slums of Beverly Hills - 1998


81. Snatch - 2000


82. Something About Mary - 1998


83. Stand By Me - 1986


84. Station Agent - 2003 Oliver 40274 Review


85. Streetcar Named Desire - 1951


86. Stunt Man - 1980


87. Taxi Driver - 1976


88. Terminator - 1984


89. To Kill a Mockingbird - 1962


90. Toy Story - 1995


91. Three Amigos - 1986


92. Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada - 2005 Oliver 40274 Review


93. Time Bandits - 1981


94. Trainspotting - 1996


95. Treasure of the Sierra Madre - 1948


96. Truman Show, The - 1998


97. U-Turn - 1997


98. Waking the Dead - 2000


99. Wall Street - 1987


100. Wizard of Oz - 1939

Here are some other Top 100 lists from other blogs. If you have one on your site let me know and I'll add it.

The Documentary Blog
Chained to the Cinémathèque
Spin the Cat
Socket
Jamey Tucker's Blogsquat
Divers and Sundry

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