My Top 20 Films

[1137]

A list of my top 20 (technically 27, 20 with the ties) movies, with ratings and trailers. I rated these movies based on the categories most important to me: look, atmosphere, philosophy, craziness, impact on me and my taste in movies, ending, likely to recommend the movie to others, and my overall enjoyment. I did 1-10 and then averaged the categories.

#27 – Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Total: 4.375 – Highest Category: Craziness

#26 – A Dangerous Method – Total: 5.5 – Highest Categories: Philosophy and Recommendations

#25 – Black Swan – Total: 6 – Highest Categories: Look and Atmosphere

#24 – Star Wars Original Trilogy – Total: 6 – Highest Category: Impact

#23 – No Country for Old Men – Total: 6.125 – Highest Category: Atmosphere

#22 – Nightcrawler – Total: 6.125 – Highest Category: Atmosphere
Nightcrawler TRAILER 1 (2014) - Jake Gyllenhaal Crime Drama HD

#21 – Eastern Promises – Total: 6.375 – Highest Categories: Atmosphere and Impact
Blue Sky Media - Eastern Promises - HD trailer

#20 – The Orphanage – Total: 6.625 – Highest Category: Recommendation
The Orphanage - Trailer


#19 – Harry Potter Series – Total: 6.75 – Highest Category: Recommendation
Trailer for the Harry Potter Series

#18 – Europa Report – Total: 7 – Highest Categories: Ending and Recommendation
Europa Report TRAILER (2013) - Sci-fi Movie HD

#17 – Zodiac – Total: 7.125 – Highest Categories: Look, Atmosphere, Recommendation
Zodiac - Trailer

#16 – Lord of the Rings Series – Total: 7.125 – Highest Categories: Atmosphere, Recommendation
The Lord of the Rings: Epic Trilogy Trailer

#15 – Cloud Atlas – Total: 7.125 – Highest Category: Look
Cloud Atlas - Official Trailer [HD]

#14 – Shutter Island – Total: 7.25 – Highest Categories: Atmosphere and Recommendation
"Shutter Island" - Official Trailer [HD]

#13 – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Fincher) – Total: 7.625 – Highest Categories: Look, Atmosphere, and Ending
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Official Trailer #1 - (2011) HD

#12 – Star Wars Prequels – Total: 7.75 – Highest Categories: Impact and Recommendation
Star Wars Prequel Trilogy Trailer (Rogue One Style)

#11 – The Number 23 – Total: 7.75 – Highest Categories: Impact and Recommendation
The Number 23 - Original Theatrical Trailer


#10 – Requiem for a Dream – Total: 7.75 – Highest Categories: Atmosphere and Craziness
Requiem for a Dream (2000) Official HD Trailer [1080p]

#9 – Prisoners – Total: 8.125 – Highest Categories: Atmosphere, Ending, and Recommendation
Prisoners Official Trailer #1 (2013) - Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal Movie HD

#8 – Batman v. Superman – Total: 8.25 – Highest Categories: Look and Atmosphere
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - Comic-Con Trailer [HD]

#7 – The Nightlistener – Total: 8.25 – Highest Categories: Recommendation and Enjoyment
The Night Listener - Trailer

#6 – Phantom of the Opera – Total: 8.25 – Highest Categories: Impact, Ending, Recommendation
The Phantom of the Opera (2004) Official Trailer - Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum Movie HD

#5 – The Invitation – Total: 8.375 – Highest Categories: Atmosphere, Ending, and Recommendation
The Invitation Official Trailer 1 (2016) - Logan Marshall-Green, Michiel Huisman Movie HD

#4 – Nocturnal Animals – Total: 8.5 – Highest Categories: Look, Atmosphere, Impact, and Ending
Nocturnal Animals Official Trailer 1 (2016) - Jake Gyllenhaal Movie

#3 – Fight Club – Total: 8.625 – Highest Categories: Atmosphere and Impact
Fight Club Trailer - HD

#2 – A Cure for Wellness – Total: 8.75 – Highest Categories: Look, Atmosphere, Craziness, Impact, Ending, and Enjoyment
A Cure for Wellness | Official Trailer [HD] | 20th Century FOX

#1 – Watchmen – Total: 9.75 – Highest Categories: Look, Atmosphere, Philosophy, Craziness, Impact, Ending, and Enjoyment
Watchmen - Trailer [HD]



20) Fear and Loathing
19) A Dangerous Method
18) Black Swan
17) Star Wars Original Trilogy
16) Nightcrawler
15) No Country for Old Men
14) Eastern Promises
13) The Orphanage
12) Harry Potter Series
11) Europa Report
10) Zodiac, Lord of the Rings, and Cloud Atlas
9) Shutter Island
8 ) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Fincher)
7) Star Wars Prequels, Number 23, and Requiem for a Dream
6) Batman v. Superman and The Nightlistener
5) The Invitation
4) Nocturnal Animals
3) Fight Club
2) A Cure for Wellness
1) Watchmen

 

[Sapiens]

I rate movies on the basis of how many phrases are contributed to the culture and how often those phrases are quoted (subjective evaluation, of course). This puts Bogart films and Star Wars films high on the list, Ghostbusters also.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Mine in no particular order... Favorites subject to change. *Grin*

Moulin Rouge

2001 A Space Odyssey

The Apple Dumpling Gang

Lone Wolf McQuade

Billy Jack

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Time Bandits

The Wizard of Oz

Gremlins

Hellraiser

Jeepers creepers

The warriors

Suicide Club

Phantasm

The bunker

Das boot

Europa Europa

Run Lola run

Happiness of the Katakuris

Little Buddha

 

[England my lionheart]

Any laurel and Harvey
Ice cold in Alex
Nosferatu
The searchers
The day the earth stood still
En chien andalou
Heny v (Laurence Olivier)
Laurence of Arabia
The Vikings
The longest day (love those guys)
National velvet (Liz Taylor)
Marathon man
Little big man
Soldier blue
Apache
True grit (john Wayne)
The good bad and the uly
Withnail and I
The life of Brian
2010
Too many to list lol

 

[savagewind]

I forget, but the movie that I can watch over and over again is Forest Gump.

 

[Twilight Hue]

I almost forgot....

Vet Hard ! ! !

 

[Revoltingest]

It's too much work to recreate my top movie list...which I've prolly done here in some thread or other.
So I'll just list some of the greats off the top'o me noggin......
Gattaca
Groundhog Day
Blade
Spiderman (2002)
Darkman
The Dark Knight
Blazing Saddles
Harry Potter (whole series)
The Producers
Mars Attacks!
Glengarry Glen Ross
Pulp Fiction
The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)
Matilda
The Usual Suspects
Annie Hall
The Jerk
Lawrence Of Arabia
Avatar
Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Star Wars
The Shawshank Redemption
Breaking Away
The Hudsucker Proxy
Fargo
No Country For Old Men
Under Siege
Lord Of The Rings (Peter Jackson series)
Full Metal Jacket
Dune
Defending Your Life
Terminator 2
The Wizard Of Oz
Die Hard
Men In Black
Aliens
The Silence Of The Lambs
Forest Gump
The Nightmare Before Xmas
Mad Max
Das Boot
It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World
The Unforgiven
The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
The Godfather (all in series)
High Noon
Shane
Doctor Strangelove
A Clockwork Orange
Psycho (1960)
Cape Fear (1962)
Conan The Barbarian (1982)
The Princess Bride
Enemy Mine
Dances With Wolves
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

Now, for your viewing pleasure, Major Kong will ride a nuclear bomb....

 

[Politesse]

I tried to emulate your method and created a ratings system based on the things that matter most to me: craft, story, tone, score, relatability, empathy, and insight. Then I populated the list with every movie I've deliberated watched more than twice (there were thirty six that I could think of, not counting kid's movies), and came up with the following top twenty, listed along with their directors.

1. Whale Rider
Niki Caro

2. There Will Be Blood
Paul Thomas Anderson

3. Spirited Away
Hayao Miyazaki

4. Divine Horsemen
Maya Deren

5. Contact
Robert Zemeckis

6. The Way He Looks
Daniel Ribiero

7. Vertigo
Alfred Hitchcock

8. The Fellowship of the Ring
Peter Jackson

9. The Anthropologist
Seth Kramer

10. Casablanca
Michael Kurtiz

11. Das Leben der Anderen
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

12. Winter’s Bone
Debra Granik

13. El Laberinto del Fauno
Guillermo del Toro

14. Beautiful Thing
Hettie MacDonald

15. Psycho
Alfred Hitchcock

16. Wall-E
Andrew Stanton

17. City Lights
Charlie Chaplin

18. Star Wars V
Irvin Kershner

19. The Man Who Knew Too Much
Alfred Hitchcock

20. Singin in the Rain
Gene Kelly, Stanley Donnen


Some things I noticed about my own tastes:

• Musical score matters more than I realized; very few of my favorites had less than a 5/5 on that category, and it gave Hitchcock an unfair advantage due to his long friendship with Bernard Hermann. I own the soundtracks about 2/3 of the list.
• Apparently I'm very willing to take a hit on "story" if some of the other elements are excellent.
• No movie has the theoretical perfect score of 35.
• My soft spot for gay coming-of-age movies, and stories of anthropological interest, respectively, generate most of my unique entries vs other people's lists.
• My "favorite" movies are not my most watched; my most watched are largely toward the middle of the list, and most happen to share the mean score of 28 with each other.
• As noted above I wouldn't have said Hitchcock was a favorite director, but he's well represented on this list, while some of my favorite filmakers (like Werner Herzog) apparently haven't made any of my favorite films! So much for auteur theory!
• Several films were only one point away from inclusion: Lawrence of Arabia, True Grit, Donnie Darko, and 2001.

 

[Geoff-Allen]

I love Life of Brian! -

monty python life brian - YouTube

Cheers!

 

[1137]

 

[Shadow Wolf]

(I cheated and included series as one entry)
Avatar
Alien movies
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Lord of the Rings movies
God Bless America
Leaves of Grass
Princess Mononoke
Interview with the Vampire
Fight Club
Blazing Saddles
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
V for Vendetta
Star Trek I - X
Star Wars Original Trilogy
Die Welle
Der Untergang
American History X
A Time to Kill
The Matrix Trilogy
Rise of the Lycans

 

[Shadow Wolf]

We've got a good list of German flicks going.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

12 Angry Men
2001: A Space Odyssey
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Forrest Gump
Good Will Hunting
Inherit The Wind
My Fair Lady
Rainman
Rashomon
Saving Private Ryan
Schindler's List
Seven Samurai
Shakespeare In Love
Star Wars: Episode IV
The Breakfast Club
The Bridges of Madison County
The Grapes Of Wrath
The Princess Bride
The Usual Suspects
To Kill A Mockingbird
Up
West Side Story
When Harry Met Sally
Wizard Of OZ

 

[Politesse]

(I cheated and included series as one entry)

That would have resulted in removing entries from my list! I still haven't forgiven Peter Jackson for the Scrubbing-Bubble Army.

 

[Augustus]

In no particular order:

Godfather 1+2
Goodfellas
Apocalypse now
Usual suspects
Oldboy (original Korean version)
The Shining
Fistful of dollars/Few dollars more/The good the bad and the ugly
Jurassic Park
The great escape
Pulp fiction
Shawshank redemption
Jaws
Gladiator
Life of Brian
Holy Grail
Silence of the lambs
Inside man
Spartacus
Ben Hur
Mutiny on the Bounty

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

The Return of the Living Dead
Hellraiser 1-2
The Matrix
Let the Right One in
Dawn of the Dead
Day of the Dead
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
A Nightmare on Elms Street
Pet Sematary
The Frighteners
Full Metal Jacket
Saving Private Ryan
Labrinth
Ghostbusters
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Mary & Max
Beetlejuice
The Craft
Constantine
28 Days Later

 

[Electra]

I wrote a list but then I felt to delete them just say, these two are my core, watched on vhs recorded from tv, over and over and over and over and over

Alice in Wonderland
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
(originals)

 

[oldbadger]

A list of my top 20 (technically 27, 20 with the ties) movies, with ratings and trailers. I rated these movies based on the categories most important to me: look, atmosphere, philosophy, craziness, impact on me and my taste in movies, ending, likely to recommend the movie to others, and my overall enjoyment. I did 1-10 and then averaged the categories.

#27 – Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Total: 4.375 – Highest Category: Craziness

#26 – A Dangerous Method – Total: 5.5 – Highest Categories: Philosophy and Recommendations

#25 – Black Swan – Total: 6 – Highest Categories: Look and Atmosphere

#24 – Star Wars Original Trilogy – Total: 6 – Highest Category: Impact

#23 – No Country for Old Men – Total: 6.125 – Highest Category: Atmosphere

#22 – Nightcrawler – Total: 6.125 – Highest Category: Atmosphere
Nightcrawler TRAILER 1 (2014) - Jake Gyllenhaal Crime Drama HD

#21 – Eastern Promises – Total: 6.375 – Highest Categories: Atmosphere and Impact
Blue Sky Media - Eastern Promises - HD trailer

#20 – The Orphanage – Total: 6.625 – Highest Category: Recommendation
The Orphanage - Trailer


#19 – Harry Potter Series – Total: 6.75 – Highest Category: Recommendation
Trailer for the Harry Potter Series

#18 – Europa Report – Total: 7 – Highest Categories: Ending and Recommendation
Europa Report TRAILER (2013) - Sci-fi Movie HD

#17 – Zodiac – Total: 7.125 – Highest Categories: Look, Atmosphere, Recommendation
Zodiac - Trailer

#16 – Lord of the Rings Series – Total: 7.125 – Highest Categories: Atmosphere, Recommendation
The Lord of the Rings: Epic Trilogy Trailer

#15 – Cloud Atlas – Total: 7.125 – Highest Category: Look
Cloud Atlas - Official Trailer [HD]

#14 – Shutter Island – Total: 7.25 – Highest Categories: Atmosphere and Recommendation
"Shutter Island" - Official Trailer [HD]

#13 – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Fincher) – Total: 7.625 – Highest Categories: Look, Atmosphere, and Ending
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Official Trailer #1 - (2011) HD

#12 – Star Wars Prequels – Total: 7.75 – Highest Categories: Impact and Recommendation
Star Wars Prequel Trilogy Trailer (Rogue One Style)

#11 – The Number 23 – Total: 7.75 – Highest Categories: Impact and Recommendation
The Number 23 - Original Theatrical Trailer


#10 – Requiem for a Dream – Total: 7.75 – Highest Categories: Atmosphere and Craziness
Requiem for a Dream (2000) Official HD Trailer [1080p]

#9 – Prisoners – Total: 8.125 – Highest Categories: Atmosphere, Ending, and Recommendation
Prisoners Official Trailer #1 (2013) - Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal Movie HD

#8 – Batman v. Superman – Total: 8.25 – Highest Categories: Look and Atmosphere
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - Comic-Con Trailer [HD]

#7 – The Nightlistener – Total: 8.25 – Highest Categories: Recommendation and Enjoyment
The Night Listener - Trailer

#6 – Phantom of the Opera – Total: 8.25 – Highest Categories: Impact, Ending, Recommendation
The Phantom of the Opera (2004) Official Trailer - Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum Movie HD

#5 – The Invitation – Total: 8.375 – Highest Categories: Atmosphere, Ending, and Recommendation
The Invitation Official Trailer 1 (2016) - Logan Marshall-Green, Michiel Huisman Movie HD

#4 – Nocturnal Animals – Total: 8.5 – Highest Categories: Look, Atmosphere, Impact, and Ending
Nocturnal Animals Official Trailer 1 (2016) - Jake Gyllenhaal Movie

#3 – Fight Club – Total: 8.625 – Highest Categories: Atmosphere and Impact
Fight Club Trailer - HD

#2 – A Cure for Wellness – Total: 8.75 – Highest Categories: Look, Atmosphere, Craziness, Impact, Ending, and Enjoyment
A Cure for Wellness | Official Trailer [HD] | 20th Century FOX

#1 – Watchmen – Total: 9.75 – Highest Categories: Look, Atmosphere, Philosophy, Craziness, Impact, Ending, and Enjoyment
Watchmen - Trailer [HD]



20) Fear and Loathing
19) A Dangerous Method
18) Black Swan
17) Star Wars Original Trilogy
16) Nightcrawler
15) No Country for Old Men
14) Eastern Promises
13) The Orphanage
12) Harry Potter Series
11) Europa Report
10) Zodiac, Lord of the Rings, and Cloud Atlas
9) Shutter Island
8 ) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Fincher)
7) Star Wars Prequels, Number 23, and Requiem for a Dream
6) Batman v. Superman and The Nightlistener
5) The Invitation
4) Nocturnal Animals
3) Fight Club
2) A Cure for Wellness
1) Watchmen

My many differing reasons, these are my 20 which include two of your 20.
15) No Country for Old Men Yes!
8 ) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ... both versions.
Gladiator
Apocalypto
Shawshank Redemption
Love Actually
Philomena
Meet Joe Black
Slumdog Millionaire
Rainman
Avatar
Gravity
Forest Gump
Sully
The Terminal
Saving Private Ryan
Black Hawk Down
Bourne Films
Bridge of Spies
Cast Away

 

[oldbadger]

Forrest Gump
Rainman
Saving Private Ryan
The Bridges of Madison County

Those were mine! You nicked 'em!
I should have picked Schindler's list, and maybe The Pianist.

 

[SomeRandom]

In no particular order
Trainspotting (and T2)
To the Bone
Terminator 2
Wolf Children
Requiem for a dream
Star Wars original trilogy
Harry Potter series
Lord of the Rings trilogy
Donnie Darko
Nightmare Before Christmas
Beetlejuice
Disney Animated Beauty and the Beast and Fox and the Hound
Nolan Batman Trilogy
Creepshow and Creepshow 2
American Werewolf in London
Ghostbusters (1 and 2)
Psycho
Jurassic Park
Arthur Christmas or really any Aardman movie. They're Indie critics darlings for a reason lol plus they are basically my childhood
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
A bunch of others I can't think of. But those are among my favourites.