BOT's Top 100 Films of All Time: 2024 Edition - Deadline July 21st

[The Panda]

Every two years we update this list, only to inevitably crown the same Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and Spielberg films as before! But, as I fall under the "Albert Einstein Definition of Quantum Insanity" (whether he said the infamous parable or not), and will be running this list for the 5th time now, while obviously expecting different results.

 

There really aren't too many rules or stipulations I need to go over here. They remain the same as in the past

• Submit a list of up to 100 of your favorite films
• Movies released in the 2024 calendar year are disqualified. If you have a question on if it is eligible, go ahead and ask, but I'd recommend not including it and include something directed by Akira Kurosawa instead (I am only halfway joking)
• It should be a feature length film (40 minutes or longer), so no short films. However, it does not need to be a narrative feature. Documentaries are allowed. 
• TV Shows and Miniseries are obviously not allowed, as they are not movies. However, TV Movies, direct to tv/video/streaming films are fine. For anthology work that sometimes get listed as a "TV Show" on streaming sites like Small Axe or Black Mirror, it'll have to be case by case (in this instance, Black Mirror episodes are not eligible but the individual movies under the Small Axe label are).
• When submitting your list, please include the director and the year. See my list below as an example.
• Submit your list by pm'ing it to me.
• No 'Gaming' Clause: Each BOT User is entitled to send a single, unique to the user, list. This means the list must be created by the user (it cannot be somebody else's list copy pasted or a copy paste of the top 100 films of all time), and the user cannot send multiple lists user alternate accounts. Doing the latter will likely lead to being reported by the moderators who will deal with disciplinary actions however they see fit. This clause should be no issue for 99% of people submitting lists, and is simply here to provide me the leeway to reject dumb hijinks that a select few users have tried to pull in the past.

 

How Lists are Scored:

 

For lists containing 100 movies: 

#1: 10 points

#2-5: 9 points

#6-10: 8 points

#11-15: 6 points

#16-25: 5 points

#26-35: 4 points

#36-50: 3 points

#51-75: 2 points

#76-100: 1 point

 

For lists containing 50-99 movies:

#1: 10 points

#2-5: 9 points

#6-10: 8 points

#11-15: 5 points

#16-20: 4 points

#21-30: 3 points

#31-40: 2 points

#41+: 1 point

 

For lists containing less than 50 movies:

#1: 10 points

#2-5: 9 points

#6-10: 8 points

#11-15: 4 points

#16-25: 2 poitns

#25+: 1 point

 

Here is my list as an example of how I would like submissions formatted:

 

1.      Before Sunrise (dir. Richard Linklater, 1995)

2.      Ikiru (dir. Akira Kurosawa, 1952)

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

4.      Silence (dir. Martin Scorsese, 2016)

5.      Spirited Away (dir. Hayao Miyazaki, 2001)

6.      Schindler’s List (dir. Steven Spielberg, 1993)

7.      Life of Brian (dir. Terry Jones, 1979)

8.      Once Upon a Time in the West (dir. Sergio Leone, 1968)

9.      Star Wars: The Last Jedi (dir. Rian Johnson, 2017)

10.   Do the Right Thing (dir. Spike Lee, 1989)

11.   Ratatouille (dir. Brad Bird, 2007)

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

13.   Rashomon (dir. Akira Kurosawa, 1950)

14.   The Last Temptation of Christ (dir. Martin Scorsese, 1988)

15.   My Neighbor Totoro (dir. Hayao Miyazaki, 1988)

16.   The Farewell (dir. Lulu Wang, 2019)

17.   Hoop Dreams (dir. Steve James, 1994)

18.   Bicycle Thieves (dir. Vittorio De Sica, 1948)

19.   Blade Runner (dir. Ridley Scott, 1982)

20.   The Wizard of Oz (dir. Victor Fleming, 1939)

21.   The Grapes of Wrath (dir. John Ford, 1940)

22.   Unforgiven (dir. Clint Eastwood, 1992)

23.   Pan’s Labyrinth (dir. Guillermo del Toro, 2006)

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

25.   Malcolm X (dir. Spike Lee, 1992)

26.   Fanny and Alexander (dir. Ingmar Bergman, 1982)

27.   The Exorcist (dir. William Friedkin, 1973)

28.   Lawrence of Arabia (dir. David Lean, 1962)

29.   Monty Python and the Holy Grail (dir. Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones, 1975)

30.   The Last Picture Show (dir. Peter Bogdanovich, 1971)

31.   The Passion of Joan of Arc (dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1928)

32.   Children of Men (dir. Alfonso Cuaron, 2006)

33.   Goodfellas (dir. Martin Scorsese, 1990)

34.   There Will Be Blood (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007)

35.   Come and See (dir. Elem Klimov, 1985)

36.   Harakiri (dir. Masaki Kobayashi, 1962)

37.   Oppenheimer (dir. Christopher Nolan, 2023)

38.   Wild Strawberries (dir. Ingmar Bergman, 1957)

39.   Seven Samurai (dir. Akira Kurosawa, 1954)

40.   In the Mood for Love (dir. Wong Kar-wai, 2000)

41.   Cabaret (dir. Bob Fosse, 1972)

42.   Little Women (dir. Greta Gerwig, 2019)

43.   Harvey (dir. Henry Kostere, 1950)

44.   The Big Lebowski (dir. Joel Coen, 1998)

45.   Ran (dir. Akira Kurosawa, 1985)

46.   Apocalypse Now (dir. Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)

47.   Godzilla (dir. Ishiro Honda, 1954)

48.   Singin’ in the Rain (dir. Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, 1952)

49.   Adaptation. (dir. Spike Jonze, 2002)

50.   Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (dir. Gore Verbinski, 2006)

51.   Oldboy (dir. Park Chan-wook, 2003)

52.   The Godfather: Part II (dir. Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)

53.   2001: A Space Odyssey (dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1968)

54.   The Act of Killing (dir. Joshua Oppenheimer, 2012)

55.   Life of Pi (dir. Ang Lee, 2012)

56.   Minari (dir. Lee Isaac Chung, 2020)

57.   Taste of Cherry (dir. Abbas Kiarostami, 1997)

58.   Fiddler on the Roof (dir. Norman Jewison, 1971)

59.   The Nightmare Before Christmas (dir. Henry Selick, 1993)

60.   The Truman Show (dir. Peter Weir, 1998)

61.   Pig (dir. Michael Sarnoski, 2021)

62.   Before Midnight (dir. Richard Linklater, 2013)

63.   The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (dir. Andrew Dominik, 2007)

64.   Air Bud (dir. Charles Martin Smith, 1997)

65.   Aguirre, the Wrath of God (dir. Werner Herzog, 1972)

66.   City of God (dir. Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund, 2002)

67.   The Rocky Horror Picture Show (dir. Jim Sharman, 1975)

68.   The Thin Blue Line (dir. Errol Morris, 1988)

69.   The Seventh Seal (dir. Ingmar Bergman, 1957)

70.   The Piano (dir. Jane Campion, 1993)

71.   Tokyo Story (dir. Yasujiro Ozu, 1953)

72.   Face/Off (dir. John Woo, 1997)

73.   Taxi Driver (dir. Martin Scorsese, 1976)

74.   I Am Not Your Negro (dir. Raoul Peck, 2016)

75.   Her (dir. Spike Jonze, 2013)

76.   Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (dir. Peter Weir, 2003)

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

78.   Princess Mononoke (dir. Hayao Miyazaki, 1997)

79.   One Child Nation (dir. Nanfu Wang and Zhang Jialing, 2019)

80.   It’s a Wonderful Life (dir. Frank Capra, 1946)

81.   The Right Stuff (dir. Dennis Quaid, 1983)

82.   Wall-E (dir. Pete Docter, 2008)

83.   Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1964)

84.   The Insider (dir. Michael Mann, 1999)

85.   Gladiator (dir. Ridley Scott, 2000)

86.   True Grit (dir. Joel and Ethan Coen, 2010)

87.   Before Sunset (dir. Richard Linklater, 2004)

88.   Quest for Fire (dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud, 1981)

89.   The NeverEnding Story (dir. Wolfgang Peterson, 1984)

90.   Rosemary’s Baby (dir. Roman Polanski, 1968)

91.   Fargo (dir. Joel Coen, 1996)

92.   Hero (dir. Zhang Yimou, 2002)

93.   The Boy and the Heron (dir. Hayao Miyazaki, 2023)

94.   Moneyball (dir. Bennett Miller, 2011)

95.   A Star is Born (dir. George Cukor, 1954)

96.   The Babadook (dir. Jennifer Kent, 2014)

97.   Watership Down (dir. Martin Rosen and John Hubley, 1978)

98.   The Sound of Music (dir. Robert Wise, 1965)

99.   Sicario (dir. Denis Villeneuve, 2015)

100.                   Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (dir. Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, 2016)

 

 

Here are the lists from past years:

 

2022 List 

Spoiler

1.       The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2.       The Empire Strikes Back

3.       The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

4.       The Godfather

5.       Spirited Away

6.       Raiders of the Lost Ark

7.       Jaws (1975)

8.       The Matrix (1999)

9.       GoodFellas (1990)

10.   Titanic (1997)

11.   The Dark Knight (2008)

12.   The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

13.   Star Wars (1977)

14.   Casablanca (1942)

15.   The Godfather Part II (1974)

16.   Schindler’s List (1993)

17.   Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

18.   Jurassic Park (1993)

19.   Parasite (2019)

20.   Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

21.   Back to the Future (1985)

22.   Vertigo (1958)

23.   The Apartment (1960)

24.   12 Angry Men (1954)

25.   Heat (1995)

26.   The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

27.   T2: Judgement Day (1991)

28.   E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

29.   Inception (2010)

30.   Taxi Driver (1976)

31.   Saving Private Ryan (1998)

32.   Apocalypse Now (1979)

33.   Alien (1979)

34.   Beauty and the Beast (1991)

35.   Citizen Kane (1941)

36.   Seven Samurai (1954)

37.   Pulp Fiction (1994)

38.   Psycho (1960)

39.   Rear Window (1954)

40.   The Lion King (1994)

41.   The Thing (1982)

42.   Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

43.   Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)

44.   It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

45.   Inside Out (2015)

46.   2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

47.   Silence of the Lambs (1991)

48.   Do the Right Thing (1989)

49.   Princess Mononoke (1997)

50.   The Truman Show (1998)

51.   Wall-E (2008)

52.   Once Upon a Time in the West (1966)

53.   The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (1964)

54.   Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

55.   Sunset Boulevard (1950)

56.   Dr Strangelove: or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

57.   Toy Story (1995)

58.   The Shining (1980)

59.   Mulholland Drive (2001)

60.   Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

61.   Halloween (1978)

62.   Silence (2016)

63.   Your Name (2016)

64.   The Wizard of Oz (1939)

65.   Gladiator (2000)

66.   Ratatouille (2007)

67.   Avengers: Endgame (2019)

68.   Se7en (1995)

69.   Aliens (1984)

70.   Return of the Jedi (1983)

71.   Memento (2000)

72.   A.I. Artificial intelligence (2001)

73.   The Incredibles (2004)

74.   The Social Network (2010)

75.   In the Mood for Love (2000)

76.   Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

77.   The Prince of Egypt (1998)

78.   Finding Nemo (2003)

79.   Before Sunset (2004)

80.   My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

81.   Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

82.   Fargo (1996)

83.   The Departed (2006)

84.   Interstellar (2014)

85.   Scream (1996)

86.   Rocky (1976)

87.   Forrest Gump (1994)

88.   Akira (1988)

89.   Magnolia (1991)

90.   Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006)

91.   Blade Runner (1982)

92.   Avatar (2009)

93.   Bicycle Thieves (1948)

94.   The Exorcist (1973)

95.   Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

96.   Malcolm X (1992)

97.   City Lights (1931)

98.   City of God (2002)

99.   Master and Commander: The Far Side of the Sea (2003)

100.                       Unforgiven

101.                       Toy Story 2

102.                       The Prestige

103.                       Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

104.                       Coco (2017)

105.                       Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

106.                       The Sixth Sense (1999)

107.                       Spider-Man 2 (2004)

108.                       Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001)

109.                       Die Hard (1988)

110.                       Aladdin (1992)

111.                       Some Like it Hot

112.                       Duck Soup (1993)

113.                       Before Sunrise (1995)

114.                       Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

115.                       Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

116.                       Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

117.                       Dunkirk (2017)

118.                       All About Eve (1950)

119.                       The Terminator (1984)

120.                       The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

121.                       North by Northwest (1959)

122.                       Arrival (2017)

123.                       Toy Story 3 (2010)

124.                       The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

125.                       Blazing Saddles (1974)

126.                       The Intouchables (2011)

127.                       Ghostbusters (1984)

128.                       The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

129.                       Nashville (1975)

130.                       Get Out (2017)

131.                       Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)

132.                       Inglourious Basterds (2009)

133.                       Rashomon (1950)

134.                       Ran (1985)

135.                       Whisper of the Heart (1995)

136.                       The Age of Innocence (1993)

137.                       Batman Begins (2005)

138.                       Zodiac (2007)

139.                       The Princess Bride (1987)

140.                       The Big Lebowski (1998)

141.                       The 400 Blows (!959)

142.                       Stalker (1979)

143.                       The Handmaiden (2016)

144.                       Children of Men (2006)

145.                       Amadeus (1984)

146.                       A Clockwork Orange (1971)

147.                       Face/Off (1997)

148.                       Memories of Murder (2003)

149.                       One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

150.                       Up (2009)

151.                       Knives Out (2019)

152.                       Good Will Hunting (1997)

153.                       Dazed and Confused (1993)

154.                       1917 (2019)

155.                       Bambi (1942)

156.                       Whiplash (2013)

157.                       Oldboy (2003)

158.                       Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

159.                       The Sound of Music (1965)

160.                       Modern Times (1936)

161.                       Guardians of the Galaxy (2013)

162.                       Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)

163.                       Candyman (1992)

164.                       Fight Club (1999)

165.                       The Great Escape (1963)

166.                       La La Land (2016)

167.                       Come and See (1985)

168.                       Brokeback Mountain (2005)

169.                       Fanny and Alexander (1982)

170.                       A Star is Born (1954)

171.                       A Silent Voice (2016)

172.                       The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

173.                       Margaret (2011)

174.                       The Searchers (1956)

175.                       There Will Be Blood (2007)

176.                       Chinatown (1974)

177.                       Life of Pi (2012)

178.                       Cabaret (1972)

179.                       Call Me By Your Name (2017)

180.                       RoboCop (1987)

181.                       Das Boot (1992)

182.                       The Blair Witch Project (1999)

183.                       Amelie (2001)

184.                       The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

185.                       Catch Me if You Can (2002)

186.                       Lady Bird (2017)

187.                       Eraserhead (1977)

188.                       Mary Poppins (1964)

189.                       The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

190.                       Doctor Zhivago (1965)

191.                       Arsenic and the Old Lace (1944)

192.                       A Beautiful Mind (2001)

193.                       Notorious (1946)

194.                       When Harry Met Sally (1989)

195.                       Gone Girl (2014)

196.                       Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

197.                       Cinema Paradiso (1988)

198.                       High and Low (1967)

199.                       Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

200.                       Paddington 2 (2017)

201.                       Belle (2021)

202.                       Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

203.                       Paper Moon (1973)

204.                       All That Jazz (1979)

205.                       Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

206.                       Ferris Beuller’s Day Off (1986)

207.                       Hard Boiled (1992)

208.                       Pinocchio (1940)

209.                       The Martian (2015)

210.                       Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)

211.                       A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

212.                       District 9 (2009)

213.                       The Iron Giant (1999)

214.                       JFK (1991)

215.                       Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

216.                       Wild Strawberries (1957)

217.                       Cruel Intentions (1999)

218.                       Gravity (2013)

219.                       The LEGO Movie (2014)

220.                       Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011)

221.                       No Country for Old Men (2007)

222.                       Captain America: Civil War (2015)

223.                       Braveheart (1995)

224.                       The Big Short (2015)

225.                       The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

226.                       L.A. Confidential (1997)

227.                       How Green Was My Valley (1939)

228.                       Black Swan (2010)

229.                       Once (2006)

230.                       Spider-Man (2002)

231.                       Caddyshack (1980)

232.                       Only Angels Have Wings (1939)

233.                       The Sting (1977)

234.                       Short Term 12 (2013)

235.                       The Right Stuff (1983)

236.                       Ikiru (1952)

237.                       Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

238.                       Speed (1994)

239.                       Little Women (2019)

240.                       The Graduate (1967)

241.                       Mean Girls (2004)

242.                       The Third Man (1949)

243.                       Evil Dead 2 (1987)

244.                       Ocean’s Eleven (2001)

245.                       Raging Bull (1980)

246.                       Shrek (2001)

247.                       The Avengers (2012)

248.                       The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

249.                       The Young Girls of Rochefort (1968)

250.                       Almost Famous (2000)

 

2020 List

 

Spoiler

1.   Raiders of the Lost Ark
2.    The Empire Strikes Back
3.    The Dark Knight
4.    Schindler’s List
5.    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
6.   The Godfather
7.   Back to the Future
8.    Titanic
9.    Goodfellas
10.    Mad Max: Fury Road
11.    Jaws
12.   Star Wars
13.    T2: Judgement Day
14.    12 Angry Men
15.   Do the Right Thing
16.   Spirited Away
17.    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
18.    Jurassic Park
19.   Casablanca
20.    The Godfather Part II
21.    The Matrix
22.    Lawrence of Arabia
23.   Inside Out
24.   E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
25.   The Shawshank Redemption

26.   The Silence of the Lambs
27.    Parasite
28.    Pulp Fiction
29.    Inception
30.    Alien
31.    The Wizard of Oz
32.   Aliens
33.    Taxi Driver
34.    The Incredibles
35.   Heat
36.    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
37.   Apocalypse Now
38.   Princess Mononoke
39.    The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
40.    Singin’ in the Rain
41.    Saving Private Ryan
42.    Toy Story
43.    Forrest Gump
44.    Pan’s Labyrinth
45.    The Social Network
46.    The Truman Show
47.    Seven Samurai
48.    Rear Window
49.   Psycho
50.   The Shining

51.    Once Upon a Time in the West
52.    Vertigo
53.    Wall-E
54.    Beauty and the Beast (1991)
55.    2001: A Space Odyssey
56.    City of God
57.    Toy Story 2
58.    Memento
59.    Citizen Kane
60.    The Lion King (1994)
61.    Ratatouille
62.   Finding Nemo
63.   A Clockwork Orange
64.    The Thing
65.    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
66.    Rocky
67.    Inglourious Basterds
68.    Mulholland Drive
69.    Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
70.    Monty Python and the Holy Grail
71.    It’s a Wonderful Life
72.    Before Sunrise
73.   Spider-Man 2
74.    North by Northwest
75.    Joker Avengers: Endgame
76.    Aladdin (1992)
77.   Captain America: The Winter Soldier
78.   The Apartment
79.   The Terminator
80.   Die Hard
81.    Unforgiven
82.    Whiplash
83.    Gravity
84.    Toy Story 3
85.   Boyhood
86.    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
87.    The Wolf of Wall Street
88.   Fight Club
89.    Children of Men
90.    Predator
91.    The Bridge on the River Kwai
92.    Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
93.   Avengers: Infinity War
94.    Coco
95.    In the Mood For Love
96.    My Neighbor Totoro
97.   Blazing Saddles
98.    Ran
99.   Star Wars: The Last Jedi
100.   Before Sunset

 

2018 List

 

Spoiler

1.                          The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2.                          The Dark Knight

3.                          The Empire Strikes Back

4.                          Raiders of the Lost Ark

5.                          12 Angry Men

6.                          The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

7.                          Star Wars

8.                          Titanic

9.                          The Godfather

10.                        The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

11.                        The Matrix

12.                        Pulp Fiction

13.                        Back to the Future

14.                        Terminator 2: Judgement Day

15.                        Schindler's List

16.                        GoodFellas

17.                        The Lion King

18.                        Jaws

19.                        Jurassic Park

20.                        Inside Out

21.                        Mad Max: Fury Road

22.                        Saving Private Ryan

23.                        Casablanca

24.                        Inception

25.                        The Shawshank Redemption

26.                        The Silence of the Lambs

27.                        The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

28.                        Spirited Away

29.                        The Godfather, Part II

30.                        Alien

31.                        Finding Nemo

32.                        Forrest Gump

33.                        Toy Story

34.                        Return of the Jedi

35.                        E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

36.                        The Incredibles

37.                        Aliens

38.                        Gladiator

39.                        Fight Club

40.                        Beauty and the Beast

41.                        Princess Mononoke

42.                        Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

43.                        Aladdin

44.                        Toy Story 3

45.                        Pan's Labyrinth

46.                        Se7en

47.                        Toy Story 2

48.                        The Shining

49.                        The Wizard of Oz

50.                        Vertigo

51.                        Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

52.                        Seven Samurai

53.                        The Usual Suspects

54.                        Rocky

55.                        One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

56.                        Apocalypse Now

57.                        Once Upon a Time in the West

58.                        Groundhog Day

59.                        Whiplash

60.                        2001: A Space Odyssey

61.                        Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

62.                        Wall-E

63.                        Taxi Driver

64.                        Rear Window

65.                        Star Wars: The Force Awakens

66.                        The Truman Show

67.                        Die Hard

68.                        The Terminator

68.                        The Sound of Music

70.                        Memento

71.                        Get Out

72.                        Fargo

73.                        Psycho

74.                        Inglourious Basterds

75.                        Heat

76.                        Footloose Captain America: The Winter Soldier

77.                        Logan

78.                        La La Land

79.                        Do the Right Thing

80.                        Predator

81.                        The Departed

82.                        It's a Wonderful Life

83.                        Citizen Kane

84.                        Before Sunrise

85.                        The Princess Bride

86.                        Unforgiven

87.                        Lawrence of Arabia

88.                        Avatar

89.                        Blade Runner

90.                        Chinatown

91.                        Good Will Hunting

92.                        Gravity

93.                        Singin' in the Rain

94.                        Monty Python and the Holy Grail

95.                        There Will Be Blood

96.                        Star Wars: The Last Jedi

97.                        City of God

98.                        Boyhood

99.                        Grave of the Fireflies

100.                      Life of Pi

 

2016 List

 

Spoiler

1. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

2. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

3. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

4. The Godfather

5. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

6. Pulp Fiction

7. 12 Angry Men

8. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

9. The Dark Knight

10. Schindler's List

11. The Godfather Part 2

12. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

13. Forrest Gump

14. 2001: A Space Odyssey

15. Casablanca

16. The Matrix

17. Jaws

18. The Shawshank Redemption

19. Back To The Future

20. Goodfellas

21. Lawrence of Arabia

22. Inception

23. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

24. Mad Max: Fury Road

25. Terminator 2: Judgement Day

26. Finding Nemo

27. Taxi Driver

28. Titanic

29. Apocalypse Now

30. Toy Story 3

31. Wall-E

32. The Incredibles

33. Groundhog Day

34. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

35. Jurassic Park

36. The Lion King

37. Toy Story

38. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

39. Fight Club

40. Inside Out

41. Rear Window

42. Toy Story 2

43. Seven Samurai

44. Star Wars: The Force Awakens

45. Alien

46. Fargo

47. Beauty and the Beast

48. Se7en

49. The Truman Show

50. Citizen Kane

51. The Wizard of Oz

52. Ratatouille

53. Gravity

54. The Social Network

55. Return of the Jedi

56. The Usual Suspects

57. Inglourious Basterds

58. The Silence of the Lambs

59. Die Hard

60. Batman Begins

61. Vertigo

62. Spirited Away

63. Singin' In the Rain

64. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

65. Blade Runner

66. There Will Be Blood

67. Up

68. Marvel's The Avengers

69. Rocky

70. It's a Wonderful Life

71. Guardians of the Galaxy

72. Dr. Strangelove

73. Boyhood

74. Once Upon a Time in the West

75. Memento

76. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

77. Heat

78. Psycho

79. Aliens

80. Whiplash

81. The Terminator

82. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

83. Saving Private Ryan

84. Aladdin

85. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

86. Spider-Man 2

87. North By Northwest

88. The Wolf of Wall Street

89. The Shining

90. Chinatown

91. Raging Bull

92. Captain America: Civil War

94. Do the Right Thing

93. Her

95. Ghostbusters

96. Captain America: The Winter Soldier

97. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

98. Magnolia

99. No Country For Old Men

100. The Big Lebowski

 

The 2014 List

Spoiler

1. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

2. The Dark Knight

3. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

4. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

5. The Lion King

6. The Godfather

7. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

8. 12 Angry Man

9. Jurassic Park

10. Inception

11. The Avengers

12. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

13. Toy Story 3

14. The Shawshank Redemption

15. Schindler's List

16. Back To The Future

17. The Matrix

18. Jaws

19. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

20. Wall-E

21. Goodfellas

22. Casablanca

23. Toy Story

24. The Usual Suspects

25. Pulp Fiction

26. Fight Club

27.  Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

28. The Good The Bad And The Ugly

29. The Incredibles

30. Toy Story 2

31. Ratatouille

32. Memento

33. Terminator 2

34. The Godfather: Part II

35. Die Hard

36. Finding Nemo

37. Dr. Strangelove

38. The Truman Show

39. Forrest Gump

40. Alien

41. Star Trek

42. Gravity

43. 2001: A Space Odyssey

44. Beauty And The Beast

45. Rear Window

46. The Social Network

47. Lawrence Of Arabia

48. Groundhog Day

49. Saving Private Ryan

50. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

51. Batman Begins

52. The Prestige

53. It's A Wonderful Life

54. The Wizard Of Oz

55. Se7en

56. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

57. How To Train Your Dragon

58. The Dark Knight Rises

59. Titanic

60. Blade Runner

61. Spider-Man 2

62. Up

63. Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind

64. Taxi Driver

65. A Clockwork Orange

66. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

67. Monsters, Inc.

68. Spirited Away

69. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

70. North By Northwest

71. L.A Confidential

72. Aliens

73. Aladdin

74. Fargo

75. Monty Python And The Holy Grail

76. Silence Of The Lambs

77. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

78. Captain America: The Winter Soldier

79. Pan's Labyrinth  

80. Sunset Boulevard

81. Trainspotting

82. Citizen Kane

83. The Terminator

84. The Bourne Ultimatum

85. Planet of the Apes

86. No Country For Old Men

87. Casino Royale

88. Life Of Pi

89. Frozen 

90. To Kill A Mockingbird

91. Magnolia

92. Iron Man

93. Resevoir Dogs

94. Children Of Men

95. Airplane!

96. Good Will Hunting

97. Once Upon A Time In The West

98. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

99. There Will Be Blood

100. X-Men: Days Of Future Past  

 

The 2013 List

Spoiler

1. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

2. Pulp Fiction

3. The Dark Knight

4. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

5. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

6. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

7. Goodfellas

8. The Godfather Part II

9. The Matrix

10. Schindler’s List

11. Jaws

12. Terminator 2: Judgment Day

13. Back to the Future

14. Casablanca

15. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

16. The Godfather

17. 2001: A Space Odyssey

18. Fight Club

19. WALL-E

20. Rear Window

21. The Lion King

22. The Shawshank Redemption

23. Forrest Gump

24. Inception

25. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial

26. Titanic

27. Jurassic Park

28. 12 Angry Men

29. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

30. The Social Network

31. Lawrence of Arabia

32. Toy Story

33. Toy Story 3

34. There Will Be Blood

35. Die Hard

36. Aliens

37. The Avengers

38. Spirited Away

39. Taxi Driver

40. The Good the Bad and the Ugly

41. A Clockwork Orange

42. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

43.  Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

44. Apocalypse Now

45. Alien

46. The Shining

47. The Incredibles

48. Chinatown

49. One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest

50. Pan's Labyrinth

51. Memento

52. The Truman Show

53. Fargo

54. Psycho

55. Spider-Man 2

56. It’s A Wonderful Life

57. American Beauty

58. City of God

59. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

60. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

61. Batman Begins

62. Ratatouille

63. The Wizard of Oz

64. Citizen Kane

65. LA Confidential

66. Gladiator (Scott, 2000)

67. Saving Private Ryan

68. Beauty and the Beast

69. Silence of the Lambs

70. Inglourious Basterds

71. Toy Story 2

72. Network

73. Finding Nemo

74. Se7en

75. Kill Bill Vol. 1

76. No Country for Old Men

77. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

78. Aladdin

79. Halloween

80. The Dark Knight Rises

81. Star Trek

82. Trainspotting

83. Children of Men

84. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

85. The Usual Suspects

86. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

87. North by Northwest

88. Do the Right Thing

89. Heat

90. Sunset Boulevard

91. The Terminator

92. Once Upon a Time in the West

93. The Big Lebowski

94. Blade Runner

95. Full Metal Jacket

96. Requiem for a Dream

97. Planet of the Apes

98. Life of Pi

99. All Quiet on the Western Front

100. Almost Famous  

 

The 2012 List

Spoiler

1. Pulp Fiction

2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

3. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

4. The Godfather

5. Titanic

6. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

7. The Dark Knight

8. The Godfather: Part II

9. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

10. The Matrix

11. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

12. The Lion King

13. Raiders of the Lost Ark

14. Inception

15. Forrest Gump

16. Terminator 2: Judgment Day

17. The Social Network

18. Fight Club

19. Back to the Future

20. Goodfellas

21. Schindler’s List

22. 2001: A Space Odyssey

23. The Dark Knight Rises

24. The Shawshank Redemption

25. Memento

26. Taxi Driver

27. There Will Be Blood

28. The Terminator

29. Saving Private Ryan

30. Apocalypse Now

31. The Avengers

32.  Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

33. Casablanca

34. Toy Story

35. 12 Angry Men

36. Jaws

37. Se7en

38. Jurassic Park

39. The Wizard of Oz

40. American Beauty

41. The Big Lebowski

42. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial

43. Avatar

44. Batman Begins

45. A Clockwork Orange

46. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

47. WALL-E

48. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

49. The Truman Show

50. Alien

51. Ratatouille

52. Psycho

53. Citizen Kane

54. Aliens

55. Fargo

56. Aladdin

57. Finding Nemo

58. Inglourious Basterds

59. Gladiator

60. Kill Bill Vol. 1

61. Die Hard

62. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

63. Pan’s Labyrinth

64. Spirited Away

65. Iron Man

66. Lawrence of Arabia

67. Toy Story 3

68. Star Trek

69. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

70. The Shining

71. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

72. Rear Window

73. Toy Story 2

74. Batman

75. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

76. How to Train Your Dragon

77. Beauty and the Beast

78. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

79. Vertigo

80. The Silence of the Lambs

81. City of God

82. It’s A Wonderful Life

83. Unforgiven

84. My Neighbor Totoro

85. L.A. Confidential

86. Network

87. Ghostbusters

88. Rocky

89. The Incredibles

90. Full Metal Jacket

91. The Usual Suspects

92. The Hunger Games

93. Black Swan

94. Slumdog Millionaire

95. Halloween

96. Requiem for a Dream

97. Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl

98. 8 ½

99. The Bourne Ultimatum

100. Trainspotting  

 

Some other resources for list making

 

They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? (Compilation of Critics Top 1000 Films): https://www.theyshootpictures.com/gf1000.htm

Criterion Collection Films Featured in Sight & Sound: https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/503-featured-in-sight-sound-the-greatest-films-of-all-time

Letterboxed Top 250 Narrative Features: https://letterboxd.com/dave/list/official-top-250-narrative-feature-films/

LetterBoxd Top 250 Documentary Features: https://letterboxd.com/jack/list/official-top-250-documentary-films/

Letterboxd Top 100 Narrative Features from Black Directors: https://letterboxd.com/jack/list/black-directors-the-official-top-100-narrative/

TCM Classics Collection on MAX: https://www.max.com/channel/tcm

Letterboxd Top 250 Narrative Features from Women Directors: https://letterboxd.com/jack/list/women-directors-the-official-top-250-narrative/

1001 Films to see Before You Die: https://letterboxd.com/peterstanley/list/1001-movies-you-must-see-before-you-die/

 

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[Rorschach]

 

 

Spoiler

 

Edited July 22 by Rorschach

[Tower]

Oh great, I love these lists.

Just going to leave one FYC because it's so good and missed the top 100 last time:

[Lucas]

Will have to dig up one of my lists!

[cannastop]

50 minutes ago, Rorschach said:

Whisper of the Heart (1995, dir. Yoshifumi Kondo)

Yes! On my list as well. Maybe if enough people see it, it will be appreciated.

 

[grey ghost]

1) Waking Life (Richard Linklater,  2001)
2) Schindler's List (Steven Spielberg, 1993)
3) The Truman Show (Peter Weir, 1998)
4) Pan's Labrynth (2006, Guillermo Del Toro)
5) Fight Club (David Fincher, 1999)
6) Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)
7) Ex Machina (Alex Garland, 2014)
8.) Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993)
9) Artificial Intelligence (Steven Spielberg,  2001)
10) City of God (Fernando Meirelles, 2002)
11) Into the Spider-verse (Peter Ramsey, 2018)
12) Beetlejuice (Tim Burton, 1988)
13) Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981)
14) Edge of Tomorrow (Doug Liman, 2014
15) Get Out (Jordan Peele, 2017)
16) Saving Private Ryan (Steven Spielberg,  1998)
17) Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis, 1985)
18.) Robocop (Paul Verhoeven, 1987)
19) Predator (John McTiernan, 1987)
20) T2 Judgement Day (James Cameron, 1991)
21) Ghostbusters (Ivan Reitman, 1984)
22) The Matrix (The Wachowskis, 1999)
23) Die Hard (John McTiernan, 1988)
24) Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990)
25) Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976)

[Daxtreme]

FYC of films you've maybe never heard of but that are personal favorites of mine, so we get some more different entries than usual (spoiler: we won't)

 

THIRST (2009) - directed by Park Chan-wook

 

Hook: The actual best(*) Park Chan-wook movie

 

 

MIRACLES (1989) - Directed by Jackie Chan

 

Hook: underseen Jackie Chan movie that has INSANE action and a serious attempt at a Godfather-style story.

 

 

C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005) - Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée (RIP)

 

Hook: The best film from my home Province of Québec, Canada. Incredibly touching story.

 

 

BABY ASSASSINS (2021) - Directed by Yugo Sakamoto

 

Hook: Chill slice of life dark humor comedy movie about assassin girls who also kill people. Weirdly hypnotizing, and also has insane action near the end.

 

 

ASSASSINATION (2015) - Directed by Choi Dong-hoon

 

Hook: Essentially South Korea's INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS. Also, Jun Ji-hyun, who can do no wrong (we don't talk about BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE)

 

 

I ARE YOU, YOU AM ME (1982) AKA EXCHANGE STUDENTS - Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi

Hook: the best bodyswap movie ever made. Don't expect cheesy Hollywood clichés here, it's just the genre at its best and most relevant/raw.

 

(*): My opinion only, sue me if you disagree

 

Happy watching! Looking forward to submitting my list

 

Edited May 17 by Daxtreme
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[The Panda]

Some films from my list I want to highlight as a FYC (as well as a few others that didn't make it but in my top 250 or so)

 

Documentaries

We have never had a documentary make the list before, but many deserving ones! I have not seen nearly all of these, but the Observer has a list of 50 essential documentaries, and I'll likely check some more out and maybe edit my list if I feel particularly moved to (https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/mar/27/50-best-documentaries-alex-gibney-joshua-oppenheimer-james-marsh)

 

Hoop Dreams (1994, dir. Steve James)

 

"Two ordinary inner-city Chicago kids dare to reach for the impossible—professional basketball glory—in this epic chronicle of hope and faith. Filmed over a five-year period, Hoop Dreams, by Steve James, Frederick Marx, and Peter Gilbert, follows young Arthur Agee and William Gates and their families as the boys navigate the complex, competitive world of scholastic athletics while dealing with the intense pressures of their home lives and neighborhoods. This revelatory film continues to educate and inspire viewers, and it is widely considered one of the great works of American nonfiction cinema.", from the Criterion Collection

Available to watch on: Max, Paramount+, and paid rental options

 

The Act of Killing (2012, dir. Joshue Oppenheimer)

"I’m an executive producer on this film, about the genocide in Indonesia, so my answer is slightly biased. I was in London, and somebody said: “There’s a young man, Joshua Oppenheimer, who desperately wants to meet you.” So he opened his laptop and showed me nine minutes of footage. I knew I had never seen anything like it. It was unbelievable. So I was an adviser in shaping the film, but it was all shot already, so it was more in shaping the narrative. The end of the film was cut down completely in his version. I said: ‘Is there more footage?’ and he sent me the entire raw footage as it had come out of the camera, something like four minutes, uncut. And I said to him: “Leave it uncut and put it in there as it is. Nobody will ever see anything like this again.” And, of course, quite a few people had objections and were a little bit timid. And I said to him: “Joshua, if you don’t put this footage into the end of the film as it is, you have lived in vain.” And he put it in there." from Werner Herzog on his five top documentaries

Watch on: Peacock, Netflix, Plex, Sling TV, and rental options

 

The Thin Blue Line (1988, dir. Errol Morris)

"Among the most important documentaries ever made, The Thin Blue Line, by Errol Morris, erases the border between art and activism. A work of meticulous journalism and gripping drama, it recounts the disturbing tale of Randall Dale Adams, a drifter who was charged with the murder of a Dallas police officer and sent to death row, despite evidence that he did not commit the crime. Incorporating stylized reenactments, penetrating interviews, and haunting original music by Philip Glass, Morris uses cinema to build a case forensically while effortlessly entertaining his viewers. The Thin Blue Line effected real-world change, proving film’s power beyond the shadow of a doubt." from the Criterion Collection

Watch on: Netflix, AMC+, and rental options

 

I Am Not Your Negro (2016, dir. Raoul Peck)

"Raoul Peck’s 2016 film envisions James Baldwin’s unfinished project “Remember This House,” a proposal to his literary agent that was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and assassinations of three of his close friends: Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King, Jr. At the time of Baldwin’s death in 1987, he left behind only 30 completed pages of this manuscript. " from MIT List

Watch on: Tubi, Amazon Prime, Redbox, The Roku Channel, and Rental Options

 

One Child Nation (2019, dir. Nanfu Wang and Zhang Jialing)

"After becoming a mother, a filmmaker uncovers the untold history of China’s one-child policy and the generations of parents and children forever shaped by this social experiment." - International Documentary Assocation

Watch on: Amazon Prime

 

International Films (which have not made our list before)

 

Ikiru (1952, dir. Akira Kurosawa)

 

"One of the greatest achievements by Akira Kurosawa, Ikiru shows the director at his most compassionate—affirming life through an explora­tion of death. Takashi Shimura beautifully portrays Kanji Watanabe, an aging bureaucrat with stomach cancer who is impelled to find meaning in his final days. Presented in a radically conceived two­part structure and shot with a perceptive, humanistic clarity of vision, Ikiru is a multifaceted look at what it means to be alive.", from the Criterion Collection

Available to watch on: Max, and paid rental options

 

The Bicycle Thieves (1948, dir. Vittoria de Sica)

"Hailed around the world as one of the greatest movies ever made, the Academy Award–winning Bicycle Thieves, directed by Vittorio De Sica, defined an era in cinema. In poverty-stricken postwar Rome, a man is on his first day of a new job that offers hope of salvation for his desperate family when his bicycle, which he needs for work, is stolen. With his young son in tow, he sets off to track down the thief. Simple in construction and profoundly rich in human insight, Bicycle Thieves embodies the greatest strengths of the Italian neorealist movement: emotional clarity, social rectitude, and brutal honesty.",  from the Criterion Collection

Watch on: Max, Tubi, and rental options

 

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928, dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer)

"Spiritual rapture and institutional hypocrisy come to stark, vivid life in one of the most transcendent masterpieces of the silent era. Chronicling the trial of Joan of Arc in the hours leading up to her execution, Danish master Carl Theodor Dreyer depicts her torment with startling immediacy, employing an array of techniques—expressionistic lighting, interconnected sets, painfully intimate close-ups—to immerse viewers in her subjective experience. Anchoring Dreyer’s audacious formal experimentation is a legendary performance by Renée Falconetti, whose haunted face channels both the agony and the ecstasy of martyrdom." from the Criterion Collection

Watch on: Max, Tubi, and rental options

 

Harakiri (1962, dir. Masaki Kobayashi)

"Following the collapse of his clan, an unemployed samurai (Tatsuya Nakadai) arrives at the manor of Lord Iyi, begging to be allowed to commit ritual suicide on the property. Iyi’s clansmen, believing the desperate ronin is merely angling for a new position, try to force his hand and get him to eviscerate himself—but they have underestimated his beliefs and his personal brand of honor. Winner of the Cannes Film Festival’s Special Jury Prize, Harakiri, directed by Masaki Kobayashi is a fierce evocation of individual agency in the face of a corrupt and hypocritical system." from the Criterion Collection

Watch on: Rent on Apple or Fandango

 

Fanny and Alexander (1982, dir. Ingmar Bergman)

"Through the eyes of ten-year-old Alexander, we witness the delights and conflicts of the Ekdahl family, a sprawling bourgeois clan in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Sweden. Ingmar Bergman intended Fanny and Alexander as his swan song, and it is the director’s warmest and most autobiographical film, an Academy Award–winning triumph that combines his trademark melancholy and emotional intensity with immense joy and sensuality. Bergman described Fanny and Alexander, presented here in both the theatrical and the five-hour television versions, as “the sum total of my life as a filmmaker.” And in this, the full-length (312-minute) version of his triumphant valediction, his vision is expressed at its fullest." from the Criterion Collection

Watch on: Max and rental options

 

Rashomon (1950, dir. Akira Kurosawa)

"A riveting psychological thriller that investigates the nature of truth and the meaning of justice, Rashomon is widely considered one of the greatest films ever made. Four people give different accounts of a man’s murder and the rape of his wife, which director Akira Kurosawa presents with striking imagery and an ingenious use of flashbacks. This eloquent masterwork and international sensation revolutionized film language and introduced Japanese cinema—and a commanding new star by the name of Toshiro Mifune—to the Western world." from the Criterion Collection

Watch on: Max, Tubi, Plex, and rental options

 

Come and See (1985, dir. Elem Klimov)

"This legendary film from Soviet director Elem Klimov is a senses-shattering plunge into the dehumanizing horrors of war. As Nazi forces encroach on his small village in what is now known as Belarus, teenage Flyora (Alexei Kravchenko, in a searing depiction of anguish) eagerly joins the Soviet resistance. Rather than the adventure and glory he envisioned, what he finds is a waking nightmare of unimaginable carnage and cruelty—rendered with a feverish, otherworldly intensity by Klimov’s subjective camera work and expressionistic sound design. Nearly blocked from being made by Soviet censors, who took seven years to approve its script, Come and See is perhaps the most visceral, impossible-to-forget antiwar film ever made." from Criterion Collection

Watch on: Rent on Amazon, Apple, etc.

 

Wild Strawberries (1957, dir. Ingmar Bergman)

"Traveling to accept an honorary degree, Professor Isak Borg—masterfully played by the veteran filmmaker and actor Victor Sjöström—is forced to face his past, come to terms with his faults, and make peace with the inevitability of his approaching death. Through flashbacks and fantasies, dreams and nightmares, Wild Strawberries dramatizes one man’s remarkable voyage of self-discovery. This richly humane masterpiece, full of iconic imagery, is one of Ingmar Bergman’s most widely acclaimed and influential films." from the Criterion Collection

Watch on: Max and rental options

 

Tokyo Story (1953, Yasujiro Ozu)

"A profoundly stirring evocation of elemental humanity and universal heartbreak, Tokyo Story is the crowning achievement of the unparalleled Yasujiro Ozu. The film, which follows an aging couple’s journey to visit their grown children in bustling postwar Tokyo, surveys the rich and complex world of family life with the director’s customary delicacy and incisive perspective on social mores. Featuring lovely performances from Ozu regulars Chishu Ryu and Setsuko Hara, Tokyo Story plumbs and deepens the director’s recurring theme of generational conflict, creating what is without question one of cinema’s mightiest masterpieces." from Criterion Collection

Watch on: Max, Tubi, and Rental Options

 

Taste of Cherry (1997, dir. Abbas Kiarostami)

"The first Iranian film to win the Palme d’Or, this austere, emotionally complex drama by the great Abbas Kiarostami follows the enigmatic Mr. Badii (Homayoun Ershadi) as he drives around the hilly outskirts of Tehran looking for someone who will agree to bury him after he commits suicide, a taboo under Islam. Extended conversations with three passengers (a soldier, a seminarian, and a taxidermist) elicit different views on mortality and individual choice. Operating at once as a closely observed, realistic story and a fable populated by archetypal figures, Taste of Cherry challenges the viewer to consider what often goes unexamined in everyday life." from Criterion Collection

Watch on: Max

 

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

"Noted by legendary film critic Roger Ebert as one of his top ten favorite films of all time, this masterpiece from Oscar-nominated director Werner Herzog is an unforgettable portrait of madness and power. In the mid-16th century, after annihilating the Incan empire, Gonzalo Pizarro (Allejandro Repullés) leads his army of conquistadors over the Andes into the heart of the most savage environment on earth in search of the fabled City of Gold, El Dorado. As the soldiers battle starvation, Indians, the forces of nature, and each other, Don Lope de Aguirre (Klaus Kinski), "The Wrath of God," is consumed with visions of conquering all of South America and revolts, leading his own army down a treacherous river on a doomed quest into oblivion. Nominated for Best Foreign Film at the César Awards. Winner of Best Cinematography at the German Film Awards." from Kanopy

Watch on: Tubi, Prime Video, Roku Channel, Sling TV, Plex, etc. (many free options)

 

Quest for Fire (1981, dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud)

""We'll make our own language," Annaud said. "Why not? If you see two people having a passionate fight in a language you don't understand, do you need to understand the words to know what they're fighting about?"

 

So Annaud began forging ahead with the idea for Quest for Fire, a film set in prehistoric times in which a tribe has their fire doused, and thus must travel miles to find a new spark. Studio executives balked, as the film would require trained elephants, elaborate battle scenes, scantily-clad actors and multiple location shoots. This was, after all, long before the development of computer-generated imagery, so there was no way to create things after the shoot with digital effects.

 

"People thought I was entirely crazy," confirms Annaud. "They would say, 'What else can we offer you?' I was a hot property in those days. People wanted to hire me. People in Hollywood want to have a five-star chef cooking a hamburger. Directors are flattered, but they do shit. I wanted to do something else."" from CBC

Watch on: Rental from Prime, Apple, Google Play, etc.

 

Other Films that have not made our top 250 and came out pre-2000

 

The Last Picture Show (1971, dir. Peter Bogdanovich)

"One of the key films of the American seventies cinema renaissance, The Last Picture Show is set in the early fifties, in the loneliest Texas nowheresville to ever dust up a movie screen. This aching portrait of a dying West, adapted from Larry McMurtry’s novel, focuses on the daily shuffles of three futureless teens—enigmatic Sonny (Timothy Bottoms), wayward jock Duane (Jeff Bridges), and desperate-to-be-adored rich girl Jacy (Cybill Shepherd)—and the aging lost souls who bump up against them in the night like drifting tumbleweeds. Featuring evocative black-and-white imagery and profoundly felt performances, this hushed depiction of crumbling American values remains the pivotal work in the career of invaluable film historian and director Peter Bogdanovich." from the Criterion Collection

Watch on: Availabe via renting on streaming platforms (Amazon, Apple, etc.)

 

The Last Temptation of Christ (1988, dir. Martin Scorsese)

"The Last Temptation of Christ, by Martin Scorsese, is a towering achievement. Though it initially engendered enormous controversy, the film can now be viewed as the remarkable, profoundly personal work of faith that it is. This fifteen-year labor of love, an adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis’s landmark novel that imagines an alternate fate for Jesus Christ, features outstanding performances by Willem Dafoe, Barbara Hershey, Harvey Keitel, Harry Dean Stanton, and David Bowie; bold cinematography by the great Michael Ballhaus; and a transcendent score by Peter Gabriel." from the Criterion Collection

Watch on: Amazon Prime Video and rental options

 

Harvey (1950, dir. Henry Koster)

"“If you’re for warm and gentle whimsy, for a charmingly fanciful farce, and for a little touch of pathos, then the movie version of Harvey is definitely for you.” Bosley Crowther, The New York Times, 1950 Mary Chase’s Pulitzer-winning comedy ran for five years on Broadway, three of them with James Stewart playing Elwood P. Dowd, the boozy eccentric whose constant companion is a ‘pooka’ (a mischievous spirit from Celtic mythology) only he can see. Bing Crosby was Hollywood’s first choice, but Stewart turned in one of his most fondly remembered screen performances, capturing the innocent warmth and disappointed sadness of a man whose retreat from social responsibilities is far from evidence of insanity. Director Henry Koster wisely opted not to visualise the titular man-sized rabbit, instead capturing the fizzing dialogue of the theatrical original, while stage veteran Josephine Hull won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress as the confused sister who almost believes in Harvey herself. Jake Gyllenhaal finds his sanity questioned after befriending a somewhat less benevolent giant rabbit in Richard Kelly’s Donnie Darko (2001)." from British Film Institute

Watch on: Rent from Amazon Prime, Apple, YouTube, etc.

 

Fiddler on the Roof (1971, dir. Norman Jewison)

"One of the last big movie adaptations of a Broadway hit at that time—and one of the very last to earn good reviews—Fiddler on the Roof opened in movie theatres across the country November 3, 1971 and, like the Broadway smash from which it was adapted, earned critical hosannas.Topol starred as Tevye, a role he played in the 1966 Israeli staging and again in the West End, learning the role phonetically—beating out everyone from Danny Kaye to Frank Sinatra for the role. Zero Mostel, who had originated Tevye on Broadway, campaigned heavily to recreate his performance, but producers were leery of bringing him on board, worried that his personality would eclipse the character. Topol was selected instead, and earned an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe for his performance as the dairy man from Anatevka. He eventually played the role on Broadway as well in the 1990 revival." from Playbill

 

The Piano (1993, dir. Jane Campion)

"With this sublimely stirring fable of desire and creativity, Jane Campion became the first woman to win a Palme d’Or at Cannes. Holly Hunter is achingly eloquent through silence in her Academy Award–winning performance as Ada, an electively mute Scottish woman who expresses her innermost feelings through her beloved piano. When an arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited daughter (Anna Paquin, in her Oscar-winning debut) to the wilderness of nineteenth-century New Zealand, she finds herself locked in a battle of wills with both her controlling husband (Sam Neill) and a rugged frontiersman (Harvey Keitel) to whom she develops a forbidden attraction. With its sensuously moody cinematography, dramatic coastal landscapes, and sweeping score, this uniquely timeless evocation of a woman’s awakening is an intoxicating sensory experience that burns with the twin fires of music and erotic passion." from the Criterion Collection

Watch on: Pluto TV and rent on Apple

 

The Insider (1999, dir. Micheal Mann)

"Based on a true story, Michael Mann’s coolly riveting exposé of corporate corruption recounts the chain of events that pitted an ordinary man against the tobacco industry and dragged two people into the fight of their lives. Al Pacino gives a powerful performance as veteran “60 Minutes” producer Lowell Bergman and Russell Crowe costars as the ultimate insider, former tobacco executive Dr. Jeffrey Wigand. When Wigand is fired by his employer—one of the largest tobacco companies in America—he agrees to become a paid consultant for a story Bergman is working on regarding alleged unethical practices within the tobacco industry. But what begins as a temporary alliance leads to a lengthy battle for both men to save their reputations, and much, much more." - The Criterion Channel

Watch on: Rent on YouTube, Apple, Google Play

 

A Star is Born (1954, George Cukor)

"Garland and Gaga were both 32 when their respective “Star Is Born” films received an October release in theaters, and the actresses each sought to have the coveted titular role launch—or in Garland’s case, relaunch—their career as a major movie star. Yet what now stands as the crowning achievement of Garland’s legacy ironically marked the end of her career as a marquee name in Hollywood. The pangs of longing that characterize her two most memorable numbers in cinema, “Over the Rainbow” and “The Man That Got Away,” mirror the loss that she endured throughout her life. During a Q&A at the 1967 Chicago International Film Festival, attended by Roger Ebert, Cukor noted, “People who aren't complicated in real life come through as pretty bland on the screen. Most great performers are not very happy and well adjusted. Perhaps that's the price they pay for being originals.”" from RogerEbert.com

Watch On: Tubi and rental options

 

And one last FYC

 

Air Bud (1997, dir. Charles Martin Smith)

 

 

Watch on: Disney+ and rental options

[DAR]

A few longtime rewatches and first time watches from me FYC.

 

 

 

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[ListenHunnyUrOver]

FYC: 

[lorddemaxus]

My top 10 this time looking something like

 

AI

Jerry Maguire

Before Sunset

How Green Was My Valley

Margaret

Bridges of Madison County

Happy Go Lucky

Mad Max Fury Road

Monseiur Verdoux

Hereafter

 

just saw this is pretty much the same as my last list but with Fury Road in and a different Chaplin

Edited May 30 by lorddemaxus

[TMP]

Will figure out the rest, but top 10 rn probably some variation of:

Chungking Express

Goodfellas

Come & See

All That Jazz

Before Sunset

Spirited Away

There Will Be Blood

2001 

Steve Jobs

The Dark Knight

 

[baumer]

I dont think my list has changed much in the last two years.

[baumer]

My top ten will be something like

 

Citizen Kane

Toy Story 3

Wall E

Hereditary

Babadook

The Exorcist

Harry Potter 8

Annie Hall

Ordinary People

Out of Africa

[Tower]

15 minutes ago, baumer said:

My top ten will be something like

 

Citizen Kane

Toy Story 3

Wall E

Hereditary

Babadook

The Exorcist

Harry Potter 8

Annie Hall

Ordinary People

Out of Africa

I think you forgot about Finding Nemo 

[baumer]

On 6/3/2024 at 4:18 PM, Tower said:

I think you forgot about Finding Nemo 

 

FTSBF

[keysersoze123]

On 6/3/2024 at 1:01 PM, baumer said:

My top ten will be something like

 

Citizen Kane

Toy Story 3

Wall E

Hereditary

Babadook

The Exorcist

Harry Potter 8

Annie Hall

Ordinary People

Out of Africa

[Dementeleus]

In lieu of me submitting a list this year, I’m posting Tele Jr’s. He’s now seen enough to make a decent Best Movies list!

 

1. The Elephant Man

2. 2001: A Space Odyssey 

3. 12 Angry Men

4. The Godfather Part 2

5. The Godfather 

6. Spider-Man Across the Spider Verse 

7. Pans Labyrinth 

8. The Color Purple (1985)

9. Get Out

10. The Sound of Music

11. The Grand Budapest Hotel

12. Schindlers List

13. One Flew over the Cuckoos Nest

14. Pacific Rim

15. Rocky Horror Picture Show 

16. My Neighbor Totoro 

17. WALL·E 

18. Back to the Future III

19. Inception 

20. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

21. Seven Samurai 

22. Citizen Kane 

23. Raiders of the Lost Ark

24. Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

25. Monty Python’s Life of Brian

26. Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were Rabbit 

27. Persepolis 

28. Song of the Sea

29. What’s Up Doc?

30. Dark Knight

31. Jaws

32. Alien

33. Airplane 

34. Anchorman

35. Minority Report

36. Back to the Future

37. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

38. Monsters Inc

39. Sixth Sense

40. Iron Giant

41. Toy Story 2

42. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

43. The Terminal

44. The Big Lebowski 

45. Duck Soup 

46. Groundhog Day 

47. Castle in the Sky

48. Beetlejuice 

49. Akira 

50. Sugarland Express