The 10 BEST movies of all time

[1952boyntoncollector]

except for the ending. No Country for Old Men is has all the good things you want in a movie..

[PolarBear]

Glory is quite underrated. One of the best Civil War movies, maybe THE best.

[stlcardsfan]

Lots of great movies mentioned here.

I love The Verdict with Paul Newman. Great movie I always watch to the end when I catch it on.

[irv]

Originally Posted by samosa4u

Best horror film of all-time: The Exorcist.
I watched it as a kid and I still have nightmares to this day.

Jaws did it for me!!

I also remember the movie, Grizzly, freaking me out but my wife and I purchased it about 10+ yrs ago and we laughed at how fake it is compared to today's movies.

I really enjoyed these movies but I know there are a bunch more I can't currently recall.

Shawshank Redemption. #1
Forest Gump
Silence of the Lambs
Saving Private Ryan
One flew over the Cuckoos Nest
Brave Heart
Gladiator
Man on Fire. Love this movie as I like seeing justice served!
Heat
American Graffiti

[nolemmings]

1. Casablanca
2. The Godfather
3. Gone With the Wind
4. Shawshank Redemption
5. Citizen Kane
6. One flew over the Cuckoos Nest
7. On the Waterfront
8. Forest Gump
9. American Graffiti
10. The Deer Hunter

[bnorth]

1 Fletch
2 Good Will Hunting
3 Up in Smoke
4 Of Mice and Men (Sinise)
5 Blazing Saddles
6 History of the World Part 1
7 Caddyshack
8 Nation Lampoon's Vacation
9 Forest Gump
10 The Gods Must be Crazy

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Years ago I actually did a bracket on a poker forum I belonged to. There was a nominating process and the the top 64 movies duked it out. That was for "favorite" not "best" and Shawshank Redemption destroyed all comers.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by bnorth

1 Fletch
2 Good Will Hunting
3 Up in Smoke
4 Of Mice and Men (Sinise)
5 Blazing Saddles
6 History of the World Part 1
7 Caddyshack
8 Nation Lampoon's Vacation
9 Forest Gump
10 The Gods Must be Crazy

Ben - I realize this is YOUR list, but where's Young Frankenstein?

'What hump?'


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[commishbob]

Originally Posted by stlcardsfan

Lots of great movies mentioned here.

I love The Verdict with Paul Newman. Great movie I always watch to the end when I catch it on.

Late to the party but it's nice to see someone else giving The Verdict some love. I thought it was Paul Newman's best performance. Ben Kingsley got the Oscar that year but Newman deserved it, at least in my eyes. In fact the whole movie was perfectly cast.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by commishbob

Late to the party but it's nice to see someone else giving The Verdict some love. I thought it was Paul Newman's best performance. Ben Kingsley got the Oscar that year but Newman deserved it, at least in my eyes. In fact the whole movie was perfectly cast.

Hey Bob

We are limited to 10 movies here, of which I have already posted. Anyway, my next 2 best movies are Absence of Malice and The Verdict. Back-to-back (1981 & 1982, respectively)
really great performances by Paul Newman.

Furthermore, I agree with you, Paul Newman should have received the Academy Award for his performance in The Verdict.


I rate Paul Newman and Charlton Heston as the best actors during the years from the early 1950's to 1990's.

Incidentally, my Daughter Zoe, had a bit part in the TV film Empire Falls. It was a Bar scene in Lewiston, Maine where she served Paul a beer, and had a few spoken lines with him.
She said that he was "all business" during the filming, but afterward they did have a short conversation.


TED Z

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[drcy]

Some fine films, but definitely don't agree witht the OP lists (Jaws??? Rocky??? Not saying there not good films, but come on)

Merely my 10 favorite, in order:

1) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, Director: Stanley Kubrick)-- also my pick for best movie ever made
2) Raging Bull (1980, Martin Scorsese)
3) The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928, Carl Dreyer)
4) Taxi Driver (1975, Martin Scorsese)
5) The Graduate (1967, Mike Nichols)
6) M (1931, Fritz Lang)
7) It’s a Wonderful Life (1946, Frank Capra) . . . Yes, a sentimental favorite
8) The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948, John Huston)
9) Scarlet Street (1946 Fritz Lang)
10) Bad Lieutenant (1992, Abel Fararra)

Duly note that I'm a fan of So Good They're Bad vintage horror movies, so I like a lot of really bad and corny movies too.

[barrysloate]

Ten is impossible, as it could easily been fifty, but I'll take a shot:

On the Waterfront
Citizen Kane
Some Like it Hot
Grand Hotel
A Night at the Opera
Pulp Fiction
Knife in the Water- Roman Polanski's directorial debut
Rosemary's Baby
Performance- Mick Jagger and James Fox
O Lucky Man- Malcolm McDowell and Helen Mirren

The list could change tomorrow.

[SmokyBurgess]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

except for the ending. No Country for Old Men is has all the good things you want in a movie..

Just what did that end mean?

[icollectDCsports]

Suppose it's impossible for folks not to put favorites on the list. Sort of like -- no, much like -- the MLB Hall of Fame. Thanks for posting this. I've seen the OP's top 10 and the other top 10 he cites, but there are so many great movies, particularly classics, I still want to see. Another couple for consideration: Chinatown and Sunset Boulevard.