Hey there guys. Well, I’ve had a number of you tell me that I need to put up my personal Top 100 Films of all time list since the AFI and the OFC’s lists have come out. So here it is.
Now, keep in mind that film is subjective… that means NO ONE will agree with my list because we all see things differently. And just so you know, I ranked these between an equal balance of my ENJOYMENT of the film, and the MERRIT of the film 50/50, so that will give you some insight into how I came up with the list.
So here you go. The Movie Blog’s Top 100 Films of all time:
1. Lord of the Rings, The: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003)
2. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (Lucas, 1977)
3. Shawshank Redemption, The (Darabont, 1994)
4. Life is Beautiful (Benigni, 1997)
5. Highlander (Mulcahy, 1986)
6. Godfather, The (Coppola, 1972)
7. Usual Suspects, The (Singer, 1995)
8. Spartacus (Kubrick, 1960)
9. Ben-Hur (Wyler, 1959)
10. Braveheart (Gibson, 1995)
11. Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962)
12. Lord of the Rings, The: The Fellowship of the Ring (Jackson, 2001)
13 Lord of the Rings, The: The Two Towers (Jackson, 2002)
14. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (Marquand, 1983)
15. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Spielberg, 1981)
16. Lion King, The (Allers/Minkoff, 1994)
17. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975)
18. Gandhi (Attenborough, 1982)
19. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (Kershner, 1980)
20. 40 Year Old Virgin, The (Apatow, 2005)
21. To Kill a Mockingbird (Mulligan, 1962)
22. Untouchables, The (De Palma, 1987)
23. It’s a Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946)
24. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? (Kramer, 1967)
25. Bridge on River Kwai, The (Lean, 1957)
26. Moulin Rogue (Luhrmann, 2001)
27. Princess Bride, The (Reiner, 1987)
28. Schindler’s List (Spielberg, 1993)
29. In the Heat of the Night (Jewison, 1967)
30. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Spielberg, 1989)
31. An American Werewolf in London (Landis, 1981)
32. A Fish Called Wanda (Chrichton/Cleese, 1988)
33. Die Hard (McTiernan, 1988)
34. Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
35. Blazing Saddles (Brooks, 1974)
36. Borat (L. Charles, 2006)
37. Broadcast News (Brooks, 1987)
38. Gladiator (R. Scott, 2000)
39. Butch Cassidy and theSundance Kid (Hill, 1969)
40. Infernal Affairs (Lau, 2002)
41. Caddyshack (Ramis, 1980)
42. Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)
43. Departed, The (Scorsese, 2006)
44. Elephant Man, The (Lynch, 1980)
45. Toy Story 2 (Lasseter, 1999)
46. Descent, The (Marshall, 2005)
47. Snatch (Ritchie, 2000)
48. Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954)
49. Incredibles, The (Bird, 2004)
50. E.T. (Spielberg, 1982)
51. Army of Darkness (Raimi, 1992)
52. Beauty and the Beast (Trousdale and Wise, 1991)
53. 12 Angry Men (Lumet, 1957)
54. Aliens (Cameron, 1986)
55. Glengarry Glenn Ross (Foley, 1992)
56. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Cameron, 1992)
57. Silence of the Lambs, The (Demme, 1991)
58. Miracle on 34th Street (Seaton, 1947)
59. X2: X-Men United (Singer, 2003)
60. Spider-Man 2 (Raimi, 2004)
61. Matrix, The (Wachowski/Wachowski, 1999)
62. Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The (Leone, 1966)
63. Jaws (Spielberg, 1975)
64. Tootsie (Pollack, 1982)
65. Million Dollar Baby (Eastwood, 2004)
66. Cool Hand Luke (Rosenburg, 1967)
67. Alien (R. Scott, 1979)
68. Rocky (Avildsen, 1976)
69. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Verbinski, 2003)
70. Pan’s Labyrinth (Del Toro, 2006)
71. Good Will Hunting (Van Sant, 1997)
72. Grosse Point Blank (Armitage, 1997)
73. Toy Story (Lasseter, 1995)
74. True Lies (Cameron, 1994)
75. Amelie (Jeunet, 2001)
76. Dances With Wolves (Costner, 1990)
77. Iron Giant, The (Bird, 1999)
78. Tombstone (Cosmatos, 1993)
79. Passion of the Christ, The (Gibson, 2004)
80. Dead Poet’s Society (Weir, 1989)
81. American History X (Kaye, 1998)
82. Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985
83. Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The (Ford, 1962)
84. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (Meyer, 1991)
85. Blues Brothers, The (Landis, 1982)
86. Jurassic Park (Spielberg, 1993)
87. Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World (Weir, 2003)
88. Airplane! (Zucker/Abrahams, 1980)
89. Singin’ in the Rain (Donen/Kelly, 1952)
90. Das Boot (W/ Petersen, 1981)
91. Batman Begins (Nolan, 2005)
92. Se7en (Fincher, 1995)
93. Fight Club (Fincher, 1999)
94. Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993)
95. A Beautiful Mind (Howard, 2001)
96. Slap Shot (Hill, 1977)
97. Roger & Me (Moore, 1989)
98. Shaun of the Dead (Wright, 2004)
99. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Black, 2005)
100. Clerks 2 (Smith, 2006)
Now, lists are useless without conversation… so now head into the comments and make sure to leave your thoughts. What films on there do you think have no business being there… which ones aren’t there that you feel should absolutely have a spot?
