Your Top Films of All Time

[mae]

So having gone through ten decades now, what better way to cap this list frenzy off than an all-time list. Hopefully, more people will post their own top lists for the individual decades and then their overall Top Ten (or however many).

To recap, here are my top picks, the top three from each decade list:

The 2000s (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?17826-Top-Ten-Films-of-2000-2009&p=818356&viewfull=1#post818356):

1 The Departed (2006)
2 Apocalypto (2006)
3 No Country for Old Men (2007)

The 1990s (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?17859-Top-Ten-Films-of-1990-1999&p=821370&viewfull=1#post821370):

1 Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
2 The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
3 American Beauty (1999)

The 1980s (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?17873-Top-Ten-Films-of-1980-1989&p=822362&viewfull=1#post822362):

1 Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
2 The Abyss (1989)
3 Batman (1989)

The 1970s (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?17902-Top-Ten-Films-of-1970-1979&p=822801&viewfull=1#post822801):

1 Barry Lyndon (1975)
2 The Godfather (1972)
3 Alien (1979)

The 1960s (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?17913-Top-Ten-Films-of-1960-1969&p=822958&viewfull=1#post822958):

1 The Graduate (1967)
2 Psycho (1960)
3 Andrei Rublev (1966)

The 1950s (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?17924-Top-Ten-Films-of-1950-1959&p=823510&viewfull=1#post823510):

1 Seven Samurai (1954)
2 12 Angry Men (1957)
3 The 400 Blows (1959)

The 1940s (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?17943-Top-Ten-Films-of-1940-1949&p=824021&viewfull=1#post824021):

1 Citizen Kane (1941)
2 Casablanca (1942)
3 Rope (1948)

The 1930s (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?17947-Top-Ten-Films-of-1930-1939&p=824523&viewfull=1#post824523):

1 Bringing Up Baby (1938)
2 M (1931)
3 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

The 1920s (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?17950-Top-Ten-Films-of-1920-1929&p=824740&viewfull=1#post824740):

1 Metropolis (1927)
2 Sunrise (1927)
3 The Gold Rush (1925)

The 1910s (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?17950-Top-Ten-Films-of-1920-1929&p=824744&viewfull=1#post824744):

1 Intolerance (1916)
2 Cabiria (1914)
3 The Birth of a Nation (1915)

So, with these 30 all-time favorites, I've come up with the following overall ranking:

1 Barry Lyndon (1975)
2 Bringing Up Baby (1938)
3 The Graduate (1967)
4 Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
5 Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
6 Psycho (1960)
7 Citizen Kane (1941)
8 Seven Samurai (1954)
9 The Abyss (1989)
10 Metropolis (1927)
11 12 Angry Men (1957)
12 M (1931)
13 The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
14 Andrei Rublev (1966)
15 Batman (1989)
16 The Godfather (1972)
17 American Beauty (1999)
18 The 400 Blows (1959)
19 Sunrise (1927)
20 The Departed (2006)
21 Casablanca (1942)
22 Alien (1979)
23 Intolerance (1916)
24 Apocalypto (2006)
25 Rope (1948)
26 No Country for Old Men (2007)
27 Cabiria (1914)
28 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
29 The Gold Rush (1925)
30 The Birth of a Nation (1915)

[needfulthings]

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[Jean]

1. The Tenant.

[needfulthings]

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[webstar1000]

10. Silence of the Lambs
9. Se7en
8. Unbreakable
7. The Shawshank Redemption
6. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
5. Temple of Doom- Indy
4. 300
3. Terminator 2
2. The Dark Knight
1. Matrix

[pathoftheturtle]

Barry Lyndon is a great film, though surely not my favorite of all time. That's way overrating it, I fear. However, Bringing Up Baby still is possibly the greatest comedy.

[mae]

Barry Lyndon is a great film, though surely not my favorite of all time. That's way overrating it, I fear. However, Bringing Up Baby still is possibly the greatest comedy.

Agreed on Baby, but I haven't seen a more beautiful and perfectly-crafted film than Barry Lyndon. Anyway, this is all subjective - it's all about what you enjoy most and what had the greatest impact or impression on you. Most probably wouldn't put The Abyss on any top-anything list, let alone of all time, but it is on mine :) Would love to see more lists in this and other threads on this topic!

[mae]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYROqsUAw0o

[Tommy]

I started making a list and it got to 60 before I realized I need to edit it down some. I'll work on this but I think it'll be hard to have anything under a hundred titles.

[mae]

The system I was using back then may not be the best but it worked for me. It definitely is tough coming up with the list and then paring it down, and then ranking it.

[Mattrick]

I don't have the energy to deliberate over such a list.

[divemaster]

I posted this list in another (earlier) thread. Might be of interest here.

I've never thought to segregate my movie likes by decade. Instead, I have to separate my lists into Asian film and “everything else.” Given that, the only way for me to make this work is to let each category have 25 slots. I've bolded/colored what I guess would be my "top 15" out of the 50.


25 favorite films (Asian)

Korean
A Tale of Two Sisters
The Harmonium in My Memory
The Classic
Secret Sunshine
Romance of Their Own
No Blood, No Tears
A Moment to Remember

Japanese
Floating Weeds
Spirited Away
Ikiru
The Mystery of Rampo
Battle Royale
Red Beard
Angel Dust
Hara-kiri

Chinese/Hong Kong
Sex & Zen
Wing Chun
Iron Monkey
Infernal Affairs
House of Flying Daggers
Hero
Hard Boiled
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Comrades, Almost a Love Story
The Bride with White Hair

25 favorite films (non-Asian)

Airplane!
Cinema Paradiso
Dark City
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Forrest Gump
Goodfellas
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The Hudsucker Proxy
Jacob's Ladder
Kill Bill Vol. I / Vol. 2
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
Mamma Mia!
Mulholland Dr.
Pulp Fiction
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Re-Animator
Scaramouche
Sin City
The Sixth Sense
The Sting
The Thing
Tombstone
True Romance
Unforgiven
You Can Count on Me

[fernandito]

1. The Dark Knight
2. Mortal Kombat


3. Everything else

[fernandito]

Nah but seriously I'm down to do this list again. I'm curious to see how it compares vs the last time I did this about 5-6 years ago. I don't even remember what my No. 1 was back then.

[Odetta]

I'm game!

[Still Servant]

Good to see you in these parts again, Odetta!

[Cwalker]

I' m not very good with lists so I usually just throw something out at random times.

Biggest impact? Well, the one movie I have seen the most number of times, well over 100 viewings:
Mel Gibson's Hamlet. Not because of the great actors (there were several) or the accuracy (they had the wrong characters saying the wrong things at the wrong times) but just the overall darkness and energy. It felt like a tragedy.

One other, with only two viewings (numbers aren't everything) was also a Shakespeare,
Macbeth starring Sam Worthington. A modern remake set in Australia. My god it was brutal. But, it made me understand the play in a way that no other version has been able to. It was truly one of those "oh, now i get it!" moments.

[Still Servant]

I' m not very good with lists so I usually just throw something out at random times.

Biggest impact? Well, the one movie I have seen the most number of times, well over 100 viewings:
Mel Gibson's Hamlet. Not because of the great actors (there were several) or the accuracy (they had the wrong characters saying the wrong things at the wrong times) but just the overall darkness and energy. It felt like a tragedy.

One other, with only two viewings (numbers aren't everything) was also a Shakespeare,
Macbeth starring Sam Worthington. A modern remake set in Australia. My god it was brutal. But, it made me understand the play in a way that no other version has been able to. It was truly one of those "oh, now i get it!" moments.

Have you seen the 2015 Macbeth with Michael Fassbender?

[Theli]

I'll have to think on this one for a while before making a definitive choice. I know my top 3, after that it gets tough.

[fernandito]

Since this thread specifically calls for Top Films of all time as opposed to my Favorite Films (which aren't always the same thing), I'm going to post my version of 'The Best of the Best'..

[Tommy]

Since this thread specifically calls for Top Films of all time as opposed to my Favorite Films (which aren't always the same thing), I'm going to post my version of 'The Best of the Best'..

I've kind of been struggling with that as well. Some of my favorites would never be considered the top films.

[fernandito]

1. The Godfather
2. Casablanca
3. Apocalypse Now
4. Seven Samurai
5. Citizen Kane
6. Rear Window
7. 2001: A Space Odyssey
8. Lawrence of Arabia
9. Alien
10. Vertigo

[mae]

Since this thread specifically calls for Top Films of all time as opposed to my Favorite Films (which aren't always the same thing), I'm going to post my version of 'The Best of the Best'..

I've kind of been struggling with that as well. Some of my favorites would never be considered the top films.

I would say, "top" (or best) according to you.

[Tommy]

30. Notorious
29. Tokyo Story
28. Pickpocket
27. Laura
26. The Producers
25. Bride of Frankenstein
24. Some Like it Hot
23. Duck Soup
22. The Passion of Joan of Arc
21. Lawrence of Arabia
20. Metropolis
19. M
18. Rashomon
17. Nashville
16. Persona
15. Kill Bill (Tarantino counts it as one movie, so do I :) )
14. The Godfather (I and II) :)
13. The Big Sleep
12. Paths of Glory
11. Bringing Up Baby
10. Annie Hall
09. Modern Times
08. Psycho
07. Sunset Boulevard
06. 2001:A Space Odyssey
05. Citizen Kane
04. Casablanca
03. The Shining
02. The Silence of the Lambs
01. Vertigo

[mae]

Love to see Bringing Up Baby in your #11 spot, Tommy!

[Tommy]

I wanted to put it higher but what can ya do?

[DoctorZaius]

1 - Jaws
2 - Pulp Fiction
3 - The Planet of the Apes
4 - Wings of Desire
6 - Godfather I & II (can't separate them)
7 - Modern Times
8 - Unforgiven
9 - The Poseidon Adventure
10-Grease

[Theli]

1. Nosferatu
2. Flight of Dragons
3. Conan The Barbarian
4. Suspiria

For whatever reason these 4 movies bring me inexplicable joy. I started making a longer list, and I realized I had no idea how I would rank them. I kept shuffling them around and adding more until it seemed the list would go for ever and never make sense. So I deleted the whole thing and left the top 4.

[Heather19]

1. Citizen Kane
2. Rebecca
3. Rebel Without a Cause
4. The Shining
5. Kill Bill
6. Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
7. Strangers on a Train
8. Halloween

It gets hard after here. I have a bunch more but not sure how to rank them. Plus a lot of favorites that might not necessarily be the greatest films of all time but I sure do love them.

[Mattrick]

I'm never sure what to do with a list like this, if it wants my favourite films, or the films I think are the best. There are some films that bloody excellent like The Godfather 1/2 which I wouldn't consider a favourite like I would Punch Drunk Love, but Godfather is a much better film. This kind of deliberation is why these sorts of lists are so hard for me to do. My Best Films of All Time and Favourite Films of All Time would have few intersections.

[Still Servant]

Everybody wants to talk more about their favorite films of all-time and not about their favorite films of the decade. :(

[Odetta]

Good to see you in these parts again, Odetta!

Good to see you, too!!!

[fernandito]

Everybody wants to talk more about their favorite films of all-time and not about their favorite films of the decade. :(

I think it's because the latter requires actual research lol.

I plan to participate in the FFotD list.. eventually..

[Mattrick]

I didn't just participate in the FFotD, I over participated!

[Tommy]

I'm not informed enough to participate in that one.

[Heather19]

Everybody wants to talk more about their favorite films of all-time and not about their favorite films of the decade. :(

I think it's because the latter requires actual research lol.

I plan to participate in the FFotD list.. eventually..

True, I've been meaning to go back and look at what films have been released and then compile a list from there. I have a hard time remembering the year a particular film was released. And if I did it off the top of my head I'd probably be including films from the late 90s :lol:

[fernandito]

1. The Godfather
2. Casablanca
3. Apocalypse Now
4. Seven Samurai
5. Citizen Kane
6. Rear Window
7. 2001: A Space Odyssey
8. Lawrence of Arabia
9. Alien
10. Vertigo

This is list is still pretty accurate.

[Shannon]

I didn't even know this thread existed. Yay! Here we go:

Top 15 TV Shows:

Battlestar Galactica (2004)
Breaking Bad
Doctor Who (2005)
Firefly
Friends
Game Of Thrones
Grey's Anatomy
Lost (#1)
Making A Murderer
Nip/Tuck
Prison Break
Sherlock
Sons Of Anarchy
Spartacus
Walking Dead


Top 30 Movies:

12 Angry Men (1957)
Aliens
Anchorman
Closer
Con Air
Dark Knight
Dredd
Edward Scissorhands
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
Family Stone
Gladiator (#1)
Inception
Interview With The Vampire
Jurassic Park
Jurassic World
Les Miserables (2012)
Life Of David Gale
Lion King
Meet Joe Black
Moulin Rouge
Notebook
Prestige
Prisoners
Pulp Fiction
Saving Private Ryan
Slumdog Millionaire
Social Network
Star Trek (2009)
Terminal
Vanilla Sky

[Tommy]

30. Notorious
29. Tokyo Story
28. Pickpocket
27. Laura
26. The Producers
25. Bride of Frankenstein
24. Some Like it Hot
23. Duck Soup
22. The Passion of Joan of Arc
21. Lawrence of Arabia
20. Metropolis
19. M
18. Rashomon
17. Nashville
16. Persona
15. Kill Bill (Tarantino counts it as one movie, so do I :) )
14. The Godfather (I and II) :)
13. The Big Sleep
12. Paths of Glory
11. Bringing Up Baby
10. Annie Hall
09. Modern Times
08. Psycho
07. Sunset Boulevard
06. 2001:A Space Odyssey
05. Citizen Kane
04. Casablanca
03. The Shining
02. The Silence of the Lambs
01. Vertigo

I still feel pretty good about this list. Psycho would definitely be higher if not for a big flaw towards the end with the psychiatrist's speech. It's way too long and incredibly annoying. Trim his comments down to a single sentence and the movie is perfect for me.

[webstar1000]

10. Silence of the Lambs
9. Se7en
8. Unbreakable
7. The Shawshank Redemption
6. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
5. Temple of Doom- Indy
4. 300
3. Terminator 2
2. The Dark Knight
1. Matrix

EDIT: Adding IT where 300 is. 300 moves down a spot.. causing Silence of the Lambs to fall off.

[Jean]

bumping it for kingfan2323 and for anyone who either never posted here or posted so long ago that their list desperately wants reviewing

[mae]

Oh wow, my all-time list that was the start of this thread certainly needs revisiting, but I imagine my opinion that Barry Lyndon is the best film of all time still hasn't changed.

[kingfan2323]

Oh wow, my all-time list that was the start of this thread certainly needs revisiting, but I imagine my opinion that Barry Lyndon is the best film of all time still hasn't changed.Masterpiece and cool choice BUT did you think Ryan O'Neal's performance was good?

Probably a hot property because of Paper Moon maybe? I think he was pretty tough to watch.

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[mae]

Tough, really? I thought he was perfectly cast. I need to watch it again, I think it's streaming on the Criterion Channel.

[kingfan2323]

Tough, really? I thought he was perfectly cast. I need to watch it again, I think it's streaming on the Criterion Channel.Thought he came off like what he really was- a young blonde L.A Cali Boy. Ha!

BUT speaking of watching again. . . Let's get this party started. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200425/5f860ba2ffccbf61e9c7aa51412350c4.jpg

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[amd013]

Don't think I could rank them, but here are my Fav's in no particular order:

Back to the Future
Stand By Me
Fellowship of the Ring
Jaws
American Werewolf in London
The Thing (Carpenters version)
Unforgiven
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Star Wars: A new hope
Goldfinger

[Still Servant]

Quality list. Nothing out of line there.

[kingfan2323]

Don't think I could rank them, but here are my Fav's in no particular order:

Back to the Future
Stand By Me
Fellowship of the Ring
Jaws
American Werewolf in London
The Thing (Carpenters version)
Unforgiven
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Star Wars: A new hope
GoldfingerWhat a cool, fun list. Refreshing to see a list free of pretentious choices. Mine certainly would ooze with pretentiousness. Ha!
Good old fashion storytelling on that list. Bravo.
Is The Thing quite simply the GREATEST horror film ever made? Hmm?

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